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Updated Feb 24, 2026

Heifetz Institute CEO to Retire

Benjamin (Ben) K. Rowe is to step down from the Heifetz international Music Institute after 12 years, ten of them as president and CEO. He exits on September 30, the close of the Institute’s … »Read

CAG and NYYS Connect on Conductors

Concert Artists Guild, an artist management and booking organization whose 25-to-30-member roster is comprised of selected-through-audition young artists, has entered into a partnership with the … »Read

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Leadership Change at Michigan Chamber Fest

The Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival (GLCMF), which this year runs from June 14-27, will bid farewell at the end of the season to Artistic Director Paul Watkins. The longtime cellist of the … »Read

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New in Academia: Cleveland Strings

The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) is strengthening its cello faculty with the addition next fall of Tom Landschoot and Jeffrey Noel Lastrapes. Landschoot joins CIM from Arizona State … »Read

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Japanese Fest Looks to Lucerne Model

Michael Haefliger, who stepped down last summer after 26 years as artistic and executive director of the Lucerne Festival, has signed on as artistic advisor to Japan’s Kusatsu International … »Read

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SFCM Taps Assoc. Dean, Pre-College Director

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) has named Keelin Davis as the new associate dean and executive director of Pre-College and Continuing Education (PCCE). Davis joined the conservatory … »Read

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Berklee College's Interim Provost

Ron Savage, vice president and executive director af Berklee College of Music, is the school's new interim provost, or chief academic officer. He succeeds David Bogen, who exited last year after … »Read

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Barbican Director of Arts to Exit

Devyani Saltzman, director of arts and participation at London’s Barbican Centre since February 2024, is leaving the institution just months after announcing a five-year creative vision for … »Read

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The Perfect Time for a Scathing Satire

LONDON—Budget cuts and an involuntary relocation by Arts Council England may have pulled the rug out from under the English National Opera, but forced to make something out of not a great … »Read

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Minnesota O Names Principal Guest

Like many violinists before him, Leonidas Kavakos is turning toward conducting, a skill made more visible by his recent appointment as principal guest conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra. … »Read

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HONORS & AWARDS

Each month, Musical America spotlights an important emerging talent. If you haven't heard of the New Artist of the Month before, we predict you will soon.

Ruth Knight, director
New Artist of the Month
February 2026

Chelsea Lehnea, soprano
New Artist of the Month
January 2026

Iván López Reynoso, conductor
New Artist of the Month
December 2025

Hongni Wu, mezzo-soprano
New Artist of the Month
November 2025

Emma Wernig, viola
New Artist of the Month
October 2025

Cadie J. Bryan, soprano
New Artist of the Month
September 2025

Wendy Waszut-Barrett, designer
New Artist of the Month
August 2025

Oliver Talukder, oboist
New Artist of the Month
July 2025

Katharina Wincor, conductor
New Artist of the Month
June 2025

Catharine Woodward, soprano
New Artist of the Month
May 2025

Abigail Raiford, soprano
New Artist of the Month
April 2025

Ashley Jackson, harpist
New Artist of the Month
March 2025

Kari Watson, composer
New Artist of the Month
February 2025

»View all New Artists of the Month

Since 1960, each year Musical America honors several outstanding musicians with an award for excellence.
»View the Musical America award winners

1.	José van Dam Has Died
2.	Met Opera in 2026-27, a Dozen Staples, Five New Stagings
3.	The Perfect Time for a Scathing Satire
4.	Minnesota O Names Principal Guest
5.	Washington N.O. Adds Venues
6.	BBC Symphony Mixes Tines with Rachmaninoff
7.	Classical California Reaches (Farther) Out
8.	SFCM Taps Assoc. Dean, Pre-College Director
9.	Reims Fest Found Liable for Firing Its Managing & Artistic Director
10.	Japanese Fest Looks to Lucerne Model