NEWS
Updated Apr 3, 2026
New Head of Conducting at MSM
Taiwanese American conductor Mei-Ann Chen is to succeed George Manahan as director of orchestral activities and chair of conducting at the Manhattan School of Music. Manahan announced his … »Read
A New Lease on Life for the WNO
Initially the Washington National Opera’s decision in January to part ways with The Kennedy Center, its home since 1971, left Francesca Zambello, the company’s artistic director, … »Read
John Dowland, Feted by the Experts
LONDON—The current season marks the 400 th anniversary of the death of John Dowland, the English composer, lutenist, and singer who came to personify the Elizabethan embrace of melancholia. … »Read
The Labèque Sisters Bring Their Glass Act to Disney Hall
LOS ANGELES—Two reimaginings of portions of Philip Glass’ so-called Cocteau trilogy came to California during the month of March. Hot on the heels of Opera … »Read
H+H Society Presents Its 212th (!) Season
In his fourth season as artistic director of the Handel and Haydn Society (H+H) Jonathan Cohen will conduct five of the ensemble’s eight mainstage concerts, beginning with the season … »Read
Cramming in the Concertgebouw
AMSTERDAM (AP)—The plush red seats of the Concertgebouw’s main auditorium are occupied by students cramming for upcoming exams and finishing dissertations as classical music fills the … »Read
Bravo! Vail Names Artistic Director
With Anne-Marie McDermott slated to exit as artistic director at the close of the season, the Bravo! Vail Music Festival has announced Chris Rogerson, 37, as her successor. A composer on the … »Read
Sibelius Academy Grad Wins the Hallé
MANCHESTER—California-born Finnish-American conductor Aku Sorensen has won the 2026 Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition. The 29-year-old, who has lived in Finland for … »Read
New Artist of the Month:
Baritone Theodore Platt
LONDON—Clad in an emerald waistcoat with spiky orange wig and turquoise tailfeathers, Theodore Platt was hardly going to go unnoticed. But there were plenty of other reasons why the … »Read
Wigmore Hall:600 Concerts, 365 Days
Between September 2026 and July 2027, Wigmore Hall will present more than 600 concerts, the largest classical music program in the U.K. For a third of the Hall’s offerings, more than 5,000 … »Read
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Symphonic Jazz Orchestra Pays Tribute to Maurice White, May 9-10
GRAMMY Award-Nominated Pianist Han Chen Releases New Naxos Recording: Anton Rubinstein Piano Sonatas Nos. 3 & 4, May 22, 2026
Bravo! Vail Music Festival Names Composer Chris Rogerson as New Artistic Director
Platoon Releases Or, The Whale featuring Pulitzer Prize Winner Caroline Shaw and multi-GRAMMY Award-winning cellist Andrew Yee
Camerata Pacifica Gives CA Premiere of Shostakovich’s 15th Symphony Arranged for Piano Trio & Percussion by Derevyanko
Liao Changyong to Debut New Chamber Arrangement for Chinese Art Song
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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.
Theodore Platt, baritone
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April 2026
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April 2026
Hannah De Priest, soprano
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March 2026
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March 2026
Ruth Knight, director
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February 2026
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February 2026
Chelsea Lehnea, soprano
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January 2026
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January 2026
Iván López Reynoso, conductor
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December 2025
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December 2025
Hongni Wu, mezzo-soprano
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November 2025
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November 2025
Emma Wernig, viola
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October 2025
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October 2025
Cadie J. Bryan, soprano
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September 2025
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September 2025
Wendy Waszut-Barrett, designer
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August 2025
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August 2025
Oliver Talukder, oboist
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July 2025
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July 2025
Katharina Wincor, conductor
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June 2025
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June 2025
Catharine Woodward, soprano
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May 2025
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May 2025
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