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Updated Sep 2, 2026

La Scala TV Goes Free

As of Sept. 1, Teatro alla Scala’s streaming platform dropped its paywall, making every title in the its catalogue available to stream at no cost after a simple registration. LaScalaTV uses … »Read

Colorado's Boettcher Hall to Get $122M Renovation

The Colorado Symphony Orchestra and its President & CEO Daniel Wachter are getting their ducks in a row for a major capital renovation of its primary performance venue. Projected to cost $122 … »Read

How Encoded Music Notation Fooled the KGB

Merryl Goldberg’s life today as a professor of music at California State University, San Marcos, is worlds away from her role in a secret mission inside the Soviet Union in 1985. In her new … »Read

Study: Practice Does Not Make Perfect

The somewhat shopworn comedic response to the question, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” has long been “Practice! Practice! Practice!” More recently the magic amount of … »Read

New Artist of the Month: Trumpeter Skylar Tang

The past year or so has been pretty heady for trumpeter, composer, and budding bandleader Skylar Tang. In June 2025, the Bay Area native was featured on Words Fall Short , the latest album by her … »Read

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Exemplary Music Criticism Remembered

The publication of Defending the Music: Michael Steinberg at the Boston Globe, 1964-1976 has prompted John Adams to reminisce about a music critic who delivered “an almost endless chain of … »Read

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7-Year-Old Pianist Enrolls at Curtis

For the upcoming academic year at the Curtis Institute of Music, the piano department received 154 applications, initially auditioned 63, heard 15 finalists, and accepted four for admission. The … »Read

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Dallas S.O. Widens Its Programming

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has expanded the role of its Principal Pops Conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez to “Creative Director & Principal Conductor of Pops and Specials,” an … »Read

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Key Staffer to Exit Washington Performing Arts

Washington Performing Arts, the first arts group to see the writing on the wall and exit Kennedy Center after the Trump takeover , has announced the departure of Michele Fowlin, artistic director … »Read

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MET Orchestra's Proms Debut Is Imperfect

LONDON—The Met Orchestra is typically encountered shrouded in darkness and tackling operatic repertoire old and (increasingly) new. Its annual concert season is a chance for it to spread its … »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.

Skylar Tang, trumpeter
New Artist of the Month
September 2026

Jingwen Cai, mezzo-soprano
New Artist of the Month
August 2026

Estel Vivó Casanovas, saxophonist
New Artist of the Month
July 2026

Song Hee Lee, soprano
New Artist of the Month
June 2026

Élisabeth Pion, pianist
New Artist of the Month
May 2026

Theodore Platt, baritone
New Artist of the Month
April 2026

Hannah De Priest, soprano
New Artist of the Month
March 2026

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

»View all New Artists of the Month

Since 1960, each year Musical America honors several outstanding musicians with an award for excellence.
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1.	New Artist of the Month: Trumpeter Skylar Tang
2.	MET Orchestra's Proms Debut Is Imperfect
3.	Key Staffer to Exit Washington Performing Arts
4.	Judge to KenCen Board: What's Your Hurry?
5.	Exemplary Music Criticism Remembered
6.	Dallas S.O. Widens Its Programming
7.	Beth Morrison Projects in 2026-27
8.	Testing the 'Dialogue' with the BSO
9.	7-Year-Old Pianist Enrolls at Curtis
10.	New Head of Music at Houston Grand