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Updated Apr 21, 2026

Trump Budget Kills NEA, NEH, IMLS

The Trump administration’s proposed 2027 budget requests $1.5 trillion for defense spending, a 44 percent increase over last year’s figure. If the president has his way, the National … »Read

Conlon Chooses Falstaff for LA Farewell

LOS ANGELES—Approaching the final months of his 20-year tenure as Los Angeles Opera’s music director, James Conlon dearly wanted to conduct Verdi’s Falstaff one more time. His … »Read

Backstage Drama at San Carlo

An investigation of alleged embezzlement, fraud, and forgery has been underway for over a year at Naples’ Teatro San Carlo. Media reports name a number of the company’s administrators … »Read

Jury Rules Live Nation a Monopoly. Now What?

Last week, a federal jury ruled that Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary Ticketmaster had an illegal monopoly in the U.S. ticketing and amphitheater markets. Every claim by the plaintiffs … »Read

Reviews

Aix at Easter, Part II: Argerich, Capuçon, Shani Shine

The novelty at this year’s Aix-en-Provence Easter Festival has been the first engagement of an orchestra in residence. Such a title may seem a touch grandiose for a three-night gig, … »Read

People in the News

ABT Baton Passes to the Younger Generation

Ormsby Wilkins, music director of American Ballet Theater (ABT) since 2005 and a guest conductor for the previous five years , will retire at the conclusion of the company’s summer season at … »Read

People in the News

Julian Lloyd Webber Is Out for the Count, Again

Julian Lloyd-Webber, who recently celebrated his 75 th birthday with a concert to raise funds for Music Masters, has since announced that he been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will seek … »Read

Industry News

SFCM, SF Opera Partner with Shanghai

San Francisco Mayor Dan Lurie [pictured] has negotiated a series of agreements whereby cultural and scientific organizations in the city will partner with their Chinese counterparts in Shanghai. … »Read

Industry News

Swansong Cleveland Season for F W-M

The Cleveland Orchestra’s (TCO) 2026–27 season marks the 25 th and final year of Franz Welser-Möst’s tenure as music director, making him the longest to serve in that … »Read

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A 75th Birthday Bash for Julian Lloyd Webber

LONDON—It has been 12 years since British cellist Julian Lloyd Webber put his cello back in its case for the last time, a herniated disc in his neck having brought a premature end to a … »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.

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

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

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

1.	Cleveland Institute Picks Opera Chief
2.	Trombonist Strays Off the Beaten Path
3.	Trump Budget Kills NEA, NEH, IMLS
4.	Dallas Symphony Endowment Upped by $50M
5.	A 75th Birthday Bash for Julian Lloyd Webber
6.	ENO Taps New Head
7.	ABT Baton Passes to the Younger Generation
8.	Aix at Easter, Part II: Argerich, Capuçon, Shani Shine
9.	SFCM, SF Opera Partner with Shanghai
10.	Backstage Drama at San Carlo