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Updated Feb 19, 2026
Met Opera in 2026-27, a Dozen Staples, Five New Stagings
The 2026-27 season at the Metropolitan Opera boasts 17 productions, one of them a world premiere, four of them new to the house, and the rest revivals. Before the pandemic, the company offered … »Read
BBC Symphony Mixes Tines with Rachmaninoff
LONDON—It’s hard to imagine a more quintessentially British outfit than the BBC Symphony Orchestra, nor a conductor more Italian than Daniele Rustioni; yet when on February 13 these … »Read
Reims Fest Found Liable for Firing Its Managing & Artistic Director
The Reims Court of Appeal in northeastern France recently ruled that the Les Flâneries Musicales de Reims was liable for the 2023 dismissal of Vincent Morel from his post as managing and … »Read
Washington N.O. Adds Venues
Washington National Opera (WNO) has added two new venues to its previously announced collaboration with Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University. The Lyric Baltimore and the Music Center … »Read
Ukraine Musicians Stay the Course, Amid the Horror
A January performance by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Vladimir Jurowski served as a reminder for The Guardian’ s Tom Service that the war in Ukraine “is more terrifying and … »Read
San Antonio: The Inevitable
The drip, drip, drip of bad news emanating from the San Antonio Philharmonic became a flood on Feb. 16 when an email to the musicians from CEO Roberto Treviño announced, “As part of … »Read
New Flute for Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) has hired Nikolai Song, 24, acting principal flute of Switzerland’s Berner Symphony Orchestra, as its principal with immediate effect. He succeeds … »Read
SLSO's New Season
The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) 2026/27 season marks its 147 th and Stéphane Denève’s ninth as music director. This will be the orchestra’s second year in the … »Read
A Storied Festival by the Sea
The Carmel Bach Festival (CBF) has unveiled its 89th summer season, running July 11-25 in a number of venues in and around Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA. “Our theme, the nature of sound, invites us … »Read
Cinci's CCM Gets $3M
Barry Mitchell, a 1982 graduate from the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Cincinnati (UC), has gifted $3 million to the UC’s College-Conservatory of Music … »Read
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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
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February 2026
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Chelsea Lehnea, soprano
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Iván López Reynoso, conductor
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Hongni Wu, mezzo-soprano
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Emma Wernig, viola
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Cadie J. Bryan, soprano
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Wendy Waszut-Barrett, designer
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Oliver Talukder, oboist
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Katharina Wincor, conductor
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Catharine Woodward, soprano
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Abigail Raiford, soprano
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Ashley Jackson, harpist
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Kari Watson, composer
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