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Updated Oct 7, 2026

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The Rift: Different War, Similar Prejudices

The operas of composer Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang often carry their share of polemics. Their 2018 work An American Soldier is an outraged response to the racist hazing, and … »Read

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Promising Debut for San Antonio's New[est] Orchestra

First impressions matter, so a lot was riding on the inaugural concert on Oct. 2 by Harmonium of Texas, the new orchestra founded by Jeffrey Kahane in San Antonio. For the past five years, since … »Read

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A New Salonen Conducting Fellowship

At the beginning of the 2027-28 season, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Orchestre de Paris will welcome the inaugural class of young conductors selected for the Salonen International Conducting … »Read

Industry News

String Quartets: Exits and Entrances

Maia Cabeza , first violinist for the Doric Quartet for the past two years, has announced her departure from the group in order to devote her energy “to other exciting facets of my varied … »Read

People in the News

New Houston Symphony Musicians & a Shepherd School Plaudit

Houston Symphony has four new musicians as of the current season, all of them alumni of Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. In fact, the orchestra reports that over half of its … »Read

Reviews

Parsifal: Horror Is Completely Appropriate

LONDON—Wagner’s final opera used to be presented as a life-enriching spiritual experience, its musical sensuality in thrall to a religious message preaching forgiveness and redemption. … »Read

People in the News

Dallas Opera Taps 2 Senior Staffers

In September The Dallas Opera (TDO) strengthened the ranks of its senior management team with the appointments of two new directors and one new adviser. Nicholas Ivor Martin [left], who previously … »Read

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Comings and Goings at the Pittsburgh Symphony

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) has announced the addition of two new members as well as the departure of three veteran musicians. In September Jason Yoder [pictured] was named principal … »Read

Industry News

AI Slop & Music Journalism

The ongoing controversy surrounding the abrupt announcement last March that the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) would not renew Andris Nelsons’ contract as music director when it ended in … »Read

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LA Times Loses Its Sole Staff Classical Critic

Mark Swed, for three decades the classical music critic for the Los Angeles Times , has retired. His tenure, noted the newspaper’s deputy A1 editor John Penner at a farewell luncheon, … »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.


The Esmé Quartet
New Artist of the Month
October 2026
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

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