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Updated Jun 22, 2021

MA's Free Guide to (Mostly) Free Streams, June 21-28

We will be updating this list weekly. Please note that all times are given in U.S. Eastern Time (ET). To calculate in other time zones or counties, British Summer Time (BST) is currently five … »Read

Harlem Chamber Players Honor Juneteenth with the Premiere of Hailstork's TULSA 2021

This year’s commemorations received a boost when President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. The event dates back to the end of the Civil War when, on June … »Read

Korean Baritone Wins BBC Cardiff Singer of the World

South Korean baritone Gihoon Kim won the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2021 on the weekend, the sole male among the five finalists. Held in Wales on the stage of an empty St. David's Hall in … »Read

Reviews

we got time: Honoring Breonna Taylor

On June 12 and 13, The Woodland’s Cemetery in Philadelphia provided the backdrop for performances of we got time , composer Matana Roberts' “experimental protest music” honoring … »Read

Industry News

CRB Indicates Slight Increase in Royalties from Webcasting

On June 11 the Copyright Royalty Board took an overdue step toward promoting a healthier music industry, increasing the royalty payments for digital performances of sound recordings over the … »Read

Industry News

The BSO in 2021-22, Live and In-person

Concerts in the first seven weeks of the Boston Symphony’s 2021-22 season, announced today, will have no intermissions, a (hopefully) last remnant of Covid-19 precautions, along with … »Read

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Philly O in Partnership with Its Landlord

The Kimmel Center and The Philadelphia Orchestra are combining forces to create a new parent company, The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center, Inc., with the orchestra’s President and … »Read

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'New Works, Bold Voices' at OTSL

For New Works, Bold Voices Lab , one of four principal offerings of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’s Covid-tailored outdoor season, the company commissioned an evening of three premieres … »Read

Industry News

Dobson Pipe Organ Builders Destroyed by Fire

On June 15 a fire destroyed Dobson Pipe Organ Builders, one of the nation’s leading builders of the instruments for churches, schools, and concert halls around the world. Located in Lake … »Read

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Louis Langrée to Exit Cinci Symphony

Louis Langrée has said that he will not extend his contract as music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra beyond 2023-24, by which time he will have been at the orchestra’s … »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.

Geneva Lewis, violinist
New Artist of the Month
June 2021

Tiffany Poon, pianist
New (Video) Artist of the Month
May 2021

Miles Mykkanen, tenor
New Artist of the Month
April 2021

Lio Kuokman, conductor
New Artist of the Month
March 2021

Nicholas Namoradze, pianist/composer
New Artist of the Month
February 2021

Brian Giebler, tenor
New Artist of the Month
January 2021

Samuel Mariño, male soprano
New Artist of the Month
December 2020

Liza Stepanova, pianist
New Artist of the Month
November 2020

Tabea Debus, recorder player
New Artist of the Month
October 2020

Katherine Balch, composer
New Artist of the Month
September 2020

Daniela Candillari, conductor
New Artist of the Month
August 2020

Vuvu Mpofu, soprano
New Artist of the Month
July 2020

»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.	MA's Free Guide to (Mostly) Free Streams, June 21-28
2.	Philly O in Partnership with Its Landlord
3.	The BSO in 2021-22, Live and In-person
4.	Louis Langrée to Exit Cinci Symphony
5.	Las Vegas Phil Names New Exec Director
6.	Marin Alsop on Her 14 Years in Baltimore: It Wasn't All Roses
7.	A Piano Competition Where Rigor Rules
8.	Dobson Pipe Organ Builders Destroyed by Fire
9.	'New Works, Bold Voices' at OTSL
10.	Competition Federation Elects New Prez