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Updated Feb 25, 2026

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Joshua Robison Dies at 79

Joshua Robison, longtime partner, manager, adviser and facilitator for Michael Tilson Thomas, died on February 22. He passed away in his sleep at his apartment in San Francisco. He had sustained a … »Read

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2026-27 at the Winspear Opera House

The 69 th season of The Dallas Opera (TDO) features four mainstage productions— The Elixir of Love , The Cunning Little Vixen , Turandot , and Lohengrin —as well as two family … »Read

Industry News

Playing the Blame Game at WNO

A well-sourced article in the Washington Post makes the case that the Washington National Opera’s abrupt departure from The Kennedy Center, announced in early January, was the result of … »Read

People in the News

New Violas for Rice's Shepherd School

Beginning in the fall of 2027, Stephen Wyrczynski and Ori Kam will join Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music as professors of viola following an international search. They will succeed … »Read

Industry News

Church of England Plans to Add 200 Choirs

The Church of England is underwriting the launch of “The Choir Project” by the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) to the tune of £400,000.  Although there were 207 … »Read

People in the News

Heifetz Institute CEO to Retire

Benjamin (Ben) K. Rowe is to step down from the Heifetz international Music Institute after 12 years, ten of them as president and CEO. He exits on September 30, the close of the Institute’s … »Read

Industry News

CAG and NYYS Connect on Conductors

Concert Artists Guild, an artist management and booking organization whose 25-to-30-member roster is comprised of selected-through-audition young artists, has entered into a partnership with the … »Read

People in the News

Leadership Change at Michigan Chamber Fest

The Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival (GLCMF), which this year runs from June 14-27, will bid farewell at the end of the season to Artistic Director Paul Watkins. The longtime cellist of the … »Read

People in the News

New in Academia: Cleveland Strings

The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) is strengthening its cello faculty with the addition next fall of Tom Landschoot and Jeffrey Noel Lastrapes. Landschoot joins CIM from Arizona State … »Read

People in the News

Japanese Fest Looks to Lucerne Model

Michael Haefliger, who stepped down last summer after 26 years as artistic and executive director of the Lucerne Festival, has signed on as artistic advisor to Japan’s Kusatsu International … »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
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
Abigail Raiford, soprano
New Artist of the Month
April 2025
Ashley Jackson, harpist
New Artist of the Month
March 2025
Kari Watson, composer
New Artist of the Month
February 2025

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