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Updated Jul 8, 2026

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Bombed Conservatory in Gaza Stays the Course—in Tents

One of the many casualties of the war in Gaza has been the branch of Palestine’s Edward Said National Conservatory of Music. Founded in 1993, it once had well-equipped offices in Gaza City, … »Read

People in the News

New in Academe

Courtney Crouse has joined the LSU School of Music as Associate Professor and the Janice Harvey Pellar Endowed Chair of Voice. She has pursued an international career as a mezzo-soprano, and … »Read

Industry News

Fairy Tales to Invade Glimmerglass '27

The Glimmerglass Festival, which opens its season on July 10 with Oklahoma!, has already announced its 2027 iteration, which promises 30 mainstage performances running in repertoire July 12 to … »Read

People in the News

Robert Kimball: 1939-2026

Robert Kimball, the musical theater historian who in 1982 uncovered long-buried scores by Gershwin, Porter, Richard Rodgers, et al. in a New Jersey warehouse, died in a Manhattan hospital on July … »Read

Industry News

Finally: Lincoln's Words Meet Glass's Music

Philip Glass’s new symphony finally had its premiere on July 5 at Tanglewood with the Boston Symphony Orchestra with Karen Kamensek conducting. The work, formally known as Symphony No.15 … »Read

Reviews

Oropesa Brings 'Swank' to RBO's New I Puritani

LONDON—Renowned as a showcase for a coloratura superstar, Vincenzo Bellini’s final opera hasn’t been seen at Covent Garden since the early 1990s. Richard Jones’s … »Read

People in the News

Exiting Music Directors, Regional Edition

Sarah Ioannides has concluded her 12-year tenure as music director of Symphony Tacoma and been named its music director laureate. Credited with “visionary leadership and artistic … »Read

People in the News

Iconic Opera House Loses Its Chief

Louise Herron, CEO of the Sydney Opera House for the past 14 years, will step down on August 6.  She is credited with overseeing the largest program of capital works since the building opened … »Read

People in the News

SFS's Michael Morgan Prize Winner

Christopher Thompson has won The San Francisco Symphony's sixth annual Emerging Black Composers Project (EBCP) award. Renamed the Michael Morgan Prize in 2023 in honor of the longtime Oakland … »Read

Reviews

A Claustrophobic Billy Budd with a Much Anticipated Role Debut

LONDON—Michael Grandage’s 2010 staging of Benjamin Britten’s Billy Budd made a welcome return to Glyndebourne June 28 with a consistently fine cast and Allan Clayton making an … »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.


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
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

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