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Updated Nov 11, 2026

Lincoln Will Stream on YouTube

Missy Mazzoli’s  opera Lincoln in the Bardo has proven so popular that the Metropolitan Opera has decided to stream the final performance live on Nov. 14 on its YouTube channel, coupled … »Read

Fall Honors, Awards, & Grants

On October 29 Opera Index , a volunteer-led advocacy organization, announced awards totaling $100,000 for emerging opera singers. Five received $10,000 prizes: mezzo-soprano Hannah Jones, tenor … »Read

Meyerson Lauded for Its 25 Years

The Texas Society of Architects has honored the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, home to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) since it opened in 1989, with its 25-year award recognizing the … »Read

Spring 2027 at the Baryshnikov Center

The four programs that comprise the Spring 2027 season for the Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) range from the Broque influences of J.S. Bach to contemporary works by some of today's most adventurous … »Read

A New Performance Space for Boston

Boston’s Kendall Square is home to a new performance venue. Located on the first three floors of a commercial building developed by BioMed Realty in collaboration with Global Arts Live … »Read

NY Phil Staffer Decamps for Louisville

The ever-burgeoning Louisville Orchestra has hired a New York Philharmonic staffer as VP of artistic planning, a new post at the orchestra. She is Elizabeth Helgeson, who moves up from the status … »Read

New Young Concert Artists Named

Young Concert Artists (YCA) has named two soloists and a string quartet as winners of the 2026 Susan Wadsworth International Auditions. The three, who were selected from more than 150 applicants, … »Read

In Canada: A Proposed Tax Credit for Artists

Canada’s proposed federal budget may include a tax credit on up to $45,000 earned from "original and creative artistic works." What that means, wrote Prime Minister Mark Carney on social … »Read

48 Cellists Honor Casals's 150th

In 1956, Pablo Casals celebrated his 80 th birthday by assembling 100 cellists in Paris to perform a concert of his own compositions. Seven decades later, on Nov. 8 in Roxbury, MA, 48 cellists … »Read

New Man in Vancouver

Late last month Keith Cerny announced his upcoming departure as president and CEO of the Fort Worth Symphony for another arts leadership post, outside of Texas. Now, the Vancouver Symphony … »Read

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.


Ryan Capuzzo, tenor
New Artist of the Month
November 2026
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

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