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Updated Sep 25, 2018

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The Met's New Season Is Off to a Colorful, Occasionally Raunchy Start

The Metropolitan Opera generated some good news on Monday (Sept. 24), as it launched its new season, but most of it was unrelated to the new production of Samson et Dalila that played to the … »Read

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Lost Highway at Oper Frankfurt: Olga Neuwirth Meets Yuval Sharon

FRANKFURT, Germany—Questions give rise to more and more questions in Lost Highway , including one that kept recurring to me as I became increasingly entangled in the performance: Why is Olga … »Read

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O18's Sky on Swings: 'Senior' Divas at Their Finest

Given the average age of classical music attendees, a chamber opera about Alzheimer’s might appear a little close to the bone. How we help an ever increasing number of sufferers come to … »Read

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The Evolution of the New, 100-Year-Old LA Phil

In the past few decades, no American symphony orchestra has enjoyed a more rapid ascent than the Los Angeles Philharmonic (LA Phil). Long excluded from the elite club of the orchestra … »Read

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Orchestra of St. Luke's Reaches Out to Budding Composers

The Orchestra of St. Luke's (OSL) has launched a composers’ institute, established with a gift from the estate of Robert DeGaetano. Four composers will be chosen to participate from a pool … »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.

Nilo Alcala, composer
New Artist of the Month
September 2018

Natalya Romaniw, soprano
New Artist of the Month
August 2018

Hanzhi Wang, accordionist
New Artist of the Month
July 2018

Eun Sun Kim, conductor
New Artist of the Month
June 2018

Louisa Proske, director
New Artist of the Month
May 2018

Alexi Kenney, violinist
New Artist of the Month
April 2018

Russian Renaissance
New Artist of the Month
March 2018

Abigail Kent, harpist
New Artist of the Month
February 2018

Lucy Dhegrae, vocalist
New Artist of the Month
January 2018

Julia Adolphe, composer
New Artist of the Month
December 2017

Taylor Marino, clarinetist
New Artist of the Month
November 2017

Seth Parker Woods, cellist
New Artist of the Month
October 2017

Afendi Yusuf, clarinetist
New Artist of the Month
September 2017

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Since 1960, each year Musical America honors several outstanding musicians with an award for excellence.
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1.	Met Adds New Works, New Venues, and a New Entrance
2.	The Evolution of the New, 100-Year-Old LA Phil
3.	Met Opera Commissions Missy Mazzoli to Write a New Opera
4.	When Singing Becomes a Revolutionary Act
5.	NY Times Chief Dance Critic to Exit
6.	Orchestra of St. Luke's Reaches Out to Budding Composers
7.	Lost Highway at Oper Frankfurt: Olga Neuwirth Meets Yuval Sharon
8.	NSO-Noseda Partnership Extended through 2025
9.	O18's Sky on Swings: 'Senior' Divas at Their Finest
10.	Arts School, Aiming for Diversity, Drops Auditions