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Updated May 8, 2025
Reimagined Treemonisha Triumphs
CHICAGO— Nearly 300 miles southwest of Chicago, in St. Louis, stands the only surviving house in which we know, beyond a doubt, Scott Joplin lived. The rest of the ragtime pioneer’s … »Read
Public Media Pushes Back:
'We Will Get Loud'
Donald Trump’s allegations that liberal bias in news reporting justify his executive order eliminating federal funding to NPR and PBS are generating considerable pushback from within the … »Read
Kenneh-Mason On Confronting Racism
Nine years ago, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason won the BBC Young Musician Award, launching a career that has taken him to concert halls around the world and provided the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity … »Read
Orchestral Feats & Feasts at the 2025 Aix Easter Festival, Part I
The two annual festivals of Aix-en-Provence—one for concerts, the other for operas—have no endeavours in common beyond the city whose name they share. Nevertheless, when word of the … »Read
New Music Director in Jackson, TN
The Jackson Symphony, located in western Tennessee, has selected Paul Haas as its new music director beginning with the start of the 2025-26 season. He succeeds Paul Shannon, in the post for a … »Read
Patricia Racette to OTSL
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) has appointed Patricia Racette as the company’s artistic director, effective October 1, 2025. She succeeds James Robinson, in the post from 2009 to 2024, … »Read
Dominique Meyer Is Prez of Teatro Sociale
Dominique Meyer, the 70-year-old French cultural manager who until two months ago was superintendent and artistic director of the Teatro alla Scala, has been elected president of the Teatro … »Read
Atlanta's Siegfried: Pros in the Roles
ATLANTA—In an earlier era, the Atlanta Opera couldn’t have undertaken a project on the scale of Wagner’s Ring . But under Tomer Zvulun—general and artistic director of 12 … »Read
Chicago Sinfonietta Taps CEO
Sidney P. Jackson, VP of development at the New Jersey Symphony, is to be the next president and CEO of the Chicago Sinfonietta. He succeeds Blake Anthony Johnson, who stepped down in January to … »Read
Wilding Up a 1970s Cult Classic
LOS ANGELES—For the last 15 years or so, L.A.’s merry collective Wild Up has been busy upending conventional notions of “classical” new music. Its latest contribution was a … »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.
Catharine Woodward, soprano
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May 2025
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May 2025
Abigail Raiford, soprano
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April 2025
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April 2025
Ashley Jackson, harpist
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March 2025
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March 2025
Kari Watson, composer
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February 2025
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February 2025
Gabriela Lara, violinist
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January 2025
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January 2025
Madeline Apple Healey, soprano
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December 2024
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December 2024
Sterling Elliott, cellist
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November 2024
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November 2024
Liza Malamut, trombonist
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October 2024
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October 2024
Nancy Ives, composer
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September 2024
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September 2024
Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor
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August 2024
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August 2024
Edmund Danon, baritone
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July 2024
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July 2024
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
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June 2024
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June 2024
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