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Updated Dec 18, 2025

Perhaps It Was Inevitable...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s handpicked board voted Thursday to rename Washington’s leading performing arts center as the Trump-Kennedy Center, the White House … »Read

Newport Classical Taps New Exec

After 18 years with the American Symphony Orchestra (ASO), seven of them as executive director, Oliver Inteeworn will exit to take the same post with Newport Classical, formerly known as the … »Read

The Demoralizing View from the Kennedy Center Stage

While the world worries that the United States might never recover from the current administration’s policies, the musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) and Washington … »Read

Atlanta Symphony Violist Heads to Chicago

Paolo Dara will become the newest member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s viola section beginning on Jan.5, 2026, after winning the final audition in October. The Grand Rapids native was … »Read

Listening to Music Reduces Dementia Risk Among Seniors

Researchers at Australia’s Monash University have published a new report that suggests that regular listening to music significantly improves cognitive health and lowers the risk of dementia … »Read

Detroit Opera: Stunning Exit, Winning Double Bill

DETROIT—On Dec. 13, Detroit Opera Artistic Director Yuval Sharon joined two company staffers and guest musicologist Naomi André for a pre-show talk. Between the discussion points, … »Read

MAGA Group Wants FCC to Revoke NPR and PBS Licenses

The Center for American Rights (CAR), a conservative nonprofit law firm, is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and its chairman Brendan Carr to strip broadcast licenses from NPR … »Read

Industry News

Don't Blink: San Antonio Phil News

Patrons of the San Antonio Philharmonic, to say nothing of the ensemble’s musicians, must feel as if they are riding a wild roller coaster. A recent report that the orchestra was about to be … »Read

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Vocal Composers in the Spotlight

LONDON—The new year looks set to open with a slew of original vocal albums. Take Brooklyn Suite , an eclectic collection of songs from Zachary Wilder. Most people will know the silken-voiced … »Read

Industry News

Proposed Changes to ACE Potentially ''Transformative''

A new review of Arts Council England (ACE) undertaken by the Labor peer Margaret Hodge has recommended that the agency take deliberate steps to overcome a “loss of respect and trust” … »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.

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

Gabriela Lara, violinist
New Artist of the Month
January 2025

Madeline Apple Healey, soprano
New Artist of the Month
December 2024

»View all New Artists of the Month

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

1.	Musical America Names 2026 Honorees
2.	Detroit Opera: Stunning Exit, Winning Double Bill
3.	The Demoralizing View from the Kennedy Center Stage
4.	Don't Blink: San Antonio Phil News
5.	Vocal Composers in the Spotlight
6.	'The Finest 10 Minutes of Opera London Has Seen This Fall'
7.	Newport Classical Taps New Exec
8.	Conductor Renewals
9.	MAGA Group Wants FCC to Revoke NPR and PBS Licenses
10.	Morricone's Partenope Gets Bizarre Staging