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Updated Jul 24, 2026

Industry News

BSO Bars Red Flowers from Tanglewood

When the Boston Symphony Orchestra administration fired its Music Director Andris Nelsons without consulting its musicians, they were shocked and incensed . But the deed had been done, the … »Read

Reviews

At Aix, Kosky's Die Frau Is a Revelation

If there were any doubts about the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence’s commitment to new work following the unexpected death in 2025 of General Director Pierre Audi they were laid to rest … »Read

Reviews

Glimmerglass II: Ugly Americans, at Home & Abroad

The following completes the coverage of the 2026 Glimmerglass productions scheduled for the mainstage. See also Part I, including a photo of Oklahoma! adapted to a high school auditorium. Madama … »Read

Industry News

AFM Seeks Payment from Labels for AI Licensing Deals

In a move intended to stymie efforts on July 17 by Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to dismiss a case over their licensing deals with generative AI platforms Suno and Udio, the … »Read

People in the News

Wachner Pleads Guilty

Julian Wachner, fired from his high-profile post as director of music at Manhattan’s Trinity Church in 2022 after credible claims of past sexual misconduct surfaced, has pled guilty to five … »Read

Reviews

Laurent Pelly's New Ariadne Delights Glyndebourne

LONDON—Richard Strauss was a composer of polar extremes who embraced the yin of tragedy as readily as the yang of comedy. His orchestral favorites alone bear witness to this: the playful … »Read

People in the News

New Artistic Planners: San Diego & New York

San Diego Symphony has hired Patrick Castillo , until recently the New York Philharmonic’s VP for artistic planning, as a consultant for the same. He is to work with Music Director Rafael … »Read

Industry News

Met Orchestra Part-time Players Sign One-Year Agreement

Local 802 of the American Federation of Museums (AFM) and the Metropolitan Opera have reached a tentative one-year contract for the Met’s more than 130 associate musicians. Unlike regular … »Read

Industry News

The Widening Gap in Arts Groups' Financial Health Across 10 Cities

A new analysis from SMU Data Arts— City Arts Sector Trends: Divergence and Resilience Across Ten U.S. Cities (2019–2024) —highlights the financial condition of nonprofit arts … »Read

Industry News

Sony Sues AI Music Generator. Again.

On July 20, Sony Music Entertainment and nine affiliated labels filed a copyright infringement suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Udio, the generative AI … »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.


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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