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Updated May 18, 2026
David Finckel & Wu Han Re-up at CMS
David Finckel and Wu Han, power couple of chamber music, have extended their contract as co-artistic directors of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) through 2032. Cellist Finckel … »Read
Washington N.O. Is Back, Full Speed Ahead
In less than six months after its departure from The Kennedy Center, the Washington National Opera has fashioned an adventurous 2026-27 season that General Director Timothy O’Leary … »Read
Despite Stage Clutter, Frida Triumphs
Composer Gabriela Lena Frank scored a triumph at the May 14 Met Opera premiere of her 2022 work El Ú ltimo Sue ño de Frida y Diego. The two-act work, with a Spanish-language libretto … »Read
Copland/Twain Joins the America250 Sweepstakes
MILWAUKEE—The same company that churned out the well-traveled Chevalier and Secret Byrd in recent seasons is back with Copland/Twain , which debuted at the Milwaukee Symphony’s Bradley … »Read
A Storied Competition Turns 100
A little over a hundred years ago, banker and music-lover Walter Naumburg met a young singer who told him of her difficulties in financing her New York debut recital, and how she had been forced … »Read
Artistic Chief Exits Santa Fe for Dallas
Dallas Opera has hired David Lomeli, chief artistic officer at Santa Fe Opera and casting consultant for Bayerische Staatsoper, as its next general director and CEO as of June 1, 2026. He succeeds … »Read
Lincoln Center West Breaks Ground
The new Lincoln Center West Initiative will include a 2,000-seat amphitheater, christened The Baron Theater, and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Gardens, each named for donors of $75 … »Read
Honoring the Carlisle Floyd Centennial
Carnegie Hall will offer the centerpiece concert for the Carlisle Floyd Centennial on June 20, with Jake Heggie as host and Christopher James Ray, executive director of the Carlisle Floyd … »Read
A New Medusa at La Monnaie
BRUSSELS—Medusa sulks among stone bodies of men. Around her, the world has hardened into a mausoleum: gray walls, dead air, her lamenting gorgon sisters, and fate approaching in the form of … »Read
COT's Wilde, Grimm 2026-27 Season
Chicago Opera Theater (COT) 2026-2027 season pairs two Chicago premieres with expanded investment in new work and arts education. The Importance of Being Earnest, composed by Mario … »Read
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Violinist Paul Huang plays concertos of Korngold & Barber with London Philharmonic and Jun Märkl out June 19 on naïve
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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.
Élisabeth Pion, pianist
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May 2026
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Theodore Platt, baritone
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April 2026
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April 2026
Hannah De Priest, soprano
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March 2026
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March 2026
Ruth Knight, director
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February 2026
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Chelsea Lehnea, soprano
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January 2026
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January 2026
Iván López Reynoso, conductor
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December 2025
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December 2025
Hongni Wu, mezzo-soprano
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November 2025
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November 2025
Emma Wernig, viola
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October 2025
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October 2025
Cadie J. Bryan, soprano
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September 2025
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Wendy Waszut-Barrett, designer
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August 2025
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Oliver Talukder, oboist
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July 2025
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July 2025
Katharina Wincor, conductor
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June 2025
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