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Updated Nov 19, 2025

Reviews

This Monkey Deserves To Be King

SAN FRANCISCO—Presented back to back, San Francisco Opera’s November 14 world premiere of The Monkey King , the new opera by Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang, and its first Parsifal in … »Read

Contests & Awards

Takács Gets Top Honors from CMA

Chamber Music America (CMA) has announced its annual awards, to be presented at its next national conference, August 20–23, 2026, in Chicago. Each carries a cash prize of $1,000. At the top … »Read

Industry News

Apocalyptic Masterworks on Hamburg Schedule

The 2026 Hamburg International Music Festival will present 45 events over five weeks between May 1 to June 3. The festival’s theme—Between Apocalypse and New Beginnings—shapes a … »Read

People in the News

KenCen VP Leaps & Lands as CEO

Monica Holt, former senior vice president of artistic planning at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts becomes the next president and chief executive officer of Des Moines Performing … »Read

Industry News

RBO Catches on to Demand-led Ticket Pricing

Since September the Royal Ballet and Opera (RBO) has been utilizing demand-led ticket pricing, whereby ticket prices fluctuate based on market demand. Tickets for the lowest priced tiers as well … »Read

People in the News

Florida Grand Opera Chair Linked to Alligator Alcatraz

A coalition of Florida grassroots organizations—Florida Rising, Florida for All, Florida Immigrant Coalition, and ArtistsforArtists: Miami—held an “art-based” protest on … »Read

People in the News

NY String Orchestra Evolves

Jaime Laredo will conduct his 62 nd and final performance as artistic director and conductor of the New York String Orchestra Seminar on December 24 and 28 at Carnegie Hall. The annual event was … »Read

Industry News

Sarasota O Shows Off $475M Music Center

The first schematic renderings of the Sarasota Orchestra’s new Music Center reveal an intent to blend the natural environment with performance, education, and public open spaces. The 32-acre … »Read

People in the News

Spokane Symphony Gets a New Exec

The Spokane Symphony has chosen Steve Wenig as its new executive director. He succeeds Jeff vom Saal , in the post for 8 years before leaving in2024 to assume the position of COO at Nashville … »Read

Contests & Awards

LA Opera Young Artist Wins OSM Competition

Canadian soprano Gabrielle Turgeon, 24, has won the grand prize of the 2025 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Competition. The award, of CAD 20,000, is named in memory of Barbara … »Read
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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.


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

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