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Updated Sep 28, 2026

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Ex KenCen Staffers Say Earlier, Paid-for Repairs Were Blocked

Kennedy Center officials were long aware of serious structural issues that they cited as new problems after the abrupt decision to close the performing arts venue this month, a group of former … »Read

Reviews

Julia Wolfe's Fire in My Mouth: The Scale Is Grand, the Music Is Not

LONDON—'‘Without passports or anything we took a boat.’’ That opening line from Julia Wolfe’s grandiose oratorio may seem carefree, but it marks a chilling prelude to … »Read

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Base Pay for Clevelanders, 3 Years Hence: $191,620

That was quick. The musicians and management of the Cleveland Orchestra have come to a new three-year agreement, just on the heels of a  three-day strike declared at 12 a.m. Friday that … »Read

Reviews

Bella Voce Surveys the Recent Masters

CHICAGO—In its climb to the top of Chicago’s roster of chamber choirs, Bella Voce surely has one person to thank above all. Artistic Director Andrew Lewis notches 20 years with the … »Read

Industry News

Atlanta Ballet O Protests the Empty Pit

The musicians of the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra are unhappy. The season-opening run of Passion and Pride , a mixed program of three works with music by Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, and … »Read

Industry News

Cleveland O on Strike

As threatened , musicians of the Cleveland Orchestra went on strike at midnight, a week after the September 17 opening of Franz Welser-Möst’s 25 th and final season; tomorrow … »Read

Reviews

Met's New Macbeth: Two Starring Roles, Only One Star

After several years of launching its season with contemporary operas, the Met turned to standard repertory for its 2026–2027 opening night, with Louisa Proske’s new production of … »Read

Industry News

Nashville Symphony's Shaky Finances See Changes Ahead

The Nashville Symphony Orchestra’s (NSO) long-standing financial concerns, recently exacerbated by the death of a major benefactor, are prompting a restructuring of the organization’s … »Read

People in the News

DSO Names Five Players

Five new musicians have joined the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as of 2026-27. An additional three—Luke Fitzpatrick (acting second flute), Kristi Crago (returning acting utility horn), and … »Read

Industry News

Met Mounts $1.5B Campaign with Some Help from Its New Friend

The Met Opera has launched a whopper of a fund raiser for $1.5 billlion, and at the same time announced—courtesy of New York Mayor Zohan Mamdani—that it will distribute 70,000 free … »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.


Skylar Tang, trumpeter
New Artist of the Month
September 2026
Jingwen Cai, mezzo-soprano
New Artist of the Month
August 2026
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

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