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Updated Aug 25, 2026

WaPo Documents the Financial Demise of the KenCen Under...

Kudos to the Washington Post which, despite being owned by avowed Trumpster Jeff Bezos, has published in black and white the specifics of Kennedy Center’s demise once taken over by himself … »Read

Another Giant Step for Austin Opera

Leave it to Annie Burridge, Austin Opera’s general director and CEO, to invent the title “Chief Producing Officer”—a new one on me and perhaps to the field. The new post, … »Read

Trump Admin Funds Venezuela's El Sistema as U.S. Arts Groups Struggle

Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero has some strong words to share about the plans for the U.S. State Department to funnel $57 million of American tax payer’s dollars to the Fundación … »Read

New Faculty, Dept. Chairs at MSM

David Chan, former concertmaster of the MET Orchestra , is to step down as chair of the Orchestral Performance Program (OP) at Manhattan School of Music (MSM) and be succeeded by David Krauss, … »Read

People in the News

Austrian Music Theater Prize to Ousted Festival Boss

Markus Hinterhäuser, artistic director of the Salzburg Festival until forced out last March , has been awarded the 2026 Austrian Music Theatre Prize. The 68-year-old pianist and artistic … »Read

Reviews

In Innsbruck: Cesti’s Il Pomo d’Oro Gets Its Fully Staged Modern Premiere

“Come in great numbers to witness such entertainments as no one has ever seen, nor ever shall see again,” touted an admirer of Antonio Cesti’s Il Pomo d’Oro when it was … »Read

Industry News

BSO Mgmt's Cries of Poverty Are 'Misleading'

Thomas W. Dinsmore, a Wharton-educated accountant and classically-trained violinist, brings a unique perspective when examining the chaotic state of affairs at the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO). … »Read

Industry News

A Quick Reprieve in Boston

With the contract between the Boston Symphony Orchestra and its musicians set to expire at midnight on Sunday, Aug. 23, BSO management announced during the afternoon that the players had agreed to … »Read

Industry News

KenCen 47 Re-annoint to Cost $100M from the 2%

On Aug. 20 the management of The Kennedy Center submitted a status report with Judge Christopher R. Cooper, who is presiding over the lawsuit between the arts center and Rep. Joyce Beatty … »Read

Reviews

The NSO: A Fish Out of Water at the Hollywood Bowl

HOLLYWOOD, CA—Up until Tuesday morning August 18, it looked as if the beleaguered National Symphony Orchestra’s debut in the historic Hollywood Bowl that evening would be just a brief … »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.

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

Cadie J. Bryan, soprano
New Artist of the Month
September 2025

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Since 1960, each year Musical America honors several outstanding musicians with an award for excellence.
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1.	Ileana Cotrubas, Soprano Who Lit Up the Met, Has Died
2.	Aspen Music Festival President Arrested for DUI
3.	Three New American Operas Restore Faith in the Artform
4.	BSO Mgmt's Cries of Poverty Are 'Misleading'
5.	Boston Symphony Musicians Authorize First Ever Strike
6.	The NSO: A Fish Out of Water at the Hollywood Bowl
7.	Bayreuth's AI Ring: A Spectacular Fail
8.	At the Proms, Berlioz and Pappano Raise the Dead
9.	KenCen 47 Re-annoint to Cost $100M from the 2%
10.	An Ailing Herbert Blomstedt Cancels More Concerts