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Updated Jan 22, 2026

Credits for Met's Cars & Trucks Carmen Disappear

In a dispute of operatic proportions, the production team of Bizet’s Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera ordered their names stripped from programs over a restaging decision, and the company … »Read

Samantha Hankey Makes a Recital Stop in Berkeley

SAN FRANCISCO—In a well-designed recital that moved from Francis Poulenc settings of Federico Garcia Lorca’s knife-edged poetry and the death-haunted meditations of Robert … »Read

A Musical, Physical Triumph

The victory of Lim Hyun-jae at the 2026 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition on Sunday, January 18 in Boca Raton, FL, represented more than a musical triumph. For the 28-year-old … »Read

Piedmont Opera Taps New GD

Entering its 50 th -anniversary season, the Piedmont Opera has appointed Joseph Mechavich as general director, a post he has held at the Winston-Salem, NC, company on an interim basis for the past … »Read

People in the News

Sheku Forced to Lengthen R&R

British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason recently reported that the finger injury on his left hand has not healed sufficiently for him to get back to playing publicly until at least mid-March. An … »Read

Industry News

Yet Another KenCen Exit

Vocal Arts DC has joined the crowd. In this, its 35 th anniversary season, the esteemed presenter has been forced to cancel all remaining performances at the Kennedy Center for lack of ticket … »Read

Industry News

Met Announces Across-the-board Cuts

The $200 million deal the Met Opera made with Saudi Arabia last fall, for a three-week residency at the new Royal Diriyah Opera House, is apparently looking a little shaky. As a result, the Met … »Read

Reviews

What to Wear, a Ducky New Opera

The four-performance run of What to Wear, the music-theater piece defying conventional expectations of narrative clarity, was sold out. On viewing its New York premiere, by the PROTOTYPE Festival … »Read

Industry News

Library of Congress Adds Papers of Sondheim, Zwilich, et al.

The Music Collection at the Library of Congress (LOC), one of the nation’s treasures, made a number of significant additions to its collections in 2025, building on existing strengths in … »Read

Industry News

'We Drive Toward Perfection'

The Cleveland Orchestra’s sophisticated and rigorous performances have given it a reputation as one of America’s finest orchestras. Why it is so good became evident over a three-day … »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.

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

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

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Since 1960, each year Musical America honors several outstanding musicians with an award for excellence.
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1.	Met Announces Across-the-board Cuts
2.	Yet Another KenCen Exit
3.	Washington National Opera: New Venues, New Energy
4.	Trump's Travel Restrictions Hurt U.S. Artists & Presenters
5.	Mehta Won't Work in Israel
6.	La Maestra Invites 16 to Paris
7.	'We Drive Toward Perfection'
8.	Colorado Symphony Hits the Road
9.	Philistines on the Potomac
10.	Library of Congress Adds Papers of Sondheim, Zwilich, et al.