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Updated Jul 14, 2026

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A Chicago Opera Festival Comes of Age

SKOKIE, Ill. — As live music crawled back in the summer of 2021, launching a new opera company was on no one’s bingo card. No one’s except Emanuele Andrizzi and Franco Pomponi. … »Read

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Pianist Loses Discrimination Case

On July 10 Justice Graeme Hill of the Federal Court of Australia ruled that the decision by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) to cancel a concert by pianist Jayson Gillham was a business, … »Read

Reviews

An Exciting New Isolde at the Barbican

LONDON—As Lise Davidsen and Michael Spyres recently demonstrated at the Met, it is still possible these days to encounter a well-matched Tristan and Isolde in Wagner’s three-act … »Read

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Podium News

Beginning with the 2026–27 season, Jessica Altarriba will be the new assistant conductor for the Richmond Symphony. She succeeds Daniel Myssyk, in the position for six years before his … »Read

Industry News

Whistle Blower Finds KenCen Construction 'Irregularities'

A Democratic senator on Saturday alleged that whistleblowers have detailed several problems stemming from rushed or improper reconstruction of the Kennedy Center, adding a new layer to the … »Read

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Ravinia Fest Gets a $70M Upgrade

Brant Taylor walked onto the stage of the Ravinia Festival’s Hunter Pavilion to rehearse for the first time since a $70 million gut renovation and noticed a huge difference. “I found … »Read

Contests & Awards

Competitions Update, Big and Small

Japanese violinist Mana Yanai, age 10, won Il Piccolo Violino Magico International Competition for Young Violinists on July 5 in San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy. She receives a scholarship worth … »Read

People in the News

SF Conservatory Adds to Its Performer Faculty

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s (SFCM) appointment of three internationally recognized artists to its faculty represents a strategic investment in bridging the gap between academic … »Read

Industry News

Part II of Leipzig Bach: The Final Countdown

Following report continues  Leipzig Bach Festival coverage, from July 9. With all the change St. Thomas Church (Thomaskirche) has seen since Bach worked (and was buried) there, I was curious … »Read

Reviews

A Top 50 Countdown with the Bachians, Part I

In June, the Leipzig Bach Festival held a “Top 50 Bach Cantata Countdown”: 12 concerts—two per day, with four, and sometimes five cantatas each—counting down to No. 1. This … »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.


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
Wendy Waszut-Barrett, designer
New Artist of the Month
August 2025

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