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Updated Mar 16, 2026

Did Ric Grenell Jump or Was He Pushed?

On March 13 Donald Trump announced that Matt Floca, current vice president of facilities operations at The Kennedy Center, would succeed Richard Grenell as the organization’s head man. This … »Read

Judge Rules Beatty Can Review KenCen Plans; D. Borda to Comment

A last-minute decision by U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper on Saturday, March 14 ruled that Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty has a right to review documents related to plans to close and renovate The … »Read

Industry News

UK's Classical Music to Shutter

Mark Allen Group, which publishes many of the U.K.’s trade and consumer publications in the classical music, opera and music education world, including Gramophone , plans to shut down … »Read

Industry News

States Pursue Anti-Trust Case

NEW YORK (AP) —More than 30 states will resume their antitrust trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster on Monday after negotiations this week failed to result in many states joining a … »Read

People in the News

New Assistant Conductor for Chicago Symphony

Dutch American conductor Robert Kahn is to be assistant conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the 2026-27 season. A Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award recipient, he was one of … »Read

Industry News

Zander's Boston Orchestras to Shutter

The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) and the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra will permanently cease performing at the conclusion of their 2026-27 season in June. In their stead, the Zander … »Read

Reviews

Yuval Sharon's Tristan Is a Conundrum

The new production of Tristan und Isolde is the Met’s hottest ticket of the year, and with good reason. The company has not presented Tristan in a decade––far too long, … »Read

People in the News

More Musicians Cry 'Foul!' Over BSO Board Edict

The aftershocks from the Boston Symphony’s announcement late last Friday afternoon that it would sever ties with its music director of 12 years continue to reverberate. It seems the … »Read

People in the News

Suisse Romande O Names 2 Conductors-in-Residence

Jonathan Nott’s departure from the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) in 2025 has not been cause for the recruitment of a permanent replacement as music director. Instead, the OSR has … »Read

People in the News

Opera di Roma's New Artistic Director

The Teatro dell'Opera di Roma twinned the announcement of its summer program with the news that as of March 10, 2026, Alessandro Galoppini is the company’s new artistic director. He comes to … »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.

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

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

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Since 1960, each year Musical America honors several outstanding musicians with an award for excellence.
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1.	Zander's Boston Orchestras to Shutter
2.	Yuval Sharon's Tristan Is a Conundrum
3.	A Fresh Pelléas in Monte Carlo: Old Friends, New Faces
4.	More Musicians Cry 'Foul!' Over BSO Board Edict
5.	2 New Music Director Appointments: 1 Artistic, 1 Political
6.	A Win-win Partnership for Philly O and Temple U
7.	How One Patriotic Pianist Got 68 Orchestras to Rhapsodize
8.	Why Did the Justice Dept Settle with Live Nation?
9.	A Viola Serenade at the Pumps
10.	Suisse Romande O Names 2 Conductors-in-Residence