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Updated Apr 16, 2026
Louisville O Awarded $3.2M
Continuing its laudable partnership with the Louisville Orchestra, the Kentucky General Assembly has awarded $3.2 million to the ensemble to continue its statewide In Harmony Tour. Launched in … »Read
Should Music Directors Spend More Time at Home?
As orchestras struggle to expand audiences and guarantee financial sustainability, the question of the music director’s role has taken on greater urgency. Typically, these podium regulars … »Read
The Promise of PIGSPIGSPIGS
LONDON—Bastard Assignments, a collective in the thriving British experimental music scene, has received positive notices in the past (“one of the most exciting forces in contemporary … »Read
Guilty as Charged
Music lovers who have complained for years about Ticketmaster fees for concert tickets are surely reveling in a jury verdict Wednesday that found its parent company Live Nation has been running a … »Read
Covent Garden's 2026-27 Horn of Plenty
The 2026-27 season of the Royal Ballet and Opera in Covent Garden will include a potpourri of operas and ballets in both the 2,256-seat main auditorium and the 400-seat Linbury Theater. The … »Read
Aix at Easter Part I: Two Wins, One Embarrassment
AIX-EN-PROVENCE—As fine wines improve with age, so the Aix Easter Festival has matured into one of Europe’s unmissable classical music gatherings. While not a behemoth on the scale of … »Read
LA Master Chorale Loses Top Exec
to Miami City Ballet
The Los Angeles Master Chorale (LAMC) has announced that Scott Altman, its president and CEO since January of 2024 , is leaving as of June 5, 2026, to become executive director of the Miami City … »Read
KenCen Tours Aim to Justify 'Renovation'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center’s new leadership wants to prove to critics that the building is damaged beyond simple repair. It’s starting with Congress. Matt Floca, the … »Read
CSO Cellist Goes Rogue
CHICAGO—During a recent Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert, Katinka Kleijn sidled onto the Orchestra Hall stage, as she has for more than 30 years, to join her colleagues in the cello … »Read
Trocks Navigate Neo-homophobia
For over 50 years, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo have entertained audiences around the world with performances by a troupe of gay male dancers who respectfully poke fun at the conventions … »Read
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SING DEMOCRACY 250 - New York Signature Concert presented by DCINY
Early Music America to host America250 Mini-Summit
Pianists Ursula Oppens Presented By Fortissssimo Bis Mini Piano Festival At The Zürcher Gallery New York City, May 7, 2026
'BIKEncerto: a concerto for solo bicycle and orchestra' (By composer Reynaliz Herrera) On Tour!
Palm Beach Symphony Announces 2026-2027 Masterworks Concert Series and Ticket On-Sale Dates
Death of Classical to present Frida, Diego, and Day of the Dead in collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera, and The Green-Wood Cemetery, May 8
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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.
Theodore Platt, baritone
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April 2026
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April 2026
Hannah De Priest, soprano
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March 2026
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March 2026
Ruth Knight, director
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February 2026
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February 2026
Chelsea Lehnea, soprano
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January 2026
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January 2026
Iván López Reynoso, conductor
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December 2025
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December 2025
Hongni Wu, mezzo-soprano
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November 2025
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November 2025
Emma Wernig, viola
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October 2025
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October 2025
Cadie J. Bryan, soprano
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September 2025
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September 2025
Wendy Waszut-Barrett, designer
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August 2025
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August 2025
Oliver Talukder, oboist
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July 2025
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July 2025
Katharina Wincor, conductor
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June 2025
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June 2025
Catharine Woodward, soprano
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May 2025
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May 2025
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