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Updated Sep 10, 2026

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At the Proms: An Ageless Icon

LONDON—Words like icon and legendary are apt to be overused, but in the case of Martha Argerich they feel entirely justified. This September 5 BBC Prom at London’s Royal Albert Hall … »Read

People in the News

New Danish Young Artist Award

Jonathan Swensen has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Olesen Music Award, a major new biennial Danish award founded by the Erik & Susanna Olesen Charitable Foundation that … »Read

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Herbert Blomstedt Wins Praemium Imperiale

Herbert Blomstedt, the 99-year-old Swedish conductor, is one of five recipients of the 2026 Praemium Imperiale in recognition of their lifetime achievements in painting, sculpture, architecture, … »Read

Industry News

Are Classical Music Careers Limited to the Independently Wealthy?

For the past 18 years conductor and composer Robert Ames has led the London Contemporary Orchestra (LCO), an ensemble he co-founded. As he steps down from organization, he writes in The Guardian … »Read

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The Evolution of Moon Artists Management

Allen Moon, a 25-year veteran of David Lieberman Artist Management, acquired the company as Lieberman stepped back about a year ago; he has renamed it Moon Artists Management. Glancing at the … »Read

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BSO Hires New Chorus Director

Montreal-based conductor Jean-Sébastien Vallée is the new director of choruses and conductor of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus (TFC) for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, with immediate … »Read

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Netrebko Loses Defamation Suit

Over a few tortured weeks in February and March of 2022 the Metropolitan Opera and its reigning prima donna, Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, engaged in a war of words that ended with the severing … »Read

Industry News

David Rubinstein Buys Blue

David Rubenstein, the former chair of The Kennedy Center whom Donald Trump ousted in February of 2025, has stepped forward to purchase Joel Shapiro’s Blue , the abstract sculpture removed … »Read

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Star of Met's New Così Doesn't Sing, She Slithers

NEW YORK (AP) — Pretty much everyone on stage at the Metropolitan Opera in New York must audition — even the snake who will briefly take center stage in an upcoming adaptation of a … »Read

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Events.com Buys Operabase

Events.com, an AI and data-driven platform, has acquired Operabase. Operated by Copenhagen-based Arts Consolidated ApS since its 1996 founding, Operabase has been the definitive source for … »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.


Skylar Tang, trumpeter
New Artist of the Month
September 2026
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

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