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Updated May 7, 2024

Why Dudamel Left the Paris Opera

The sudden announcement by Gustavo Dudamel in late May of 2023 that he was stepping down as music director of the Paris Opera shocked the classical music world. Citing “personal … »Read

Pulitzer Prize for Music Goes to Saxophone Concerto

Tyshawn Sorey has won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Music with Adagio (for Wadada Leo Smith) , a concerto of sorts for saxophone and concerto, commissioned by the Lucerne Festival and the Atlanta … »Read

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In Chicago, an Uneven Podium Debut, a Rarely Heard Organ Concerto

CHICAGO—The first and last time the Chicago Symphony played Samuel Barber’s Toccata Festiva —commissioned to break in a new organ at Philadelphia’s Academy of Music, in … »Read

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Rattle and the Bavarians Conquer Carnegie

When Simon Rattle became music director of the London Symphony Orchestra in 2017 after 16 years leading the Berlin Philharmonic, the London press welcomed back the U.K.’s foremost conductor … »Read

Industry News

Gov't Cuts Could 'Dismantle' the WNO

A letter signed by 175 high profile figures in the U.K. arts and entertainment industries argues that the deep cuts to the Welsh National Opera (WNO) by the Art Councils of both England and Wales … »Read

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Recent Music Director Appointments and Extensions

James Blachly [pictured] will remain as music director of the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra through 2026. He arrived in 2016 and is credited with expanding the JSO’s artistic horizons and its … »Read

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The BSO Returns to Roméo et Juliette, for Better and Worse

BOSTON—Did any composer ever love Shakespeare more than Berlioz—even Verdi, with his three major operas based on the master's work? Berlioz even went so far as to become infatuated … »Read

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SPCO Artistic Director Steps Down

Violinist Kyu-Young Kim will step aside as artistic director of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) at the end of June, after eight years in a role usually filled by a conductor, which the SPCO … »Read

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Mr. Smith Goes to Boston

Chad Smith’s departure last spring from the Los Angeles Philharmonic to become president and CEO of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) took many by surprise. Considered by some to be … »Read

Industry News

Can Kitchener-Waterloo Make a Comeback?

The Kitchener Waterloo Symphony in Ontario saw its season come to an ignominious end last September when the board cancelled its season a week before rehearsals were to begin and then resigned en … »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.

Ian Niederhoffer, conductor
New Artist of the Month
May 2024

~Nois Saxophone Quartet
New Artists of the Month
April 2024

Sarah Saviet, violinist
New Artist of the Month
March 2024

Sarah Dufresne, soprano
New Artist of the Month
February 2024

Ben Goldscheider, horn player
New Artist of the Month
January 2024

William Thomas, bass
New Artist of the Month
December 2023

Jonas Frølund, clarinetist
New Artist of the Month
November 2023

Stephanie Childress, conductor
New Artist of the Month
October 2023

Lee Reynolds, conductor
New Artist of the Month
September 2023

Hillary Simms, trombonist
New Artist of the Month
August 2023

Huang Yi, conductor
New Artist of the Month
July 2023

Elijah McCormack, male soprano
New Artist of the Month
June 2023

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Since 1960, each year Musical America honors several outstanding musicians with an award for excellence.
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1.	Suspended Players Sue the NY Phil. Again.
2.	A Few New Musicians, Boston to Berlin
3.	Dallas Symphony CEO to Exit for LA Phil
4.	Mr. Smith Goes to Boston
5.	A Rich and Enduring Legacy
6.	The LPO Completes Jurowski's Ring, Finally
7.	New on the Faculty, Coast to Coast
8.	Fort Worth Symphony Gets $5M
9.	The BSO Returns to Roméo et Juliette, for Better and Worse
10.	COT Announces First Season Under New Leadership