MusicalAmerica - Awards 2014

	Audra McDonald wins Musician of the Year A five-time Tony Award winner, she is a singer of directness, honesty, and exceptionally nuanced emotion.
	Composer of the Year: George Benjamin No opera within recent memory has received such dazzling praise as Benjamin's Written on Skin, a tale of sexual curiosity, rhapsodic love, and violent jealousy.
	Pablo Heras-Casado is Conductor of the Year The charismatic Spanish maestro has made nearly 40 debuts since 2010. He led Rigoletto in his Metropolitan Opera debut in November 2014.
	Instrumentalist of the Year: Jeremy Denk His recital schedule, a collaboration with violinist Joshua Bell, a Nonesuch recording contract, a popular blog called “Think Denk,” are the very model of a multiple talent.
	Ensemble of the Year: ICE ICE seeks to make new music as indispensable as a city’s orchestra or opera company, whether in a theater... or on the moon.