MusicalAmerica - 61st Annual Musical America Awards

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The performing arts world came together for the 2022 Musical America Awards for performances, personal chats with the award winners, cameos of stars, and more! See and listen to the 2022 awards with: Mitsuko Uchida, Artist of the Year Missy Mazzoli, Composer of the Year Teddy Abrams, Conductor of the Year Davóne Tines, Vocalist of the Year. Also dropping by were many stars and previous award winners: Jenny Koh • John Adams • Wu Man • Jonathan Biss • Danish String Quartet • Anthony Roth Costanzo • David Finkel • Wu Han • Mason Bates
Experience the 2022 Awards!

FEATURE ARTICLES

	Mitsuko Uchida Artist of the Year With a 50-year career behind her, Uchida combines diamantine precision with an appetite for risk. And when this deeply honest artist tells you she apologizes to her beloved composers every day for not doing them justice, you can imagine her doing just that. »

Missy Mazzoli Composer of the Year Both popular and profound, Missy Mazzoli’s music has found a ready audience from concert halls to opera houses. The fact that she never had a female professor “sucks,” she says, so now amidst the myriad commissions she’s finding time to do something about it. »

	Teddy Abrams Conductor of the Year Teddy Abrams has put Louisville firmly on the musical map. Whether writing and premiering a rap-opera honoring Muhammad Ali or promoting the power of Black music, he’s always looking for ways for orchestras to empower their musicians. » »

Davóne Tines Vocalist of the Year Bass-baritone Davóne Tines is one of the most exciting, original, and in-demand singers of his generation. Uncompromising and non-conformist, he wants to sing concert programs and music theater works that he cares about, so he develops them himself. »

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