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Updated Jun 2, 2026

Grant Park Fest Names CEO

Pivotal leadership change at the Grant Park Music Festival (GPMF) is now complete, with the appointment of Anwar Nasir as president and CEO next fall. He will arrive as Giancarlo Guerrero … »Read

New Artist of the Month: Soprano Song Hee Lee

Song Hee Lee’s singing, at March’s Met Opera Laffont Competition finals, was brilliant. Small wonder the 28-year-old Seoul-born soprano was named a winner after her tour de force … »Read

Recent Artist Mgmt Signings

American conductor and harpsichordist Jeannette Sorrell , founding artistic director of Apollo’s Fire and expert interpreter of the Baroque and Classical repertoire, has signed with … »Read

New Man in Düsseldorf

Evan Rogister is to be the next general music director of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein as of August 2027. The German-American conductor, 46, has signed a five-year contract and succeeds Christoph … »Read

Industry News

The Incredible Shrinking Great American State Fair

What if you planned a party and the band didn’t show up? That’s the dilemma facing Freedom 250, the organizers of the Great American State Fair, a 16-day exposition on the National … »Read

People in the News

Piano-playing Audience Member Saves the Show

Sometimes the unlikeliest of heroes emerge just in the nick of time. Such was the case at La La Land in Concert in Sydney on May 30. The touring production, which synchs a live performance of the … »Read

Industry News

Trump: 'Now the Kennedy Center Will Collapse'

It was premature to rejoice over a Federal judge’s ruling for DJT to take his name off the national monument to John F. Kennedy. Trump, whose public outcry against any judge who rules … »Read

Reviews

Garsington's First Traviata Shines

LONDON—With its rolling hillocks and placid lake, Garsington Opera is the perfect spot to enjoy a picnic in the English countryside. Founded in 1989, the company relocated in 2011 to … »Read

People in the News

U of Florida Names Arts Dean

Kevin Robert Orr, concert pianist and dean of the School of Music at the University of Florida since 2015, will become dean of the UF College of Arts as of July 1. In his new role he will oversee … »Read

People in the News

Eastman Puts Piano Alum on Faculty

Sarah Rhee, a 2009 PhD graduate of the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester, will return to her alma mater for the upcoming academic year as assistant professor of piano … »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.

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

Cadie J. Bryan, soprano
New Artist of the Month
September 2025

Wendy Waszut-Barrett, designer
New Artist of the Month
August 2025

Oliver Talukder, oboist
New Artist of the Month
July 2025

»View all New Artists of the Month

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

1.	Ojai's 2027 Music Director
2.	New Artist of the Month: Soprano Song Hee Lee
3.	Trump: 'Now the Kennedy Center Will Collapse'
4.	Rattle, LSO Unearth a Quirky Gem
5.	Pittsburgh's Heinz Endowments Shift Arts Funding Priorities
6.	Even Interlochen
7.	New Maestro Launch: SF and LA
8.	A New Post for a New Man in Paris
9.	Garsington's First Traviata Shines
10.	Artistic Staff Shuffle at Finnish National O