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Updated Feb 23, 2025

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Barbican Americana a Mixed Success

LONDON—Copland’s Third Symphony and Barber’s Violin Concerto may get regular outings in the U.S. but over here they count as rarities. This February 13 BBC Symphony Orchestra … »Read

Industry News

Aspen Music Fest Coming Attractions

This summer the Aspen Music Festival and School (AMFS) will celebrate 76 years of performance and mentorship. For eight weeks from July 2 to Aug. 24, more than 450 young artists from around the … »Read

Industry News

Is the New KenCen Chair Up to the Job?

Last week was the week that was for the Kennedy Center. With head-spinning speed, Donald Trump fired all President Biden’s appointees to the organization’s board as well as its … »Read

People in the News

New Music Directors: Vienna, Edmonton, Indiana

Munich based conductor Markus Poschner [pictured] will succeed Marin Alsop as chief conductor of the Vienna Radio Symphony as of the 2026-27 season. Poschner is music director designate of the … »Read

People in the News

The Only Girl in the Band, Now a Star on Netflix

A member of the New York Philharmonic for 55 years, double bassist Orin O’Brien had the distinction of being the first female member of the ensemble. Now, the shy 87-year-old is the subject … »Read

Industry News

KenCen Declared All Clear After Bomb Threat

As if life at the Kennedy Center wasn’t chaotic enough, now that the Trump machine is at work, the Center had to be evacuated earlier today for a bomb threat, positioned as protest to the … »Read

Reviews

In Chicago: Hometown Girl Tries a 'Crazy Experiment'

CHICAGO— Love was on Sondra Radvanovsky’s mind during a Valentine’s Day Eve recital— and not just because it was an all-Puccini program. It was more personal than that, she … »Read

Industry News

As Pro Arts Groups Struggle, Choruses Remain Resilient

SMU DataArts has partnered with Chorus America to issue a report about how choruses have responded to the challenges posed by the pandemic and resumption of activity from 2019 to 2023. Data was … »Read

Industry News

Pittsburgh Symphony to Honor America 250 in 2025-6

The 2025-26 season of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO), the 129 th in the ensemble’s history, launches on Sept. 20 with a gala performance featuring Yuja Wang, and concludes in June … »Read

Industry News

The Classics Hold Sway at the Met in 2025-26

NEW YORK (AP)—The Metropolitan Opera will double cast a portion of Verdi and Puccini revivals and shift some contemporary compositions away from Saturdays at the recommendation of a … »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.


Kari Watson, composer
New Artist of the Month
February 2025
Gabriela Lara, violinist
New Artist of the Month
January 2025
Madeline Apple Healey, soprano
New Artist of the Month
December 2024
Sterling Elliott, cellist
New Artist of the Month
November 2024
Liza Malamut, trombonist
New Artist of the Month
October 2024
Nancy Ives, composer
New Artist of the Month
September 2024
Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor
New Artist of the Month
August 2024
Edmund Danon, baritone
New Artist of the Month
July 2024
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
New Artist of the Month
June 2024
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

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