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Updated Jun 23, 2025

People in the News

Leadership Change for Music@Menlo

Cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han, power couple of chamber music and co-artistic directors of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, will step down from their roles as founding … »Read

People in the News

New Zealand Symphony Names First Music Director Since De Waart

German conductor André de Ridder, named music director of the English National Opera in May, is to be the next music director of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Both positions take full … »Read

Contests & Awards

Curtis Reaches $255M Mark

An 11-year comprehensive campaign has lifted the fortunes of Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute by as much as $255 million. Since 1924, four years after its founding by Mary Louise Curtis Bok, … »Read

Contests & Awards

Hans Gabor Belvedere Comp Picks Winners

First, second, and third prizes of €10,000, €5,000, and €3,000 each were awarded to three young men yesterday at the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition in … »Read

Industry News

Accord Reached, Springfield Symphony

The Springfield (MA) Symphony Orchestra (SSO) and Local 171 of the American Federation of Musicians have reached a two-year collective bargaining agreement that extends through 2026–27. SSO … »Read

People in the News

In Praise of Samuel Barber

When Samuel Barber was nine years old, he told his parents he wanted to be a composer. A year later, in 1920, he wrote an operetta, and by 1922 had become a church organist. He was “a … »Read

Reviews

With Rodelinda, Garsington Confirms Its Country-House Cred

LONDON—Nestled among the Chiltern Hills, Garsington is one of the most picturesque venues on the English country-house-opera circuit. Founded in 1989, the company relocated in 2011 to … »Read

Reviews

AMOC Invades Lincoln Center

In Strauss and Hofmannsthal’s Ariadne auf Naxos , an opera seria ensemble and a commedia dell’arte troupe are ordered to perform “gleichzeitig”—simultaneously. In … »Read

People in the News

New Conductors: Atlanta, Budapest

The Atlanta Opera has appointed Iván López Reynoso as its new principal conductor with the start of the upcoming 2025–26 season. He debuted with the company this past season … »Read

People in the News

Boston Declares 'Keith Lockhart Day,'
A Few Years Late

Although Keith Lockhart’s first concert as the successor to John Williams was in 1995, his debut with the Boston Pops came two years earlier. So Boston’s "Keith Lockhart Day" and … »Read
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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.


Katharina Wincor, conductor
New Artist of the Month
June 2025
Catharine Woodward, soprano
New Artist of the Month
May 2025
Abigail Raiford, soprano
New Artist of the Month
April 2025
Ashley Jackson, harpist
New Artist of the Month
March 2025
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

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