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Updated Sep 1, 2026

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New Artist of the Month: Trumpeter Skylar Tang

The past year or so has been pretty heady for trumpeter, composer, and budding bandleader Skylar Tang. In June 2025, the Bay Area native was featured on Words Fall Short , the latest album by her … »Read

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Exemplary Music Criticism Remembered

The publication of Defending the Music: Michael Steinberg at the Boston Globe, 1964-1976 has prompted John Adams to reminisce about a music critic who delivered “an almost endless chain of … »Read

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7-Year-Old Pianist Enrolls at Curtis

For the upcoming academic year at the Curtis Institute of Music, the piano department received 154 applications, initially auditioned 63, heard 15 finalists, and accepted four for admission. The … »Read

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Dallas S.O. Widens Its Programming

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has expanded the role of its Principal Pops Conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez to “Creative Director & Principal Conductor of Pops and Specials,” an … »Read

People in the News

Key Staffer to Exit Washington Performing Arts

Washington Performing Arts, the first arts group to see the writing on the wall and exit Kennedy Center after the Trump takeover , has announced the departure of Michele Fowlin, artistic director … »Read

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MET Orchestra's Proms Debut Is Imperfect

LONDON—The Met Orchestra is typically encountered shrouded in darkness and tackling operatic repertoire old and (increasingly) new. Its annual concert season is a chance for it to spread its … »Read

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New Head of Music at Houston Grand

John Churchwell began his tenure as Head of Music Staff at Houston Grand Opera (HGO) on August 24. He arrives from San Francisco Opera, where he served as in the same capacity for 14 years. … »Read

Industry News

Testing the 'Dialogue' with the BSO

“How can we begin a dialogue by announcing what cannot be discussed?” That is the question George A. Whiting, cofounder of the BSO Patron Action Network & Red Flower Campaign , … »Read

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Beth Morrison Projects in 2026-27

Beth Morrison Projects is an apt moniker for an organization that commissions and supports the creation of new work, performs it and then helps it to take on a life of its own. Morrison is the … »Read

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Judge to KenCen Board:
What's Your Hurry?

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Thursday expressed skepticism about the Kennedy Center’s intention to return President Donald Trump’s name to the historic performing arts venue by … »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.


Skylar Tang, trumpeter
New Artist of the Month
September 2026
Jingwen Cai, mezzo-soprano
New Artist of the Month
August 2026
Estel Vivó Casanovas, saxophonist
New Artist of the Month
July 2026
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

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