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Updated Jan 16, 2026

Stored Dance Co. Joins the Exodus

The Martha Graham Dance Company will skip the Kennedy Center on its centennial tour of the U.S. The company was booked for four performances in the Eisenhower Theater, April 2-4. “The Martha … »Read

MLK Concert Exits Kennedy Center

“Let Freedom Ring,” an annual concert that has celebrated the life of Martin Luther King Jr. for more than 20 years at The Kennedy Center, is relocating to the Howard Theater. … »Read

Bandcamp Prohibits AI

Bandcamp, the 18-year-old American online music distribution platform that enables independent artists to sell directly to fans, is banning any music or audio "wholly or in substantial part" … »Read

New Chief for American Classical O

As of Jan. 19, John Thiessen is the new executive director of The American Classical Orchestra (ACO), the New York City-based period instrument orchestra. He succeeds David Larkin, in the post for … »Read

Regime Change at Covent Garden

LONDON (AP) — There’s a new generation this season at the Royal Opera in London, where Jakub Hruša took over after Antonio Pappano’s 22-year reign as music director, and … »Read

The Makropulos Case, In Concert and Unencumbered

LONDON--Hot on the heels of Katie Mitchell’s interventionist take on Janácek’s The Makropulos Case for the Royal Ballet and Opera, audiences were treated to a January 13 concert … »Read

Does the BSO Have 'a Problem'?

In recent years Samuel Barber’s Vanessa has been enjoying a renascence. Premiered at the Metropolitan Opera in 1958, the opera won a Pulitzer Prize for Music that year and was also performed … »Read

House Votes to Fund Arts Agencies

Good news in the universe of American arts and culture has been in short supply during the current administration, but Jan. 8 brought some when the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in … »Read

Taki Alsop Fellowship Chooses 2026-28 Awardees

Taiwanese conductor Chi-Yuan Lin, currently enrolled in the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Ryan Opera Center, has been chosen as recipient of the 2026-28 Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship (TACF), … »Read

Conductor News, Nordic Edition

As of today, the Iceland Opera, re-established in July as part of the country’s National Theater, welcomes its new chief in Finnur Bjarnason , announced earlier this week by the Minister of … »Read

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.


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
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

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