NEWS
Updated Aug 11, 2026
Salzburg's Operas & A Lover's Discourse Part I
SALZBURG—Markus Hinterhäuser, recently (and controversially) fired as Salzburg Festival artistic director , based this season’s program on Roland Barthes’s book, A … »Read
Changing of the Guard at Orcas Island
The opening of the 29 th season of the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival (OICMF) coincided with the announcement that Aloysia Friedmann, the violinist and violist who founded the Festival in … »Read
Why the West End Is Thriving & Broadway Is Not
Theater-goers eager to get the biggest bang for their buck (or pound) are finding London’s West End a much better bargain than New York’s Great White Way. Since the pandemic, … »Read
Trump's Tariffs & the Impact on Music Ed
The Trump administration’s chaotic tariff policies are rife with damaging consequences. One of the most important among them is the threat posed to American music education and, by … »Read
Nelsons's 2026 Tanglewood Finale: Love Is Everywhere
Despite the Sturm und Drang surrounding the Boston Symphony, the music-making during Andris Nelsons’s last 2026 weekend at Tanglewood did not disappoint. (He exits at the end of next … »Read
Portrait of an Artist, Evolving
SANTA FE—In Tobias Picker and Aryeh Lev Stollman’s Lili Elbe , a marriage changes faster than either partner can comprehend. First staged at Theater St. Gallen in 2023, the opera is … »Read
CSO's Maestro-in-waiting Makes His Ravinia Debut
CHICAGO—In the beginning (1904) it was Ravinia Park, a high-class amusement complex complete with dance hall and baseball diamond 20-some miles north of Chicago. In 1936 the Chicago Symphony … »Read
San Antonio Phil Checks Off a Few Lawsuits from Its List
By Aug. 7 the beleaguered San Antonio Philharmonic was scheduled to pay a total of $232,000 to resolve three legal disputes. The largest of these payments—$215,000—goes to David Wood … »Read
Amplification Cripples a Strange Night at the Proms
LONDON–Back in April the BBC Proms happily launched its 2026 season featuring an extensive celebration of American music to mark 250 years, apparently undaunted by Donald Trump’s $10 … »Read
Recent Awards, Competitive and Honorary
For her August 2nd performance as Violetta in La Traviata , Georgian soprano Ana Oniani [pictured] won the Verbier Festival Academy's 2026 Prix Yves Paternot as its most accomplished 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.
Jingwen Cai, mezzo-soprano
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August 2026
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Estel Vivó Casanovas, saxophonist
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July 2026
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Song Hee Lee, soprano
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June 2026
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Élisabeth Pion, pianist
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May 2026
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Theodore Platt, baritone
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April 2026
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April 2026
Hannah De Priest, soprano
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March 2026
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March 2026
Ruth Knight, director
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February 2026
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February 2026
Chelsea Lehnea, soprano
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January 2026
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January 2026
Iván López Reynoso, conductor
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December 2025
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December 2025
Hongni Wu, mezzo-soprano
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November 2025
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November 2025
Emma Wernig, viola
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October 2025
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October 2025
Cadie J. Bryan, soprano
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September 2025
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September 2025
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