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Updated Mar 4, 2015

Domingo Retires Baritone Role from His Rep

Plácido Domingo will not sing the baritone role of the Conte di Luna in the Salzburg production of Il trovatore this summer after all. The Festival has announced that he “decided to … »Read

KenCen Announces 2015-16, Complete

The Kennedy Center has announced its 2015-16 season in one huge package including theater, ballet, chamber music, opera, and orchestra. It’s an impressive lineup of some 2,000 events, some … »Read

Auckland Philharmonia Taps Music Director

Italian-Danish conductor Giordano Bellincampi is to become music director of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra as of 2016. He has signed a three-year contract and will next conduct the orchestra … »Read

Industry News

Frank Music Co. Store Will Close

On Friday March 6, New York City’s last remaining classical sheet music store, the Frank Music Company, will close. In its glory days, this was a place where musicians bought their scores … »Read

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Premature Clapper Gets His Just Desserts

The audience member who has to be the first one to clap as the performance ends in a pianissimo--often when the conductor hasn’t even put his arms down—is the one we love to hate. Talk … »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.

Aleksey Semenenko, violinist
New Artist of the Month
March 2015

Nina Minasyan, soprano
New Artist of the Month
February 2015

Francesco Piemontesi, pianist
New Artist of the Month
January 2015

Juan Francisco Gatell, tenor
New Artist of the Month
December 2014

Speranza Scappucci, conductor
New Artist of the Month
November 2014

Julie Adams, soprano
New Artist of the Month
October 2014

Isaac Selya, conductor
New Artist of the Month
September 2014

Simone Porter, violinist
New Artist of the Month
August 2014

Takaoki Onishi
baritone
New Artist of the Month
July 2014

Omer Meir Wellber
conductor
New Artist of the Month
June 2014

Peabody Southwell
mezzo-soprano
New Artist of the Month
May 2014

Katarina Bradić
mezzo-soprano
New Artist of the Month
April 2014

The Dover Quartet
New Artist of the Month
March 2014

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Since 1960, each year Musical America honors several outstanding musicians with an award for excellence.
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1.	New Artist of the Month: Aleksey Semenenko
2.	Deborah Borda Is Headed to Harvard
3.	Simon Rattle Named Music Director of the LSO
4.	James Conlon to Exit Cincinnati May Fest
5.	Houston Chronicle, Mercury News Drop Classical Music Crits
6.	Vienna Phil Does Right by the Brahms Requiem
7.	Kaufmann Cancels Carmen
8.	Cleveland O Principal Viola to Retire--from the Orchestra, That Is
9.	George London Competition Taps Six Winners
10.	KenCen Announces 2015-16, Complete