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At the Proms, Oslo and Mirga Outpace the Big Guys

LONDON—Post-Brexit, the BBC Proms provides the best opportunity to catch an international ensemble with both the Met Orchestra and the Berlin Phil appearing within the space of a week. … »Read

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Atlanta Symphony O Fills Long-vacant Spots

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's Executive Director Jennifer Barlament—rather than its music director—has announced five new musicians, some filling long-vacant roles.  Craig … »Read

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Is the Berlin Phil Really 'The Best'?

The Berlin Philharmonic’s visits to the Edinburgh International Festival and the Proms have prompted Tom Service, The Guardian’s classical critic, to go all in on the notion that the … »Read

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Strike Threat Moves SF Opera Ball

The San Francisco Opera (SFO) has postponed its Opera Ball due to uncertainty over the progress of contract negotiations with its orchestra. In a statement, SFO General Director Matthew Shilvock … »Read

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Toronto Symphony Expands 'Where You Are' with $2.3M Partnership

Powered by a new $2.3-million, five-year partnership with 407 ETR, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) is gearing up to extend its program “Symphony Where You Are” beyond the … »Read

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La Scala TV Goes Free

As of Sept. 1, Teatro alla Scala’s streaming platform dropped its paywall, making every title in the its catalogue available to stream at no cost after a simple registration. LaScalaTV uses … »Read

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Colorado's Boettcher Hall to Get $122M Renovation

The Colorado Symphony Orchestra and its President & CEO Daniel Wachter are getting their ducks in a row for a major capital renovation of its primary performance venue. Projected to cost $122 … »Read

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How Encoded Music Notation Fooled the KGB

Merryl Goldberg’s life today as a professor of music at California State University, San Marcos, is worlds away from her role in a secret mission inside the Soviet Union in 1985. In her new … »Read

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Study: Practice Does Not Make Perfect

The somewhat shopworn comedic response to the question, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” has long been “Practice! Practice! Practice!” More recently the magic amount of … »Read

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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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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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