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New Artist of the Month: Soprano Abigail Raiford

Abigail Raiford failed to nab top honors at the  Met Opera’s Laffont Competition Finals Concert on March 16, but when she stepped on the storied stage to accept her runner-up prize … »Read

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A Musical Transformation and a Special Bond, 20 Years Later

An encounter near the Beethoven statue in Los Angeles’s Pershing Square 20 years ago changed the lives of both Steve Lopez and Nathaniel Ayers. Lopez was a columnist for the Los Angeles … »Read

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Fired KenCen VP Describes Toxicity Under Trump

Until March 25, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, a curator and performance artist, was vice president and artistic director of social impact at The Kennedy Center, a position he had held for seven years. … »Read

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Surprise! A Steady Income Enables Artists to Thrive

Between July 2022 and July 2024, the Artist Employment Program (AEP)—an initiative launched and administered by Creatives Rebuild New York (CRNY) and funded with $125 million from the … »Read

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New Development Chief at Music Academy

Nicholas Walls is the new chief advancement officer at the Music Academy of the West; he succeeds Jodi Barnard, who retired in January. Walls, who started March 31, most recently served as senior … »Read

Reviews

London Phil Polishes the Lesser-Known of the Familiar

LONDON—The three items on the bill at the London Philharmonic’s March 26 concert—by Kaija Saariaho, Carl Nielsen, and Prokofiev—share no great connection, although two of … »Read

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Israel Phil's Stateside Tour Wraps Up with Protests and Tchaikovsky

The Israeli Philharmonic is sure to attract protesters, and its March 26 performance at the Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa, CA., the last stop on its U.S. tour, proved no exception. But … »Read

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The Sax in Three Guises Gets Local Premiere

Two venerable musicians long associated with the New York Philharmonic joined forces last week. Leonard Slatkin, who first appeared as a guest conductor more than 50 years ago (in 1974), returned … »Read

People in the News

London Phil Taps Artistic Director

As of June 2025, Jesús Herrera will assume the role of artistic director for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. He succeeds Elena Dubinets, who joins the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra as … »Read

Reviews

LSO's A Child of Our Time:
A Performance 'Beyond Praise'

LONDON—Two musical behemoths, of comparable duration and employing near-identical forces, filled London’s Barbican Hall with sound March 23. As well as the healthy economics of … »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.


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
Madeline Apple Healey, soprano
New Artist of the Month
December 2024
Sterling Elliott, cellist
New Artist of the Month
November 2024
Liza Malamut, trombonist
New Artist of the Month
October 2024
Nancy Ives, composer
New Artist of the Month
September 2024
Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor
New Artist of the Month
August 2024
Edmund Danon, baritone
New Artist of the Month
July 2024
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
New Artist of the Month
June 2024
Ian Niederhoffer, conductor
New Artist of the Month
May 2024

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