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How Yannick Came to Climb the Vienna Podium

Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s path to the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Day concert started when he replaced a banned Russian conductor at New York’s Carnegie … »Read

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Again, the San Antonio Phil

The slowly disappearing San Antonio Philharmonic, which recently axed its Holiday Pops programs , has also been forced to cancel the Jan. 16 and 17 performances of the Classics 5 program featuring … »Read

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Albany's Egg to Get an Upgrade

When “The Egg,” the brutalist concrete oval that dominates the Albany skyline, opened in 1978, it was intended to serve as a general-purpose auditorium for government … »Read

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More 'Deranged' Artists Cancel KenCen

Once DT slapped his name on the Kennedy Center, what had been a trickle of cancellations after his self-appointed board  voted him chairman last Februrary, turned into a flood. First, folk … »Read

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An 'Overlooked Genius' Gets the Spotlight

LONDON—Two years ago, Joseph Horowitz published his first novel, The Marriage , a fictionalized account of Gustav Mahler’s annual American sojourns between 1907 and 1911. An attempt to … »Read

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New Study: Musicians Do Have a Better Memory—for Music

For many years, scientists have studied musicians to understand how intense, long-term practice changes the brain and behavior. Now research from a massive new international study is offering a … »Read

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Time for GB to Champion the Arts

In the wake of Margaret Hodges’ scathing review of Arts Council England , Martin Kettle, a columnist at The Guardian , has stepped forward to argue in favor of a much more aggressive role in … »Read

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Russia Rebuilds Ukrainian Theater It Destroyed

An historic theater in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol has opened its doors more than three years after it was pummeled in a Russian airstrike that killed hundreds of civilians … »Read

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Prototype 2026 Is Uniquely BMP

The upcoming 2026 PROTOTYPE Festival, January 7–18, will mark the 20 th anniversary of its umbrella organization, Beth Morrison Projects (BMP). Named for its founder and president [left], … »Read

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Vancouver Symphony Under Fire

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) is facing growing public pressure to drop any legal action against violinist Esther Hwang for violating a 2019 non-disclosure agreement (NDA). Nearly 10,000 … »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.


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
Madeline Apple Healey, soprano
New Artist of the Month
December 2024

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