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Updated Jun 6, 2025

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She Who Dared: New Opera's Tale of Female Courage

CHICAGO—The inaugural performance of She Who Dared Tuesday night, a powerful new opera by composer Jasmine Arielle Barnes and librettist Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton, was not your usual world … »Read

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Despite the Cliburn, etc., Acoustic Piano Sales Tumble

Jon Suder, a Fort Worth attorney, recently did something that dwindling numbers of Americans are doing: He bought a new acoustic piano—one of Steinway’s Spiro models . There was a time … »Read

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New Music Directors, Regional Edition

Yaniv Dinur, music director of the New Bedford (MA) Symphony, is to add music director/conductor of the Tallahassee (FL) Symphony to his CV as of next season. He was among the five finalists for … »Read

Industry News

The Orchestra That Summers in Boston

Following their graduation from the New England Conservatory in 2019, violinist Alyssa Wang and clarinetist Nicholas Brown decided to found an orchestra. This summer the Boston Festival Orchestra … »Read

People in the News

New Executive Directors

The Charlottesville Symphony Society (CSS) has appointed Carolyn Keurajian as its new executive director. She succeeds Janet Kaltenbach, who held the post for more than 16 years. Keurajian joins … »Read

People in the News

Top Exec to Leave Boston Presenter

Gary Dunning, president and executive director of the Celebrity Series of Boston , the City’s largest multi-genre presenter, will step down at the end of the 2025-26 season after 15 … »Read

Industry News

KenCen Subscriptions Down from 2024-25

Reports filtering out from inside the Kennedy Center claim that subscription sales for the coming season’s programming are lagging behind last year’s by about 36 percent, or $1.6 … »Read

Reviews

Harvey Milk Is Starker and Sharper

SAN FRANCISCO—On the afternoon of June 1, Opera Parallèle’s production of Harvey Milk Reimagined was nearly upstaged by vintage news footage of the man himself, the San … »Read

Industry News

WGBH Lays Off 45

WGBH, the Boston-based public radio and television station responsible for classical radio and podcast programming such as Boston Symphony Orchestra and Pops concerts,  Antiques Roadshow , … »Read

People in the News

New Principals at H+H Society

The Handel and Haydn Society will have two new principals on its roster next season: principal viola Stephen Goist and principal clarinet Katherine Spencer. They were chosen by H+H Orchestra … »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.


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
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

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Since 1960, each year Musical America honors several outstanding musicians with an award for excellence.
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