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Updated Jun 23, 2026

People in the News

Clive Davis, Everlasting Pop Music Mogul, Dies at 94

NEW YORK (AP) — Clive Davis, the record company lawyer who became one of the music industry's most powerful figures, launching or resurrecting the careers of such superstars as Janis Joplin, … »Read

Reviews

A Bounty of Monteverdi in the English Countryside

LONDON—As with London buses, so with the operas of Monteverdi. You wait ages to catch one and then two come along at once. A pair of them hit England’s summer festival stages over the … »Read

Industry News

As Ordered, KenCen Will Stay Open Past July 5

On June 19 Kennedy Center leadership submitted a court filing saying the arts center will remain open beyond the July 5 th date of an earlier announced two-year closure for renovation. Public … »Read

Industry News

Berlin Philharmonie Renovation
Will Cost €1.15 Billion

The Berlin Philharmonic is planning to close its performance hall, the Philharmonie, for an eight-year renovation starting in 2032, the orchestra’s 150 th anniversary. A feasibility study … »Read

People in the News

F.X. Roth's Orchestra Gets a New Chief

Italian conductor Antonello Manacorda is to be the new artistic and music director of the French orchestra Les Siècles. He succeeds François-Xavier Roth, who founded the Baroque … »Read

Contests & Awards

The Sickness Wins Atlanta Opera NOW Award

On June 13 five competing teams of composers and librettists gathered at Morehouse College for the fifth edition of the 96-Hour Opera Project at The Atlanta Opera’s NOW Festival. They were … »Read

Reviews

Guitar Centipede Invades Geffen Hall

The June 12 Lincoln Center premiere of Glenn Branca’s Symphony No. 13 ( Hallucination City ) for 100 Guitars was haunted by the ghost of a New York City that no longer exists. Branca emerged … »Read

Reviews

Salonen's Ojai 2026, Part I

OJAI, CA – Like Brigadoon, the small California town of Ojai comes to life once a year on a single weekend in June with an improbably durable, world-class music festival. This time, it was … »Read

Industry News

Cinci Launches Black Opera Project

Cincinnati Opera's mainstage season, June 18 to August 2, features three productions—Strauss’s Salome (June 18 and 20), Bizet’s Carmen (July 25-Aug.2), and the world premiere of … »Read

People in the News

Celebrated Pianist Announces 'No Silence'

Pianist Igor Levit is partnering with Sony Classical to launch his own recording label, “No Silence,” which, he says, has been inspired by “Against Silence, Against … »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.


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
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

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