NEWS

Updated Oct 30, 2026

Industry News

A New International Conducting Competition

The Lucerne Symphony Orchestra has launched a new, biennial international conducting competition, with applications being accepted as of today through February 28, 2027. Applicants must be under … »Read

Reviews

Sheku Premieres Cello Concerto in UK

LONDON—There were only two items on the ticket for the London Symphony Orchestra’s October 25 Barbican Hall concert, yet perhaps surprisingly it was the new work that left the stronger … »Read

People in the News

NEC Taps Associate Dean

Dimitri Murrath is to become associate dean of artistic administration and a member of the viola faculty at the New England Conservatory (NEC). He will teach a limited number of students to … »Read

Industry News

Opera Makes No Economic Sense

Opera is the most all-encompassing performing art, embracing not just music but also dance, theater, and poetry as well as the artisanry of scenic designers and builders. Hundreds of employees … »Read

Industry News

Six Composers, 30 Orchestras

The League of American Orchestras has come up with another “consortium commission,” in partnership with American Composers Orchestra (ACO), involving 30 orchestras and six composers. … »Read

Reviews

Samuel Adams's Spring Comes Home

SEATTLE—Near the end of Samuel Adams’s No Such Spring , pianist Conor Hanick’s hands climbed in successive leaps toward the extreme treble. Against a hushed bed of sustained … »Read

Industry News

WPA's New $30M Fund for Classical Music

Washington Performing Arts, the first major presenter to officially exit the Kennedy Center under the Trump regime, continues to flourish in its other D.C.-area venues, and has embarked on $30 … »Read

Industry News

Another Good Year for Canadians

The Canadian Opera Company’s (COC) annual meeting on Oct. 27 offered the organization’s top leaders—Board Chair Marcia Lewis Brown and General Director Ian Derrer—the … »Read

People in the News

2 New Backstage Operaphiles

Fondazione Teatro Comunale di Bologna has named Pierangelo Conte as intendant; he has been artistic director since 2025, with major responsibility for shaping the 2026 and 2027 seasons. The … »Read

Reviews

Fearless Pianist, Stunning New Concerto

LONDON—The London Philharmonic Orchestra likes to play to a theme and this October 23 concert at Royal Festival Hall was no exception. The subject was transformations, as represented by … »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.


The Esmé Quartet
New Artist of the Month
October 2026
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

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