NEWS
Updated Apr 4, 2025
Next Season in Paris: Renée as Pat Nixon, Fiennes as Director
PARIS (AP)—Actor Ralph Fiennes will make his opera directing debut in Paris next season with Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. The Paris Opera said Wednesday the production will run from … »Read
ROH in 2025-26; Hruša Hires Anna Netrebko for Operas & Recital
LONDON (AP)—Soprano Anna Netrebko will return to London's Royal Opera after a six-year absence to open the 2025-26 season in a new production of Puccini's Tosca that starts Jakub … »Read
Opera Philly's 50th Anniversary:
A Gust of Fresh Air
Opera Philadelphia’s 2025-26 season, the first curated by General Director and President Anthony Roth Costanzo, is filled with invention and daring, with nary an operatic warhorse in sight. … »Read
DiDonato Reprises Her Winterreise
at Wigmore Hall
LONDON—It is unfortunate that a ticketing oversight at Wigmore Hall led to my experiencing this recital from the back row, seated behind two substantial patrons who completely obstructed my … »Read
New Executive to Lead Storied Al Fresco Concert Series
The Naumburg Orchestral Concerts, which claim to be “the oldest continuously running free outdoor classical concert series in the world,” has appointed a new executive director in … »Read
Republicans Move to Kill NPR, PBS
Republicans in the House of Representatives are trying to advance legislation—the No Partisan Radio and Partisan Broadcasting Services Act (H.R. 2443)—that would effectively end … »Read
The 21st-century Accompanist: Equal Partner
Before the middle decades of the 20 th century, no role in the world of classical music was less appreciated than that of piano accompanist. “Trained to be unnoticeable… [the … »Read
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
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
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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Classical accordionist Hanzhi Wang returns to Baruch PAC
May 6: JACK Quartet Performs the Music of Composer & Violinist Austin Wulliman at Miller Theatre Pop-Up Concert
Forever Schumann - A Limited Edition series of 18 recordings by pianist Daniel levy
May 10: Composer Mary Kouyoumdjian’s Pulitzer Prize Finalist Work Paper Pianos Performed by Alarm Will Sound at The Clarice
Shriver Hall Concert Series Presents Zlatomir Fung & Chaeyoung Park, May 7
Composer & Flutist Allison Loggins-Hull's Works Premiered by The Cleveland Orchestra, Toronto Symphony and Seattle Symphony
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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.
Abigail Raiford, soprano
New Artist of the Month
April 2025
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April 2025
Ashley Jackson, harpist
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March 2025
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March 2025
Kari Watson, composer
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February 2025
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February 2025
Gabriela Lara, violinist
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January 2025
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January 2025
Madeline Apple Healey, soprano
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December 2024
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December 2024
Sterling Elliott, cellist
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November 2024
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November 2024
Liza Malamut, trombonist
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October 2024
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October 2024
Nancy Ives, composer
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September 2024
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September 2024
Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor
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August 2024
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August 2024
Edmund Danon, baritone
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July 2024
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July 2024
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
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June 2024
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June 2024
Ian Niederhoffer, conductor
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May 2024
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May 2024
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