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Updated Sep 16, 2026

Industry News

SFOpera Cancels More Performances

Reducing their salaries to match their current workload is not sitting well with the San Francisco Opera orchestra musicians. After calling a strike 30 minutes before the opening-night curtain on … »Read

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Kennedy Center Will Close

The Trump-aligned Kennedy Center board voted on Tuesday to close most of the iconic performing arts venue just hours after a federal judge blocked the institution from returning President Donald … »Read

People in the News

Dallas Opera Hires Seasoned Pro

Matthew  Epstein, among the most powerful managers of vocal artists before retiring from CAMI in 2010, has been recruited by Dallas Opera General Director and CEO David Lomeli as senior … »Read

People in the News

MSM President Says He'll Exit

James Gandre, president of Manhattan School of Music (MSM), will retire in June 2028 after what will have been 15 years. He first joined MSM in 1985, serving in a variety of staff positions until … »Read

Industry News

What Would Toscanini Do?

The "financial woes, aging audiences and perceived irrelevance” that challenge opera today prompt “constant hand-wringing” among those who love the art form, writes Harvey Sachs … »Read

Reviews

Yuja's Latest Collaborator

LONDON—While the world holds its breath to see if AI really does wipe out the entire human race within the next decade, it’s worth spending a moment to marvel at what advanced … »Read

Industry News

New Contract for Philly O

Pending ratification, scheduled for Wednesday, the Philadelphia Orchestra musicians have signed a new three-year contract, which moves base salary from the current $176,280 to $200,008 by its end. … »Read

Industry News

Met Opera War-themed Co-commission to Open in Warsaw

The Mothers of Kherson , a new opera by Ukrainian composer Maxim Kolomiiets and American librettist George Brant, will have its premiere on Oct. 16 at the Teatr Wielki–Polish National Opera … »Read

People in the News

Frost School of Music Names Dean

The University of Miami has selected Matt Serletic as the new dean of the Frost School of Music, effective Oct. 19. He succeeds Shelton G. “Shelly” Berg, who stepped down this past … »Read

Industry News

MSM Gets $3.5M

The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) has received $3.5 million from Carl Kanter, retired senior VP and co-general counsel of Merck-Medco Managed Care. The school, which sees the gift as a … »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.


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
Emma Wernig, viola
New Artist of the Month
October 2025

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