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Updated Oct 1, 2026

New Artist of the Month:
The Esmé Quartet

The Esmé Quartet celebrates a significant birthday this year, a decade after four young Korean women—Wonhee Bae and Yuna Ha, violins, Jiwon Kim, viola, and Yeeun Heo, … »Read

Trump's Knack for Bankruptcy

Contrary to the prevailing MAGA “party line” that The Kennedy Center was “losing hundreds of millions of dollars,” the nonprofit’s financial condition was … »Read

Latest Winners Part I: Competitions

The Franz Liszt International Piano Competition , held in Pécs, Hungary, Sept. 15 to 20, failed to crown a first-place winner, instead awarding joint second prizes to Hungarian Rozsonits … »Read

Goerke Launches VOX Detroit

Soprano Christine Goerke, who has called metro Detroit home since 2021, has created a producing organization intended to create professional opportunities for Detroit-area performers in opera, … »Read

People in the News

Alsop Adds Vienna Post

Marin Alsop has added the post of artistic director of the Webern Kammerphilharmonie to her resume. The ensemble functions as the training orchestra of the University of Music and Performing Arts … »Read

People in the News

Nashville's New CEO Walks

Two days after he announced the financial crisis that would suspend the Nashville Symphony's entire season and furlough half the staff, President & CEO Mark Cantrell is gone. He succeeded Alan … »Read

Reviews

Dudamel Revisits the Work That Launched Him

In September, Gustavo Dudamel officially became the New York Philharmonic’s 27th music director; he has by now conducted a kick-off concert at Radio City Music Hall, a 9/11 Memorial Concert … »Read

People in the News

Sarasota Opera Adds Key Exec

P.J. Albert began his work on Sept. 28 as managing director at Sarasota Opera, a newly created senior executive position with responsibilities for overseeing finance and theater operations. He is … »Read

Reviews

The Four Seasons Gets a Colorful Update

LONDON—Finnish violinist and conductor Pekka Kuuisto is a bona fide original, making him an apt partner for the U.K.'s Aurora orchestra, best known for its penchant for performing complex … »Read

Industry News

A Banner Year for the BBC Proms

The latest edition of the BBC Proms concluded on Sept. 26 after an eight-week run of 86 concerts at Royal Albert Hall and venues across the U.K. The festival achieved its highest digital reach in … »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.

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

»View all New Artists of the Month

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

1.	New Artist of the Month: The Esmé Quartet
2.	Nashville's New CEO Walks
3.	Nashville Crisis Has Been Brewing 'for Years'
4.	Nashville Symphony Suspends Season
5.	Ex KenCen Staffers Say Earlier, Paid-for Repairs Were Blocked
6.	Mäkelä Moves In
7.	Dudamel Revisits the Work That Launched Him
8.	Julia Wolfe's Fire in My Mouth: The Scale Is Grand, the Music Is Not
9.	Vintage Wine, New Bottle
10.	Base Pay for Clevelanders, 3 Years Hence: $191,620