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Updated Apr 30, 2026

Reviews

CSO Players Fill the MusicNOW Gap

CHICAGO—Among the many things the pandemic taught us is that Chicago Symphony musicians can assemble a mean program. When Orchestra Hall shut down, like so many orchestras, the CSO pivoted … »Read

Industry News

Minnesota O & Musicians Reach Accord—Can Boston Do the Same?

As the Boston Symphony musicians begin negotiations for a new contract to follow the one that expires four months from now, the Minnesota Orchestra and its players have announced their mutual … »Read

People in the News

A New Music Director in Boston

Marc Minkowski, widely recognized as one of today’s foremost interpreters of early music over his 50-plus-year career, is joining the Boston Baroque as music director as of the fall of this … »Read

People in the News

New Orchestra Leaders, Budapest & Bournemouth

Orchestras in Budapest and Bournemouth have new leadership. The Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) has named Alisa Meves its new artistic director, as of May 2026. She arrives after two years in … »Read

Contests & Awards

Italian Conductor Wins Donatella Flick

On April 29 Matteo Dal Maso was chosen from among three finalists as the winner of the 18 th Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition. The Italian symphonic and operatic conductor receives … »Read

People in the News

Wozzeck in Concert: Brutal, Relevant

LONDON—Alban Berg’s Wozzeck is one of the bleaker evenings in the opera house. A scathing exposé of a societal system that exploits those at the very bottom of the heap by … »Read

People in the News

Cellist Turns His Long COVID into Groundbreaking Study

U.S. cellist and composer Joshua Roman is a recipient of the 2026 Renée Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Award, a $25,000 grant to work with research partner Dr. Elizabeth Bast to investigate … »Read

Industry News

Soup to Nuts at Cal Performances, 2026-27

Cal Performances’ 2026-27 season—its 120 th —offers a vast range of music programming, along with choreographic delights from the Australian Ballet, the Mark Morris Dance … »Read

Industry News

Judge Questions Trump's Plan to Shutter KenCen

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge overseeing a lawsuit that could decide whether Washington’s Kennedy Center closes in July for renovations questioned the Trump administration’s … »Read

People in the News

'Out of the Mouths of Babes...'

Timothée Chalamet’s terse dismissal that “no one cares about this anymore” when talking about opera and ballet this past March struck a nerve in many. Some chose to … »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.


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
Katharina Wincor, conductor
New Artist of the Month
June 2025
Catharine Woodward, soprano
New Artist of the Month
May 2025

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