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Updated Feb 17, 2026

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Atlanta Opera Breaks Ground on Its New Center

Civic leaders joined Atlanta Opera General Artistic Director Tomer Zvulen and others yesterday for the official groundbreaking of the Molly Blank Center for Opera and the Arts, the company’s … »Read

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CHICAGO—Upon entering Orchestra Hall on February 10, audience members were handed something in addition to the evening’s program: a pencil. That was the first hint that Emily — … »Read

People in the News

A Rare Voice That Reflects Its Humanity

NEW YORK (AP) — Pene Pati was cautioned as a 20-year-old not to pursue a singing career , an unusual occupation for a Samoan who grew up in New Zealand “Lots of people want to become a … »Read

Reviews

A Pretty Opera with Resolution but No Conflict

The Great Wave , an opera by composer Dai Fujikura and librettist Harry Ross, presents a series of vignettes from the life and death of the artist Katsushika Hokusai, best known for the iconic … »Read

People in the News

New Players in Atlanta

Four musicians have joined the ASO recently: Ruoying Pan, assistant concertmaster [pictured]; Jake Darnell, principal timpani; Patrick Miller, viola; and Charles Zandieh, cello. Winner of several … »Read

People in the News

LA Chamber O Music Director to Exit

Jaime Martín will conclude his tenure as the ensemble’s sixth music director at the conclusion of the 2026-27 season. He started as music director designate in 2018; as of 2027-28 he … »Read

People in the News

Recent Appointments in Academe

Oklhoma City University(OCU) has selected Julia Montag as the next dean of the Wanda L. Bass School of Music and the School of Theatre. She takes over leadership duties from W. Jerome Stevenson, … »Read

Reviews

A Multisensory Soundbox in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO—As the San Francisco Symphony soldiers on in search of a new music director, a revitalized identity, and a proposed renovation of Davies Symphony Hall, one of the … »Read

Industry News

Classical Music Shouldn't Try to Act like Pop

Classical music’s powers to impact and change our lives, to connect and create empathy, are widely acknowledged, even as the art form remains generally underfunded and ignored as an … »Read

Industry News

Planning for KenCen's Future

The destruction of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center of the Performing Arts, soon to be literal, under the DT regime is reflected in its near-empty houses, fleeing resident companies (the … »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.


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
Abigail Raiford, soprano
New Artist of the Month
April 2025
Ashley Jackson, harpist
New Artist of the Month
March 2025
Kari Watson, composer
New Artist of the Month
February 2025

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