NEWS
Updated Feb 23, 2026
Japanese Fest Looks to Lucerne Model
Michael Haefliger, who stepped down last summer after 26 years as artistic and executive director of the Lucerne Festival, has signed on as artistic advisor to Japan’s Kusatsu International … »Read
SFCM Taps Assoc. Dean, Pre-College Director
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) has named Keelin Davis as the new associate dean and executive director of Pre-College and Continuing Education (PCCE). Davis joined the conservatory … »Read
Berklee College's Interim Provost
Ron Savage, vice president and executive director af Berklee College of Music, is the school's new interim provost, or chief academic officer. He succeeds David Bogen, who exited last year after … »Read
Barbican Director of Arts to Exit
Devyani Saltzman, director of arts and participation at London’s Barbican Centre since February 2024, is leaving the institution just months after announcing a five-year creative vision for … »Read
The Perfect Time for a Scathing Satire
LONDON—Budget cuts and an involuntary relocation by Arts Council England may have pulled the rug out from under the English National Opera, but forced to make something out of not a great … »Read
Minnesota O Names Principal Guest
Like many violinists before him, Leonidas Kavakos is turning toward conducting, a skill made more visible by his recent appointment as principal guest conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra. … »Read
José van Dam Has Died
José van Dam, the Belgian bass-baritone described by one critic as “an elegant and immensely satisfying singer,” died at his home in Croatia on Feb. 17. He was 85. His career as … »Read
Classical California Reaches (Farther) Out
Classical California, the result of this past summer’s consolidation of classical music stations KUSC and KDFC in Los Angeles and the Bay area, is about to extend its reach statewide. Nine … »Read
Met Opera in 2026-27, a Dozen Staples, Five New Stagings
The 2026-27 season at the Metropolitan Opera boasts 17 productions, one of them a world premiere, four of them new to the house, and the rest revivals. Before the pandemic, the company offered … »Read
BBC Symphony Mixes Tines with Rachmaninoff
LONDON—It’s hard to imagine a more quintessentially British outfit than the BBC Symphony Orchestra, nor a conductor more Italian than Daniele Rustioni; yet when on February 13 these … »Read
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UNCSA Media to Release Vesna Duo’s POPTIMISM
San Diego Opera Presents Carmen March 27-29 at the San Diego Civic Theatre
American Composer-Pianist Thomas Nickell Returns To Tenri Cultural Institute For Solo Piano Recital, March 20, 2026
Performance as Protest: Music of Remembrance’s Echoes of Conscience
Carmel Bach Festival Announces 89th Season July 11-25, 2026
Stephen Wyrczynski and Ori Kam appointed Professors of Viola at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, beginning in the fall of 2027
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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
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February 2026
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Chelsea Lehnea, soprano
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January 2026
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Iván López Reynoso, conductor
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December 2025
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Hongni Wu, mezzo-soprano
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Emma Wernig, viola
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Cadie J. Bryan, soprano
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September 2025
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Wendy Waszut-Barrett, designer
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Oliver Talukder, oboist
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Katharina Wincor, conductor
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Catharine Woodward, soprano
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Abigail Raiford, soprano
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Ashley Jackson, harpist
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March 2025
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Kari Watson, composer
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February 2025
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