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Updated Nov 5, 2026

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Jackie Chan's Turandot Is More than Eye Candy

This year’s Macao International Music Festival came to a close last weekend with a production of Puccini’s Turandot directed by Jackie Chan. Let that sink in for a moment. Regarding … »Read

Contests & Awards

Azrieli Music Prize Composers Chosen

Three composers were named on Nov. 3 as laureates of the 2028 Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP). The biennial awards, created in 2014 by Sharon Azrieli, are intended to identify and support composers of … »Read

People in the News

$100,000 Avery Fisher Prize Awarded

Jean-Yves Thibaudet was awarded the 2026 Avery Fisher Prize last night following his performance of Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the New York Philharmonic under Rafael Payare. The … »Read

People in the News

LA Phil Adds More Lieutenants

The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s (LA Phil) ever-growing artistic leadership team has three new members, bringing the group’s total to 11 for the 2027-28 season when Daniel Harding begins … »Read

Industry News

Yale Redesigns Its Artist Diploma

With the beginning in the 2027–2028 academic year, the Yale School of Music (YSM) is reimagining its Artist Diploma (AD) program by expanding its curriculum for individual performers and … »Read

People in the News

Herbert Blomstedt, a Legend in His Own Time, Dies at 99

Herbert Blomstedt, who headed the San Francisco Symphony from 1985-95 and led orchestras in Scandinavia and Germany during a career over seven decades, died Wednesday. He was 99. Blomstedt died at … »Read

Reviews

Chan Steps Up in SF

SAN FRANCISCO—When Elim Chan was formally introduced as the next Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony in May of this year, she met the moment with a mixture of pomp and circumstance … »Read

People in the News

Fired Hungarian Opera GD Strikes Back

On Nov. 1, Zoltán Tarr, culture minister for the new Hungarian government, dismissed Hungarian State Opera general director Szilveszter Ókovács with immediate effect. … »Read

People in the News

New Music Director for NHK Symphony

The NHK Symphony Orchestra has tapped Tugan Sokhiev as its new music director, beginning with the start of the 28/29 season. He will be the third individual to occupy the post, and will succeed … »Read

Industry News

Afghan Musicians Suffer in Silence

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — There was a time when music would fill many of Kabul’s streets, wafting out of cafes and restaurants, seeping out of homes in the warren of alleys that make … »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.


Ryan Capuzzo, tenor
New Artist of the Month
November 2026
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

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