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Updated Oct 12, 2026

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Berliners Open Carnegie with Pines, Fountains, and a Baritenor

The Berlin Philharmonic and its Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko [pictured] stepped away from their usual territory for the gala October 8 opening of the Carnegie Hall season. Instead of a sampling … »Read

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Kennedy Center's Artistic Director

Rick Canny [pictured], manager of the Burbank, California-based music management company Favor the Artist, is the new artistic director for The Kennedy Center. His predecessor came and left within … »Read

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Sopranos with New Managers

Armenian soprano Marianna Hovanisyan  has joined Intermusica for worldwide general management. An alumna of Jette Parker Artists’ Program at the Royal Ballet & Opera, Covent Garden, … »Read

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New Faces in Philly O

The Philadelphia Orchestra has added four musicians in the 2026–27 season. Violist Laura Fuller  [left] arrives after nine years as a member of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. After … »Read

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British Composer Wins Sibelius Prize

British composer Rebecca Saunders is the recipient of the Wihuri Sibelius Prize, a triennial award that is one of  classical music’s most prestigious and lucrative international honors. … »Read

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Botstein Is Out

Escaping the taint of a past association with the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein is not easy, as Leon Botstein, the highly successful ex-president of Bard College, is discovering. When his … »Read

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New GM for Grant Park Fest

Chicago’s Grant Park Music Festival’s leadership changes continue, with Nate Bachhuber having just assumed the post of general manager. He joins Orchestral Association President and … »Read

Industry News

The 'Unsafe' Myth: NSO Rehearses at the KenCen

Donald Trump has labeled The Kennedy Center “a great danger to anyone who walks inside,” a building that is in a “virtual state of collapse.” But such dire warnings have … »Read

Industry News

Rarity: Musical Instruments in Schools

America’s public schools, challenged by straitened financial circumstances and the lack of strong advocacy for classroom arts education, have steadily devalued the importance of teaching … »Read

Reviews

Chamber Opera Posits the Delphic Oracle in Southern CA

LONDON—Ancient Greece was at the heart of this October 3 presentation by the BBC Concert Orchestra (BBCCO) at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall. A mixture of old and new, the program had been … »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.


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

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