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Updated Jun 10, 2026

People in the News

Schubert Club Has a New Artistic
and Executive Chief

Violinist Kyu-Young Kim is to succeed Barry Kempton as artistic and executive director of the Twin Cities-based Schubert Club when Kempton exits on June 30 after 15 years in a job. Kim, a seasoned … »Read

Industry News

Britten's Dark, Cruel Sensibilities Increasingly Relevant

This month marks the 50 th anniversary of the death of Benjamin Britten, a composer who, argues Ivan Hewett in The Telegraph , “is still the indispensable figure of British music in modern … »Read

People in the News

Jeff Spurgeon to Exit WQXR

WQXR has announced that morning show host Jeff Spurgeon will retire at the beginning of September after 30 years at the station. In addition to his daily morning program, he has played a key part … »Read

Contests & Awards

Catching Up with Competition Wins

Cellist Starla Breshears, 18, won the 41st Irving M. Klein International String Competition on June 7 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. (She has also just won a seat in the San Francisco … »Read

Industry News

AI Prevails in Music/Video Creation

The economics of video content and AI’s impact on its creation, as well as that of audio/music, are the subject of a new report from Berklee College of Music. Praxia Insights surveyed more … »Read

Industry News

'Why I Left' the Sarasota Opera

Earlier this season, Victor DeRenzi announced that he would be exiting  his position as artistic director and conductor of the Sarasota Opera after 44 years in the job. On the surface … »Read

People in the News

Göttingen Names Chief Conductor

After an 18-month search, the Göttingen Symphony Orchestra, est. 1862, has tapped Lithuanian conductor Vilmantas Kaliunas to be its next chief conductor as of 2027-28. He succeeds Nicholas … »Read

People in the News

New Principal Conductor for O Suisse Romande

Tugan Sokhiev is to be the new principal conductor and artistic adviser for the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR), commencing with the 2026-27 season for three years. He succeeds British … »Read

Industry News

NSO in Paralysis

In a normal year the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) would present its annual budget for final approval in January, and by February or March would begin selling subscription packages for its … »Read

Reviews

Atlanta Completes Region's First Ring

The Atlanta Opera’s four-year Ring des Nibelungen project, which reached its culmination last week with Götterdämmerung , seeks to relay the cycle’s narrative simply and … »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.


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
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

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