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Updated Dec 20, 2024

A Bounty of 4th-quarter Competition Wins & Awards

Composer/ conductor Tan Dun was named Officier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture at a ceremony on Dec. 13 at Musée Guimetin Paris. Named a Chevalier des Arts… … »Read

Pappano & LSO Shine New Light on the Old (Brit) Faves

LONDON—As the new chief conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Antonio Pappano has made British music a key component of his opening season. This December 15 concert at the Barbican … »Read

New Executive Directors: Stateside and Finland

Amanda Robie has been promoted from managing director to executive director of the Saratoga Opera , a position that sees her working closely with Mary Birnbaum, general and artistic director. … »Read

Baltimore Symphony 'Academy' Names Conductor

Nicholas Hersh, onetime associate conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO), is to return as the first principal conductor of the BSO Academy, an annual week-long program for adults of … »Read

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Last Year's Star Met Debutante Returns in Recital

Asmik Grigorian, the Lithuanian soprano who made a stunning debut at the Metropolitan Opera last spring as Madama Butterfly , returned to New York on Dec. 12 with an all-Russian program of songs … »Read

People in the News

JE Gardiner's New Orchestra Bumps up Against the Old

Anyone seeking evidence of the affirming power of music need look no further than the number of musicians who continue to play for John Eliot Gardiner, despite past instances of his abusive … »Read

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A New GMD, an Added Artistic Advisor

Greek conductor Elisa Gogou is to become general music director of the Lower Bavaria State Theater in 2026, succeeding Basil Coleman. Gogou, 50, has been serving as 1 st Kapellmeister and Deputy … »Read

Contests & Awards

Bloomberg Adds Accelerator Recipients, Including Met, London Phil, more

Bloomberg Philanthropies (BP) has dramatically expanded the number of institutions—from 50 to 200—benefitting from its Digital Accelerator Program, which provides funding and … »Read

Industry News

Cinci Ballet Taps Artistic Director

After more than a year, the Cincinnati Ballet has named a new permanent artistic director, former principal dancer Cervilio Miguel Amador, interim artistic director since Jodie Gates’s … »Read

People in the News

Kent Nagano Named Artistic Director, National O of Spain

Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España (OCNE) has named Kent Nagano to succeed David Afkham as its chief conductor and artistic director ( director titular y artístico ) as of … »Read

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HONORS & AWARDS

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.

Madeline Apple Healey, soprano
New Artist of the Month
December 2024

Sterling Elliott, cellist
New Artist of the Month
November 2024

Liza Malamut, trombonist
New Artist of the Month
October 2024

Nancy Ives, composer
New Artist of the Month
September 2024

Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor
New Artist of the Month
August 2024

Edmund Danon, baritone
New Artist of the Month
July 2024

Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
New Artist of the Month
June 2024

Ian Niederhoffer, conductor
New Artist of the Month
May 2024

~Nois Saxophone Quartet
New Artists of the Month
April 2024

Sarah Saviet, violinist
New Artist of the Month
March 2024

Sarah Dufresne, soprano
New Artist of the Month
February 2024

Ben Goldscheider, horn player
New Artist of the Month
January 2024

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Since 1960, each year Musical America honors several outstanding musicians with an award for excellence.
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1.	Two Conductors: One for the Orchestra, One for the Audience
2.	Barbara Hannigan's Sumptuous Feast of a Recital
3.	Kent Nagano Named Artistic Director, National O of Spain
4.	In Chicago: 'Pierrot' Times Two
5.	Utah Symphony Taps Principal Guest
6.	A Stunning Gerontius That Would Have Made Sir Andrew Proud
7.	Last Year's Star Met Debutante Returns in Recital
8.	Bloomberg Adds Accelerator Recipients, Including Met, London Phil, more
9.	The New Man at Local 802
10.	Chicago Sinfonietta's Interim CEO