NEWS
Updated Apr 30, 2025
The Critic, the Donor, and the Resurrection of Giants...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.— What transpired in Sioux Falls last weekend was a testament to the power of words. In 2022, New Yorker music critic Alex Ross praised the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra … »Read
So Long, Southwest Symphony
On April 29, three days after the season’s final concert, the Southwest Florida Symphony (SFS) announced it was closing permanently at the end of June. The 64-year-old organization, … »Read
Library of Congress Buys Rare Viola, with Private Funds
A gift from David and Amy Fulton and The Tuscan Corporation has enabled the Library of Congress to add the historic 1690 Tuscan-Medici viola by Antonio Stradivari to its world-renowned instrument … »Read
High Stakes Opera Gets 1st Hearing
In 1958, Mildred and Richard Loving, a Black woman and a White man, went to Washington, D.C. to get married and then returned to their home north of Richmond. Their act of union broke two Virginia … »Read
The Orchestrator:
Broadway's Unsung Hero
Orchestrators often work in the shadows of composers, directors, and other creatives. American Theatre dug into just what’s involved in orchestration in a conversation with two of … »Read
A Blowout Birthday Bash,
A Hero's Sendoff
SAN FRANCISCO—On a night that began with baby pictures and ended with a balloon drop, San Francisco Symphony’s cherished former Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas got a farewell … »Read
Detroit Opera Stays the Course
The Detroit Opera is about to “poke the bear.” On May 10 it will present the first of three performances of Anthony Davis ’s 2019 opera The Central Park Five . Following the … »Read
Pride Leaves Kennedy Center
WASHINGTON (AP)—The Kennedy Center has canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington, D.C., amid a shift in … »Read
In Juilliard's Carmelites, the Parts Are Greater than the Sum of the Whole
During the rehearsal period for Juilliard’s mounting of Dialogues des Carmelites , the federal government revoked the visa of a participating student. This encounter with the current … »Read
Wolf Trap Names New Chamber Music Advisor
British violinist Daniel Hope is to succeed pianist Wu Han as artistic advisor for Chamber Music at the Barns as of 2025-26. The series launches next fall at the Wolf Trap Foundation for the … »Read
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Registration for the 14th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition is Now Open
Renowned American Concert Pianist & Entertainer Peter Simon to Tour Israel with Free Performances in May 2025
The Boston Modern Orchestra Project and Odyssey Opera Present the New England Premiere of Frederick Douglass by Ulysses Kay, June 20, 2025
Joseph Marcell Stars In Oregon Bach Festival-Commissioned Markus Passion
Ensemble for These Times Announces its 2025 Call for Scores for Piano Four-Hands
Friday: Van Cliburn gold medalist Yekwon Sunwoo at Carnegie Hall
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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.
Abigail Raiford, soprano
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April 2025
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Ashley Jackson, harpist
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March 2025
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March 2025
Kari Watson, composer
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February 2025
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Gabriela Lara, violinist
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January 2025
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January 2025
Madeline Apple Healey, soprano
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December 2024
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December 2024
Sterling Elliott, cellist
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November 2024
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November 2024
Liza Malamut, trombonist
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October 2024
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October 2024
Nancy Ives, composer
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September 2024
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September 2024
Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor
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August 2024
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August 2024
Edmund Danon, baritone
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July 2024
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July 2024
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
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June 2024
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June 2024
Ian Niederhoffer, conductor
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May 2024
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May 2024
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