(© Erik Castro) Musical America Worldwide has named Gabriela Lena Frank, the composer of “El último sueño de Frida y Diego,” as its 2026 Composer of the Year. Frank, a Latin Grammy Award winner who has also been Grammy nominated as both a composer and pianist, is also a Guggenheim Fellowship, a USA Artist Fellowship, and was elected to the {…}
Musical America has announced the honorees for its 2024 awards. Among the winners this year are Lise Davidsen who was named Artist of the Year and Antonio Pappano who was awarded Conductor of the Year. Meanwhile, Kevin Puts was awarded the Composer of the Year and The Crossing was awarded the Ensemble of the Year. Anthony McGill was awarded the {…}
Musical America has announced its 62nd annual awards. The prestigious magazine named Semyon Bychkov the Conductor of the Year while Yuval Sharon was named Director of the Year. Other winners included Hilary Hahn as Artist of the Year and Jessie Montgomery as Composer of the year. Bychkov is a Russian conductor who is one of the world’s finest exponents of Tchaikovsky {…}
(Credit: © Kadeem Johnson) Bass-baritone Davóne Tines was honored as Musical America’s 2022 Vocalist of the Year at the 61st annual Musical America Awards ceremony. The event was held virtually via Facebook Live on Dec. 5 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Additional artists honored during the event were Artist of the Year Mitsuko Uchida, Composer of the Year Missy Mazzoli, and {…}
Musical America has announced its choices for 2021’s Artist of the Year, with each writer selecting a different artist for their achievements and contributions to the art form. The recipients this year include producer Beth Morrison, soprano Julia Bullock, and mezzo Jamie Barton. Selected by Steve Smith, Beth Morrison is noted for her leading role in the Beth Morrison Projects, {…}
(Credit: @Guenter Breitegger) Musical America has announced its annual awards naming the Salzburg Festival as Festival of the Year. Other winners included Peter Mattei who received the distinction of Vocalist of the Year and Joan Tower who received the Composer of the year award. “On behalf of the hundreds of staff members and artists of the Salzburg Festival, we thank {…}
