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Events
- February - Andrea Bocelli stars in two performances of Gounod's Roméo et Juliette at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa. He cancels a third after suffering voice strain.[1]
- April 10 - A terminally-ill Robin Gibb is unable to attend the première of his new work, the Titanic Requiem, at the Central Hall, Westminster, London.
- April 26 - Kurt Masur, conducting the Orchestre National de France in Paris, falls from the podium and is rushed to hospital, where he is found to have broken his shoulder.[2]
- May 7 - Sir Colin Davis, conducting the Sachsische Staatskapelle at the Semper Oper in Dresden, stumbles and almost falls from the podium.[3]
- July 25 - The Classic Brits award ceremony for 2012, originally due to take place on this date, is postponed to October 2.
- August 22 - Nearly five years after the composer's death, on what would have been his 84th birthday, Karlheinz Stockhausen's opera Mittwoch aus Licht is performed in its entirety for the first time, by the UK's Birmingham Opera Company, as part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad.
- September 9 - A day after her performance at the Last Night of The Proms, Nicola Benedetti's album, The Silver Violin, becomes the highest new entry by a solo instrumentalist in the UK Official Album Chart since 1991.[4]
- September 15 - The Jozsef Szigeti International Violina and Viola Competition, held in Budapest, is jointly won by Aleksandra Kuls and Wang Xiao.[5]
New works
According to the League of American Orchestras, North American orchestras premiered 165 new works in the 2012-13 season.[6]
- Peter Maxwell Davies - Symphony No. 9
- Howard Goodall - Every Purpose Under the Heaven (The King James Bible Oratorio)
- Karl Jenkins - The Peacemakers
- Philip Ledger - This Holy Child (cantata)
- Nico Muhly - Drones[7]
- Max Richter - Recomposed by Max Richter: The Four Seasons[8]
- David T. Little and Royce Vavrek - Am I Born[9]
- Matthew Mehlan and Royce Vavrek - Canvas[10]
Opera
- George Benjamin - Written on Skin
- David T. Little and Royce Vavrek - Dog Days
- Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek - Song From the Uproar — The Lives and Deaths of Isabelle Eberhardt[11]
Films
- Love in Portofino, with Andrea Bocelli[12]
Albums
- Tony Banks - Six Pieces for Orchestra
- Andrea Bocelli - Opera
- eighth blackbird - Meanwhile[13]
- Ludovico Einaudi - Divenire
- Jackie Evancho - Songs from the Silver Screen
- Renée Fleming - Poèmes
- Lesley Garrett - A North Country Lass
- Robin Gibb & Robin-John Gibb - Titanic Requiem
- Oregon Symphony - This England
- Fazıl Say - Istanbul Symphony
- Noah Stewart - Noah
- Rolando Villazón - Verdi
Deaths
- January 9 - Ruth Fernández, Puerto Rican contralto and politician, 92
- January 18 - Anthony Gonsalves, Indian violinist and composer, 84
- January 24 - Patricia Neway, US operatic soprano and musical theatre actress, 92
- February 16 - Ethel Stark, Canadian violinist and conductor, 101
- February 18 - Elizabeth Connell, South African operatic soprano, 65
- February 24 - István Anhalt, Hungarian-Canadian composer, 92
- April 8 - George Wilberforce Kakoma, Ugandan composer, 89
- April 16 - Alan Hacker, English clarinetist, 73
- April 30 - Finn Benestad, Norwegian musicologist, 82
- May 2 - Zvi Zeitlin, Russian violinist and music teacher, 90
- May 3 - Felix Werder, Australian composer, 90
- May 18 - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German lyric baritone and conductor, 86
- May 29 - Mark Minkov, Russian composer, 67
- June 4 - Eduard Khil, Russian baritone, 77
- June 13 - Jože Humer, Slovenian composer and choirmaster, 76
- June 14
- Karl-Heinz Kämmerling, German classical pianist and teacher, 82[14]
- Hassan Kassai, Iranian Ney player, 83
- June 23 - Franz Crass, German operatic bass, 84
- June 24 - Jean Cox, US operatic tenor, 90
- June 28 - Éric Gaudibert, Swiss composer, 75
- July 10 - Viktor Suslin, Russian composer, 70[15]
- July 16
- Ed Lincoln, Brazilian composer and musician, 80[16]
- Jon Lord, English composer, 71[17]
- July 17 - İlhan Mimaroğlu, Turkish-born American composer and record producer, 86[18]
- August 2
- Marguerite Piazza, American singer, 90[19]
- Mihaela Ursuleasa, Romanian pianist, 33 (cerebral hemorrhage;[20] (body discovered on this date)
- August 6 - Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist, 94[21]
- August 7 - Sabahattin Kalender, Turkish composer, 93[22]
- August 11 - Carlo Curley, American classical organist, 59[23]
- August 16 - Bystrík Režucha, Slovak conductor, 77[24]
- September 2 - Emmanuel Nunes, Portuguese composer, 71[25]
- September 4 - Ian Parrott, British composer and academic, 96[26]
- September 12 - William Schatzkamer, American pianist and conductor, 96[27]
- September 13 - William Duckworth, US composer, 69
- September 15
- Olga Ferri, Argentine ballet dancer, 83[28]
- George Hurst, British conductor, 86[29]
- September 18 - Leo Goeke, US operatic tenor, 74[30]
- October 9
- Luna Alcalay, Austrian pianist, music educator and composer, 83[31]
- Federico A. Cordero, Puerto Rican classical guitarist, 84[32]
- October 12 - Geraldine Mucha, Scottish composer, 95[33]
- October 15 - Axel Borup-Jørgensen, Danish composer, 87[34]
- October 20 - Przemysław Gintrowski, Polish composer and musician, 60[35]
- November 5
- Bernard Bierman, US composer, 104[36]
- Elliott Carter, US composer, 103[37]
- November 18 - Sir Philip Ledger, British composer and academic, 74[38]
- December 4
- Jonathan Harvey, English composer,73 (motor neurone disease)[39]
- Peter Kiesewetter, German composer, 67
- December 5 - Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer, 91
- December 11
- Toni Blankenheim, German opera singer, 90[40]
- Ravi Shankar, Indian sitar player and composer, 92[41]
- Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist, 86[42]
- December 13 - Otto Ketting, Dutch composer, 77[43]
- December 20 - Victor Merzhanov, Russian classical pianist, 93[44]
Major awards
Classical Brits
- Special Recognition Award — Classic FM (UK)
- Female Artist of the Year — Nicola Benedetti
- Male Artist of the Year — Vasily Petrenko
- Composer of the Year — John Williams
- Critics Award — Benjamin Grosvenor
Grammy Awards
- See 54th Grammy Awards
See also
References
- ↑ "Salta "Romeo et Juliette" a Genova: Andrea Bocelli non ce la fa". Pisa Today. 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
- ↑ David Ng (2012-04-30). "Injured conductor Kurt Masur withdraws from concerts through June". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
- ↑ Greg Cahill (2013-04-15). "Sir Colin Davis, 1927-2013". Strings. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
- ↑ "Nicola Benedetti, Classical Violinist, Hits The UK Album Charts (Ahead of Justin Bieber)", Billboard.com, 14 September 2012. Accessed 21 January 2014
- ↑ "Violinists Wang Xiao and Aleksandra Kuls win Joseph Szigeti competition" The Strad, 18 September 2012. Accessed 1 August 2013
- ↑ League of American Orchestras, "North American Orchestras Will Perform 165 Premieres in 2012-2013," press release,
- ↑ Jones, Lucy, "Classical music dead? Nico Muhly proves it isn't", The Telegraph, May 28, 2012
- ↑ NPR music - "Max Richter Recomposes 'The Four Seasons'". Accessed 13 January 2013
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/27/arts/music/brooklyn-philharmonic-and-brooklyn-youth-chorus-at-roulette.html
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/27/arts/music/brooklyn-philharmonic-and-brooklyn-youth-chorus-at-roulette.html
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/27/arts/music/song-from-the-uproar-at-the-kitchen.html?_r=0
- ↑ "Andrea Bocelli: Love In Portofino", The Guardian. Accessed 9 February 2013
- ↑ "2013 Grammy Awards Winners: The Complete List". E!. February 10, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Karl-Heinz Kämmerling ist tot" (in German). www.br.de. 15 June 2012.
- ↑ SMP media GmbH, Hamburg & SMP systems GbR, Berlin - http://www.smpmedia.biz. "Viktor Suslin profile". Sikorski.de. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
- ↑ "Morre o compositor e arranjador Ed Lincoln, aos 80 anos". O Globo (in Portuguese). 16 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ↑ "Deep Purple's Jon Lord dies". NME. IPC Media. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ↑ Ilhan Mimaroglu, Composer and Producer, Is Dead at 86
- ↑ Bradley, Barbara. "Soprano, fundraiser and Memphis icon Marguerite Piazza dies". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
- ↑ Dowling, Siobhan (August 3, 2012). "Romanian concert pianist Mihaela Ursuleasa dies, aged 33". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
- ↑ Ruggiero Ricci obituary
- ↑ SLC Internet Solutions. "Sabahattin Kalender vefat etti". Andante.com.tr. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ↑ James Jolly (2012-08-13). "The organist Carlo Curley has died". Gramophone. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
- ↑ Slovak News Agency (SITA) (20 August 2012). "ÚMRTIE: Zomrel dirigent a pedagóg Bystrík Režucha" (in Slovak). Slovenský rozhlas.
- ↑ "Morreu o compositor Emmanuel Nunes". Público. 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
- ↑ "IAN PARROTT : Obituary". BMDs Online. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ↑ "William Schatzkamer, a pianist who helped found Gateway Festival Orchestra, dies". Stltoday. 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ↑ "Legendary ballet dancer Olga Ferri dies". Buenos Aires Herald. 17 September 2012.
- ↑ "George Hurst". London: The Telegraph. September 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
- ↑ "American Tenor Leo Goeke, Much-Admired as Glyndebourne’s Tom Rakewell, has Died". Opera News. 21 September 2012.
- ↑ In Memoriam Luna Alcalay (German), oe1.orf.at, Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ↑ "La música de su guitarra nunca morirá" (in Spanish). Elnuevodia.com. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
- ↑ Czech News Agency (16 October 2012). "Geraldine Mucha dies at 95".
- ↑ "Axel Borup-Jørgensen" (in Danish). Politiken.dk. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- ↑ "Przemysław Gintrowski nie żyje. Miał 61 lat". wyborcza.pl. 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
- ↑ . "Tin Pan Alley Composer Bernie Bierman Dies At 104". NY1.com. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ↑ "Composer Elliott Carter dies at 103". Boston.com. 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
- ↑ "Sir Philip Ledger". London: The Telegraph. 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ↑ Richard Morrison Published at 4:27PM, December 5, 2012 (2012-09-26). "British composer Jonathan Harvey dies". The Times. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ 13.12.12. "Trauer - Hamburger Kammersänger Toni Blankenheim ist tot" (in German). Abendblatt.de. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
- ↑ "Pandit Ravi Shankar passes away". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 12 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ↑ "В Москве скончалась Галина Вишневская". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
- ↑ "Componist Otto Ketting overleden - NOS Nieuws". Nos.nl. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
- ↑ Мержанов Виктор Карпович. "МГК им. Чайковского - персоналии - Мержанов Виктор Карпович". Mosconsv.ru. Retrieved 2012-12-22.