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Overview of the events of 2013 in classical music
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Events [ ] January 10 – Richard Dare resigns as president of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra , following reports of a prior accusation of a sexual offense in 1996 and of exaggerations of his business accomplishments.[1] January 16 – The Houston Symphony Orchestra announces the appointment of Andrés Orozco-Estrada as its next music director, effective with the 2014–2015 season, with an initial contract of 5 years.[2] February 18 – The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra announces the appointment of Edward Gardner as its next principal conductor, effective with the 2015–2016 season.[3] March 18 – The Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra announces the appointment of Stefan Solyom as its next chief conductor, as of the 2014–2015 season.[4] April 25 – Santa Fe Opera announces the appointment of Harry Bicket as its next chief conductor, effective 1 October 2013.[5] May 19 – James Levine conducts his first concert after an absence of two years, with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra at Carnegie Hall .[6] June 22 – American mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton wins the "Song Prize" at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition.[7] July 1 – Jaime Martín formally becomes principal conductor of the Gävle Symphony Orchestra.[8] August 20 – The Colorado Symphony Orchestra elevates Andrew Litton from its music advisor to Music Director, with immediate effect.[9] September 7 – American orchestral conductor Marin Alsop becomes the first woman to conduct the Last Night of The Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in London.November 29 – The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra announces that Bramwell Tovey is to conclude his tenure as VSO music director after the 2017–2018 season.[10] December 10 – La Scala announced the appointment of Riccardo Chailly as its next music director, effective 1 January 2017 through 31 December 2022.[11] New works [ ] Hans Abrahamsen – Let Me Tell You , for soprano and orchestraMark Adamo – Aristotle John Adams – Saxophone ConcertoThomas Ades – Totentanz Matej Bonin – Mouvements
Benet Casablancas
Tres Interludios , for orchestraObertura Festiva , for orchestraBryce Dessner – Murder Ballads Brian Elias – Once Did I Breathe Another's Breath Lorenzo Ferrero – Venice 1976 (A Parody) , for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, and pianoFrancesco Filidei
Ballata No. 3 , for piano and ensembleDue Trascrizioni da Merula e Trabaci , for string quartetPoemetto , for ensembleSilence = Death (Democracy) , for 4 percussionistsGraham Fitkin – Panufnik Variations Cheryl Frances-Hoad – Katharsis Gabriela Lena Frank – Karnavalito No. 1 Philip Glass
String Quartet No. 6
Two Movements for Four Pianos Edward Gregson – Aztec Dances (concerto for flute and ensemble) (2010)Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen – Together or Not David Philip Hefti – Éclairs Wojciech Kilar – A prayer to St. Therese the Little Flower , for mixed choir a cappellaMissy Mazzoli – Heartbreaker Steve Reich – Radio Rewrite Christopher Rouse
Poul Ruders
String Quartet No. 4 (2012)
Schrödinger's Cat (2012)Aulis Sallinen – Five Portraits of Women , Op. 100Mark-Anthony Turnage – Speranza Ian Venables – The Song of The Severn , Op. 43Param Vir – Cave of Luminous Mind Judith Weir – Blue-Green Hill (2013)Opera [ ] Albums [ ] Musical films [ ] Deaths [ ] January 10 – Franz Lehrndorfer , German organist and composer, 84[16] February 3 – Oscar Feltsman , Russian composer, 91[17] February 8 – James DePreist , US conductor, 76[18] February 15 – Antonín Kohout , Czech cellist, member of the Smetana Quartet, 93[19] February 22 – Wolfgang Sawallisch , German conductor and pianist, 89[20] February 27 – Van Cliburn , US pianist, 78[21] February 28
March 1 – Rafael Puyana , Colombian harpsichordist, 81[24] March 9 – Tengiz Amirejibi , Georgian pianist. 89[25] March 21 – Jean-Michel Damase , French composer, pianist, and teacher, 85[26] April 4 – Tommy Tycho , Hungarian-born Australian composer, arranger and orchestra conductor, 84[27] April 10 – Thomas Hemsley , English opera singer, 85[28] April 13 – Stephen Dodgson , composer, 89[29] April 14 – Sir Colin Davis , British conductor, 85[30] April 15 – Jean-François Paillard , French classical conductor, 85[31] April 22 – Lalgudi Jayaraman , Indian violinist, 82[32] April 25 – Jacob Avshalomov , Chinese-born American conductor and composer, 94[33] May 6 – Steve Martland , British composer, 53[34] May 8 – Delia Rigal , Argentine operatic soprano, 92[35] May 9 – , British opera and ballet actor, 84[36] May 15 – Albert Lance , Australian-born French opera singer, 87[37] May 17 – Harold Shapero , American composer and pianist, 93[38] May 20 – Anders Eliasson , Swedish composer, 66[39] May 22 – Henri Dutilleux , French composer, 97[40] June 1 – Paul Olefsky , US cellist (Philadelphia Orchestra , Detroit Symphony Orchestra ), 87[41] June 2
June 3 – Arnold Eidus , US violinist, 90[44] June 9 – Bruno Bartoletti , Italian conductor, 86[45] June 16 – Richard Marlow , English organist and choral director, 74[46] June 27 – Henrik Otto Donner , Finnish composer and music industry executive, 73[47] August 1
August 11 – Lamberto Puggelli , Italian stage and opera director, 75[50] September 4 – Dick Raaymakers , Dutch composer, theater maker and theorist, 83[51] September 13 – Peter Aston , English composer, 74[52] September 16 – Ratiba El-Hefny , Egyptian opera singer and director of Cairo Opera House , 82[53] September 25 – Hans-Joachim Rotzsch , German choral conductor, 84[54] October 7 – Patrice Chéreau , French film and opera director, 68[55] October 19 – Mahmoud Zoufonoun , Iranian traditional musician, 93[56] October 21 – Gianni Ferrio , Italian composer, conductor and music arranger, 88[57] October 29 – Rudolf Kehrer , German classical pianist, 90[58] November 8 – Arnold Rosner , American composer, 68November 12 – Sir John Tavener , English composer of religious music, 69[59] December 4 – Robert Allman , Australian operatic baritone, 86[60] December 6 – Tom Krause , Finnish opera singer, 79[61] December 8
December 9 – Barbara Hesse-Bukowska , 83, Polish classical pianist, 83[65] December 12 – Zbigniew Karkowski , Polish composer, 55[66] December 19 – Winton Dean , English musicologist, 97[67] December 21 – Lars Edlund , Swedish organist and composer, 91[68] December 29 – Wojciech Kilar , Polish composer, 81[69] Major awards [ ] Classical Brits [ ] International Artist of the Year – Lang Lang
Breakthrough Artist of the Year – Amy Dickson
Composer – Hans Zimmer
Female Artist – Nicola Benedetti
Male Artist – Daniel Barenboim
Critics' Award – Jonas Kaufmann
Album of the Year – André Rieu , Magic of the Movies [70]
Grammy Awards [ ] Best Orchestral Performance : "Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine" – Michael Tilson Thomas , conductor (San Francisco Symphony )Best Opera Recording : "Wagner : Der Ring Des Nibelungen " – James Levine & Fabio Luisi , conductors; Hans-Peter König, Jay Hunter Morris , Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt ; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)Best Choral Performance : "Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen" – Charles Bruffy , conductor (Matthew Gladden, Lindsey Lang, Rebecca Lloyd, Sarah Tannehill & Pamela Williamson; Kansas City Chorale )Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance : "Meanwhile" – Eighth Blackbird Best Classical Instrumental Solo – "Kurtág & Ligeti: Music For Viola" – Kim Kashkashian Best Classical Vocal Solo : "Poèmes" – Renée Fleming (Alan Gilbert & Seiji Ozawa ; Orchestre National De France & Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France )Best Classical Compendium : Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; Partita; The Awakening Of Jacob; Anaklasis – Antoni Wit , conductor; Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, producersBest Classical Contemporary Composition : "Meanwhile – Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays" – Stephen Hartke , composerOther national awards [ ] Spanish National Music Prize: Award for Composition: "Darkness visible – Nocturne for Orchestra after Milton/Pessoa" – Benet Casablancas , composer[71] [72] References [ ]
^ Ronni Reich & Peggy McGlone (2013-01-12). "New NJ Symphony president resigns after past controversies resurface" . The Star-Ledger . Retrieved 2015-04-18 . ^ "Houston Symphony Orchestra announcement of appointment of Andrés Orozco-Estrada, 16 January 2013" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015 .^ Bodil Garvik (2013-02-18). "Sponser ny sjefdirigent" . Bergens Tidende . Retrieved 2015-04-18 . ^ Alexander Agrell (2013-03-18). "Solyom ny chefsdirigent för HSO" . Sydsvenska Dagbladet . Retrieved 2015-04-18 . ^ "Chief Conductor Announced" (Press release). Santa Fe Opera. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 2015-04-18 .^ Anthony Tommasini (2013-05-20). "With Wheelchair and Lively Baton, Levine Commands Carnegie Hall" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2015-04-18 . ^ BBC – Media Centre – "Jamie Barton named BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2013 Song Prize winner", 22 June 2013 . Accessed 23 June 2013^ "New principal conductor for the Gävle Symphony Orchestra" (Press release). Gävle kommun (City of Gävle). 11 June 2012. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013 .^ "Andrew Litton Named Colorado Symphony Music Director" (PDF) (Press release). Colorado Symphony Orchestra. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 2015-04-18 .[permanent dead link ^ David Gordon Duke (2013-11-30). "VSO transition: Music director Bramwell Tovey to step down after 2018 season" . Vancouver Sun . Retrieved 2015-04-18 . ^ "Al vertice della Scala arriva Chailly. Sarà il direttore musicale del teatro" . La Repubblica . 2013-12-10. Retrieved 2015-04-18 .^ Platt, Russell (May 26, 2014). "Big Deal: A first-time festival from the Philharmonic offers new music from around the world" . The New Yorker . Retrieved May 25, 2015 . ^ Huizenga, Tom (September 3, 2014). "Great Expectations: A New Season Of New Music" . NPR . Retrieved May 25, 2015 . ^ http://www.wideopenopera.ie/event/the-alma-fetish/ ^ "An Opera Fights Hungary’s Rising Anti-Semitism", New York Times , 20 October 2013 . Accessed 20 December 2013^ Keller, Matthias. "Franz Lehrndorfer Langjähriger Organist des Münchner Doms gestorben" (in German). Bayerischer Rundfunk . Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013 . ^ Oscar Feltsman, author of Yury Gagarin's song, dies at 92 , Pravda, 4 February 2013^ "James DePreist, a Pioneering Conductor, Dies at 76", Allan Kozinn, New York Times , 9 February 2013 ^ Antonín Kohout obituary The Guardian ^ Midgette, Anne (February 24, 2013). "Wolfgang Sawallisch, German Conductor, Dies at 89" . The New York Times . ^ "American pianist Van Cliburn, whose 1958 triumph at a Moscow competition impressed world, dies". [dead link The Washington Post , February 27, 2013.^ Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle (February 28, 2013) ^ Addio al maestro Armando Trovajoli, è stato la musica e l'anima di Roma| La Repubblica ^ Rafael Puyana, un virtuoso de la música barroca – Noticias de Entretenimiento, Espectáculos, Arte y Cultura en Colombia |Eltiempo.Com ^ 85 წლის ასაკში მუსიკოსი თენგიზ (გიზი) ამირეჯიბი გარდაიცვალა FrontNews.ge, 10 March 2013 (Georgian)^ Le compositeur et pianiste Jean Michel Damase est mort hier | Radio France Musique Archived 2013-05-23 at the Wayback Machine ^ Australian composer Tommy Tycho dies ^ Thomas Hemsley ^ Stephen Dodgson obituary ^ Sir Colin Davis obituary ^ Disparition de Jean-François Paillard ^ Lalgudi Jayaraman passes away; music world mourns the legend's death ^ "Jacob Avshalomov, longtime director of Portland Youth Philharmonic, dies" . The Oregonian . April 26, 2013.^ Clive Paget "Steve Martland has died" Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine , Limelight magazine, 7 May 2013
^ Delia Rigal: una larga vida dedicada a la ópera y a la enseñanza – 14.05.2013 – lanacion.com (in Spanish) ^ Equity activist Michael Earl dies – News – The Stage ^ Australian-French operatic tenor Albert Lance dies, Global Post, 16 May 2013 Archived September 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine ^ Sequenza21/ » Harold Shapero, Dead at 93 ^ Obituary: Anders Eliasson, composer ^ Le compositeur français Henri Dutilleux est mort ^ Paul Olefsky, a Cellist and Educator, Dies at 87 ^ NAC Orchestra founding conductor Mario Bernardi dies ^ In memoriam: Keith Wilson, Professor Emeritus of Clarinet ^ Arnold Eidus, 90, Adman With Stradivarius, Dies ^ Bruno Bartoletti, Maestro Who Shaped Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dies at 86 ^ Richard Marlow, a force behind Portland's William Byrd Festival, dies ^ Henrik Otto Donner on kuollut (in Finnish) ^ John Amis obituary ^ Acclaimed Seattle musician Toby Saks dies ^ Lutto nel mondo del teatro, morto l'attore-regista Lamberto Puggelli (in Italian) ^ Muziekpionier Dick Raaijmakers (83) overleden (in Dutch) ^ Peter Aston ^ Renowned Egyptian opera singer Ratiba El-Hefny passes away ^ Ex-Thomaskantor Hans-Joachim Rotzsch ist 84-jährig gestorben Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (in German) ^ French Helmer Patrice Chereau Dies at 68 .^ 85 سال ویولن نوازی + فیلم (in Persian) ^ Addio a Gianni Ferrio (in Italian) ^ Der Pianist Rudolf Kehrer ist tot (in German)^ "Sir John Tavener: Composer dies at 69" . BBC News . Retrieved 2013-11-12 .^ Obituary: Robert Allman OBE AM ^ Oopperalaulaja Tom Krause on kuollut (in Finnish) ^ Cantonese opera singer Hung Sin-nui dies at age of 88 ^ Elhunyt Szokolay Sándor zeneszerző (in Hungarian) ^ EDWARD WILLIAMS 1921 – 2013 ^ "Barbara Hesse-Bukowska nie żyje", Polskie Radio (Polish Radio) ^ Pioneering Noise Musician Zbigniew Karkowski Dead at 55 ^ Winton Basil DEAN Obituary ^ Tonsättaren Lars Edlund har avlidit (in Swedish) ^ Wojciech Kilar nie żyje (in Polish) ^ Classic Brit Awards: Winners ^ http://www.musicsalesclassical.com/news/2841 ^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-12-29 .CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )
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