2017 in Asian music

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Events[]

January 11 – It is announced that Lan Shui will stand down as music director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in January 2019.^[1]
January 22 - The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, and the China Philharmonic Orchestra all announce the cancellation of scheduled concert appearances with Korean soprano Sumi Jo, without formal explanation. It is suggested by some that political tensions between the South Korean and Chinese governments have caused the cancellation of concerts by Sumi Jo and other Korean performers.^[2]
April 10 - Du Yun is awarded the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her composition, Angel's Bone.^[3]
September 30 - Tan Dun is awarded the at the Venice Biennale.^[4]

Albums[]

Band-Maid - Just Bring It^[5]
E-girls - E.G. Crazy^[6]
Hello Venus - Mystery of Venus
Koda Kumi - W Face: Inside/Outside
Mito Natsume - Natsumelo
Anupam Roy - Ebar Morle Gachh Hawbo^[7]
Navneet Aditya Waiba - Ama Lai Shraddhanjali^[8]
Sachin Warrier - Kanave Kalayathe^[9]

Classical[]

Sofia Gubaidulina – Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Bayan^[10]

Opera[]

Sukanya, with music by Ravi Shankar and libretto by Amit Chaudhuri^[11]

Musical films[]

Alamara
Anaarkali of Aarah
Arjunan Kadhali
Dr. Nawariyan (Sri Lanka), with music by Dinesh Subasinghe^[12]
Duvvada Jagannadham
Love Is a Broadway Hit
Our Shining Days (China), starring Xu Lu and Peng Yuchang^[13]

Deaths[]

January 2 - Barbara Fei, 85, Hong Kong opera singer.^[14]
January 14 - Yama Buddha, 29, Nepalese rapper^[15]
February 8 - Rina Matsuno, 18, Japanese pop singer (lethal arrhythmia)^[16]
February 25 – Toshio Nakanishi, musician and producer, 61 (esophageal cancer)
March 1
- Raajesh Johri, Indian singer-songwriter, 64^[17]
- Hiroshi Kamayatsu, Japanese singer and guitarist, 78^[18]
March 7 - Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya, 47, Indian folk singer and researcher^[19]
April 12 – Peggy Hayama, Japanese singer, 83
May 20 - Natalia Shakhovskaya, 81, Russian cellist^[20]
May 21 - Leo Kristi, Indonesian singer, 67 (kidney failure)^[21]
July 8 – Seiji Yokoyama, Japanese composer, 82
August 30 - Abdul Jabbar, 78, Bangladeshi singer^[22]
December 2 – Norihiko Hashida, Japanese folk singer-songwriter, 72
December 18 - Kim Jong-hyun, 27, South Korean singer-songwriter and radio host (carbon monoxide poisoning)^[23]

References[]

^ "Lan Shui to step down as SSO's Music Director" (Press release). Singapore Symphony Orchestra. 2017-01-11. Archived from the original on 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
^ Amy Qin (2017-01-23). "3 Performances by Sumi Jo, Korean Soprano, Canceled in China". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
^ Frank J. Oteri (April 10, 2017). "DU YUN AWARDED 2017 PULITZER PRIZE FOR MUSIC". NewMusicBox. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
^ "The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in Music has been awarded to Chinese composer Tan Dun". Venice Biennale. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
^ BAND-MAID、1stフルアルバム「Just Bring It」発売決定. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 24, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
^ E-girls、“POP”と“COOL”見せる24曲入り「E.G. CRAZY」にライブ映像も. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 16, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
^ "IS THAT A MAN? IS THAT A TREE?". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 21 January 2017.
^ "फरिया ल्याइदेछन् तेइ पनि राता घनन !". Sambad Post (in Nepali). 4 November 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
^ http://www.saavn.com/s/song/tamil/Kanave-Kalayathe
^ Zachary Woolfe (2017-03-03). "Review: The Boston Symphony's Radiant Precision". New York Times. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
^ "Ravi Shankar's opera Sukanya to receive world premiere in May 2017". Royal Opera House. September 29, 2016.
^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
^ Edmund Lee (3 October 2017). "Film review: Our Shining Days – traditional Chinese music battles Western classical in teen comedy". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
^ Hong Kong soprano and Allegro Singers founder Barbara Fei Ming-yi dies at 85
^ Sharma, Chiran (15 January 2017). "Famous rapper Yama Buddha no more". myrepublica.com. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
^ 18-year-old member of pop idol group Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku dies
^ The wonder years
^ ‘Monsieur’ Kamayatsu, ex-member of ’60s rock band Spiders, dies at 78
^ "Kalika Prasad: Music from the periphery falls silent". Newsmen. March 7, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
^ Muere la violonchelista Rusa Natalia Shakhovskaya (in Spanish)
^ Respected balladeer Leo Kristi passes away at 67
^ Singer Abdul Jabbar passes away
^ 샤이니 종현, 쓰러진 채 발견…병원이송 후 사망 확인(2보) (in Korean)

[1] "Lan Shui to step down as SSO's Music Director" (Press release). Singapore Symphony Orchestra. 2017-01-11. Archived from the original on 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-01-12.

[2] Amy Qin (2017-01-23). "3 Performances by Sumi Jo, Korean Soprano, Canceled in China". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-01-24.

[3] Frank J. Oteri (April 10, 2017). "DU YUN AWARDED 2017 PULITZER PRIZE FOR MUSIC". NewMusicBox. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

[4] "The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in Music has been awarded to Chinese composer Tan Dun". Venice Biennale. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

[5] BAND-MAID、1stフルアルバム「Just Bring It」発売決定. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 24, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2017.

[6] E-girls、“POP”と“COOL”見せる24曲入り「E.G. CRAZY」にライブ映像も. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 16, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.

[7] "IS THAT A MAN? IS THAT A TREE?". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 21 January 2017.

[8] "फरिया ल्याइदेछन् तेइ पनि राता घनन !". Sambad Post (in Nepali). 4 November 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

[9] ttp://www.saavn.com/s/song/tamil/Kanave-Kalayathe

[10] Zachary Woolfe (2017-03-03). "Review: The Boston Symphony's Radiant Precision". New York Times. Retrieved 2017-03-04.

[11] "Ravi Shankar's opera Sukanya to receive world premiere in May 2017". Royal Opera House. September 29, 2016.

[12] "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

[13] Edmund Lee (3 October 2017). "Film review: Our Shining Days – traditional Chinese music battles Western classical in teen comedy". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

[14] Hong Kong soprano and Allegro Singers founder Barbara Fei Ming-yi dies at 85

[15] Sharma, Chiran (15 January 2017). "Famous rapper Yama Buddha no more". myrepublica.com. Retrieved 4 February 2017.

[16] 18-year-old member of pop idol group Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku dies

[17] The wonder years

[18] ‘Monsieur’ Kamayatsu, ex-member of ’60s rock band Spiders, dies at 78

[19] "Kalika Prasad: Music from the periphery falls silent". Newsmen. March 7, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.

[20] Muere la violonchelista Rusa Natalia Shakhovskaya (in Spanish)

[21] Respected balladeer Leo Kristi passes away at 67

[22] Singer Abdul Jabbar passes away

[23] 샤이니 종현, 쓰러진 채 발견…병원이송 후 사망 확인(2보) (in Korean)

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2017 in Asian music

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Events[]

Albums[]

Classical[]

Opera[]

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Deaths[]

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