2011 in classical music
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Events
- February – The Juilliard String Quartet receives the NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award for its outstanding contributions to recorded classical music.
- May 12 – The Classical Brit Awards are presented by Myleene Klass at London's Royal Albert Hall.
New works
The following composers' works were composed, premiered, or published this year, as noted in the citation.
A
- Kalevi Aho – Trumpet Concerto
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- Julius Dobos – Hymn to The Fukushima 50
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F
- Francesco Filidei – Ballata, for organ, ensemble and live electronics
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- Wojciech Kilar –
- Lumen for mixed a cappella choir
- Piano Concerto No. 2
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- Paul Mealor – Ubi Caritas et Amor
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- Per Nørgård – Symphony No. 8
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Opera premieres
Albums
- Nicola Benedetti – Italia
- Andrea Bocelli – Concerto: One Night in Central Park
- Joseph Calleja – The Maltese Tenor
- Jackie Evancho – Dream With Me
- Wynne Evans – A Song In My Heart
- Angela Gheorghiu – Homage to Maria Callas
- Katherine Jenkins – Daydream
- Miloš Karadaglić – The Guitar
- Oregon Symphony – Music for a Time of War
- André Rieu & the Johann Strauss Orchestra – Moonlight Serenade
Musical films
Deaths
- January 24 – Bhimsen Joshi, Indian classical vocalist, 88
- January 28 – Dame Margaret Price, Welsh operatic soprano, 69
- February 2 – Armando Chin Yong, 52, Malaysian opera singer
- February 5 – Beatrice Krebs, 86, American mezzo-soprano
- February 6 – Per Grundén, 88, Swedish tenor
- February 10 – Claus Helmut Drese, 88, German opera manager
- February 21 – Antonín Švorc, 77, Czech bass-baritone
- February 26 – Eugene Fodor, US violinist, 60
- March 13 – Hans Christian, 81, Austrian baritone
- March 22 – Victor Bouchard, Canadian pianist and composer, 84
- March 28 – Lee Hoiby, 85, American composer and pianist
- March 29 – Robert Tear, Welsh operatic tenor and conductor, 72
- April 8 – Donald Shanks, 70, Australian bass-baritone
- April 8 – Daniel Catán, 62, Mexican composer
- April 15 – Vincenzo La Scola, Italian operatic tenor, 53 (heart attack)
- May 7 – Jane Rhodes, 82, French soprano/mezzo-soprano
- May 30 – Giorgio Tozzi, 88, American bass
- July 4 – Gerhard Unger, 95, German tenor
- July 6 – Josef Suk, Czech violinist and conductor, 81
- July 23 – David Aiken, 93, American baritone
- July 26 – Denise Scharley, French operatic contralto, 94
- August 1 – Milada Šubrtová, Czech operatic soprano, 87
- August 2 – Ralph Berkowitz, US composer and painter, 100
- August 3 – Louise Behrend, US violinist and academic, 94
- August 25 – Anne Sharp, 94, Scottish coloratura soprano
- September 5 – Salvatore Licitra, 43, Italian tenor
- September 29 – Vera Veljkov-Medaković, Serbian pianist and piano teacher, 88
- October 8 – Ingvar Wixell, Swedish operatic baritone, 80
- October 19 – James Yannatos, US composer conductor, violinist and teacher, 82
- October 29 – Walter Norris, American pianist and composer, 79
- November 22 – Sena Jurinac, Bosnian operatic soprano, 90
- November 23 – Montserrat Figueras, Catalan operatic soprano, 70
- December 5 – Violetta Villas, Polish coloratura soprano, cabaret star, singer, actress, composer and songwriter, 73
- December 8 – Minoru Miki, 81, Japanese composer[6]
Major awards
International Tchaikovsky Competition 2011 – Piano
International Tchaikovsky Competition 2011 – Violin
- No first prize awarded. Sergey Dogadin and Itamar Zorman share second prize.
- Masataka Goto
Classical Brits
- Composer of the Year – Arvo Pärt
- Male Artist of the Year – Antonio Pappano
- Female Artist Of The Year – Alison Balsom
- Critics' Award – Tasmin Little
- Artist of the Decade – Il Divo
Grammy Awards
References
- ^ Smith, Steve (June 10, 2012). "Poems in Four Voices, a Concerto in Two: New York Philharmonic's Contact! Series at the Met". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ Levere, Jane (April 17, 2013). "New York Philharmonic To Perform All-American Program With Joshua Bell And Christopher Rouse Premiere". Forbes. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ Miller, Sarah Bryan (May 1, 2011). "BSLSO concludes season with Rouse's Symphony No. 3". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ Druckenbrod, Andrew (February 12, 2012). "Composer Steven Stucky's new piece will honor Rachel Carson's work". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ Risorgimento! – Il prigioniero at the Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti (Modena)
- ^ 作曲家の三木稔さんが死去 オペラや現代邦楽. 47news.jp. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-12-21. Retrieved 2011-12-09.