2013_in_classical_music
2013 in classical music
Overview of the events of 2013 in classical music
- 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 22 – Benjamin Britten's opera Peter Grimes in Concert performance of the Carnegie Hall the Benjamin Britten's 100th Birthday Concert
- 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]
- Hans Abrahamsen – Let Me Tell You, for soprano and orchestra
- Mark Adamo – Aristotle
- John Adams – Saxophone Concerto
- Thomas Ades – Totentanz
- Matej Bonin – Mouvements
- Benet Casablancas
- Tres Interludios, for orchestra
- Obertura Festiva, for orchestra
- Bryce Dessner – Murder Ballads
- Brian Elias – Once Did I Breathe Another's Breath
- Lorenzo Ferrero – Venice 1976 (A Parody), for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, and piano
- Francesco Filidei
- Ballata No. 3, for piano and ensemble
- Due Trascrizioni da Merula e Trabaci, for string quartet
- Poemetto, for ensemble
- Silence = Death (Democracy), for 4 percussionists
- Graham 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 cappella
- Missy 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. 100
- Mark-Anthony Turnage – Speranza
- Ian Venables – The Song of The Severn, Op. 43
- Param Vir – Cave of Luminous Mind
- Judith Weir – Blue-Green Hill (2013)
- Gerald Barry – The Importance of Being Earnest: premiere staged performance, 17 March 2013, Opéra national de Lorraine, Nancy
- Terence Blanchard – Champion
- Raymond Deane – The Alma Fetish (2012), concert performance, Dublin, National Concert Hall, 17 September 2013[14]
- Ivan Fischer – The Red Heifer[15]
- Philip Glass – The Perfect American
- André Tchaikowsky – premiere of The Merchant of Venice at the Bregenz Festival, 18 July (opera written 1968–82)
- Šimon Voseček – Biedermann und die Brandstifter
- Plácido Domingo – Verdi
- Ludovico Einaudi – In a Time Lapse
- Howard Goodall – Inspired
- Tine Thing Helseth – Tine
- 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
- William Bennett, American oboist (San Francisco Symphony), 56 (cerebral hemorrhage)[22]
- Armando Trovajoli, Italian film composer and pianist, 95[23]
- 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 – Michael Earl, 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
- Mario Bernardi, Canadian conductor and pianist, 82[42]
- Keith Wilson, US classical musician, teacher and conductor, 96[43]
- 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
- John Amis, British broadcaster, classical music critic and opera singer, 91[48]
- Toby Saks, American cellist, founder of the Seattle Chamber Music Society, 71 (pancreatic cancer)[49]
- 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, 68
- November 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
- Hung Sin-nui, Chinese Cantonese opera singer and actress, 88[62]
- Sándor Szokolay, Hungarian composer and professor, 82[63]
- Edward Williams, English composer, 92 (Life on Earth).[64]
- 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]
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
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, producers
- Best Classical Contemporary Composition: "Meanwhile – Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays" – Stephen Hartke, composer
Other national awards
- Spanish National Music Prize: Award for Composition: "Darkness visible – Nocturne for Orchestra after Milton/Pessoa" – Benet Casablancas, composer[71][72]
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- "Chief Conductor Announced" (Press release). Santa Fe Opera. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
- Anthony Tommasini (2013-05-20). "With Wheelchair and Lively Baton, Levine Commands Carnegie Hall". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
- BBC – Media Centre – "Jamie Barton named BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2013 Song Prize winner", 22 June 2013 Archived 27 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine. 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]
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- "Al vertice della Scala arriva Chailly. Sarà il direttore musicale del teatro". La Repubblica. 2013-12-10. Archived from the original on 2015-04-18. 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. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- Huizenga, Tom (September 3, 2014). "Great Expectations: A New Season Of New Music". NPR. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- "The Alma Fetish - Wide Open Opera". Archived from the original on 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
- "An Opera Fights Hungary’s Rising Anti-Semitism", New York Times, 20 October 2013 Archived 28 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. 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 Archived 2013-02-06 at the Wayback Machine, Pravda, 4 February 2013
- ""James DePreist, a Pioneering Conductor, Dies at 76", Allan Kozinn, New York Times, 9 February 2013". Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- Antonín Kohout obituary Archived 2018-05-28 at the Wayback Machine The Guardian, 26 February 2013.
- Midgette, Anne (February 24, 2013). "Wolfgang Sawallisch, German Conductor, Dies at 89". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- "American pianist Van Cliburn, whose 1958 triumph at a Moscow competition impressed world, dies".[dead link] The Washington Post, February 27, 2013.
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- "Australian composer Tommy Tycho dies". Archived from the original on 2013-04-28. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
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- "Stephen Dodgson obituary". Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
- "Sir Colin Davis obituary". Archived from the original on 2020-04-30. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
- "Disparition de Jean-François Paillard". Archived from the original on 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
- "Lalgudi Jayaraman passes away; music world mourns the legend's death". Archived from the original on 2013-04-24. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
- "Jacob Avshalomov, longtime director of Portland Youth Philharmonic, dies". The Oregonian. April 26, 2013. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 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 Archived 2013-06-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- Australian-French operatic tenor Albert Lance dies, Global Post, 16 May 2013 Archived September 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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- "Obituary: Anders Eliasson, composer". Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- "Le compositeur français Henri Dutilleux est mort". Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- "Paul Olefsky, a Cellist and Educator, Dies at 87". Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
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- Lutto nel mondo del teatro, morto l'attore-regista Lamberto Puggelli Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
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- French Helmer Patrice Chereau Dies at 68 Archived 2017-01-24 at the Wayback Machine.
- 85 سال ویولن نوازی + فیلم Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Persian)
- Addio a Gianni Ferrio Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- Der Pianist Rudolf Kehrer ist tot Archived 2013-11-01 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- "Sir John Tavener: Composer dies at 69". BBC News. 2013-11-12. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
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