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Overview of the events of 2013 in classical music
Events
New works
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
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)
Opera
Albums
Musical films
Deaths
January 10 – Franz Lehrndorfer , German organist and composer, 84[15]
February 3 – Oscar Feltsman , Russian composer, 91[16]
February 8 – James DePreist , US conductor, 76[17]
February 15 – Antonín Kohout , Czech cellist, member of the Smetana Quartet, 93[18]
February 22 – Wolfgang Sawallisch , German conductor and pianist, 89[19]
February 27 – Van Cliburn , US pianist, 78[20]
February 28
March 1 – Rafael Puyana , Colombian harpsichordist, 81[23]
March 9 – Tengiz Amirejibi , Georgian pianist. 89[24]
March 21 – Jean-Michel Damase , French composer, pianist, and teacher, 85[25]
April 4 – Tommy Tycho , Hungarian-born Australian composer, arranger and orchestra conductor, 84[26]
April 10 – Thomas Hemsley , English opera singer, 85[27]
April 13 – Stephen Dodgson , composer, 89[28]
April 14 – Sir Colin Davis , British conductor, 85[29]
April 15 – Jean-François Paillard , French classical conductor, 85[30]
April 22 – Lalgudi Jayaraman , Indian violinist, 82[31]
April 25 – Jacob Avshalomov , Chinese-born American conductor and composer, 94[32]
May 6 – Steve Martland , British composer, 53[33]
May 8 – Delia Rigal , Argentine operatic soprano, 92[34]
May 9 – Michael Earl , British opera and ballet actor, 84[35]
May 15 – Albert Lance , Australian-born French opera singer, 87[36]
May 17 – Harold Shapero , American composer and pianist, 93[37]
May 20 – Anders Eliasson , Swedish composer, 66[38]
May 22 – Henri Dutilleux , French composer, 97[39]
June 1 – Paul Olefsky , US cellist (Philadelphia Orchestra , Detroit Symphony Orchestra ), 87[40]
June 2
June 3 – Arnold Eidus , US violinist, 90[43]
June 9 – Bruno Bartoletti , Italian conductor, 86[44]
June 16 – Richard Marlow , English organist and choral director, 74[45]
June 27 – Henrik Otto Donner , Finnish composer and music industry executive, 73[46]
August 1
August 11 – Lamberto Puggelli , Italian stage and opera director, 75[49]
September 4 – Dick Raaymakers , Dutch composer, theater maker and theorist, 83[50]
September 13 – Peter Aston , English composer, 74[51]
September 16 – Ratiba El-Hefny , Egyptian opera singer and director of Cairo Opera House , 82[52]
September 25 – Hans-Joachim Rotzsch , German choral conductor, 84[53]
October 7 – Patrice Chéreau , French film and opera director, 68[54]
October 19 – Mahmoud Zoufonoun , Iranian traditional musician, 93[55]
October 21 – Gianni Ferrio , Italian composer, conductor and music arranger, 88[56]
October 29 – Rudolf Kehrer , German classical pianist, 90[57]
November 8 – Arnold Rosner , American composer, 68
November 12 – Sir John Tavener , English composer of religious music, 69[58]
December 4 – Robert Allman , Australian operatic baritone, 86[59]
December 6 – Tom Krause , Finnish opera singer, 79[60]
December 8
December 9 – Barbara Hesse-Bukowska , 83, Polish classical pianist, 83[64]
December 12 – Zbigniew Karkowski , Polish composer, 55[65]
December 19 – Winton Dean , English musicologist, 97[66]
December 21 – Lars Edlund , Swedish organist and composer, 91[67]
December 29 – Wojciech Kilar , Polish composer, 81[68]
Major awards
Classical Brits[69]
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[70] [71]
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^ "James DePreist, a Pioneering Conductor, Dies at 76", Allan Kozinn, New York Times , 9 February 2013
^ Antonín Kohout obituary The Guardian , 26 February 2013.
^ 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". 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
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^ 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 Template:Es icon
^ 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
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^ John Amis obituary
^ Acclaimed Seattle musician Toby Saks dies
^ Lutto nel mondo del teatro, morto l'attore-regista Lamberto Puggelli Template:It icon
^ Muziekpionier Dick Raaijmakers (83) overleden Template:Nl icon
^ 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 Template:De icon
^ French Helmer Patrice Chereau Dies at 68 .
^ 85 سال ویولن نوازی + فیلم Template:Fa icon
^ Addio a Gianni Ferrio Template:It icon
^ Der Pianist Rudolf Kehrer ist tot (in German)
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^ Obituary: Robert Allman OBE AM
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^ Cantonese opera singer Hung Sin-nui dies at age of 88
^ Elhunyt Szokolay Sándor zeneszerző Template:Hu icon
^ 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 Template:Sv icon
^ Wojciech Kilar nie żyje Template:Pl icon
^ Classic Brit Awards: Winners
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