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

B C

Elliott Carter – Two Controversies and a Conversation

D

Julius Dobos – Hymn to The Fukushima 50

E F

Francesco Filidei – Ballata, for organ, ensemble and live electronics

G

Philip Glass – Symphony No. 9

H

Mehdi Hosseini – Monodies

I

Iamus (computer) – Hello World!

J K

Wojciech Kilar – Lumen for mixed a cappella choir Piano Concerto No. 2

L M

Paul Mealor – Ubi Caritas et Amor

N

Per Nørgård – Symphony No. 8

O P Q R

Christopher Rouse Prospero's Rooms Symphony No. 3

S

Steven Stucky – Silent Spring

T U V W X Y Z

Opera premieres

DateOperaComposerTheatre17 FebruaryAnna NicoleMark-Anthony TurnageRoyal Opera House18 MarchKommilitonen!Peter Maxwell DaviesRoyal Academy of Music26 MarchRisorgimento!Lorenzo FerreroTeatro Comunale ModenaRisorgimento! – Il prigioniero at the Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti (Modena)AprilThe Importance of Being EarnestGerald BarryLos Angeles Philharmonic (concert performance)9 & 10 AprilSonntag aus LichtKarlheinz StockhausenStaatenhaus of the Kölner Messe (auspices of the Cologne Opera)13 AprilThe Juniper PassionMichael F. WilliamsGallagher Academy of Performing Arts, University of Waikato9 JuneRockland the OperaJukka LinkolaNivala Ice Arena, Finland24 JuneTwo BoysNico MuhlyEnglish National Opera1 JulyDr DeeDamon AlbarnPalace Theatre, Manchester, 2011 Manchester International Festival30 JulyMansfield ParkJonathan DoveBoughton House11 SeptemberManifest Destiny 2011Keith BursteinKing's Head Theatre, London15 OctoberOne Night StandOlli KortekangasHelsinki Music Centre1 NovemberHeart of DarknessTarik O'ReganLinbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House12 NovemberSilent NightKevin PutsOrdway Center for the Performing Arts, Saint Paul, Minnesota31 DecemberThe Enchanted IslandHandel, Vivaldi, RameauMetropolitan Opera

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

Violin

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 – , 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

Major awards

International Tchaikovsky Competition 2011 – Piano Daniil Trifonov

International Tchaikovsky Competition 2011 – Violin No first prize awarded. Sergey Dogadin and Itamar Zorman share second prize.

2011 International Franz Liszt Piano Competition Masataka Goto

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition Valentina Naforniţă

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 See 53rd Grammy Awards

References