Events January – It is announced that the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg will join KM Music Conservatory musicians in a 100-member concert tour of five Indian cities performing compositions by Indian composer A. R. Rahman. The tour, named "Germany and India 2011–2012: Infinite Opportunities'. Classic Incantations", marks the centenary of Indian cinema and of Studio Babelsberg, the world's oldest film studio. February 4 – An anti-government rally at Bolotnaya Square, Moscow, is concluded by Yuri Shevchuk with one of his best-known songs, "Rodina" (Motherland). February 17 – Start of Season 7 of the music competition Indonesian Idol. March 2 – Release of London, Paris, New York, starring Ali Zafar and Aditi Rao Hydari. May – Biennial International Morin khuur Festival and competition. July 7 – 59th Filmfare Awards South ceremony is held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India. August 24 – Pianist Lang Lang is awarded the Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his engagement in the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival. September – Chinese pianist Jiayan Sun finishes third in the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition. September 27–30 – Darbar Festival takes place in London. December 1 – Opening of the 2012 Madras Music Season.
Albums Angband – Saved from the Truth Arnob – Adheko Ghume Buck-Tick – Yume Miru Uchuu Tay Kewei – Fallin Shiri Maimon – Sheleg Ba'sharav Assala Nasri – Qanoun Kaifik Krizza Neri – Krizza Ramin Rahimi – Persian Percussion Electrified Replikas – Biz Burada Yok İken Fazıl Say – Istanbul Symphony SKE48 – Kono Hi no Chime o Wasurenai Wanting Qu – Everything in the World Haifa Wehbe – Malikat Jamal Al Kawn
Classical Fazıl Say – Symphony No 3 Universe
Opera Yin Qing – The Ballad of Canal
Musical films Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess (Japan) Hoore! Hoore! (Malaysia) I Do Bidoo Bidoo: Heto nAPO Sila! (Philippines)APO happy with ‘I Do Bidoo Bidoo’ Malaya. Retrieved 26 August 2012 I Love You (Bangladesh) McDull: The Pork of Music (Hong Kong) Mihashin Furaana Dhandhen (Maldives) Satrangi Re (India)
Deaths January 1 – Yafa Yarkoni, Israeli singer, 86 February 5 – Jiang Ying, Chinese opera singer and music teacher, 92 March 24 – Jose Prakash, Indian singer and actor, 86 March 28 – Alexander Arutiunian, Armenian composer, 91 May 2 – Zvi Zeitlin, Russian violinist and music teacher, 90 May 29 – Mark Minkov, Russian composer, 67 June 4 – Eduard Khil, Russian baritone, 77 June 14 – Hassan Kassai, Iranian Ney player, 83 July 10 – Viktor Suslin, Russian composer, 70 July 17 – İlhan Mimaroğlu, Turkish-born American composer and record producer, 86Ilhan Mimaroglu, Composer and Producer, Is Dead at 86 October 5 – Edvard Mirzoyan, Armenian composer, 91 October 8 – Bidit Lal Das, Bengali folk musician and composer, 74 November 15 – Khin Maung Toe, Burmese singer-songwriter and guitarist, 62 (liver cancer) December 11 Ravi Shankar, Indian sitar player and composer, 92 Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist, 86 December 20 – Victor Merzhanov, Russian classical pianist, 93
See also 2012 in music 2012 in Japanese music List of 2012 albums
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