Events 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. 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. February 18 – The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra announces the appointment of Edward Gardner as its next principal conductor, effective with the 2015–2016 season. March 18 – The Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra announces the appointment of Stefan Solyom as its next chief conductor, as of the 2014–2015 season. April 25 – Santa Fe Opera announces the appointment of Harry Bicket as its next chief conductor, effective 1 October 2013. May 19 – James Levine conducts his first concert after an absence of two years, with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. June 22 – American mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton wins the "Song Prize" at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition.BBC – Media Centre – "Jamie Barton named BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2013 Song Prize winner", 22 June 2013 . Accessed 23 June 2013 July 1 – Jaime Martín formally becomes principal conductor of the Gävle Symphony Orchestra. August 20 – The Colorado Symphony Orchestra elevates Andrew Litton from its music advisor to Music Director, with immediate effect. 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 29 – The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra announces that Bramwell Tovey is to conclude his tenure as VSO music director after the 2017–2018 season. December 10 – La Scala announced the appointment of Riccardo Chailly as its next music director, effective 1 January 2017 through 31 December 2022.
New works
The following composers' works were composed, premiered, or published this year, as noted in the citation. A
Hans Abrahamsen – Let Me Tell You, for soprano and orchestra
Mark Adamo – Aristotle
John Adams – Saxophone Concerto
Thomas Ades – Totentanz B
Matej Bonin – Mouvements C
Benet Casablancas Tres Interludios, for orchestra Obertura Festiva, for orchestra D
Bryce Dessner – Murder Ballads E
Brian Elias – Once Did I Breathe Another's Breath F
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 G
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 H
David Philip Hefti – Éclairs I J K
Wojciech Kilar – A prayer to St. Therese the Little Flower, for mixed choir a cappella L M
Missy Mazzoli – Heartbreaker N O P Q R
Steve Reich – Radio Rewrite
Christopher Rouse Symphony No. 4 Thunderstuck
Poul Ruders String Quartet No. 4 (2012) Schrödinger's Cat (2012) S
Aulis Sallinen – Five Portraits of Women, Op. 100 T
Mark-Anthony Turnage – Speranza U V
Ian Venables – The Song of The Severn, Op. 43
Param Vir – Cave of Luminous Mind W
Judith Weir – Blue-Green Hill (2013) X Y Z
Opera
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
Ivan Fischer – The Red Heifer"An Opera Fights Hungary's Rising Anti-Semitism", New York Times, 20 October 2013 . Accessed 20 December 2013
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
Albums
Plácido Domingo – Verdi Ludovico Einaudi – In a Time Lapse Howard Goodall – Inspired Tine Thing Helseth – Tine
Musical films
A Late Quartet
Deaths January 10 – Franz Lehrndorfer, German organist and composer, 84 February 3 – Oscar Feltsman, Russian composer, 91Oscar Feltsman, author of Yury Gagarin's song, dies at 92 , Pravda, 4 February 2013 February 8 – James DePreist, US conductor, 76 February 15 – Antonín Kohout, Czech cellist, member of the Smetana Quartet, 93Antonín Kohout obituary The Guardian, 26 February 2013. February 22 – Wolfgang Sawallisch, German conductor and pianist, 89 February 27 – Van Cliburn, US pianist, 78"American pianist Van Cliburn, whose 1958 triumph at a Moscow competition impressed world, dies". The Washington Post, February 27, 2013. February 28 William Bennett, American oboist (San Francisco Symphony), 56 (cerebral hemorrhage) Armando Trovajoli, Italian film composer and pianist, 95Addio al maestro Armando Trovajoli, è stato la musica e l'anima di Roma |La Repubblica March 1 – Rafael Puyana, Colombian harpsichordist, 81 March 9 – Tengiz Amirejibi, Georgian pianist. 8985 წლის ასაკში მუსიკოსი თენგიზ (გიზი) ამირეჯიბი გარდაიცვალა FrontNews.ge, 10 March 2013 (Georgian) March 21 – Jean-Michel Damase, French composer, pianist, and teacher, 85Le compositeur et pianiste Jean Michel Damase est mort hier | Radio France Musique April 4 – Tommy Tycho, Hungarian-born Australian composer, arranger and orchestra conductor, 84 April 10 – Thomas Hemsley, English opera singer, 85 April 13 – Stephen Dodgson, composer, 89 April 14 – Sir Colin Davis, British conductor, 85 April 15 – Jean-François Paillard, French classical conductor, 85 April 22 – Lalgudi Jayaraman, Indian violinist, 82 April 25 – Jacob Avshalomov, Chinese-born American conductor and composer, 94 May 6 – Steve Martland, British composer, 53Clive Paget "Steve Martland has died" , Limelight magazine, 7 May 2013 May 8 – Delia Rigal, Argentine operatic soprano, 92Delia Rigal: una larga vida dedicada a la ópera y a la enseñanza – 14.05.2013 – lanacion.com May 9 – Michael Earl, British opera and ballet actor, 84Equity activist Michael Earl dies – News – The Stage May 15 – Albert Lance, Australian-born French opera singer, 87Australian-French operatic tenor Albert Lance dies, Global Post, 16 May 2013 May 17 – Harold Shapero, American composer and pianist, 93 May 20 – Anders Eliasson, Swedish composer, 66 May 22 – Henri Dutilleux, French composer, 97 June 1 – Paul Olefsky, US cellist (Philadelphia Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra), 87 June 2 Mario Bernardi, Canadian conductor and pianist, 82 Keith Wilson, US classical musician, teacher and conductor, 96 June 3 – Arnold Eidus, US violinist, 90 June 9 – Bruno Bartoletti, Italian conductor, 86 June 16 – Richard Marlow, English organist and choral director, 74 June 27 – Henrik Otto Donner, Finnish composer and music industry executive, 73Henrik Otto Donner on kuollut August 1 John Amis, British broadcaster, classical music critic and opera singer, 91 Toby Saks, American cellist, founder of the Seattle Chamber Music Society, 71 (pancreatic cancer) August 11 – Lamberto Puggelli, Italian stage and opera director, 75Lutto nel mondo del teatro, morto l'attore-regista Lamberto Puggelli September 4 – Dick Raaymakers, Dutch composer, theater maker and theorist, 83Muziekpionier Dick Raaijmakers (83) overleden September 13 – Peter Aston, English composer, 74 September 16 – Ratiba El-Hefny, Egyptian opera singer and director of Cairo Opera House, 82 September 25 – Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, German choral conductor, 84Ex-Thomaskantor Hans-Joachim Rotzsch ist 84-jährig gestorben October 7 – Patrice Chéreau, French film and opera director, 68French Helmer Patrice Chereau Dies at 68 . October 19 – Mahmoud Zoufonoun, Iranian traditional musician, 9385 سال ویولن نوازی + فیلم October 21 – Gianni Ferrio, Italian composer, conductor and music arranger, 88Addio a Gianni Ferrio October 29 – Rudolf Kehrer, German classical pianist, 90Der Pianist Rudolf Kehrer ist tot (in German) November 8 – Arnold Rosner, American composer, 68 November 12 – Sir John Tavener, English composer of religious music, 69 December 4 – Robert Allman, Australian operatic baritone, 86 December 6 – Tom Krause, Finnish opera singer, 79Oopperalaulaja Tom Krause on kuollut December 8 Hung Sin-nui, Chinese Cantonese opera singer and actress, 88 Sándor Szokolay, Hungarian composer and professor, 82Elhunyt Szokolay Sándor zeneszerző Edward Williams, English composer, 92 (Life on Earth). December 9 – Barbara Hesse-Bukowska, 83, Polish classical pianist, 83 December 12 – Zbigniew Karkowski, Polish composer, 55 December 19 – Winton Dean, English musicologist, 97 December 21 – Lars Edlund, Swedish organist and composer, 91Tonsättaren Lars Edlund har avlidit December 29 – Wojciech Kilar, Polish composer, 81Wojciech Kilar nie żyje
Major awards
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
References