2011 in classical music

List of years in classical music

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

Opera premieres

DateOperaComposerTheatre
17 FebruaryAnna NicoleMark-Anthony TurnageRoyal Opera House
18 MarchKommilitonen!Peter Maxwell DaviesRoyal Academy of Music
26 MarchRisorgimento!Lorenzo FerreroTeatro Comunale Modena[5]
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 Waikato
9 JuneRockland the OperaJukka LinkolaNivala Ice Arena, Finland
24 JuneTwo BoysNico MuhlyEnglish National Opera
1 JulyDr DeeDamon AlbarnPalace Theatre, Manchester, 2011 Manchester International Festival
30 JulyMansfield ParkJonathan DoveBoughton House
11 SeptemberManifest Destiny 2011Keith BursteinKing's Head Theatre, London
15 OctoberOne Night StandOlli KortekangasHelsinki Music Centre
1 NovemberHeart of DarknessTarik O'ReganLinbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House
12 NovemberSilent NightKevin PutsOrdway Center for the Performing Arts, Saint Paul, Minnesota
31 DecemberThe Enchanted IslandHandel, Vivaldi, RameauMetropolitan Opera

Albums

Musical films

Deaths

Major awards

International Tchaikovsky Competition 2011 – Piano

International Tchaikovsky Competition 2011 – Violin

2011 International Franz Liszt Piano Competition

  • Masataka Goto

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition

Classical Brits

Grammy Awards

References

  1. Smith, Steve (June 10, 2012). "Poems in Four Voices, a Concerto in Two: New York Philharmonic's Contact! Series at the Met". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. Levere, Jane (April 17, 2013). "New York Philharmonic To Perform All-American Program With Joshua Bell And Christopher Rouse Premiere". Forbes. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  3. Miller, Sarah Bryan (May 1, 2011). "BSLSO concludes season with Rouse's Symphony No. 3". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  4. Druckenbrod, Andrew (February 12, 2012). "Composer Steven Stucky's new piece will honor Rachel Carson's work". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  5. Risorgimento! – Il prigioniero at the Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti (Modena)

See also

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