2012 in classical music

none 2012 classical music 2012 Events February – Andrea Bocelli stars in two performances of Gounod's Roméo et Juliette at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa. He cancels a third after suffering voice strain.http://www.pisatoday.it/cronaca/andrea-bocelli-annullato-romeo-juliette-genova-28-febbraio-2012.html Salta "Romeo et Juliette" a Genova: Andrea Bocelli non ce la fa Pisa Today 2012-02-28 2015-01-12 2015-10-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20151019065145/http://www.pisatoday.it/cronaca/andrea-bocelli-annullato-romeo-juliette-genova-28-febbraio-2012.html live April 10 – A terminally-ill Robin Gibb is unable to attend the première of his new work, the Titanic Requiem, at the Central Hall, Westminster, London. April 26 – Kurt Masur, conducting the Orchestre National de France in Paris, falls from the podium and is rushed to hospital, where he is found to have broken his shoulder.David Ng https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-kurt-masur-june-20120430-story.html Injured conductor Kurt Masur withdraws from concerts through June Los Angeles Times 2012-04-30 2015-01-12 2016-03-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306150039/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/30/entertainment/la-et-cm-kurt-masur-june-20120430 live May 7 – Sir Colin Davis, conducting the Sachsische Staatskapelle at the Semper Oper in Dresden, stumbles and almost falls from the podium.Greg Cahill http://www.allthingsstrings.com/News/News/Sir-Colin-Davis-1927-2013 Sir Colin Davis, 1927–2013 Strings 2013-04-15 2015-01-12 2015-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20151017165632/http://www.allthingsstrings.com/News/News/Sir-Colin-Davis-1927-2013 live July 25 – The Classic Brits award ceremony for 2012, originally due to take place on this date, is postponed to October 2. August 22 – Nearly five years after the composer's death, on what would have been his 84th birthday, Karlheinz Stockhausen's opera Mittwoch aus Licht is performed in its entirety for the first time, by the UK's Birmingham Opera Company, as part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad. September 9 – A day after her performance at the Last Night of The Proms, Nicola Benedetti's album, The Silver Violin, becomes the highest new entry by a solo instrumentalist in the UK Official Album Chart since 1991."Nicola Benedetti, Classical Violinist, Hits The UK Album Charts (Ahead of Justin Bieber)", Billboard.com, 14 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20180505063015/https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1083767/nicola-benedetti-classical-violinist-hits-the-uk-album-charts-ahead-of 5 May 2018 . Accessed 21 January 2014 September 15 – The Jozsef Szigeti International Violina and Viola Competition, held in Budapest, is jointly won by Aleksandra Kuls and Wang Xiao.https://archive.today/20130801195946/http://www.thestrad.com/latest/news/violinists-wang-xiao-and-aleksandra-kuls-win-joseph-szigeti-competition "Violinists Wang Xiao and Aleksandra Kuls win Joseph Szigeti competition" The Strad, 18 September 2012. Accessed 1 August 2013 New works March 2025 March 2025 The following composers' works were composed, premiered, or published this year, as noted in the citation. According to the League of American Orchestras, North American orchestras premiered 165 new works in the 2012–13 season.League of American Orchestras, "North American Orchestras Will Perform 165 Premieres in 2012–2013," press release, https://web.archive.org/web/20141204192719/http://www.americanorchestras.org/component/content/article/63-news/general/407567-north-american-orchestras-will-perform-165-premieres-in-2012-2013.html 2014-12-04 A B C D E F Francesco Filidei – Ballata No. 2Provide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 G Philip Glass – Symphony No. 10Provide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 Howard Goodall – Every Purpose Under the Heaven (The King James Bible Oratorio)Provide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 H I J Karl Jenkins – The PeacemakersProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 K Wojciech Kilar – Sonnets to Laura for baritone and piano (song cycle)Provide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 L Philip Ledger – This Holy Child (cantata)Provide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 David T. Little and Royce Vavrek – Am I Bornhttps://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/27/arts/music/brooklyn-philharmonic-and-brooklyn-youth-chorus-at-roulette.html Brooklyn Philharmonic and Brooklyn Youth Chorus at Roulette - The New York Times The New York Times 26 March 2012 2017-02-26 2016-12-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20161223213538/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/27/arts/music/brooklyn-philharmonic-and-brooklyn-youth-chorus-at-roulette.html live Smith Steve M Daan Manneke – Nachtmuziek, for cello and pianoProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 Peter Maxwell Davies – Symphony No. 9Provide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 Matthew Mehlan and Royce Vavrek – Canvas Nico Muhly – DronesJones, Lucy, "Classical music dead? Nico Muhly proves it isn't", The Telegraph, May 28, 2012 N O P Q R Max Richter – Recomposed by Max Richter: The Four Seasonshttps://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2012/11/21/165659291/max-richter-recomposes-the-four-seasons NPR music – "Max Richter Recomposes 'The Four Seasons'". Accessed 13 January 2013 NPR 3 April 2018 20 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150420050820/http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2012/11/21/165659291/max-richter-recomposes-the-four-seasons live Christopher Rouse – Heimdall's TrumpetRhein John von World ends with a jazzy bang in Rouse concerto for CSO's Martin Chicago Tribune December 22, 2012 https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/12/22/world-ends-with-a-jazzy-bang-in-rouse-concerto-for-csos-martin/ May 25, 2015 April 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134631/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-12-22/entertainment/ct-ent-1222-cso-zweden-review-20121222_1_christopher-rouse-van-zweden-trumpet live S Caroline Shaw – Partita for 8 VoicesDeemer Rob Caroline NewMusicBox April 19, 2013 http://www.newmusicbox.org/articles/caroline/ June 1, 2015 September 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906192500/http://www.newmusicbox.org/articles/caroline/ live Aleksandr Shymko Concerto for violin and symphony orchestraProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 Concerto for violin, viola and symphony orchestraProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 Steven Stucky – SymphonyNg David Steven Stucky marks return to L.A. with his very own 'Symphony' Los Angeles Times September 26, 2012 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-xpm-2012-sep-26-la-et-cm-steven-stucky-20120926-story.html May 25, 2015 April 16, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150416210152/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/sep/26/entertainment/la-et-cm-steven-stucky-20120926 live T U V W X Y Z Opera premieres March 2025 March 2025 DateOperaComposerTheatre9 FebruaryThelmaSamuel Coleridge-TaylorSurrey Opera, Ashcroft Theatre, LondonProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 20258 AugustThe Francis Bacon OperaStephen CroweCamden Arts Centre, LondonProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 202522 AugustMittwoch aus LichtKarlheinz StockhausenBirmingham Opera Company, Argyle Works, Digbeth, Birmingham, UKProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 202530 AugustGhost PatrolStuart MacRaeTraverse Theatre, EdinburghProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025? JulyWritten on SkinGeorge BenjaminAix-en-Provence FestivalProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 20257 JulySwindon: The OperaBetty RoeMuseum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon, UKProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 202529 SeptemberDog DaysDavid T. LittlePeak Performances, Alexander Kasser Theater, Montclair State University, New JerseyProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 202527 OctoberBabylonJörg Widmann National Theatre MunichLoomis George 6 November 2012 Carnal Knowledge in a Modern Metropolis: Babylon The New York Times New York https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/arts/07iht-loomis07.html 18 August 2017 19 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170819022825/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/arts/07iht-loomis07.html live Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek – Song From the Uproar – The Lives and Deaths of Isabelle Eberhardt https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/27/arts/music/song-from-the-uproar-at-the-kitchen.html?_r=0 'Song From the Uproar' at the Kitchen - The New York Times The New York Times 26 February 2012 Smith Steve Films March 2025 March 2025 Love in Portofino, with Andrea Bocellihttps://www.theguardian.com/film/movie/151329/andrea-bocelli "Andrea Bocelli: Love In Portofino", The Guardian. Accessed 9 February 2013 TheGuardian.com 10 December 2016 13 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160313145205/http://www.theguardian.com/film/movie/151329/andrea-bocelli live Albums Tony Banks – Six Pieces for Orchestra Andrea Bocelli – Opera Eighth Blackbird – Meanwhilehttp://www.eonline.com/news/386489/2013-grammy-awards-winners-the-complete-list 2013 Grammy Awards Winners: The Complete List February 10, 2013 E! February 10, 2013 December 16, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131216000903/http://www.eonline.com/news/386489/2013-grammy-awards-winners-the-complete-list live Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra – Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7; Karelia Suite Ludovico Einaudi – Divenire Jackie Evancho – Songs from the Silver Screen Renée Fleming – Poèmes Lesley Garrett – A North Country Lass Robin Gibb & Robin-John Gibb – Titanic Requiem Oregon Symphony – This England Fazıl Say – Istanbul Symphony Noah Stewart – Noah Rolando Villazón – Verdi Deaths January 9 – Ruth Fernández, Puerto Rican contralto and politician, 92 January 18 – Anthony Gonsalves, Indian violinist and composer, 84 January 20 – Ruthilde Boesch, 94, Austrian soprano January 22 – Rita Gorr, 85, Belgian mezzo-soprano January 24 – Patricia Neway, US operatic soprano and musical theatre actress, 92 January 29 – Camilla Williams, 92, American soprano February 1 – Andrij Dobriansky, 81, Ukrainian American bass-baritonehttps://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/08/arts/music/andrij-dobriansky-dies-at-81-sang-more-than-900-met-roles.html?_r=0 Andrij Dobriansky Dies at 81; Sang at the Met More Than 900 Times The New York Times 7 March 2012 14 July 2016 Fox, Margolit 6 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171206222744/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/08/arts/music/andrij-dobriansky-dies-at-81-sang-more-than-900-met-roles.html?_r=0 live February 8 – Giangiacomo Guelfi, 87, Italian baritone February 14 – Charles Anthony, 82, American tenor February 16 – Ethel Stark, Canadian violinist and conductor, 101 February 18 – Elizabeth Connell, South African operatic soprano, 65 February 24 – István Anhalt, Hungarian-Canadian composer, 92 April 8 – George Wilberforce Kakoma, Ugandan composer, 89 April 10 – Lili Chookasian, 90, American contralto April 12 – Stefánia Moldován, 80, Hungarian soprano April 16 – Alan Hacker, English clarinettist, 73 April 16 – Sári Barabás, 98, Hungarian soprano April 20 – Leandra Overmann, 55, Serbian mezzo-soprano/contralto April 30 – Finn Benestad, Norwegian musicologist, 82 May 2 – Zvi Zeitlin, Russian violinist and music teacher, 90 May 3 – Felix Werder, Australian composer, 90 May 16 – Maria Bieșu, 76, Moldovan soprano May 18 – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German lyric baritone and conductor, 86 May 29 – Mark Minkov, Russian composer, 67 June 4 – Eduard Khil, Russian baritone, 77 June 13 – Jože Humer, Slovenian composer and choirmaster, 76 June 14 Karl-Heinz Kämmerling, German classical pianist and teacher, 82http://www.br.de/radio/br-klassik/sendungen/leporello/karl-heinz-kaemmerling-gestorben100.html Karl-Heinz Kämmerling ist tot www.br.de 15 June 2012 German 29 June 2012 22 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120622035753/http://www.br.de/radio/br-klassik/sendungen/leporello/karl-heinz-kaemmerling-gestorben100.html live Hassan Kassai, Iranian Ney player, 83 June 23 – Franz Crass, German operatic bass, 84 June 24 – Jean Cox, US operatic tenor, 90 June 28 – Éric Gaudibert, Swiss composer, 75 July 1 – Evelyn Lear, 86, American soprano July 10 – Viktor Suslin, Russian composer, 70http://www.sikorski.de/344/en/suslin_viktor.html Viktor Suslin profile Sikorski.de 2012-09-04 2014-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20140407120012/http://www.sikorski.de/344/en/suslin_viktor.html live July 16 Ed Lincoln, Brazilian composer and musician, 80Morre o compositor e arranjador Ed Lincoln, aos 80 anos http://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/morre-compositor-arranjador-ed-lincoln-aos-80-anos-5493899 17 July 2012 O Globo 16 July 2012 Portuguese 17 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120717033148/http://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/morre-compositor-arranjador-ed-lincoln-aos-80-anos-5493899 live Jon Lord, English composer, 71https://www.nme.com/news/deep-purple/64953 Deep Purple's Jon Lord dies 16 July 2012 NME IPC Media 16 July 2012 19 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120719004401/http://www.nme.com/news/deep-purple/64953 live July 17 – İlhan Mimaroğlu, Turkish-born American composer and record producer, 86https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/19/arts/music/ilhan-mimaroglu-composer-and-producer-is-dead-at-86.html?_r=1&hpw Ilhan Mimaroglu, Composer and Producer, Is Dead at 86 The New York Times 18 July 2012 2017-02-26 2017-12-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20171206150154/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/19/arts/music/ilhan-mimaroglu-composer-and-producer-is-dead-at-86.html?_r=1&hpw live Keepnews Peter July 22 – Nan Merriman, 92, American mezzo-soprano August 2 Marguerite Piazza, American singer, 90Bradley Barbara http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/aug/02/soprano-fund-raiser-and-memphis-icon-marguerite/?CID=happeningnow Soprano, fundraiser and Memphis icon Marguerite Piazza dies Memphis Commercial Appeal The Commercial Appeal 2012-08-03 2013-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011823/http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/aug/02/soprano-fund-raiser-and-memphis-icon-marguerite/?CID=happeningnow live Mihaela Ursuleasa, Romanian pianist, 33 (cerebral hemorrhage);https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/aug/03/romanian-pianist-mihaela-ursuleasa-dies?newsfeed=true Romanian concert pianist Mihaela Ursuleasa dies, aged 33 The Guardian 2012-08-03 London Siobhan Dowling August 3, 2012 2016-02-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160203171625/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/aug/03/romanian-pianist-mihaela-ursuleasa-dies?newsfeed=true live (body discovered on this date) August 6 – Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist, 94https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/aug/06/ruggiero-ricci?newsfeed=true Ruggiero Ricci obituary The Guardian 6 August 2012 2016-12-10 2016-03-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306112910/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/aug/06/ruggiero-ricci?newsfeed=true live Inglis Anne August 7 – Sabahattin Kalender, Turkish composer, 93SLC Internet Solutions http://www.andante.com.tr/index.php?page=haberdetay&haberID=729 Sabahattin Kalender vefat etti Andante.com.tr 2012-11-25 2012-08-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20120828191207/http://www.andante.com.tr/index.php?page=haberdetay&haberID=729 live August 7 – Karl Helm (singer) de Karl Helm (Sänger) Karl Helm, 73, German bass August 11 – Carlo Curley, American classical organist, 59James Jolly http://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/the-organist-carlo-curley-has-died The organist Carlo Curley has died Gramophone 2012-08-13 2015-01-12 2016-06-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20160611064851/http://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/the-organist-carlo-curley-has-died live August 16 – Bystrík Režucha, Slovak conductor, 77http://www.slovakradio.sk/aktualne/Z-domova?&i=44317&p=1 ÚMRTIE: Zomrel dirigent a pedagóg Bystrík Režucha Slovak News Agency (SITA) Slovak News Agency 20 August 2012 Slovenský rozhlas Slovak dead https://archive.today/20130418133037/http://www.slovakradio.sk/aktualne/Z-domova?&i=44317&p=1 18 April 2013 August 23 – Marlise Wendels, 89, German soprano September 1 – Amanda Thane, 59, Australian soprano"Message from the Artistic Director" https://web.archive.org/web/20140818051805/http://artsongnsw.org/?p=2 2014-08-18 , Art Song NSW, accessed 4 October 2012 September 2 – Emmanuel Nunes, Portuguese composer, 71http://www.publico.pt/Cultura/morreu-o-compositor-emmanuel-nunes-1561380 Morreu o compositor Emmanuel Nunes Público 2012-09-02 2012-09-02 2012-09-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20120903070535/http://www.publico.pt/Cultura/morreu-o-compositor-emmanuel-nunes-1561380 live September 4 – Ian Parrott, British composer and academic, 96http://www.bmdsonline.co.uk/19294638 IAN PARROTT : Obituary BMDs Online 2012-09-09 2012-11-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20121101140427/http://www.bmdsonline.co.uk/19294638 live September 12 – William Schatzkamer, American pianist and conductor, 96https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/obituaries/william-schatzkamer-a-pianist-who-helped-found-gateway-festival-orchestra/article_be55f38a-92c5-5523-ae2d-be9a935372ab.html William Schatzkamer, a pianist who helped found Gateway Festival Orchestra, dies Stltoday 2012-09-21 2012-10-19 2020-11-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20201106230012/https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/obituaries/william-schatzkamer-a-pianist-who-helped-found-gateway-festival-orchestra/article_be55f38a-92c5-5523-ae2d-be9a935372ab.html live September 13 – William Duckworth, US composer, 69 September 15 Olga Ferri, Argentine ballet dancer, 83http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/111800/legendary-ballet-dancer-olga-ferri-dies Legendary ballet dancer Olga Ferri dies 17 September 2012 Buenos Aires Herald 21 November 2012 3 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160203194426/http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/111800/legendary-ballet-dancer-olga-ferri-dies live George Hurst, British conductor, 86https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/music-obituaries/9549077/George-Hurst.html George Hurst The Telegraph 2012-09-26 London September 17, 2012 2012-09-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20120925134918/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/music-obituaries/9549077/George-Hurst.html live September 18 – Leo Goeke, US operatic tenor, 74http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2012/9/News/Leo_Goeke.html American Tenor Leo Goeke, Much-Admired as Glyndebourne's Tom Rakewell, has Died Opera News 21 September 2012 21 November 2012 28 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121128052439/http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2012/9/News/Leo_Goeke.html live September 22 – Grigory Frid, 97, Russian composer September 30 – Walter Dicks de, 99, German baritone October 9 Luna Alcalay, Austrian pianist, music educator and composer, 83In Memoriam Luna Alcalay https://web.archive.org/web/20140227165407/http://oe1.orf.at/programm/318047 2014-02-27 de, oe1.orf.at, Retrieved 14 November 2012. Federico A. Cordero, Puerto Rican classical guitarist, 84http://www.elnuevodia.com/carta-lamusicadesuguitarranuncamorira-1366448.html https://archive.today/20130102132420/http://www.elnuevodia.com/carta-lamusicadesuguitarranuncamorira-1366448.html dead 2013-01-02 La música de su guitarra nunca morirá Elnuevodia.com 2012-10-21 Spanish October 12 – Geraldine Mucha, Scottish composer, 95http://praguemonitor.com/2012/10/16/geraldine-mucha-dies-95 https://archive.today/20130104104847/http://praguemonitor.com/2012/10/16/geraldine-mucha-dies-95 dead 4 January 2013 Geraldine Mucha dies at 95 Czech News Agency Czech News Agency 16 October 2012 October 15 – Axel Borup-Jørgensen, Danish composer, 87http://politiken.dk/navne/doedsfald/ECE1785491/axel-borup-joergensen/ Axel Borup-Jørgensen da Politiken.dk 2012-11-11 2012-10-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20121020042750/http://politiken.dk/navne/doedsfald/ECE1785491/axel-borup-joergensen/ live October 20 – Przemysław Gintrowski, Polish composer and musician, 60Przemysław Gintrowski nie żyje. Miał 61 lat http://wyborcza.pl/1,75248,12710099,Przemyslaw_Gintrowski_nie_zyje__Mial_61_lat.html wyborcza.pl 2012-10-20 2012-10-21 October 27 – Hans Werner Henze, 86, German composer November 5 Bernard Bierman, US composer, 104http://www.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/arts/171952/tin-pan-alley-composer-bernie-bierman-dies-at-104 https://archive.today/20121123152507/http://www.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/arts/171952/tin-pan-alley-composer-bernie-bierman-dies-at-104 dead 2012-11-23 Tin Pan Alley Composer Bernie Bierman Dies At 104 NY1.com 2012-11-19 Elliott Carter, US composer, 103https://www.boston.com/culturedesk/2012/11/05/composer-elliott-carter-dies/U93EP6MuGUHnqHFHPQHrHN/story.html Composer Elliott Carter dies at 103 Boston.com 2012-06-25 2012-11-06 2012-11-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20121119054803/http://www.boston.com/culturedesk/2012/11/05/composer-elliott-carter-dies/U93EP6MuGUHnqHFHPQHrHN/story.html dead November 18 – Sir Philip Ledger, British composer and academic, 74https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/music-obituaries/9688940/Sir-Philip-Ledger.html Sir Philip Ledger The Telegraph 2011-10-21 2012-11-19 London 2012-11-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20121120102052/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/music-obituaries/9688940/Sir-Philip-Ledger.html live December 4 Jonathan Harvey, English composer, 73 (motor neurone disease)Richard Morrison https://www.thetimes.com/article/british-composer-jonathan-harvey-dies-xlsl237gfqf British composer Jonathan Harvey dies The Times 2012-09-26 2012-12-06 2017-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20170214223446/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/music/classical/article3621526.ece live Peter Kiesewetter, German composer, 67 December 5 – Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer, 91 December 10 – Lisa Della Casa, 93, Swiss soprano December 11 Toni Blankenheim, German opera singer, 90http://www.abendblatt.de/kultur-live/article112002997/Hamburger-Kammersaenger-Toni-Blankenheim-ist-tot.html Trauer – Hamburger Kammersänger Toni Blankenheim ist tot Abendblatt.de 2012-12-14 German 2012-12-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20121215214753/http://www.abendblatt.de/kultur-live/article112002997/Hamburger-Kammersaenger-Toni-Blankenheim-ist-tot.html live Hamburg Hamburger Abendblatt Ravi Shankar, Indian sitar player and composer, 92Pandit Ravi Shankar passes away https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/The-sitar-loses-its-strings/article12444994.ece 12 December 2012 The Hindu 12 December 2012 Chennai, India 12 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121212100855/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/music/sitar-maestro-ravi-shankar-passes-away/article4190878.ece live Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist, 86https://www.bbc.com/russian/rolling_news/2012/12/121211_rn_vishnevskaya_dies В Москве скончалась Галина Вишневская BBC News 11 December 2012 2012-12-11 2012-12-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20121214094232/http://www.bbc.co.uk/russian/rolling_news/2012/12/121211_rn_vishnevskaya_dies.shtml live December 13 – Otto Ketting, Dutch composer, 77http://nos.nl/artikel/451135-componist-otto-ketting-overleden.html Componist Otto Ketting overleden – NOS Nieuws Nos.nl 13 December 2012 2012-12-13 2012-12-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20121216035036/http://nos.nl/artikel/451135-componist-otto-ketting-overleden.html live December 20 – Victor Merzhanov, Russian classical pianist, 93Мержанов Виктор Карпович http://www.mosconsv.ru/ru/person.aspx?id=8769 МГК им. Чайковского – персоналии – Мержанов Виктор Карпович Mosconsv.ru 2012-12-22 2016-01-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20160121063136/http://www.mosconsv.ru/ru/person.aspx?id=8769 live December 24 – Richard Rodney Bennett, 76, British composer Major awards Classical Brits Special Recognition Award — Classic FM (UK) Female Artist of the Year — Nicola Benedetti Male Artist of the Year — Vasily Petrenko Composer of the Year — John Williams Critics Award — Benjamin Grosvenor Grammy Awards See 54th Grammy Awards See also 2012 in opera References 2 Classical Category:Classical music by year