2013 in classical music

none 2013 classical music 2013 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.http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/01/new_nj_symphony_president_resi.html New NJ Symphony president resigns after past controversies resurface The Star-Ledger Ronni Reich & Peggy McGlone 2013-01-12 2015-04-18 2015-04-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20150418224321/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/01/new_nj_symphony_president_resi.html live 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.http://www.houstonsymphony.org/media/Press%20Release_AOE%20Announcement.pdf Houston Symphony Orchestra announcement of appointment of Andrés Orozco-Estrada, 16 January 2013 18 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924031423/http://www.houstonsymphony.org/media/Press%20Release_AOE%20Announcement.pdf 24 September 2015 dead dmy-all February 18 – The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra announces the appointment of Edward Gardner as its next principal conductor, effective with the 2015–2016 season.http://www.bt.no/kultur/Sponser-ny-sjefdirigent-2847610.html Sponser ny sjefdirigent Bergens Tidende Bodil Garvik 2013-02-18 2015-04-18 2015-04-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20150418225344/http://www.bt.no/kultur/Sponser-ny-sjefdirigent-2847610.html live March 18 – The Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra announces the appointment of Stefan Solyom as its next chief conductor, as of the 2014–2015 season.Alexander Agrell Solyom ny chefsdirigent för HSO http://www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur--nojen/solyom-ny-chefsdirigent-for-hso/ Sydsvenska Dagbladet 2013-03-18 2015-04-18 2015-06-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20150607201942/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur--nojen/solyom-ny-chefsdirigent-for-hso/ live April 25 – Santa Fe Opera announces the appointment of Harry Bicket as its next chief conductor, effective 1 October 2013.http://www.santafeopera.org/thecompany/news/pressreleases/detail.aspx?id=8250 Chief Conductor Announced Santa Fe Opera 25 April 2013 2015-04-18 2015-04-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20150418223347/http://www.santafeopera.org/thecompany/news/pressreleases/detail.aspx?id=8250 live May 19 – James Levine conducts his first concert after an absence of two years, with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra at Carnegie Hall.Anthony Tommasini With Wheelchair and Lively Baton, Levine Commands Carnegie Hall https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/arts/music/james-levine-returns-to-the-podium-at-carnegie-hall.html The New York Times 2013-05-20 2015-04-18 2015-04-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20150420025741/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/arts/music/james-levine-returns-to-the-podium-at-carnegie-hall.html live 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20190827223241/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/barton-bbc-cardiff-singer-2013.html 27 August 2019 . Accessed 23 June 2013 July 1 – Jaime Martín formally becomes principal conductor of the Gävle Symphony Orchestra.http://www.gavle.se/Kommun--politik/Press-och-informationsmaterial/Pressmeddelanden/Pressmeddelandemapp/-New-principal-conductor-for-the-Gavle-Symphony-Orchestra/ New principal conductor for the Gävle Symphony Orchestra Gävle kommun (City of Gävle) 11 June 2012 2013-12-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20131227054245/http://www.gavle.se/Kommun--politik/Press-och-informationsmaterial/Pressmeddelanden/Pressmeddelandemapp/-New-principal-conductor-for-the-Gavle-Symphony-Orchestra/ 27 December 2013 dead dmy-all August 20 – The Colorado Symphony Orchestra elevates Andrew Litton from its music advisor to Music Director, with immediate effect.https://coloradosymphony.org/pdfs/Litton_Music_Director_Press_Release_-_Final.pdf Andrew Litton Named Colorado Symphony Music Director Colorado Symphony Orchestra 20 August 2013 2015-04-18 September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes 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.David Gordon Duke VSO transition: Music director Bramwell Tovey to step down after 2018 season https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/music/Vancouver+Symphony+Orchestra+transition+Music/9230011/story.html Vancouver Sun 2013-11-30 2015-04-18 2015-04-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20150419081657/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/music/Vancouver+Symphony+Orchestra+transition+Music/9230011/story.html live December 10 – La Scala announced the appointment of Riccardo Chailly as its next music director, effective 1 January 2017 through 31 December 2022.Al vertice della Scala arriva Chailly. Sarà il direttore musicale del teatro http://milano.repubblica.it/cronaca/2013/12/10/news/scala_pisapia_conferma_chailly_sar_direttore_musicale_dal_2015-73212244/?ref=HREC1-23 La Repubblica 2013-12-10 2015-04-18 2015-04-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20150418223853/http://milano.repubblica.it/cronaca/2013/12/10/news/scala_pisapia_conferma_chailly_sar_direttore_musicale_dal_2015-73212244/?ref=HREC1-23 live New works March 2025 March 2025 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 orchestraThe Cambridge Companion to Composition Toby Young Cambridge University Press 2024 9781108831697 131 Mark Adamo – AristotleProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 John Adams – Saxophone ConcertoProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 Thomas Ades – TotentanzProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 B Matej Bonin – MouvementsProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 C Benet Casablancas Tres Interludios, for orchestraProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 Obertura Festiva, for orchestraProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 D Bryce Dessner – Murder BalladsProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 E Brian Elias – Once Did I Breathe Another's BreathProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 F Lorenzo Ferrero – Venice 1976 (A Parody), for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, and pianoProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 Francesco Filidei Ballata No. 3, for piano and ensembleProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 Due Trascrizioni da Merula e Trabaci, for string quartetProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 Poemetto, for ensembleProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 Silence = Death (Democracy), for 4 percussionistsProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 Graham Fitkin – Panufnik VariationsProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 Cheryl Frances-Hoad – KatharsisProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 Gabriela Lena Frank – Karnavalito No. 1Provide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 G Philip Glass String Quartet No. 6Provide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 Two Movements for Four PianosProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 Edward Gregson – Aztec Dances (concerto for flute and ensemble) (2010)Provide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen – Together or Nothttps://www.wisemusicclassical.com/composer/592/Pelle-Gudmundsen-Holmgreen/ Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen\website=Wise Music 28 November 2024 H David Philip Hefti – ÉclairsProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 I J K Wojciech Kilar – A prayer to St. Therese the Little Flower, for mixed choir a cappellaProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 L M Missy Mazzoli – HeartbreakerProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 N O P Q R Steve Reich – Radio RewriteProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 Christopher Rouse Symphony No. 4Platt Russell Big Deal: A first-time festival from the Philharmonic offers new music from around the world The New Yorker May 26, 2014 http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/05/26/big-deal May 25, 2015 April 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402105225/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/05/26/big-deal live ThunderstuckHuizenga Tom Great Expectations: A New Season Of New Music NPR September 3, 2014 https://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2014/09/03/345259101/great-expectations-a-new-season-of-new-music May 25, 2015 April 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150426234802/http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2014/09/03/345259101/great-expectations-a-new-season-of-new-music live Poul Ruders String Quartet No. 4 (2012)Provide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 Schrödinger's Cat (2012)Provide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 S Aulis Sallinen – Five Portraits of Women, Op. 100Provide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 T Mark-Anthony Turnage – SperanzaProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 U V Ian Venables – The Song of The Severn, Op. 43Provide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 Param Vir – Cave of Luminous MindProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 W Judith Weir – Blue-Green Hill (2013)Provide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 X Y Z Opera March 2025 March 2025 Gerald Barry – The Importance of Being Earnest: premiere staged performance, 17 March 2013, Opéra national de Lorraine, NancyProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 Terence Blanchard – ChampionProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 Raymond Deane – The Alma Fetish (2012), concert performance, Dublin, National Concert Hall, 17 September 2013http://www.wideopenopera.ie/event/the-alma-fetish/ The Alma Fetish - Wide Open Opera 2020-02-08 2020-02-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20200220054700/http://www.wideopenopera.ie/event/the-alma-fetish/ live Ivan Fischer – The Red Heifer"An Opera Fights Hungary's Rising Anti-Semitism", New York Times, 20 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131028110250/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/21/arts/music/in-hungary-a-new-opera-joins-the-chorus-against-anti-semitism.html?_r=0 28 October 2013 . Accessed 20 December 2013 Philip Glass – The Perfect AmericanProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 André Tchaikowsky – premiere of The Merchant of Venice at the Bregenz Festival, 18 July (opera written 1968–82)Provide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 Šimon Voseček – Biedermann und die BrandstifterProvide date and indicate whether it marks composition, publication, or performance March 2025 Albums March 2025 March 2025 Plácido Domingo – Verdi Ludovico Einaudi – In a Time Lapse Howard Goodall – Inspired Tine Thing Helseth – Tinehttps://www.tinethinghelseth.com/discography/ Tine Tine Thing Helseth 29 November 2024 Musical films March 2025 March 2025 A Late Quartet Deaths January 10 – Franz Lehrndorfer, German organist and composer, 84Keller Matthias http://www.br.de/radio/br-klassik/sendungen/leporello/franz-lehrndorfer-nachruf-100.html Franz Lehrndorfer Langjähriger Organist des Münchner Doms gestorben Bayerischer Rundfunk German 11 January 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130129082006/http://www.br.de/radio/br-klassik/sendungen/leporello/franz-lehrndorfer-nachruf-100.html 29 January 2013 February 3 – Oscar Feltsman, Russian composer, 91Oscar Feltsman, author of Yury Gagarin's song, dies at 92 https://web.archive.org/web/20130206003643/http://english.pravda.ru/news/russia/04-02-2013/123662-oscar_feltsman-0/ 2013-02-06 , Pravda, 4 February 2013 February 8 – James DePreist, US conductor, 76https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/arts/music/james-depreist-pioneering-conductor-dies-at-76.html?pagewanted=all "James DePreist, a Pioneering Conductor, Dies at 76", Allan Kozinn, New York Times, 9 February 2013 The New York Times 10 February 2013 26 February 2017 13 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180913114223/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/arts/music/james-depreist-pioneering-conductor-dies-at-76.html?pagewanted=all live Kozinn Allan February 15 – Antonín Kohout, Czech cellist, member of the Smetana Quartet, 93Antonín Kohout obituary https://web.archive.org/web/20180528051814/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/feb/26/antonin-kohout 2018-05-28 The Guardian, 26 February 2013. February 22 – Wolfgang Sawallisch, German conductor and pianist, 89https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/25/arts/music/wolfgang-sawallisch-german-conductor-dies-at-89.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 The New York Times Anne Midgette Wolfgang Sawallisch, German Conductor, Dies at 89 February 24, 2013 February 26, 2017 April 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402180513/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/25/arts/music/wolfgang-sawallisch-german-conductor-dies-at-89.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 live February 27 – Van Cliburn, US pianist, 78"American pianist Van Cliburn, whose 1958 triumph at a Moscow competition impressed world, dies".June 2021 medicmedic The Washington Post, February 27, 2013. February 28 William Bennett, American oboist (San Francisco Symphony), 56 (cerebral hemorrhage)http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/S-F-Symphony-oboist-dies-at-age-56-4317151.php Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle (February 28, 2013) March 3, 2013 October 14, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181014172241/https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/S-F-Symphony-oboist-dies-at-age-56-4317151.php live Armando Trovajoli, Italian film composer and pianist, 95Addio al maestro Armando Trovajoli, è stato la musica e l'anima di Roma https://web.archive.org/web/20130304120715/http://www.repubblica.it/persone/2013/03/02/news/morto_armando-trovajoli-53720223/?ref=HRER2-1 2013-03-04 |La Repubblica March 1 – Rafael Puyana, Colombian harpsichordist, 81http://www.eltiempo.com/entretenimiento/musica/rafael-puyana-un-virtuoso-de-la-musica-barroca_12630109-4 Rafael Puyana, un virtuoso de la música barroca – Noticias de Entretenimiento, Espectáculos, Arte y Cultura en Colombia Eltiempo.Com March 2013 2013-03-03 2021-10-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20211031191307/https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-12630109 live March 9 – Tengiz Amirejibi, Georgian pianist. 8985 წლის ასაკში მუსიკოსი თენგიზ (გიზი) ამირეჯიბი გარდაიცვალა https://web.archive.org/web/20190212204016/http://frontnews.ge/index.php?action=news_read&npid=15514&lang=geo 2019-02-12 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20130523124530/http://sites.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/actualite/article.php?postID=6020 2013-05-23 April 4 – Tommy Tycho, Hungarian-born Australian composer, arranger and orchestra conductor, 84http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-04/australian-conductor-composer-tommy-tycho-dies/4610048 Australian composer Tommy Tycho dies ABC News 4 April 2013 2013-04-28 2013-04-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20130428071506/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-04/australian-conductor-composer-tommy-tycho-dies/4610048 live April 10 – Thomas Hemsley, English opera singer, 85https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/europe-travel/france/paris/thomas-hemsley-jlcg2dlbghk Thomas Hemsley 12 April 2013 2013-04-28 2013-10-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20131030042019/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article3737069.ece live April 13 – Stephen Dodgson, composer, 89https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/apr/15/stephen-dodgson Stephen Dodgson obituary The Guardian 15 April 2013 2016-12-13 2013-11-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20131111115847/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/apr/15/stephen-dodgson live Turner John April 14 – Sir Colin Davis, British conductor, 85https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/apr/14/sir-colin-davis-obituary Sir Colin Davis obituary The Guardian 14 April 2013 2016-12-13 2020-04-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20200430050039/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/apr/14/sir-colin-davis-obituary live Nice David April 15 – Jean-François Paillard, French classical conductor, 85http://www.lalettredumusicien.fr/s/news/395_disparition-de-jean-francois-paillard Disparition de Jean-François Paillard 2013-04-28 2013-04-30 https://archive.today/20130430050054/http://www.lalettredumusicien.fr/s/news/395_disparition-de-jean-francois-paillard live April 22 – Lalgudi Jayaraman, Indian violinist, 82http://www.bollywoodlife.com/south-gossip/lalgudi-jayaraman-passes-away-music-world-mourns-the-legends-death/ Lalgudi Jayaraman passes away; music world mourns the legend's death 23 April 2013 2013-04-28 2013-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20130424095108/http://www.bollywoodlife.com/south-gossip/lalgudi-jayaraman-passes-away-music-world-mourns-the-legends-death/ dead April 25 – Jacob Avshalomov, Chinese-born American conductor and composer, 94http://www.oregonlive.com/performance/index.ssf/2013/04/jacob_avshalomov_longtime_dire.html#incart_river The Oregonian Jacob Avshalomov, longtime director of Portland Youth Philharmonic, dies April 26, 2013 April 27, 2013 November 11, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131111101937/http://www.oregonlive.com/performance/index.ssf/2013/04/jacob_avshalomov_longtime_dire.html#incart_river live May 6 – Steve Martland, British composer, 53Clive Paget "Steve Martland has died" https://web.archive.org/web/20131005014545/http://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/Article/342370,steve-martland-has-died.aspx 2013-10-05 , 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20130609185317/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1581676-delia-rigal-una-larga-vida-dedicada-a-la-opera-y-a-la-ensenanza 2013-06-09 es 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20130905071916/http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130516/australian-french-operatic-tenor-albert-lance-dies September 5, 2013 May 17 – Harold Shapero, American composer and pianist, 93http://www.sequenza21.com/2013/05/harold-shapero-dead-at-93/ Sequenza21/ » Harold Shapero, Dead at 93 18 May 2013 2013-05-23 2016-03-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20160322210253/http://www.sequenza21.com/2013/05/harold-shapero-dead-at-93/ live May 20 – Anders Eliasson, Swedish composer, 66http://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/obituary-anders-eliasson-composer Obituary: Anders Eliasson, composer 2013-05-23 2013-10-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20131021191341/http://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/obituary-anders-eliasson-composer live May 22 – Henri Dutilleux, French composer, 97http://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2013/05/22/mort-du-compositeur-francais-henri-dutilleux_3415392_3246.html Le compositeur français Henri Dutilleux est mort Le Monde 22 May 2013 2013-05-23 2017-08-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20170810014335/http://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2013/05/22/mort-du-compositeur-francais-henri-dutilleux_3415392_3246.html live June 1 – Paul Olefsky, US cellist (Philadelphia Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra), 87https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/07/arts/music/paul-olefsky-a-cellist-and-educator-dies-at-87.html Paul Olefsky, a Cellist and Educator, Dies at 87 The New York Times 7 June 2013 2017-02-26 2016-12-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20161221180858/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/07/arts/music/paul-olefsky-a-cellist-and-educator-dies-at-87.html live Fox Margalit June 2 Mario Bernardi, Canadian conductor and pianist, 82https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/nac-orchestra-founding-conductor-mario-bernardi-dies-1.1377515 NAC Orchestra founding conductor Mario Bernardi dies 2013-07-11 2013-07-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20130723033627/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2013/06/03/obit-bernardi-naco-founder.html live Keith Wilson, US classical musician, teacher and conductor, 96http://music.yale.edu/news/?p=9173 In memoriam: Keith Wilson, Professor Emeritus of Clarinet 2013-06-19 2020-09-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20200906192430/https://music.yale.edu/news?p=9173 live June 3 – Arnold Eidus, US violinist, 90https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/11/business/arnold-eidus-90-adman-with-stradivarius-dies.html Arnold Eidus, 90, Adman With Stradivarius, Dies The New York Times 11 June 2013 2017-02-26 2016-12-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20161224160801/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/11/business/arnold-eidus-90-adman-with-stradivarius-dies.html live Fox Margalit June 9 – Bruno Bartoletti, Italian conductor, 86https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/arts/music/bruno-bartoletti-maestro-who-shaped-lyric-opera-of-chicago-dies-at-86.html Bruno Bartoletti, Maestro Who Shaped Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dies at 86 The New York Times 14 June 2013 2017-02-26 2017-11-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20171108105216/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/arts/music/bruno-bartoletti-maestro-who-shaped-lyric-opera-of-chicago-dies-at-86.html live Weber Bruce June 16 – Richard Marlow, English organist and choral director, 74http://www.oregonlive.com/performance/index.ssf/2013/06/richard_marlow_a_force_behind.html Richard Marlow, a force behind Portland's William Byrd Festival, dies 18 June 2013 2013-06-19 2013-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20131005022358/http://www.oregonlive.com/performance/index.ssf/2013/06/richard_marlow_a_force_behind.html live June 27 – Henrik Otto Donner, Finnish composer and music industry executive, 73Henrik Otto Donner on kuollut https://web.archive.org/web/20130701034057/http://yle.fi/uutiset/henrik_otto_donner_on_kuollut/6709662 2013-07-01 fi August 1 John Amis, British broadcaster, classical music critic and opera singer, 91https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/aug/02/john-amis John Amis obituary The Guardian 2 August 2013 2016-12-13 2016-06-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20160618135845/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/aug/02/john-amis live Barker Dennis Toby Saks, American cellist, founder of the Seattle Chamber Music Society, 71 (pancreatic cancer)http://seattletimes.com/html/obituaries/2021520938_tobysaksobituaryxml.html?syndication=rss Acclaimed Seattle musician Toby Saks dies 2013-08-02 2013-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20131005012039/http://seattletimes.com/html/obituaries/2021520938_tobysaksobituaryxml.html?syndication=rss live August 11 – Lamberto Puggelli, Italian stage and opera director, 75Lutto nel mondo del teatro, morto l'attore-regista Lamberto Puggelli https://web.archive.org/web/20130928105751/http://www.ilgiorno.it/milano/cronaca/2013/08/12/933334-lamberto-puggelli-morto-attore-regista.shtml 2013-09-28 it September 4 – Dick Raaymakers, Dutch composer, theater maker and theorist, 83Muziekpionier Dick Raaijmakers (83) overleden https://web.archive.org/web/20211031191316/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2013/09/06/muziekpionier-dick-raaijmakers-83-overleden-a1431812 2021-10-31 nl September 13 – Peter Aston, English composer, 74https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10319040/Peter-Aston.html Peter Aston 18 September 2013 2018-04-03 2019-08-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20190803001433/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10319040/Peter-Aston.html live September 16 – Ratiba El-Hefny, Egyptian opera singer and director of Cairo Opera House, 82http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/81775.aspx Renowned Egyptian opera singer Ratiba El-Hefny passes away 2013-09-19 2013-09-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20130920051053/http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/81775.aspx live September 25 – Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, German choral conductor, 84Ex-Thomaskantor Hans-Joachim Rotzsch ist 84-jährig gestorben https://web.archive.org/web/20130927210546/http://www.lvz-online.de/kultur/news/ex-thomaskantor-hans-joachim-rotzsch-ist-84-jaehrig-gestorben/r-news-a-207973.html 2013-09-27 de October 7 – Patrice Chéreau, French film and opera director, 68French Helmer Patrice Chereau Dies at 68 https://web.archive.org/web/20170124164812/http://variety.com/2013/film/news/french-helmer-patrice-chereau-dies-at-68-1200703302/ 2017-01-24 . October 19 – Mahmoud Zoufonoun, Iranian traditional musician, 9385 سال ویولن نوازی + فیلم https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180120/http://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/352169/%D9%BE%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86 2016-03-03 fa October 21 – Gianni Ferrio, Italian composer, conductor and music arranger, 88Addio a Gianni Ferrio https://web.archive.org/web/20131021173519/http://www.rockol.it/news-545446/morto-gianni-ferrio 2013-10-21 it October 29 – Rudolf Kehrer, German classical pianist, 90Der Pianist Rudolf Kehrer ist tot https://web.archive.org/web/20131101091004/http://www.br.de/radio/br-klassik/sendungen/leporello/rudolf-kehrer-tot-100.html 2013-11-01 (in German) November 8 – Arnold Rosner, American composer, 68 November 12 – Sir John Tavener, English composer of religious music, 69Sir John Tavener: Composer dies at 69 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24919332 BBC News 2013-11-12 2013-11-12 2013-11-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20131112184248/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24919332 live December 4 – Robert Allman, Australian operatic baritone, 86http://www.theoperablog.com/obituary-robert-allman-obe-am/ Obituary: Robert Allman OBE AM 2013-12-20 2013-12-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20131220195554/http://www.theoperablog.com/obituary-robert-allman-obe-am/ live December 6 – Tom Krause, Finnish opera singer, 79Oopperalaulaja Tom Krause on kuollut https://web.archive.org/web/20160917121636/http://yle.fi/uutiset/stt_oopperalaulaja_tom_krause_on_kuollut/6973478 2016-09-17 fi December 8 Hung Sin-nui, Chinese Cantonese opera singer and actress, 88https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1376747/cantonese-opera-singer-hung-sin-nui-dies-age-88 Cantonese opera singer Hung Sin-nui dies at age of 88 9 December 2013 2013-12-20 2013-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217172203/http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1376747/cantonese-opera-singer-hung-sin-nui-dies-age-88 live Sándor Szokolay, Hungarian composer and professor, 82Elhunyt Szokolay Sándor zeneszerző https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184053/http://hvg.hu/kultura/20131208_Elhunyt_Szokolay_Sandor_zeneszerzo 2016-03-03 hu Edward Williams, English composer, 92 (Life on Earth).http://www.soundbeam.co.uk/ EDWARD WILLIAMS 1921 – 2013 2013-12-20 2013-12-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20131215133001/http://www.soundbeam.co.uk/ live December 9 – Barbara Hesse-Bukowska, 83, Polish classical pianist, 83http://www.polskieradio.pl/8/192/Artykul/998844,Barbara-HesseBukowska-nie-zyje "Barbara Hesse-Bukowska nie żyje", Polskie Radio (Polish Radio) 2014-11-29 2014-11-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20141105104757/http://www.polskieradio.pl/8/192/Artykul/998844,Barbara-HesseBukowska-nie-zyje live December 12 – Zbigniew Karkowski, Polish composer, 55https://www.spin.com/2013/12/zbigniew-karkowski-dead-obituary/ Pioneering Noise Musician Zbigniew Karkowski Dead at 55 13 December 2013 2018-04-05 2018-04-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20180405154629/https://www.spin.com/2013/12/zbigniew-karkowski-dead-obituary/ live December 19 – Winton Dean, English musicologist, 97http://announcements.thetimes.co.uk/obituaries/timesonline-uk/obituary.aspx?n=winton-basil-dean&pid=168715377 Winton Basil DEAN Obituary 2013-12-29 2013-12-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20131224133757/http://announcements.thetimes.co.uk/obituaries/timesonline-uk/obituary.aspx?n=winton-basil-dean&pid=168715377 dead December 21 – Lars Edlund, Swedish organist and composer, 91Tonsättaren Lars Edlund har avlidit https://web.archive.org/web/20131224103755/http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=94&artikel=5741775 2013-12-24 sv December 29 – Wojciech Kilar, Polish composer, 81Wojciech Kilar nie żyje https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234619/http://www.rp.pl/artykul/9145%2C1075487-Wojciech-Kilar-nie-zyje.html 2013-12-30 pl 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 http://www.classicfm.com/concerts-events/classic-brit-awards/pictures/classic-brit-awards-2013-winners/ Classic Brit Awards: Winners 2013-12-08 2013-12-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20131205063838/http://www.classicfm.com/concerts-events/classic-brit-awards/pictures/classic-brit-awards-2013-winners/ live 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, composerhttp://www.musicsalesclassical.com/news/2841 Casablancas receives Spanish National Music Prize – Wise Music Classical 2013-12-29 2013-12-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20131210110359/http://www.musicsalesclassical.com/news/2841 live http://www.llull.cat/offices/ny/noticies_detall.cfm?id=30376&url=benet-casablancas-awarded-premio-nacional-musica-2013.html Benet Casablancas awarded Premio Nacional de Música 2013 - News - Institut Ramon Llull 2013-12-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000134/http://www.llull.cat/offices/ny/noticies_detall.cfm?id=30376&url=benet-casablancas-awarded-premio-nacional-musica-2013.html 2013-12-31 dead References 30em Classical music Classical Category:Classical music by year