2014 in classical music

List of years in classical music
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Events

New works

Opera premieres

Albums

Deaths

Major awards

Grammy Awards

  • Best Classical Contemporary Composition – Maria Schneider, Winter Morning Walks
  • Best Orchestral Performance – Osmo Vänskä (conductor) and the Minnesota Orchestra, Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4
  • Best Opera Recording – Adès: The Tempest
  • Best Choral Performance – Tõnu Kaljuste (conductor) (with Tui Hirv & Rainer Vilu; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Sinfonietta Riga and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Latvian Radio Choir & Vox Clamantis), Pärt: Adam's Lament
  • Best Classical Vocal Solo – Dawn Upshaw, Winter Morning Walks
  • Best Classical Instrumental Solo – Evelyn Glennie, Corigliano: Conjurer – Concerto for Percussionist & String Orchestra
  • Best Classical Compendium – Christoph Eschenbach, Hindemith: Violinkonzert; Symphonic ; Konzertmusik
  • Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance – Roomful of Teeth

Avery Fisher Prize

References

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  2. ^ Doug Grow, "Long lockout of Minnesota Orchestra musicians officially over". MinnPost, 14 January 2014
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  4. ^ Jon Weisman, Grammy Awards Set for Jan. 26, Los Angeles Times, May 13, 2013
  5. ^ 56th Annual Grammy Awards Winners & Nominees, January 27, 2014
  6. ^ Chadband, Ian (February 18, 2014). "Vanessa-Mae slowest in giant slalom..." The Telegraph. London. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  7. ^ "Arvo Volmer ist der neue Chefdirigent des Haydn Orchesters" (Press release). Orchestra Haydn. March 26, 2014. Archived from the original on December 3, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
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  9. ^ "Mariss Jansons bids farewell", Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra announcement Archived April 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Canadian Tenor Ben Heppner Announces Retirement From Singing", Opera News, 24 April 2014. Accessed November 7, 2014
  11. ^ "Osmo Vänskä to return as Minnesota Orchestra music director" (Press release). Minnesota Orchestra. April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  12. ^ Mark Brown (October 18, 2014). "Julian Lloyd Webber 'devastated' over end of cello career". The Guardian. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  13. ^ "Ulf Schirmer verlässt 2017 den Bayerischen Rundfunk". Abendzeitung München. May 6, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
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  17. ^ "42nd Festival Honours Gülsin Onay and Zubin Mehta" Archived November 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed November 7, 2014
  18. ^ Andrew Clements (July 17, 2014). "Start of Proms marks end of Roger Wright's tenure as director". The Guardian. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  19. ^ Judith Weir appointed Master of the Queen's Music, 21 July 2014
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  21. ^ "Susanna Mälkki appointed Chief Conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra" (Press release). Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. September 1, 2014. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  22. ^ "Kirill Karabits Appointed Artistic Director of I,CULTURE Orchestra" (Press release). Harrison Parrott. September 5, 2014. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
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  24. ^ Review of Prom 67, 2014 Proms (The Guardian)
  25. ^ "BBC Two – BBC Proms, 2014 Season, Last Night of the Proms – Part 1". BBC. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  26. ^ "Rising Star Takes Up the Baton With Sinfonia Viva" (Press release). sinfonia ViVA. September 17, 2014. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  27. ^ "Arts Council chief Alan Davey to run BBC Radio 3". BBC News. September 26, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  28. ^ "Daniele Gatti Appointed Chief Conductor of RCO", Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra announcement Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  29. ^ Ronni Reich (October 8, 2014). "Music director Jacques Lacombe to leave New Jersey Symphony Orchestra". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  30. ^ Alex Ross, "Long Wake". The New Yorker, 3 November 2014
  31. ^ "Donald Runnicles to become BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's Conductor Emeritus" (Press release). BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. October 22, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  32. ^ Raymond Johnston (October 22, 2014). "PKF – Prague Philharmonia names new conductor". Prague Post. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  33. ^ "Michael Gielen beendet Dirigierkarriere". Klassik.com. Accessed January 11, 2015
  34. ^ "Jun Märkl named chief conductor of the Basque National Orchestra" (Press release). Basque National Orchestra (Euskadiko Orkestra). November 3, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  35. ^ "Gijs Leenaars named as new Principal Conductor of Berlin Radio Choir" (Press release). Berlin Radio Choir. November 5, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2015.[permanent dead link]
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  37. ^ "Police and protesters clash in Milan as La Scala opera season opens", The Guardian, 8 December 2014. Accessed December 10, 2014
  38. ^ The Guardian review of 20 December 2014 concert by the Hilliard Ensemble at Wigmore Hall
  39. ^ John Allison, "Park Lane Group Young Artists, Purcell Room, review". Telegraph, 11 January 2014
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  42. ^ "Arvo Pärt premieres his latest work at Salzburg's Mozartwoche". Estonian World, 29 January 2014
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  46. ^ Schott EAM, "Georg Friedrich Haas's Concerto Grosso No. 1 Debuts with Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra". 25 February 2014
  47. ^ David Kettle (May 16, 2014). "Tectonics festival, Glasgow, review: 'bewilderingly diverse'". Telegraph. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
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  51. ^ George Hall (August 5, 2014). "Prom 25: Tallis Scholars/Phillips review – sheer sonic beauty". The Guardian. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  52. ^ Andrew Clements (July 28, 2014). "Prom 14: BBCNOW/Fischer review – virtuosity pushed to the limits". The Guardian. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  53. ^ Tim Ashley (July 30, 2014). "Prom 16: Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic/Goetzel – review". The Guardian. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  54. ^ George Hall (July 29, 2014). "Prom 15 BBCSO/Pons review – harmonic and orchestral sophistication". The Guardian. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  55. ^ Review of Prom 41, 2014 (The Guardian)
  56. ^ Benjamin Grosvenor (August 29, 2014). "Proms 2014: when Benjamin Grosvenor met Judith Weir". The Guardian. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  57. ^ Tim Ashley (September 14, 2014). "The Last Night of the Proms review – Oramo is the perfect maitre d'". The Guardian. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  58. ^ "Maan varjot « Kaija Saariaho". saariaho.org. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
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  65. ^ Richard Fairman (April 6, 2014). "Through His Teeth, Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London – review". Financial Times. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  66. ^ Thebans review (The Guardian)
  67. ^ Midgette, Anne (June 15, 2014). "WNO's 'An American Soldier' by Huang Ruo performs its mission honorably". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  68. ^ 27 review (Saint Louis Post-Dispatch)
  69. ^ Bayerische Staatsoper (2014). "Cast list: Zeisls Hiob" on Bayerische Staatsoper (Bavarian State Opera) website, accessed February 1, 2015. (In German).
  70. ^ Brother H.O. Reed Passes at 103 Archived January 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  71. ^ Conductor Aram Gharabekian Passes Away
  72. ^ "Udo Kasemets". Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
  73. ^ "Claudio Abbado obituary". the Guardian. January 20, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  74. ^ Dwight Gustafson, former BJU fine arts dean, remembered as Renaissance man Archived January 29, 2014, at archive.today
  75. ^ Alexander Ivashkin obituary (The Guardian)
  76. ^ Musica, morta Elisabetta Barbato Archived February 20, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  77. ^ Zemřel Gerd Albrecht, dirigent, který rozděloval Českou filharmonii (in Czech)
  78. ^ Seattle Times Obituary
  79. ^ Elhunyt Zsigmondy Dénes Archived February 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Fidelio, February 16, 2014. (in Hungarian)
  80. ^ Nicolae Herlea obituary (in Romanian)
  81. ^ Marion Thorpe obituary (The Guardian).
  82. ^ "Anker Buch obituary (The Strad)". Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  83. ^ Remembering Harris Goldsmith
  84. ^ Brian Priestman, 87, former Denver Symphony conductor
  85. ^ Famous Armenian composer Konstantin Orbelian died in Los Angeles at 86
  86. ^ Obituary in The Guardian, accessed May 22, 2014
  87. ^ George Christie obituary (The Guardian)
  88. ^ Franz-Paul Decker, 90: The old-school conductor who nurtured the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in the Expo years
  89. ^ Elodie Lauten obituary (New York Times)
  90. ^ Italian bass Ivo Vinco dies at 86 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  91. ^ Forschungsplatz Orgelbank: Gerd Zacher (1929–2014) (in German)
  92. ^ Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos – obituary
  93. ^ Belgian violinist Pierre D’Archambeau Has Died – Aged 87
  94. ^ Julius Rudel, Longtime City Opera Impresario, Dies at 93
  95. ^ Maestro Oscar Yatco passes away
  96. ^ Fallece el gran violinista Lorenzo Álvarez (in Spanish)
  97. ^ Lorin Maazel, Intense and Enigmatic Conductor, Dies at 84
  98. ^ Preminula naša koleginica Nataša Danilović (in Serbian)
  99. ^ Italian tenor Carlo Bergonzi, has died; starred at Lyric Opera
  100. ^ Sopraan Cristina Deutekom (82) overleden (in Dutch)
  101. ^ "Obituary: Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe". ABC News. August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  102. ^ Frans Brüggen obituary (The Guardian)
  103. ^ Licia Albanese 1913–2014
  104. ^ National Artist for Music Francisco Feliciano dies
  105. ^ Componist Konrad Boehmer (73) overleden (in Dutch)
  106. ^ Anita Cerquetti obituary (Telegraph)
  107. ^ Cellisten och dirigenten Mats Rondin död Archived October 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
  108. ^ Poslovil se je Pavle Merkù (in Slovene)
  109. ^ William Yardley (October 21, 2014). "Stephen Paulus, Classical Composer Rich in Lyricism, Dies at 65". The New York Times. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  110. ^ Ian Fraser, famed composer who worked alongside Julie Andrews, dead at 81
  111. ^ Muore Augusto Martelli, una vita in musica da Mina alla Tv (in Italian)
  112. ^ ERB, JAMES
  113. ^ Death of Arthur Butterworth
  114. ^ Folk Vocalist Wang Kun Dies, 89 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  115. ^ Zemřel hudební skladatel a zpěvák Petr Hapka (in Czech)
  116. ^ Morto d’infarto il musicista Manuel De Sica, fratello di Christian (in Italian)
  117. ^ Carnatic vocalist Nedanuri Krishnamurthy dies
  118. ^ Knut Nystedt er død (in Norwegian)
  119. ^ Cliburn Piano Winner And TCU Professor José Feghali Has Died
  120. ^ Hans Wallat starb mit 85 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  121. ^ David O'Reilly (December 21, 2014). "William Stokking, 81, Phila. Orchestra cellist". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  122. ^ Telugu Music Composer Chakri Dies of Heart Attack: Celebrities Condole his Death
  123. ^ Janis Martin, operatic mezzo turned soprano, is dead at 75
  124. ^ Death of Lt. Col. Ray Steadman-Allen
  125. ^ Jerzy Semkow, ninth music director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, dies
  126. ^ Pianist Claude Frank, a master Mozartean, 89
  127. ^ Patrick Gowers obituary (The Guardian)
  128. ^ Michael Kennedy – obituary