2009 In Opera

Events

* September 12 – Australian radio station ABC Classic FM reveals the results of its Classic 100 Symphony poll. The winner is Dvořák's Symphony no. 9 – ''From the New World''.
*October – With the release of his new album ''Nightbook'', Ludovico Einaudi takes a new direction, incorporating synthesized sounds alongside his solo piano playing.

New works

*John Adams – String Quartet No. 2
* Thomas Adès – ''Lieux Retrouvés'', for cello and piano
* Kalevi Aho – ''Hommage á Schubert'', string quintet
* Richard Barrett – ''Mesopotamia'' for 17 instruments and electronics
* Harrison Birtwistle – ''The Corridor'', scena for two singers and ensemble
*John Brunning – ''Sahara'', for guitar
* Elliott Carter
**''Duettino'', for violin and cello
**''Figment V'', for marimba
* Ludovico Einaudi – ''Nightbook''
*Lorenzo Ferrero
**''Op.111 – Bagatella su Beethoven'', for piano solo
**Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2
**''Fantasy Suite No. 2'', for violin and orchestra
**''Three Simple Songs'', for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano
**''Tourists and Oracles'', for eleven instruments and piano four-hands
*Francesco Filidei – ''Ogni gesto d'amore'', for violoncello and orchestra
*Howard Goodall – ''Enchanted Voices''
*Philip Glass
**Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, No. 2, "The American Four Seasons", premiere in December
**Sonata for Violin and Piano
**String Sextet
*Sofia Gubaidulina – ''Fachwerk'', for bayan, percussion and string orchestra
*Mehdi Hosseini
** ''Baluch'', for alto flute, contrabassoon, horn, xylophone, violin and cello
**''Peshtpa'', for oboe, bass clarinet and violoncello
*Magnus Lindberg – ''Graffiti'', for chorus and orchestra
* Frederik Magle – Symphonic suite ''Cantabile'', premiere June 10 in Koncerthuset, Copenhagen
* Christopher Rouse – ''Odna Zhizn''
*David Sawer – ''Rumpelstiltskin''
*Steven Stucky – ''Dust Devil'', for solo marimba
* John Tavener
**''Tu ne sais pas'', for mezzo-soprano, timpani and stings
**''The Peace that Passeth Understanding'', for choir
* Mark-Anthony Turnage – ''Five Processionals'', for clarinet, violin, cello and piano

Opera premieres

Operas which premiered in 2009 include:
*''Kepler'' by Philip Glass, September 20, Landesthater Linz, Austria
*''Aquarius'' by Karel Goeyvaerts, June 9, Antwerp
*''The Letter'' by Paul Moravec, July 25, Santa Fe Opera
*''Sparkie: Cage and Beyond'' by Michael Nyman, with Carsten Nicolai
*'' Brief Encounter'' by André Previn, May 1, Houston Grand Opera
*''The Lunch Box'' by Thanapoom Sirichang, March 26, Hobart, Tasmania
*'' Prima Donna'' by Rufus Wainwright, July, Palace Theatre, Manchester

Albums

* Nicola Benedetti – '' Fantasie''
* Bradley Joseph – ''Suites & Sweets''
*Julian Lloyd Webber – ''Romantic Cello Concertos''
*Hayley Westenra – '' Winter Magic''

Musical films

*'' La Danse''
*'' Mao's Last Dancer''
*''Pianomania''
*''The Soloist''

Deaths

*January 13 – Mansour Rahbani, 83, Lebanese composer
*January 14 – Angela Morley, 84, English conductor and composer
*January 15 – Veronica Dudarova, 92, Russian symphony conductor
*January 23 – George Perle, 93, American composer and theorist
*January 31 – Erland von Koch, 98, Swedish composer
*February 1 – Lukas Foss, 86, American pianist, conductor and composer
*February 24
**Svatopluk Havelka, 83, Czech composer
** Pearl Lang, 87, American dancer and choreographer
* March 29 – Maurice Jarre, 84, French composer
*April 10 – Richard Arnell, 91, English composer
* June 22 – Betty Allen, 82, American mezzo-soprano
*July 16 – D. K. Pattammal, 90, Indian classical singer
* July 27– George Russell, 86, American composer
* August 18 – Hildegard Behrens, 72, German opera singer
*September 1 – Erich Kunzel, 74, American conductor
*September 17 – Leon Kirchner, 90, American composer
* October 12 – Ian Wallace, 90, British singer

Major awards

Classical Brits

*Male of the Year — Gustavo Dudamel
*Female of the Year — Alison Balsom
*Composer of the Year — Howard Goodall
*Young British Classical Performer — Alina Ibragimova
*Album of the Year — Royal Scots Dragoon Guards ''Spirit of the Glen–Journey''
*Soundtrack of the Year — '' The Dark Knight'' — Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard
*Critics' Award — Sir Charles Mackerras/ Scottish Chamber Orchestra — ''Mozart Symphonies nos. 38–41''
*Lifetime Achievement In Music — José Carreras

Grammy Awards

*''See 51st Grammy Awards''

See also

* 2009 in music

References

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