Overview of the events of 2009 in classical music
Events
New works
John Adams – String Quartet No. 2Thomas Adès – Lieux Retrouvés , for cello and pianoKalevi Aho – Hommage á Schubert , string quintet[ 2] Richard Barrett – Mesopotamia for 17 instruments and electronicsHarrison Birtwistle – The Corridor , scena for two singers and ensembleJohn Brunning – Sahara , for guitarElliott Carter
Duettino , for violin and celloFigment V , for marimbaLudovico Einaudi – Nightbook Lorenzo Ferrero
Op.111 – Bagatella su Beethoven , for piano soloConcerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2
Fantasy Suite No. 2 , for violin and orchestraThree Simple Songs , for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello and pianoTourists and Oracles , for eleven instruments and piano four-handsFrancesco Filidei – Ogni gesto d'amore , for violoncello and orchestraHoward 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 orchestraMehdi Hosseini
Baluch Peshtpa Magnus Lindberg – Graffiti , for chorus and orchestraFrederik Magle – Symphonic suite Cantabile , premiere June 10 in Koncerthuset , CopenhagenChristopher Rouse – Odna Zhizn David Sawer – Rumpelstiltskin Steven Stucky – Dust Devil , for solo marimbaJohn Tavener
Tu ne sais pas , for mezzo-soprano, timpani and stingsThe Peace that Passeth Understanding , for choirMark-Anthony Turnage – Five Processionals , for clarinet, violin, cello and piano
Opera premieres
Operas which premiered in 2009 include:
Kepler Philip Glass , September 20, Landesthater Linz , AustriaAquarius Karel Goeyvaerts , June 9, Antwerp The Letter Paul Moravec , July 25, Santa Fe Opera Sparkie: Cage and Beyond by Michael Nyman , with Carsten Nicolai Brief Encounter André Previn , May 1, Houston Grand Opera The Lunch Box Thanapoom Sirichang , March 26, Hobart , TasmaniaPrima Donna Rufus Wainwright , July, Palace Theatre, Manchester
Albums
Musical films
Deaths
January 13 – Mansour Rahbani , 83, Lebanese composerJanuary 14 – Angela Morley , 84, English conductor and composerJanuary 15 – Veronica Dudarova , 92, Russian symphony conductorJanuary 23 – George Perle , 93, American composer and theoristJanuary 31 – Erland von Koch , 98, Swedish composerFebruary 1 – Lukas Foss , 86, American pianist, conductor and composerFebruary 24
March 29 – Maurice Jarre , 84, French composerApril 10 – Richard Arnell , 91, English composerJune 22 – Betty Allen , 82, American mezzo-sopranoJuly 16 – D. K. Pattammal , 90, Indian classical singerJuly 27 – George Russell , 86, American composerAugust 18 – Hildegard Behrens , 72, German opera singerSeptember 1 – Erich Kunzel , 74, American conductorSeptember 17 – Leon Kirchner , 90, American composerSeptember 25 – Alicia de Larrocha , 86, Spanish pianist and composerOctober 12 – Ian Wallace , 90, British singer
Major awards
Classical Brits
Grammy Awards
See also
References
