2012 in Asian music

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Events

• January – It is announced that the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg will join KM Music Conservatory musicians in a 100-member concert tour of five Indian cities performing compositions by Indian composer A. R. Rahman. The tour, named "Germany and India 2011–2012: Infinite Opportunities'. Classic Incantations", marks the centenary of Indian cinema and of Studio Babelsberg, the world's oldest film studio.
• February 4 – An anti-government rally at Bolotnaya Square, Moscow, is concluded by Yuri Shevchuk with one of his best-known songs, "Rodina" (Motherland).[1]
• February 17 – Start of Season 7 of the music competition Indonesian Idol.[2]
• March 2 – Release of London, Paris, New York, starring Ali Zafar and Aditi Rao Hydari.
• May – Biennial International Morin khuur Festival and competition.
• July 7 – 59th Filmfare Awards South ceremony is held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India.[3]
• August 24 – Pianist Lang Lang is awarded the Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his engagement in the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival.[4]
• September – Chinese pianist Jiayan Sun finishes third in the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition.
• September 27–30 – Darbar Festival takes place in London.
• December 1 – Opening of the 2012 Madras Music Season.

Albums

• Shadmehr Aghili – Tarafdaar
• Angband – Saved from the Truth
• Arnob – Adheko Ghume
• Buck-Tick – Yume Miru Uchuu
• Tay Kewei – Fallin
• Shiri Maimon – Sheleg Ba'sharav
• Assala Nasri – Qanoun Kaifik
• Krizza Neri – Krizza
• Ramin Rahimi – Persian Percussion Electrified
• Replikas – Biz Burada Yok İken
• Fazıl Say – Istanbul Symphony
• SKE48 – Kono Hi no Chime o Wasurenai
• Wanting Qu – Everything in the World
• Haifa Wehbe – Malikat Jamal Al Kawn

Classical

• Fazıl Say – Symphony No 3 Universe

Opera

• Yin Qing – The Ballad of Canal

Musical films

• Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess (Japan)[5]
• Hoore! Hoore! (Malaysia)[6]
• I Do Bidoo Bidoo: Heto nAPO Sila! (Philippines)[7]
• I Love You (Bangladesh)[8]
• McDull: The Pork of Music (Hong Kong)[9]
• Mihashin Furaana Dhandhen (Maldives)[10]
• Satrangi Re (India)[11]

Deaths

• January 1 – Yafa Yarkoni, Israeli singer, 86
• February 5 – Jiang Ying, Chinese opera singer and music teacher, 92
• March 24 – Jose Prakash, Indian singer and actor, 86
• March 28 – Alexander Arutiunian, Armenian composer, 91
• May 2 – Zvi Zeitlin, Russian violinist and music teacher, 90
• May 29 – Mark Minkov, Russian composer, 67
• June 4 – Eduard Khil, Russian baritone, 77
• June 14 – Hassan Kassai, Iranian Ney player, 83
• July 10 – Viktor Suslin, Russian composer, 70[12]
• July 17 – İlhan Mimaroğlu, Turkish-born American composer and record producer, 86[13]
• October 5 – Edvard Mirzoyan, Armenian composer, 91
• October 8 – Bidit Lal Das, Bengali folk musician and composer, 74
• November 15 – Khin Maung Toe, Burmese singer-songwriter and guitarist, 62 (liver cancer)[14]
• December 11
  • Ravi Shankar, Indian sitar player and composer, 92[15]
  • Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist, 86[16]
• December 20 – Victor Merzhanov, Russian classical pianist, 93[17]

See also

• 2012 in music
• 2012 in Japanese music
• List of 2012 albums

References

1. "Не замерзнем, не простим!". Gazeta.ru. 4 February 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
2. Sjw, Romulo (2 December 2011). "'Anang Kembali Jadi Juri Indonesian Idol'". Kapanlagi. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
3. "Rana Daggubati announces the 59th Idea Filmfare Awards (South)". Filmfare. Times Internet Limited. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
4. "Pianist Lang Lang mit Bundesverdienstkreuz geehrt" [Pianist Lang Lang awarded the Federal Cross of Merit]. Die Welt (in German). Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
5. "Aya Hirano to Sing Fairy Tail Film's Ending Theme". Anime News Network. May 30, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
6. "cinema.com.my: Hoore! Hoore!". Retrieved 30 October 2018.
7. APO happy with ‘I Do Bidoo Bidoo’ Archived 2012-08-26 at the Wayback Machine Malaya. Retrieved 26 August 2012
8. ""I Love You" Soundtracks Released". Archived from the original on 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
9. Kevin Ma (9 October 2014). "China's National Day B.O. biggest on record". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
10. Nadheem, Ahmed (24 October 2011). "Ravi's "Mihashin Furaana Dhandhen" attracts Nahu's audience". Haveeru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
11. "I know how this industry works". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
12. "Viktor Suslin profile". Sikorski.de. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
13. Ilhan Mimaroglu, Composer and Producer, Is Dead at 86
14. "Stereo Era's Singer-Songwriter Khin Maung Toe Passes Away" (in Burmese). Weekly Eleven Magazine. 2012-11-15. Archived from the original on 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
15. "Pandit Ravi Shankar passes away". The Hindu. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
16. "В Москве скончалась Галина Вишневская". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
17. Мержанов Виктор Карпович. "МГК им. Чайковского - персоналии - Мержанов Виктор Карпович". Mosconsv.ru. Retrieved 2012-12-22.