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2009 in classical music

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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:

    Contents

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

    • 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

    • References

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