2011 in classical music

Events

• February – The Juilliard String Quartet receives the NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award for its outstanding contributions to recorded classical music.
• May 12 – The Classical Brit Awards are presented by Myleene Klass at London's Royal Albert Hall.^{[citation needed]}

New works

The following composers' works were composed, premiered, or published this year, as noted in the citation.

A

• Kalevi Aho – Trumpet Concerto ^{[citation needed]}

B

C

• Elliott Carter – Two Controversies and a Conversation^[1]

D

• Julius Dobos – Hymn to The Fukushima 50 ^{[citation needed]}

E

F

• Francesco Filidei – Ballata, for organ, ensemble and live electronics ^{[citation needed]}

G

• Philip Glass – Symphony No. 9 ^{[citation needed]}

H

• Mehdi Hosseini – Monodies ^{[citation needed]}

I

• Iamus (computer) – Hello World! ^{[citation needed]}

J

K

• Wojciech Kilar –
  • Lumen for mixed a cappella choir ^{[citation needed]}
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 ^{[citation needed]}

L

M

• Paul Mealor – Ubi Caritas et Amor ^{[citation needed]}

N

• Per Nørgård – Symphony No. 8 ^{[citation needed]}

O

P

Q

R

• Christopher Rouse
  • Prospero's Rooms^[2]
  • Symphony No. 3^[3]

S

• Steven Stucky – Silent Spring^[4]

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

Opera premieres

Date	Opera	Composer	Theatre[citation needed]
17 February	Anna Nicole	Mark-Anthony Turnage	Royal Opera House[citation needed]
18 March	Kommilitonen!	Peter Maxwell Davies	Royal Academy of Music[citation needed]
26 March	Risorgimento!	Lorenzo Ferrero	Teatro Comunale Modena[5]
April	The Importance of Being Earnest	Gerald Barry	Los Angeles Philharmonic (concert performance)[citation needed]
9 & 10 April	Sonntag aus Licht	Karlheinz Stockhausen	Staatenhaus of the Kölner Messe (auspices of the Cologne Opera)[citation needed]
13 April	The Juniper Passion	Michael F. Williams	Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, University of Waikato[citation needed]
9 June	Rockland the Opera	Jukka Linkola	Nivala Ice Arena, Finland[citation needed]
24 June	Two Boys	Nico Muhly	English National Opera[citation needed]
1 July	Dr Dee	Damon Albarn	Palace Theatre, Manchester, 2011 Manchester International Festival[citation needed]
30 July	Mansfield Park	Jonathan Dove	Boughton House[citation needed]
11 September	Manifest Destiny 2011	Keith Burstein	King's Head Theatre, London[citation needed]
15 October	One Night Stand	Olli Kortekangas	Helsinki Music Centre[citation needed]
1 November	Heart of Darkness	Tarik O'Regan	Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House[citation needed]
12 November	Silent Night	Kevin Puts	Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Saint Paul, Minnesota[citation needed]
31 December	The Enchanted Island	Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau	Metropolitan Opera[citation needed]

Albums

• Nicola Benedetti – Italia
• Andrea Bocelli – Concerto: One Night in Central Park
• Joseph Calleja – The Maltese Tenor
• Jackie Evancho – Dream With Me
• Wynne Evans – A Song In My Heart
• Angela Gheorghiu – Homage to Maria Callas
• Katherine Jenkins – Daydream
• Miloš Karadaglić – The Guitar
• Oregon Symphony – Music for a Time of War
• André Rieu & the Johann Strauss Orchestra – Moonlight Serenade

Musical films

• Violin

Deaths

• January 24 – Bhimsen Joshi, Indian classical vocalist, 88
• January 28 – Dame Margaret Price, Welsh operatic soprano, 69
• February 2 – Armando Chin Yong, 52, Malaysian opera singer
• February 5 – Beatrice Krebs, 86, American mezzo-soprano
• February 6 – Per Grundén, 88, Swedish tenor
• February 10 – Claus Helmut Drese, 88, German opera manager
• February 21 – Antonín Švorc, 77, Czech bass-baritone
• February 26 – Eugene Fodor, US violinist, 60
• March 13 – Hans Christian [de], 81, Austrian baritone
• March 22 – Victor Bouchard, Canadian pianist and composer, 84
• March 28 – Lee Hoiby, 85, American composer and pianist
• March 29 – Robert Tear, Welsh operatic tenor and conductor, 72
• April 8 – Donald Shanks, 70, Australian bass-baritone
• April 8 – Daniel Catán, 62, Mexican composer
• April 15 – Vincenzo La Scola, Italian operatic tenor, 53 (heart attack)
• May 7 – Jane Rhodes, 82, French soprano/mezzo-soprano
• May 30 – Giorgio Tozzi, 88, American bass
• July 4 – Gerhard Unger, 95, German tenor
• July 6 – Josef Suk, Czech violinist and conductor, 81
• July 23 – David Aiken, 93, American baritone
• July 26 – Denise Scharley, French operatic contralto, 94
• August 1 – Milada Šubrtová, Czech operatic soprano, 87
• August 2 – Ralph Berkowitz, US composer and painter, 100
• August 3 – Louise Behrend, US violinist and academic, 94
• August 25 – Anne Sharp, 94, Scottish coloratura soprano
• September 5 – Salvatore Licitra, 43, Italian tenor
• September 29 – Vera Veljkov-Medaković, Serbian pianist and piano teacher, 88
• October 8 – Ingvar Wixell, Swedish operatic baritone, 80
• October 19 – James Yannatos, US composer conductor, violinist and teacher, 82
• October 29 – Walter Norris, American pianist and composer, 79
• November 22 – Sena Jurinac, Bosnian operatic soprano, 90
• November 23 – Montserrat Figueras, Catalan operatic soprano, 70
• December 5 – Violetta Villas, Polish coloratura soprano, cabaret star, singer, actress, composer and songwriter, 73
• December 8 – Minoru Miki, 81, Japanese composer^[6]

Major awards

International Tchaikovsky Competition 2011 – Piano

• Daniil Trifonov

International Tchaikovsky Competition 2011 – Violin

• No first prize awarded. Sergey Dogadin and Itamar Zorman share second prize.

2011 International Franz Liszt Piano Competition

• Masataka Goto

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition

• Valentina Naforniţă

Classical Brits

• Composer of the Year – Arvo Pärt
• Male Artist of the Year – Antonio Pappano
• Female Artist Of The Year – Alison Balsom
• Critics' Award – Tasmin Little
• Artist of the Decade – Il Divo

Grammy Awards

• See 53rd Grammy Awards