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2021 in classical music

Overview of the events of 2021 in classical music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

A

  • Ondřej AdámekWhere Are You?[190]
  • Leila Adu-GilmoreColouring-In Book[193]
  • Kashimana Ahua and Khary Jackson – Don't Tread on Me: A Century of Racism[195]
  • Juan ArroyoWAYRA[196]

B

  • Guy Barash (music) and Nick Flynn (text) – 'Life Is Sweet'[197]
  • Huw Belling (music) and Pierce Wilcox (text) – Fumeblind Oracle[200]
  • Alex BerkoExodus[193]

C

  • Jay CapperauldNutshell Studies of Unexplained Death[208]
  • Ana Leira Carnero: Carnavalito XXI for Two Violins[209]
  • Didem CoskunsevenExt.The Woods.Night[211]
  • Kim CunioCO2 and the Ice Core[213]

D

  • Elisabet Dijkstrahere, now[216]
  • Milica DjordjevićČvor[217]
  • Onur DülgerBaiterek-Kut[219]

E

F

  • Karmit FadaelParting[221]
  • Samantha FernandEverything Passes, Everything is Connected[193]
  • Stefan FreundVoyageur Fantasy[223]

G

  • Álvaro GallegosMarte desde mi Ventana[224]
  • Ritika Ganguly and Roshan Ganu – Xylem[195]

H

  • Hasan HujairiRetreat Strategies[219]

I

  • Lisa IlleanTiding II (silentium)[206]
  • Marton IllésForajzok[234]

J

K

  • Robert Keane – Suite for Two Pianos[235]
  • Yair KlartagAkward Dances and Passacaglia für Ensemble[234]
  • Natalie KloudaNightscapes 2020[240]
  • Martyna Kosecka – Concerto for Clarinet, Multipercussion and String Orchestra [citation needed]

L

  • Larissa LaknerThree-Minute Cello Concerto[241]
  • Mikołaj LaskowskiTransnatural#2[242]
  • Septina Rosalina LayanThe Planet: A Lament[243]
  • James Lee IIIAmer'ican[244]
  • Piyawat LouilarpprasertOhm-Na-Mo (โอม นะโม)[219]

M

  • Christian MasonSomewhere in the distance (lost in the horizon[217]
  • Peri MauerWoman on a Journey (Kin Janabarhi Vra)[250]
  • Charlie McCarron and Oanh Vu – Chim Lạc (Lost Bird)[195]
  • Johannes MacDonald – 'The Sun is Coming (a warning from Ra)'[251]
  • Misato MochizukiIntrusions[246]

N

  • Rebecca Nichloson and Asako Hirabayashi – Dear America, Beat Your Heart Defiantly, Naked and Open With Love[195]
  • Natalie NicolasSecrets[254]
  • Carolina Noguera PalauFerocious: Contorting femininities[189]

O

P

  • Canela Palacioslos otros[196]
  • Joseph C. Phillips Jr.The Undisappeared[193]

Q

R

  • Maja S.K. RatkjeConsidering Icarus[204]
  • Nima A. RowshanPropinquity[189]

S

  • Steven Christoper Sacco – Quartet for Bass Trombone, Vibraphone, Marimba, and Harp [citation needed]
  • Hannes Seidl (music) and Anselm Neft (text) – Die Flexibilität der Fische – Teil 1[206]
  • Jack SheenHollow propranolol séance[260]
  • Nina Shekhary-mas[193]
  • Chloe SinclairRainfall of Diamonds[262]
  • Roger StubblefieldChristmas Sweets[256]

T

  • Sir John TavenerLa Noche Oscura (completed in 2012, premiered 25 June 2021)[263]
  • Joe TwistAn Australian Song Cycle[269]

U

V

  • Thomas Van DunUnrestrictions[138]

W

  • Rolf WallinDas war schön! (new double concerto version of the work); Concerto for percussion, cello and orchestra[271]
  • José Sosaya WekselmannTejidos andinos[196]
  • LJ White (music) and Alex Dimitrov (text) – a carol called love[193]

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Y

Z

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New operas

  • Samantha Ferrando and Melanie Wilson – Current, Rising[280]
  • Ben Frost and Daniela Danz – The Murder of Halit Yozgat[243]
  • Pierre Jodlowski and Frank Witzel – Alan T.[282]
  • Damien Sneed and Karen Chilton – The Tongue & the Lash[283]

Albums

  • Stéphan Elmas – Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 ('The Romantic Piano Concerto', Volume 82; first recordings, Hyperion)
  • Plaisirs Illuminés (works by Sándor Veress, Francisco Coll, Alberto Ginastera)[287]
  • Beschenkt (works by Sir George Benjamin, Peter Eötvös, Michael Gordon, HK Gruber, Chikage Imai, Cathy Milliken, Brigitta Muntendorf, Olga Neuwirth, Johannes Schöllhorn et al.; first recordings, Ensemble Modern Medien)[288]
  • Claire CowanHansel and Gretel (first recording)[289]
  • Antonio Salieri and Marco Coltellini – Armida (first recording)
  • John EcclesSemele (second commercial and first professional recording)[290]
  • Imani WindsBRUITS: Vijay Iyer – Bruits; Reena Esmail – The Light is the Same; Frederic Rzewski – Sometimes (premiere recordings)[291]
  • Chaya CzernowinHeart Chamber[292]
  • Isidora Žebeljan – Zujte strune[293]
  • Mozart/Jones: Violin Sonatas Fragment Completions (fragments of violin/fortepiano sonatas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, realised by Timothy Jones; first recordings)[294]
  • Australian Premières, Volume 2 (works of David Morgan, Andrew Ford, Robert Constable, and Eric Bryce; first recordings, recorded with a virtual orchestra)[295]
  • Hans GálHidden Treasure: Hans Gál's unpublished Lieder (first recordings)[296]
  • Tansy DaviesNature[297]
  • Martin Suckling – This Departing Landscape[297]
  • Alex Paxton – Music for Bosch People[297]
  • Christopher CerroneThe Arching Path
  • Francisco CollAqua Cinerea / Hidd'n Blue / Four Iberian Miniatures / Violin Concerto / Mural[298]
  • Liza LimLiza Lim: Singing in Tongues[299]
  • Aldo ClementiCanoni Circolari[300]
  • Charles Uzor – Mothertongue
  • Havergal BrianFaust (first recording)[301]
  • César FranckHulda (first recording)[302]
  • Walter PistonConcerto for Orchestra, Variations on a Theme by Edward Burlingame Hill (first recordings), Divertimento for Nine Instruments, Clarinet Concerto[303]
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Major awards

Grammy Awards

  • Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: Contemporary Voices, Pacifica Quartet (Cedille Records)
  • Best Choral Performance: Richard DanielpourThe Passion of Yeshua, James K. Bass, J'Nai Bridges, Timothy Fallon, Kenneth Overton, Hila Plitmann and Matthew Worth; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus and UCLA Chamber Singers; James K. Bass and Adam Luebke, chorus masters; JoAnn Falletta, conductor (Naxos)
  • Best Classical Compendium: Michael Tilson ThomasFrom the Diary of Anne Frank, Meditations on Rilke; Isabel Leonard; San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Jack Vad, producer (SFS Media)
  • Best Classical Instrumental Solo: Christopher Theofanidis – Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra, Richard O'Neill; Albany Symphony; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Records)
  • Best Contemporary Classical Composition: Christopher Rouse – Symphony No. 5, Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Naxos)
  • Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Dame Ethyl SmythThe Prison, Sarah Brailey and Dashon Burton; Experiential Chorus; Experiential Orchestra; James Blachly, conductor (Chandos)
  • Best Opera Recording: Gershwin – Porgy and Bess; Frederick Ballentine, Angel Blue, Denyce Graves, Latonia Moore, Eric Owens; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Metropolitan Opera Chorus; David Robertson, conductor; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera)
  • Best Engineered Album, Classical: Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 ('Babi Yar'); Alexey Tikhomirov; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Men of the Chicago Symphony Chorus; Riccardo Muti, conductor; David Frost and Charlie Post, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (CSO Resound)
  • Best Orchestral Performance: Ives – Complete Symphonies; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Deutsche Grammophon)
  • Producer of the Year, Classical: David Frost[431]

Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2021

Victoires de la musique Classique

  • Recording of the Year: Beethoven – 'Around the World'; Quatuor Ebène (Erato)
  • Artiste Lyrique: Julie Fuchs
  • Instrumental soloist: Alexandre Tharaud
  • Composer: Betsy Jolas – Topeng (for string quartet)
  • Révélation Artiste Lyrique – Marie-Laure Garnier
  • Révélation Soliste Instrumental – Aurélien Gignoux[432]

Ivors Composer Awards

  • Impact Award – Zoe Rahman
  • Visionary Award – Sarah Angliss
  • Innovation Award – Cleveland Watkiss
  • Jazz Composition – Nikki Iles: The Caged Bird
  • Large-Scale Composition – Anna Þorvaldsdóttir: Catamorphosis
  • Outstanding Works Collection – Alexander Goehr
  • Small Chamber Composition – Alex Paxton: Sometimes Voices
  • Solo Composition – Martin Iddon: Lampades
  • Sound Art – Caroline Kraabel: London 26 And 28 March 2020: Imitation: Inversion
  • Vocal and Choral Composition – Thomas Adès: Gyökér (Root)
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