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==Events==
==Events==
*February - The [[Juilliard String Quartet]] receives the NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award for its outstanding contributions to recorded classical music.
*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.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1386455/Classical-BRIT-Awards-2011-Katherine-Jenkins-leads-glamour-backless-silver-gown.html "Katherine Jenkins leads the glamour at the Classical BRITs as she shows off her slender figure in backless silver gown", ''Daily Mail'', 13 May 2011]</ref>
*[[May 12]] – The Classical Brit Awards are presented by [[Myleene Klass]] at London's Royal Albert Hall.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}


==New works==
==New works==
*[[Kalevi Aho]] - ''Trumpet Concerto''
*[[Kalevi Aho]] – Trumpet Concerto
*[[Elliott Carter]] – ''[[Two Controversies and a Conversation]]''<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Steve |title=Poems in Four Voices, a Concerto in Two: New York Philharmonic's Contact! Series at the Met |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 10, 2012 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/11/arts/music/new-york-philharmonics-contact-series-at-the-met.html |accessdate=July 10, 2016}}</ref>
*[[Julius Dobos]] - ''Hymn to The Fukushima 50''
*[[Julius Dobos]] – ''Hymn to The Fukushima 50''
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*[[Iamus (computer)]] - ''[[Hello World! (composition)|Hello World!]]''
*[[Francesco Filidei]] – Ballata, for organ, ensemble and live electronics
*[[Peter Jarvis]] - ''Controlled Improvisation Number 1 Op. 17''
*[[Paul Mealor]] - ''[[Ubi Caritas et Amor]]''
*[[Philip Glass]] – [[Symphony No. 9 (Glass)|Symphony No. 9]]
*[[Mehdi Hosseini]] – ''[[Monodies]]''
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*[[Iamus (computer)]] – ''[[Hello World! (composition)|Hello World!]]''
*[[Wojciech Kilar]] –
**''Lumen'' for mixed a cappella choir
**Piano Concerto No. 2
*[[Paul Mealor]] – ''[[Ubi Caritas et Amor]]''
*[[Per Nørgård]] – Symphony No. 8
*[[Christopher Rouse (composer)|Christopher Rouse]]
**''[[Prospero's Rooms]]''<ref>{{cite web |last=Levere |first=Jane |title=New York Philharmonic To Perform All-American Program With Joshua Bell And Christopher Rouse Premiere |work=[[Forbes]] |date=April 17, 2013 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/janelevere/2013/04/17/new-york-philharmonic-to-perform-all-american-program-with-joshua-bell-and-christopher-rouse-premiere/ |accessdate=May 25, 2015}}</ref>
**[[Symphony No. 3 (Rouse)|Symphony No. 3]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Sarah Bryan |title=BSLSO concludes season with Rouse's Symphony No. 3 |work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |date=May 1, 2011 |url=http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/slso-concludes-season-with-rouse-s-symphony-no/article_d18ea80e-279f-524f-a4f5-c4c35d5b08c6.html |accessdate=May 25, 2015}}</ref>
*[[Steven Stucky]] – ''[[Silent Spring (composition)|Silent Spring]]''<ref>{{cite web |last=Druckenbrod |first=Andrew |title=Composer Steven Stucky's new piece will honor Rachel Carson's work |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |date=February 12, 2012 |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/music/composer-steven-stuckys-new-piece-will-honor-rachel-carsons-work-51905/ |accessdate=May 25, 2015}}</ref>

==Opera premieres==

{| class="wikitable"
!Date!!Opera!!Composer!!Theatre
|-
|17 February||''[[Anna Nicole]]''||[[Mark-Anthony Turnage]]||[[Royal Opera House]]
|-
|18 March||''[[Kommilitonen!]]''||[[Peter Maxwell Davies]]||[[Royal Academy of Music]]
|-
|26 March||''[[Risorgimento! (opera)|Risorgimento!]]''||[[Lorenzo Ferrero]]||[[Teatro Comunale Modena]]<ref>[http://www.teatrocomunalemodena.it/scheda_evento.php?idevento=13&id=opere&s=biglietteria ''Risorgimento! – Il prigioniero''] at the Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti (Modena)</ref>
|-
|April||''[[The Importance of Being Earnest (opera)|The Importance of Being Earnest]]''||[[Gerald Barry (composer)|Gerald Barry]]||[[Los Angeles Philharmonic]] (concert performance)
|-
|9 & 10 April||''[[Sonntag aus Licht|Sonntag]] aus [[Licht]]''||[[Karlheinz Stockhausen]]||Staatenhaus of the [[Koelnmesse|Kölner Messe]] (auspices of the [[Cologne Opera]])
|-
|13 April||''[[The Juniper Passion]]''||Michael F. Williams||Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, [[University of Waikato]]
|-
|9 June||''[[Rockland the Opera]]''||[[Jukka Linkola]]||[[Nivala]] Ice Arena, Finland
|-
|24 June||''[[Two Boys]]''||[[Nico Muhly]]||[[English National Opera]]
|-
|1 July||''[[Dr Dee]]''||[[Damon Albarn]]||[[Palace Theatre, Manchester]], 2011 [[Manchester International Festival]]
|-
|30 July||''[[Mansfield Park (opera)|Mansfield Park]]''||[[Jonathan Dove]]||[[Boughton House]]
|-
|11 September||''[[Manifest Destiny 2011]]''||[[Keith Burstein]]||[[King's Head Theatre]], London
|-
|15 October||''[[One Night Stand (opera)|One Night Stand]]''||[[Olli Kortekangas]]||[[Helsinki Music Centre]]
|-
|1 November||''[[Heart of Darkness (opera)|Heart of Darkness]]''||[[Tarik O'Regan]]||[[Linbury Studio Theatre]], Royal Opera House
|-
|12 November||''[[Silent Night (opera)|Silent Night]]''||[[Kevin Puts]]||[[Ordway Center for the Performing Arts]], Saint Paul, Minnesota
|-
|31 December||''[[The Enchanted Island (opera)|The Enchanted Island]]''||[[George Frideric Handel|Handel]], [[Antonio Vivaldi|Vivaldi]], [[Jean-Philippe Rameau|Rameau]]||[[Metropolitan Opera]]
|}


==Albums==
==Albums==
*[[Nicola Benedetti]] – ''Italia''
*[[Andrea Boccelli]] - ''[[Concerto: One Night in Central Park]]''
*[[Katherine Jenkins]] - ''[[Daydream (Katherine Jenkins album)|Daydream]]''
*[[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 (Katherine Jenkins album)|Daydream]]''
*[[Miloš Karadaglić]] – ''The Guitar''
* [[Oregon Symphony]] – ''[[Music for a Time of War]]''
*[[André Rieu]] & the [[Johann Strauss Orchestra]] – ''Moonlight Serenade''


==Musical films==
==Musical films==
*''[[Violin (film)|Violin]]''
*''[[Violin (2011 film)|Violin]]''


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
*[[January 24]] - [[Bhimsen Joshi]], Indian classical vocalist, 88
*[[January 24]] – [[Bhimsen Joshi]], Indian classical vocalist, 88
*[[January 28]] - Dame [[Margaret Price]], Welsh operatic soprano, 69
*[[January 28]] – Dame [[Margaret Price]], Welsh operatic soprano, 69
*[[February 26]] - [[Eugene Fodor]], US violinist, 60
*[[February 2]] – [[Armando Chin Yong]], 52, Malaysian opera singer
*[[March 22]] - [[Victor Bouchard]], Canadian pianist and composer, 84
*[[February 5]] – [[Beatrice Krebs]], 86, American mezzo-soprano
*[[March 29]] - [[Robert Tear]], Welsh operatic tenor and conductor, 72
*[[February 6]] – [[Per Grundén]], 88, Swedish tenor
*[[April 15]] - [[Vincenzo La Scola]], Italian operatic tenor, 53 (heart attack)
*[[February 10]] – [[Claus Helmut Drese]], 88, German opera manager
*[[July 6]] - [[Josef Suk (violinist)|Josef Suk]], Czech violinist and conductor, 81
*[[February 21]] – [[Antonín Švorc]], 77, Czech bass-baritone
*[[July 26]] - [[Denise Scharley]], French operatic contralto, 94
*[[February 26]] – [[Eugene Fodor (violinist)|Eugene Fodor]], US violinist, 60
*[[March 13]] – {{Interlanguage link multi|Hans Christian (baritone)|de|3=Hans Christian|lt=Hans Christian}}, 81, Austrian baritone
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*[[August 1]] - [[Milada Šubrtová]], Czech operatic soprano, 87
*[[August 2]] - [[Ralph Berkowitz]], US composer and painter, 100
*[[March 22]] – [[Victor Bouchard]], Canadian pianist and composer, 84
*[[September 29]] - [[Vera Veljkov-Medaković]], Serbian pianist and piano teacher, 88
*[[March 28]] – [[Lee Hoiby]], 85, American composer and pianist
*[[October 8]] - [[Ingvar Wixell]], Swedish operatic baritone, 80
*[[March 29]] – [[Robert Tear]], Welsh operatic tenor and conductor, 72
*[[April 8]] – [[Donald Shanks (bass-baritone)|Donald Shanks]], 70, Australian bass-baritone
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*[[October 19]] - [[James Yannatos]], US composer conductor, violinist and teacher, 82
*[[October 29]] - [[Walter Norris]], American pianist and composer, 79
*[[April 8]] – [[Daniel Catán]], 62, Mexican composer
*[[November 22]] - [[Sena Jurinac]], Bosnian operatic soprano, 90
*[[April 15]] – [[Vincenzo La Scola]], Italian operatic tenor, 53 (heart attack)
*[[November 23]] - [[Montserrat Figueras]], Catalan operatic soprano, 70
*[[May 7]] – [[Jane Rhodes]], 82, French soprano/mezzo-soprano
*[[May 30]] – [[Giorgio Tozzi]], 88, American bass
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*[[December 5]] - [[Violetta Villas]], Polish coloratura soprano, cabaret star, singer, actress, composer and songwriter, 73
*[[July 4]] – [[Gerhard Unger]], 95, German tenor
*[[July 6]] – [[Josef Suk (violinist)|Josef Suk]], Czech violinist and conductor, 81
*[[July 23]] – [[David Aiken (baritone)|David Aiken]], 93, American baritone
*[[July 26]] – [[Denise Scharley]], French operatic contralto, 94
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*[[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
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*[[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
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*[[December 5]] – [[Violetta Villas]], Polish coloratura soprano, cabaret star, singer, actress, composer and songwriter, 73
*[[December 8]] – [[Minoru Miki]], 81, Japanese composer<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.47news.jp/CN/201112/CN2011120801001501.html |script-title=ja:作曲家の三木稔さんが死去 オペラや現代邦楽 |publisher=47news.jp |date=8 December 2011 |accessdate=2011-12-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111221012606/http://www.47news.jp/CN/201112/CN2011120801001501.html |archive-date=2011-12-21 }}</ref>


==Major awards==
==Major awards==


===[[International Tchaikovsky Competition 2011 – Piano]]===
===International Tchaikovsky Competition 2011 – Piano===
*[[Daniil Trifonov]]
*[[Daniil Trifonov]]


===[[International Tchaikovsky Competition 2011 – Violin]]===
===[[International Tchaikovsky Competition 2011 – Violin]]===
No first prize awarded. [[Sergey Dogadin]] and [[Itamar Zorman]] share second prize.
*No first prize awarded. [[Sergey Dogadin]] and [[Itamar Zorman]] share second prize.


===[[2011 International Franz Liszt Piano Competition]]===
===[[2011 International Franz Liszt Piano Competition]]===
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===Classical Brits===
===Classical Brits===
*Composer of the Year - [[Arvo Pärt]]
*Composer of the Year – [[Arvo Pärt]]
*Male Artist of the Year - [[Antonio Pappano]]
*Male Artist of the Year – [[Antonio Pappano]]
*Female Artist Of The Year - [[Alison Balsom]]
*Female Artist Of The Year – [[Alison Balsom]]
*Critics' Award - [[Tasmin Little]]
*Critics' Award – [[Tasmin Little]]
*Artist of the Decade - [[Il Divo]]
*Artist of the Decade – [[Il Divo]]


===Grammy Awards===
===Grammy Awards===
*''See [[53rd Grammy Awards]]''
*''See [[53rd Grammy Awards]]''

==References==
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{{reflist|2}}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[2011 in opera]]
* [[2011 in opera]]


==External links==
==References==
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{{reflist|2}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:2011 In classical music}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2011 In classical music}}
[[Category:2011 in music|Clssical]]
[[Category:2011 in music|Classical]]
[[Category:Years in classical music]]
[[Category:Classical music by year]]

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

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International Tchaikovsky Competition 2011 – Piano

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2011 International Franz Liszt Piano Competition

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  1. ^ Smith, Steve (June 10, 2012). "Poems in Four Voices, a Concerto in Two: New York Philharmonic's Contact! Series at the Met". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. ^ Levere, Jane (April 17, 2013). "New York Philharmonic To Perform All-American Program With Joshua Bell And Christopher Rouse Premiere". Forbes. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  3. ^ Miller, Sarah Bryan (May 1, 2011). "BSLSO concludes season with Rouse's Symphony No. 3". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  4. ^ Druckenbrod, Andrew (February 12, 2012). "Composer Steven Stucky's new piece will honor Rachel Carson's work". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  5. ^ Risorgimento! – Il prigioniero at the Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti (Modena)
  6. ^ 作曲家の三木稔さんが死去 オペラや現代邦楽. 47news.jp. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-12-21. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
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