# 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.

## New works

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

### A

* Kalevi Aho – Trumpet Concerto

### C

* Elliott Carter – Two Controversies and a Conversation

### D

* Julius Dobos – Hymn to The Fukushima 50

### F

* Francesco Filidei – Ballata, for organ, ensemble and live electronics

### G

* Philip Glass – Symphony No. 9

### H

* Mehdi Hosseini – Monodies

### I

* Iamus (computer) – Hello World!

### K

* Wojciech Kilar –
** Lumen for mixed a cappella choir
** Piano Concerto No. 2

### M

* Paul Mealor – Ubi Caritas et Amor

### N

* Per Nørgård – Symphony No. 8

### R

* Christopher Rouse
** Prospero's Rooms
** Symphony No. 3

### S

* Steven Stucky – Silent Spring

### Z
## Opera premieres

| 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 |
| 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 |

## 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

## 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