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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.[1]
New works
- John Adams – String Quartet, No. 2
- Thomas Adès – Lieux Retrouvés, for cello and piano
- 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 & Cello
- Figment V for marimba
- Ludovico Einaudi – Nightbook
- Lorenzo Ferrero
- Op.111 – Bagatella su Beethoven for piano solo
- Three Simple Songs for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano
- Fantasy Suite No.2 for violin and orchestra
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2
- Howard Goodall – Enchanted Voices
- Philip Glass
- Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, No.2, "The American Four Seasons", premiere in December
- Sonata for Violin & Piano
- String Sextet
- Magnus Lindberg – Graffiti for chorus and orchestra
- Frederik Magle – Symphonic suite Cantabile, premiere June 10 in Koncerthuset, Copenhagen.
- Christopher Rouse – Zhizn
- Steven Stucky – Dust Devil, for solo marimba
- John Tavener
- Tu ne sais pas, for mezzo-soprano, timpani and stings
- The Peace that Passeth Understanding (choral)
- Mark-Anthony Turnage – Five Processionals, for clarinet, violin, cello & piano
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
- 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
Major awards
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
