News topics of the month - December 2013
Every month, soclassiq analyses the web media for you and identifies those who have made the news. Here are the results for December 2013
These rankings can be very different from one country to another. Discover the ones the press is talking about elsewhere. Sometimes the areas of interest are very different.
Classical music and opera have no borders, but can be heard differently here and there.
An exclusive analysis based on the press articles and blog posts indexed by soclassiq.
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Present artists
or recently dead
Orchestras
Venues
Composers
and dead performers
These rankings are not the result of personal preferences or artistic opinions. Providing these rankings is hard work. Many hours were required to design and develop an approach based exclusively on a textual analysis of the indexed articles and adapted to the classical music and opera context.
These are the best results to date. Further improvements to the algorithm may have an impact on the rankings.
December 2013
Composers, Conductors, Performers & Lyrical singers (943)
Claudio Abbado Muhal Richard Abrams John Adams Phillip Addis John Addison Thomas Adès Roberto Alagna Marc Albrecht John Alden Carpenter Richard Allison Robert Allman Bernd Alois Zimmermann Karl Amadeus Hartmann Blasius Ammon Marian Anderson Johann Andreas Herbst Joho Andres Sarah Ann Glover Andrea da Antico Irvine Arditti Martha Argerich Fabio Armiliato Malcolm Arnold Martina Arroyo Désirée de Artôt Nadine Asher Vladimir Ashkenazy Robert Ashley Bob van Asperen Emanuel Ax Christoph Bach Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Johann Sebastian Bach Jørgen Backer Ernst Bacon Gunilla von Bahr Johann Baptist Cramer Joan Baptista Pla Rami Bar-Niv Samuel Barber Daniel Barenboim Valer Barna-Sabadus Edward Barnes Béla Bartók Yury Bashmet Mason Bates David Bates Lisa Batiashvili Kathleen Battle Arnold Bax María Bayo Martin Beaver Hugo Becker Mary Anne à Beckett Piotr Beczała Ludwig van Beethoven Daniel Behle Eduard van Beinum Joshua Bell Vincenzo Bellini Paul Ben-Haim George Benjamin Peter Benoit Esteban Benzecry Alban Berg Luciano Berio Hector Berlioz Alicia Berneche Leonard Bernstein Walter Berry Lise Berthaud Marco Berti Yann Beuron Kristian Bezuidenhout Clemens Bieber Malcolm Bilson Harrison Birtwistle Jonathan Biss Georges Bizet James A. Bland Leo Blech Judith Blegen Ernest Bloch Thomas Blunt Stephanie Blythe Theobald Boehm Arrigo Boito Anne Boleyn Giovanni Bononcini Klaas Boon Andrey Boreyko Carlo Bosi Ian Bostridge Johan Botha Leon Botstein Pierre Boulez Adrian Boult August Bournonville Josse Boutmy James Bowman Ethel A. Brady Johannes Brahms Frank Braley Marie Brandis Rúni Brattaberg Russell Braun Julian Bream Christine Brewer Benjamin Britten Adolph Brodsky Yefim Bronfman Angela Brown Max Bruch Anton Bruckner Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Rudolf Buchbinder Olivia Buckley Kenji Bunch Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Karla Burns Bernard de Bury George Butterworth Dietrich Buxtehude Semyon Bychkov William Byrd Dorothy Byrne Karl Böhm John Cage Maria Callas Filippo Campanella André Campra Gautier Capuçon Renaud Capuçon Eleazar de Carvalho Pau Casals Alfredo Catalani Max Emanuel Cenčić Riccardo Chailly Sarah Chang Helen Charlston Marc-Antoine Charpentier Charles-Alexis Chauvet John Cheek John William Cherry John Chest Susan Chilcott Frédéric Chopin William Christie Georg Christoph Wagenseil Harry Christophers Francesco Cilea Domenico Cimarosa Jeremiah Clarke Thomas Clayton René Clemencic Muzio Clementi Joy Clements Stephen Cleobury Van Cliburn Louis-Nicolas Clérambault Dan Coleman Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Jean-Philippe Collard Catherine Collard James Conlon Sarah Connolly Paul Constantinescu Ernesto A. L. Coop Alice Coote Aaron Copland Arcangelo Corelli John Corigliano Augustin Cortada Stephen Costello François Couperin Harold Josiah Crosby Alvin Curran Theodoros Currentzis Colin Currie Eric Cutler Lorenzo da Da Ponte Diana Damrau David Daniels Ran Dank Enzo Dara Peter Maxwell Davies Iestyn Davies Andrew Davis Colin Davis Evelina De Lain Elizabeth DeShong Claude Debussy Frederick Delius Jeremy Denk Angela Denoke Henri Desmarets Natalie Dessay Eduardo di Di Capua Joyce DiDonato Anton Diabelli Glenn Dicterow Dean Dixon Tom Dobson Conrad Doll Pietro Domenico Paradisi Plácido Domingo Oralia Domínguez Franco Donatoni Gaetano Donizetti Antal Doráti Denis Dowling Theodore Drury Gustavo Dudamel Kiera Duffy Henri Dutilleux Charles Dutoit Lawrence Dutton František Xaver Dušek Antonín Dvořák Paul Dyer Julian Edwards Marta Eggerth Alfred Einstein Paul Eisler Hanns Eisler Mark Elder Edward Elgar Brigitte Engerer Tara Erraught Peter Erskine Péter Eötvös Heinrich Faber Michael Fabiano Bent Fabric Franco Fagioli Cornélie Falcon Gustav Falke Manuel de Falla Paolo Fanale Eileen Farrell Johann Friedrich Fasch Gabriel Fauré Morton Feldman George Fenton Miguel Teodoro Ferreira John Field Montserrat Figueras Christoph Filler David Finckel Bernarda Fink Gerald Finley Gerald Finzi Asher Fisch Iván Fischer Julia Fischer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Leon Fleisher Renée Fleming Emilie da Fonseca Lukas Foss Florence Foster Jenkins César Franck Simon Fraser David Fray Isadore Freed Daryl Freedman Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart Georg Friedrich Haas Johann Friedrich Ruhe Carl Frühling Robert Fuchs Dai Fujikura Zita Fumagalli Riva Giovanni Fusco Sol Gabetta Andrea Gabrieli Giovanni Gabrieli Johann Wilhelm Gabrielski George Gagnidze John Gamble Keith R. Gambling Gerardo Gandini Rudolph Ganz Mary Garden John Eliot Gardiner Edward Gardner David Garrett Daniele Gatti Ruben Gazarian Georg Gebel Johann Georg Neidhardt Valery Gergiev Christian Gerhaher Edward German Alfredo Germont George Gershwin Kirill Gerstein Angela Gheorghiu Michael Giacchino Orlando Gibbons Alan Gilbert James Gilchrist Giuseppe Giordani Mauro Giuliani Carlo Maria Giulini Wallis Giunta Lodovico Giustini Francis Edward Gladstone Philip Glass Mikhail Glinka Jane Glover Christopher Glynn Tito Gobbi Matthias Goerne Karl Goldmark Adam Golka Antônio Carlos Gomes Richard Goode Glenn Gould Charles Gounod Gary Graffman John Graham-Hall Jay Greenberg Eleanor Greenwood Daniel Gregory Mason Edvard Grieg Elsie Griffin Vittorio Grigolo Hélène Grimaud Julius Otto Grimm Gérard Grisey Eric Gross Benjamin Grosvenor Franz Xaver Gruber Carlos Guastavino Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Nathan Gunn Nancy Gustafson Peter Guth Natalia Gutman Joseph Gwilt Hans Gál Augustin Hadelich Hilary Hahn Bernard Haitink Richard Hale Marc-André Hamelin Andreas Hammerschmidt Thomas Hampson Wu Han George Frideric Handel W. C. Handy Charles-Louis Hanon Kazuko Hara Daniel Harding Heather Harper Roy Harris Lou Harrison Anja Harteros Marcus Hast Michael Haydn Joseph Haydn Emmanuelle Haïm Johann Caspar Heck John Clifford Heed Jake Heggie Jascha Heifetz Friedrich Heinrich Himmel Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel Karl Helm Thomas Hemsley Skitch Henderson Henry Henry Somerset Joni Henson Ben Heppner Pablo Heras-Casado Victor Herbert Adolph Friedrich Hesse Paul Hindemith Markus Hinterhäuser Louis Hirsch Lynne Hockney Richard Hoffman E. T. A. Hoffmann Ernest Hogan Christopher Hogwood Heinz Holecek Sebastian Holecek Heinz Holliger Vagn Holmboe Eugene Holmes Gustav Holst Wolfgang Holzmair Manfred Honeck Arthur Honegger Edmund Hooper Daniel Hope John Hopkins Lisa Hopkins Jascha Horenstein Vladimir Horowitz Toshio Hosokawa Stephen Hough Alan Hovhaness Elgar Howarth Herbert Howells Bruce Hubbard Robert A. Hudson Ramón Humet Engelbert Humperdinck Maxmilián Hájek Peter Hänsel Alina Ibragimova Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Jacques Imbrailo Frances Ingram Nicholas Isherwood Steven Isserlis Konstantin Ivanov Charles Ives Ildikó Iván Keith Jameson Janine Jansen Mariss Jansons Leoš Janáček Philippe Jaroussky Scott Allen Jarrett Maria Jeritza Felipe de Jesús Villanueva Gutiérrez Paul Ji Stephen Johns Jennifer Johnson Cano Philip Jones Richard Jones Scott Joplin Leila Josefowicz John Joubert James Judd Vladimir Jurowski Neeme Järvi Jóhann Jóhannsson Heinrich Kafka Tõnu Kaljuste Sharon Kam Kiri Te Kanawa Herbert von Karajan Arnold Katz Jonas Kaufmann Leonidas Kavakos Simon Keenlyside Torsten Kerl Kyle Ketelsen Hans-Joachim Ketelsen Dmitry Khvorostovsky Jan Kiepura Wojciech Kilar Paul Kildea Jihoon Kim Angelika Kirchschlager Florence Kirk Emma Kirkby Evgeny Kissin Carlos Kleiber Olive Kline Henri Kling Hans Knappertsbusch Lev Knipper Oliver Knussen Wolfgang Koch Sophie Koch Štefan Kocán Leonid Kogan Ton Koopman Erich Wolfgang Korngold Serge Koussevitzky Vitalij Kowaljow Nicholas Kraemer Henning Kraggerud Nadia Krasteva Tom Krause Fritz Kreisler William Krell Gidon Kremer Ernst Krenek Rodolphe Kreutzer Hans Krása Anton Kuerti Julian Kuerti György Kurtág Ivan Kusnjer Helmut Lachenmann Louis Lacombe Jan Ladislav Dussek Adam Laloum Joseph Lamb Lang Lang Ursula Langmayr Philip Langridge Mario Lanza Tessa Lark Orlande de Lassus François Lays Henry Lazarus Hibbard E. Leach Jean-Marie Leclair Michel Legrand Marcelo Lehninger Jón Leifs Mitch Leigh Isabel Leonard Gustav Leonhardt Franco Leoni Mykola Leontovych Simon Lepper Mimi Lerner James Levine Igor Levit György Ligeti Douglas Lilburn Magnus Lindberg Jaap ter Linden Franz Liszt Tasmin Little Robert Lloyd George Lloyd Matthew Locke Keith Lockhart Carl Loewe Edson Lopes Felicity Lott Andrea Luchesi Christa Ludwig Audrey Luna Witold Lutosławski Yo-Yo Ma Edward MacDowell Alexander Mackenzie Abraham Mackintosh Elizabeth Maconchy Maria Maddalena Musi Ambrogio Maestri Alma Mahler Gustav Mahler Mischa Maisky Jean-Claude Malgoire Christopher Maltman Michael Mann Andrew Manze Marin Marais Benedetto Marcello Richard Margison Giuseppe Mariotti Neville Marriner George Clement Martin Malcolm Martineau Bohuslav Martinů Joseph Marx Florentio Maschera Jules Massenet Kurt Masur Nikhil Mathew Stanislao Mattei Carl Ludwig Matthes Sally Matthews Colin Matthews Donald Maxwell Albrecht Mayer John McCormack Andrew McKinley Marie McLaughlin Angela Meade Deanne Meek Zubin Mehta Johan de Meij Vincenzo Mela Giovanni Battista Mele Mackenzie Melemed Felix Mendelssohn Gian Carlo Menotti Saverio Mercadante Ruby Mercer François-Xavier Mercier Jos Mertens Olivier Messiaen Giacomo Meyerbeer Orazio Michi Darius Milhaud Aprile Millo Denis Milo Nathan Milstein Shlomo Mintz Florian Mock Ernest John Moeran Claudio Monteverdi Joseph Moog Thomas Moore Thomas Morley Guillermo de Morphy Ennio Morricone Hannah Morrison Clara Mouriz Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Robert Muczynski Nico Muhly Lawrence R. Mumford Charles Munch John Murphy Thilo Muster Olli Mustonen Riccardo Muti Eri Nakamura Hiroko Nakamura Minnie Nast Stuart Neill Rebecca Nelsen Anna Netrebko Natalie Ni Shi Eric Paul Nichols Carl Nielsen Martha Noguera Cooper Nolan Luigi Nono Jessye Norman Roger Norrington Yannick Nézet-Séguin Thomas O'Brien Butler Geoffrey O'Hara Simon O'Neill Christopher O'Riley Siegfried Ochs Carl Oestreich Jacques Offenbach Alan Oke Ole Olsen Carl Orff Luther Orlando Emerson Eugene Ormandy Lisette Oropesa George Alexander Osborne Anne Sofie von Otter Johann Pachelbel Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla Mark Padmore Niccolò Paganini Jean-François Paillard Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Rolando Panerai Elena Pankratova Joseph Panny René Pape Antonio Pappano Hubert Parry Roberto Paternostro Mary Ann Paton Luciano Pavarotti Mogens Pedersøn Graham Peel Laurent Pelly Krzysztof Penderecki Manuel Penella Raga Francesco Pennisi Miah Persson Roberta Peters Kirill Petrenko Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky Susanna Phillips Edna Phillips Astor Piazzolla Adrianne Pieczonka Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Maria João Pires Luca Pisaroni Percy Pitt Fritz Plank Ferdinand Poise Deborah Polaski Matthew Polenzani Lew Pollack Manuel Ponce Amilcare Ponchielli Lucia Popp Michel Portal Francis Poulenc Jacob Praetorius Michael Praetorius Menahem Pressler André Previn Hermann Prey Margaret Price Carlos Prieto Jacqué John Pritchard Anna Prohaska Sergei Prokofiev Frank Proto Christoph Prégardien Giacomo Puccini Henry Purcell Kevin Puts Arvo Pärt Johann Joachim Quantz Michael Rabin Julian Rachlin Sergei Rachmaninoff Sondra Radvanovsky Brenda Rae Angelo Ragazzi Jean-Philippe Rameau Charles Ramirez Suzanne Ramon Jean-Pierre Rampal George Ratcliffe Woodward Simon Rattle Maurice Ravel Jean-Féry Rebel Max Reger Steve Reich Fritz Reiner Heinrich Reinhardt John Relyea Lucienne Renaudin Vary Regina Resnik Ottorino Respighi Rolf Reuter Jane Rhodes Fritz Rieger Wolfgang Rihm Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Nicolas Rivenq David Roach David Robertson Pietro Agostino Roche Ernesto Rodrigues Matthew Rose Peter Rose Charles Rosen Hilding Rosenberg Sydney Rosenbloom Stefano Rossetto Gioachino Rossini François-Xavier Roth Daniel Roth Anthony Roth Costanzo Albert Roussel Arthur Rubinstein John Rutter Jakub Jan Ryba Maxim Rysanov Frederic Rzewski Anna S. Þorvaldsdóttir Camille Saint-Saëns Antonio Salieri Esa-Pekka Salonen Carol Sams Klemens Sander Carles Santos Malcolm Sargent Erik Satie Jordi Savall Wolfgang Sawallisch Lea Sawyers Domenico Scarlatti R. Murray Schafer Johann Hermann Schein András Schiff Franz Schmidt Florent Schmitt Alfred Schnittke Arnold Schoenberg Andreas Scholl Anton Schott Peter Schreier Franz Schreker Friedrich Schröder Franz Schubert Johann Abraham Peter Schulz Clara Schumann Robert Schumann Ignaz Schuppanzigh Anne Schwanewilms Heinrich Schütz Alexander Scriabin Otto Seele Alberto Semprini Daniel Serafin Martina Serafin Tullio Serafin Rudolf Serkin Raphael Severe Elaine Shaffer William Shakespeare Rita Shane Anoushka Shankar Bright Sheng Arthur Shepherd John Sheppard Howard Shore Dmitri Shostakovich Jean Sibelius Charlie Siem Hung Sin-nui Daniela Sindram Stanisław Skrowaczewski Walter Slaughter Bedřich Smetana Leo Smit David Soar Antonio Soler Georg Solti John Philip Sousa Mark Sparks Toby Spence Ethel Stark János Starker Maurice Steger Nina Stemme Markus Stenz Joseph Stephenson Andrew B. Sterling Isaac Stern Risë Stevens John Stevenson Matthew Stiff Leopold Stokowski Antonio Stradivari Richard Strauss Igor Stravinsky Yevgeny Sudbin Shi-Yeon Sung Franz Supper Conrad Susa Shin'ichi Suzuki Sándor Szokolay Władysław Szpilman Richard T. Gill Dobrinka Tabakova Giuseppe Taddei Robert Talbot Thomas Tallis Conrad Tao John Tavener John Taverner Georg Philipp Telemann Yuri Temirkanov Bryn Terfel John Tessier Christian Tetzlaff Charles Theodore Pachelbel Christian Thielemann Virgil Thomson Cédric Tiberghien Robin Ticciati Dimitris Tiliakos Michael Tilson Thomas Michael Tippett Louis Tocaben Vincenzo Tommasini Giuseppe Torelli Arturo Toscanini Josef Triebensee Daniil Trifonov Bion Tsang Kenneth Tse Richard Tucker Joaquín Turina Eva Turner Roman Turovsky-Savchuk Ludovic Tézier Dawn Upshaw Christian Van Horn Jos van Van Immerseel Vanessa Vanessa-Mae Franco Vassallo Ralph Vaughan Williams Sonia Marie De León de Vega Giuseppe Verdi Jon Vickers Tomás Luis de Victoria Jane Vieu Heitor Villa-Lobos Georges Villain Rolando Villazón Alexandre de Villeneuve Mark Vincent Antonio Vivaldi Lars Vogt Gustave Vogt Rimma Volkova Oksana Volkova Felix Vom Rath Pavla Vykopalová Osmo Vänskä Edward W. Hardy John Francis Wade Richard Wagner Rufus Wainwright Debora Waldman Fats Waller Louis Wallis Bruno Walter Yuja Wang Robert Ward Peter Warlock Elizabeth Watts André Watts Carl Maria von Weber Anton Webern Alisa Weilerstein Kurt Weill Mieczysław Weinberg Sylvius Leopold Weiss Egon Wellesz Johann Went Earl Wentz Johann Paul von Westhoff James Westman Willard White Jacques Widerkehr David Wilde Thomas Wilkins John Williams Roderick Williams Hugo Wolf Henry Wood Rae Woodland Gordon Wry Eberhard Wächter Robert Xavier Rodriguez Iannis Xenakis Joyce Yang Virginia Yep Isang Yun Lawrence Zazzo Chiara Zeffirelli Thomas Zehetmair Jean-Marie Zeitouni Hans Zender Géza Zichy Hans Zimmer David Zinman Nikolaj Znaider John Zorn Jaap van Zweden Rosmunda a Rosmunda Pisaroni
Orchestras & Ensembles (100)
Academy of Ancient Music Alarm Will Sound Artaserse Australian Chamber Orchestra BBC Philharmonic BBC Symphony Orchestra (London) Basel Symphony Orchestra Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Bavarian State Opera (Munich) Beaux Arts Trio Bennewitz Berlin Philharmonic Berlin Sinfonietta Boston Pops Orchestra Boston Symphony Orchestra Budapest Festival Orchestra Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra Cadaqués Orchestra Canadian Opera Company (Toronto) Chicago Symphony Orchestra City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra City of London Choir Cleveland Orchestra Concerto Köln (Cologne) Conspirare Cuarteto Latinoamericano Detroit Symphony Orchestra Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern Emerson String Quartet English National Opera (London) Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Face the Music (New York City) Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Greenwich Village Orchestra Gürzenich Orchestra Heath Quartet Hilliard Ensemble Houston Grand Opera I Musici Kammerorchester Basel Kansas City Symphony Kronos Quartet Latvian Radio Choir Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Les Arts Florissants London Classical Players London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra London Sinfonietta London Symphony Chorus London Symphony Orchestra (Barbican Centre) Madison Opera Madison Symphony Orchestra Mandelring Quartett Metropolitan Opera (New York City) Minnesota Orchestra (Minneapolis) Mivos Quartet Montreal Symphony Orchestra Munich Philharmonic Music Central National Opera Studio National Symphony Orchestra (Washington, D.C.) New World Symphony (Miami Beach) New York City Opera (Manhattan) New York Philharmonic Orchestra New York Polyphony New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Mozart Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Orchestre Métropolitain (Montreal) Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Orchestre de chambre de Paris Pacific Symphony (Santa Ana) Pantagruel Philadelphia Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Philip Jones Brass Ensemble Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Princeton Symphony Orchestra Rodolfus Choir Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra San Francisco Opera San Francisco Symphony Simón Bolívar String Quartet Stile Antico Symphony in C Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (Toronto) Tallis Scholars Tenebrae The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Tokyo Symphony Orchestra (Shinjuku) Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Toronto Symphony Orchestra Trondheim Symphony Orchestra Vienna Boys' Choir Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Vox Clamantis Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Opera houses, Concert halls & Festivals (32)
Aldeburgh Festival BBC Proms (London) Barbican Centre (City of London) Bargemusic (New York City) Bayreuth Festival Berlin State Opera (Berlin-Mitte) Bolshoi Theatre (Tverskoy District) Budapest Operetta Theater (Budapest District VI) Carnegie Hall (Manhattan) Castleton Festival David Geffen Hall (Upper West Side) Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht Gasteig (Au-Haidhausen) Gewandhaus (Zentrum) Gürzenich (Altstadt-Nord) Heinz Hall (Pittsburgh) Henry Wood Hall (London Borough of Southwark) Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles) Konzerthaus (Landstraße) La Scala (Milan) Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (Manhattan) Madison Square Garden (Manhattan) Mariinsky Theatre (Saint Petersburg) Roy Thomson Hall (Toronto) Royal Festival Hall (London Borough of Lambeth) Royal Opera House (City of Westminster) Salle Pleyel (8th arrondissement of Paris) Salzburg Festival Vienna State Opera house (Innere Stadt) Vlaamse Opera (Ghent) Wigmore Hall (City of Westminster) Wisconsin Union Theater (Madison)