News topics of the month - October 2017
Every month, soclassiq analyses the web media for you and identifies those who have made the news. Here are the results for October 2017
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.
2100+ articles & posts (EN)
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.
October 2017
Composers, Conductors, Performers & Lyrical singers (610)
Claudio Abbado Muhal Richard Abrams Teddy Abrams John Adams Guido Adler Theodor W. Adorno Thomas Adès Pierre-Laurent Aimard John Alden Carpenter Louise Alder Franco Alfano Alfio Keri Alkema Till Ally Bernd Alois Zimmermann Marin Alsop William Alwyn Robert Ambrose Julian Anderson Leif Ove Andsnes Jan Antonín Koželuh Jon Appleton Cecil Arden Irvine Arditti Margarita de Arellano Martha Argerich Arthur Arnold Malcolm Arnold David Atherton Martha Atwood Matthew Aucoin Peter Auty Emanuel Ax Sergei Babayan Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Johann Sebastian Bach Ernst Bacon Zuill Bailey Tadeusz Baird Hank Ballard Matthias Bamert Samuel Barber Daniel Barenboim Charlotte Alington Barnard Edward Barnes Béla Bartók Mason Bates Kathleen Battle Jean-Efflam Bavouzet Piotr Beczała Ludwig van Beethoven Joshua Bell Vincenzo Bellini George Benjamin Alban Berg Louise Bergauer Carl Bergmann Luciano Berio Hector Berlioz Jeni Bern Nicolas Bernier Leonard Bernstein Ronald Binge Elizabeth Bishop Georges Bizet Brian Blade Herbert Blomstedt Angel Blue Florian Boesch Christian Boesch Arrigo Boito Anne Boleyn Ivor Bolton Alexander Borodin Pierre Boulez Hélène Bouvier Douglas Boyd James C. Bradford Ethel A. Brady Johannes Brahms Charlotte Bray Katie Bray Jacques Brel Alfred Brendel Else Breuer Henry Brinley Richards Benjamin Britten Lucy Broadwood Sébastien de Brossard Leo Brouwer Anton Bruckner Bram Bruin Eduard Brunner Gavin Bryars Dudley Buck Hans Buff-Giessen Susan Bullock Kenji Bunch Khatia Buniatishvili William Burden Richard Burkhard James Burton Ferruccio Busoni Clara Butt David Butt Philip Semyon Bychkov Karl Böhm Jiří Bělohlávek John Cage Maria Callas Alfredo Carrasco Harry Carroll Sergiu Celibidache John Cheek Frédéric Chopin Thomas Clayton Franz Clement Van Cliburn Gordon Clinton William Cochran Aaron Copland Chick Corea Ruth Crawford Seeger Michèle Crider Pedro de Cristo Lucy Crowe Roland Cunningham Diane Curry Lorenzo da Da Ponte Joseph M. Daly Thomas Dausgaard Ilana Davidson Dennis Russell Davies Andrew Davis Michelle DeYoung Brett Dean Johannes Debus Claude Debussy Stéphane Degout Jörg Demus Jeremy Denk Angela Denoke Stéphane Denève Gérard Devos Joyce DiDonato Misha Didyk Simone Dinnerstein Conrad Doll Gaetano Donizetti Antal Doráti Grant Doyle Elsa Dreisig Inge Dreisig Gustavo Dudamel Susan Dunn Pierre-Henri Dutron Lawrence Dutton Antonín Dvořák Ernest van Dyck John Eaton Goby Eberhardt Sian Edwards Julian Edwards Helmi Einer Hanns Eisler Mark Elder Edward Elgar Tara Erraught Christoph Eschenbach Rebecca Evans Eleanor Everest Freer Joseph Leopold von Eybler Péter Eötvös Blair Fairchild Ying Fang Hedwig Fassbender Gabriel Fauré Morton Feldman Julia Fischer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Leon Fleisher Renée Fleming C. Roland Flick Juan Diego Flórez Antoine Forqueray Helena Forti Norman Foster David Foster Florence Foster Jenkins Bruce Fowler César Franck Robert Franz Emil Frey Oskar Fried Carl Friedemann Ignaz Friedman Lene Funder Sam Furness Wilhelm Furtwängler Thierry Félix Sol Gabetta Giovanni Gabrieli Kimball Gallagher John Gamble John Eliot Gardiner Daniele Gatti Maurice Gendron Valery Gergiev Elena Gerhardt George Gershwin Kirill Gerstein Orlando Gibbons Alan Gilbert Wallis Giunta Philip Glass Friedrich Glück Benjamin Godard Christine Goerke Glenn Gould Charles Gounod Peter-Lukas Graf John Graham-Hall Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla Edvard Grieg Vittorio Grigolo Helen Grime Eric Gross Amihai Grosz Wilhelm Grosz Charles Groves Eivind Gullberg Jensen Hans Gál Charles H. Workman Hilary Hahn Bernard Haitink Charles Hallé George Frideric Handel Howard Hanson Daniel Harding Rachel Harnisch Roy Harris Lou Harrison Anita Hartig Jonathan Harvey Joseph Haydn Catherine Hayes Johann Caspar Heck Jascha Heifetz Victor Heinisch Karl Helm Adolph Friedrich Hesse Mark Hetzler Paul Hindemith Alfreda Hodgson Richard Hoffman E. T. A. Hoffmann Jennifer Holloway Gustav Holst Lisa Hopkins Yvonne Howard Jakub Hrůša Klaus Huber Robert A. Hudson William Marshall Hutchinson Bryan Hymel Peter Hänsel Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Satoko Inoue Danjūrō Ishizaka Charles Ives Eugene Izotov René Jacobs Marek Janowski Janine Jansen Mariss Jansons Aaron Jay Kernis Karl Jenkins Adolf Jensen Eugen Jochum Stephen Johns Andrew Johnston Richard Jones Philippe Jordan Neeme Järvi Heinrich Kafka Robert Kahn Clara-Jumi Kang Sheku Kanneh-Mason Herbert von Karajan Richard Kaufman Jonas Kaufmann Leonidas Kavakos Jean-Christophe Keck Olga Kern Jerome Kern Dmitry Khvorostovsky David Kim Otto Klemperer Ton Koopman Erich Wolfgang Korngold Alexander Krein Emmanuel Krivine Arnold Krug Gustav Kuhn György Kurtág Dominik Köninger George L. Cobb Eugène Lacroix Quirijn De Lang Lang Lang Susan Larson Wiebke Lehmkuhl James Levine Tania León George Li Tilman Lichdi György Ligeti Louise Lincoln Kerr Magnus Lindberg Jaap ter Linden Kate Lindsey Franz Liszt George Lloyd Andrew Lloyd Webber James Loughran Fabio Luisi Nicola Luisotti Witold Lutosławski Yo-Yo Ma James MacMillan Charles Mackerras Gustav Mahler Michael Mann Clément Mao-Takacs Alexander Markov Alexey Markov Aleksandar Markovic Raphaël Martenot George Clement Martin Malcolm Martineau Joseph Marx Pietro Mascagni Florentio Maschera Jules Massenet Donald Maxwell Ned McGowan Ali McGregor Nancy McIntosh Colin McPhee Nadja Mchantaf Lavinia Meijer Will Meisel Cornelius Meister Juanjo Mena Felix Mendelssohn Gian Carlo Menotti Gustav Merkel Jos Mertens Olivier Messiaen Ingo Metzmacher Guy de Mey Alexander Mickelthwate Alastair Miles Nathan Milstein Leona Mitchell Florian Mock Meredith Monk Claudio Monteverdi Alexandre Montfort Latonia Moore Thomas Moore Thomas Morley Ludovic Morlot Hannah Morrison Christophe Mortagne Edda Moser Johannes Moser Robert Mosley Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ian Munro Riccardo Muti Hanna-Elisabeth Müller Daniel Müller-Schott Kent Nagano Kara Nam Anton Nanut Laurent Naouri Minnie Nast Ernesto Nazareth Stuart Neill Andris Nelsons Anna Netrebko Musa Ngqungwana Quynh Nguyen Carl Nielsen Gordan Nikolitch Frederic Norton Gianandrea Noseda Yannick Nézet-Séguin Orin O'Brien Simon O'Neill Jacques Offenbach Craig Ogden Alan Opie Sakari Oramo Lisette Oropesa Steven Osborne George Alexander Osborne Peter Oundjian Seiji Ozawa Makoto Ozone Martijn Padding Niccolò Paganini Xavier Pagès i Corella Renato Palumbo Sean Panikkar Jorma Panula René Pape Günter Papendell Antonio Pappano Roberto Paternostro Frank Patterson Stephen Paxton Morgan Pearse Krzysztof Penderecki Francesco Pennisi Christof Perick Frank Peter Zimmermann Roberta Peters Vasily Petrenko Kirill Petrenko Brigitte Pinter Matthias Pintscher Maria João Pires Mikhail Pletnev Rosalind Plowright Ferdinand Poise Maurizio Pollini André Previn Leontyne Price John Pritchard Elin Pritchard Sergei Prokofiev Jacqueline du Pré Giacomo Puccini Arvo Pärt Patricia Racette Sergei Rachmaninoff Sondra Radvanovsky Jean-Philippe Rameau Simon Rattle Maurice Ravel Arnold Rawls Jean-Féry Rebel Heinz Rehfuss Steve Reich Anton Reicha Aribert Reimann Lucienne Renaudin Vary Jane Rhodes Phillip Rhodes André Rieu Joshua Rifkin Wolfgang Rihm Patrik Ringborg Tobias Ringborg David Robertson Richard Rodgers Kirill Rodin Pepe Romero Joseph Willard Roosevelt Ned Rorem Johann Rosenmüller Gioachino Rossini Henrik Rung Donald Runnicles Michaela Rózsa Růžičková Camille Saint-Saëns Julie Salinger Esa-Pekka Salonen Adam Sanchez Ignatius Sancho Michael Sanderling Kurt Sanderling Herbert Sanders Malcolm Sargent Erik Satie Rebecca Saunders William Savage Jordi Savall John Savournin András Schiff Sebastian Bensen Schlesinger Franz Schmidt Florent Schmitt Arnold Schoenberg Anton Schott Erwin Schrott Franz Schubert Erwin Schulhoff Robert Schumann Isaac Schwartz Wolfgang von Schweinitz Alexander Scriabin Franz-Josef Selig Blanche Selva Tatiana Serjan William Shakespeare Anoushka Shankar Alexander Shelley Arthur Shepherd Andrew Shore Howard Shore Dmitri Shostakovich Lan Shui Jean Sibelius Otto Siegfried Harnisch Leonard Slatkin Thomas Sleeper Bedřich Smetana Georg Solti Stephen Sondheim Michel de Souza Jordan de Souza Richard Stahl Zanne Stapelberg Andrew Staples Ethel Stark Jac van Steen Karlheinz Stockhausen Krassimira Stoyanova Stuart Stratford Richard Strauss Igor Stravinsky Marco Stroppa Yeree Suh Arthur Sullivan Joan Sutherland Franz Xaver Süssmayr Marcel Tabuteau Klára Takács Jeffrey Tate Otto Tausk Robert Tear Georg Philipp Telemann Chris Theofanidis Shirley Thompson Robin Ticciati Michael Tilson Thomas Vincenzo Tommasini Anna Tomowa-Sintow Jack Topping Arturo Toscanini Donald Tovey Roman Trekel Daniil Trifonov Eva Turner Sarah Tynan Ronan Tynan Mitsuko Uchida Jos van Van Immerseel Pēteris Vasks Ralph Vaughan Williams Giuseppe Verdi Jon Vickers Heitor Villa-Lobos Giovanni Battista Viotti Gasparo Visconti Antonio Vivaldi Bogdan Volkov Oksana Volkova Rimma Volkova Michael Volle Richard Wagner Louis Wallis Yuja Wang Robert Ward Carl Maria von Weber Anton Webern Alisa Weilerstein Kurt Weill Markus Werba Hans Werner Henze Willard White Jörg Widmann Mark Wigglesworth Johannes Wildner John Williams Keri-Lynn Wilson Ebba Wilton August Winding Paul Wittgenstein Marie Wittich Ingolf Wunder Fflur Wyn Magdalena Wór Robert Xavier Rodriguez Simone Young Isang Yun Thomas Z. Shepard Dolora Zajick Alexander von Zemlinsky Xian Zhang Krystian Zimerman Tabea Zimmermann Jaap van Zweden Marcelo Álvarez Carlos Álvarez Josef Špaček Wojciech Żywny
Orchestras & Ensembles (82)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (Glasgow) BBC Symphony Orchestra (London) Bavarian State Opera (Munich) Belcea Quartet Berlin Philharmonic Berlin Radio Choir Berlin Sinfonietta Berlin Staatskapelle Calgary Opera California Symphony Chicago Philharmonic Chicago Symphony Orchestra Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Columbus Symphony Czech Philharmonic Dallas Opera Dallas Symphony Orchestra Detroit Symphony Orchestra Dresden Philharmonic English National Opera (London) Ensemble InterContemporain (Paris) European Union Youth Orchestra Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Houston Grand Opera I Fagiolini InterSchool Orchestras of New York Kansas City Symphony Kodály Quartet Kronos Quartet London Philharmonic Orchestra London Sinfonietta London Symphony Orchestra (Barbican Centre) Long Beach Opera Louisville Orchestra Lucerne Symphony Orchestra Lyric Opera of Chicago Madison Opera Madison Symphony Orchestra Metropolitan Opera (New York City) Monteverdi Choir Montreal Orchestra Montreal Symphony Orchestra Moscow Symphony Orchestra Munich Philharmonic National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa) National Opera Studio National Symphony Orchestra (Washington, D.C.) New World Symphony (Miami Beach) New York Philharmonic Orchestra Opera North Orchestra Victoria Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Orchestre National de Lyon Oslo Philharmonic Pacific Symphony (Santa Ana) Philadelphia Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Pro Arte Quartet Quatuor Mosaïques Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra San Diego Symphony San Francisco Opera San Francisco Symphony Scharoun Ensemble Scottish Chamber Orchestra Scottish Opera Seattle Symphony Seraphic Fire Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Silk Road Project Sinfonia ViVA Swedish Chamber Orchestra Sydney Symphony Orchestra Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra (Shinjuku) Ulster Orchestra Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna Symphony Welsh National Opera (Cardiff) West–Eastern Divan Orchestra Windsor Symphony Orchestra
Opera houses, Concert halls & Festivals (38)
BBC Proms (London) Bayreuth Festival Berlin State Opera (Berlin-Mitte) Bolshoi Theatre (Tverskoy District) Brixton Academy (London Borough of Lambeth) Carnegie Hall (Manhattan) Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) David Geffen Hall (Upper West Side) Deutsche Oper Berlin (Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf) Elbphilharmonie (Hamburg-Mitte) Gewandhaus (Zentrum) Gran Teatre del Liceu (El Raval) Hamburg State Opera (Hamburg-Mitte) Komische Oper (Berlin) Komische Oper Berlin (Berlin-Mitte) La Scala (Milan) Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (Manhattan) London Coliseum (City of Westminster) Lucerne Festival Mariinsky Theatre (Saint Petersburg) Ojai Music Festival (California) Olympia (9th arrondissement of Paris) Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (St. Louis) Opéra Bastille (Quartier des Quinze-Vingts) Pierre Boulez Saal (Berlin) Royal Albert Hall (City of Westminster) Royal Festival Hall (London Borough of Lambeth) Royal Opera House (City of Westminster) Salle Pleyel (8th arrondissement of Paris) Snape Maltings Staatstheater Nürnberg (Nuremberg) Teatro Real (Palacio) Ulster Hall (Belfast) Vienna State Opera house (Innere Stadt) Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles) Washington National Opera (Washington, D.C.) Wigmore Hall (City of Westminster) Wortham Theater Center (Houston)