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2019 web medias retrospective

Who are the 10 artists, composers and performers most present in the web media in 2019, in the press and blogs combined? Which orchestras and venues have received the most media exposure? And the others, those who also count on the classical music stage, even if they are perhaps less mentioned?

What are the best advances compared to 2018, including perhaps the great talents to come? What are these rising performers, those who are progressing year after year?

Here are those who have made the news in classical music and opera in 2019, the most cited in articles and posts, the most popular in the writings of those who listen and review the new releases, attend performances, interview the performers, make us rediscover a little-known work, retrace a venue's history or share a composer's biography. Behind these rankings are current and future trends.

Web media trends


  1. The 50 most popular alive artists
  2. The 50 most popular composers...
  3. The 30 most popular ensembles
  4. The 30 most popular venues


2019 retrospective

The 50 most popular alive performers and composers

including artists dead this year (2019)

# Artists 2019 2019/18
1. Daniel Barenboim Daniel <strong>Barenboim</strong>
+ 2
2. Simon Rattle Simon <strong>Rattle</strong>
- 1
3. Bernard Haitink Bernard <strong>Haitink</strong>
+ 41
4. Jakub Józef Orliński Jakub Józef <strong>Orliński</strong>
5. André Previn André <strong>Previn</strong>
6. Mariss Jansons Mariss <strong>Jansons</strong>
+ 78
7. Martha Argerich Martha <strong>Argerich</strong>
+ 12
8. Vladimir Jurowski Vladimir <strong>Jurowski</strong>
+ 2
9. Esa-Pekka Salonen Esa-Pekka <strong>Salonen</strong>
- 7
10. Anne-Sophie Mutter Anne-Sophie <strong>Mutter</strong>
+ 57
# Artists 2019 2019/18
11. Santtu-Matias Rouvali Santtu-Matias <strong>Rouvali</strong>
Julia Fischer Julia <strong>Fischer</strong>
+ 25
Jonas Kaufmann Jonas <strong>Kaufmann</strong>
- 5
Jaap van Zweden Jaap van <strong>Zweden</strong>
- 7
John Eliot Gardiner John Eliot <strong>Gardiner</strong>
+ 12
Gustavo Dudamel Gustavo <strong>Dudamel</strong>
- 10
James MacMillan James <strong>MacMillan</strong>
+ 11
Daniel Roth
+ 23
Valery Gergiev Valery <strong>Gergiev</strong>
+ 5
Anna Netrebko Anna <strong>Netrebko</strong>
- 11
# Artists 2019 2019/18
21. Kirill Petrenko Kirill <strong>Petrenko</strong>
+ 19
Christian Thielemann Christian <strong>Thielemann</strong>
+ 72
Sheku Kanneh-Mason Sheku <strong>Kanneh-Mason</strong>
- 18
Michael Tilson Thomas Michael Tilson <strong>Thomas</strong>
+ 5
Nicola Benedetti Nicola <strong>Benedetti</strong>
Alexander Malofeev Alexander <strong>Malofeev</strong>
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Yannick <strong>Nézet-Séguin</strong>
- 12
Joyce DiDonato Joyce <strong>DiDonato</strong>
+ 4
Lise Davidsen Lise <strong>Davidsen</strong>
Martyn Brabbins Martyn <strong>Brabbins</strong>
+ 21
# Artists 2019 2019/18
31. Zubin Mehta Zubin <strong>Mehta</strong>
- 11
Olga Scheps Olga <strong>Scheps</strong>
Mark Padmore Mark <strong>Padmore</strong>
Wynton Marsalis Wynton <strong>Marsalis</strong>
Daniil Trifonov Daniil <strong>Trifonov</strong>
- 5
Robin Ticciati Robin <strong>Ticciati</strong>
+ 26
Sakari Oramo Sakari <strong>Oramo</strong>
+ 8
Barbara Hannigan Barbara <strong>Hannigan</strong>
+ 43
Simon Callaghan Simon <strong>Callaghan</strong>
Andris Nelsons Andris <strong>Nelsons</strong>
- 29
# Artists 2019 2019/18
41. Julius Drake Julius <strong>Drake</strong>
- 27
Riccardo Muti Riccardo <strong>Muti</strong>
- 19
Paul McCreesh Paul <strong>McCreesh</strong>
Marin Alsop Marin <strong>Alsop</strong>
- 18
Itzhak Perlman Itzhak <strong>Perlman</strong>
- 27
Harrison Birtwistle Harrison <strong>Birtwistle</strong>
+ 22
Steve Reich Steve <strong>Reich</strong>
+ 9
Christian Tetzlaff Christian <strong>Tetzlaff</strong>
+ 41
Alice Coote Alice <strong>Coote</strong>
Jessye Norman Jessye <strong>Norman</strong>

entry in the yearly ranking
significant rise
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Variations are appreciated regarding the previous year.

Evolution of popularity in the web media over the last 5 years

The 50 most popular composers and performers

For the greatest composers and performers below, major variations can be due to special commemorations (centenaries...). [+]

# Artists 2019 2019/18
1. Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van <strong>Beethoven</strong>
+ 2
2. Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian <strong>Bach</strong>
- 1
3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus <strong>Mozart</strong>
- 1
4. George Frideric Handel George Frideric <strong>Handel</strong>
+ 1
5. Robert Schumann Robert <strong>Schumann</strong>
+ 9
6. Gustav Mahler Gustav <strong>Mahler</strong>
+ 1
7. Benjamin Britten Benjamin <strong>Britten</strong>
+ 8
8. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich <strong>Tchaikovsky</strong>
+ 5
9. Richard Wagner Richard <strong>Wagner</strong>
=
10. Johannes Brahms Johannes <strong>Brahms</strong>
- 2
# Artists 2019 2019/18
11. Franz Schubert Franz <strong>Schubert</strong>
- 1
Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe <strong>Verdi</strong>
- 1
Joseph Haydn Joseph <strong>Haydn</strong>
- 1
Hector Berlioz Hector <strong>Berlioz</strong>
+ 24
Dmitri Shostakovich Dmitri <strong>Shostakovich</strong>
+ 4
Franz Liszt Franz <strong>Liszt</strong>
+ 10
Claude Debussy Claude <strong>Debussy</strong>
- 13
Felix Mendelssohn Felix <strong>Mendelssohn</strong>
=
Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei <strong>Rachmaninoff</strong>
+ 2
Edward Elgar Edward <strong>Elgar</strong>
+ 2
# Artists 2019 2019/18
21. Maurice Ravel Maurice <strong>Ravel</strong>
- 1
Frédéric Chopin Frédéric <strong>Chopin</strong>
+ 3
Jean Sibelius Jean <strong>Sibelius</strong>
+ 1
Henry Purcell Henry <strong>Purcell</strong>
+ 10
Sergei Prokofiev Sergei <strong>Prokofiev</strong>
- 2
Igor Stravinsky Igor <strong>Stravinsky</strong>
- 10
Leonard Bernstein Leonard <strong>Bernstein</strong>
- 21
Antonio Vivaldi Antonio <strong>Vivaldi</strong>
+ 1
Ralph Vaughan Williams Ralph Vaughan <strong>Williams</strong>
+ 7
Giacomo Puccini Giacomo <strong>Puccini</strong>
- 3
# Artists 2019 2019/18
31. Gioachino Rossini Gioachino <strong>Rossini</strong>
+ 1
Arnold Schoenberg Arnold <strong>Schoenberg</strong>
- 1
Aaron Copland Aaron <strong>Copland</strong>
+ 7
William Shakespeare William <strong>Shakespeare</strong>
+ 1
Samuel Barber Samuel <strong>Barber</strong>
- 5
Camille Saint-Saëns Camille <strong>Saint-Saëns</strong>
+ 3
Christoph Willibald von Gluck Christoph Willibald von <strong>Gluck</strong>
Carl Maria von Weber Carl Maria von <strong>Weber</strong>
George Gershwin George <strong>Gershwin</strong>
- 6
Oliver Knussen Oliver <strong>Knussen</strong>
+ 7
# Artists 2019 2019/18
41. Kurt Weill Kurt <strong>Weill</strong>
+ 30
Anton Bruckner Anton <strong>Bruckner</strong>
+ 6
Hubert Parry Hubert <strong>Parry</strong>
- 26
Béla Bartók Béla <strong>Bartók</strong>
+ 1
Olivier Messiaen Olivier <strong>Messiaen</strong>
+ 28
Jacques Offenbach Jacques <strong>Offenbach</strong>
Claudio Monteverdi Claudio <strong>Monteverdi</strong>
+ 15
Pierre Boulez Pierre <strong>Boulez</strong>
- 5
Richard Strauss Richard <strong>Strauss</strong>
- 8
Herbert von Karajan Herbert von <strong>Karajan</strong>
+ 3

An exclusive analysis based on the press articles and blog posts indexed by soclassiq.

2015 . . . 2019

150000+ articles & posts (EN)

The 30 most popular orchestras and ensembles

including opera companies

# Orchestras 2019 2019/18
1. Metropolitan Opera
=
2. London Symphony Orchestra
=
3. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
+ 5
4. New York Philharmonic Orchestra
- 1
5. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
+ 12
6. London Philharmonic Orchestra
+ 1
7. Berlin Philharmonic
- 2
8. English National Opera
+ 1
9. BBC Symphony Orchestra
+ 4
10. Chicago Symphony Orchestra
+ 9
# Orchestras 2019 2019/18
11. Philharmonia Orchestra
+ 9
Philadelphia Orchestra
- 2
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- 9
San Francisco Symphony
+ 1
Opera North
+ 3
Opera Holland Park
- 2
San Francisco Opera
- 5
English Touring Opera
+ 25
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
- 13
Academy of Ancient Music
+ 25
# Orchestras 2019 2019/18
21. National Symphony Orchestra
+ 3
New World Symphony
+ 3
Welsh National Opera
+ 13
Garsington Opera
+ 20
Bavarian State Opera
+ 8
Lyric Opera of Chicago
=
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
+ 4
BBC Philharmonic
+ 10
Cleveland Orchestra
- 18
Seattle Symphony
- 9

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.

EN FR ES DE IT

The 30 most popular venues

# Venues 2019 2019/18
1. The Proms (London) Festival
=
2. Wigmore Hall (City of Westminster) Concert hall
=
3. Bayreuth Festival Festival
+ 1
4. Royal Albert Hall (City of Westminster) Concert hall
+ 1
5. Carnegie Hall (Manhattan) Concert hall
- 2
6. Royal Opera House (City of Westminster) Opera house
+ 1
7. Vienna State Opera (Innere Stadt) Opera house
+ 1
8. Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) Concert hall
- 2
9. La Scala (Milan) Opera house
=
10. Royal Festival Hall (London Borough of Lambeth) Concert hall
=
# Venues 2019 2019/18
11. Grimeborn (East London) Festival
+ 14
Deutsche Oper Berlin (Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf) Opera house
+ 8
Aldeburgh Festival Festival
+ 11
Salzburg Festival Festival
+ 1
Berlin State Opera (Mitte) Opera house
+ 13
Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles) Concert hall
- 2
Cadogan Hall (London) Concert hall
- 5
Handel Festival (Halle (Saale)) Festival
- 5
Gran Teatre del Liceu (Ciutat Vella) Opera house
+ 11
Mariinsky Theatre (Saint Petersburg) Opera house
- 4
# Venues 2019 2019/18
21. London Handel Festival Festival
- 3
Komische Oper (Berlin) Opera house
+ 12
Tanglewood (Massachusetts) Festival
- 12
Gewandhaus (Leipzig) Concert hall
- 2
Lucerne Festival Festival
+ 6
Bolshoi Theatre (Tverskoy District) Opera house
+ 1
Elbe Philharmonic Hall (Hamburg-Mitte) Opera house
+ 6
Komische Oper Berlin (Mitte) Opera house
+ 14
Nevill Holt Opera (Leicestershire) Festival
Queen Elizabeth Hall (London Borough of Lambeth) Concert hall
- 13
# Venues 2019 2019/18
# Venues 2019 2019/18
2018

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 rankings are not the result of personal preferences or artistic opinions.

These are the best results to date. Further improvements to the algorithm may have an impact on the rankings.

Feel free to report us amazing results.

See also...

  • Web media trends : 7 past days
  • News topics of the month : 2020-11-01...
  • All indexed sources...
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