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2020 web medias retrospective

Who are the 10 artists, composers and performers most present in the web media in 2020, 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 2019, 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 2020, 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


2020 retrospective

The 50 most popular alive performers and composers

including artists dead this year (2020)

# Artists 2020 2020/19
1. Daniel Barenboim Daniel <strong>Barenboim</strong>
=
2. Arvo Pärt Arvo <strong>Pärt</strong>
+ 52
3. Simon Rattle Simon <strong>Rattle</strong>
- 1
4. Jonas Kaufmann Jonas <strong>Kaufmann</strong>
+ 7
5. Thomas Adès Thomas <strong>Adès</strong>
+ 55
6. Sheku Kanneh-Mason Sheku <strong>Kanneh-Mason</strong>
+ 15
7. Krzysztof Penderecki Krzysztof <strong>Penderecki</strong>
8. Aaron Dworkin Aaron <strong>Dworkin</strong>
+ 44
9. Yannick Nézet-Séguin Yannick <strong>Nézet-Séguin</strong>
+ 16
10. John Eliot Gardiner John <strong>Eliot Gardiner</strong>
+ 3
# Artists 2020 2020/19
11. Christian Tetzlaff Christian <strong>Tetzlaff</strong>
+ 35
James MacMillan James <strong>MacMillan</strong>
+ 3
Neeme Järvi Neeme <strong>Järvi</strong>
Anna Netrebko Anna <strong>Netrebko</strong>
+ 4
Esa-Pekka Salonen Esa-Pekka <strong>Salonen</strong>
- 8
James Levine James <strong>Levine</strong>
+ 42
Nicola Benedetti Nicola <strong>Benedetti</strong>
+ 6
Michael Tilson Thomas Michael <strong>Tilson Thomas</strong>
+ 4
Martha Argerich Martha <strong>Argerich</strong>
- 14
Toby Spence Toby <strong>Spence</strong>
+ 69
# Artists 2020 2020/19
21. Renée Fleming Renée <strong>Fleming</strong>
+ 30
Gustavo Dudamel Gustavo <strong>Dudamel</strong>
- 8
Julia Fischer Julia <strong>Fischer</strong>
- 13
Hilary Hahn Hilary <strong>Hahn</strong>
+ 77
Bernard Haitink Bernard <strong>Haitink</strong>
- 22
Valery Gergiev Valery <strong>Gergiev</strong>
- 9
Sean Shibe Sean <strong>Shibe</strong>
Lise Davidsen Lise <strong>Davidsen</strong>
- 1
Lynn Harrell Lynn <strong>Harrell</strong>
Ermonela Jaho Ermonela <strong>Jaho</strong>
# Artists 2020 2020/19
31. Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew <strong>Lloyd Webber</strong>
Joyce DiDonato Joyce <strong>DiDonato</strong>
- 6
Riccardo Muti Riccardo <strong>Muti</strong>
+ 7
Philip Glass Philip <strong>Glass</strong>
+ 23
Marin Alsop Marin <strong>Alsop</strong>
+ 7
Leon Fleisher Leon <strong>Fleisher</strong>
Itzhak Perlman Itzhak <strong>Perlman</strong>
+ 6
Cheryl Frances-Hoad Cheryl <strong>Frances-Hoad</strong>
Maxim Vengerov Maxim <strong>Vengerov</strong>
Anthony McGill Anthony <strong>McGill</strong>
# Artists 2020 2020/19
41. Harrison Birtwistle Harrison <strong>Birtwistle</strong>
+ 3
Timothy Ridout Timothy <strong>Ridout</strong>
Vladimir Jurowski Vladimir <strong>Jurowski</strong>
- 37
Antonio Pappano Antonio <strong>Pappano</strong>
+ 6
Augustin Hadelich Augustin <strong>Hadelich</strong>
Michael Finnissy Michael <strong>Finnissy</strong>
Kirill Gerstein Kirill <strong>Gerstein</strong>
+ 18
Natalya Romaniw Natalya <strong>Romaniw</strong>
Roberto Alagna Roberto <strong>Alagna</strong>
Kirill Petrenko Kirill <strong>Petrenko</strong>
- 31

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 2020 2020/19
1. Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van <strong>Beethoven</strong>
=
2. Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian <strong>Bach</strong>
=
3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus <strong>Mozart</strong>
=
4. George Frideric Handel George Frideric <strong>Handel</strong>
=
5. Richard Wagner Richard <strong>Wagner</strong>
+ 4
6. Gustav Mahler Gustav <strong>Mahler</strong>
=
7. Franz Schubert Franz <strong>Schubert</strong>
+ 4
8. Johannes Brahms Johannes <strong>Brahms</strong>
+ 2
9. Benjamin Britten Benjamin <strong>Britten</strong>
- 2
10. Robert Schumann Robert <strong>Schumann</strong>
- 5
# Artists 2020 2020/19
11. Joseph Haydn Joseph <strong>Haydn</strong>
+ 2
Felix Mendelssohn Felix <strong>Mendelssohn</strong>
+ 6
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr <strong>Ilyich Tchaikovsky</strong>
- 5
Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe <strong>Verdi</strong>
- 2
Frédéric Chopin Frédéric <strong>Chopin</strong>
+ 7
Maurice Ravel Maurice <strong>Ravel</strong>
+ 5
Claude Debussy Claude <strong>Debussy</strong>
=
Dmitri Shostakovich Dmitri <strong>Shostakovich</strong>
- 3
Igor Stravinsky Igor <strong>Stravinsky</strong>
+ 7
Sergei Prokofiev Sergei <strong>Prokofiev</strong>
+ 5
# Artists 2020 2020/19
21. Antonio Vivaldi Antonio <strong>Vivaldi</strong>
+ 7
Edward Elgar Edward <strong>Elgar</strong>
- 2
Henry Purcell Henry <strong>Purcell</strong>
+ 1
Franz Liszt Franz <strong>Liszt</strong>
- 8
Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei <strong>Rachmaninoff</strong>
- 6
Giacomo Meyerbeer Giacomo <strong>Meyerbeer</strong>
Jean Sibelius Jean <strong>Sibelius</strong>
- 4
Carl Maria von Weber Carl Maria von <strong>Weber</strong>
+ 13
Francis Poulenc Francis <strong>Poulenc</strong>
+ 31
Ethel Smyth Ethel <strong>Smyth</strong>
+ 55
# Artists 2020 2020/19
31. Chevalier de Saint-George Chevalier de <strong>Saint-George</strong>
Aaron Copland Aaron <strong>Copland</strong>
+ 1
Arnold Schoenberg Arnold <strong>Schoenberg</strong>
- 1
Leonard Bernstein Leonard <strong>Bernstein</strong>
- 7
Giacomo Puccini Giacomo <strong>Puccini</strong>
- 5
Glenn Gould Glenn <strong>Gould</strong>
+ 31
Yehudi Menuhin Yehudi <strong>Menuhin</strong>
+ 18
Samuel Barber Samuel <strong>Barber</strong>
- 1
Gioachino Rossini Gioachino <strong>Rossini</strong>
- 8
Ralph Vaughan Williams Ralph <strong>Vaughan Williams</strong>
- 11
# Artists 2020 2020/19
41. Roy Harris Roy <strong>Harris</strong>
Christoph Willibald von Gluck Christoph Willibald von <strong>Gluck</strong>
- 2
Richard Strauss Richard <strong>Strauss</strong>
+ 9
Edvard Grieg Edvard <strong>Grieg</strong>
+ 32
Pierre Boulez Pierre <strong>Boulez</strong>
+ 6
Claudio Monteverdi Claudio <strong>Monteverdi</strong>
+ 4
Hector Berlioz Hector <strong>Berlioz</strong>
- 33
Anton Bruckner Anton <strong>Bruckner</strong>
- 3
Alban Berg Alban <strong>Berg</strong>
+ 16
William Grant Still William <strong>Grant Still</strong>
+ 12

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

2016 . . . 2020

150000+ articles & posts (EN)

The 30 most popular orchestras and ensembles

including opera companies

# Orchestras 2020 2020/19
1. Metropolitan Opera
=
2. London Symphony Orchestra
=
3. New York Philharmonic Orchestra
+ 1
4. London Philharmonic Orchestra
+ 2
5. San Francisco Symphony
+ 9
6. Opera North
+ 9
7. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
+ 6
8. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- 3
9. San Francisco Opera
+ 8
10. Philadelphia Orchestra
+ 2
# Orchestras 2020 2020/19
11. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
- 8
Berlin Philharmonic
- 5
BBC Symphony Orchestra
- 4
English National Opera
- 6
Minnesota Orchestra
+ 38
Philharmonia Orchestra
- 5
Santa Fe Opera
Grange Park Opera
+ 28
Opera Holland Park
- 3
Boston Symphony Orchestra
+ 15
# Orchestras 2020 2020/19
21. Chicago Sinfonietta
+ 19
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
English Touring Opera
- 5
Academy of Ancient Music
- 4
Czech Philharmonic
+ 16
Welsh National Opera
- 3
New World Symphony
- 5
Pacific Symphony
National Symphony Orchestra
- 8
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- 20

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 2020 2020/19
1. Wigmore Hall (City of Westminster) Concert hall
+ 1
2. The Proms (London) Festival
- 1
3. Bayreuth Festival Festival
=
4. Carnegie Hall (Manhattan) Concert hall
+ 1
5. Royal Opera House (City of Westminster) Opera house
+ 1
6. Royal Albert Hall (City of Westminster) Concert hall
- 2
7. Deutsche Oper Berlin (Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf) Opera house
+ 5
8. Vienna State Opera (Innere Stadt) Opera house
- 1
9. Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) Concert hall
- 1
10. La Scala (Milan) Opera house
- 1
# Venues 2020 2020/19
11. Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles) Concert hall
+ 5
Bolshoi Theatre (Tverskoy District) Opera house
+ 14
Royal Festival Hall (London Borough of Lambeth) Concert hall
- 3
Salzburg Festival Festival
=
Tanglewood (Massachusetts) Festival
+ 8
Teatro Real (Palacio) Opera house
+ 27
Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles) Concert hall
+ 19
Memorial Opera House (Valparaiso) Opera house
War Memorial Opera House (San Francisco) Opera house
Cité de la musique - Philharmonie de Paris Concert hall
+ 19
# Venues 2020 2020/19
21. Opéra-Comique (Paris) Opera house
Gran Teatre del Liceu (Ciutat Vella) Opera house
- 3
Mariinsky Theatre (Saint Petersburg) Opera house
- 3
Elbe Philharmonic Hall (Hamburg-Mitte) Opera house
+ 3
Blackheath Halls (Royal Borough of Greenwich) Concert hall
Gewandhaus (Zentrum) Concert hall
- 2
Cadogan Hall (London) Concert hall
- 10
Festival de Lanaudière Festival
Aldeburgh Festival Festival
- 16
Berlin State Opera (Berlin-Mitte) Opera house
- 15
# Venues 2020 2020/19
# Venues 2020 2020/19
2019
2021

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 : 2022-03-01...
  • All indexed sources...
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