News topics of the month - May 2020
Every month, soclassiq analyses the web media for you and identifies those who have made the news. Here are the results for May 2020
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
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Orchestras
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Composers
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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.
May 2020
Composers, Conductors, Performers & Lyrical singers (870)
Claudio Abbado Ildar Abdrazakov Franz Abt John Luther Adams John Adams Johann Adolf Hasse Thomas Adès Agustarello Affre Pierre-Laurent Aimard Anne Akiko Meyers Eleanor Alberga Isaac Albéniz Louise Alder Bernd Alois Zimmermann Marin Alsop Alain Altinoglu William Alwyn Robert Ambrose Marco Ambrosini Charles Amirkhanian Marian Anderson Joho Andres Robertus de Anglia George Antheil Giovanni Antonio Piani Irvine Arditti Anton Arensky Martha Argerich Claudio Arrau Vladimir Ashkenazy Hugh Aston Ivor Atkins Heinrich August Marschner Sergei Babayan Johann Sebastian Bach Gabriel Bacquier Hans-Dieter Bader Zuill Bailey Bradley Balliett Samuel Barber Daniel Barenboim Stephen Barlow Clarence Barlow James Barr John Barrett Francesco Bartolomeo Conti Rachel Barton Pine Béla Bartók Mason Bates Lisa Batiashvili Jean-Efflam Bavouzet Arnold Bax Thomas Willert Beale Maite Beaumont Mary Anne à Beckett Piotr Beczała Ludwig van Beethoven Karol Beffa Joshua Bell Vincenzo Bellini Nicola Benedetti Arthur Benjamin Boris Berezovsky Nathan Berg Alban Berg Carlo Bergonzi Luciano Berio Lennox Berkeley Hector Berlioz Lazar Berman Ricardo Bernal Leonard Bernstein Sophie Bevan Mary Bevan Heinrich Biber Ronald Binge Hildegard of Bingen Harrison Birtwistle Jonathan Biss Georges Bizet Daníel Bjarnason James A. Bland Arthur Bliss Jonathan Bloxham Stephanie Blythe Andrea Bocelli Anne Boleyn Ivor Bolton Faustina Bordoni Nikita Borisoglebsky Alexander Borodin Leonard Borwick Giovanni Bottesini Nadia Boulanger Pierre Boulez Adrian Boult York Bowen Douglas Boyd Ian Boyer Ethel A. Brady Johannes Brahms Nicholas Braithwaite Jan Brandts Buys Alfred Brendel Frank Bridge J'Nai Bridges Estêvão de Brito Benjamin Britten Adolph Brodsky Michael Brown Max Bruch Anton Bruckner Measha Brueggergosman Dudley Buck Julia Bullock Susan Bullock Kenji Bunch William Burden Margaret Burke Sheridan Harry T. Burleigh Karla Burns James Burton Bernard de Bury Fritz Busch Alan Bush Ferruccio Busoni Peter Butterfield Marie-Annick Béliveau Donato Cabrera John Cage Rebecca Caine Maria Callas Emma Calvé Giuseppe Cambini Karina Canellakis Maria Canyigueral Renaud Capuçon Henry Carey Paul Carey Jones John Carol Case Edwin Carr Clarice Carson Pau Casals Alfredo Casella John Oscar Casey Carlo Cava Francesco Cavalli Max Emanuel Cenčić Francesco Cera Ignacio Cervantes Claire Chase Ernest Chausson Mei-Ann Chen Luigi Cherubini John Chest John Chetham Seong-Jin Cho Kee-Yong Chong Timothy Chooi Frédéric Chopin Hans Christian Lumbye Jeremiah Clarke Frederic Clay Thomas Clayton Joy Clements Grant Colburn Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Federico Colli Pauline Colson James Conlon Sarah Connolly Ben Connor Gioacchino Conti Aaron Copland Jean Cox Gillian Crichton Daniel Crozier William Hayman Cummings Laurence Cummings Francesca Cuzzoni Emma Dahl Johan Dalene Richard Danielpour Ottavio Dantone Franz Danzi Michael Daugherty Ilana Davidson Peter Maxwell Davies Dennis Russell Davies Neal Davies Colin Davis Andrew Davis Anthony Davis Charles Gates Dawes Lynne Dawson Tabea Debus Johannes Debus Claude Debussy Stéphane Decor François Delsarte Anne Denholm Jeremy Denk Artyom Dervoed Astra Desmond Cristina Deutekom Joyce DiDonato Larissa Diadkova Denis Diderot Louis Diehl Grigoraș Dinicu Dean Dixon Gaetano Donizetti Valerio Dorico Grant Doyle Julius Drake Gustavo Dudamel Ismael Dueñas John Dunstaple Josep Duran i Pejoán Samuel Dushkin Henri Dutilleux Antonín Dvořák Oksana Dyka Monique Désy Proulx John Eaton James Ehnes Ludovico Einaudi Karl Eisner Edward Elgar Rosalind Elias Heino Eller Henry Ely George Enescu Marjorie Eyre Michael Fabiano Franco Fagioli Órla Fallon Daniela Fally Farinelli Carole Farley Gabriel Fauré Morton Feldman Anton Ferdinand Titz Aldo Ferraresi Kathleen Ferrier Michael Finnissy Gerald Finzi Julia Fischer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Leon Fleisher Renée Fleming Arthur Foote Johann Nikolaus Forkel Antoine Forqueray Florence Foster Jenkins Mikko Franck César Franck David Fray Isadore Freed Paul Freeman Bettina Freeman Luís de Freitas Branco Girolamo Frescobaldi Céline Frisch Dai Fujikura Mao Fujita Dorothy Fuller Marco da Gagliano Filippo Galli Célestine Galli-Marié John Gamble Pedro de Gamboa John Eliot Gardiner Pasquale Gargiulo Françoise Garner John Garth Daniele Gatti Karina Gauvin Gianandrea Gavazzeni Nicolai Gedda Gediminas Gelgotas Véronique Gens Boncsér Gergely Valery Gergiev Elena Gerhardt Friedrich Gernsheim George Gershwin Kirill Gerstein Charles-Hubert Gervais Stefi Geyer Orlando Gibbons Armstrong Gibbs Alexander Gibson Alan Gilbert Patrick Gilmore Gustavo Gimeno Frances Ginsberg Giuseppe Giordani Marcello Giordani Carlo Maria Giulini Wallis Giunta Philip Glass Alexander Glazunov Evelyn Glennie Mikhail Glinka Reinhold Glière Christoph Willibald von Gluck Leopold Godowsky Johann Gottlob Immanuel Breitkopf Glenn Gould Charles Gounod Susan Graham William Grant Still Denyce Graves Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla Edvard Grieg Asmik Grigorian Helen Grime Ilya Gringolts Augustin Hadelich Ida Haendel Hilary Hahn Bernard Haitink Richard Hale Andreas Hammerschmidt Thomas Hampson Wu Han George Frideric Handel Vernon Handley W. C. Handy Barbara Hannigan Håkan Hardenberger Daniel Harding Nikolaus Harnoncourt Heather Harper Lynn Harrell Roy Harris Jonathan Harvey Franz Hauser Joseph Haydn Catherine Hayes Jake Heggie Jascha Heifetz Alan Held Cyril Hellier Joseph Hellmesberger Henry Henry Somerset Joni Henson Vilhelm Herold J. Charles Hess Adolph Friedrich Hesse Angela Hewitt Jonathon Heyward David Hill Paul Hindemith Markus Hinterhäuser Louis Hirsch Joe Hisaishi Alun Hoddinott Alfreda Hodgson E. T. A. Hoffmann Franz Anton Hoffmeister Roman Hoffstetter Michael Hofstetter Heinz Holliger Jennifer Holloway Gustav Holst Joshua Hopkins Lisa Hopkins Jascha Horenstein Marilyn Horne Vladimir Horowitz Nicolas Horvath Stephen Hough Elgar Howarth Gwynne Howell Herbert Howells Neil Howlett Bella Hristova Helen Huang Paul Huang Benjamin Hulett Johann Nepomuk Hummel Bryan Hymel Alina Ibragimova Franz Ignaz Beck Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Wilfred d' Indy Pietari Inkinen John Ireland Pat Irwin Sharon Isbin Adélia Issa Steven Isserlis Charles Ives René Jacobs Eric Jacobsen Gundula Janowitz Mariss Jansons Leoš Janáček Charles Wesley Jarvis Bella Jasper Karl Jenkins Adolf Jensen Raoul Jobin Stephen Johns Niccolò Jommelli Scott Joplin Vladimir Jurowski Kristjan Järvi Neeme Järvi Heinrich Kafka Jeffrey Kahane Sheku Kanneh-Mason Herbert von Karajan Katarina Karnéus Jonas Kaufmann Simon Keenlyside Reinhard Keiser Wes Kenney Aram Khachaturian Dmitry Khvorostovsky Bomsori Kim Henry Kimball Hadley Alessandro Kirschner Evgeny Kissin Carlos Kleiber Otto Klemperer Zoltán Kodály Leonid Kogan Jennifer Koh Jacob Koranyi Erich Wolfgang Korngold Stephen Kovacevich Arthur Walter Kramer Alfredo Kraus Cyrillus Kreek Fritz Kreisler Ernst Krenek Rodolphe Kreutzer Alexander Krichel Gregory Kunde Joseph Lamb Lang Lang David Lang Tessa Lark Alicia de Larrocha Susan Larson Lei Lei Laura Lemon Isabel Leonard Simon Lepper Hermann Levi James Levine Igor Levit György Ligeti Elsa Lila Hans-Martin Linde William Ling Glenys Linos Franz Liszt Tasmin Little George Lloyd Andrew Lloyd Webber Felicity Lott Anne Lovett Carl Ludvig Gerlach Andrea Ludwig Fabio Luisi Alma Lund Anatoly Lyadov Yo-Yo Ma Lorin Maazel Edward MacDowell James MacMillan Guillaume de Machaut John Macurdy Gustav Mahler Marlon Maia Mischa Maisky Nikolai Malko Michael Mann Andrew Manze Alessandro Marcello Nybia Mariño Wynton Marsalis Raphaël Martenot Bohuslav Martinů Eduardo Marturet Joseph Marx Pietro Mascagni Jules Massenet Kurt Masur Colin Matthews Karita Mattila Elena Maximova Donald Maxwell Albrecht Mayer Missy Mazzoli Barry McDaniel Audra McDonald Robert McFerrin Nicholas McGegan Anthony McGill Paul McGraw John McGuire Anne McKnight Jonathan Michael McMillan Angela Meade Délfor Medina Zubin Mehta Felix Mendelssohn Yehudi Menuhin Oskar Merikanto Aarre Merikanto Robert Merrill Mady Mesplé Olivier Messiaen John W. Metcalf Giacomo Meyerbeer Solange Michel Joseph Middleton Nathan Milstein Marilyn Mims Riccardo Minasi Shlomo Mintz Leona Mitchell Ernest John Moeran Gabriela Montero Claudio Monteverdi Thomas Moore Barry Mora Ivan Moravec Hannah Morrison Edda Moser Piotr Moss Stephen Mould Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Jake Muffett Nico Muhly Viktoria Mullova Charles Munch Thea Musgrave Olli Mustonen Riccardo Muti Anne-Sophie Mutter Nikolai Myaskovsky Stanley Myers Josef Mysliveček Klaus Mäkelä Kent Nagano Hiroko Nakamura Anton Nanut Stuart Neill Andris Nelsons Alberto Nepomuceno Anna Netrebko Olga Neuwirth Eric Paul Nichols Carl Nielsen Birgit Nilsson Lillian Nordica Gianandrea Noseda Evelin Novak Camilla Nylund Yannick Nézet-Séguin Kelley O'Connor Simon O'Neill Matthew Odell Jacques Offenbach Craig Ogden Duke Peter of Oldenburg Andrea Oliva Alessio Olivieri Jakub Józef Orliński Charles Overton Seiji Ozawa Aaron P. Dworkin Mark Padmore Niccolò Paganini Sherezade Panthaki Jorma Panula Antonio Pappano Hubert Parry Ian Partridge Luciano Pavarotti Peter Pears Krzysztof Penderecki Arthur A. Penn Francesco Pennisi Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Itzhak Perlman Roberta Peters Mikhail Petrenko Vasily Petrenko Kirill Petrenko Michala Petri Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky Augustin Pfleger Alfredo Piatti Astor Piazzolla Jean-Claude Picard John Pierce Edward Piers Walter Piston William Pleeth Mikhail Pletnev Hila Plitmann Rachel Podger Ivo Pogorelić Ferdinand Poise Matthew Polenzani Afro Poli Maurizio Pollini Amilcare Ponchielli Marina Poplavskaya Lucia Popp Michel Portal Rachel Portman Francis Poulenc Lawrence Power Menahem Pressler Florence Price Leontyne Price John Pritchard Sergei Prokofiev Jacqueline du Pré Giacomo Puccini Henry Purcell Arvo Pärt Roger Quilter Misha Quint Philippe Quint Dorothy Quita Buchanan Walter Rabl Sergei Rachmaninoff Anita Rachvelishvili Sondra Radvanovsky Brenda Rae Jean-Philippe Rameau Charles Ramirez Melba Ramos Robert Ramsey George Ratcliffe Woodward Simon Rattle Maurice Ravel Jean-Féry Rebel Steve Reich Anton Reicha Lucienne Renaudin Vary Ruggiero Ricci Timothy Ridout Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Alexander Ritter Graciela Rivera David Robertson George Rochberg Pietro Agostino Roche Richard Rodney Bennett Ernesto Rodrigues Pascal Rogé James Rolfe Anthony Rolfe Johnson Natalya Romaniw Charles Rosen Therese Rosenbaum Sydney Rosenbloom Scott Ross Gioachino Rossini Daniel Roth Padraic Rowan Arthur Rubinstein Donald Runnicles Kaija Saariaho Chevalier de Saint-Georges Camille Saint-Saëns Aulis Sallinen Esa-Pekka Salonen Carolyn Sampson Herbert Sanders Sibyl Sanderson Erik Satie Arlene Saunders Rebecca Saunders Joseph Sauveur Lea Sawyers Fazıl Say Carlo Scalzi Domenico Scarlatti Andreas Schager Konstantin Scherbakov András Schiff Sebastian Bensen Schlesinger Franz Schmidt Arnold Schoenberg Peter Schreier Franz Schubert William Schuman Clara Schumann Robert Schumann Joseph Schuster Gerard Schwarz Renata Scotto Alexander Scriabin Tullio Serafin Rudolf Serkin Raphael Severe Edmund Severn Gil Shaham Orli Shaham William Shakespeare Caroline Shaw Alexander Shelley Chad Shelton John Sheppard Sean Shibe Heather Shipp Howard Shore Dmitri Shostakovich Lan Shui Jean Sibelius Roberto Sierra Adam Silverman Moisés Simons Giuseppe Sinopoli Nikos Skalkottas Chiara Skerath Leonard Slatkin Bedřich Smetana Hale Smith David Soar Grigory Sokolov Antonio Soler Kian Soltani Georg Solti Stefan Solyom Yeol Eum Son Stephen Sondheim Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji Michel de Souza Mark Sparks Nicky Spence Toby Spence Lore Spoerri Louis Spohr Anton Stadler Caroline Stam Charles Villiers Stanford Andrew Staples Ethel Stark Dalia Stasevska Theodore Stearns Joseph Stephenson Isaac Stern Eric Stokes Leopold Stokowski Mark Stone Christianne Stotijn Alessandro Stradella Stuart Stratford Josef Strauss Richard Strauss Johann Strauss II Igor Stravinsky Josef Suk Arthur Sullivan Joan Sutherland William Sweeney Richard T. Gill Giuseppe Taddei Kyoko Takezawa Klára Takács Thomas Tallis Alessandro Tampieri Stacey Tappan Andrea Tarrodi Georg Philipp Telemann Dan Tepfer Christian Tetzlaff Christian Thielemann Ambroise Thomas Virgil Thomson Michael Tilson Thomas Davóne Tines Loris Tjeknavorian Emmanuel Tjeknavorian Jack Topping Tommaso Traetta Edward Travis Daniil Trifonov Anthony Trionfo Francesco Tristano Schlimé Tatiana Troyanos Zwakele Tshabalala Helena Tulve Joaquín Turina Mark-Anthony Turnage Eva Turner Mitsuko Uchida Elena Urioste Pierre Vachon Johann Baptist Vanhal Ralph Vaughan Williams Maxim Vengerov Giuseppe Verdi Shirley Verrett Domenico Viglione Borghese Roger Vignoles Heitor Villa-Lobos Pierre de Villiers Leonardo Vinci Gasparo Visconti Antonio Vivaldi Václav Vlastimil Hausmann Georg Joseph Vogler Jan Vogler Deborah Voigt Bogdan Volkov Michael Volle Sándor Végh Richard Wagner Tamsin Waley-Cohen Erin Wall Louis Wallis Bruno Walter Yuja Wang Robert Ward Peter Warlock Paul Watkins Huw Watkins André Watts Carl Maria von Weber Alisa Weilerstein Kurt Weill Judith Weir Sylvius Leopold Weiss Gillian Whitehead Henryk Wieniawski David Wilde Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow Thomas Wilkins David Willcocks Douglas Williams Roderick Williams John Williams Malcolm Williamson Ian Wilson Hugo Wolf Rae Woodland Barry Wordsworth Shai Wosner Ingolf Wunder Charles Wuorinen Fflur Wyn Catherine Wyn-Rogers Iannis Xenakis Pretty Yende Sonya Yoncheva Esther Yoo Eugène Ysaÿe Alexander von Zemlinsky Karl Michael Ziehrer Krystian Zimerman Tabea Zimmermann David Zinman Paul Zukofsky Otto Zweig Otto Zykan Elza van den Heever Víkingur Ólafsson
Orchestras & Ensembles (108)
Academia Bizantina (Ravenna) Amadeus Quartet American Bach Soloists Aurora Orchestra Australian Chamber Orchestra BBC National Orchestra of Wales BBC Philharmonic BBC Symphony Orchestra (London) Bavarian State Opera (Munich) Beaux Arts Trio Berlin Philharmonic Boston Baroque Boston Pops Orchestra Boston Symphony Orchestra Britten Sinfonia Brodsky Quartet Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra California Symphony Camerata Romeu Canadian Opera Company (Toronto) Central City Opera Chamber Music Society of Detroit Chicago Sinfonietta Chicago Symphony Orchestra Cincinnati Opera City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Cornell University Chorus Detroit Symphony Orchestra Dudok Quartet Amsterdam English National Opera (London) English Touring Opera Franui (Innervillgraten) Garsington Opera Grand Rapids Symphony Grange Park Opera (West Horsley) Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (Hollywood Hills) Houston Grand Opera Houston Symphony Iceland Symphony Orchestra Kodály Quartet Lahti Symphony Orchestra Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Les Arts Florissants Liepāja Symphony Orchestra London Mozart Players London Philharmonic Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra (Barbican Centre) London Winds Long Beach Opera Louisville Orchestra Magdala Manchester Camerata Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Metropolitan Opera (New York City) Michigan Opera Theatre (Detroit) Minnesota Orchestra (Minneapolis) Musica Viva Australia National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa) National Opera Studio National Symphony Orchestra (Washington, D.C.) National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain New World Symphony (Miami Beach) New York Philharmonic Orchestra Northern Sinfonia Norwegian Radio Orchestra Opera Atelier (Toronto) Opera Holland Park (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) Opera North Opera Philadelphia Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (New York City) Oslo Philharmonic Pacific Opera Pacific Symphony (Santa Ana) Palm Beach Opera Philadelphia Orchestra Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Phoenix Symphony Pocket Opera (San Francisco) Radius Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra San Francisco Opera San Francisco Symphony Santa Fe Opera Scottish Chamber Orchestra Scottish Opera Seattle Symphony Seraphic Fire Sinfonia of London Southbank Sinfonia Swedish Chamber Orchestra Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (Toronto) Tapiola Sinfonietta The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Tokyo Symphony Orchestra (Shinjuku) Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Toronto Symphony Orchestra Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra Tulsa Opera Ulster Orchestra Ulysses Victoria Symphony (British Columbia) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Vox Clamantis Welsh National Opera (Cardiff)
Opera houses, Concert halls & Festivals (56)
Aldeburgh Festival BBC Proms (London) Bayreuth Festival Broadway theatre (Manhattan) Brucknerhaus (Linz) Carnegie Hall (Manhattan) Colorado MahlerFest Colorado Music Festival Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) Detroit Opera House Dresden Castle Dresden Music Festival English Music Festival (Dorchester) Espoo Cultural Centre (Tapiola) Finnish National Opera (Helsinki) Gewandhaus (Zentrum) Grant Park Music Festival (Chicago) Handel Festival (Halle (Saale)) Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles) Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival Komische Oper (Berlin) Komische Oper Berlin (Berlin-Mitte) La Scala (Milan) Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (Manhattan) Lucerne Festival Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Florence) Mariinsky Theatre (Saint Petersburg) Memorial Opera House (Valparaiso) Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest (Zugló) Musikverein (Innere Stadt) National Opera and Ballet (Sofia Capital Municipality) Notre-Dame de Paris (Quartier Notre-Dame) Oktyabrskiy Big Concert Hall (Saint Petersburg) Opéra Royal de Wallonie (Liège) Opéra-Comique (Paris) Oregon Bach Festival (Eugene) Pacific Opera Victoria Purcell Room (London Borough of Lambeth) Ravenna Festival Ravinia Festival (Illinois) Rossini Opera Festival (Pesaro) Royal Albert Hall (City of Westminster) Royal Festival Hall (London Borough of Lambeth) Royal Opera House (City of Westminster) Salzburg Festival Snape Maltings Staatsoper Stuttgart Symphony Center (Chicago) Tanglewood (Lenox) Teatro di San Carlo (Naples) Three Choirs Festival (Gloucester) Vale of Glamorgan Festival Vienna State Opera house (Innere Stadt) Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles) War Memorial Opera House (San Francisco) Wigmore Hall (City of Westminster)