News topics of the month - September 2020
Every month, soclassiq analyses the web media for you and identifies those who have made the news. Here are the results for September 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.
2200+ 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.
September 2020
Composers, Conductors, Performers & Lyrical singers (925)
Juhan Aavik Ildar Abdrazakov Michael Abels Maurice Abravanel John Luther Adams Leslie Adams John Adams Thomas Adès Kalevi Aho Roberto Alagna Eleanor Alberga Charles-Valentin Alkan Richard Allison Bernd Alois Zimmermann Marin Alsop Nicolas Altstaedt Pierre Amoyal Marian Anderson Johann Andreas Herbst Joho Andres John Andrews Felice Anerio Darrell Ang Giovanni Antonini Georges Aperghis Yohei Arai Graciela Araya Frederic Archer Martha Argerich Sarah Aristidou Fabio Armiliato Marco Armiliato Ryszard Arning Malcolm Arnold Martina Arroyo Vladimir Ashkenazy Peter Auty Charles Avison Emanuel Ax Richard Ayres Sharon Azrieli Sergei Babayan Grażyna Bacewicz Johann Sebastian Bach Hans-Dieter Bader Alena Baeva Gunilla von Bahr James Baillieu Janet Baker Margarita Balanas Ryan Bancroft Johann Baptist Gänsbacher Samuel Barber John Barbirolli Daniel Barenboim Alexandre Barjansky Clarence Barlow John Barrett Cecilia Bartoli Rachel Barton Pine Béla Bartók Yury Bashmet Mason Bates Jean-Efflam Bavouzet Arnold Bax Richard Beaudoin Hugo Becker Mary Anne à Beckett Harold Bedoya Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet Ludwig van Beethoven Joshua Bell Vincenzo Bellini Giovanni Bellucci Nicola Benedetti Maurizio Benini George Benjamin John Morgan Bentley Alban Berg Hector Berlioz Ricardo Bernal Leonard Bernstein Walter Berry Freda Betti Lorne Betts Ferdinand Beyer Kristian Bezuidenhout Heinrich Biber Harry Bicket Alice Bigelow Tully Richard Keys Biggs Ronald Binge Hildegard of Bingen Georges Bizet Herbert Blomstedt John Blow Angel Blue Andrea Bocelli William Bolcom Ivor Bolton Barbara Bonney Giovanni Bononcini Galina Borisova Alexander Borodin Leonard Borwick Jacques Bosch Ian Bostridge Nadia Boulanger Pierre Boulez Adrian Boult Richard Bourne Douglas Boyd Johannes Brahms Esther Charlotte Brandes Russell Braun Tyondai Braxton Peter Breiner Daniel Brenna J'Nai Bridges George Bridgetower Henry Brinley Richards Benjamin Britten Katherine Broderick George Broderick Jascha Brodsky Adolph Brodsky Zakhar Bron Yefim Bronfman Lawrence Brownlee Robert Brubaker Anton Bruckner Francesco Brusa Gavin Bryars Kenji Bunch Khatia Buniatishvili William Burden Sophia Burgos Margaret Burke Sheridan Karla Burns Robert Burt James Burton Ferruccio Busoni Semyon Bychkov William Byrd Sandford C. Faulkner Francesca Caccini Giulio Caccini John Cage Maria Callas Guido Cantelli Catherine Carby Bob Carleton Richard Carlton Edwin Carr Abbie Carrington Gaby Casadesus Robert Casadesus Francesco Cavalli Stefan Cazacu Nathan Chan William Chapman Janice Chapman Helen Charlston John Balsir Chatterton John Cheek Ray Chen Luigi Cherubini Francesca Chiejina Michael Ching Frédéric Chopin Hans Christian Harry Christophers Tassis Christoyannis Carlos Chávez Jeremiah Clarke Joy Clements Van Cliburn Gordon Clinton Anna Clyne Sarah Coburn Grant Colburn Dan Coleman Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Michael Collins Nicholas Collon Sarah Connolly Ben Connor Isobel Cooper Aaron Copland Alessandro Corbelli Arcangelo Corelli Viorica Cortez Ramiro Cortés François Couperin Henry Cowell Jean Cox Robert Craft Régine Crespin Lucy Crowe Roland Cunningham Nino D'Aurelio Diana Damrau Lise Davidsen Ilana Davidson James Davie Peter Maxwell Davies Iestyn Davies Patrick Davin Colin Davis Lynne Dawson Alfredo Daza Esteban Daza Anthony Dean Griffey Robert Dean Smith Claude Debussy Léo Delibes Frederick Delius Anne Denholm Jeremy Denk W. H. Denny Sabine Devieilhe Boris Deyneka Joyce DiDonato Anton Diabelli Stephen Dickson Helena Dix Dean Dixon Plácido Domingo Gaetano Donizetti Elizabeth Donovan Avner Dorman Antal Doráti Jonathan Dove John Dowland Grant Doyle Jacob Druckman Gustavo Dudamel Franjo Dugan Susan Dunn Mignon Dunn Antonín Dvořák Doriot Anthony Dwyer Brian Easdale Christiane Eda-Pierre Benjamin Edward Woolf Julian Edwards Charles Egan Richard Egarr James Ehnes Kurt Eichhorn Alfred Einstein Hanns Eisler Danny Elfman Edward Elgar Leonard Elschenbroich George Enescu Manuel Enríquez Salazar Mark Ermler Christoph Eschenbach Mahan Esfahani Cromwell Everson Lois Ewell Yusif Eyvazov Heinrich Faber Richard Farnes Gabriel Fauré Morton Feldman Tom Fetherstonhaugh David Finckel Elaine Fine Bernarda Fink Richard Paul Fink Gerald Finley Michael Finnissy Gerald Finzi Iván Fischer Julia Fischer Renée Fleming Juan Diego Flórez Josephine Fodor Bernhard Forck Florence Foster Jenkins César Franck François Francoeur Karel František Pitsch Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel Simon Fraser Daryl Freedman Paul Freeman Bettina Freeman Sean Friar Gottlob Frick Aline Friede Carl Friedemann Robert Fuchs Kenneth Fuchs Wilhelm Furtwängler Giovanni Gabrieli Elena Gaja J. Lamont Galbraith Elīna Garanča John Eliot Gardiner Edward Gardner Pasquale Gargiulo Françoise Garner Véronique Gens Valery Gergiev Christian Gerhaher Alban Gerhardt Elena Gerhardt George Gershwin Carlo Gesualdo Angela Gheorghiu Ben Giddens Alan Gilbert Grigory Ginzburg Marcello Giordani Giuseppe Giordani Alexander Glazunov Christoph Willibald von Gluck Vadim Gluzman Christopher Glynn David Gordon Michael Gordon Vera Gornostayeva Glenn Gould Charles Gounod Gary Graffman Susan Graham Enrique Granados Julian Grant William Grant Still Denyce Graves Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla Edvard Grieg David Griffiths Vittorio Grigolo Maria Grinberg Raphaela Gromes Eric Gross Benjamin Grosvenor Paul Groves Charles Groves Franz Grundheber Francisco Guerrero Ivor Gurney Augustin Hadelich Hilary Hahn Bernard Haitink Marc-André Hamelin Wu Han George Frideric Handel Howard Hanson Heather Harper Roy Harris Miguel Harth-Bedoya Richard Harwood Elizabeth Harwood Joji Hattori Hans Haug Wolf-Dieter Hauschild Michael Haydn Joseph Haydn Robert Hayward Thomas Hayward Jascha Heifetz Stephen Heller Karl Helm Eldbjørg Hemsing Johann von Herbeck Philippe Herreweghe Bernard Herrmann Paul Hindemith Domingo Hindoyan Louis Hirsch David Hobson Ann Hobson Pilot Alun Hoddinott Alfreda Hodgson Richard Hoffman Peter Holder Eugene Holmes Gustav Holst Lisa Hopkins Marilyn Horne Joseph Horovitz Vladimir Horowitz Christopher Houlihan Mary Howe Herbert Howells Jakub Hrůša John Hsu Paul Huang Klaus Huber Robert A. Hudson Monica Huggett Johann Nepomuk Hummel Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Karel Husa Rinat Ibragimov Alina Ibragimova Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Wilfred d' Indy Konstantin Ivanov Charles Ives Ildikó Iván Pawel Izdebski William J. McCoy Stefan Jackiw Eli Jaffe Ermonela Jaho Byron Janis Janine Jansen Leoš Janáček Valentin Jar Ivan Mane Jarnović Scott Allen Jarrett Bella Jasper Darren Jeffery Adolf Jensen Stephen Johns Guy Johnston Andrew Johnston Betsy Jolas Niccolò Jommelli Richard Jones Scott Joplin Philippe Jordan Andreas Jost James Judd Vladimir Jurowski Neeme Järvi Jóhann Jóhannsson Heinrich Kafka Jan Kaftan Robert Kahn Georg Kallweit Giya Kancheli Clara-Jumi Kang Sheku Kanneh-Mason Jean-Jacques Kantorow Alexandre Kantorow Herbert von Karajan Christiane Karg Heinrich Kaspar Schmid Richard Kaufman Walter Kaufmann Jonas Kaufmann Ani Kavafian Ulysses Kay Simon Keenlyside Janis Kelly Barbara Kemp Edwin F. Kendall Elizabeth Kenny Simone Kermes Kathleen Kim Oliver Knussen Zoltán Kodály Lothar Koenigs Jennifer Koh Ctirad Kohoutek Christoph Koncz Hidetake Konoe Patricia Kopatchinskaja Bartosz Koziak Nicholas Kraemer Edgar Krapp Alfredo Kraus Fritz Kreisler Gidon Kremer Jan Krenz Rodolphe Kreutzer Barthold Kuijken Sigiswald Kuijken Piotr Kulakowski Konstanty Andrzej Kulka Wang Kun György Kurtág Ilkka Kuusisto Mariusz Kwiecień Rudolf von Laban Francis Lai Joseph Lamb Lang Lang Nicholas Lanier Thomas Larcher Tessa Lark Melvin Lauf Adrian Leaper Daniel Lebhardt Angèle Legault Isabel Leonard Ruggero Leoncavallo Raymond Leppard Simon Lepper Nicholas Lester James Levine Igor Levit Douglas Lilburn Louise Lincoln Kerr Jaap ter Linden Franz Liszt Tasmin Little Andrew Litton Gioacchino Livigni Elizabeth Llewellyn Grant Llewellyn George Lloyd Andrew Lloyd Webber Matthew Locke Aleksandr Lokshin Georges Longy Mary Lou Fallis Annie Louise Cary Anne Lovett Gareth Lubbe Fabio Luisi Nicola Luisotti Jean-Baptiste Lully Audrey Luna Mark Lundberg Christopher Luscombe Peter Lyne Oksana Lyniv Ed Lyon Eleanor Lyons Yo-Yo Ma James MacMillan Cornell MacNeil Alexander Mackenzie Charles Mackerras James Maddalena Gustav Mahler César Malan Otto Malling George Manahan Elin Manahan Thomas Purcell James Mansfield Andrew Manze Vitaly Margulis Alissa Margulis Wynton Marsalis Raphaël Martenot Frank Martin Bohuslav Martinů Georges Marty Joseph Marx Florentio Maschera Jules Massenet Diego Masson Denis Matsuev Peter Mattei Stanislao Mattei Gary Matthewman Karita Mattila Elizabeth Mawson Donald Maxwell Johann Simon Mayr Missy Mazzoli John McCormack Paul McCreesh Barry McDaniel Audra McDonald William McGibbon Anthony McGill Justin Michael McKay Dennis McNeil Tim Mead Zubin Mehta Felix Mendelssohn Gian Carlo Menotti Yehudi Menuhin Pierre Mercure Luis Mercy Olivier Messiaen Giacomo Meyerbeer Anthony Michaels-Moore Orazio Michi Robin Milford Darius Milhaud Rebecca Miller Nathan Milstein Marilyn Mims Madeleine Mitchell Leona Mitchell Tessie Mobley Reginald Mobley Meredith Monk David Monrad Johansen Gabriela Montero Claudio Monteverdi William Henry Montgomery Karel Moor Latonia Moore Susan Moore Thomas Moore Louis Moreau Gottschalk Junko Mori Thomas Morley Hannah Morrison Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Georg Muffat Lawrence R. Mumford Christopher Murray Olli Mustonen Andres Mustonen Anne-Sophie Mutter Nikolai Myaskovsky Arturo Márquez Klaus Mäkelä Regula Mühlemann Richard Mühlfeld Kara Nam Nathalie Joachim Robert Nathaniel Dett Szymon Nehring Andris Nelsons Franz Xaver Neruda Alex Ness Tomáš Netopil Anna Netrebko Nokuthula Ngwenyama Eric Paul Nichols Carl Nielsen Corinna Niemeyer Danielle de Niese Birgit Nilsson Hervé Niquet Cooper Nolan Jessye Norman Roger Norrington Gianandrea Noseda Vítězslav Novák Yannick Nézet-Séguin Kelley O'Connor Elisabeth Ohms David Oistrakh Alan Oke Kristīne Opolais Lisette Oropesa George Alexander Osborne Reiko Otani Selina Ott Willem van Otterloo Jeremy Ovenden Eric Owens Aaron P. Dworkin Niccolò Paganini Felicity Palmer Roxanna Panufnik Andrzej Panufnik Jorma Panula Andrew Parrott Willis Patterson Frank Patterson Francis Peacock Flor Peeters Francesco Pennisi Thomas Pereira Itzhak Perlman Julia Perry Miah Persson Marlis Petersen Kirill Petrenko Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky Susanna Phillips Sandrine Piau Astor Piazzolla Francesco Piemontesi Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Trevor Pinnock Paul Plishka Ferdinand Poise Matthew Polenzani Evelyn Pollock David Pomeroy Manuel Ponce Lucia Popp David Popper Tom Poster Francis Poulenc Lawrence Power Giulio Prandi André Previn Leontyne Price Florence Price John Pritchard Elin Pritchard Wolfgang Probst Gabriel Prokofiev Sergei Prokofiev Giacomo Puccini Henry Purcell Anthony Purnell Arvo Pärt Roger Quilter Jean-Baptiste-Maurice Quinault Patricia Racette Sergei Rachmaninoff Sondra Radvanovsky Jean-Philippe Rameau Samuel Ramey Allan Ramsay Ilya Rashkovsky George Ratcliffe Woodward Simon Rattle Maurice Ravel Max Reger Sally Johnston Reid John Relyea Lucienne Renaudin Vary Vadim Repin Johan Reuter Rolf Reuter Franco Riccardi Ashley Riches Ferdinand Ries André Rieu Wolfgang Rihm Gavan Ring Gladys Ripley Johann von Rist Simon Rivard David Robertson Rick Robinson Richard Rodgers Kirill Rodin Pascal Rogé Natalya Romaniw Emma Romer Ned Rorem Matthew Rose Therese Rosenbaum Stefano Rossetto Gioachino Rossini Nino Rota Daniel Roth Hans Rott Daniel Rowland Gennady Rozhdestvensky Arthur Rubinstein Carl Ruggles Donald Runnicles Edward Rushton Ferdinando Russo John Rutter Hans Sachs Chevalier de Saint-Georges Camille Saint-Saëns Aulis Sallinen Esa-Pekka Salonen Matilde Salvador i Segarra Carolyn Sampson Adam Sanchez Herbert Sanders Federico Maria Sardelli Rebecca Saunders William Savage Jordi Savall Fazıl Say Domenico Scarlatti Heinrich Schenker Gabriela Scherer Sebastian Anton Scherer Thomas Schippers Johann Heinrich Schmelzer Franz Schmidt Florent Schmitt Alfred Schnittke Arnold Schoenberg Anton Schott Friedrich Schröder Franz Schubert Golda Schultz Johann Abraham Peter Schulz Robert Schumann Joseph Schuster Anne Schwanewilms Alexander Scriabin Tadasuke Seki Raphael Severe Orli Shaham William Shakespeare Michael Jeffrey Shapiro Rodion Shchedrin Allen Shearer Howard Shelley Alexander Shelley Arthur Shepherd John Sheppard Brindley Sherratt Percy Sherwood Howard Shore Dmitri Shostakovich Geoffrey Shovelton Jean Sibelius Nicolas Signac Nikolaus Simrock Alvin Singleton Stuart Skelton Leonard Slatkin Bedřich Smetana Ethel Smyth David Soar Pietro Socal Georg Solti Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji Roger Soyer Robert Spano Mark Sparks Nicky Spence Toby Spence Leo Spies Vladimir Spivakov Louis Spohr Charles Villiers Stanford Ethel Stark Theodore Stearns Eleanor Steber Randi Stene Risë Stevens John Stevenson Matthew Stiff John Storgårds Richard Strauss Igor Stravinsky Barbara Strozzi Josef Suk Arthur Sullivan Katarzyna Suska Joan Sutherland Shin'ichi Suzuki Valentyn Sylvestrov Karol Szymanowski Thomas Søndergård Dobrinka Tabakova Klára Takács Václav Talich Thomas Tallis Melvyn Tan Otto Tausk Georg Philipp Telemann Bryn Terfel Salli Terri Christian Tetzlaff Alexandre Tharaud Shirley Thompson James Thornton Robin Ticciati Davóne Tines Michael Tippett Auguste Tolbecque Slawomir Tomasik Thomas Tomkins Vincenzo Tommasini Arturo Toscanini Daniil Trifonov Matthew Truscott Mark-Anthony Turnage Eva Turner Mitsuko Uchida Elena Urioste Jorge Luis Valverde-Bartlett Reinoud Van Mechelen Julien Van Mellaerts Tibor Varga Ramón Vargas Ralph Vaughan Williams Giuseppe Verdi Olivia Vermeulen Louis Vierne Rolando Villazón Pierre de Villiers Carlo Vistoli Antonio Vivaldi Gustave Vogt Lars Vogt Deborah Voigt Michael Volle Osmo Vänskä Edo de Waart Richard Wagner Raphael Wallfisch Benjamin Wallfisch John Walsh Bruno Walter Yuja Wang André Watts Carl Maria von Weber Anton Webern Kurt Weill Leó Weiner George Weldon John Weldon Franz Welser-Möst Hans Werner Henze Timothy West R. P. Weston Paul Wiancko Jörg Widmann Richard Wiegold Henryk Wieniawski Alec Wilder Thomas Wilkins Roderick Williams John Williams Ellen Winther William Wolstenholme Shai Wosner Douglas Yeo Narciso Yepes Sonya Yoncheva Joji Yuasa Isang Yun Jan Zach Francesco Zappa Lawrence Zazzo Leo Zeitlin Tabea Zimmermann Stefan Zucker Rosmunda a Rosmunda Pisaroni Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis Miloš Štědroň Władysław Żeleński
Orchestras & Ensembles (117)
Accentus (choir) American Bach Soloists American Composers Orchestra American Youth Symphony Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (Fulton County) Aurora Orchestra BBC National Orchestra of Wales BBC Philharmonic BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (Glasgow) BBC Singers BBC Symphony Orchestra (London) Bach Collegium Japan Bavarian State Opera (Munich) Beethoven Quartet (Moscow) Berlin Philharmonic Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin Staatskapelle Boston Pops Orchestra Boston Symphony Orchestra Canadian Opera Company (Toronto) Cantus Cölln Castalian String Quartet Chelsea Opera Chelsea Opera Group Chicago Opera Theater Chicago Sinfonietta Chicago Symphony Orchestra Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra City of London Sinfonia Cleveland Orchestra Collegium Vocale Gent (Ghent) Columbia Symphony Orchestra Concerto Palatino Consone Quartet Czech Philharmonic Dallas Opera Detroit Symphony Orchestra English Chamber Orchestra English National Opera (London) English Symphony Orchestra Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt) Ex Cathedra Fort Worth Opera Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Garsington Opera German Symphony Orchestra Gesualdo Six Grange Park Opera (West Horsley) Guarneri Quartet Hanover Band Heath Quartet Hortus Musicus Houston Symphony Imani Winds Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Klangforum Wien (Vienna) Kronos Quartet Latvian Radio Choir Le Concert Spirituel Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra London Classical Players London Mozart Players London Philharmonic Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra (Barbican Centre) Louisville Orchestra Maggini Quartet Metropolitan Opera (New York City) Michigan Opera Theatre (Detroit) Minnesota Orchestra (Minneapolis) Montreal Symphony Orchestra Moscow Virtuosi National Symphony Orchestra (Washington, D.C.) Netherlands Wind Ensemble New Birmingham Orchestra New West Symphony New World Symphony (Miami Beach) New York Philharmonic Orchestra North Carolina Symphony Opera Australia (Sydney) Opera North Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Orchestre Métropolitain (Montreal) Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (New York City) Pacific Chorale Pacific Symphony (Santa Ana) Philadelphia Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Royal Philharmonic Orchestra San Francisco Opera San Francisco Symphony Scottish Chamber Orchestra Scottish Opera Seattle Symphony Sequentia Seraphic Fire Shanghai Quartet Solem Quartet The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Tulsa Opera Ulysses Utah Symphony Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Symphony Welsh National Opera (Cardiff) West–Eastern Divan Orchestra Zurich Opera
Opera houses, Concert halls & Festivals (51)
Alice Tully Hall (Manhattan) Atlanta Opera BBC Proms (London) Barbican Centre (City of London) Bard Music Festival (Annandale-on-Hudson) Bass Performance Hall (Fort Worth) Bayreuth Festival Berlin State Opera (Berlin-Mitte) Berliner Philharmonie Blackheath Halls (Royal Borough of Greenwich) Bolshoi Theatre (Tverskoy District) Cadogan Hall (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) Carnegie Hall (Manhattan) Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) David Geffen Hall (Upper West Side) Elbphilharmonie (Hamburg-Mitte) Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht Festival de Lanaudière Graz Opera Handel Festival (Halle (Saale)) Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles) Holywell Music Room (Oxford) Jones Hall (Houston) Komische Oper (Berlin) Komische Oper Berlin (Berlin-Mitte) La Scala (Milan) Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (Manhattan) London Handel Festival MITO SettembreMusica (Turin) Mariinsky Theatre (Saint Petersburg) Memorial Opera House (Valparaiso) Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest (Zugló) Musikverein (Innere Stadt) Notre-Dame de Paris (Quartier Notre-Dame) Palace of Fine Arts (City of Brussels) Philharmonie de Paris Pierre Boulez Saal (Berlin) Rockport Music Royal Albert Hall (City of Westminster) Royal Festival Hall (London Borough of Lambeth) Royal Opera House (City of Westminster) Rudolfinum (Old Town) Salzburg Festival Sheffield Cathedral Southwark Cathedral (London Borough of Southwark) Tanglewood (Lenox) Teatro Real (Palacio) Vienna State Opera house (Innere Stadt) Vienna Volksoper War Memorial Opera House (San Francisco) Wigmore Hall (City of Westminster)