News topics of the month - March 2022
Every month, soclassiq analyses the web media for you and identifies those who have made the news. Here are the results for March 2022
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.
1600+ 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.
March 2022
Composers, Conductors, Performers & Lyrical singers (790)
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A. van Aalst Claudio Abbado Leslie Adams Johann Adolf Hasse Thomas Adès Tansel Akzeybek Sergio Alapont Eleanor Alberga Tomaso Albinoni John Alden Carpenter Amanda Aldridge Rosie Aldridge Bernd Alois Zimmermann Daniel Alomía Robles Marin Alsop Karl Amadeus Hartmann Julian Anderson Leroy Anderson Timo Andres Giovanni Antonini Benjamin Appl Martha Argerich Malcolm Arnold Vladimir Ashkenazy Ruffino d' Assisi Sharon Azrieli Sergei Babayan Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Johann Sebastian Bach Wilhelm Backhaus Philipp Bade James Baillieu Steven Banks Samuel Barber Stanislas de Barbeyrac Cacilda Borges Barbosa Carlos Barbosa-Lima Shalom Bard Daniel Barenboim James Caroll Bartlett Jamie Barton Béla Bartók Yury Bashmet Jennifer Bate Mason Bates Jean-Efflam Bavouzet Arnold Bax Morag Beaton Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet Ludwig van Beethoven Vincenzo Bellini Nicola Benedetti Maria Bengtsson Boris Berezovsky Alban Berg Lennox Berkeley Hector Berlioz Leonard Bernstein Sophie Bevan Heinrich Biber Alice Bigelow Tully Harrison Birtwistle Patrick Bismuth Georges Bizet Alexander Blachly Harolyn Blackwell Ernest Bloch Herbert Blomstedt Angel Blue Andrea Bocelli Alfie Boe Arrigo Boito Anne Boleyn Alexander Borodin Johan Botha Victor Bouchard Walter Boudreau Nadia Boulanger Pierre Boulez York Bowen Ina Boyle Martyn Brabbins James C. Bradford Johannes Brahms Dennis Brain Charlotte Bray Katie Bray Alfred Brendel Havergal Brian George Bridgetower Benjamin Britten Arthur Brooke Max Bruch Anton Bruckner Giles Bryant Gavin Bryars Lucienne Bréval Jean-Baptiste Bréval Rudolf Buchbinder Julia Bullock Susan Bullock Eleonora Buratto William Burdine Blake, Sr. Harry T. Burleigh Yvie Burnett Dashon Burton James Burton Ferruccio Busoni Dietrich Buxtehude Semyon Bychkov William Byrd Britta Byström Oscar Byström Karl Böhm Sandford C. Faulkner André Campra Nicole Car Giacomo Carissimi Cameron Carpenter Edwin Carr Pavlos Carrer Daniel Carter Enrico Caruso Eleazar de Carvalho Pau Casals Bellerofonte Castaldi Dario Castello Sergiu Celibidache Riccardo Chailly Helen Charlston Marc-Antoine Charpentier Mei-Ann Chen John Chetham Unsuk Chin Michael Ching Seong-Jin Cho Henry Choo Frédéric Chopin Harry Christophers Jeremiah Clarke Allan Clayton Thomas Clayton Joy Clements Van Cliburn Anna Clyne Grant Colburn Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Xavier Coll Sarah Connolly Ben Connor Léon Edmé Conor Salvador Contreras Aaron Copland Rémy Corazza Arcangelo Corelli John Corigliano Gerry Cornelius Phil Coulter François Couperin Jean Cox Marcus Creed Lucy Crowe George Crumb William Hayman Cummings Laurence Cummings Theodoros Currentzis Diane Curry Sigismondo d'D'India Lorenzo da Da Ponte Johan Dalene Diana Damrau David Daniels Jonathan Darlington John Daszak Sébastien Daucé Lise Davidsen Iestyn Davies Sioned Gwen Davies Andrew Davis Colin Davis Lynne Dawson Claude Debussy Michel Richard de Delalande Francesco Demuro Stéphane Denève Louis Despax William Devin Michael Devlin Joyce DiDonato Clarence Dickinson Glenn Dicterow Suzi Digby Simone Dinnerstein Marc Djokic Tom Dobson Ernő von Dohnányi Gaetano Donizetti Antal Doráti Grant Doyle Christopher Dragon Julius Drake Stanley Drucker Frederick Drummond Theodore Drury Théodore Dubois Agnieszka Duczmal Gustavo Dudamel Samuel Dushkin Antonín Dvořák George Dyson Sian Edwards Julian Edwards Hanns Eisler Mark Elder Danny Elfman Edward Elgar Rosalind Elias Joshua Ellicott Thomas Elwin Dan Emmett George Enescu Tara Erraught Arthur Espiritu Julio Estrada Péter Eötvös Andrea Falconieri Carole Farley Gabriel Fauré Barbara Fei Morton Feldman Janice Felty Rosa Feola Albert Ferber Leonardo Ferrando Emanuel Feuermann Catrin Finch Gerald Finzi Julia Fischer Leon Fleisher Renée Fleming Amanda Forsythe Jennifer France Cheryl Frances-Hoad César Franck Daniel François Esprit Auber Simon Fraser Luís de Freitas Branco Joan Fresco Girolamo Frescobaldi Michael Frischenschlager Julie Fuchs Kenneth Fuchs Robert Fuchs Mihoko Fujimura Wilhelm Furtwängler Giovanni Gabrieli Piotr Gajewski Vladimir Galuzin Edward Gardner Francesco Geminiani Lukas Geniušas Klaus Gerber Valery Gergiev Christian Gerhaher Leocadie Gerlach George Gershwin Carlo Gesualdo Orlando Gibbons Alexander Gibson James Gilchrist Jess Gillam Ruth Gipps Philip Glass Peter Glossop Christoph Willibald von Gluck Alexander Goehr Emiliano Gonzalez Toro Randall Goosby Eugene Aynsley Goossens Glenn Gould Charles Gounod John Graham-Hall Percy Grainger William Grant Still Maurice Greene Edvard Grieg Asmik Grigorian Hélène Grimaud Edita Gruberová Arthur Grumiaux Ivor Gurney Matt Haimovitz Richard Hale Jörg Halubek Péter Halász George Frideric Handel Eilene Hannan Barbara Hannigan Howard Hanson Daniel Harding Nikolaus Harnoncourt Thomas Hastings Edward Hawkins John Hawkins Joseph Haydn Jascha Heifetz Anny Helm Martin Helmchen Antony Hermus Saioa Hernández Philippe Herreweghe Angela Hewitt David Hill Paul Hindemith Hanna Hipp Louis Hirsch David Hobson Alfreda Hodgson E. T. A. Hoffmann Gustav Holst Manfred Honeck Arthur Honegger Daniel Hope Joseph Horovitz Vladimir Horowitz Stephen Hough Albert H. Houghton James Newton Howard Yvonne Howard Herbert Howells Robert A. Hudson Ferdinand Hérold Andrea Ihle Christian Ihle Hadland Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Jacques Imbrailo Wilfred d' Indy Stanislav Ioudenitch John Ireland Steven Isserlis Charles Ives Stefan Jackiw René Jacobs Ivan Jadan Martin James Bartlett Byron Janis Leoš Janáček Aaron Jay Kernis John Jenkins Karl Jenkins Kenneth Jennings Adolf Jensen Stephen Johns Andrew Johnston Scott Joplin Philippe Jordan Michail Jurowski Vladimir Jurowski Paavo Järvi Neeme Järvi Rino Kageyama Sheku Kanneh-Mason Kirill Karabits Herbert von Karajan Richard Kaufman Jonas Kaufmann Leonidas Kavakos Simon Keenlyside Evgeny Kissin Torben Klaes Benedict Klöckner Garth Knox Oliver Knussen Aimi Kobayashi Anastasia Kobekina Zoltán Kodály Jennifer Koh Ton Koopman Patricia Kopatchinskaja Erich Wolfgang Korngold Nicholas Kraemer Mathilde Kralik Fritz Kreisler Gidon Kremer Rodolphe Kreutzer Aleksandra Kurzak Bernard Labadie Rudolf von Laban Frederick St. John Lacy Joseph Lamb Maxim Lando Lang Lang Tessa Lark Thomas Lawlor James Lee III Richard Leech Louise-Rosalie Lefebvre Alain Lefèvre Jean-Xavier Lefèvre Sergei Leiferkus Jón Leifs Karl Leimer Simon Lepper Hermann Levi James Levine Igor Levit Paul Lewis Robert Lewis Tania León Henry Lichfield György Ligeti Jenny Lind Magnus Lindberg Franz Liszt Andrew Litton Elizabeth Llewellyn Grant Llewellyn Andrew Lloyd Webber George London Thomas Lowe Christa Ludwig Fabio Luisi Jean-Baptiste Lully Thomas Lupo Radu Lupu Benjamin Luxon Ed Lyon Eleanor Lyons Yo-Yo Ma James MacMillan Elizabeth Maconchy Albéric Magnard Gustav Mahler Mischa Maisky Nikolai Malko Otto Malling Alexander Malofeev Antonello Manacorda Michael Mann Francesc Mariner Biagio Marini Nybia Mariño Wynton Marsalis Jules Massenet Valerie Masterson Colin Matthews Marc Mauillon Johann Simon Mayr Manfred Mayrhofer Missy Mazzoli Ned McGowan Peter McLeod Stephen McNeff Ben Mcateer Fabio Mechetti Alfred Mellon Fanny Mendelssohn Felix Mendelssohn Elena Mendoza López Gian Carlo Menotti Yehudi Menuhin Pierre Mercure Anna Meredith Robert Merrill Olivier Messiaen John W. Metcalf Edgar Meyer Giacomo Meyerbeer Janice Meyerson Marilyn Mims Abbie Mitchell Ernest John Moeran Meredith Monk Gabriela Montero Pierre Monteux Claudio Monteverdi William Henry Montgomery Latonia Moore Thomas Moore Cristóbal de Morales Ivan Moravec Jean-Baptiste Moreau Edgar Moreau Ennio Morricone Edda Moser Johannes Moser Leopold Mozart Maria Anna Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Leonard Mróz Lawrence R. Mumford Charles Munch Philip Musard Riccardo Muti Anne-Sophie Mutter Klaus Mäkelä Susanna Mälkki Édouard Nanny Antonio Nava Kenneth Neate Andris Nelsons Anna Netrebko Olga Neuwirth James Newby Eric Paul Nichols Carl Nielsen Frederic Norton Gianandrea Noseda Yannick Nézet-Séguin Juan Carlos Núñez John O'Conor Martin O'Donnell Simon O'Neill Elizabeth Ogonek David Oistrakh Eugene Ormandy Rafael Orozco Andrés Orozco-Estrada Charles Overton Eric Owens Aaron P. Dworkin Johann Pachelbel Stefano Palatchi Selim Palmgren Jorma Panula Hubert Parry Anna Patalong György Pauk Alex Pauk Anthony Payne Francis Peacock Nathaniel Peake Alfred Pease Francesco Pennisi Vasily Petrenko Kirill Petrenko Egon Petri Andrey Petrov Pavel Petrov Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky Astor Piazzolla Germain Pinel Rosalind Plowright Rachel Podger Richard Pohl Ferdinand Poise Maurizio Pollini Lily Pons Josep Pons Cole Porter Francis Poulenc Giuseppe Prestini André Previn Florence Price Wolfgang Printz John Pritchard Sergei Prokofiev Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Giacomo Puccini Henry Purcell Christopher Purves Arvo Pärt Johann Joachim Quantz Philippe Quint Patricia Racette Sergei Rachmaninoff Sondra Radvanovsky Anna Rakitina Jean-Philippe Rameau Ilya Rashkovsky Simon Rattle Maurice Ravel Alan Rawsthorne Jean-Féry Rebel Johann Adam Reincken Ede Reményi Ottorino Respighi Johan Reuter Rolf Reuter Yury Revich Roger Reynolds Max Richards Stephen Richardson Sviatoslav Richter Max Richter Wolfgang Rihm Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Graciela Rivera Marisa Robles Christopher Robson Miguel E. Rojas Jean Rondeau María Ros Nikolai Roslavets Graham Ross Gioachino Rossini Santtu-Matias Rouvali Edmund Rubbra Donald Runnicles Ferdinando Russo John Rutter Anna S. Þorvaldsdóttir Kaija Saariaho Giuseppe Sabbatini Galeazzo Sabbatini Woldemar Sacks Chevalier de Saint-Georges Esa-Pekka Salonen Luca Salsi Lorenzo Salvi Carolyn Sampson Kurt Sanderling Jukka-Pekka Saraste Erik Satie Rebecca Saunders Jordi Savall Domenico Scarlatti András Schiff Anton Schindler Franz Schmidt Artur Schnabel Arnold Schoenberg Franz Schreker Franz Schubert Erwin Schulhoff Clara Schumann Robert Schumann Philippa Schuyler Heinrich Schütz Alexander Scriabin Peter Sculthorpe Toscha Seidel Franz-Josef Selig Peter Selwyn Raphael Severe Orli Shaham William Shakespeare Anoushka Shankar En Shao Martha Sheil Dan Shelvey Howard Shore Dmitri Shostakovich Jean Sibelius Gerhard Siegel Nadine Sierra Mark Simpson Vassily Sinaisky Myroslav Skoryk Bedřich Smetana Gregg Smith Hale Smith Ethel Smyth David Soar Tugan Sokhiev Grigory Sokolov Antonio Soler Georg Solti Yeol Eum Son Susan Spain-Dunk Mark Sparks Ryan Speedo Green Nicky Spence Toby Spence Vladimir Spivakov Andreas Staier Amalie Stalheim Andrew Staples Ethel Stark Tamara Stefanovich Maximilian Steinberg Wilhelm Stenhammar Andrew B. Sterling Isaac Stern Pyotr Stolyarsky Nancy Storace Alessandro Stradella Antonio Stradivari Richard Strauss Johann Strauss II Igor Stravinsky Barbara Strozzi Falk Struckmann M. Woolsey Stryker Richard Suart Josef Suk Arthur Sullivan Atli Heimir Sveinsson Hans Swarowsky William Sweeney George Szell Karol Szymanowski Rentarō Taki Klára Takács Gábor Takács-Nagy Georg Tales Thomas Tallis Carl Tanner Conrad Tao Robert Tear Georg Philipp Telemann Bryn Terfel Christian Tetzlaff Jean-Yves Thibaudet Christian Thielemann Virgil Thomson James Thornton Michael Tilson Thomas Michael Tippett Mads Tolling Isao Tomita John Tomlinson Michael Torke Joan Tower Daniil Trifonov Francesco Tristano Schlimé Alexander Tsymbalyuk Richard Tucker Francesco Turini Eva Turner Erkki-Sven Tüür Mitsuko Uchida Galina Ustvolskaya Kieron-Connor Valentine Christian Van Horn Vivi Vassileva Svetla Vassileva Ralph Vaughan Williams Tichina Vaughn Josephine Veasey Giuseppe Verdi Tomás Luis de Victoria Paul Vidal Heitor Villa-Lobos Verónica Villarroel Alexandre de Villeneuve Antonio Vivaldi Jan Vogler Georg Joseph Vogler Lars Vogt Arcadi Volodos Richard Wagner Tamsin Waley-Cohen Garry Walker William Walton Yuja Wang Peter Warlock Huw Watkins André Watts Amherst Webber Carl Maria von Weber Joseph Webster Alisa Weilerstein Kurt Weill Judith Weir Eva-Maria Westbroek Melissa White Jörg Widmann Ryan Wigglesworth Mark Wigglesworth Zachary Wilder Alec Wilder Grace Williams Nardus Williams Roderick Williams John Williams Benson Wilson Alexander Gustav Winkler Lawrence Winters Peter Wishart Franz Xaver Witt Hugo Wolf Julia Wolfe Zun-Hin Woo Henry Wood Shai Wosner Gordon Wry Catherine Wyn-Rogers Niklaus Wyss Robert Xavier Rodriguez Sonya Yoncheva Adela Zaharia Francesco Zappa Jeffrey Zeigler Xian Zhang Krystian Zimerman Hans Zimmer Tabea Zimmermann Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann Vincent d'Indy
Orchestras & Ensembles (115)
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Ars Nova Singers Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (Fulton County) Australian Chamber Orchestra BBC National Orchestra of Wales BBC Philharmonic BBC Singers BBC Symphony Orchestra (London) Baroque Orchestra Bavarian State Opera (Munich) Belcea Quartet Berlin Philharmonic Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra British Youth Opera Britten Sinfonia Canadian Opera Company (Toronto) Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra Chicago Symphony Orchestra Choir of Clare College Cambridge Choral Arts Choral Arts Society of Washington City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra City of Sheffield Youth Orchestra Cleveland Orchestra Collegium Musicum Columbus Symphony Czech Philharmonic Dessoff Choirs Emerson Quartet English National Opera (London) English Touring Opera Ensemble Correspondances Esprit Orchestra (Toronto) Fidelio Trio Florida Grand Opera (Miami) Freiburger Barockorchester (Freiburg im Breisgau) Gabrieli Consort Garsington Opera Gesualdo Six Greek National Opera (Kallithea Municipality) Harlem Quartet Houston Symphony Il Giardino Armonico Il Gusto Barocco Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra International Contemporary Ensemble JACK Quartet Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Kodály Quartet Lambeth Orchestra London Chamber Orchestra London Mozart Players London Philharmonic Orchestra London Symphony Chorus London Symphony Orchestra (Barbican Centre) Lyric Opera of Chicago Manchester Camerata Manitoba Chamber Orchestra (Winnipeg) Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Metropolitan Opera (New York City) Montreal Symphony Orchestra Munich Philharmonic Music Central Nash Ensemble National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa) National Philharmonic Orchestra National Symphony Orchestra (Washington, D.C.) National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine National Youth Choirs of Great Britain New World Symphony (Miami Beach) New York Philharmonic Orchestra New Zealand String Quartet Northern Chamber Orchestra On Site Opera Opera Holland Park (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) Opera Ireland Opera North (Leeds) Opera Philadelphia Opera South Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Orchestre de chambre de Paris Oslo Philharmonic Pacific Symphony (Santa Ana) Philadelphia Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (Monroe County) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra San Antonio Symphony San Francisco Opera San Francisco Symphony Scottish Ensemble Scottish Opera Seraphic Fire Sherbrooke Symphony Orchestra Silk Road Project Solem Quartet Southbank Sinfonia Spektral Quartet Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz State Opera of South Australia (Adelaide) Symphony Nova Scotia (Halifax) Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (Toronto) Takács Quartet Tallis Scholars Tenebrae The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Tokyo Symphony Orchestra (Shinjuku) Toronto Symphony Orchestra Trondheim Soloists Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna State Opera house (Innere Stadt) Welsh National Opera (Cardiff)
Opera houses, Concert halls & Festivals (44)
Aldeburgh Festival Alice Tully Hall (Manhattan) Barbican Centre (City of London) Bergen International Festival (Bergen Municipality) Bolshoi Theatre (Tverskoy District) Bristol Beacon (City of Bristol) Carnegie Hall (Manhattan) David Geffen Hall (Upper West Side) Dresden Music Festival Edinburgh International Festival (City of Edinburgh) English Music Festival (Dorchester) Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht Gewandhaus (Zentrum) Gran Teatre del Liceu (El Raval) Handel Festival (Halle (Saale)) Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (Manhattan) London Coliseum (City of Westminster) London Handel Festival Lucerne Festival Mariinsky Theatre (Saint Petersburg) Munich Biennale Musikverein (Innere Stadt) Nevill Holt Opera (Leicestershire) Opera Carlo Felice Genova (Genoa) Opera San José (San Jose) Opéra-Comique (Paris) Palace of Versailles Powell Hall (St. Louis) Queen Elizabeth Hall (London Borough of Lambeth) Ravinia Festival (Illinois) Robinson Center (Little Rock) Roy Thomson Hall (Toronto) Royal Albert Hall (City of Westminster) Royal Festival Hall (London Borough of Lambeth) Royal Opera House (City of Westminster) Salzburg Festival Semperoper (Altstadt) Snape Maltings Teatro Real (Palacio) Teatro di San Carlo (Naples) Three Choirs Festival (Gloucester) Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles) Wigmore Hall (City of Westminster) York Early Music Festival