Events January 1 — George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Commonwealth New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame. Imogen Cooper and John Rutter are appointed CBE. February – A lightning strike severely damages the ageing organ at Llandaff Cathedral, which has to be replaced. February 26 – Gramophone magazine reports on its website a confession by William Barrington-Coupe that he released recordings by other pianists under the name of his wife Joyce Hatto, claiming that she was unaware of the deception. April 29 – The first precollege music conservatory for the Arab-speaking population of Israel opens in Shfaram.Ben Zeev (April 29, 2007) May 16–20 – The European Festival of Youth Choirs is held in Basel, Switzerland. 4–August 11 – The Three Choirs Festival is held at Gloucester, with a programme including Benjamin Britten's War Requiem and Mahler's Symphony No 8. 24 August – The Faenol Festival in North Wales, masterminded by Bryn Terfel, opens with a concert featuring Girls Aloud. Other artists appearing during the weekend include Rebecca Evans, Carlos Alvarez, and Michael Ball. September 13 – The Porter completion of the Overture in G minor by Charles Ives is premiered in Madison, Connecticut, performed by the Orchestra New England conducted by James Sinclair. September 22–29 – The 35th North Wales International Music Festival is held at St Asaph. November 9 – At the Hindu Novemberfest, Carnatic vocalist Sikkil Gurucharan and Western Classical pianist Anil Srinivasan première tracks from their collaborative album Colour of Rain.
New works
The following composers' works were composed, premiered, or published this year, as noted in the citation. A
Kalevi Aho – Oboe Concerto
Lera Auerbach – Symphony No. 1 "Chimera" B C D
Michael Daugherty – Deus ex Machina E F
Lorenzo Ferrero – Fantasy Suite, for flute, violoncello and piano G
Sofia Gubaidulina Ravvedimento, for cello and four guitars In Tempus Praesens, concert for violin and orchestra H
Nigel Hess – Piano Concerto I J K
Wojciech Kilar – Symphony No. 5 Advent Symphony, for choir and orchestra or instrumental ensemble L
Claude Ledoux – Canto a due for B clarinet and cello M N O P
Martijn Padding – And Trees Would Sing, for counter tenor/high tenor and trombone quartet
Brice Pauset – Vier variationen, for flute, percussion, piano and string trio Q R S
Karlheinz Stockhausen – Klang Balance, for flute, English horn, and bass clarinet Glück (Bliss), for oboe, English horn, and bassoon Hoffnung (Hope), for violin, viola, and cello Glanz (Brilliance), for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, tuba, and viola Treue (Fidelity), for E-flat clarinet, basset horn, and bass clarinet Erwachen (Awakening), for soprano saxophone, trumpet, and cello T U V W X Y Z
Opera premieres Alice in Wonderland (Unsuk Chin, David Henry Hwang; June 30) Appomattox (Philip Glass, Christopher Hampton; October 5) Frau Margot (Thomas Pasatieri, Frank Corsaro; June 2) Monkey: Journey to the West (Chen Shi-Zheng, Damon Albarn; 28 June)
Ballet Lorenzo Ferrero – Franca Florio, regina di Palermo
Albums Haydn Piano Sonatas – Fazıl Say P. D. Q. Bach and Peter Schickele: The Jekyll and Hyde Tour – Peter Schickele
Musical films War/Dance Water Flowing Together
Deaths January 1 – Julius Hegyi, American conductor, 83 January 3 – János Fürst, Hungarian conductor and violinist, 71 January 21 – Mina Foley, New Zealand coloratura soprano, 76 January 28 – Karel Svoboda, Czech songwriter and composer, 68 (suicide) December 5 – Karlheinz Stockhausen, German avant-garde composer, 79 December 16 – Harald Genzmer, German composer and academic, 98
Major awards Classical Brits Source: Singer of the Year — Anna Netrebko Musician of the Year — Leif Ove Andsnes Young British Classical Performer — Ruth Palmer Album of the Year — Paul McCartney – Ecce Cor Meum Soundtrack of the Year — Planet Earth – George Fenton Critics' Award — Freiberg Baroque Orchestra/RIAS Kammerchoir/Rene Jacobs - Mozart/La Cler Lifetime Achievement In Music — Vernon Handley
Grammy Awards See 50th Grammy Awards
See also 2007 in music
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