January 1 – Julia Fischer makes her début as a concert pianist, performing Edvard Grieg 's Piano Concerto in A minor Junge Deutsche Philharmonie at the Alte Oper , Frankfurt. The concert was conducted by Matthias Pintscher , who replaced Sir Neville Marriner . On the same occasion she also performed the Violin Concerto no. 3 in B minor Camille Saint-Saëns .[ 1] January 5 – The Salzburg Festival launches the "Herbert von Karajan Jubilee Year" with a concert in Salzburg 's Grosses Festspielhaus .[ 2] April 22 – Andrey Baranov of Russia wins First Prize in the Second Benjamin Britten International Violin Competition in London.[ 3] November 1 –9 – The Southbank Centre in London, UK, presents "Klang: A Tribute to Stockhausen ", a festival curated by Oliver Knussen , with a series of concerts focusing on works from the composer's last decade, including the world premieres of Urantia Zodiac for Orchestra [ 4] November 6 – Michael Tilson Thomas makes his Philadelphia Orchestra subscription-concert conducting debut.[ 5] November 17 – Korean violinist Hyun-Su Shin wins First Prize in the Jacques Thibaud International Violin Competition in Paris[ 6] November 24 – The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra announces the appointment of Pinchas Zukerman as principal guest conductor, to begin in January 2009.[ 7] December 4 – Elliott Carter 's Interventions for Piano and Orchestra receives its premiere at Symphony Hall, Boston , United States, with Daniel Barenboim as the soloist.[ 8] unknown date – The Annex String Quartet is formed in Toronto, Canada.[ 9]
Birke J. Bertelsmeier – Quartettstück for string quartetMartin Bresnick – Joaquin is Dreaming (for guitar)[ 10] Elliott Carter
Flute Concerto [ 11] Duetto for violin and cello (first of the Due Duetti )
On Conversing with Paradise , for baritone and chamber orchestraPoems of Louis Zukofsky , for mezzo-soprano and clarinetTinntinabulation , for percussion sextetWind Rose , for wind ensembleJoël-François Durand – Le Tombeau de Rameau , for flute, viola and harpLorenzo Ferrero
Freedom Variations , for trumpet and chamber ensemble[ 12] 2 Agosto. Prima variazione (from Quatro variazioni su un tema di Banchieri ), for organ and orchestra[ 12] Jennifer Higdon – Violin Concerto [ 13] Mehdi Hosseini – Concerto for String Quartet and Chamber Orchestra Karl Jenkins
Wojciech Kilar
Paschalis Hymn for mixed choir a cappella[ 15] Te Deum , for 4 solo voices, choir and orchestra[ 15] Veni Creator , for mixed choir and string orchestra[ 15] Arvo Pärt – Symphony No. 4 (premiered 2009)[ 16] Anno Schreier – Berceuse (to words by Paul Verlaine ) for violin, clarinet, alto-saxophone and piano[ 17]
Tan Dun – Piano Concerto The Fire [ 18]
Operas which premiered in 2008 include:
January 13 – Sergejus Larinas , 51, Russian tenor January 25 – Evelyn Barbirolli , 97, British oboistFebruary 10 – Inga Nielsen , 61 (cancer), Danish soprano February 21 – Neil Chotem , 87, Canadian conductor and composerFebruary 27 – Ivan Rebroff , 76, German singer of traditional Russian musicMarch 3 – Giuseppe Di Stefano , 86, Italian tenor[ 30] March 4 – Leonard Rosenman , 83 (heart attack), American composerMarch 10 – Dennis Irwin , 56, American double-bass playerMarch 12 – Alun Hoddinott , 78, Welsh composer[ 31] April 24 – Tristram Cary , 82, British composerApril 26 – Henry Brant , 94, American composerApril 27 – Frances Yeend , 95, American soprano May 15 – Alexander Courage , 88, American composer[ 32] May 17 – Wilfrid Mellers , 94, British musicologist and composerMay 21 – Siegmund Nissel , 86, Austrian violinist[ 33] June 16 – Margaret Kitchin , 94, Swiss pianistJune 19 – Antonio Bibalo , 86. Italian-born pianist and composer[ 34] June 27 – Leonard Pennario , 83, American pianist (Parkinson's disease )July 18
July 24 – Norman Dello Joio , 95, American composer[ 35] July 27 – Horst Stein , 80, German conductor[ 36] August 3 – Louis Teicher , 83, American pianistAugust 4 – Nicola Rescigno , 92, Italian American conductor[ 37] August 10 – Alexander Slobodyanik , 66, Ukrainian pianistAugust 12 – Donald Erb , 81, American composer[ 38] August 25 – Pehr Henrik Nordgren , 64, Finnish composer[ 39] September 7 – Peter Glossop , 80, British opera singer[ 40] September 10 – Vernon Handley , 77, British conductor[ 41] September 16 – Andrei Volkonsky , 75, Russian (émigré/defector) composer, conductor and harpsichordistSeptember 25 – Horațiu Rădulescu , 66, Romanian composerSeptember 26
November 4 – Alan Hazeldine , 60, Scottish conductor and pianist[ 44] November 23 – Richard Hickox , 60, British conductor[ 45] November 26 – Pekka Pohjola , 56, Finnish composer[ 46] December 27 – Roque Cordero , 91, Panamanian composer[ 47]
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^ Peter Dobrin, "After 23 Years, a Return to Phila.", The Philadelphia Inquirer (November 8, 2008): E04.
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