In the concert hall, the Chicago Symphony was the busiest orchestra, pipping the New York Philharmonic. In December alone, McPhee had 28 engagements, including nine where he conducted both matinée and evening performances! Just behind McPhee are indefatigable maestros Sir Simon Rattle, Valery Gergiev and Gustavo Dudamel. The resident Music Director at Boston Ballet is also Music Director of Lexington Symphony and Symphony New Hampshire. Topping our list of busiest conductors is Jonathan McPhee. 13 in G major, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" (48) Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor (29)īeethoven: Symphony no. Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor (22) Other lofty risers include Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony and Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik.ġ0 most played concert works (2014 ranking): This year, three violin concertos burst into the top ten works, including Sibelius’ (that anniversary effect) moving from No.22 to No.3, thanks to Leonidas Kavakos, Frank Peter Zimmermann and Anne-Sophie Mutter leading the charge of violinists performing the concerto. Beethoven’s Fifth now sits at the head of the league. Handel’s Messiah was toppled from top spot as the most performed concert work… but only just. Top contemporary opera composer is Jonathan Dove, with 31 performances of 5 operas listed. Female contemporary composers are still far behind, Jennifer Higdon ranked joint 167 in the list of concert composers.
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Outside Denmark, no professional companies staged Maskarade or Saul and David, showing a distinct lack of adventure.Īrvo Pärt continues to be the most performed contemporary concert composer, leagues ahead of John Adams and John Williams. In the opera house, Nielsen was almost completely neglected. Sibelius presumably “sells” better than Nielsen, which is a real pity as there is some wonderful music out there to explore. Orchestras were much more timid when programming Danish composer Nielsen, who only moved from No.54 up to 37. Sibelius stormed up the tables, from 27th position in 2014 into the top ten composers, settling in at No.9, with his music performed in 719 concerts. 2015 saw the 150th birthdays of Nordic composers Sibelius and Nielsen. Top 10 concert composers in 2015 (2014 position in brackets):Ĭomposers with significant anniversaries usually enjoy a momentary rise in the rankings. Mozart takes over from Beethoven as the most performed concert composer, closely followed by ‘the usual suspects’ Bach, Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Schubert.
Who were the classical movers and shakers of 2015? Well, it’s no surprise that the big names still dominate. And with 2,255 reviews posted in 2015, Bachtrack really is your first stop for exploring live classical music online.
No site can claim to be comprehensive, but in 2015 we had 28,000 events listed from around the world, of some 16,500 works, cementing our position as the world’s leading site for finding classical music. January always sees a whirr of the Bachtrack abacuses as we round up our listings for the previous year, looking for any patterns or trends emerging.
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