2020_in_European_music
2020 in European music
Overview of the events of 2020 in European music
This article covers events in 2020 in continental European music, arranged in geographical order.
- 8 January
- The Teatro San Cassiano in Venice, Italy, names the Academy of Ancient Music as its first associate ensemble.[1]
- The Zurich Festival {Festspiele Zürich} announces that its festival will be discontinued after 2020, because of the lack of long-term financial support.[2]
- Dutch composer Martijn Padding receives the Andreaspenning award at the Concertgebouw, in recognition of his services to the musical life of Amsterdam.[3]
- 13 January – The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra announces that it is to award its Karl Amadeus Hartmann Medal posthumously to Mariss Jansons.[4]
- 26 February
- José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes, the Spanish minister of culture, withdraws the invitation to operatic tenor Plácido Domingo to perform at the Teatro de la Zarzuela, following the release of an American Guild of Musical Artists report on allegations of sexual misconduct against Domingo.[5]
- The Landestheater Coburg announces the appointment of Daniel Carter as its new Generalmusikdirektor, with effect from 1 February 2021.[6]
- 18 March – The Eurovision Song Contest 2020, scheduled to take place in Rotterdam is cancelled due of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe – the first cancellation in the contest's 64-year history.[7]
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- If It Were Love (Si c'était de l'amour)[8] (France)
- 1 January – Damir Mihanović, 58, Croatian comedian, actor and musician (lung cancer)[9]
- 3 January – Bo Winberg, 80, Swedish guitarist (The Spotnicks)[10]
- 10 January – Marc Morgan, 57, Belgian singer-songwriter[11]
- 14 January – Guy Deplus, 95, French clarinetist[12]
- 19 January – Guy Thomas, 85, Belgian-born French songwriter.[13]
- 21 January
- Herbert Baumann, 94, German composer and conductor[14]
- Meritxell Negre, 48, Spanish singer (cancer)[15]
- 4 February – Volker David Kirchner, 77, German violist and composer[16]
- 26 February
- Eduardo Bort, 72, Spanish guitarist[17]
- Hans Deinzer, 86, German clarinetist[18]
- Sergei Dorensky, 88, Russian pianist[19]
- 1 March – Peter Wieland, 89, German singer and entertainer[20]
- 8 March – Martin Davorin-Jagodić, 84, Croatian composer[21]
- 9 March – Alain Marcel, 68, Algerian-born French actor, composer and musical theatre producer[22]
- 10 March – Beba Selimović, 80, Bosnian sevdalinka singer[23]
- 14 March – Eva Pilarová, 80, Czech singer[24]
- 16 March
- Sergio Bassi, 69, Italian folk singer-songwriter (COVID-19)[25]
- Konstantin Ryabinov [ru], 55, Russian musician and visual artist[26]
- 18 March – Jean Leber, 80–81, French violinist (COVID-19)[27]
- 20 March
- Enrique del Portal, 87, Spanish operatic tenor[28]
- Gino Volpe, 77, Italian singer-songwriter, heart attack.[29]
- 21 March – Hellmut Stern, 91, German violinist[30]
- 24 March – Gerard Schurmann, 96, Dutch-British composer and conductor (The Bedford Incident, Attack on the Iron Coast, Claretta).[31]
- 31 March – Zoltán Peskó, 83, Hungarian conductor and composer.[32]
- 1 April – Dieter Reith, 82, German pianist and organist[33]
- 4 April – Patrick Gibson, 64, French drummer and singer (Gibson Brothers), COVID-19.[34]
- 7 April – André Stordeur, 79, Belgian electronic musician.[35]
- 9 April – Bert van de Kamp, 73, Dutch music journalist[36]
- 14 April – Kerstin Meyer, 92, Swedish mezzo-soprano.[37]
- 16 April
- Christophe, 74, French singer-songwriter (COPD)[38]
- Dušan Vančura, 82, Czech singer, double-bassist and lyricist (Spirituál kvintet)[39]
- 9 June – Pau Donés, 43, Spanish singer songwriter and guitarist[40]
- 5 October – Béatrice Arnac, 89, French actress and singer[41]
- 7 October – Jean Martin, 92, French pianist[42]
- 11 October – Boro Drljača, 79, Serbian folk singer[43]
- 18 October – Alfredo Cerruti, 78, Italian television author, music producer, and singer[44]
- 19 October
- Vaclovas Daunoras [lt], 83, Lithuanian opera singer[45]
- Gianni Dei, 79, Italian actor and singer[46]
- 25 October
- Dolores Abril, 85, Spanish singer and actress[47]
- Jan Boerman, 97, Dutch electronic music composer[48]
- György Fischer, 85, Hungarian pianist and conductor[49]
- 1 November
- Esteban Santos, 69, Spanish pop singer[50]
- Eva Zikmundová [cs], 88, Czech opera singer[51]
- 5 November – Reynaert, 65, Belgian singer (COVID-19)[52]
- 7 November – Brian Coll, 79, Irish musician[53]
- 13 November – Kićo Slabinac76, Croatian pop singer[54]
- "The Academy of Ancient Music is our first Associate Ensemble" (Press release). Teatro San Cassiano. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- Thomas Ribi (2020-01-08). "Schluss mit lustig: Die Festspiele Zürich finden 2020 zum letzten Mal statt". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
- "Andreaspenning for Martijn Padding". Donemus. 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- "BR-Symphonieorchester verleiht posthum Medaille an Mariss Jansons". NMZ. 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- "El ministro de Cultura opina sobre Plácido Domingo: "Suspender su concierto es un deber"". El Español. 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- Dieter Ungelenk (2020-02-26). "Daniel Carter wird Coburger Generalmusikdirektor". Neue Presse. Archived from the original on 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- Fabien Lemercier, "Review: If It Were Love". Cineuropa, February 23, 2020.
- Preminuo je Damir Mihanović - Ćubi (in Croatian)
- Gitarrlegendaren Bo Winberg död (in Swedish)
- Marc Morgan est décédé (in French)
- "Décès du clarinettiste Guy Deplus". Res Musica (in French). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- Thomas, Guy (1934-....) (in French).
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- Prof. Hans Deinzer verstorben (in German)
- "In memoriam: Martin Davorin Jagodić". www.hds.hr. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- "Adieu Alain Marcel". Regard en Coulisse (in French). 11 March 2016.
- Mort du violoniste et pédagogue Jean Leber (in French)
- Basilicata. E’ morto il maestro Gino Volpe (in Italian)
- Elhunyt Peskó Zoltán világhírű magyar karmester (in Hungarian)
- Dieter Reith Musikproduktion (in German)
- In memoriam: André Stordeur (1941–2020) (in French)
- "Operasångerskan Kerstin Meyer död". Dagens Nyheter. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- "Le chanteur Christophe est mort" (in French). 17 April 2020.
- Clément Bouynet (7 October 2020). "Béatrice Arnac, la chanteuse des années 1960, est décédée". Sud-Ouest (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- "Décès de Jean Martin". France Musique (in French). 9 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "Preminuo Boro Drljača". nova.rs (in Serbian). 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "E' morto Alfredo Cerruti, fondò gli Squallor". Ultima Ora (in Italian). 18 October 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- "Morto Gianni Dei: addio al grande caratterista degli anni Sessanta". Che News (in Italian). 19 October 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- Muere Dolores Abril, viuda de Juanito Valderrama, a los 81 años Archived 2020-10-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- Muziekpionier Jan Boerman (97) overleden (in Dutch)
- "Death of Omagh country music legend". Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
- Rožman, Klara (13 November 2020). "Umro je Krunoslav Kićo Slabinac". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 November 2020.