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Overview of the events of 2018 in European music
List of years in European music
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2018 in continental European music in geographical order.
Events
January – Portuguese Eurovision-winning singer Salvador Sobral leaves hospital after undergoing a successful heart transplant operation.[5]
6 March – The
Bavarian State Opera announces that Serge Dorny will be its next
Intendant , and
Vladimir Jurowski its next
Generalmusikdirektor ; both appointments will begin with the 2021-2022 season.
[7]
24 June – European Music Day is celebrated.
[10]
Scandinavia
Top hits
Netherlands
Ireland
UK
Germany
Switzerland and Austria
France
Italy
Eastern Europe/ Balkans
Musical films
Deaths
24 January
28 January
, 61, German guitarist and songwriter
, 28, Swedish musician, DJ, remixer and record producer.
7 May –
Roman Toi , 101, Estonian-Canadian composer, choir conductor, and organist
[32]
(death announced on this date)
12 June
26 June
1 October
(death announced on this date)
26 November
References
^ "Riccardo Muti adelte Neujahrskonzert mit Noblesse und Dolce Vita" . Ober-Österreich Nachrichten . 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2018-01-06 .
^ Katy Wright (2018-01-08). "Arts Council appoints new director of music" . Classical Music Magazine . Retrieved 2018-01-12 .
^ "Charles Dutoit Steps Down Early as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" (Press release). Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-12 .
^ "Marin Alsop appointed new Chief Conductor of the Vienna RSO" (Press release). Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-04 .
^ "Salvador Sobral leaves hospital following heart transplant surgery - but "there can be no hugs" " . Portugal Resident . 12 January 2018. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018 .
^ "Gergely Madaras, futur directeur musical de l'OPRL" (Press release). Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-24 .
^ Michael Cooper (2018-03-06). "An Opera Powerhouse, Munich, Picks Its Next Leaders" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2018-03-10 .
^ "Eurovision 2018: Caetano Veloso to join Salvador Sobral in the Grand Final" . ESCtoday . 10 April 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018 .
^ Runcie, Charlotte (13 May 2018). "Eurovision 2018: Israel's winning song is gloriously bizarre pop — review" . The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 13 May 2018 .
^ "History" . European Music Day Association . Retrieved 2 October 2018 .
^ "THE 2018 SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL KICKS OFF WITH FEMALE-DRIVEN MUSICAL COMEDY 'THE TRIBE' " . filmink . Retrieved 8 May 2018 .
^ "Российский фильм "Лед" выходит в прокат в Швейцарии" . TASS .
^ Fessier, Bruce (9 January 2017). "Interview with the man who directed 'A Man Called Ove' " . desertsun.com . The Desert Sun (USA Today) . Retrieved 3 March 2018 .
^ Teddy Edelmann er død (in Danish)
^ "French pop star France Gall dies at 70" . Reuters . Archived from the original on 2023-04-09.
^ Books of condolence open for Dolores O'Riordan
^ Morreu Madalena Iglésias Archived 2018-01-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
^ La Federación Nacional Chilena de Suecia te informa Archived 2018-08-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
^ Zanger van Machiavel overleden (in Dutch)
^ Disparition du compositeur Renaud Gagneux (in French)
^ The Fall's Mark E. Smith Has Died at Age 60
^ Addio a David zard, l'impresario che voleva essere una rockstar (in Italian)
^ Neil Harris von SHAM 69 tot (in German)
^ "Jazz musician, Nazi camp survivor, Coco Schumann dies at 93" . Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-01-30 .
^ Jazzmusiker Asmund Bjørken er død (in Norwegian)
^ Elhunyt Melis László (in Hungarian)
^ Умерла народная артистка Беларуси и СССР Тамара Нижникова (in Russian)
^ French jazz violinist Didier Lockwood dies aged 62
^ In memoriam Nikolai Kaufman (in German)
^ Rose Laurens, interprète du tube "Africa", est décédée à l'âge de 65 ans (in French)
^ Herman Krebbers, een van Nederlands grootste violisten, overleden (in Dutch)
^ 101-aastaselt suri koorijuht Roman Toi (in Estonian)
^ Sänger Jürgen Marcus ist tot (in German)
^ Mort du chanteur e gage Marc Ogeret, interprète d'Aragon (in French)
^ Der legendäre Drahdiwaberl-Chef Stefan Weber ist tot (in German)
^ Zmarła Helena Dunicz-Niwińska, była więźniarka niemieckich obozów (in Polish)
^ Colosseum founder Jon Hiseman dies aged 73
^ Jarosław Kozidrak nie żyje. Współzałożyciel zespołu Bajm zmarł w wieku 63 lat (in Polish)
^ Zomrel Fedor Frešo, ktorý hral so všetkými dôležitými postavami našej scény (in Slovak)
^ Death of a leading composer, 81
^ Disparition de François Budet : "il était un peu comme un grand frère" disent ses amis chanteurs (in French)
^ Vlatko Ilievski unexpectedly passes away, aged just 33
^ Oliver Dragojevic dies after losing battle with cancer
^ Morreu a fadista Celeste Rodrigues (in Portuguese)
^ Famous Romanian tarogato player dies at age 80
^ Lutto nella musica italiana: è morto Claudio Lolli, simbolo della canzone d'autore (in Italian)
^ Singen, um darzustellen: Zum Tod von Inge Borkh (in German)
^ Muere a los 75 años la cantautora Elisa Serna, símbolo de la canción protesta (in Spanish)
^ Le musicien, compositeur et réalisateur de musique, Philippe Eidel, s’est éteint! (in French)
^ Dr Beat Richner dies at age of 71
^ Posaunenlegende Erich Kleinschuster gestorben (in German)
^ Charles Aznavour, French singing star, dies at 94
^ Morto Stelvio Cipriani, il compositore di "Anonimo Veneziano" (in Italian)
^ Umrl je skladatelj Darijan Božič (in Slovene)
^ Morreu a cantora Maria Guinot (in Portuguese)
^ Умер джазовый музыкант Роман Гринев (in Russian)
^ Leading Irish musician and composer Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin dies aged 67
^ Il tenore Umberto Borsò è morto a 95 anni: calcò i palchi di tutto il mondo (in Italian)
^ В Петербурге умер народный артист и дирижер Станислав Горковенко (in Russian)
^ Komponist Ulrich Leyendecker mit 72 Jahren gestorben Archived 2018-12-01 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
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List of Eurovision Song Contest 2018 jurors