10 musical winners of 2014

10 musical winners of 2014

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norman lebrecht

December 22, 2014

10 Floundering orch landed super-maestro

nelsons boston

9 Super-manager went to Washington

Rutter-Muti-year

8 Harpsichordist signs to DG

mahan esfahani nl

 

7 Left-field fiddle is NY Phil’s artist in residence

batiashvili

6 Centennial composer got heard again

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5 The Met’s soprano of choice

kristine opolais

4 Germany’s brilliant new culture minister

gruetters-neumann

Most-improved orch of the decade

seattle

2 Opera is saved from extinction

san diego opera

1 The walkout king who taught maestros how to quit. He is hereby named Mr My Way, 2014.

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For the year’s losers, see here.

Comments

  • Manu says:

    Maybe the well-deserved nomination of Daniele Gatti as director of the world’s best orchestra should also be part of your list…

  • Cynthia says:

    Who is the Met’s soprano of choice?

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