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This is a summary of the year 2018 in British music.
Events
- 2 January – The Paxton Festival announces that Helen Jamieson is to stand down as its artistic director in September 2018.[1]
- 8 January – Arts Council England announces the appointment of Claire Mera-Nelson as Director of Music and as director in its London office.[2]
- 10 January – The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra announces the resignation of Charles Dutoit as its principal conductor and artistic adviser, with immediate effect, following allegations against Dutoit of inappropriate sexual behaviour. Dutoit had previously been scheduled to vacate the posts in 2019.[3]
- 11 January – Sinfonia Viva announces the appointment of Frank Zielhorst as its new principal conductor, with immediate effect.[4]
- 15 January – The Cumnock Tryst announces the appointment of Jean Nicholson as its new festival director.[5]
- 18 January – The Southbank Centre announces that Jude Kelly is to stand down as its artistic director, effective May 2018.[6]
- 25 January – Creative Scotland announces the newest round of Regular Funding recipients for its next three-year programme, which includes the losses of £300,000 for the Dunedin Consort and of £550,000 for the Hebrides Ensemble.[7]
- 26 January – King's College, Cambridge announces that Stephen Cleobury is to retire as its Director of Music, effective 30 September 2019.[8]
- 1 February
- The Buxton Festival announces the appointment of Michael Williams as its next chief executive officer, effective April 2018.[9]
- The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Martyn Brabbins, gives the first performance of the Symphony in B♭ by Michael Tippett since its 1935 premiere.[10]
- 2 February – Following the release of his debut album Inspiration, Sheku Kanneh-Mason becomes the first-ever BBC Young Musician winner to enter the Official UK Albums Chart with a debut recording.[11]
- 6 February – Creative Scotland announces restoration of £300,000 funding for 3 years to the Dunedin Consort.[12]
- 11 February – 50 years after its composition, Richard Reason's Dylan Thomas Song Cycle receives its first performance at Conway Hall.[13]
- 20 February – Longborough Festival Opera announces the appointment of Polly Graham, daughter of festival founders Martin and Lizzie Graham, as its new artistic director, with immediate effect.[14]
- 22 February – A news report states that Rafael Payare is to stand down as music director of the Ulster Orchestra as of the end of his current contract, at the close of the 2018–2019 season.[15]
- 7 March – NME announces that it is to discontinue its print edition, and to shift its publication emphasis to its online edition.[16]
- 8 March
- English National Opera announces the appointment of Stuart Murphy as its next chief executive, effective 3 April 2018.[17]
- Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance announces its 'Venus Blazing' programme for the 2018–2019 academic year, with the commitment that music by female composers is to comprise at least 50% of the selections for its public performances.[18]
- 14 March – The Royal Society of Musicians announces the appointment of Charlotte Penton-Smith as its first ever chief executive.[19]
- 24 March – Glyndebourne announces the prize winners of its inaugural Glyndebourne Opera Cup competition:[20]
- Overall winner: Samantha Hankey
- Second place: Jacquelyn Stucker
- Third place: Elbenita Kajtazi
- Ginette Theano prize (for most promising talent): Emily Pogorelc
- Media prize: Samantha Hankey
- Audience prize: Elbenita Kajtazi
- 28 March – The High Court of Justice rules in favour of violist Christopher Goldscheier in his lawsuit against the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, for hearing damage from 'acoustic shock'.[21]
- 4 April – The Royal Philharmonic Society announces the appointment of James Murphy as its next chief executive, effective in the summer of 2018.[22]
- 5 April – The Buxton International Festival announces that its artistic director, Stephen Barlow, is to stand down from the post in late July 2018.[23]
- 21 April – The Queen's Birthday Party, a music concert celebrating the 92nd birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, is held at London's Royal Albert Hall.[24][25]
- 13 May – Lauren Zhang is announced as the winner of the BBC Young Musician 2018 competition.[26]
- 19 May – The Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle features such musicians as:
- Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
- The Kingdom Choir
- The State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry
- Elin Manahan Thomas
- Sheku Kanneh-Mason
- David Blackadder
- Orchestral musicians from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the English Chamber Orchestra and the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Christopher Warren-Green
- 23 May – King’s College, Cambridge announces the appointment of Daniel Hyde as its next Director of Music, effective 1 October 2019.[27]
- 29 May – The Scottish Chamber Orchestra announces the appointment of Maxim Emelyanychev as its next principal conductor, effective with the 2019–2020 season.[28]
- 1 June – The Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) announces its awarding of honorary membership in the RPS to Stephen Hough, the 141st such recipient in the history of the RPS.[29]
- 7 June – Thea Musgrave receives The Queen's Medal for Music 2017, in a private audience with HRH Queen Elizabeth II.[30]
- 8 June – Queen's Birthday Honours[31]
- Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is made a Companion of Honour.
- Simon Keenlyside is made a Knight Bachelor.
- Thomas Adès, Kanya King, and Gillian Moore are each made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
- Alice Coote, Julian Joseph, and Debbie Wiseman are each made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
- Susannah Eastburn, Rosemary Johnson, Ms. Dynamite (Niomi McLean-Daley), Orphy Robinson, and Dennis Rollins are each made a Member of the Order of the British Empire.
- 26 June – The Southbank Sinfonia announces the appointment of William Norris as its next managing director, effective July 2018.[32]
- 2 July
- The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra announces the appointment of Vasily Petrenko as its new music director, effective with the 2021–2022 season, with an initial contract of 5 years.[33]
- The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (RLPO) announces that Vasily Petrenko is to conclude his tenure as its chief conductor as of the end of the 2020–2021 season, and subsequently to take the title of conductor laureate of the RLPO.[34]
- 4 July – The Susan Chilcott Scholarship announces soprano Gemma Summerfield as the final recipient of the Chilcott Award.[35]
- 9 July – ORA Singers announces the appointment of Stephen Fry as its new president.[36]
- 13 July – The Lightning Seeds' single "Three Lions" reaches number one in the UK singles chart for the fourth time following England's achievements in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, making it the only song to reach number one on four separate occasions with the same artist lineup.[37] By the following week the single has plummeted to number 97, setting a record for the fastest ever fall from the top of the charts.[38]
- 26 July – The Academy of Ancient Music announces that Richard Egarr is to stand down as its music director at the close of the 2020-2021 season.[39]
- 9 August – Glyndebourne Festival Opera announces the appointment of Stephen Langridge as its next artistic director, effective in the spring of 2019.[40]
- 31 August – The Leeds International Piano Competition announces the appointment of Fiona Sinclair as its next chief executive, eff3ective 1 October 2018.[41]
- 6 September – Welsh National Opera announces the appointment of Aidan Lang as its next general director, effective July 2019.[42]
- 20 September – Wolf Alice are revealed as winners of the 2018 Mercury Prize for their second album Visions of a Life.[43]
Television programmes
- 23 February – The Old Grey Whistle Test – one-off special episode
- 6 April–4 May – Sounds Like Friday Night – Series 2
- 8 May–12 June – Later... with Jools Holland – Series 52
Artists and groups reformed
Groups disbanded
Classical works
- Richard Barnard – In Cambridge Town[44]
- Iain Bell – Aurora
- Harrison Birtwistle – Keyboard Engine[45]
- Bishi – The Good Immigrant[46]
- Mark David Boden – Clarinet Concerto[47]
- Laura Bowler – /ˌfɛmɪˈnɪnɪti/.[48]
- Rory Boyle – Songs of the Marshes[49]
- Charlotte Bray – Reflections in Time[50]
- Ewan Campbell – Frail Skies[51]
- Joe Cutler – Elsewhereness[52]
- Samantha Fernando – Formations[53]
- Cheryl Frances-Hoad – Between the Skies, the River and the Hills (piano concerto)
- Alex Gowan-Webster – Cantio Invocatione
- Helen Grime (music) and Fiona Benson (texts) – Bright Travellers[54]
- Helen Grime – Woven Space[55]
- Simon Holt
- Llanto (para las chumberas) (Lament [for the prickly pears])
- 4th Quartet ('Cloud House')
- Thomas Hyde – Symphony[56]
- Nicola LeFanu (music) and Wendy Cope (text) – St Hilda of Whitby[57]
- Christian Mason – Man Made[58]
- David Matthews – Symphony No 9[59]
- Anna Meredith – Five Telegrams[60]
- Stephen Montague
- Thea Musgrave
- Roxanna Panufnik – Songs of Darkness, Dreams of Light[64]
- Francis Pott – Ardor Amoris[65]
- Stephen Pratt – Symphonies of Time and Tide[66]
- Deborah Pritchard – River Above[67]
- Guto Puw – Camouflage[47]
- Rebecca Saunders
- Unbreathed (for string quartet)
- O, Yes & I[68]
- Joby Talbot – Ink Dark Moon (Guitar Concerto)
- Bramwell Tovey – Sinfonia Della Passione[69]
- Philip Venables
- Errollyn Wallen – Concerto for Violin, Viola and Accordion[72]
- Huw Watkins – Spring[73]
- Lara Weaver – Christus factus est[74]
- Judith Weir – Piano Quintet (A Song of Departure)[75]
- Alison Willis – A Light Not Yet Ready to Go Out[76]
- Alex Woolf (music) and Gillian Clarke (new text) – Requiem
Opera
- Sir George Benjamin and Martin Crimp – Lessons in Love and Violence[77]
- Tansy Davies and Nick Drake – The Cave[78]
- Emily Howard and Selma Dimitrijevic – To See the Invisible[79]
- Elena Langer and Emma Jenkins – Rhondda Rips It Up![80]
- David Sawer and Rory Mullarkey – The Skating Rink[81]
- Mark-Anthony Turnage and Rory Mullarkey – Coraline[82]
Film scores and incidental music
Film
- Bohemian Rhapsody, starring Rami Malek, with music by Brian May and Roger Taylor[83]
- Rocketman, starring Taron Egerton, produced by Elton John, David Furnish and Matthew Vaughn[84]
British music awards
- Brit Awards – see 2018 Brit Awards
Charts and sales
Number-one singles
The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming.
Chart date (week ending) | Song | Artist(s) | Chart sales | References |
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4 January | "Perfect" | Ed Sheeran | 75,639 | [85] |
11 January | 57,035 | [86] | ||
18 January | 49,550 | [87] | ||
25 January | "River" | Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran | 44,677 | [88] |
1 February | "God's Plan" | Drake | 54,513 | [89] |
8 February | 60,810 | [90] | ||
15 February | 56,554 | [91] | ||
22 February | 51,983 | [92] | ||
1 March | 60,313 | [93] | ||
8 March | 57,021 | [94] | ||
15 March | 55,254 | [95] | ||
22 March | 48,101 | [96] | ||
29 March | 45,581 | [97] | ||
5 April | "These Days" | Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen | 43,693 | [98] |
12 April | "Freaky Friday" | Lil Dicky featuring Chris Brown | 41,068 | [99] |
19 April | "Nice for What" | Drake | 51,187 | [100] |
26 April | "One Kiss" | Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa | 70,106 | [101] |
3 May | 83,485 | [102] | ||
10 May | 69,742 | [103] | ||
17 May | 71,997 | [104] | ||
24 May | 62,000 | [105] | ||
31 May | 54,424 | [106] | ||
7 June | 53,252 | [107] | ||
14 June | 49,432 | [108] | ||
21 June | "I'll Be There" | Jess Glynne | 37,959 | [109] |
28 June | "Solo" | Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato | 41,584 | [110] |
5 July | "Shotgun" | George Ezra | 53,696 | [111] |
12 July | 75,986 | [112] | ||
19 July | "Three Lions" | The Lightning Seeds, David Baddiel & Frank Skinner | 79,779 | [113] |
26 July | "In My Feelings" | Drake | 90,887 | [114] |
2 August | 94,787 | [115] | ||
9 August | 82,569 | [116] | ||
16 August | 83,085 | [117] | ||
23 August | "Shotgun" | George Ezra | 68,287 | [118] |
30 August | [119] | |||
6 September | "Eastside" | Benny Blanco, Khalid and Halsey | [120] | |
13 September | "Promises" | Calvin Harris and Sam Smith | [121] | |
20 September | [122] | |||
27 September | [123] | |||
4 October | [124] | |||
11 October | [125] | |||
18 October | "Funky Friday" | Dave featuring Fredo | [126] |
Number-one albums
The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.
Chart date (week ending) | Album | Artist(s) | Chart sales | References |
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4 January | ÷ | Ed Sheeran | 74,158 | [127] |
11 January | 32,034 | [128] | ||
18 January | The Greatest Showman | Various artists | 26,445 | [129] |
25 January | 40,048 | [130] | ||
1 February | 38,572 | [131] | ||
8 February | 40,824 | [132] | ||
15 February | 41,433 | [133] | ||
22 February | 51,462 | [134] | ||
1 March | 42,604 | [135] | ||
8 March | 36,312 | [136] | ||
15 March | 41,547 | [137] | ||
22 March | 45,963 | [138] | ||
29 March | 35,256 | [139] | ||
5 April | Staying at Tamara's | George Ezra | 62,564 | [140] |
12 April | The Greatest Showman | Various artists | 43,378 | [141] |
19 April | Golden | Kylie Minogue | 48,032 | [142] |
26 April | The Greatest Showman | Various artists | 30,080 | [143] |
3 May | 24,978 | [144] | ||
10 May | Beerbongs & Bentleys | Post Malone | 43,190 | [145] |
17 May | The Greatest Showman | Various artists | 28,180 | [146] |
24 May | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Arctic Monkeys | 86,359 | [147] |
31 May | The Greatest Showman | Various artists | 35,900 | [148] |
7 June | 40,064 | [149] | ||
14 June | 30,063 | [150] | ||
21 June | 34,378 | [151] | ||
28 June | 32,466 | [152] | ||
5 July | 26,771 | [153] | ||
12 July | Scorpion | Drake | 63,690 | [154] |
19 July | 29,630 | [155] | ||
26 July | 29,393 | [156] | ||
2 August | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again | Various artists | 35,000 | [157] |
9 August | 40,708 | [158] | ||
16 August | 35,488 | [159] | ||
23 August | [160] | |||
30 August | Sweetener | Ariana Grande | [161] | |
6 September | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again | Various artists | [162] | |
13 September | Kamikaze | Eminem | [163] | |
20 September | [164] | |||
27 September | [165] | |||
4 October | [166] | |||
11 October | Blood Red Roses | Rod Stewart | [167] | |
18 October | A Star Is Born | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper | [168] |
Number-one compilation albums
Chart date (week ending) | Album | Chart sales | References |
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4 January | Now 98 | 68,334 | [169] |
11 January | 21,486 | [170] | |
18 January | 13,039 | [171] | |
25 January | 11,006 | [172] | |
1 February | MTV Rocks | 15,555 | [173] |
8 February | 12,777 | [174] | |
15 February | 11,830 | [175] | |
22 February | 11,791 | [176] | |
1 March | 7,560 | [177] | |
8 March | Magic 80s | 10,227 | [178] |
15 March | Now Mum | 9,978 | [179] |
22 March | 10,584 | [180] | |
29 March | Andrew Lloyd Webber – Unmasked | 9,067 | [181] |
5 April | Now 99 | 114,571 | [182] |
12 April | 60,163 | [183] | |
19 April | 33,768 | [184] | |
26 April | 24,030 | [185] | |
3 May | 19,774 | [186] | |
10 May | 16,793 | [187] | |
17 May | 80s Soul Jams | 16,803 | [188] |
24 May | 13,816 | [189] | |
31 May | Now 99 | 11,095 | [190] |
7 June | 11,751 | [191] | |
14 June | Throwback Reggae Dancehall | [192] | |
21 June | [193] | ||
28 June | I Love Ibiza | [194] | |
5 July | Now Summer Party 18 | [195] | |
12 July | [196] | ||
19 July | Love Island – The Pool Party | [197] | |
26 July | [198] | ||
2 August | Now 100 | [199] | |
9 August | [200] | ||
16 August | [201] | ||
23 August | [202] | ||
30 August | [203] | ||
6 September | [204] | ||
13 September | I Love 80s | [205] | |
20 September | Now 100 | [206] | |
27 September | [207] | ||
4 October | [208] | ||
11 October | [209] | ||
18 October | [210] |
Deaths
- 1 January – Peter Evans, music scholar and expert on the music of Benjamin Britten, 88[211]
- 2 January – Tony Calder, record executive, producer and manager, 74[212]
- 4 January – Ray Thomas, founding member of The Moody Blues, flautist, singer and composer, 76[213]
- 10 January – Eddie Clarke, better known as "Fast" Eddie Clarke, guitarist and member of heavy metal bands Fastway and Motörhead, 67. Of Motörhead's classic lineup, which consisted of Lemmy, himself and Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, he was the last surviving member.[214]
- 20 January – Jim Rodford, bass guitarist for Argent, The Kinks and The Zombies, 76
- 24 January – Mark E. Smith, vocalist and frontman and the only constant member of The Fall, 60[215]
- 10 February – Raimund Herincx, baritone, 90[216]
- 19 February – Stormin (born Shaun Lewis), grime and drum and bass MC, 34[217]
- 23 February – Eddy Amoo, singer for The Real Thing, 74[218]
- 11 March – Ken Dodd, singer, comedian, actor, 90
- 28 March – Philip De Groote, South African-born cellist and founding member of the Chilingirian Quartet, 68[219]
- 15 April – Peter Lloyd, orchestral flautist, 86[220]
- 9–10 May (confirmed 11 May) – Scott Hutchison, singer, songwriter, musician Frightened Rabbit, 36[221]
- 1 June – Andrew Massey, conductor based in America, 72[222]
- 8 June - Danny Kirwan, guitarist, songwriter (Fleetwood Mac), 68
- 8 July – Oliver Knussen, classical composer, 66[223]
- 9 August – Arthur Davies, operatic tenor, 77[224]
- 24 August – James Mallinson, British classical recording engineer, 75[225]
- 1 September – Kenneth Bowen, Welsh tenor, 86[226]
- 22 September – Chas Hodges, musician (Chas & Dave), 74 (organ failure)[227]
- 1 October – Ben Daglish, 52, English composer and musician, lung cancer.[228]
- 2 October – Geoff Emerick, recording engineer (Abbey Road Studios, The Beatles), multi-Grammy winner, 72[229]
- 4 October – John Tyrrell, 76, musicologist.[230]
- 7 October – John Wicks, 65, producer, singer and musician (The Records).[231]
See also
References
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- ↑ Katy Wright (2018-01-08). "Arts Council appoints new director of music". Classical Music Magazine. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
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- ↑ "The Cumnock Tryst appoints Festival Director" (Press release). The Cumnock Tryst. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
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- ↑ "Liverpool Philharmonic announces Vasily Petrenko as Conductor Laureate from summer 2021" (Press release). Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
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- ↑ National Sawdust, 11 January 2018 programme
- 1 2 Rian Evans (2018-03-29). "BBC NOW/Van Steen review – dynamic showcase of young Welsh composers". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ↑ Royal Northern College of Music, 5 March 2018 programme
- ↑ BBC Singers, 7 July 2018 programme
- ↑ London Sinfonietta, 16 May 2018 program
- ↑ London Symphony Orchestra, 25 March 2018 programme
- ↑ Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Gala Opening concert programme, 11 March 2018
- ↑ London Sinfonietta, 24 January 2018 programme
- ↑ Wigmore Hall, 15 February 2018 programme
- ↑ London Symphony Orchetra, 26 April 2018 programme
- ↑ BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, 10 March 2018 programme
- ↑ University of Oxford, 18 February 2018 programme
- ↑ Philharmonia Orchestra, 24 May 2018 programme
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- ↑ Anna Meredith (2018-07-13). "'I said I'd rather write a piece about paper clips': Anna Meredith on Five Telegrams". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
- ↑ St John's Smith Square, 9 March 2018 programme, 'Stephen Montague's 75th Birthday – Beguiled'
- ↑ St John's Smith Square, 9 March 2018 programme, 'Stephen Montague's 75th Birthday – Hound Dog Blues'
- 1 2 David Wright, 'Spiritual journeys and operatic thrills mark Thea Musgrave’s 90th birthday'. New York Classical Review blog, 29 May 2018
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- ↑ Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, 2 January 2018 programme
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