Overview of the events of 2020 in European music
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This article covers events in 2020 in continental European music , arranged in geographical order.
Scandinavia [ edit ] Top hits [ edit ] Netherlands [ edit ] Ireland [ edit ] Germany [ edit ] Switzerland and Austria [ edit ] Eastern Europe/ Balkans [ edit ] Musical films [ edit ] 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 4 February – Volker David Kirchner , 77, German violist and composer[16] 26 February 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 18 March – Jean Leber , 80–81, French violinist (COVID-19)[27] 20 March 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 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 25 October 1 November 5 November – Reynaert , 65, Belgian singer (COVID-19)[52] 7 November – Brian Coll , 79, Irish musician[53] 13 November – Kićo Slabinac 76, Croatian pop singer[54] References [ edit ] ^ "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 . ^ "Official EBU statement & FAQ on Eurovision 2020 cancellation" . Eurovision.tv . 18 March 2020. ^ 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). ^ Der Komponist Herbert Baumann starb 94-jährig in München Archived 2020-01-24 at the Wayback Machine (in German) ^ Muere Meritxell Negre, concursante de ‘El Número Uno’ (in Spanish) ^ Mainzer Komponist Volker David Kirchner gestorben (in German) ^ El último acorde de Eduardo Bort, pionero del rock progresivo español (in Spanish) ^ Prof. Hans Deinzer verstorben (in German) ^ Умер профессор Московской консерватории Сергей Доренский (in Russian) ^ DDR-Schlagerstar und Schauspieler: Peter Wieland mit 89 Jahren gestorben (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. ^ Odlazak Kraljice Sevdaha Preminula pevačica Beba Selimović (in Serbian) ^ Zemřela Eva Pilarová. Poslední rozloučení kvůli koronaviru nebude (in Czech) ^ L'addio a Bassi, il menestrello della Bassa che cantava il Po (in Italian) ^ Умер сооснователь «Гражданской обороны» Константин Рябинов (in Russian) ^ Mort du violoniste et pédagogue Jean Leber (in French) ^ Muere el tenor Enrique del Portal, víctima de «la otra epidemia», según la viuda (in Spanish) ^ Basilicata. E’ morto il maestro Gino Volpe (in Italian) ^ Zum Tod des Geigers Hellmut Stern Der musizierende Weltbürger (in German) ^ The composer Gerard Schurmann has died ^ Elhunyt Peskó Zoltán világhírű magyar karmester (in Hungarian) ^ Dieter Reith Musikproduktion (in German) ^ R.I.P. Patrick Gibson of disco group The Gibson Brothers ^ In memoriam: André Stordeur (1941–2020) (in French) ^ Voormalig OOR-redacteur Bert van de Kamp (73) overleden (in Dutch) ^ "Operasångerskan Kerstin Meyer död" . Dagens Nyheter . 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020 . ^ "Le chanteur Christophe est mort" (in French). 17 April 2020. ^ Spirituál kvintet přišel o hlas, Dušan Vančura zemřel kvůli zánětu zubu (in Czech) ^ Pau Dones, lead singer of Spanish band Jarabe de Palo, dead at 53 ^ 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 . ^ Mirė vienas žymiausių Lietuvos operos solistų Vaclovas Daunoras (in Lithuanian) ^ "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) ^ Fallece el director Húngaro György Fischer a los 85 años de edad (in Spanish) ^ Fallece Esteban Santos, componente del grupo Bravo (España 1984), a los 69 años (in Spanish) ^ Zemřela emeritní sólistka Opery ND, paní Eva Zikmundová (in Czech) ^ Joseph Reynaerts, qui avait représenté la Belgique à l'Eurovision, est décédé du coronavirus (in French) ^ "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 . External links [ edit ]
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