2017 in Asian music

See also: Timeline of musical events

Events

• January 11 – It is announced that Lan Shui will stand down as music director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in January 2019. ^[1]
• January 22 – The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, and the China Philharmonic Orchestra all announce the cancellation of scheduled concert appearances with Korean soprano Sumi Jo, without formal explanation. It is suggested by some that political tensions between the South Korean and Chinese governments have caused the cancellation of concerts by Sumi Jo and other Korean performers. ^[2]
• April 10 – Du Yun is awarded the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her composition, Angel's Bone . ^[3]
• September 30 – Tan Dun is awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Biennale. ^[4]

Albums

• Band-Maid – Just Bring It ^[5]
• E-girls – E.G. Crazy ^[6]
• Hello Venus – Mystery of Venus
• Koda Kumi – W Face: Inside/Outside
• Mito Natsume – Natsumelo
• Anupam Roy – Ebar Morle Gachh Hawbo ^[7]
• Regine Velasquez – R3.0 ^[8]
• Navneet Aditya Waiba – Ama Lai Shraddhanjali ^[9]
• Sachin Warrier – Kanave Kalayathe ^[10]

Classical

• Sofia Gubaidulina – Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Bayan ^[11]

Opera

• Sukanya , with music by Ravi Shankar and libretto by Amit Chaudhuri ^[12]

Musical films

• Alamara
• Anaarkali of Aarah
• Arjunan Kadhali
• Dr. Nawariyan (Sri Lanka), with music by Dinesh Subasinghe ^[13]
• Duvvada Jagannadham
• Love Is a Broadway Hit
• Our Shining Days (China), starring Xu Lu and Peng Yuchang ^[14]

Deaths

• January 2 – Barbara Fei, 85, Hong Kong opera singer. ^[15]
• January 14 – Yama Buddha, 29, Nepalese rapper ^[16]
• February 8 – Rina Matsuno, 18, Japanese pop singer (lethal arrhythmia) ^[17]
• February 25 – Toshio Nakanishi, musician and producer, 61 (esophageal cancer)
• March 1
  • Raajesh Johri, Indian singer-songwriter, 64 ^[18]
  • Hiroshi Kamayatsu, Japanese singer and guitarist, 78 ^[19]
• March 7 – Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya, 47, Indian folk singer and researcher ^[20]
• April 12 – Peggy Hayama, Japanese singer, 83
• May 20 – Natalia Shakhovskaya, 81, Russian cellist ^[21]
• May 21 – Leo Kristi, Indonesian singer, 67 (kidney failure) ^[22]
• July 8 – Seiji Yokoyama, Japanese composer, 82
• August 30 – Abdul Jabbar, 78, Bangladeshi singer ^[23]
• December 2 – Norihiko Hashida, Japanese folk singer-songwriter, 72
• December 18 – Kim Jong-hyun, 27, South Korean singer-songwriter and radio host (carbon monoxide poisoning) ^[24]

See also

• 2017 in music
• 2017 in Japanese music

References

1. "Lan Shui to step down as SSO's Music Director" (Press release). Singapore Symphony Orchestra. January 11, 2017. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
2. Amy Qin (January 23, 2017). "3 Performances by Sumi Jo, Korean Soprano, Canceled in China". The New York Times. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
3. Frank J. Oteri (April 10, 2017). "DU YUN AWARDED 2017 PULITZER PRIZE FOR MUSIC". NewMusicBox. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
4. "The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in Music has been awarded to Chinese composer Tan Dun". Venice Biennale. September 30, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
5. BAND-MAID、1stフルアルバム「Just Bring It」発売決定. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 24, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
6. E-girls、“POP”と“COOL”見せる24曲入り「E.G. CRAZY」にライブ映像も. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 16, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
7. "IS THAT A MAN? IS THAT A TREE?". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. January 21, 2017. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
8. "Watch Previews of Filipina Icon Regine Velasquez's Highly Anticipated 'R3.0'". Billboard. Billboard . Retrieved December 17, 2017.
9. "फरिया ल्याइदेछन् तेइ पनि राता घनन !". Sambad Post (in Nepali). 4 November 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
10. "Tamil song. Kanave Kalayathe". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
11. Zachary Woolfe (March 3, 2017). "Review: The Boston Symphony's Radiant Precision". New York Times. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
12. "Ravi Shankar's opera Sukanya to receive world premiere in May 2017". Royal Opera House. September 29, 2016.
13. "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on August 23, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
14. Edmund Lee (October 3, 2017). "Film review: Our Shining Days – traditional Chinese music battles Western classical in teen comedy". South China Morning Post. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
15. "Renowned soprano Barbara Fei Ming-yi dies at 85". South China Morning Post. January 3, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
16. Sharma, Chiran (January 15, 2017). "Famous rapper Yama Buddha no more". myrepublica.com. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
17. "18-year-old member of pop idol group Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku dies". The Japan Times. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
18. "The wonder years". The Hindu . Retrieved February 8, 2023.
19. "'Monsieur' Kamayatsu, ex-member of '60s rock band Spiders, dies at 78". The Japan Times. March 2, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
20. "Kalika Prasad: Music from the periphery falls silent". Newsmen. March 7, 2017. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
21. "Muere la violonchelista rusa Natalia Shakhovskaya". www.codalario.com. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
22. Post, The Jakarta. "Respected balladeer Leo Kristi passes away at 67". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
23. Report, Star Online (August 30, 2017). "Singer Abdul Jabbar passes away". The Daily Star. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
24. "샤이니 종현, 쓰러진 채 발견…병원이송 후 사망 확인(2보)". 연합뉴스. December 18, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2023.