2018 in European music

2018 in continental European music in geographical order.

Events

• 1 January – Barbara Laister-Ebner becomes the first female zither player to appear at the Vienna New Year's Concert. ^[1]
• 8 January – Arts Council England announces the appointment of its new Director of Music, Claire Mera-Nelson. ^[2]
• 10 January – The UK's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra announces the resignation of Charles Dutoit as its principal conductor, a year before the end of his contract, following allegations of inappropriate behaviour. ^[3]
• 29 January – The Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra announces that Marin Alsop will be its next chief conductor - the first woman to hold the position. ^[4]
• January – Portuguese Eurovision-winning singer Salvador Sobral leaves hospital after undergoing a successful heart transplant operation. ^[5]
• 21 February – The Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège announces that Gergely Madaras will be its next music director. ^[6]
• 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]
• 12 May – The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 takes place in Lisbon, Portugal. The 2017 winner, Salvador Sobral, and Brazilian singer and composer Caetano Veloso appear together for the first time to provide entertainment during the grand final. ^[8] The contest is won by Israel, represented by Netta, with the song "Toy". ^[9]
• 21-24 June – European Music Day is celebrated. ^[10]

Scandinavia

• Main article for Scandinavian music in 2018

Top hits

• Danish #1s
• Finnish #1 singles 2018 , Finnish #1 albums
• Norway charts
• Swedish #1 singles and albums

Netherlands

• Dutch #1 singles

Ireland

• Main article for Irish music in 2018

UK

• Main article for British music in 2018

Germany

• German number ones

Switzerland and Austria

• Swiss #1s

France

• French #1s

Italy

• Italian number ones

Eastern Europe/ Balkans

• List of Polish #1 singles
• Czech #1 singles
• Hungarian #1 singles

Musical films

• La Tribu (Spain) ^[11] starring Paco León, Carmen Machi, María José Sarrate
• Lyod (Russia) ^[12]
• Ted: För kärlekens skull (Sweden) ^[13]

Deaths

• 1 January – Teddy Edelmann, 76, Danish singer ^[14]
• 7 January – France Gall, 70, French singer, Eurovision winner (1965) ^[15]
• 15 January – Dolores O'Riordan, 46, Irish singer and musician ^[16]
• 16 January – Madalena Iglésias, 78, Portuguese actress and singer ^[17]
• 18 January – Javiera Muñoz, 40, Swedish singer ^[18]
• 20 January – Mario Guccio, 64, Belgian singer (Machiavel) ^[19]
• 24 January
  • Renaud Gagneux, 70, French composer ^[20]
  • Mark E. Smith, 60, English singer and songwriter (The Fall) ^[21]
• 27 January – David Zard, 75, Italian record producer ^[22]
• 28 January
  • Neil Harris, 63, British musician (Sham 69; cancer). ^[23]
  • Coco Schumann, 93, German jazz musician ^[24]
• 29 January – Asmund Bjørken, 84, Norwegian jazz musician ^[25]
• 5 February – Zeno Roth, 61, German guitarist and songwriter
• 12 February – László Melis, 64, Hungarian composer and violinist ^[26]
• 15 February – Tamara Nizhnikova, 92, Belarusian singer ^[27]
• 18 February – Didier Lockwood, 62, French jazz violinist (heart attack) ^[28]
• 26 March – Nikolay Kaufman, 92, Bulgarian musicologist, folklorist and composer. ^[29]
• 20 April – Avicii, 28, Swedish musician, DJ, remixer and record producer.
• 30 April – Rose Laurens, 65, French singer-songwriter ^[30]
• 2 May – Herman Krebbers, 94, Dutch violinist ^[31]
• 7 May – Roman Toi, 101, Estonian-Canadian composer, choir conductor, and organist ^[32]
• 29 May – Jürgen Marcus, 69, German singer (COPD) ^[33] (death announced on this date)
• 4 June – Marc Ogeret, 86, French singer ^[34]
• 8 June – Stefan Weber, 71, Austrian singer ^[35]
• 12 June
  • Helena Dunicz-Niwińska, 102, Polish violinist, translator and author ^[36]
  • Jon Hiseman, 73, English drummer (brain cancer) ^[37]
  • Jarosław Kozidrak, 63, Polish guitarist, keyboardist and composer ^[38]
• 26 June
  • Fedor Frešo, 71, Slovak rock and jazz bassist ^[39]
  • Bo Nilsson, 81, Swedish composer ^[40]
• 5 July – François Budet, 78, French singer-songwriter ^[41]
• 6 July – Vlatko Ilievski, 33, Macedonian pop singer and actor ^[42]
• 29 July – Oliver Dragojević, 70, Croatian singer (lung cancer) ^[43]
• 1 August – Celeste Rodrigues, 95, Portuguese fado singer ^[44]
• 7 August – Dumitru Fărcaș, 80, Romanian tárogató player. ^[45]
• 17 August – Claudio Lolli, 68, Italian singer-songwriter (cancer) ^[46]
• 26 August – Inge Borkh, 97, German soprano ^[47]
• 4 September – Elisa Serna, 75, Spanish protest singer-songwriter. ^[48]
• 6 September – Philippe Eidel, 61, French music producer, writer and film composer ^[49]
• 9 September – Beat Richner, 71, Swiss pediatrician and cellist ^[50]
• 12 September – Erich Kleinschuster, 88, Austrian trombonist and bandleader ^[51]
• 1 October
  • Charles Aznavour, 94, French-Armenian singer and lyricist ^[52]
  • Stelvio Cipriani, 81, Italian composer, complications from a stroke. ^[53]
• 26 October – Darijan Božič, 85, Slovenian composer ^[54] (death announced on this date)
• 3 November – Maria Guinot, 73, Portuguese singer= ^[55]
• 4 November – Roman Grinev, 41, Russian jazz bassist ^[56]
• 7 November – Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, 67, Irish musician and composer ^[57]
• 26 November
  • Umberto Borsò, 95, Italian opera singer ^[58]
  • Stanislav Gorkovenko, 80, Russian conductor ^[59]
• 29 November – Ulrich Leyendecker, 72, German composer. ^[60]

References

1. "Riccardo Muti adelte Neujahrskonzert mit Noblesse und Dolce Vita". Ober-Österreich Nachrichten. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
2. Katy Wright (2018-01-08). "Arts Council appoints new director of music". Classical Music Magazine. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
3. "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.
4. "Marin Alsop appointed new Chief Conductor of the Vienna RSO" (Press release). Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
5. "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.
6. "Gergely Madaras, futur directeur musical de l'OPRL" (Press release). Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
7. Michael Cooper (2018-03-06). "An Opera Powerhouse, Munich, Picks Its Next Leaders". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
8. "Eurovision 2018: Caetano Veloso to join Salvador Sobral in the Grand Final". ESCtoday. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
9. Runcie, Charlotte (13 May 2018). "Eurovision 2018: Israel's winning song is gloriously bizarre pop — review". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 13 May 2018.
10. "History". European Music Day Association. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
11. "THE 2018 SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL KICKS OFF WITH FEMALE-DRIVEN MUSICAL COMEDY 'THE TRIBE'". filmink. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
12. "Российский фильм "Лед" выходит в прокат в Швейцарии". TASS .
13. 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.
14. Teddy Edelmann er død (in Danish)
15. "French pop star France Gall dies at 70". Reuters . Archived from the original on 2023-04-09.
16. Books of condolence open for Dolores O'Riordan
17. Morreu Madalena Iglésias Archived 2018-01-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
18. La Federación Nacional Chilena de Suecia te informa Archived 2018-08-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
19. Zanger van Machiavel overleden (in Dutch)
20. Disparition du compositeur Renaud Gagneux (in French)
21. The Fall's Mark E. Smith Has Died at Age 60
22. Addio a David zard, l'impresario che voleva essere una rockstar (in Italian)
23. Neil Harris von SHAM 69 tot (in German)
24. "Jazz musician, Nazi camp survivor, Coco Schumann dies at 93". Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
25. Jazzmusiker Asmund Bjørken er død (in Norwegian)
26. Elhunyt Melis László (in Hungarian)
27. Умерла народная артистка Беларуси и СССР Тамара Нижникова (in Russian)
28. French jazz violinist Didier Lockwood dies aged 62
29. In memoriam Nikolai Kaufman (in German)
30. Rose Laurens, interprète du tube "Africa", est décédée à l'âge de 65 ans (in French)
31. Herman Krebbers, een van Nederlands grootste violisten, overleden (in Dutch)
32. 101-aastaselt suri koorijuht Roman Toi (in Estonian)
33. Sänger Jürgen Marcus ist tot (in German)
34. Mort du chanteur e gage Marc Ogeret, interprète d'Aragon (in French)
35. Der legendäre Drahdiwaberl-Chef Stefan Weber ist tot (in German)
36. Zmarła Helena Dunicz-Niwińska, była więźniarka niemieckich obozów (in Polish)
37. Colosseum founder Jon Hiseman dies aged 73
38. Jarosław Kozidrak nie żyje. Współzałożyciel zespołu Bajm zmarł w wieku 63 lat (in Polish)
39. Zomrel Fedor Frešo, ktorý hral so všetkými dôležitými postavami našej scény (in Slovak)
40. Death of a leading composer, 81
41. Disparition de François Budet : "il était un peu comme un grand frère" disent ses amis chanteurs (in French)
42. Vlatko Ilievski unexpectedly passes away, aged just 33
43. Oliver Dragojevic dies after losing battle with cancer
44. Morreu a fadista Celeste Rodrigues (in Portuguese)
45. Famous Romanian tarogato player dies at age 80
46. Lutto nella musica italiana: è morto Claudio Lolli, simbolo della canzone d'autore (in Italian)
47. Singen, um darzustellen: Zum Tod von Inge Borkh (in German)
48. Muere a los 75 años la cantautora Elisa Serna, símbolo de la canción protesta (in Spanish)
49. Le musicien, compositeur et réalisateur de musique, Philippe Eidel, s’est éteint! (in French)
50. Dr Beat Richner dies at age of 71
51. Posaunenlegende Erich Kleinschuster gestorben (in German)
52. Charles Aznavour, French singing star, dies at 94
53. Morto Stelvio Cipriani, il compositore di "Anonimo Veneziano" (in Italian)
54. Umrl je skladatelj Darijan Božič (in Slovene)
55. Morreu a cantora Maria Guinot (in Portuguese)
56. Умер джазовый музыкант Роман Гринев (in Russian)
57. Leading Irish musician and composer Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin dies aged 67
58. Il tenore Umberto Borsò è morto a 95 anni: calcò i palchi di tutto il mondo (in Italian)
59. В Петербурге умер народный артист и дирижер Станислав Горковенко (in Russian)
60. Komponist Ulrich Leyendecker mit 72 Jahren gestorben Archived 2018-12-01 at the Wayback Machine (in German)

External links

• European Music Council