2012 in Asian music
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Events
- January – It is announced that the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg will join KM Music Conservatory musicians in a 100-member concert tour of five Indian cities performing compositions by Indian composer A. R. Rahman. The tour, named "Germany and India 2011–2012: Infinite Opportunities'. Classic Incantations", marks the centenary of Indian cinema and of Studio Babelsberg, the world's oldest film studio.
- February 4 – An anti-government rally at Bolotnaya Square, Moscow, is concluded by Yuri Shevchuk with one of his best-known songs, "Rodina" (Motherland).{{cite news|url=http://www.gazeta.ru/politics/elections2011/2012/02/04_a_3987437.shtml |title=Не замерзнем, не простим! |work=Gazeta.ru |date=4 February 2012 |access-date=4 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629165018/http://www.gazeta.ru/politics/elections2011/2012/02/04_a_3987437.shtml |archive-date=29 June 2012 }}
- February 17 – Start of Season 7 of the music competition Indonesian Idol.{{cite web|last=Sjw |first=Romulo |url=http://musik.kapanlagi.com/berita/anang-ingatkan-audisi-indonesian-idol-di-medan.html|title='Anang Kembali Jadi Juri Indonesian Idol' |publisher=Kapanlagi |date=2 December 2011 |access-date=2 December 2011}}
- March 2 – Release of London, Paris, New York, starring Ali Zafar and Aditi Rao Hydari.
- May – Biennial International Morin khuur Festival and competition.
- July 7 – 59th Filmfare Awards South ceremony is held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India.{{cite web|title=Rana Daggubati announces the 59th Idea Filmfare Awards (South)|url=http://filmfare.com/photos/rana-daggubati-announces-the-59th-idea-filmfare-awards-south-580.html|work=Filmfare|publisher=Times Internet Limited|access-date=26 June 2012}}
- August 24 – Pianist Lang Lang is awarded the Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his engagement in the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival.{{cite news|title=Pianist Lang Lang mit Bundesverdienstkreuz geehrt |trans-title=Pianist Lang Lang awarded the Federal Cross of Merit |language=de |work=Die Welt |date=25 August 2012 |access-date=25 August 2012 |agency=Deutsche Presse-Agentur |url=https://www.welt.de/newsticker/dpa_nt/infoline_nt/boulevard_nt/musik_nt/article108796700/Pianist-Lang-Lang-mit-Bundesverdienstkreuz-geehrt.html}}
- September – Chinese pianist Jiayan Sun finishes third in the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition.
- September 27–30 – Darbar Festival takes place in London.
- December 1 – Opening of the 2012 Madras Music Season.
Albums
- Shadmehr Aghili – Tarafdaar
- Angband – Saved from the Truth
- Arnob – Adheko Ghume
- Buck-Tick – Yume Miru Uchuu
- Tay Kewei – Fallin
- Shiri Maimon – Sheleg Ba'sharav
- Assala Nasri – Qanoun Kaifik
- Krizza Neri – Krizza
- Ramin Rahimi – Persian Percussion Electrified
- Replikas – Biz Burada Yok İken
- Fazıl Say – Istanbul Symphony
- SKE48 – Kono Hi no Chime o Wasurenai
- Wanting Qu – Everything in the World
- Haifa Wehbe – Malikat Jamal Al Kawn
Classical
Opera
Musical films
- Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess (Japan){{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-05-30/aya-hirano-to-sing-fairy-tail-film-ending-theme|title=Aya Hirano to Sing Fairy Tail Film's Ending Theme|publisher=Anime News Network|date=May 30, 2012|access-date=June 23, 2013}}
- Hoore! Hoore! (Malaysia){{Cite web|url=http://www.cinema.com.my/movies/details.aspx?search=2012.7527.hoorehoore.13819 |title=cinema.com.my: Hoore! Hoore!|access-date=30 October 2018}}
- I Do Bidoo Bidoo: Heto nAPO Sila! (Philippines)[http://www.malaya.com.ph/index.php/entertainment/11383-apo-happy-with-i-do-bidoo-bidoo APO happy with ‘I Do Bidoo Bidoo’] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826050136/http://www.malaya.com.ph/index.php/entertainment/11383-apo-happy-with-i-do-bidoo-bidoo |date=2012-08-26 }} Malaya. Retrieved 26 August 2012
- I Love You (Bangladesh){{Cite web |url=http://banglamusic.com/news/bangla-movie-i-love-you-soundtracks-released-3167.html |title="I Love You" Soundtracks Released |access-date=2018-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013103117/http://banglamusic.com/news/bangla-movie-i-love-you-soundtracks-released-3167.html |archive-date=2011-10-13 |url-status=dead }}
- McDull: The Pork of Music (Hong Kong){{cite web|url= http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/chinas-national-day-bo-biggest-on-record|title= China's National Day B.O. biggest on record|author= Kevin Ma|date= 9 October 2014|access-date= 9 October 2014|work= Film Business Asia|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141014172040/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/chinas-national-day-bo-biggest-on-record|archive-date= 14 October 2014|df= dmy-all}}
- Mihashin Furaana Dhandhen (Maldives){{cite news |url=http://www.haveeru.com.mv:80/dhivehi/entertainment/111985 |title=Ravi's "Mihashin Furaana Dhandhen" attracts Nahu's audience |language=dv |work=Haveeru |last=Nadheem |first=Ahmed |date=24 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126232815/http://www.haveeru.com.mv/dhivehi/entertainment/111985 |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 November 2011 |access-date=3 October 2018 |df=dmy-all }}
- Satrangi Re (India){{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-27/news-interviews/30559338_1_marathi-filmmakers-ajay-sarpotdar-playback-singers|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701172107/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-27/news-interviews/30559338_1_marathi-filmmakers-ajay-sarpotdar-playback-singers|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2012|website=The Times of India|title=I know how this industry works|access-date=30 October 2018}}
Deaths
- January 1 – Yafa Yarkoni, Israeli singer, 86
- February 5 – Jiang Ying, Chinese opera singer and music teacher, 92
- March 24 – Jose Prakash, Indian singer and actor, 86
- March 28 – Alexander Arutiunian, Armenian composer, 91
- May 2 – Zvi Zeitlin, Russian violinist and music teacher, 90
- May 29 – Mark Minkov, Russian composer, 67
- June 4 – Eduard Khil, Russian baritone, 77
- June 14 – Hassan Kassai, Iranian Ney player, 83
- July 10 – Viktor Suslin, Russian composer, 70{{cite web |url=http://www.sikorski.de/344/en/suslin_viktor.html|title=Viktor Suslin profile|website=Sikorski.de|access-date=2012-09-04}}
- July 17 – İlhan Mimaroğlu, Turkish-born American composer and record producer, 86[https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/19/arts/music/ilhan-mimaroglu-composer-and-producer-is-dead-at-86.html?_r=1&hpw Ilhan Mimaroglu, Composer and Producer, Is Dead at 86]
- October 5 – Edvard Mirzoyan, Armenian composer, 91
- October 8 – Bidit Lal Das, Bengali folk musician and composer, 74
- November 15 – Khin Maung Toe, Burmese singer-songwriter and guitarist, 62 (liver cancer){{cite web | url=http://weeklyeleven.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16327:2012-11-08-09-04-34&catid=61:local&Itemid=133 | language=my | title=Stereo Era's Singer-Songwriter Khin Maung Toe Passes Away | publisher=Weekly Eleven Magazine | date=2012-11-15 | access-date=2015-01-04 | archive-date=2012-11-29 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129165705/http://www.weeklyeleven.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16327:2012-11-08-09-04-34&catid=61:local&Itemid=133 | url-status=dead }}
- December 11
- Ravi Shankar, Indian sitar player and composer, 92{{cite news|title=Pandit Ravi Shankar passes away|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/music/sitar-maestro-ravi-shankar-passes-away/article4190878.ece|access-date=12 December 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=12 December 2012}}
- Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist, 86{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/russian/rolling_news/2012/12/121211_rn_vishnevskaya_dies.shtml |title=В Москве скончалась Галина Вишневская |publisher=BBC News |access-date=2012-12-11}}
- December 20 – Victor Merzhanov, Russian classical pianist, 93{{cite web|author =Мержанов Виктор Карпович |url=http://www.mosconsv.ru/ru/person.aspx?id=8769 |title=МГК им. Чайковского - персоналии - Мержанов Виктор Карпович |publisher=Mosconsv.ru |access-date=2012-12-22}}