2012 in Asian music

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).
• February 17 – Start of Season 7 of the music competition Indonesian Idol.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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

• 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

• Fazıl Say – Symphony No 3 Universe

Opera

• Yin Qing – The Ballad of Canal

Musical films

• Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess (Japan)
• Hoore! Hoore! (Malaysia)
• I Do Bidoo Bidoo: Heto nAPO Sila! (Philippines)
• I Love You (Bangladesh)
• McDull: The Pork of Music (Hong Kong)
• Mihashin Furaana Dhandhen (Maldives)
• Satrangi Re (India)

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
• July 17 – İlhan Mimaroğlu, Turkish-born American composer and record producer, 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)
• December 11
  • Ravi Shankar, Indian sitar player and composer, 92
  • Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist, 86
• December 20 – Victor Merzhanov, Russian classical pianist, 93

References

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