Overview of the events of 2010 in British music
List of years in British music
This is a summary of2010 in music in the United Kingdom.
1 January – Musicians honoured in the Queen'sNew Year Honours list include mezzo-sopranoSarah Connolly (CBE), conductorJames Loughran (CBE), composerCraig Armstrong (OBE), rock musiciansFrancis Rossi andRick Parfitt (OBE), composerRachel Portman (OBE) and guitaristJet Harris (MBE).9 January –Jamie Cullum marries modelSophie Dahl .[ 1] 15 February – ComposerStanley Vann celebrates his 100th birthday. In recognition of his past service as Master of the Music, Peterborough Cathedral issues a commemorative CD,Harken to the Whispering Angels , with a compilation of recordings by both the current choir and earlier recordings made during his tenure as organist.[ 2] 29 March – Protesters interrupt a concert by theJerusalem Quartet at London'sWigmore Hall .[ 3] 3 April – NewLlandaff Cathedral organ first played.8 June – TheGregynog Music Festival opens; performers includeEmma Kirkby ,Catrin Finch andThe Academy of Ancient Music .[ 4] 11 –13 June – TheDownload Festival 2010 takes place atDonington Park .AC/DC played on an exclusive stage next to the Maurice Jones main stage, which was headlined byThem Crooked Vultures ,Rage Against the Machine andAerosmith . The Ronnie James Dio stage was headlined byBullet for My Valentine ,Thirty Seconds to Mars andStone Sour , the Pepsi Max stage byJob for a Cowboy ,Michael Monroe andSuicidal Tendencies , the Red Bull Bedroom Jam Stage byDevil Sold His Soul ,Breed 77 and Panic Cell, and the Jägermeister Acoustic stage bySkin ,Reckless Love andGinger Wildheart .12 June – Musicians honoured in the Queen'sBirthday Honours list include composer and conductorGeorge Benjamin (CBE), composerKarl Jenkins (CBE), jazz musicianBill Ashton (OBE), singer-songwriterGraham Nash (OBE), and rock musicianJohn Cale .23 –28 June – TheGlastonbury Festival 2010 is headlined byStevie Wonder . Other acts performing includeMuse ,Gorillaz ,Thom Yorke andJonny Greenwood ,Keane andScissor Sisters .15 July –Robbie Williams announces that he will rejoinTake That .16 July –The Proms 2010 season opens with a performance ofGustav Mahler 'sSymphony No. 8 .[ 5] 25 July 26 July –Simon Holt 's "a table of noises" (2007), a concerto for percussion receives its London première at The Proms, having originally been performed in Birmingham.[ 7] 13 August – TheThree Choirs Festival Youth Choir give their first concert, atTewkesbury Abbey , performing Handel's "Zadok the Priest", "Water Music (Suite No 2 in D)" and "My Heart is Inditing", and Bach's "Magnificat", accompanied by the Corelli Chamber Orchestra.[ 8] 17 August –Huw Watkins ' Violin Concerto is premièred atThe Proms byAlina Ibragimova , for whom it was written.[ 9] [ 10] 11 September – The Last Night of the Proms opens with the première ofJonathan Dove 's "A Song of Joys".[ 11] Jiří Bělohlávek conducts the concert for the first time, andRenée Fleming is the soloist for "Rule, Britannia".12 December –Matt Cardle wins theseventh series ofThe X Factor UK Rebecca Ferguson is named runner-up, whileOne Direction andCher Lloyd finish in third and fourth place respectively.Nicola Benedetti –Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto op35; Bruch: Violin Concerto 1 Tasmin Little –Elgar: Violin Concerto / Polonia / Interlude from the Crown of India Bryn Terfel –Carols & Christmas Songs Roderick Williams –Butterworth: Shropshire Lad (Songs From A Shropshire Lad/ Folk Songs From Sussex) Film scores and incidental music [ edit ] British music awards [ edit ] The2010 BRIT Awards were hosted byPeter Kay on 16 February 2010.
Classical BRIT Awards [ edit ] TheClassical BRIT Awards were hosted byMyleene Klass on 13 May 2010.
Ivor Novello Awards [ edit ] The 55thIvor Novello Awards were held on 20 May 2010 atGrosvenor House , London.[ 18]
The 2010Mercury Prize was awarded on 7 September 2010 toThe xx for their albumxx [ 19]
[ edit ] The 2010Popjustice £20 Music Prize was awarded on 7 September 2010 toExample for his song "Kickstarts ".
British Composer Awards [ edit ] The 8thBritish Composer Awards were held on 30 November 2010 atStationers' Hall , London.BBC Radio 3 presentersSara Mohr-Pietsch and Andrew McGregor hosted the awards, which were presented byJude Kelly .
The Record of the Year was awarded on 10 December 2010 toOwl City for their song "Fireflies ".[ 20]
2 January –John Rhys Evans , operatic baritone, 79[ 21] 11 January –Mick Green , English guitarist (Johnny Kidd & The Pirates ), 6528 January –Alistair Hulett , folk singer, 58 (liver failure)[ 22] 6 February – SirJohn Dankworth , jazz composer and musician, 82[ 23] 9 February –Malcolm Vaughan , singer and actor, 8013 February –John Reed , actor, singer, and dancer, 9423 February –Wyn Morris , conductor, 815 March –Philip Langridge , operatic tenor, 70[ 24] 27 March –Stanley Vann , composer, organist, choral conductor, and choir trainer, 100[ 25] 1 April –Morag Beaton , opera singer, 838 April –Malcolm McLaren , impresario and formerSex Pistols manager, 64 (peritoneal mesothelioma)[ 26] 9 April –Kenneth McKellar , tenor, 8210 May –Jack Birkett , dancer, singer, mime artist and actor, 757 June –Stuart Cable , drummer, 40 (choked on vomit)[ 27] 8 June –Crispian St. Peters , singer-songwriter, 71[ 28] 21 June 23 June –Pete Quaife , English bass player (The Kinks ), 66 (kidney failure)[ 29] 29 June – Alf Carretta, lead singer ofThe Zimmers , 931 July –John Paynter , composer and music educator, 785 July –David Fanshawe , composer, 68 (stroke)21 July –Anthony Rolfe Johnson , tenor, 69[ 30] 17 August –Bill Millin , British Army soldier and piper during WWII (born 1922)21 September –Geoffrey Burgon , film and TV score composer, 6910 October –Alison Stephens , English mandolin player, 40 (cervical cancer)30 October –Morris Pert , Scottish composer, drummer /percussionist and pianist, 6225 November –Peter Christopherson , musician, 5516 December –Richard Adeney , British flautist, 90[ 31] ^ Jessen, Monique (11 January 2010)."Jamie Cullum and Sophie Dahl Marry in England" .people.com the original on 12 January 2010. Retrieved21 June 2010 . ^ "Music Association Online Store" . Peterborough Cathedral Music Association. Archived fromthe original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved25 February 2010 .^ Charlotte Higgins (30 March 2010)."Arts Diary" .The Guardian . UK.Archived from the original on 5 April 2010. Retrieved4 April 2010 . ^ "Gwyl Gregynog Festival 2010" . Gŵyl Gregynog Festival. Archived fromthe original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved6 July 2017 .^ BBC – Proms – 2010 Season . Accessed 14 April 2013^ BBC – Proms – Archive . Accessed 14 April 2013^ Chester Novello: a table of noises, Simon Holt . Accessed 14 April 2013^ "Three Choirs Festival website" . Archived fromthe original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved14 April 2013 .^ Schott Music ^ BBC 2010 Proms Composer Portraits ^ BBC – The Proms – Last Night of the Proms 2010 . Accessed 14 April 2013^ "Suede to Reunite for Benefit Show" . Pitchfork. 15 January 2010. Retrieved12 May 2010 .^ "Prince Charles commissions classical concert to celebrate Highgrove gardens",The Telegraph , 10 April 2010 . Accessed 19 April 2014^ John Joubert (2010).An English Requiem . Retrieved22 December 2011 . ^ "The chronicles of Narnia. Voyage of the dawn treader [sound recording]" .National Library of Australia . Retrieved12 September 2019 .^ Peter Culshaw (21 June 2012)."Interview: Film composer Ilan Eshkeri" .The Arts Desk . Retrieved12 September 2019 . ^ "76 Ltd's Peter Lydon Directs Costume Drama Fairytale For Sky And WCRS" . 4rfv.co.uk. 4 January 2011. Retrieved19 October 2011 .^ "2010 Ivor Novello awards: The winners" .BBC News . 20 May 2010. Retrieved24 June 2014 .^ "The xx win the Mercury Prize for debut album" . BBC News. 7 September 2010. Retrieved24 June 2014 .^ "Fireflies Wins Record of the Year" .MTV . 11 December 2010. Retrieved24 June 2014 .^ "John Rhys Evans: Death notice" .The Washington Post . 7 January 2010. Retrieved25 September 2018 .^ Alistair Hulett, 1951–2010: musician, activist, socialist Archived 26 March 2010 at theWayback Machine Socialist Worker , 2 February 2010. Accessed 4 February 2010.^ John Fordham (7 February 2010)."Sir John Dankworth obituary" .The Guardian . Retrieved15 March 2019 . ^ Millington, Barry,"Philip Langridge Obituary: Leading British tenor committed to the theatrical dimension of the operatic stage" The Guardian , 7 March 2010 ^ "Stanley Vann" .The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved4 April 2010 .^ Peck, Tom (8 April 2010)."Malcolm McLaren dies aged 64" The Independent . UK.Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved8 April 2010 . ^ "Former Stereophonics drummer Stuart Cable 'choked to death on his own vomit' | News" .Nme . 19 October 2010. Retrieved2 January 2012 .^ "Crispian St Peters – 60's Hits Pop Star Died 9th June 2010" . Mi2N.com. Archived fromthe original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved26 January 2014 .^ Dave Davies (25 June 2010)."Dave Davies Message Board/Peter Quaife-Dave Davies" . Archived fromthe original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved29 June 2010 . ^ "Anthony Rolfe Johnson" .The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved23 July 2010 .^ "Richard Adeney" .The Telegraph . 11 February 2011. Retrieved15 March 2019 .
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