MusicalAmerica - Awards 2012

	David Finckel & Wu Han Musicians of the Year This irrepressible husband and wife team has initiated a quiet revolution in music often regarded as too rarefied to attract a large following.
	Composer of the Year goes to: Meredith Monk A source of amazement in American new music for half a century—Monk is, in addition, a singer, keyboardist, dancer, choreographer, director, and film maker.
	Jaap van Zweden is Conductor of the Year He was concertmaster of Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw when Leonard Bernstein urged him to try conducting, and now he is in demand throughout the world.
	Instrumentalist of the Year: Gil Shaham His retrospective of violin concertos composed in the 1930s is the kind that awards are made for.
	Jonas Kaufman Wins Vocalist of the Year Tosca and Traviata at La Scala, Werther in Paris, or Lohengrin at Bayreuth, Kaufmann is king.