, ▁st umb les ▁and ▁almost ▁falls ▁from ▁the ▁pod ium . ▁ ▁July ▁ 2 5 ▁– ▁The ▁Classic ▁Brit s ▁award ▁ceremony ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁originally ▁due ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁on ▁this ▁date , ▁is ▁post pon ed ▁to ▁October ▁ 2 . ▁August ▁ 2 2 ▁– ▁Near ly ▁five ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁composer ' s ▁death , ▁on ▁what ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁his ▁ 8 4 th ▁birth day , ▁Karl hein z ▁Stock hausen ' s ▁opera ▁Mitt wo ch ▁aus ▁L icht ▁is ▁performed ▁in ▁its ▁entire ty ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁by ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁B irmingham ▁Opera ▁Company , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Cultural ▁Olymp i ad . ▁September ▁ 9 ▁– ▁A ▁day ▁after ▁her ▁performance ▁at ▁the ▁Last ▁Night ▁of ▁The ▁Prom s , ▁Nicola ▁Bened etti ' s ▁album , ▁The ▁Silver ▁Vi olin , ▁becomes ▁the ▁highest ▁new ▁entry ▁by ▁a ▁solo ▁instrument al ist ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁Official ▁Album ▁Chart ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁September ▁ 1 5 ▁– ▁The ▁J oz sef ▁Sz ig eti ▁International ▁Vi ol ina ▁and ▁Vi ola ▁Compet ition , ▁held ▁in ▁Budapest , ▁is ▁joint ly ▁won ▁by ▁Aleks andra ▁K uls ▁and ▁Wang ▁X iao . ▁ ▁New ▁works ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁American ▁Or ch est ras , ▁North ▁American ▁orch est ras ▁premier ed ▁ 1 6 5 ▁new ▁works ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0