Classical Music
- Elliott Carter – Three Occasions for Orchestra (1986–9); Violin Concerto
- Einar Englund – Wind Quintet
- Karel Goeyvaerts –
- Aquarius, stage cantata, for eight sopranos and 15 instrumentalists
- …want de tijd is nabij (Because the Time Is Near), for male chorus and strings
- John McCabe – String Quartet No. 5
- Einojuhani Rautavaara – Piano Concerto No. 2
- Robert Simpson – String Quartet No. 13; Vortex for Brass Band
- John Tavener – The Protecting Veil
- I Nyoman Windha – Puspanjali
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