Reposting this with list and accompanying blog post.
My list for the Rhapsody service:
Top 10 Classical Discoveries of 2015
Best of 2015: Top 10 Classical Discoveries
Forget about dead white guys for the moment: Classical music isn’t just what was written centuries ago, and it’s definitely not all in the past. Let’s pay tribute to the creative imagination of composers at work today — all of them are very much alive and pushing the boundaries of musical expression.