1928, from day to day
1928. With other artists, Maurice Ravel, Béla Bartók and Arnold Schoenberg influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Ennio Morricone, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Boléro, Op. 81” de Maurice Ravel, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1928 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 440 of these moments for 1928.
The year 1928 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Birth of Vello Viisimaa That year: 1928, Classical music, Estonian actor (dead in 1991)
Birth of Rita Vaitkevičienė-Viržonytė That year: 1928, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (dead in 2016)
02
Death of Mathieu Neumann That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1867)
04
Birth of Avni Mula That year: 1928, Classical music, Albanian singer, musician (dead in 2020)
08
Death of Eugène-Philippe Bellenot That year: 1928, Classical music, (1860-1928) (born in 1860)
09
Death of Theresia Singer That year: 1928, Classical music, soprano opera singer (born in 1850)
Death of Jean Eugène Gaston Lemaire That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1854)
Death of Gaston Lemaire That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1855)
10
Birth of Fuat Mansurov That year: 1928, Classical music, Russian conductor (dead in 2010)
11
Death of Valborg Aulin That year: 1928, Classical music, Swedish pianist and composer (1860-1928) (born in 1860)
Birth of Andréa Guiot That year: 1928, Classical music, French singer (dead in 2021)
12
Death of Hermann Robert Frenzel That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1850)
14
Birth of Jutta Zoff That year: 1928, Classical music, German musician (dead in 2019)
15
Birth of François Pantillon That year: 1928, Classical music, Swiss composer and conductor
16
Birth of Pilar Lorengar That year: 1928, Classical music, Spanish operatic soprano (dead in 1996)
Birth of Jorge Peña Hen That year: 1928, Classical music, Chilean musician (dead in 1973)
Birth of Ezra Sims That year: 1928, Classical music, American composer of microtonal music (1928-2015) (dead in 2015)
17
Birth of Jean Barraqué That year: 1928, Classical music, French composer (1928-1973) (dead in 1973)
Death of Wilberfoss George Owst That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1861)
25
Birth of Andrzej Cwojdziński That year: 1928, Classical music, Polish composer, conductor and music teacher (dead in 2022)
Birth of Elizabeth Kingdon That year: 1928, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 2021)
27
Birth of Jean-Michel Damase That year: 1928, Classical music, French pianist, conductor and composer (dead in 2013)
28
Birth of Ángel Arteaga That year: 1928, Classical music, Spanish composer (dead in 1984)
29
Death of Francis Popy That year: 1928, Classical music, French conductor and composer (born in 1874)
30
Birth of Mitch Leigh That year: 1928, Classical music, American composer (1928-2014) (dead in 2014)
February
01
Birth of Christian Vöchting That year: 1928, Classical music, Swiss conductor, 1928-1967 (dead in 1967)
03
Birth of Helmut Kretschmar That year: 1928, Classical music, German opera singer
04
Death of Theodor Salzmann That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1854)
05
Birth of Eduard Baghdasaryan That year: 1928, Classical music, Armenian opera singer, tenor (dead in 2015)
06
Death of Ondřej Kadlec That year: 1928, Classical music, Czech violinist, music educator and composer (born in 1859)
08
Birth of Osian Ellis That year: 1928, Classical music, Welsh harpist and composer (1928-2021) (dead in 2021)
09
Birth of Rolf Apreck That year: 1928, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 1989)
Death of Papa Benz That year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1863)
Death of Eugène Lejolivet That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1850)
10
Birth of Donald Johanos That year: 1928, Classical music, American conductor (dead in 2007)
Death of Felix Decken That year: 1928, Classical music, German operatic buffo tenor, actor and stage director (born in 1864)
13
Death of Édouard Nadaud That year: 1928, Classical music, French violinist and violin pedagogue (born in 1862)
15
Birth of Norma Procter That year: 1928, Classical music, English operatic contralto (dead in 2017)
19
Birth of Zofia Janukowicz-Pobłocka That year: 1928, Classical music, Polish soprano (dead in 2019)
23
Birth of Galina Oleynichenko That year: 1928, Classical music, Soviet and Russian singer (dead in 2013)
24
Death of Edmond Clément That year: 1928, Classical music, French opera singer (1867-1928) (born in 1867)
27
Birth of René Clemencic That year: 1928, Classical music, Austrian classical musician (dead in 2022)
Inauguration: Benedum Center That year: 1928, Classical music (Pittsburgh, United States of America)
Birth of Boris Isaakovitsj Raisov That year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1984)
Birth of Arne Tyrén That year: 1928, Classical music, Swedish singer (dead in 2012)
28
Death of Amy Fay That year: 1928, Classical music, Pianist and memoirist/chronicler (born in 1844)
Death of Cosme Ribera i Miró That year: 1928, Classical music, Spanish composer and conductor (born in 1842)
Birth of Aili Purtonen That year: 1928, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (dead in 2018)
29
Birth of Alan Loveday That year: 1928, Classical music, New Zealand violinist (1928-2016) (dead in 2016)
Birth of McHenry Boatwright That year: 1928, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 1994)
March
01
Death of Jacob Adolf Hägg That year: 1928, Classical music, Swedish composer (born in 1850)
Death of Herbert Brewer That year: 1928, Classical music, English composer and organist (born in 1865)
02
Death of Bernardino Valle Chinestra That year: 1928, Classical music, Spanish composer and conductor (born in 1849)
Death of Étienne Royer That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1882)
04
Birth of Samuel Adler That year: 1928, Classical music, American composer and conductor
Death of Viktoria Blank That year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher, film actor, actor (born in 1859)
06
Birth of Kaoru Chiba That year: 1928, Classical music, Japanese hornist (dead in 2008)
Birth of Liidia Panova That year: 1928, Classical music, Estonian opera singer
07
Birth of William Blankenship That year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2017)
Birth of Štěpán Koníček That year: 1928, Classical music, Czech conductor and composer (dead in 2006)
09
Birth of Franz Crass That year: 1928, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 2012)
11
Death of Georges Guiraud That year: 1928, Classical music, French organist, composer and music educator (1868-1928) (born in 1868)
12
Birth of Philip Jones That year: 1928, Classical music, British musician (dead in 2000)
15
Death of Abraham Lilienthal That year: 1928, Classical music, American composer (born in 1859)
16
Birth of Christa Ludwig That year: 1928, Classical music, German mezzo-soprano (1928-2021) (dead in 2021)
Birth of Hans Graf That year: 1928, Classical music, Austrian pianist (dead in 1994)
Death of Kálmán Chován That year: 1928, Classical music, Composer, musician (born in 1852)
17
Birth of Edino Krieger That year: 1928, Classical music, Brazilian composer (1928-2022) (dead in 2022)
Birth of Sinikka Koskela That year: 1928, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (dead in 2014)
18
Birth of Virtú Maragno That year: 1928, Classical music, Argentinian composer (dead in 2004)
21
Birth of Ruth Anderson That year: 1928, Classical music, American musician (dead in 2019)
Birth of Benedykt Konowalski That year: 1928, Classical music, conductor (dead in 2021)
24
Birth of Byron Janis That year: 1928, Classical music, American musician
Death of Pierre Hermant That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1869)
25
Birth of Zdeněk Košler That year: 1928, Classical music, Czech conductor (dead in 1995)
Birth of Mario Sereni That year: 1928, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 2015)
Death of Jozef Chládek That year: 1928, Classical music, Czech composer, choirmaster and organist (1856-1928) (born in 1856)
Death of Victor Champion That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1864)
27
Death of Leslie Stuart That year: 1928, Classical music, British composer (born in 1863)
Birth of Antonín Tučapský That year: 1928, Classical music, Czech composer (1928-2014) (dead in 2014)
Birth of Pauline Tinsley That year: 1928, Classical music, British opera singer (dead in 2021)
28
Death of Fiorello Fiorello That year: 1928, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1870)
29
Birth of James Scott That year: 1928, Classical music, British Cornet Champion and Foden's Band conductor
30
Birth of John Heddle Nash That year: 1928, Classical music, baritone (dead in 1994)
31
Birth of Ruth Schob-Lipka That year: 1928, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1928-2011) (dead in 2011)
April
01
Death of Ernst Münch That year: 1928, Classical music, French musician (1859-1928) (born in 1859)
Birth of Hermin Esser That year: 1928, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1928-2009) (dead in 2009)
02
Birth of Alain Vanzo That year: 1928, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 2002)
Birth of Fritz Uhl That year: 1928, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (1928-2001) (dead in 2001)
Birth of Volodymyra Chaika That year: 1928, Classical music, pedagogue, opera singer, university teacher (dead in 2015)
Birth of April Cantelo That year: 1928, Classical music, British opera singer (soprano)
03
Birth of Kerstin Meyer That year: 1928, Classical music, Swedish singer (1928-2020) (dead in 2020)
05
Birth of James Milligan That year: 1928, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (1928-1961) (dead in 1961)
06
Death of Wilhelm Rohde That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1856)
07
Birth of Walter Baer That year: 1928, Classical music, (1928-2015) (dead in 2015)
Birth of Milada Šafránková That year: 1928, Classical music, Czechoslovak opera singer (dead in 1991)
08
Birth of Willi Brokmeier That year: 1928, Classical music, born:1928-04-08|; Brokmeier, Willi; 1928-...
09
Death of Gabrijela Mrak That year: 1928, Classical music, music teacher, opera singer (born in 1852)
11
Birth of Jeannette Sinclair That year: 1928, Classical music, singer
12
Birth of Jean-François Paillard That year: 1928, Classical music, French conductor (dead in 2013)
Birth of Zurab Andjaparidze That year: 1928, Classical music, Georgian tenor (dead in 1997)
14
Birth of Egil Monn-Iversen That year: 1928, Classical music, Norwegian composer, conductor and producer (dead in 2017)
Birth of Loren Driscoll That year: 1928, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 2008)
15
Death of Vittorio Arimondi That year: 1928, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1861-1928) (born in 1861)
16
Birth of Vitaly Margulis That year: 1928, Classical music, Ukrainian pianist (dead in 2011)
Birth of Roza Jamanova That year: 1928, Classical music, Soviet opera singer and music educator (1928-2013) (dead in 2013)
17
Birth of Lutfiyar Imanov That year: 1928, Classical music, Azerbaijani opera singer (dead in 2008)
Premiere of Foliage of the heart, Op. 20 That year: 1928, Classical music (Song, lied), Arnold Schoenberg
Birth of Ryōsaku Kubota That year: 1928, Classical music, Japanese violinist (dead in 1997)
18
Death of Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński That year: 1928, Classical music, Polish musician (born in 1869)
20
22
Birth of Judith Dvorkin That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (dead in 1995)
23
Birth of Sergio Tedesco That year: 1928, Classical music, Italian actor, voice actor and tenor (dead in 2012)
24
Death of Ferdinand Hummel That year: 1928, Classical music, German harpist, pianist, conductor and composer (1855-1928) (born in 1855)
Birth of Gustav Křivinka That year: 1928, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 1990)
27
Premiere of Apollo That year: 1928, Classical music (Ballet), Igor Stravinsky
May
02
Birth of Horst Stein That year: 1928, Classical music, German conductor (dead in 2008)
06
Death of Juliusz Wertheim That year: 1928, Classical music, Polish musician (born in 1880)
07
Death of Alexander Spendiaryan That year: 1928, Classical music, Russian composer of Armenian descent (1871-1928) (born in 1871)
08
Birth of William Sydeman That year: 1928, Classical music, American composer (dead in 2021)
Birth of Narcisa Donátová That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (dead in 1981)
09
Death of Constantin Dimitrescu That year: 1928, Classical music, Romanian classical composer and music teacher (born in 1847)
11
Death of Emil Bohnke That year: 1928, Classical music, German musician (born in 1888)
Birth of Yūji Tōgi That year: 1928, Classical music, Japanese violinist (dead in 1985)
16
Birth of Zlata Tkach That year: 1928, Classical music, Moldovan composer and music educator (dead in 2006)
Death of Stephen Jesse Oslin That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1858)
17
Birth of Selma Emiroğlu That year: 1928, Classical music, Turkish cartoonist (dead in 2011)
18
Death of Ermenegildo Carosio That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1866)
19
Death of Henry F. Gilbert That year: 1928, Classical music, American composer (1868-1928) (born in 1868)
Birth of Antonia Fahberg That year: 1928, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 2016)
21
Birth of Karl-Christian Kohn That year: 1928, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 2006)
Death of Hermann Vetter That year: 1928, Classical music, German pianist, music educator and university teacher (1859-1928) (born in 1859)
23
Death of Ida Basilier-Magelssen That year: 1928, Classical music, Finnish singer (born in 1846)
26
Birth of Vladimir Orlov That year: 1928, Classical music, Romanian-Canadian cellist and music teacher (1928-2019) (dead in 2019)
27
Birth of Thea Musgrave That year: 1928, Classical music, Scottish composer
28
Death of Emma Howson That year: 1928, Classical music, singer and actress (born in 1844)
29
Death of Richard Robert Chope That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1830)
30
Birth of Gustav Leonhardt That year: 1928, Classical music, Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor (dead in 2012)
June
01
Birth of Robert Marcellus That year: 1928, Classical music, clarinetist (1928-1996) (dead in 1996)
02
Birth of Leopold Yashchenko That year: 1928, Classical music, musicologist, conductor (dead in 2016)
04
Birth of Valentin Teodorian That year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1995)
05
Death of Paul Véronge de La Nux That year: 1928, Classical music, French composer (1853-1928) (born in 1853)
06
Premiere of The Egyptian Helen, Op. 75 That year: 1928, Classical music (Opera), Richard Strauss
09
Birth of Tonin Harapi That year: 1928, Classical music, Albanian composer (dead in 1992)
13
Birth of Renée Morisset That year: 1928, Classical music, Canadian musician (1928-2009) (dead in 2009)
Birth of Hardy Vedana That year: 1928, Classical music, Brazilian singer (dead in 2009)
15
Birth of Adele Leigh That year: 1928, Classical music, British operatic soprano (1928-2004) (dead in 2004)
16
Birth of Sergiu Comissiona That year: 1928, Classical music, American conductor (1928-2005) (dead in 2005)
Death of Al Johns That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1878)
19
Birth of Tamara Alioșina-Alexandrova That year: 1928, Classical music, Soviet singer, opera singer and music educator (1928-1996) (dead in 1996)
Death of Johan Amberg That year: 1928, Classical music, Danish composer and violinist (1846-1928) (born in 1846)
Birth of Alojz Kubicek That year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2007)
20
Birth of Miloš Vacek That year: 1928, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer, choirmaster and organist (dead in 2012)
21
Birth of Judith Raskin That year: 1928, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 1984)
23
Birth of Adelaide Bishop That year: 1928, Classical music, singer and actress (1928-2008) (dead in 2008)
Death of Thomas H. Rollinson That year: 1928, Classical music, American composer, conductor, bandleader, cornetist, film score composer (1844-1928) (born in 1844)
25
Birth of William Russo That year: 1928, Classical music, American musician (1928–2003) (dead in 2003)
26
Birth of Jacob Druckman That year: 1928, Classical music, American composer (1928-1996) (dead in 1996)
Birth of Alf Andersen That year: 1928, Classical music, Danish singer and actor (dead in 2010)
Birth of Susanne Corda That year: 1928, Classical music, (1928--1969) opera singer (dead in 1969)
27
Birth of Manfred Schmidt That year: 1928, Classical music, German tenor, born 1928
July
02
Death of Charles Frank Horn That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1851)
06
Birth of Peter Glossop That year: 1928, Classical music, Operatic baritone (dead in 2008)
Birth of Jan Truhlář That year: 1928, Classical music, Czech music educator and composer (1928-2007) (dead in 2007)
Birth of Shin Sekiya That year: 1928, Classical music, Japanese choir director and conductor (1928-2005) (dead in 2005)
09
Birth of Gino Lo Russo Toma That year: 1928, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1928-2000) (dead in 2000)
15
Death of Carl Perron That year: 1928, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1858)
16
Birth of Bella Davidovich That year: 1928, Classical music, American musician
Birth of Bryden Thomson That year: 1928, Classical music, Scottish conductor (1928-1991) (dead in 1991)
Birth of Ticho Parly That year: 1928, Classical music, Danish opera singer (dead in 1993)
17
Death of Zoltán Gáty That year: 1928, Classical music, Hungarian composer (born in 1856)
18
Birth of Lidia Grychtołówna That year: 1928, Classical music, Polish musician
Death of Katharina Fleischer-Edel That year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1873)
Death of George Becker That year: 1928, Classical music, German-Swiss composer and writer on music (1834-1928) (born in 1834)
21
Birth of Max Pinchard That year: 1928, Classical music, French conductor and musicologist (dead in 2009)
22
Birth of George Dreyfus That year: 1928, Classical music, Australian bassoonist and composer
Birth of Ursula Boese That year: 1928, Classical music, German operatic contralto (dead in 2016)
23
Birth of Leon Fleisher That year: 1928, Classical music, American conductor and pianist (dead in 2020)
25
Birth of John Moulson That year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1994)
26
Birth of Tadeusz Baird That year: 1928, Classical music, Polish composer (dead in 1981)
27
Birth of Roman Węgrzyn That year: 1928, Classical music, singer, opera singer
Birth of Algis Juraitis That year: 1928, Classical music, Soviet conductor (dead in 1998)
Birth of Agostino Ferrin That year: 1928, Classical music, Italian singer (1928-1989) (dead in 1989)
28
Birth of Klara Barlow That year: 1928, Classical music, singer (1928-2008) (dead in 2008)
Birth of Michel Trempont That year: 1928, Classical music, Belgian operatic baritone (dead in 2021)
29
Birth of Konstantin Orbelyan That year: 1928, Classical music, Armenian musician (1928-2014) (dead in 2014)
Birth of Bidzina Kvernadze That year: 1928, Classical music, Soviet composer (1928-2010) (dead in 2010)
31
Death of Karl Uschmann That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1852)
August
03
Birth of Helena Kobusińska That year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2014)
04
Birth of Harald Neukirch That year: 1928, Classical music, German opera singer (tenor) (dead in 2011)
09
Birth of Camilla Wicks That year: 1928, Classical music, American musician (dead in 2020)
Birth of Ervin Lukács That year: 1928, Classical music, conductor (dead in 2011)
Birth of Dolores Wilson That year: 1928, Classical music, American soprano (1928-2010) (dead in 2010)
12
Death of Leoš Janáček That year: 1928, Classical music, Czech composer (1854–1928) (born in 1854)
Birth of Cornera Dünnwald That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (dead in 2017)
13
Death of Fernand de La Tombelle That year: 1928, Classical music, French organist and composer (1854-1928) (born in 1854)
Birth of Bohuslav Sedláček That year: 1928, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 2013)
14
Death of Rodolphe Desdunes That year: 1928, Classical music, Civil rights activist, poet, historian, journalist (born in 1849)
15
Death of Ejnar Forchhammer That year: 1928, Classical music, Danish opera singer and musicologist (born in 1868)
17
Death of Emma Carelli That year: 1928, Classical music, Italian singer (born in 1877)
Birth of Georgy Portnov That year: 1928, Classical music, Soviet and Russian conductor and composer (1928-2017) (dead in 2017)
19
Birth of Gisela Schröter That year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2011)
21
Birth of Zdeněk Lukáš That year: 1928, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 2007)
22
Birth of Karlheinz Stockhausen That year: 1928, Classical music, German composer (dead in 2007)
24
Birth of Todor Kostov That year: 1928, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (dead in 2009)
27
Birth of Peter Tahourdin That year: 1928, Classical music, Australian composer (1928-2009) (dead in 2009)
29
Birth of Thomas Stewart That year: 1928, Classical music, American bass-baritone singer (1928-2006) (dead in 2006)
Death of Jean Gabriel Marie That year: 1928, Classical music, French composer and conductor (1852-1928) (born in 1852)
Birth of Michele Molese That year: 1928, Classical music, American opera singer (1928-1989) (dead in 1989)
September
01
Birth of Eduard Melkus That year: 1928, Classical music, Austrian violinist and conductor
Inauguration: Paramount Theatre That year: 1928, Classical music (Cedar Rapids, United States of America)
Death of Eugène Rosi That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1868)
02
Birth of Miloslav Ištvan That year: 1928, Classical music, Czech composer and pianist (dead in 1990)
03
Birth of Délfor Medina That year: 1928, Classical music, Argentinian actor (dead in 2006)
05
Birth of Joyce Hatto That year: 1928, Classical music, English musician (1928-2006) (dead in 2006)
06
Birth of Yevgeny Svetlanov That year: 1928, Classical music, Russian conductor, composer, and pianist (1928-2002) (dead in 2002)
Death of Francis Edward Gladstone That year: 1928, Classical music, British musician (born in 1845)
Birth of Elisabeth Ebert That year: 1928, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
07
Death of Américo Canhoto That year: 1928, Classical music, Brazilian musician and guitarist (1889-1928) (born in 1889)
08
Birth of Andrea von Ramm That year: 1928, Classical music, Estonian mezzosoprano and specialist for early music (1928-1999) (dead in 1999)
Birth of Veijo Varpio That year: 1928, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (dead in 2015)
Birth of Fabio Giongo That year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer, singer (dead in 2019)
11
Death of Alexandre Rey Colaço That year: 1928, Classical music, Portuguese musician (born in 1854)
13
Birth of Luboš Sluka That year: 1928, Classical music, Czech composer
Death of Olena Falkman That year: 1928, Classical music, Swedish singer (born in 1849)
17
Birth of Ladislav Muška That year: 1928, Classical music, writer, opera singer, playwright, prose writer, conductor, opera director, contributing editor
18
Birth of Adam Walaciński That year: 1928, Classical music, Polish composer and musician (1928-2015) (dead in 2015)
21
Death of Eugène von Volborth That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1854)
23
Birth of Franghiz Ahmadova That year: 1928, Classical music, Azerbaijani opera singer and music educator (1928-2011) (dead in 2011)
Birth of Spas Wenkoff That year: 1928, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (dead in 2013)
24
Birth of Ibrahim Mammadov That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (dead in 1993)
28
Death of Louis Breau That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1893)
29
Birth of Martin Turnovský That year: 1928, Classical music, Czech conductor (1928-2021) (dead in 2021)
Birth of Ivo Lipanović That year: 1928, Classical music, Yugoslavian rower (dead in 2019)
Inauguration: Pfalzbau That year: 1928, Classical music (Ludwigshafen, Germany)
Also in September
Birth of Doi Yutaka That year: 1928, Classical music, composer, conductor, pianist (dead in 1998) . Death of Henri Villefranck That year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer, theatre manager, actor (born in 1849) .
October
01
Death of Alexander Cziczka That year: 1928, Classical music, organist, conductor (born in 1848)
Death of Edmond-Nathan Yafil That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1874)
02
Death of Eduard Granados Gal That year: 1928, Classical music, Spanish businessperson and composer (1894-1928) (born in 1894)
03
Birth of Constance Fisher That year: 1928, Classical music, Canadian stage director, soprano
04
Birth of Uno Kreen That year: 1928, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (dead in 1996)
08
Birth of Nina Sergeevna Isakova That year: 1928, Classical music, Soviet singer, opera singer and music educator
Birth of Per-Olof Johnson That year: 1928, Classical music, Swedish guitarist (1928-2000) (dead in 2000)
09
Birth of Einojuhani Rautavaara That year: 1928, Classical music, Finnish composer (1928–2016) (dead in 2016)
10
Birth of Leyla Gencer That year: 1928, Classical music, Turkish soprano (dead in 2008)
Birth of Dagmar Žižková That year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer
11
Birth of Saulius Sondeckis That year: 1928, Classical music, Lithuanian violinist, conductor, orchestra leader and professor (dead in 2016)
Birth of Russell Oberlin That year: 1928, Classical music, American countertenor (dead in 2016)
12
Birth of Jerzy Semkow That year: 1928, Classical music, Polish conductor (dead in 2014)
14
Birth of Gary Graffman That year: 1928, Classical music, American musician
16
Death of Gustav Láska That year: 1928, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator, composer, contrabassist, choirmaster and organist (1847-1928) (born in 1847)
17
Death of Alwin Schroeder That year: 1928, Classical music, German and American cellist (1855-1928) (born in 1855)
Death of George orge Power, 7th Baronet That year: 1928, Classical music, singer and actor (1846-1928) (born in 1846)
19
Birth of Eberhard Katz That year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2002)
28
Birth of Eduard Wollitz That year: 1928, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 2022)
Death of Théodore Reinach That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1860)
30
Death of Oscar Sonneck That year: 1928, Classical music, U.S. librarian, editor, and musicologist (born in 1873)
31
Birth of René Saorgin That year: 1928, Classical music, French musician (dead in 2015)
Birth of Alois Veselý That year: 1928, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer, clarinettist and choirmaster (dead in 1996)
November
02
Birth of Inés Rivadeneira That year: 1928, Classical music, Spanish mezzosoprano (1928-2020) (dead in 2020)
Birth of Mircea Cristescu That year: 1928, Classical music, conductor (dead in 1995)
Death of Henry Davan Wetton That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1862)
04
Death of Arthur Eaglefield Hull That year: 1928, Classical music, British musician and music writer (1876–1928) (born in 1876)
06
Birth of Beverly Wolff That year: 1928, Classical music, American mezzo-soprano (1928-2005) (dead in 2005)
07
Death of Mattia Battistini That year: 1928, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1856)
Birth of Raymond Warren That year: 1928, Classical music, British composer
10
Birth of Ennio Morricone That year: 1928, Classical music, Italian composer, orchestrator and conductor (1928–2020) (dead in 2020)
11
Birth of Saramae Endich That year: 1928, Classical music, singer (1928-1969) (dead in 1969)
Birth of Roald Reitan That year: 1928, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 2011)
Birth of Dora Gatta That year: 1928, Classical music, Italian soprano (dead in 1979)
Death of Eugene Gruenberg That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1854)
12
Birth of Napoleón Dihmes That year: 1928, Classical music, Dominican singer and opera singer (1928-2006) (dead in 2006)
14
Birth of Bernabé Martí That year: 1928, Classical music, Spanish operatic tenor (dead in 2022)
18
Death of Friedrich Holthaus That year: 1928, Classical music, stage actor, opera singer (born in 1847)
19
Death of Achille Simonetti That year: 1928, Classical music, Italian composer and violinist (1857-1928) (born in 1857)
20
Death of Josef Wild That year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1882)
21
Birth of Ninel' Tkachenko That year: 1928, Classical music, Russian opera singer (1928-2007) (dead in 2007)
22
Birth of Irmgard Boas That year: 1928, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
23
Birth of Jerry Bock That year: 1928, Classical music, American theatre composer (1928-2010) (dead in 2010)
25
Birth of Annelies Burmeister That year: 1928, Classical music, German opera singer (1928-1988) (dead in 1988)
27
Premiere of The Fairy's Kiss That year: 1928, Classical music (Ballet), Igor Stravinsky
Premiere of Divertimento from The Fairy's Kiss That year: 1928, Classical music (Ballet), Igor Stravinsky
29
Birth of Yolande Fox That year: 1928, Classical music, American singer, model, activist (dead in 2016)
December
02
Birth of Jörg Demus That year: 1928, Classical music, Austrian pianist (dead in 2019)
Premiere of Variations for orchestra, Op. 31 That year: 1928, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Arnold Schoenberg
Death of August Wiltberger That year: 1928, Classical music, German composer (born in 1850)
Birth of Bianca Berini That year: 1928, Classical music, Italian mezzo-soprano (dead in 2004)
Death of Charles William Pearce That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1856)
03
Death of Caia Aarup Greene That year: 1928, Classical music, pianist, composer (born in 1868)
04
Birth of Enrique Jaso That year: 1928, Classical music, Mexican opera singer (dead in 2011)
Birth of Bella Kalyada That year: 1928, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (1928-2003) (dead in 2003)
06
Birth of Alan Abel That year: 1928, Classical music, American percussionist (1928-2020) (dead in 2020)
09
Death of Fernande Beauvois That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1891)
10
Birth of Vitaly Alexandrovich Gromadsky That year: 1928, Classical music, Russian bass singer
Birth of Vera Little That year: 1928, Classical music, American mezzo-soprano (dead in 2012)
12
Death of August Nölck That year: 1928, Classical music, German Cellist (1862-1928) (born in 1862)
13
Premiere of An American in Paris That year: 1928, Classical music (Work for orchestra), George Gershwin
15
Birth of Ida Haendel That year: 1928, Classical music, Polish-born British violinist and violin teacher (dead in 2020)
17
Birth of Glade Peterson That year: 1928, Classical music, American tenor opera singer (dead in 1990)
18
Death of Lucien Capet That year: 1928, Classical music, French violinist, pedagogue and composer (1873-1928) (born in 1873)
20
Birth of Donald Adams That year: 1928, Classical music, Opera singer, actor (1928-1996) (dead in 1996)
21
Birth of Bruno Prevedi That year: 1928, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1988)
22
Birth of Ib Hansen That year: 1928, Classical music, Danish actor, singer and opera singer (dead in 2013)
23
Birth of James Stuart That year: 1928, Classical music, American opera director and operatic tenor (dead in 2005)
24
Death of Nicolae Leonard That year: 1928, Classical music, Romanian opera tenor (born in 1886)
25
Death of Theodor von Frimmel That year: 1928, Classical music, Austrian art historian and musicologist (born in 1853)
Birth of Rolf Björling That year: 1928, Classical music, Swedish opera singer and actor (dead in 1993)
26
Death of Otto Schick That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1850)
27
Birth of Abdoello Abdoelgafoerovitsj Abdoeraoefov That year: 1928, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (1928-1975) (dead in 1975)
28
Death of Domenico Alaleona That year: 1928, Classical music, Italian composer and musicologist (born in 1881)
Birth of Kamilló Lendvay That year: 1928, Classical music, Hungarian composer (dead in 2016)
Birth of Noelle Barker That year: 1928, Classical music, Soprano singer and singing teacher (dead in 2013)
Birth of Mlhoš Kafka That year: 1928, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 1993)
29
Birth of June Preston That year: 1928, Classical music, American child actress who went on to become an internationally renowned opera singer. (dead in 2022)
30
Death of Georges Alary That year: 1928, Classical music, French composer (1850-1928) (born in 1850)
31
Birth of Tatyana Shmyga That year: 1928, Classical music, Soviet and Russian singer and actress (1928-2011) (dead in 2011)
Birth of Galina Kareva That year: 1928, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (dead in 1990)
This was also in 1928
Inception: Pasadena Symphony and Pops That year: 1928, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: National Radio Orchestra of Romania That year: 1928, Classical music (Romania). Inception: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino That year: 1928, Classical music. Death of E.W. Cole That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1865) . Death of Medora Henson That year: 1928, Classical music, British soprano singer of American birth (born in 1861) . Death of Lillie de Hegermann-Lindencrone That year: 1928, Classical music, US singer and member of the diplomatic community (1844-1928) (born in 1844) . Death of Victor Bausenwein That year: 1928, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1859) . Death of Jean Baptiste Maillochaud That year: 1928, Classical music, French composer and organist (born in 1840) . Inception: BBC National Orchestra of Wales That year: 1928, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inauguration: Richmond CenterStage That year: 1928, Classical music (Richmond, United States of America). Birth of Daniel Smith That year: 1928, Classical music, bassoonist (dead in 2015) . Birth of Evelyn Baghtcheban That year: 1928, Classical music, Turkish opera singer (dead in 2010) . Death of Paul Jeanjean That year: 1928, Classical music, French composer (born in 1874) . Inauguration: Nuits de la Citadelle That year: 1928, Classical music (Sisteron, France). Death of Jessie Rose That year: 1928, Classical music, English actress (1875-1928) (born in 1875) . Death of Cäsar Hochstetter That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1863) . Death of Robert Buechel That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1864) . Birth of Romuald Spychalski That year: 1928, Classical music, Polish opera singer (dead in 2018) . Inception: Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra That year: 1928, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Heinrich Gottlieb Noren That year: 1928, Classical music, Austrian violinist and composer (born in 1861) . Death of William G. Ross That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1881) . Closing: Teatro Alfieri That year: 1928, Classical music (Florence, Italy). Death of Wincenty Kruziński That year: 1928, Classical music, Polish composer (born in 1840) . Inception: Minot Symphony Orchestra That year: 1928, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Alexandrov Ensemble That year: 1928, Classical music (Soviet Union). Birth of Páll Pamplicher Pálsson That year: 1928, Classical music . Closing: Théâtre Massenet That year: 1928, Classical music (Saint-Étienne, France). Inauguration: Majestic Ventura Theatre That year: 1928, Classical music (Ventura, United States of America). Birth of Vyacheslav Semenovych Nescheretny That year: 1928, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer ( baritone ) (dead in 1993) . Inauguration: Landestheater Neustrelitz That year: 1928, Classical music (Neustrelitz, Germany). Death of Arthur Bruhns That year: 1928, Classical music, German composer (born in 1874) . Death of Mischa Mischa-Léon That year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1889) . Inception: Orchestre Symphonique de Paris That year: 1928, Classical music (France). Birth of Nobuaki Tanaka That year: 1928, Classical music, conductor, choir director . Inception: Tucson Symphony Orchestra That year: 1928, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Kaunas State Philharmonic That year: 1928, Classical music (Kaunas, Lithuania). Birth of Kristaq Paspali That year: 1928, Classical music, Albanian operatic tenor (dead in 2001) . Death of Georg Martin Alt That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1870) . Death of Paul de Cernay That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1855) . Birth of Rosa Rimoch That year: 1928, Classical music, Mexican musician (dead in 2008) . Death of Grace Linn Sandy That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1897) . Inception: BBC Symphony Chorus That year: 1928, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inauguration: Titania-Palast That year: 1928, Classical music (Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Germany). Death of Edgar Barratt That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1877) . Inception: Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1928, Classical music (Bulgaria). Death of Augusta Emma Stetson That year: 1928, Classical music, American theologian (born in 1842) . Death of Lawrence Zenda That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1913) . Dissolution: New York Symphony Orchestra That year: 1928, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Magdalene Seebe That year: 1928, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1881) . Inauguration: Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts That year: 1928, Classical music (Detroit, United States of America). Birth of Emil Kamilarow That year: 1928, Classical music, musician (dead in 2007) . Death of Marie Haupt That year: 1928, Classical music, singer (born in 1849) . Inauguration: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall That year: 1928, Classical music (Portland, United States of America). Birth of Nikolla Zoraqi That year: 1928, Classical music, Albanian composer (dead in 1991) . Inauguration: Fox Oakland Theatre That year: 1928, Classical music (Oakland, United States of America). Dissolution: Capet Quartet That year: 1928, Classical music (France). Birth of Carlo Cava That year: 1928, Classical music, bas (1928-2018) (dead in 2018) . Birth of Maria Fabregas That year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer . Death of Annie T. Weston That year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1867) . Death of David del Castillo That year: 1928, Classical music, composer .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Leoš Janáček (age 74)
- From the House of the Dead That year: 1928, Classical music (Opera)
- String Quartet No. 2, “Intimate Letters” That year: 1928, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Chorus Composed for the Occasion of the Laying of the Foundation Stone of the Masaryk University in Brno (Work for choir)
- Schluck und Jau (Incidental music)
- The Danube (Work for orchestra)
- A Recollection (Work for soloist)
- Edward Elgar (age 71)
- May-Song for small orchestra (Work for orchestra)
- Minuet from Beau Brummel (Work for orchestra)
- Beau Brummel (Theatrical music)
- I sing the Birth (Work for choir)
- Richard Strauss (age 64)
- Die Tageszeiten, Opp. 76 (Work for choir)
- Panathenäenzug, Op. 74 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Gesänge des Orients, Opp. 77 (Song, lied)
- Alexander Glazunov (age 63)
- Elegy in D minor, Op. 105 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Franz Lehár (age 58)
- Frühlingsmädel (Opera)
- Friederike (Opera)
- Arnold Schoenberg (age 54)
- Arnold Schoenberg congratulates the Concert Gebouw affectionately (Work for choir)
- Gustav Holst (age 54)
- A Moorside Suite (Work for orchestra)
- Fugue à la Gigue (Work for orchestra)
- Maurice Ravel (age 53)
- Boléro, Op. 81 That year: 1928, Classical music (Work for orchestra), published in 1929
- Boléro (Piano), Op. 81 That year: 1928, Classical music (Work for soloist), published in 1929
- Manuel de Falla (age 52)
- Invocatio ad individuam Trinitatem (Song, lied)
- Béla Bartók (age 47)
- String Quartet No. 4 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Rhapsody No. 2 for violin and piano (Work for orchestra with soloist), published in 1929
- 5 Hungarian Folksongs (Song, lied)
- Rhapsody No. 1 for violin, piano and orchestra (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Rhapsody No. 2 for violin and orchestra (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Igor Stravinsky (age 46)
- 4 Studies for orchestra (Work for orchestra), published in 1918
- Zoltán Kodály (age 46)
- Öt Tantum ergo (Work for choir)
- Alban Berg (age 43)
- 3 Pieces from “Lyrischen Suite” (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Sergei Prokofiev (age 37)
- Things in Themselves, Op. 45 That year: 1928, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44 That year: 1928, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- American Overture for orchestra, Op. 42bis (Work for orchestra)
- Darius Milhaud (age 36)
- Christophe Colomb, Op. 102 That year: 1928, Classical music (Opera)
- Cantate pour louer le Seigneur, Op. 103 (Work for choir)
- La bien-aimée, Op. 101 (Ballet)
- Vocalise, Op. 105 (Song, lied)
- Actualités, Op. 104 (Film score)
- Arthur Honegger (age 36)
- Symphonic Movement No. 2, “Rugby” (Work for orchestra)
- Hommage à Albert Roussel (Work for soloist)
- The Wedding of Cupid and Psyche (Ballet)
- Roses de métal (Ballet)
- Francis Poulenc (age 29)
- Concert champêtre, Op. 49 That year: 1928, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- 2 Novelettes, Opp. 47 (Work for soloist)
- 3 Pieces, Opp. 48, “Pastorale, Toccata, Hymne” (Work for soloist)
- 4 Airs chantés, Opp. 46 (Song, lied)
- Aaron Copland (age 28)
- Vocalise No.1 (Song, lied)
- Symphony No. 1 (Work for orchestra)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 22)
- The Nose, Op. 15 That year: 1928, Classical music (Opera)
- Suite from The Nose, Op. 15a That year: 1928, Classical music (Song, lied)
- Olivier Messiaen (age 20)
- Prelude (Work for soloist)
- 8 Preludes (Work for soloist)
- Le banquet céleste (Work for soloist)
- le Banquet eucharistique (Work for orchestra)
- Variations écossaises (Work for soloist)
- Fugue (Work for orchestra)
- l'Hôte aimable des âmes (Work for soloist)
- Prelude for organ (Work for soloist)
- Samuel Barber (age 18)
- Serenade for string orchestra, Op. 1 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Benjamin Britten (age 15)
- 4 French Songs (Song, lied)
- String Quartet in F major (Work for chamber orchestra)