1938, from day to day
1938. With other artists, Arturo Toscanini, Jean Sibelius and Richard Strauss influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Feodor Chaliapin. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64” de Sergei Prokofiev, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1938 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 380 of these moments for 1938.
The year 1938 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
03
Death of Arturo Berutti That year: 1938, Classical music, Argentinian composer (born in 1858)
05
Death of Alice Gomme That year: 1938, Classical music, British folklorist (1853-1938) (born in 1853)
06
Birth of Walter Boeykens That year: 1938, Classical music, Belgian clarinetist (1938–2013) (dead in 2013)
Death of Vicent Peydró Díez That year: 1938, Classical music, Spanish composer (1861-1938) (born in 1861)
08
Birth of Yevgeny Nesterenko That year: 1938, Classical music, Russian singer (dead in 2021)
Premiere of Mont Juic, Op. 12 That year: 1938, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Benjamin Britten
10
Birth of Donald Knuth That year: 1938, Classical music, composer
11
Death of Abelardo Albisi That year: 1938, Classical music, Italian flautist and composer (born in 1872)
13
Birth of Paavo Heininen That year: 1938, Classical music, Finnish composer and pianist (dead in 2022)
15
Birth of Tōru Tamura That year: 1938, Classical music, composer, teacher
Death of Antoni Zygmunt Biliński That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1869)
16
Death of Elisa Wiborg That year: 1938, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (born in 1862)
18
Death of Alexandre Georges That year: 1938, Classical music, French organist and composer (born in 1850)
19
Birth of Bernd Riedel That year: 1938, Classical music, German singer, musician and university teacher
20
Death of Nikolai Zhilyayev That year: 1938, Classical music, Russian musicologist (born in 1881)
Death of Erik Åkerberg That year: 1938, Classical music, Swedish composer (1860-1938) (born in 1860)
21
Death of Mary J. A. Wurm That year: 1938, Classical music, English composer (born in 1860)
22
Death of Richard Franck That year: 1938, Classical music, German composer (born in 1858)
25
Death of Emma Saxlehner That year: 1938, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1849)
26
Birth of Ferdinand Radovan That year: 1938, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2009)
29
Death of Carl Venth That year: 1938, Classical music, German-American musician (1860-1938) (born in 1860)
Birth of Henry Ely That year: 1938, Classical music, opera singer
30
Birth of Ernesto Veronelli That year: 1938, Classical music, Italian opera singer
Also in January
Birth of Zhang Jiqing That year: 1938, Classical music, Chinese opera artist (1938-2022) (dead in 2022) .
February
02
Birth of Sergio Ortega That year: 1938, Classical music, Chilean musician (1938-2003) (dead in 2003)
10
Death of Richard A. Whiting That year: 1938, Classical music, American composer and songwriter (born in 1891)
11
Birth of Edith Mathis That year: 1938, Classical music, Swiss opera singer
12
Death of Rafael Calleja Gómez That year: 1938, Classical music, Spanish composer and conductor (1870-1938). Conductor of Teatro Real de Madrid and Teatro de la Zarzuela. Founder with other composers (Ruperto Chapí, Sinesio Delgado, Carlos Arniches, Salvador Videgain Gómez) in 1899 of rights society Sociedad d... (born in 1870)
13
Premiere of The Wedding That year: 1938, Classical music (Opera), Richard Wagner
Birth of Johanna Meier That year: 1938, Classical music, American operatic soprano singer
16
Birth of John Corigliano That year: 1938, Classical music, American composer
Birth of Hans-Dieter Bader That year: 1938, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 2022)
18
Birth of Dominique Merlet That year: 1938, Classical music, French organist, pianist and music educator
19
Birth of Sven Berger That year: 1938, Classical music, musician
21
Death of Albert Huybrechts That year: 1938, Classical music, Belgian composer (born in 1899)
22
Death of Miguel Llobet That year: 1938, Classical music, Spanish guitarist and composer (born in 1878)
Birth of Vera Lacić That year: 1938, Classical music, opera singer (1938-1975) (dead in 1975)
23
Birth of Giovanni De Angelis That year: 1938, Classical music, Italian sculptor
Death of Salvator Léonardi That year: 1938, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1872)
24
Death of Louise Janssen That year: 1938, Classical music, Danish-born French opera singer (1863-1938) (born in 1863)
25
Birth of Maryanne Amacher That year: 1938, Classical music, Composer and installation artist (dead in 2009)
Death of Růžena Maturová That year: 1938, Classical music, singer (born in 1869)
Death of Julie Reisserová That year: 1938, Classical music, Czech composer (1888-1938) (born in 1888)
26
Death of Émile Scaremberg That year: 1938, Classical music, French singer (born in 1863)
Birth of Diane Curry That year: 1938, Classical music, American operatic mezzo-soprano
Death of John Haraden Pratt That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1848)
27
Birth of Anne Nyborg That year: 1938, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer
March
02
Birth of Simon Estes That year: 1938, Classical music, American opera singer
Death of Ben Harney That year: 1938, Classical music, American musician (born in 1872)
03
Birth of Rachel Yakar That year: 1938, Classical music, French Soprano (dead in 2023)
04
Birth of Werner Jacob That year: 1938, Classical music, German organist and composer (dead in 2006)
Death of Camilla Wiese That year: 1938, Classical music, Norwegian singer (1835-1938) (born in 1845)
07
Death of Juan Bautista Massa That year: 1938, Classical music, Argentinian composer (born in 1885)
09
Death of Sydney Baynes That year: 1938, Classical music, British composer and conductor (born in 1879)
12
Birth of Dimitri Terzakis That year: 1938, Classical music, Greek composer
13
Birth of Jean-Claude Risset That year: 1938, Classical music, French composer (dead in 2016)
15
Birth of Michael Trimble That year: 1938, Classical music, American opera singer
Death of Arthur Stubbe That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1866)
16
Death of Erna Denera That year: 1938, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1881-1938) (born in 1881)
18
Death of Cyril Rootham That year: 1938, Classical music, English organist, teacher, conductor and composer (born in 1875)
21
Birth of Polina Dorokhova That year: 1938, Classical music, Soviet opera singer
22
Birth of Earl Wentz That year: 1938, Classical music, American musician (1938-2009) (dead in 2009)
23
Birth of Bruno Bulgarelli That year: 1938, Classical music, Italian opera singer
24
Birth of Holger Czukay That year: 1938, Classical music, German bass-guitarist and co-founder of "Can" (dead in 2017)
26
Birth of Ursula Sutter That year: 1938, Classical music, opera singer
Death of Alfréd Pfeiffer That year: 1938, Classical music, opera singer
29
Death of Sophie Wolf That year: 1938, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1880-1938) (born in 1880)
31
Birth of József Dene That year: 1938, Classical music, (1938–) opera singer
April
05
Premiere of Gaîté Parisienne That year: 1938, Classical music (Ballet), Jacques Offenbach
06
Birth of Simon Sargon That year: 1938, Classical music, American composer (dead in 2022)
10
Birth of Éliane Lublin That year: 1938, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 2017)
11
Birth of Kurt Moll That year: 1938, Classical music, German opera singer (1938-2017) (dead in 2017)
12
Death of Feodor Chaliapin That year: 1938, Classical music, Russian opera singer and actor (1873-1938) (born in 1873)
13
Birth of Frederic Rzewski That year: 1938, Classical music, American pianist and composer (dead in 2021)
Birth of Heinz Holecek That year: 1938, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (dead in 2012)
18
Death of Richard Runciman Terry That year: 1938, Classical music, British composer (1865-1938) (born in 1865)
19
Birth of Kenneth Riegel That year: 1938, Classical music, American operatic tenor (dead in 2023)
Death of Clementine Krauss That year: 1938, Classical music, Austrian dancer, actress, opera singer and director (1877-1938) (born in 1877)
Death of Wolfgang von Bartels That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1883)
21
Death of Oscar Bie That year: 1938, Classical music, German art historian and publicist (born in 1864)
Birth of Michael Jaffee That year: 1938, Classical music (dead in 2019)
Death of Leopold Rudolph That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1877)
22
Birth of Zinaida Didenko That year: 1938, Classical music, Soviet Russian singer (1938-2018) (dead in 2018)
Death of Georges Villain That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1881)
27
Death of Adolph Mühlmann That year: 1938, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher (born in 1864)
29
Birth of Harald Stamm That year: 1938, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
30
Birth of Aino Takala That year: 1938, Classical music, Finnish operatic mezzo (dead in 2020)
May
02
Death of Julius Mai That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1862)
05
Birth of Vyacheslav Osipov That year: 1938, Classical music, Soviet Russian singer (1938-2009) (dead in 2009)
Death of Giuseppe Chiarolanza That year: 1938, Classical music, composer
08
Death of Samuel Maykapar That year: 1938, Classical music, Russian composer (1867-1938) (born in 1867)
09
Death of Huang Tzu That year: 1938, Classical music, Chinese musician (born in 1904)
Death of Jean d' Udine That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1870)
10
Birth of Maxim Shostakovich That year: 1938, Classical music, Soviet, American and Russian conductor and pianist
12
Premiere of Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher That year: 1938, Classical music (Incidental music), Arthur Honegger
13
Birth of Eberhard Schoener That year: 1938, Classical music, German composer
Birth of Ludovic Spiess That year: 1938, Classical music, Romanian singer and opera singer (dead in 2006)
18
Birth of Jan Málek That year: 1938, Classical music, Czech composer
Death of Nikolai Kasatchenko That year: 1938, Classical music, Soviet composer (1858-1938) (born in 1858)
Death of Herbert Sanders That year: 1938, Classical music, Canadian organist, pianist, conductor, composer, writer on music, and music educator (born in 1878)
20
Birth of Lone Koppel That year: 1938, Classical music, Danish opera singer (soprano).
Birth of Einar Bergh That year: 1938, Classical music, opera singer, director (dead in 1997)
22
Death of Amalia Kasprowicz That year: 1938, Classical music, Polish actress (1854-1938) (born in 1854)
25
Birth of Franco Bonisolli That year: 1938, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 2003)
Birth of Josef Hopferwieser That year: 1938, Classical music, Austrian opera singer. (dead in 2015)
Birth of Maria Slătinaru-Nistor That year: 1938, Classical music, Romanian opera singer, voice teacher (1938-)
26
Birth of William Bolcom That year: 1938, Classical music, American composer
Birth of Teresa Stratas That year: 1938, Classical music, Greek-Canadian-American singer
Death of Preston Ware Orem That year: 1938, Classical music, American composer, pianist, and writer on music (born in 1865)
27
Birth of Elizabeth Harwood That year: 1938, Classical music, British opera singer (1938-1990) (dead in 1990)
28
Birth of Ekkehard Wlaschiha That year: 1938, Classical music, German operatic baritone (dead in 2019)
29
Death of Miguel Fleta That year: 1938, Classical music, Spanish operatic tenor (born in 1897)
30
Death of Charles-Augustin Collin That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1865)
June
05
Death of Walenty Dec That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1851)
06
Birth of Karl-Walter Böhm That year: 1938, Classical music, German opera singe (dead in 2000)
09
Birth of Charles Wuorinen That year: 1938, Classical music, American composer (dead in 2020)
10
Birth of Violetta Villas That year: 1938, Classical music, Polish cabaret star, singer, actress, composer, songwriter (1938-2011) (dead in 2011)
12
Birth of Ian Partridge That year: 1938, Classical music, English lyric tenor
13
Birth of Gwynne Howell That year: 1938, Classical music, Welsh Opera singer
Death of Jean Delvoye That year: 1938, Classical music, Belgian singer and opera singer (born in 1854)
Birth of Beatrisa Okulova That year: 1938, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher (dead in 2012)
14
Death of Tekla Falck That year: 1938, Classical music, opera singer, voice teacher
15
Birth of Jean-Claude Éloy That year: 1938, Classical music, French composer
17
Birth of Thomas Lawlor That year: 1938, Classical music, Irish opera singer (dead in 2020)
18
Birth of Jan Drzewiecki That year: 1938, Classical music, Polish pianist (dead in 2006)
19
Death of Guillaume Frémolle That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1865)
21
Birth of Vyacheslav Hrinchenko That year: 1938, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1938-1998) (dead in 1998)
24
Death of Anna Severine Lindeman That year: 1938, Classical music, Norwegian composer and music educator (1859-1938) (born in 1859)
25
Birth of Gianfranco Cecchele That year: 1938, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 2018)
26
Death of James Weldon Johnson That year: 1938, Classical music, American writer and activist (born in 1871)
July
02
Death of Oreste Ravanello That year: 1938, Classical music, Italian musician (born in 1871)
06
Birth of Deborah Cook That year: 1938, Classical music, American operatic soprano (dead in 2019)
Death of Mikhail Chernov That year: 1938, Classical music, Russian composer (1879-1938) (born in 1879)
09
Birth of Giorgio Lamberti That year: 1938, Classical music, Italian singer and opera singer
Birth of Daiva Mongirdaitė That year: 1938, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer
10
Death of Ğäziz Älmöxämmädev That year: 1938, Classical music, Russian opera singer (1895-1938) (born in 1895)
Birth of Claus Nørby That year: 1938, Classical music, Danish opera singer (1938-1999) (dead in 1999)
Death of Alberto Gasco That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1879)
11
Birth of Francis Bayer That year: 1938, Classical music, French composer and musicologist (dead in 2004)
13
Birth of Myroslav Skoryk That year: 1938, Classical music, Ukrainian composer (dead in 2020)
16
Death of Tomás Barrera That year: 1938, Classical music, Spanish composer (1870-1938) (born in 1870)
18
Birth of Khuseyn Mukhtarov That year: 1938, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1938-2001) (dead in 2001)
20
Birth of Margaret van der Post That year: 1938, Classical music, South African opera singer and music teacher
21
Birth of Anton Kuerti That year: 1938, Classical music, Austrian-born Canadian pianist and composer
24
Premiere of Peace Day, Op. 81 That year: 1938, Classical music (Opera), Richard Strauss
Birth of Édouard Labkovski That year: 1938, Classical music, Soviet Russian singer (dead in 2023)
25
Birth of George Pappas That year: 1938, Classical music, opera singer (bass) (dead in 2012)
27
Death of James Thornton That year: 1938, Classical music, American songwriter and vaudeville performer (1861-1938) (born in 1861)
29
Birth of Ivan Sancin That year: 1938, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2021)
August
01
Birth of Bruno Laplante That year: 1938, Classical music, Canadian singer
Death of Arthur Morris That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1858)
02
Death of Sofija Kramberger That year: 1938, Classical music, Croatian opera singer (mezzo-soprano) (born in 1861)
04
Inauguration: Tanglewood That year: 1938, Classical music (Lenox, United States of America)
Birth of Simon Preston That year: 1938, Classical music, English organist, conductor, and composer (dead in 2022)
06
Death of Heinrich Warnke That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1870)
08
Birth of Jacques Hétu That year: 1938, Classical music, Canadian composer (1938-2010) (dead in 2010)
12
Birth of Huguette Tourangeau That year: 1938, Classical music, French-Canadian operatic mezzo-soprano (dead in 2018)
Birth of Gérard Poulet That year: 1938, Classical music, French classical violinist
14
Death of Landon Ronald That year: 1938, Classical music, British musician (1873-1938) (born in 1873)
Birth of Gregory Short That year: 1938, Classical music, American composer, pianist, musicologist (dead in 1999)
Death of Emil Adami That year: 1938, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (born in 1860)
15
Death of Luiz Gonzaga Dalia That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1884)
18
Premiere of Piano Concerto, Op. 13 That year: 1938, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), Benjamin Britten
Death of Antonina Adamowska-Szumowska That year: 1938, Classical music, Polish pianist (1868-1938) (born in 1868)
19
Death of Hakon Schmedes That year: 1938, Classical music, Danish violinist (born in 1877)
22
Birth of Günter Neumann That year: 1938, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 1972)
23
Birth of Celestina Casapietra That year: 1938, Classical music, Italian singer and opera singer
24
Death of Richard Bruno Heydrich That year: 1938, Classical music, German opera singer, composer, singer and music educator (1865-1938) (born in 1865)
Birth of Bohdan Bazylykut That year: 1938, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer (dead in 2020)
29
Death of Ismaele Voltolini That year: 1938, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1887)
30
Death of James Scott That year: 1938, Classical music, American ragtime composer (born in 1885)
31
Birth of Wieland Kuijken That year: 1938, Classical music, musician and player of the viola da gamba and baroque cello
September
01
Birth of Ralph Mason That year: 1938, Classical music, British opera singer (dead in 2016)
02
Birth of Lajos Kozma That year: 1938, Classical music, (1938-2007) opera singer, voice teacher (dead in 2007)
Birth of Christian Ivaldi That year: 1938, Classical music, French architect (1934-)
04
Death of Ladislas de Rohozinski That year: 1938, Classical music, French composer (born in 1886)
05
Birth of Piotr Lachert That year: 1938, Classical music, Polish composer (dead in 2018)
06
Birth of Joan Tower That year: 1938, Classical music, American composer, concert pianist and conductor
08
Birth of Reinbert de Leeuw That year: 1938, Classical music, Dutch conductor (dead in 2020)
Death of Ramon L. Campillo Torralba That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1902)
09
Birth of István Berczelly That year: 1938, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer
12
Birth of Tatiana Troyanos That year: 1938, Classical music, classical music and opera singer (1938-1993) (dead in 1993)
13
Birth of János Négyesy That year: 1938, Classical music, Hungarian musician (dead in 2013)
16
Birth of Taru Valjakka That year: 1938, Classical music, Finnish singer and musicologist
Birth of Irène Jaumillot That year: 1938, Classical music, French singer (dead in 1994)
17
Birth of Maarja Haamer That year: 1938, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (dead in 2021)
19
Birth of Zygmunt Krauze That year: 1938, Classical music, Polish composer and pianist
20
Birth of Nobuyoshi Iinuma That year: 1938, Classical music, Japanese composer
Birth of John Robertson That year: 1938, Classical music, Scottish tenor
21
Birth of Yūji Takahashi That year: 1938, Classical music, Japanese musician
Birth of Atli Heimir Sveinsson That year: 1938, Classical music, Icelandic composer (dead in 2019)
Birth of Helga Meyer-Wagner That year: 1938, Classical music, Austrian opera singer
23
Death of Aurelio Giorni That year: 1938, Classical music, Pianist, Composer, Pedagogue (1895-1938) (born in 1895)
25
Death of Bruno Weigl That year: 1938, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1881)
Death of Christine Friedlein That year: 1938, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1862)
28
Death of Con Conrad That year: 1938, Classical music, American songwriter, record producer (1891-1938) (born in 1891)
29
Birth of Anatoly Shevchenko That year: 1938, Classical music, musician and painter (1938-2012) (dead in 2012)
Death of Melchiorre Mauro-Cottone That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1885)
Also in September
Birth of Henri-Claude Fantapié That year: 1938, Classical music, French conductor .
October
03
Death of Viktor Kosenko That year: 1938, Classical music, Ukrainian composer, pianist, and educator (born in 1896)
Birth of Karl Helm That year: 1938, Classical music, German opera singer (1938-2012) (dead in 2012)
04
Death of Adolf Frey That year: 1938, Classical music, American composer (1865-1938) (born in 1865)
05
Birth of Frank Patterson That year: 1938, Classical music, Irish tenor (dead in 2000)
09
Inauguration: Theater Saarbrücken That year: 1938, Classical music (Saarbrücken, Germany)
10
Premiere of String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 49 That year: 1938, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), Dmitri Shostakovich
13
Birth of Enzo Dara That year: 1938, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1938-2017) (dead in 2017)
15
Premiere of Daphne, Op. 82 That year: 1938, Classical music (Opera), Richard Strauss
16
Premiere of Billy the Kid That year: 1938, Classical music (Ballet), Aaron Copland
17
Death of Aleksander Michałowski That year: 1938, Classical music, Polish musician (born in 1851)
Birth of John Pringle That year: 1938, Classical music, Australian operatic baritone
Death of Gustav Lewin That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1869)
19
Birth of Ed Evanko That year: 1938, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (dead in 2018)
23
Death of Oskar Böhme That year: 1938, Classical music, German composer and trumpeter (born in 1870)
Birth of Isabelle Aboulker That year: 1938, Classical music, French composer
26
Birth of Janos Solyom That year: 1938, Classical music, Swedish pianist (dead in 2017)
27
Death of Alma Gluck That year: 1938, Classical music, American singer (born in 1884)
Birth of Edda Moser That year: 1938, Classical music, German operatic soprano
29
Death of Oscar Roels That year: 1938, Classical music, Belgian composer and conductor (1864-1938) (born in 1864)
30
Death of A. Emmett Adams That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1889)
November
02
Death of Carl Sattler That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1871)
03
Birth of Ursula Reinhardt-Kiss That year: 1938, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
08
Birth of Richard Stoker That year: 1938, Classical music, British composer (dead in 2021)
12
Death of Mikhail Fedorovich Shvets That year: 1938, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1880)
14
Death of Léon Delcroix That year: 1938, Classical music, 15 September 1880 — 14 November 1938 (born in 1880)
15
Death of Reginald Steggall That year: 1938, Classical music, British organist and composer (born in 1867)
Birth of Dorit Hanak That year: 1938, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (dead in 2021)
Birth of Sesshū Kai That year: 1938, Classical music, Japanese composer (dead in 1978)
16
Death of Ernst Boehe That year: 1938, Classical music, German composer (born in 1880)
Birth of Akira Endo That year: 1938, Classical music, American conductor (dead in 2014)
17
Birth of Lee Patrick That year: 1938, Classical music, American musician
18
Birth of Annon Lee Silver That year: 1938, Classical music, Canadian lyric soprano singer (dead in 1971)
19
Death of Remigio Renzi That year: 1938, Classical music, Italian composer and music educator (1857-1938) (born in 1857)
21
Death of Leopold Godowsky That year: 1938, Classical music, American pianist, composer, and teacher (born in 1870)
Also in November
Birth of Jan Vriend That year: 1938, Classical music, Dutch pianist and composer .
December
03
Birth of José Serebrier That year: 1938, Classical music, Uruguayan conductor and composer
Birth of Anatoly Berkovich That year: 1938, Classical music, actor (1938-2013) (dead in 2013)
04
Birth of Yvonne Minton That year: 1938, Classical music, singer
Death of Dina Appeldoorn That year: 1938, Classical music, Dutch musician (1884-1938) (born in 1884)
Birth of Kazimierz Myrlak That year: 1938, Classical music, Polish singer
06
Death of Georges Baklanoff That year: 1938, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer (1881-1938) (born in 1880)
Death of Borghild Holmsen That year: 1938, Classical music, Pianist and composer (born in 1865)
Birth of Wilma Driessen That year: 1938, Classical music, singer
07
Death of Stanisława Korwin-Szymanowska That year: 1938, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1884)
10
Birth of Yuri Temirkanov That year: 1938, Classical music, Russian conductor (1938–2023) (dead in 2023)
Death of Mario Pilati That year: 1938, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1903)
13
Birth of Alvin Curran That year: 1938, Classical music, American musician and composer
Birth of Stephen W. Beatty That year: 1938, Classical music, composer
14
Death of Maurice Emmanuel That year: 1938, Classical music, French composer (born in 1862)
16
Death of Emil Kronke That year: 1938, Classical music, German composer (1865-1938) (born in 1865)
Birth of Albert Assayag That year: 1938, Classical music, French conductor and pianist
19
Birth of Karel Svoboda That year: 1938, Classical music, Czech composer (1938—2007) (dead in 2007)
20
Birth of John Harbison That year: 1938, Classical music, American composer
24
Birth of Mesías Maiguashca That year: 1938, Classical music, Ecuadorian composer
Birth of Denis Korolev That year: 1938, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer
25
Birth of Alain Marion That year: 1938, Classical music, French flutist (1938-1998) (dead in 1998)
26
Death of Irene von Chavanne That year: 1938, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1863)
Birth of Adriana Maliponte That year: 1938, Classical music, Italian opera singer
29
Birth of Bart Berman That year: 1938, Classical music, Dutch-Israeli pianist and composer, best known as an interpreter of Franz Schubert and 20th century music.
30
Premiere of Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 That year: 1938, Classical music (Ballet), Sergei Prokofiev
Premiere of Suite No. 1 from “Romeo and Juliet”, Op. 64bis That year: 1938, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Sergei Prokofiev
Premiere of Suite No. 2 from “Romeo and Juliet”, Op. 64ter That year: 1938, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Sergei Prokofiev
Premiere of 10 Pieces for piano from “Romeo and Juliet”, Opp. 75 That year: 1938, Classical music (Work for soloist), Sergei Prokofiev
Premiere of Suite No. 3 from “Romeo and Juliet”, Op. 101 That year: 1938, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Sergei Prokofiev
Also in December
Death of Cécile Merguillier That year: 1938, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1861) .
This was also in 1938
Birth of Zinaida Ignatyeva That year: 1938, Classical music, Russian pianist (dead in 2022) . Birth of Pauline Wales That year: 1938, Classical music, English singer and actress . Inception: Heinz Chapel Choir That year: 1938, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Los Angeles Civic Light Opera That year: 1938, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: West Michigan Symphony Orchestra That year: 1938, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Bruno Goyeneche That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1850) . Death of Ruby Helder That year: 1938, Classical music, British singer (born in 1890) . Death of Franz Pácal That year: 1938, Classical music, Czech opera singer (born in 1865) . Inauguration: Anhaltisches Theater That year: 1938, Classical music (Dessau-Roßlau, Germany). Birth of Janice Chapman That year: 1938, Classical music, singer . Death of Emil Karl Janser That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1874) . Death of Heinrich Bötel That year: 1938, Classical music, German tenor (born in 1854) . Death of William Burdine Blake, Sr. That year: 1938, Classical music, American composer (born in 1852) . Dissolution: Orchestre Philharmonique de Paris That year: 1938, Classical music. Death of Jean Athanasiu That year: 1938, Classical music, Romanian singer and opera singer (born in 1885) . Death of José María Alvira That year: 1938, Classical music, Spanish teacher of music (born in 1864) . Birth of William Brown That year: 1938, Classical music, African-American operatic tenor (dead in 2004) . Death of Caroline Gardner Bartlett That year: 1938, Classical music, American singer, educator (born in 1868) . Death of Josep Maria Benaiges Pujol That year: 1938, Classical music, Spanish composer (1855-1938) (born in 1855) . Inception: CBC Radio Orchestra That year: 1938, Classical music (Canada). Birth of Mark Deller That year: 1938, Classical music, British musician . Death of Bruce Steane That year: 1938, Classical music, British organist and composer (born in 1866) . Death of Gaston Bélier That year: 1938, Classical music, French organist (born in 1863) . Death of Abraham Zevi Idelsohn That year: 1938, Classical music, Jewish ethnologist, musicologist and composer (born in 1882) . Birth of Georges Rabol That year: 1938, Classical music, French pianist (dead in 2006) . Dissolution: Orchestre Symphonique de Paris That year: 1938, Classical music (France). Birth of Ljiljana Molnar-Talajić That year: 1938, Classical music, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatian opera singer (dead in 2007) . Death of Giovanni Caramiello That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1838) . Birth of Nikola Mitic That year: 1938, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2019) . Death of Gustav Zanger That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1848) . Birth of Aleida Schweitzer That year: 1938, Classical music, Brazilian pianist . Death of Ferdinando Ronchini That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1865) . Birth of Franca Mattiucci That year: 1938, Classical music, singer . Inception: Schneiderhan Quartett That year: 1938, Classical music. Death of Lev Sibiryakov That year: 1938, Classical music, Polish opera singer (born in 1869) . Inception: Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1938, Classical music (United States of America). Death of R.F. Martin Akerman That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1871) . Birth of Nucci Condò That year: 1938, Classical music, mezzosopran (1948-) . Death of Benjamin M. Jerome That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1881) . Death of Attilio Salvaneschi That year: 1938, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1873) . Death of Minnie Egener That year: 1938, Classical music, American singer (born in 1881) . Death of Valentine Hemery That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1865) . Death of Julio Osma That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1888) . Inception: National Symphony Orchestra That year: 1938, Classical music (Peru). Birth of Pier Narciso Masi That year: 1938, Classical music, Italian pianist . Death of Bjarni Þorsteinsson That year: 1938, Classical music, Icelandic priest and composer (born in 1861) . Birth of Roberta Knie That year: 1938, Classical music, singer (dead in 2017) . Inauguration: Lucerne Festival That year: 1938, Classical music (Lucerne, Switzerland). Death of Emilie Henriette Spångberg That year: 1938, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1860) . Dissolution: Rosé Quartet That year: 1938, Classical music (Austria). Death of Hope Temple That year: 1938, Classical music, Irish songwriter and composer (born in 1859) . Death of Celian Kottaun That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1856) . Birth of Walter Donati That year: 1938, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Ernst Schütz That year: 1938, Classical music, Austrian singer and actor (dead in 2020) . Birth of Mieko Shiomi That year: 1938, Classical music, Japanese composer . Death of Roland Revell That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1867) . Inception: Stavanger Symphony Orchestra That year: 1938, Classical music. Birth of Elka Mitzewa That year: 1938, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer . Death of Aristide Anceschi That year: 1938, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1866) . Birth of Vladimir Pavlovitsj Tarasov That year: 1938, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Annet Kazue Strnadt That year: 1938, Classical music, Japanese opera singer . Death of Mabel Ridley That year: 1938, Classical music, American singer (born in 1895) . Death of Paul Fischer-Weber That year: 1938, Classical music, composer (born in 1868) . Birth of Elsie Maurer That year: 1938, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Barbara Zagórzanka That year: 1938, Classical music, opera singer . Death of Mary Elizabeth Turner Salter That year: 1938, Classical music, American soprano and composer (born in 1856) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Arnold Schoenberg (age 64)
- Double Canon (Work for choir)
- Kol Nidre (g-Moll), Op. 39 (Work for choir)
- Béla Bartók (age 57)
- Contrasts (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Igor Stravinsky (age 56)
- Concerto for chamber orchestra in E-flat major, “Dumbarton Oaks” That year: 1938, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Petit Ramusianum Harmonique (Work for choir)
- Sergei Prokofiev (age 47)
- Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 58 That year: 1938, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Divertimento for piano, Op. 43b (Work for soloist)
- Egyptian Nights, Op. 61 (Incidental music)
- Hamlet, Op. 77 (Incidental music)
- Gavotte, Op. 77b (Work for soloist)
- Darius Milhaud (age 46)
- Cantate de l'enfant et de la mère, Op. 185 (Song, lied)
- Les quatre éléments, Op. 189 (Song, lied)
- Médée, Op. 191 (Opera)
- Fantaisie pastorale, Op. 188 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Récréation, Op. 195 (Work for choir)
- Quatre chants populaires de Provence, Opp. 194 (Work for choir)
- Plutus, Op. 186 (Incidental music)
- Tricolore, Op. 190 (Incidental music)
- Le bal des voleurs, Op. 192 (Incidental music)
- La première famille, Op. 193 (Incidental music)
- La Tragédie impériale "Rasputin", Op. 187 (Film score)
- The Mayor's Dilemma, Op. 196 (Film score)
- Arthur Honegger (age 46)
- The Dance of the Dead (Incidental music)
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold (age 41)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (Film score)
- Francis Poulenc (age 39)
- Concerto for organ and orchestra in G minor, Op. 93 That year: 1938, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- 4 Motets, Opp. 97, “pour un temps de pénitence” (Work for choir)
- 8 Nocturnes, Opp. 56 (Work for soloist)
- Le portrait, Op. 92 (Song, lied)
- 2 Poems, Opp. 94 (Song, lied)
- Priez pour paix, Op. 95 (Song, lied)
- La grenouillère, Op. 96 (Song, lied)
- Aaron Copland (age 38)
- Waltz and Celebration (Work for orchestra)
- An Outdoor Overture (Work for orchestra)
- Lark (Work for choir)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 32)
- Suite No. 2 for jazz band That year: 1938, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- The Twelve Chairs (Opera)
- The Vyborg Side, Op. 50 (Film score)
- Friends, Op. 51 (Film score)
- The Great Citizen (I), Op. 52 (Film score)
- The Man with a Gun, Op. 53 (Film score)
- Suite from The Maxim film-Trilogy, Op. 50a (Work for choir)
- Olivier Messiaen (age 30)
- Songs of earth and heaven (Song, lied)
- Deux monodies en quarts de ton (Work for soloist)
- Samuel Barber (age 28)
- God’s Grandeur (Work for choir)
- Benjamin Britten (age 25)
- Violin Concerto, Op. 15 That year: 1938, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Henri Dutilleux (age 22)
- L'Anneau du Roi (Work for choir)