1947, from day to day
1947. With other artists, Arturo Toscanini, Sergei Prokofiev and Arnold Schoenberg influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Paco de Lucía, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Albert Herring, Op. 39” de Benjamin Britten, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1947 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 400 of these moments for 1947.
The year 1947 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Birth of László Polgár That year: 1947, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2010)
Birth of Jela Špitková That year: 1947, Classical music, Czechoslovak musician
02
Death of Ellen Gulbranson That year: 1947, Classical music, singer (born in 1863)
Birth of Vasily Lobanov That year: 1947, Classical music, Russian musician
05
Death of Karl Blume That year: 1947, Classical music, German composer, singer and luth player (1883-1947) (born in 1883)
09
Birth of Vladimir Lvovsky That year: 1947, Classical music, Soviet composer
10
Birth of James Morris That year: 1947, Classical music, American opera singer
16
Birth of Michel Chion That year: 1947, Classical music, French composer
Death of Riza Eibenschütz That year: 1947, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1870)
18
Birth of Jacques Rouvier That year: 1947, Classical music, French pianist and pedagogue
Birth of John O'Conor That year: 1947, Classical music, Irish musician
19
Birth of Leonard Mróz That year: 1947, Classical music, Polish opera singer (1947-2020) (dead in 2020)
20
Birth of Armand Angster That year: 1947, Classical music, French clarinetist
22
Birth of Andrea Een That year: 1947, Classical music, American musician
23
Birth of Nikolai Korndorf That year: 1947, Classical music, Russian-Canadian composer (dead in 2001)
26
Death of Grace Moore That year: 1947, Classical music, American operatic soprano and actress in musical theatre and film (1898-1947) (born in 1898)
27
Death of Anna von Mildenburg That year: 1947, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1872)
28
Death of Reynaldo Hahn That year: 1947, Classical music, Venezuelan-French composer (1874-1947) (born in 1874)
Death of Marthe Chenal That year: 1947, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1881)
Birth of Anna Gonda That year: 1947, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (dead in 2013)
29
Birth of Michael Laucke That year: 1947, Classical music, Canadian classical and flamenco guitarist (dead in 2021)
Birth of Brian Day That year: 1947, Classical music, Canadian surgeon
February
04
Death of Luigi Russolo That year: 1947, Classical music, Italian Futurist, artist, composer (born in 1885)
Birth of Arne Lundemann That year: 1947, Classical music, Danish opera singer
05
Birth of Jean-Yves Bosseur That year: 1947, Classical music, French composer
Death of Salvatore Cardillo That year: 1947, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1874)
07
Death of John Walter Bratton That year: 1947, Classical music, American composer (1867-1947) (born in 1867)
09
Birth of Margot Stejskal That year: 1947, Classical music, German opera singer
10
Death of Sabahattin ahattin Ezgi That year: 1947, Classical music, Turkish composer (born in 1889)
13
Birth of Valentin Nikolaevitsj Badjarov That year: 1947, Classical music, Soviet musician and singer (dead in 2017)
14
Death of Celestina Boninsegna That year: 1947, Classical music, singer (born in 1877)
Birth of Édith Boivin-Béluse That year: 1947, Classical music, Canadian pianist
15
Birth of John Adams That year: 1947, Classical music, American composer
Premiere of Violin Concerto, Op. 35 That year: 1947, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Death of Ferdinand Laven That year: 1947, Classical music, composer (born in 1879)
16
Death of Bertha Schwarz That year: 1947, Classical music, German/Austrian operatic soprano (born in 1855)
17
Birth of José Carlos Xavier That year: 1947, Classical music, Portuguese operatic tenor (dead in 2022)
19
Birth of Stuart Challender That year: 1947, Classical music, Australian conductor (dead in 1991)
21
Death of Fannie Charles Dillon That year: 1947, Classical music, American composer (born in 1881)
Death of Loyal B. Curtis That year: 1947, Classical music, composer (born in 1877)
22
Birth of Kåre Bjørkøy That year: 1947, Classical music, Norwegian singer and professor
24
Birth of Henry Herford That year: 1947, Classical music, British opera singer
25
Birth of Mikhail Gantvarg That year: 1947, Classical music, Soviet and Russian violinist
27
Birth of Gidon Kremer That year: 1947, Classical music, Latvian violinist and conductor
March
02
Death of Eline Biarga That year: 1947, Classical music, Swiss singer and opera singer (1877-1947) (born in 1877)
04
Birth of Aleksey Martynov That year: 1947, Classical music, opera singer
05
Death of Alfredo Casella That year: 1947, Classical music, Italian composer, pianist and conductor (1883-1947) (born in 1883)
Birth of Konstanty Andrzej Kulka That year: 1947, Classical music, Polish classical violinist
Birth of Elisabeth Erikson That year: 1947, Classical music, Swedish singer and opera singer
07
Death of Gerrard Williams That year: 1947, Classical music, composer (born in 1888)
10
Birth of Andrew Parrott That year: 1947, Classical music, British conductor
Birth of Robert Holl That year: 1947, Classical music, Dutch singer
11
Birth of Tristan Murail That year: 1947, Classical music, French composer and music pedagogue
Birth of Eugen Indjic That year: 1947, Classical music, American musician
Death of Victor Hely-Hutchinson That year: 1947, Classical music, British composer (born in 1901)
Death of Boris Levenson That year: 1947, Classical music, Russian-American composer (1884-1947) (born in 1884)
Birth of Emiliya Tsallagova That year: 1947, Classical music, Soviet Russian singer and pedagogue
15
Birth of Stomu Yamashta That year: 1947, Classical music, Japanese musician
17
Birth of Yury Chernavsky That year: 1947, Classical music, Soviet and Russian musician, composer, songwriter
18
Death of Willem Pijper That year: 1947, Classical music, Dutch composer, music critic and teacher (born in 1894)
Death of Beatrice Kernic That year: 1947, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1870)
19
Death of Marta Dobruská That year: 1947, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1899)
24
Death of Felix Fox That year: 1947, Classical music, German music educator, pianist, and composer. (born in 1876)
25
Birth of Gabriela Beňačková That year: 1947, Classical music, Czech singer
28
Death of Rudolph Simonsen That year: 1947, Classical music, Danish composer (born in 1889)
29
Premiere of Albert Herring, Op. 39 That year: 1947, Classical music (Opera), Benjamin Britten
Birth of Aage Kvalbein That year: 1947, Classical music, Norwegian cellist
April
02
Death of Maria Duchêne That year: 1947, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1883)
04
Birth of Salvatore Sciarrino That year: 1947, Classical music, Italian composer
07
Birth of Alexander Kantorov That year: 1947, Classical music, Russian conductor
08
Birth of Mark Zeltser That year: 1947, Classical music, American pianist
Birth of Walter Raffeiner That year: 1947, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (1947-2009) (dead in 2009)
09
Death of William Foden That year: 1947, Classical music, American composer and mandolinist (1860-1947) (born in 1860)
Death of Konrad Friedrich Noetel That year: 1947, Classical music, German composer (born in 1903)
10
Birth of Jaap ter Linden That year: 1947, Classical music, Dutch cellist, viol player and conductor
Death of Paul Lecourt That year: 1947, Classical music, composer (born in 1870)
12
Death of Augustus Barratt That year: 1947, Classical music, Scottish-American composer and lyricist (born in 1873)
14
Birth of Irena Milkevičiūtė That year: 1947, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer
15
Birth of Michel Piquemal That year: 1947, Classical music, French conductor and opera singer
Death of José Berr That year: 1947, Classical music, Swiss composer, conducter and pianist (1874-1947) (born in 1874)
16
Birth of Nadezhda Krasnaya That year: 1947, Classical music, opera singer
17
Death of Lucy Berthet That year: 1947, Classical music, Belgian opera singer (born in 1866)
19
Birth of Murray Perahia That year: 1947, Classical music, American pianist and conductor
Birth of Yan Pascal Tortelier That year: 1947, Classical music, French conductor and violinist
20
Birth of Vassily Sinaisky That year: 1947, Classical music, Russian conductor and pianist
22
Death of Charles Friant That year: 1947, Classical music, French opera singer (1890-1947) (born in 1890)
23
Birth of Valentin Kapustin That year: 1947, Classical music, bassoonist
24
Death of Alexandra Nikolaevna Amfiteatrova-Levitskaya That year: 1947, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1858)
28
Birth of Nicola LeFanu That year: 1947, Classical music, British composer
29
Birth of Kazuhiko Komatsu That year: 1947, Classical music, conductor (dead in 2013)
May
01
Birth of Rauf Aliyev That year: 1947, Classical music, composer (dead in 2017)
02
Birth of Philippe Herreweghe That year: 1947, Classical music, Belgian conductor
Birth of Zoya Andreyeva That year: 1947, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1992)
Death of Louie Henri That year: 1947, Classical music, English singer and actress (1864–1947) (born in 1864)
06
Death of Louise Homer That year: 1947, Classical music, American opera singer (1871-1947) (born in 1871)
07
Birth of Emmanuel Krivine That year: 1947, Classical music, French conductor
Birth of Stefka Evstatieva That year: 1947, Classical music, Bulgarian singer
Birth of Eva Ben-Zvi That year: 1947, Classical music, Israeli soprano
Birth of Milan Slavický That year: 1947, Classical music, Czech composer and musicologist (1947-2009) (dead in 2009)
08
Birth of Felicity Lott That year: 1947, Classical music, English Soprano
Death of Richard Townley Woodman That year: 1947, Classical music, composer (born in 1888)
10
Death of Archy Rosenthal That year: 1947, Classical music, composer (born in 1874)
11
Death of Ture Rangström That year: 1947, Classical music, Swedish composer (1884-1947) (born in 1884)
Death of Franz Mikorey That year: 1947, Classical music, German composer and conductor (1873-1947) (born in 1873)
12
Birth of Keiko Matsunami That year: 1947, Classical music, Japanese cellist
13
Birth of John Neschling That year: 1947, Classical music, Brazilian conductor
Birth of Janusz Grzywacz That year: 1947, Classical music, pianist, composer
14
Birth of Martin Böttger That year: 1947, Classical music, German politician
17
Death of Ignacy Dygas That year: 1947, Classical music, Polish singer (born in 1881)
19
Birth of David Helfgott That year: 1947, Classical music, Australian concert pianist
21
Death of Lucy Arbell That year: 1947, Classical music, French singer (1878-1947) (born in 1878)
Birth of Rosemarie Lang That year: 1947, Classical music, German opera singer (mezzosoprano) (dead in 2017)
Death of Sigrid Hallgren That year: 1947, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1863)
22
Birth of Mesut İktu That year: 1947, Classical music, opera singer
24
Birth of Ruben Aharonyan That year: 1947, Classical music, Armenian musician
Death of Ralph Hamon Bellairs That year: 1947, Classical music, composer (born in 1867)
25
Death of Johannes Wolf That year: 1947, Classical music, German musicologist (born in 1869)
27
Birth of Liana Alexandra That year: 1947, Classical music, Romanian composer (dead in 2011)
28
Birth of Franghiz Ali-Zadeh That year: 1947, Classical music, Azerbaijani composer
Birth of J. Marshall Unger That year: 1947, Classical music, American Japanologist
Birth of Mitsuko Shirai That year: 1947, Classical music, Japanese singer
30
Death of Kostia Konstantinoff That year: 1947, Classical music, French pianist, conductor, and composer of Russian origin (born in 1903)
Death of Sydney Nicholson That year: 1947, Classical music, British musician (1875-1947) (born in 1875)
31
Death of Henri Casadesus That year: 1947, Classical music, violist, viola d'amore player, composer, and music publisher (1879-1947) (born in 1879)
June
02
Birth of Mark Elder That year: 1947, Classical music, British conductor
Death of Herman Darewski That year: 1947, Classical music, British composer and conductor (born in 1883)
03
Premiere of Les mamelles de Tirésias, Op. 159 That year: 1947, Classical music (Opera), Francis Poulenc
Birth of Edgar Krapp That year: 1947, Classical music, organist
06
Birth of Patrick Power That year: 1947, Classical music, New Zealand opera singer
07
Death of Sofia Romani That year: 1947, Classical music, US-american operatic singer (born in 1865)
08
Premiere of Die Bernauerin That year: 1947, Classical music (Opera), Carl Orff
12
Death of Jāzeps Mediņš That year: 1947, Classical music, Russian conductor and composer (1877-1947) (born in 1877)
13
Birth of Ketil Haugsand That year: 1947, Classical music, Norwegian musician
14
Death of Annie Krull That year: 1947, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1876)
15
Birth of Paul Patterson That year: 1947, Classical music, British composer
Birth of Howard Crook That year: 1947, Classical music, American opera singer
Birth of Greta Svercelova That year: 1947, Classical music, opera singer
16
Death of Bronisław Huberman That year: 1947, Classical music, Polish musician (born in 1882)
17
Birth of Fidan Gasimova That year: 1947, Classical music, Azerbaijani singer and actress
18
Birth of Douglas Young That year: 1947, Classical music, British composer
22
Birth of Frieder Bernius That year: 1947, Classical music, Music conductor
Death of Marion Weed That year: 1947, Classical music, American music educator (born in 1865)
29
Birth of Csilla Ötvös That year: 1947, Classical music, (1947–) Hungarian opera singer
Death of Mark Janza That year: 1947, Classical music, composer (born in 1875)
July
01
Death of Clarence Lucas That year: 1947, Classical music, Canadian composer and educator (born in 1866)
Death of Edward Harold Davies That year: 1947, Classical music, British musician (1867-1947) (born in 1867)
02
Birth of Balázs Póka That year: 1947, Classical music, opera singer
04
Death of Lucien Mawet That year: 1947, Classical music, composer (born in 1875)
07
Birth of Stélios Vlavianós That year: 1947, Classical music, Greek musician, composer, and arranger
Birth of Paul Polivnick That year: 1947, Classical music, conductor and violist
09
Birth of Anatolii Kocherha That year: 1947, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer
12
Birth of Hamao Fujiwara That year: 1947, Classical music, Japanese violinist and concertmaster
13
Death of Umberto Macnez That year: 1947, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1878)
15
Death of Walter Donaldson That year: 1947, Classical music, American songwriter (1893-1947) (born in 1893)
Death of Jacques Beers That year: 1947, Classical music, composer (born in 1902)
16
Birth of Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil That year: 1947, Classical music, Polish composer
Death of Józefa Szlezygier That year: 1947, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1861)
19
Birth of Pirkkoliisa Tikka That year: 1947, Classical music, Finnish actor and opera singer
20
Birth of Colette Alliot-Lugaz That year: 1947, Classical music, singer
21
Birth of Patricia Craig That year: 1947, Classical music, singer
22
Birth of Vladimir Kobekin That year: 1947, Classical music, composer
24
Birth of Peter Serkin That year: 1947, Classical music, American musician (1947-2020) (dead in 2020)
Death of Ernest Austin That year: 1947, Classical music, British composer (born in 1874)
Death of Armand Crabbé That year: 1947, Classical music, Belgian opera singer (born in 1883)
Birth of Loa Falkman That year: 1947, Classical music, Swedish opera singer
25
Death of Alexandre Denéréaz That year: 1947, Classical music, Swiss composer (1875-1947) (born in 1875)
Birth of Viktor Galkin That year: 1947, Classical music, Russian hornist (dead in 2004)
27
Birth of Sandra Browne That year: 1947, Classical music, Trinidadian opera singer
31
Birth of Heiichiro Ohyama That year: 1947, Classical music, Japanese musician
August
04
Birth of Klaus Schulze That year: 1947, Classical music, German composer and musician (1947–2022) (dead in 2022)
Birth of Alicia Nafé That year: 1947, Classical music, Argentinian operatic mezzo-soprano singer
10
Birth of Dimitri Alexeev That year: 1947, Classical music, Russian pianist
Death of Ida Møller That year: 1947, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1872)
11
Birth of Catherine Collard That year: 1947, Classical music, French musician (dead in 1993)
12
Death of Lewiston N. Isaacs That year: 1947, Classical music, composer (born in 1880)
16
Birth of William Pell That year: 1947, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 2003)
18
Birth of Magdalena Krzyńska That year: 1947, Classical music, Polish opera singer (1947-2020) (dead in 2020)
19
Birth of Gerard Schwarz That year: 1947, Classical music, American conductor and trumpeter
21
Birth of Marián Lapšanský That year: 1947, Classical music, Slovak pianist and educator
27
Death of Lillian Blauvelt That year: 1947, Classical music, operatic soprano singer (1873-1947) (born in 1873)
31
Birth of Kikuei Ikeda That year: 1947, Classical music, Japanese violinist and concertmaster
September
03
Death of Zofia Rabcewicz That year: 1947, Classical music, Polish pianist (born in 1870)
Birth of David Sumbler That year: 1947, Classical music, composer
06
Death of Hugo Rasch That year: 1947, Classical music, composer (born in 1873)
07
Birth of Hervé Roullet That year: 1947, Classical music, French composer
08
Birth of Valery Afanassiev That year: 1947, Classical music, Russian pianist
09
Death of Ellen Beach Yaw That year: 1947, Classical music, American coloratura soprano (1869-1947) (born in 1869)
10
Birth of Adriano Guarnieri That year: 1947, Classical music, composer
11
Death of Walter Galpin Alcock That year: 1947, Classical music, English organist and composer (born in 1861)
Death of Gustav Roob That year: 1947, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and violoncellist (born in 1879)
12
Death of Harry Rowe Shelley That year: 1947, Classical music, American composer, organist (church and concert), and professor of music (born in 1858)
18
Death of Karl August Neumann That year: 1947, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1897)
21
Birth of Edward Ishita That year: 1947, Classical music, Japanese opera singer
25
Birth of Torhild Staahlen That year: 1947, Classical music, singer (dead in 2021)
26
Birth of Dale Duesing That year: 1947, Classical music, American opera baritone
30
Birth of Jan Oleszkowicz That year: 1947, Classical music, composer, pedagogue
October
01
Birth of Kees Schoonenbeek That year: 1947, Classical music, composer
03
Death of Percy Buck That year: 1947, Classical music, English musician (1871–1947) (born in 1871)
06
Death of Leevi Madetoja That year: 1947, Classical music, Finnish composer (born in 1887)
Death of Janet Fairbank That year: 1947, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1903)
07
Birth of Nikolay Michaylovitsj Bachvalov That year: 1947, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2013)
08
Birth of Bob van Asperen That year: 1947, Classical music, Dutch harpsichordist and early keyboard instrument performer
Birth of Kurt Rydl That year: 1947, Classical music, Austrian bass
Birth of Alexander Anisimov That year: 1947, Classical music, Russian conductor
09
Birth of Klaus Wallprecht That year: 1947, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher
11
Birth of Ben Beuming That year: 1947, Classical music, composer
13
Death of Dan'gui Xiao That year: 1947, Classical music, stage actor (born in 1920)
15
Birth of Walter Boudreau That year: 1947, Classical music, Canadian musician
16
Death of Gitz Rice That year: 1947, Classical music, Canadian pianist and composer (1891-1947) (born in 1891)
20
Birth of Wolfgang Brendel That year: 1947, Classical music, German opera singer
Birth of Silvia Vestmann That year: 1947, Classical music, Estonian opera singer
28
Birth of Jo Kondo That year: 1947, Classical music, Japanese composer of contemporary classical music
29
Death of Theodore Holland That year: 1947, Classical music, British composer (born in 1878)
30
Death of Mathieu Crickboom That year: 1947, Classical music, Belgian violinist (born in 1871)
November
01
Birth of Jim Steinman That year: 1947, Classical music, American composer, lyricist and record producer (dead in 2021)
02
Birth of Günter Neuhold That year: 1947, Classical music, Austrian conductor
Death of Joseph Henry Dean That year: 1947, Classical music, composer (born in 1855)
03
Death of Eleanor Painter Strong That year: 1947, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1891)
10
Death of Richard Zika That year: 1947, Classical music, Czech violinist and composer (born in 1897)
11
Birth of Alina Korobko That year: 1947, Classical music, Ukrainian singer
16
Death of Carl Adolph Preyer That year: 1947, Classical music, composer (born in 1863)
17
Death of Gerald Melbourne Cooper That year: 1947, Classical music, composer (born in 1892)
18
Death of Lambert Dobbelsteen That year: 1947, Classical music, Dutch composer (1878-1947) (born in 1878)
20
Birth of Renat Ibragimov That year: 1947, Classical music, Soviet and Russian singer (dead in 2022)
Death of Joseph Speaight That year: 1947, Classical music, composer (born in 1868)
21
Birth of Michel Sogny That year: 1947, Classical music, French pianist
26
Death of Marguerite Carré That year: 1947, Classical music, French operatic soprano (born in 1880)
27
Death of Paul Bender That year: 1947, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1875)
Death of William Wade Hinshaw That year: 1947, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1867)
Birth of Neil Rosenshein That year: 1947, Classical music, American opera singer
Death of Gunder Knudsen That year: 1947, Classical music, Danish opera singer and composer (1883-1947) (born in 1883)
28
Birth of Maria Farantouri That year: 1947, Classical music, Greek singer
Death of Georg Schnéevoigt That year: 1947, Classical music, Finnish conductor and cellist (1872-1947) (born in 1872)
29
Birth of Ivan Kurz That year: 1947, Classical music, Czech music educator and composer
December
01
Birth of Viktor Tchernomortsev That year: 1947, Classical music, Russian opera singer and music educator (1947-2014) (dead in 2014)
Death of Manuel Sarrablo That year: 1947, Classical music, composer (born in 1866)
03
Death of Arnold Duncan Culley That year: 1947, Classical music, composer (born in 1867)
05
Birth of Mayako Kubo That year: 1947, Classical music, Pianist and composer
06
Birth of Homero Francesch That year: 1947, Classical music, Swiss musician
07
Birth of David Gordon That year: 1947, Classical music, American opera singer
09
Birth of Bob Reifsnyder That year: 1947, Classical music, composer
10
Birth of Christian Badea That year: 1947, Classical music, Romanian conductor
12
Birth of Júlia Pászthy That year: 1947, Classical music, opera singer, voice teacher
15
Death of Youry Bilstin That year: 1947, Classical music, musician (born in 1887)
16
Death of Cesare Sodero That year: 1947, Classical music, Italian conductor (born in 1886)
17
Birth of Zakhar Bron That year: 1947, Classical music, Russian musician
19
Birth of Jean-Louis Florentz That year: 1947, Classical music, French organist and composer (dead in 2004)
Death of Karl Jörn That year: 1947, Classical music, German American singer (1873-1947) (born in 1873)
20
Death of Loulou Hégoburu That year: 1947, Classical music, French opera singer, actress, dancer and cabaret artist (1898–1947) (born in 1898)
21
Birth of Paco de Lucía That year: 1947, Classical music, Spanish flamenco, classical, jazz guitarist & musician (1947-2014) (dead in 2014)
Birth of Aleksey Moiseyenko That year: 1947, Classical music, Russian opera singer (dead in 2017)
22
Death of Tefta Tashko-Koço That year: 1947, Classical music, Albanian artist (born in 1910)
24
Birth of Nadine Asher That year: 1947, Classical music, opera singer, voice teacher
27
Birth of Janet Perry That year: 1947, Classical music, Operatic soprano
Death of Frederic Chapin That year: 1947, Classical music, American composer and screenwriter (1873-1947) (born in 1873)
This was also in 1947
Death of Billy Merson That year: 1947, Classical music, British songwriter (born in 1879) . Birth of Ursula Volbeding That year: 1947, Classical music, (1947-1982) (dead in 1982) . Inception: Den Jyske Opera That year: 1947, Classical music (Denmark). Inception: WDR Rundfunkchor Köln That year: 1947, Classical music. Death of Samuel Alman That year: 1947, Classical music, Russian conductor and composer (born in 1877) . Birth of Mikhail Kopelman That year: 1947, Classical music, Ukrainian musician . Death of Joan Raventós i Babot That year: 1947, Classical music, Spanish singer (born in 1883) . Birth of Michèle Lagrange That year: 1947, Classical music, French singer . Birth of Peter Lika That year: 1947, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Leonid Grin That year: 1947, Classical music, conductor . Inception: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1947, Classical music (Czech Republic). Death of William Hamilton Stepp That year: 1947, Classical music, American country blues fiddle player (born in 1875) . Death of Jean-Marcel Lizotte That year: 1947, Classical music, composer (born in 1891) . Birth of Hirofumi Kanno That year: 1947, Classical music, Japanese classical cellist . Inception: Zürcher Bach Chor That year: 1947, Classical music. Inception: Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1947, Classical music. Inception: The Little Orchestra Society That year: 1947, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Hildegard Heichele That year: 1947, Classical music, German soprano . Death of Fritz Flemming That year: 1947, Classical music, German oboist (born in 1873) . Inauguration: Holland Festival That year: 1947, Classical music (Amsterdam, Netherlands). Birth of Anne Wilkens That year: 1947, Classical music, lyrical singer . Inception: English Opera Group That year: 1947, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Arbeitskreis Musik in der Jugend That year: 1947, Classical music (Germany). Death of Pierre Van Damme That year: 1947, Classical music, composer (born in 1867) . Inception: Michigan Philharmonic That year: 1947, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Lancaster Symphony Orchestra That year: 1947, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: The Phoenix Boys Choir That year: 1947, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Wilfried Strehle That year: 1947, Classical music . Inception: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne That year: 1947, Classical music. Birth of Susanne Stelzenbach That year: 1947, Classical music, German composer and pianist . Birth of Robert Lavigne That year: 1947, Classical music, composer . Inauguration: Bachwoche Ansbach That year: 1947, Classical music (Ansbach, Germany). Inception: Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice That year: 1947, Classical music. Death of Ezra Jenkinson That year: 1947, Classical music, English composer (born in 1872) . Birth of William Barbini That year: 1947, Classical music, American musician . Inception: Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1947, Classical music (Japan). Inception: Portland Chamber Orchestra That year: 1947, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Elly Bender That year: 1947, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1863) . Inauguration: Staatsoperette Dresden - Haus Leuben That year: 1947, Classical music (Dresden, Germany). Inception: London Philharmonic Choir That year: 1947, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Gwyneth Walker That year: 1947, Classical music, American composer . Inception: Fairfield University Glee Club That year: 1947, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Ojai Music Festival That year: 1947, Classical music (California, United States of America). Birth of Juan Carlos Núñez That year: 1947, Classical music, Venezuelan composer . Inception: WDR Funkhausorchester That year: 1947, Classical music (Germany). Inauguration: Macedonian National Opera and Ballet That year: 1947, Classical music (Skopje, North Macedonia). Death of Franz Dannehl That year: 1947, Classical music, German entomologist (born in 1870) . Birth of Pierre Gouin That year: 1947, Classical music, composer . Inauguration: Den Jyske Opera That year: 1947, Classical music (Aarhus Municipality, Denmark). Birth of Taeko Crommelynck That year: 1947, Classical music, Japanese musician (dead in 1994) . Birth of Klaus Bjerre That year: 1947, Classical music, composer . Death of Ulisse Matthey That year: 1947, Classical music, Italian organist and composer (born in 1876) . Inception: Wiener Kammerchor That year: 1947, Classical music. Death of Giuseppe Maria Marangoni That year: 1947, Classical music, composer (born in 1866) . Inception: Phoenix Symphony That year: 1947, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Elke Schary That year: 1947, Classical music, mezzo-sopran (1947-2023) . Inception: CBC Winnipeg Orchestra That year: 1947, Classical music (Canada). Birth of Christian Mondrup That year: 1947, Classical music, composer . Inception: Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra That year: 1947, Classical music (Canada). Birth of Masao Endō That year: 1947, Classical music, Japanese composer . Birth of Vladimír Havlíček That year: 1947, Classical music, Czech conductor and composer . Inception: Orquestra Nacional do Porto That year: 1947, Classical music (Portugal). Birth of Gustav Kuhn That year: 1947, Classical music, Austrian conductor, composer, teacher and musician . Birth of Georges-Elie Octors That year: 1947, Classical music, Belgian percussionist & conductor (°1947) . Birth of Hikotarō Yazaki That year: 1947, Classical music, conductor . Birth of Harry van der Kamp That year: 1947, Classical music, Dutch bass . Birth of Tadaaki Otaka That year: 1947, Classical music, Japanese and British conductor . Birth of William Mason That year: 1947, Classical music, British-Austrian operatic bass . Birth of Dominique Regef That year: 1947, Classical music, French musician . Birth of Pertti Lehtinen That year: 1947, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Jean Maillet That year: 1947, Classical music, French musician and writer . Death of Carlo Scattola That year: 1947, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1878) . Birth of J. J. Olson That year: 1947, Classical music, composer . Inception: Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra That year: 1947, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Madeline Dedieu-Peters That year: 1947, Classical music, composer (born in 1889) . Birth of Carl Johan Falkman That year: 1947, Classical music, performer (1947-) . Birth of Robert Hollingworth That year: 1947, Classical music, Australian artist and writer . Death of Melchior Cortez That year: 1947, Classical music, composer (born in 1882) . Birth of John Charles Franceschina That year: 1947, Classical music, composer . Birth of Guy Protheroe That year: 1947, Classical music, British conductor, musician and composer . Inauguration: Abkhazian State Philharmonic Hall Rashden Gumba That year: 1947, Classical music (Sukhumi, Georgia). Birth of Dominique Dupraz That year: 1947, Classical music, French composer (1947-2021) (dead in 2021) . Birth of Vladimir Ognovenko That year: 1947, Classical music, Russian bass vocalist (1947-). He's been a Mariinsky Theatre soloist since 1989 . Inception: Bel Canto Trio That year: 1947, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Coral Sant Jordi That year: 1947, Classical music (Spain). Inception: Janáček Quartet That year: 1947, Classical music (Czech Republic). Inception: National Intercollegiate Band That year: 1947, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra That year: 1947, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Marika Eensalu That year: 1947, Classical music, Estonian opera singer . Death of Katie Moss That year: 1947, Classical music, British composer, violinist, pianist and singer (born in 1881) . Inception: Amadeus Quartet That year: 1947, Classical music (United Kingdom). Death of Rose Beaudet That year: 1947, Classical music, American stage actor (1862-1947) (born in 1862) . Inauguration: Edinburgh International Festival That year: 1947, Classical music (City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom). Birth of Gary Bachlund That year: 1947, Classical music, composer . Birth of René Massis That year: 1947, Classical music, French singer . Birth of Helvi Raamat That year: 1947, Classical music, Estonian opera singer . Inception: Chœur de Radio France That year: 1947, Classical music (France). Death of Artur de Baratta i de Valdivia That year: 1947, Classical music, Spanish businessperson, conductor and composer (1860-1947) (born in 1860) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Richard Strauss (age 83)
- Symphonische Fantasie aus 'Die Frau ohne Schatten' (Work for orchestra)
- Arnold Schoenberg (age 73)
- A Survivor from Warsaw, Op. 46 That year: 1947, Classical music (Work for choir)
- Igor Stravinsky (age 65)
- Sergei Prokofiev (age 56)
- Symphony No. 4 in C major, Op. 112 That year: 1947, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 6 in E-flat major, Op. 111 That year: 1947, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Flourish Mighty Land!, Op. 114 (Work for choir)
- Piano Sonata No. 9 in C major, Op. 103 (Work for soloist)
- Festive Poem, Op. 113 (Work for orchestra)
- Sonata for violin in D major, Op. 115 (Work for soloist)
- Darius Milhaud (age 55)
- Symphony No. 4, Op. 281, “Composée á l'occasion de Centenaire de la Révolution de 1848” That year: 1947, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- 7 Danses sur des airs palestiniens, Opp. 267 (Work for orchestra)
- Concerto, Op. 278 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- String Trio, Op. 274 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Méditation, Op. 277 (Work for soloist)
- Carnaval à la Nouvelle-Orléans, Op. 275 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Service sacré pour le samedi matin, Op. 279 (Work for choir)
- 3 Poems, Opp. 276 (Song, lied)
- La maison de Bernarda Alba, Op. 280 (Incidental music)
- Dreams That Money Can Buy, Op. 273 (Film score)
- Arthur Honegger (age 55)
- Introduction for trumpet, piano and orchestra (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold (age 50)
- Escape Me Never (Film score)
- Francis Poulenc (age 48)
- L’invitation au château, Op. 138 That year: 1947, Classical music (Theatrical music)
- Sinfonietta, Op. 141 That year: 1947, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Le disparu, Op. 134 (Song, lied)
- Main dominée par le cœur, Op. 135 (Song, lied)
- 3 Songs, Opp. 136 (Song, lied)
- ...mais mourir, Op. 137 (Song, lied)
- Hymn, Op. 144 (Song, lied)
- Aaron Copland (age 47)
- Clarinet Concerto That year: 1947, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- In the Beginning (Work for choir)
- Midsummer Nocturne (Work for soloist)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 41)
- Poem of the Motherland, Op. 74 (Work for choir)
- Pirogov, Op. 76 (Film score)
- Suite from Pirogov, Op. 76a (Work for orchestra)
- Olivier Messiaen (age 39)
- Four studies in rhythm That year: 1947, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Samuel Barber (age 37)
- Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24 (Song, lied)
- Nuvoletta, Op. 25 (Song, lied)
- Medea - Cave of the Heart (Ballet)
- Benjamin Britten (age 34)
- The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35 (Song, lied), composed in 1945
- A Charm of Lullabies, Op. 41 (Song, lied), published in 1949
- My beloved is mine (Canticle I), Op. 40 (Song, lied)
- Men of Goodwill (Work for orchestra)
- Henri Dutilleux (age 31)
- Oboe Sonata (Work for soloist)
- Pierre Boulez (age 22)
- Le Visage nuptial (Work for choir)
- Sinfonia Concertante (Work for orchestra with soloist)