1994, from day to day
1994. With other artists, Krzysztof Penderecki, Claudio Abbado and Mikis Theodorakis influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Henry Mancini. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “La Belle et la Bête” de Philip Glass, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1994 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 210 of these moments for 1994.
The year 1994 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Birth of Andrei Ioniță That year: 1994, Classical music, Romanian cellist
Death of Stefán Íslandi That year: 1994, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1907)
03
Death of Josef Witt That year: 1994, Classical music, Austrian tenor (born in 1901)
04
Inception: ICTUS That year: 1994, Classical music (Belgium)
Death of Elena Shumilova That year: 1994, Classical music, (1913-1994) opera singer and music educator (born in 1913)
05
Death of Aldo Baldin That year: 1994, Classical music, Brazilian singer (born in 1945)
06
Death of Victor Ivanovich Nikitin That year: 1994, Classical music, Russian singer (born in 1911)
08
Death of Fritz Peter That year: 1994, Classical music, (1925-1994) (born in 1925)
09
Death of Hans Graf That year: 1994, Classical music, Austrian pianist (born in 1928)
10
Death of Sven-Erik Bäck That year: 1994, Classical music, Swedish composer (born in 1919)
12
Death of Ariel Daunizeau That year: 1994, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1930)
14
Death of Halina Dudicz-Latoszewska That year: 1994, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1902)
15
Death of György Cziffra That year: 1994, Classical music, Hungarian-French virtuoso pianist and composer (1921-1994) (born in 1921)
20
Death of Hugo Hasslo That year: 1994, Classical music, Swedish singer (born in 1911)
27
Birth of Timur Zangiyev That year: 1994, Classical music, conductor
29
Death of Raymond Allen That year: 1994, Classical music, American singer, actor and comedian (1921-1994) (born in 1921)
31
Death of Gene Boucher That year: 1994, Classical music, American operatic baritone singer (born in 1933)
Birth of Mehran Badakhshan That year: 1994, Classical music, composer
Also in January
Death of Lotte Buschan That year: 1994, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1917) .
February
03
Death of Fritz Schaetzler That year: 1994, Classical music, German-American singer (1898-1994) (born in 1898)
05
Death of Tiana Lemnitz That year: 1994, Classical music, singer (born in 1897)
06
Death of Ignace Strasfogel That year: 1994, Classical music, Polish composer, pianist, and conductor (born in 1909)
Death of Norman Del Mar That year: 1994, Classical music, British conductor, horn player, and biographer (1919-1994) (born in 1919)
07
Death of Witold Lutosławski That year: 1994, Classical music, Polish composer and conductor (1913-1994) (born in 1913)
09
Death of Jarmila Novotná That year: 1994, Classical music, Czech actress, opera singer and singer (born in 1907)
Birth of Jorge Muñoz That year: 1994, Classical music, composer
19
Death of Vittorio Rieti That year: 1994, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1898)
21
Death of Evgeny Belyaev That year: 1994, Classical music, Russian singer (born in 1926)
Also in February
Inauguration: Yokosuka Arts Theatre That year: 1994, Classical music (Yokosuka, Japan) .
March
11
Death of Vladimir Kandelaki That year: 1994, Classical music, Soviet actor and opera singer (1908-1994) (born in 1908)
18
Death of William Bergsma That year: 1994, Classical music, American composer (born in 1921)
23
Death of Donald Swann That year: 1994, Classical music, British composer (1923-1994) (born in 1923)
April
02
Death of Pippo Barzizza That year: 1994, Classical music, Italian composer, arranger, conductor, and music director (born in 1902)
03
Birth of Edgar Moreau That year: 1994, Classical music, French cellist
04
Death of Pavel Babakov That year: 1994, Classical music, actor, opera singer (born in 1946)
08
Death of Quddus Khojamyarov That year: 1994, Classical music, Soviet musician (1918-1994) (born in 1918)
Death of Irene Eisinger That year: 1994, Classical music, German singer (born in 1903)
12
Birth of Anastasiya Petryshak That year: 1994, Classical music, Ukrainian violinist
15
Death of Giulio Gari That year: 1994, Classical music, Hungarian singer (born in 1909)
Death of Lawrence Brooks That year: 1994, Classical music, American actor (1912-1994) (born in 1912)
18
Birth of Alejandro Díaz That year: 1994, Classical music, composer
26
Death of Manuel Enríquez Salazar That year: 1994, Classical music, Mexican musician (born in 1926)
27
Inauguration: Costa Rican Center of Science and Culture That year: 1994, Classical music (San José, Costa Rica)
Also in April
Inauguration: The Anvil, Basingstoke That year: 1994, Classical music (Basingstoke, United Kingdom) .
May
11
Birth of Guro Kleven Hagen That year: 1994, Classical music, Norwegian musician
Birth of Elie Jolliet That year: 1994, Classical music, composer
18
Birth of Sirena Huang That year: 1994, Classical music, Taiwanese American concert violinist
Death of Antanina Dambrauskaitė That year: 1994, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (born in 1905)
Birth of Elvis Washington Reis That year: 1994, Classical music, composer
20
Birth of Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad That year: 1994, Classical music, Norwegian musician
23
Birth of Kate Liu That year: 1994, Classical music, American pianist
26
Birth of Thibaut Garcia That year: 1994, Classical music, French guitarist
28
Birth of Seong-Jin Cho That year: 1994, Classical music, South Korean classical pianist
Inauguration: Glyndebourne Opera House That year: 1994, Classical music (Glyndebourne, United Kingdom)
30
Death of Abdonas Lietuvninkas That year: 1994, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (1921-1994) (born in 1921)
31
Death of Herva Nelli That year: 1994, Classical music, Operatic soprano (born in 1909)
Birth of Piotr Zabielski That year: 1994, Classical music, composer
June
01
Death of Jean-Joël Barbier That year: 1994, Classical music, French writer and pianist (born in 1920)
04
Death of Jean Daetwyler That year: 1994, Classical music, composer (1907-1994) (born in 1907)
Premiere of La Belle et la Bête That year: 1994, Classical music (Opera), Philip Glass
11
Birth of Esther Yoo That year: 1994, Classical music, violinist
Death of Robert Beadell That year: 1994, Classical music, American composer (born in 1925)
12
Birth of Conrad Tao That year: 1994, Classical music, American musician
14
Death of Henry Mancini That year: 1994, Classical music, American film composer (1924–1994) (born in 1924)
15
Death of Manos Hatzidakis That year: 1994, Classical music, Greek composer, pianist and conductor (1925-1994) (born in 1925)
21
Death of Carlos Jiménez Mabarak That year: 1994, Classical music, Mexican composer (born in 1916)
22
Death of Jorgjia Filçe-Truja That year: 1994, Classical music, Albanian soprano (1907-1994) (born in 1907)
Birth of Julia Muzychenko That year: 1994, Classical music, Russian operatic soprano
24
Death of Jean Vallerand That year: 1994, Classical music, Canadian composer (born in 1915)
25
Death of Nina Serval That year: 1994, Classical music, Soviet Russian singer (1910-1994) (born in 1910)
29
Death of Kurt Eichhorn That year: 1994, Classical music, German conductor (born in 1908)
30
Birth of Leon Firšt That year: 1994, Classical music, Slovene musician
Also in June
Death of Friederike Sailer That year: 1994, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1920) .
July
01
Birth of Charles Overton That year: 1994, Classical music, American harpist
03
Death of Zelma Watson George That year: 1994, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1903)
10
Death of Patrick Crommelynck That year: 1994, Classical music, Belgian musician (born in 1945)
Death of Taeko Crommelynck That year: 1994, Classical music, Japanese musician (born in 1947)
20
Death of Suzanne Juyol That year: 1994, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1920)
21
Death of José Rey de la Torre That year: 1994, Classical music, Cuban musician (born in 1917)
22
Death of Jack Harrold That year: 1994, Classical music, American opera singer (1920-1994) (born in 1920)
23
Birth of K. Matsuo That year: 1994, Classical music, composer
29
Birth of Mugi Wakui That year: 1994, Classical music, Japanese pianist
August
01
Death of Yōichirō Miyake That year: 1994, Classical music, pianist, conductor (born in 1914)
Death of Illart Orav That year: 1994, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (1936-1994) (born in 1936)
05
Death of Elizaveta Antonova That year: 1994, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (1904-1994) (born in 1904)
10
Death of Lene Funder That year: 1994, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1955)
13
Death of Raymond Gallois-Montbrun That year: 1994, Classical music, French composer (born in 1918)
Death of Sylvelin Långholm That year: 1994, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (1916-1994) (born in 1916)
14
Death of Irja Aholainen That year: 1994, Classical music, Finnish actor (1904-1994) (born in 1904)
17
Death of Boris Kõrver That year: 1994, Classical music, Estonian composer (1917-1994) (born in 1917)
18
Death of Gottlob Frick That year: 1994, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1906)
24
Birth of Yu-Chien Tseng That year: 1994, Classical music, Taiwanese Violinist
Death of Mária Dunszt That year: 1994, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1936)
26
Birth of Anastasia Kobekina That year: 1994, Classical music, russian cellist
28
Death of Pepita Embil That year: 1994, Classical music, Basque Mexican singer (1918-1994) (born in 1918)
30
Death of Jaume Mestres i Pérez That year: 1994, Classical music, Spanish businessperson, composer and theatre director (1907-1994) (born in 1907)
September
01
Birth of Kyōhei Sorita That year: 1994, Classical music, Japanese pianist (1994-)
02
Death of Miloslav Šnejdar That year: 1994, Classical music, Czech violinist and composer (1917-1994) (born in 1917)
04
Death of Ladislav Holoubek That year: 1994, Classical music, Czech composer and conductor (born in 1913)
07
Birth of Mélodie zhao That year: 1994, Classical music, Swiss pianist
09
Death of Soffi Schønning That year: 1994, Classical music, Norwegian operatic soprano (born in 1895)
15
Birth of Raphael Severe That year: 1994, Classical music, French musician
16
Death of Karl Dönch That year: 1994, Classical music, German actor and opera singer (born in 1915)
18
Death of Valerija Heybal That year: 1994, Classical music, Slovene opera singer (born in 1918)
23
Birth of Andrew Johnston That year: 1994, Classical music, Scottish singer
28
Death of Leonard Osborn That year: 1994, Classical music, British opera singer, actor and stage director (1914-1994) (born in 1914)
29
Death of John Heddle Nash That year: 1994, Classical music, baritone (born in 1928)
30
Inauguration: Göteborgsoperan That year: 1994, Classical music (Gothenburg Municipality, Sweden)
October
01
Inauguration: Musik- und Kongresshalle Lübeck That year: 1994, Classical music (Lübeck's Old City, Germany)
04
Death of Zita Fumagalli Riva That year: 1994, Classical music, Italian singer, opera singer and music educator (1893-1994) (born in 1893)
Death of Andrea Velis That year: 1994, Classical music, American operatic tenor (born in 1932)
07
Death of Irène Jaumillot That year: 1994, Classical music, French singer (born in 1938)
09
Death of Nikolai Karetnikov That year: 1994, Classical music, Soviet Russian composer (1930―1994) (born in 1930)
14
Death of Gioconda de Vito That year: 1994, Classical music, Italian-British musician (1907–1944) (born in 1907)
18
Death of Urato Watanabe That year: 1994, Classical music, Japanese classical and film music composer (born in 1909)
20
Birth of Andrzej Filończyk That year: 1994, Classical music, opera singer
November
01
Birth of Benjamin Basford That year: 1994, Classical music, composer
Birth of Lucas Viana That year: 1994, Classical music, composer
05
Death of Yi-Kwei Sze That year: 1994, Classical music, chinese-born American opera singer (1915–1994) (born in 1915)
Death of McHenry Boatwright That year: 1994, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1928)
09
Birth of Niamh O'Sullivan That year: 1994, Classical music, Irish opera and concert singer
11
Death of Elizabeth Maconchy That year: 1994, Classical music, English composer (1907-1994) (born in 1907)
Death of Miho Nagato That year: 1994, Classical music, Japanese singer (born in 1911)
Death of Markus Schwendemann That year: 1994, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1957)
16
Death of Alf Häggstam That year: 1994, Classical music, Swedish actor (1945-1994) (born in 1945)
19
Death of Oskar Zornik That year: 1994, Classical music, opera singer, partisan (born in 1922)
24
Death of Henriette Puig-Roget That year: 1994, Classical music, French organist, pianist and composer (born in 1910)
Death of Jiří Stárek That year: 1994, Classical music, Czech composer (1952-1994) (born in 1952)
26
Death of Michael Schneider That year: 1994, Classical music, organist and choir director from Germany (born in 1909)
27
Death of Fernando Lopes-Graça That year: 1994, Classical music, Portuguese composer (born in 1906)
28
Death of Vic Legley That year: 1994, Classical music, Belgian composer (1915-1994) (born in 1915)
Death of Soulima Stravinsky That year: 1994, Classical music, Swiss composer (1910-1994) (born in 1910)
December
05
Death of Zdeněk Petr That year: 1994, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1919)
10
Death of Robert Blum That year: 1994, Classical music, Swiss composer (1900-1994) (born in 1900)
11
Death of Avet Terterian That year: 1994, Classical music, Soviet and Armenian composer (born in 1929)
17
Birth of Oliver David Pickup That year: 1994, Classical music, composer
20
Death of Leon Jelonek That year: 1994, Classical music, conductor (born in 1916)
22
Death of Harri Vasar That year: 1994, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (born in 1926)
23
Birth of Alexander Gadjiev That year: 1994, Classical music, Italian-Slovenian classical pianist
25
Death of Antoni Majak That year: 1994, Classical music, Polish actor and singer (1911-1994) (born in 1911)
26
Death of Sofija Pusdešrytė-Adomaitienė That year: 1994, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (1912-1994) (born in 1912)
29
Birth of Juan-Francisco Munoz That year: 1994, Classical music, composer
31
Death of Anny von Stosch That year: 1994, Classical music, German singer (born in 1895)
Also in December
Death of Eva Siewert That year: 1994, Classical music, German journalist, writer, radio announcer and singer (born in 1907) .
This was also in 1994
Inception: Altenberg Trio That year: 1994, Classical music (Austria). Inception: Belcea Quartet That year: 1994, Classical music. Inception: Orchestre Victor-Hugo Franche-Comté That year: 1994, Classical music. Inception: Opera della Luna That year: 1994, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inauguration: Ottawa Chamberfest That year: 1994, Classical music (Ottawa, Canada). Birth of Aris Alexander Blettenberg That year: 1994, Classical music, German composer . Birth of Nina van Essen That year: 1994, Classical music, Dutch mezzo-soprano . Inception: Duo Gelland That year: 1994, Classical music (Germany). Death of Robert Bloom That year: 1994, Classical music, American oboist; composer and arranger; teacher of several successful oboists (born in 1908) . Inauguration: Verbier Festival That year: 1994, Classical music (Verbier, Switzerland). Inception: Sfx boys' choir liverpool That year: 1994, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Vivi Vassileva That year: 1994, Classical music, German musician . Death of Jacopo Napoli That year: 1994, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1911) . Birth of Emilia Hoving That year: 1994, Classical music, Finnish conductor . Inception: Ibn Báya Ensemble That year: 1994, Classical music (Morocco). Inception: Early Opera Company That year: 1994, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inauguration: International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival That year: 1994, Classical music (Buxton, United Kingdom). Inception: Victoria Scholars Men's Choral Ensemble That year: 1994, Classical music (Canada). Inception: RAI National Symphony Orchestra That year: 1994, Classical music. Inception: St. Martin's Chamber Choir That year: 1994, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: John Wilson Orchestra That year: 1994, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Israeli Andalusian Orchestra That year: 1994, Classical music (Israel). Death of John Moulson That year: 1994, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1928) . Inception: PORTopera That year: 1994, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Silja Grimm That year: 1994, Classical music, instrumentalist . Birth of Ella van Poucke That year: 1994, Classical music, Dutch cellist (born 1994) . Inauguration: Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center That year: 1994, Classical music (Tel Aviv, Israel). Inception: Muziektheater Transparant That year: 1994, Classical music (Belgium). Inception: Czech Symphony Orchestra That year: 1994, Classical music. Inception: Tetzlaff Quartett That year: 1994, Classical music (Germany). Inauguration: Usedomer Musikfestival That year: 1994, Classical music (Usedom, Germany). Inception: Dresdner Kapellsolisten That year: 1994, Classical music. Closing: Städtebundtheater Hof That year: 1994, Classical music (Hof, Germany). Death of Tadasuke Seki That year: 1994, Classical music, composer (born in 1915) . Death of Norman Charles Suckling That year: 1994, Classical music, English biographer, composer, pianist, and writer on music (born in 1904) . Inception: Tokyo Junior Orchestra Society That year: 1994, Classical music (Japan). Inauguration: Portland Chamber Music Festival That year: 1994, Classical music (Portland, United States of America). Inception: La Serenissima That year: 1994, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Chen Yihan That year: 1994, Classical music, Chinese pianist and composer . Death of Ramiz Kovaçi That year: 1994, Classical music, musical artist (born in 1931) . Inception: Oakville Children's Choir That year: 1994, Classical music (Canada). Inception: Kultur- und Sozialstiftung Internationale Junge Orchesterakademie That year: 1994, Classical music (Germany). Inception: Signum Quartet That year: 1994, Classical music. Inauguration: Rencontres artistiques de Bel-Air That year: 1994, Classical music (La Ravoire, France). Inception: Netherlands Symphony Orchestra That year: 1994, Classical music. Birth of Emma Posman That year: 1994, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Brannon Cho That year: 1994, Classical music, American cellist . Inception: Union Avenue Opera That year: 1994, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Gizem Alever That year: 1994, Classical music, composer . Inception: Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste That year: 1994, Classical music (Democratic Republic of the Congo). Inauguration: Aspendos International Opera and Ballet Festival That year: 1994, Classical music (Antalya, Turkey). Inception: European Federation of National Youth Orchestras That year: 1994, Classical music (Austria). Birth of Hongni Wu That year: 1994, Classical music, Chinese mezzo-soprano operatic singer (born 1994) . Inception: El Café Chorale That year: 1994, Classical music (Costa Rica). Inception: Teatro Grattacielo That year: 1994, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Double Door That year: 1994, Classical music (Chicago, United States of America). Birth of Aurélien Pascal That year: 1994, Classical music . Birth of RSB That year: 1994, Classical music, composer . Inauguration: Laus Polyphoniae That year: 1994, Classical music (Antwerp, Belgium). Inauguration: Futura, festival international d'art acousmatique et des arts de support That year: 1994, Classical music (Crest, France). Inception: Phantasm That year: 1994, Classical music.
Works (composition or publishing)
- Iannis Xenakis (age 72)
- Dämmerschein (Work for orchestra)
- Koïranoï (Work for orchestra)
- Ergma (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Mnamas Xapin Witoldowi Lutoslavskiemu (Work for chamber orchestra)
- S.709 (Electroacoustic music)
- Pierre Boulez (age 69)
- Incises (Work for soloist), composed in 2001
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 66)
- Friday, Opp. 62-64 (Opera)
- Philip Glass (1937-0000)
- Symphony No. 2 (Work for orchestra)
- Persephone (T.S.E.) (Work for choir)