2003, from day to day
2003. With other artists, Mikis Theodorakis, Paco de Lucía and Mstislav Rostropovich influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Luciano Berio. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “The Sound of a Voice” 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 2003 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 200 of these moments for 2003.
The year 2003 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
03
Death of Halima Nosirova That year: 2003, Classical music, Soviet opera singer, music educator and actor (1913-2003) (born in 1913)
Death of Mario Macchi That year: 2003, Classical music, composer (born in 1912)
04
Death of Yfrah Neaman That year: 2003, Classical music, British musician (1923-2003) (born in 1923)
05
Death of Eleonora Eksanishvili That year: 2003, Classical music, Georgian composer (born in 1919)
11
Death of William Russo That year: 2003, Classical music, American musician (1928–2003) (born in 1928)
13
Death of Rafael Ibarbia That year: 2003, Classical music, conductor, composer, pianist (born in 1931)
15
Death of Přemysl Kočí That year: 2003, Classical music, 1917-2003 Czech theater manager, actor, music educator, opera singer, professor and university educator (born in 1917)
16
Death of Maria Tauberová That year: 2003, Classical music, Czech actress (born in 1911)
19
Death of Remo Lauricella That year: 2003, Classical music, British musician (born in 1912)
27
Death of Bella Kalyada That year: 2003, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (1928-2003) (born in 1928)
28
Death of Jolanda Gardino That year: 2003, Classical music, Italian singer (1919-2003) (born in 1919)
29
Death of Israel Gusman That year: 2003, Classical music, Soviet conductor and professor of music (born in 1917)
30
Death of Mary Ellis That year: 2003, Classical music, American opera singer (1897–2003) (born in 1897)
February
02
Death of Lou Harrison That year: 2003, Classical music, American composer (1917-2003) (born in 1917)
04
Death of Jerome Hines That year: 2003, Classical music, opera singer (1921-2003) (born in 1921)
08
Death of Robert Sterling Arnold That year: 2003, Classical music, American musician and music publisher (1905-2003) (born in 1905)
09
Death of Lev Mikhailov That year: 2003, Classical music, Russian musician (born in 1936)
10
Death of Peter Schat That year: 2003, Classical music, Dutch composer (born in 1935)
11
Death of Ángeles Chamorro That year: 2003, Classical music, Spanish opera and zarzuela singer (born in 1937)
12
Death of Yevgeny Kibkalo That year: 2003, Classical music, Operatic baritone (1932-2003) (born in 1932)
16
Death of Leo Brouwer That year: 2003, Classical music, Cuban composer, conductor, and guitarist (born in 1939)
17
Birth of Federica Falzon That year: 2003, Classical music, Maltese singer
19
Death of Nadine, Countess of Shrewsbury That year: 2003, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1913)
24
Death of John Shaw That year: 2003, Classical music, Australian operatic baritone (born in 1924)
26
Death of Mursal Badirov That year: 2003, Classical music, musical artist (born in 1931)
27
Death of John Lanchbery That year: 2003, Classical music, British composer (born in 1923)
March
01
Death of Nadine Conner That year: 2003, Classical music, American operatic soprano (born in 1907)
02
Death of Hank Ballard That year: 2003, Classical music, American R&B recording artist; singer and songwriter (born in 1927)
Death of Malcolm Williamson That year: 2003, Classical music, Australian composer (1931–2003) (born in 1931)
Death of William Blezard That year: 2003, Classical music, British composer (born in 1921)
03
Death of Goffredo Petrassi That year: 2003, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1904)
04
Death of Fedora Barbieri That year: 2003, Classical music, Italian mezzo-soprano singer (born in 1920)
11
Death of Ludwig Streicher That year: 2003, Classical music, Austrian musician (1920-2003) (born in 1920)
Death of Lyudmila Erofeeva That year: 2003, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (1937–2003) (born in 1937)
13
Death of Gerd Brenneis That year: 2003, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1930-2003) (born in 1930)
19
Death of Suna Korad That year: 2003, Classical music, Turkish opera singer (born in 1936)
26
Death of Leif Roar That year: 2003, Classical music, Danish opera singer and singer (1937-2003) (born in 1937)
27
Death of Edwin Carr That year: 2003, Classical music, New Zealand composer (1926-2003) (born in 1926)
30
Birth of Alisa Sadikova That year: 2003, Classical music, musical artist
31
Death of Hidetake Konoe That year: 2003, Classical music, Japanese composer and conductor (1931-2003) (born in 1931)
Also in March
Death of Hedi Klug That year: 2003, Classical music, Czech opera singer (born in 1932) .
April
08
Death of Maki Ishii That year: 2003, Classical music, Japanese composer (1936-2003) (born in 1936)
11
Birth of Aksel Rykkvin That year: 2003, Classical music, Norwegian singer
13
Death of Carlos Duarte That year: 2003, Classical music, Venezuelan musician (born in 1957)
Death of Božena Ministrová That year: 2003, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1922)
21
Death of Anne Lise Grøtvik Lunde That year: 2003, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (born in 1924)
22
Death of Naoyuki Inoue That year: 2003, Classical music, Japanese pianist (born in 1940)
27
Death of Klaus Mertens That year: 2003, Classical music, German singer (born in 1949)
May
04
Death of Sesto Bruscantini That year: 2003, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1919)
Death of Arthur Oldham That year: 2003, Classical music, British composer and conductor (born in 1926)
05
Death of David Lewin That year: 2003, Classical music, American music theorist, music critic and composer (born in 1933)
06
Death of Oleksandr Bilash That year: 2003, Classical music, Ukrainian composer (1931-2003) (born in 1931)
10
Birth of Gavin George That year: 2003, Classical music, musical artist
14
Death of Otto Edelmann That year: 2003, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (1917-2003) (born in 1917)
16
Death of Jacques Herbillon That year: 2003, Classical music, French singer (1936-2003) (born in 1936)
17
Death of Jørgen Fønss That year: 2003, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1918)
19
Death of Ivo Žídek That year: 2003, Classical music, Czech opera singer (born in 1926)
27
Death of Luciano Berio That year: 2003, Classical music, Italian composer (1925-2003) (born in 1925)
30
Death of Zagir Ismagilov That year: 2003, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1916)
June
02
Death of Július Kowalski That year: 2003, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster (1912-2003) (born in 1912)
05
Death of Manuel Rosenthal That year: 2003, Classical music, French composer and conductor (1904-2003) (born in 1904)
17
Death of Marcella Pobbe That year: 2003, Classical music, singer (born in 1921)
27
Death of Shakeh Vartenissian That year: 2003, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1924)
Also in June
Inauguration: McCaw Hall That year: 2003, Classical music (Seattle, United States of America) .
July
01
Birth of Jack W. Kiuttu That year: 2003, Classical music, composer
07
Death of Valentin Bibik That year: 2003, Classical music, Ukrainian composer (1940-2003) (born in 1940)
08
Death of Kunio Toda That year: 2003, Classical music, Japanese composer and musicologist (1915-2003) (born in 1915)
09
Death of Jean Fournier That year: 2003, Classical music, French musician (1911-2003) (born in 1911)
17
Death of Rosalyn Tureck That year: 2003, Classical music, American pianist and harpsichordist (born in 1914)
22
Death of Anna Mutanen That year: 2003, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (born in 1914)
26
Death of William Pell That year: 2003, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1947)
August
08
Death of Svyatlana Danilyuk That year: 2003, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1939-2003) (born in 1939)
09
Death of Chester Ludgin That year: 2003, Classical music, American opera singer (1925-2003) (born in 1925)
14
Birth of Lia Rudeen That year: 2003, Classical music, composer
15
Death of Robert Moulson That year: 2003, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1932)
24
Death of Theodore Lettvin That year: 2003, Classical music, American pianist and conductor (born in 1926)
25
Death of Philip Maero That year: 2003, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1924)
27
Death of Paula Takács That year: 2003, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (1913-2003) (born in 1913)
28
Death of Pavol Gábor That year: 2003, Classical music, Slovak opera singer (born in 1932)
30
Death of Peter Meven That year: 2003, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1929)
September
04
Death of Tibor Varga That year: 2003, Classical music, Hungarian violinist (born in 1921)
Death of Lola Bobesco That year: 2003, Classical music, Belgian musician (born in 1921)
Death of Susan Chilcott That year: 2003, Classical music, singer (born in 1963)
09
Death of Reginald Smith Brindle That year: 2003, Classical music, British composer (born in 1917)
14
Death of John Serry Sr. That year: 2003, Classical music, American concert accordionist, arranger, and composer (born in 1915)
15
Death of Sergio Ortega That year: 2003, Classical music, Chilean musician (1938-2003) (born in 1938)
Death of Jack Brymer That year: 2003, Classical music, English clarinettist (born in 1915)
19
Death of Anatoly Bogatyrev That year: 2003, Classical music, Soviet and Belarusian composer (born in 1913)
Death of Karl Kromer That year: 2003, Classical music, Austrian archaeologist and prehistorian (born in 1924)
26
Inauguration: Auditorio de Tenerife That year: 2003, Classical music (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain)
October
01
Death of Joachim Havard de la Montagne That year: 2003, Classical music, French organist and composer (born in 1927)
07
Death of Arthur Berger That year: 2003, Classical music, American composer and music critic (1912-2003) (born in 1912)
10
Death of Eugene Istomin That year: 2003, Classical music, American pianist (born in 1925)
18
Death of Walter Kreppel That year: 2003, Classical music, German musician and singer (1923-2003) (born in 1923)
22
Death of Gabriella Gatti That year: 2003, Classical music, singer (1908-2003) (born in 1908)
23
Death of Eberhard Kraus That year: 2003, Classical music, German composer (1931-2003) (born in 1931)
24
Inauguration: Walt Disney Concert Hall That year: 2003, Classical music (Los Angeles, United States of America)
25
Death of Robert Strassburg That year: 2003, Classical music, American composer (born in 1915)
26
Death of Roberto García Morillo That year: 2003, Classical music, Argentine composer and musicologist (born in 1911)
28
Death of Alexander Raichev That year: 2003, Classical music, Bulgarian composer (1922-2003) (born in 1922)
29
Death of Franco Corelli That year: 2003, Classical music, Italian operatic tenor (1921-2003) (born in 1921)
30
Death of Franco Bonisolli That year: 2003, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1938)
November
08
Death of Richard Swift That year: 2003, Classical music, American composer (born in 1927)
Death of Michael Pollock That year: 2003, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1921)
17
Death of Peter Lindroos That year: 2003, Classical music, Finnish singer (1944-2003) (born in 1944)
Death of Dugarzhap Dashiev That year: 2003, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1939-2003) (born in 1939)
23
Death of Jhalak Man Gandarbha That year: 2003, Classical music, Nepalese singer (1935-2003) (born in 1935)
27
Death of Riccardo Malipiero That year: 2003, Classical music, Italian musician (born in 1914)
28
Death of László Palócz That year: 2003, Classical music, opera singer, actor (born in 1921)
December
02
Death of Edna Phillips That year: 2003, Classical music, American musician (born in 1907)
04
Death of Barry Morell That year: 2003, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1927)
05
Death of Umberto Davide That year: 2003, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1900-2003) (born in 1900)
06
Death of Hans Hotter That year: 2003, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1909)
17
Death of Neli Karova That year: 2003, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (1911-2003) (born in 1911)
22
Death of Rose Hill That year: 2003, Classical music, English actress and operatic soprano (1914-2003) (born in 1914)
23
Death of Mao Yamagishi That year: 2003, Classical music, Japanese composer (born in 1933)
26
Death of Ivan Petrov That year: 2003, Classical music, Russian singer (1920-2003) (born in 1920)
Death of Iraj Bastami That year: 2003, Classical music, Iranian singer (1957-2003) (born in 1957)
27
Death of Jelka Iglič Cimerman That year: 2003, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1911)
30
Death of Ferenc Mátray That year: 2003, Classical music, opera singer (1922-2003) (born in 1922)
31
Death of Sieglinde Wagner That year: 2003, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1921)
Death of Renata Babak That year: 2003, Classical music, Ukrainian/American opera singer (1934-2003) (born in 1934)
This was also in 2003
Inception: Poulenc Trio That year: 2003, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Lucerne Festival Orchestra That year: 2003, Classical music. Inauguration: Les Grands Crus musicaux That year: 2003, Classical music (Gironde, France). Inception: Les Siècles That year: 2003, Classical music (France). Inception: Il Divo That year: 2003, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Cantus Musicus That year: 2003, Classical music. Inception: Seraphic Fire That year: 2003, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Jacob Evarts That year: 2003, Classical music, composer . Closing: Opera House That year: 2003, Classical music (Seattle, United States of America). Inception: Southwark Cathedral Merbecke Choir That year: 2003, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Opus 1 Music That year: 2003, Classical music. Inauguration: Schlern International Music Festival That year: 2003, Classical music (New York, United States of America). Inception: University of Utah Singers That year: 2003, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Guangzhou Trout Opera Company That year: 2003, Classical music. Inception: Thelema Trio That year: 2003, Classical music. Inauguration: Music@Menlo That year: 2003, Classical music (Atherton, United States of America). Inception: Voce Chamber Choir That year: 2003, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inauguration: Angers-Nantes Opéra That year: 2003, Classical music (Nantes, France). Inception: Yeshiva Boys Choir That year: 2003, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Chimei Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 2003, Classical music. Inception: International Orange Chorale of San Francisco That year: 2003, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: National Philharmonic of Russia That year: 2003, Classical music. Inception: Modigliani Quartet That year: 2003, Classical music. Inauguration: Deer Valley Music Festival That year: 2003, Classical music (Park City, United States of America). Inauguration: Theater Erfurt That year: 2003, Classical music (Erfurt, Germany). Inception: Attacca Quartet That year: 2003, Classical music. Death of Claude Gafner That year: 2003, Classical music, (1922-2003) (born in 1922) . Inception: Ascolta That year: 2003, Classical music (Germany). Inception: Mandolin Society of Peterborough That year: 2003, Classical music (Canada). Inception: Time for Three That year: 2003, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Camerata Chicago That year: 2003, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: National Philharmonic at Strathmore That year: 2003, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Leopold Kolar That year: 2003, Classical music, concertmaster (born in 1919) . Inception: Eminence Symphony Orchestra That year: 2003, Classical music (Australia). Inauguration: Kissinger Klavierolymp That year: 2003, Classical music (Bad Kissingen, Germany). Inception: Divino Sospiro That year: 2003, Classical music (Portugal). Inception: PostClassical Ensemble That year: 2003, Classical music. Inception: Tampereen akateeminen sinfoniaorkesteri That year: 2003, Classical music. Inception: Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra That year: 2003, Classical music (Canada). Inception: Royal College Orchestra That year: 2003, Classical music. Inception: Pacific Opera That year: 2003, Classical music. Inception: Hacettepe Symphony Orchestra That year: 2003, Classical music. Inauguration: Opéra de Baugé That year: 2003, Classical music (Baugé-en-Anjou, France). Inception: Vocalconsort Berlin That year: 2003, Classical music. Inception: Vivace Youth Chorus of San Jose That year: 2003, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of Hong Kong That year: 2003, Classical music. Inauguration: Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts That year: 2003, Classical music (Annandale-on-Hudson, United States of America). Inception: Ghislieri Choir & Consort That year: 2003, Classical music (Italy). Inception: Opera Boston That year: 2003, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Béla Quartet That year: 2003, Classical music. Inception: Ensemble Phoenix Munich That year: 2003, Classical music (Germany). Inauguration: Daegu International Opera Festival That year: 2003, Classical music (Daegu, South Korea). Death of Christopher Robson That year: 2003, Classical music, bassoonist . Inception: Bel Cantanti Opera That year: 2003, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Daegu Opera House That year: 2003, Classical music (Daegu, South Korea). Inception: Connecticut Lyric Opera That year: 2003, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Conspiracy of Beards That year: 2003, Classical music (United States of America). Dissolution: The Three Tenors That year: 2003, Classical music (Spain). Inception: Lincoln Trio That year: 2003, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: East Cork Early Music Festival That year: 2003, Classical music (East Cork, Republic of Ireland). Inauguration: Montréal/Nouvelles Musiques That year: 2003, Classical music (Montreal, Canada). Death of Karen Holvik That year: 2003, Classical music, singer (born in 1921) . Inception: Русский симфонический оркестр That year: 2003, Classical music. Inauguration: Schuster Performing Arts Center That year: 2003, Classical music (Dayton, United States of America). Inception: Western Connecticut Youth Orchestra That year: 2003, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Festival Internacional de Música "Pórtico de Zamora" That year: 2003, Classical music (Zamora, Spain). Inception: Gli Angeli Genève That year: 2003, Classical music (Switzerland). Inception: Orchestre de chambre Nouvelle Europe That year: 2003, Classical music. Dissolution: Florida Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 2003, Classical music (United States of America). Death of James Butt That year: 2003, Classical music, American triple jumper (born in 1950) . Inception: Asteria Medievale That year: 2003, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Polytechnic University of the Philippines Laboratory High School Chorale That year: 2003, Classical music. Inception: ATOS-Trio That year: 2003, Classical music.
Works (composition or publishing)
- Henri Dutilleux (age 87)
- Correspondances (Song, lied)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 75)
- Piano Piece, Op. 80 (Work for soloist)
- Sunday, Opp. 75-80 (Opera)
- Vibra-Elufa, Op. 9 3/4 ex64 (Work for soloist)
- Philip Glass (1937-0000)
- The Sound of a Voice (Opera)
- Dreaming Awake (Work for soloist)
- Taoist Sacred Dance (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Music from The Sound of a Voice (Work for chamber orchestra)
- The Fog of War (Film score)