1903, from day to day
1903. With other artists, Giacomo Puccini, Alexander Scriabin and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov influenced their time (romantic era / modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Theodor W. Adorno, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Madama Butterfly” de Giacomo Puccini, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1903 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 330 of these moments for 1903.
The year 1903 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
02
Birth of Božena Žlábková That year: 1903, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1980)
04
Birth of Carroll Gibbons That year: 1903, Classical music, American-born pianist, bandleader and popular composer who made his career primarily in England (dead in 1954)
06
Birth of Boris Blacher That year: 1903, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1975)
Birth of Maurice Abravanel That year: 1903, Classical music, Ottoman-American Jewish conductor (dead in 1993)
10
Birth of Jean Morel That year: 1903, Classical music, American conductor (dead in 1975)
12
Birth of Sim Viva That year: 1903, Classical music, Belgian actress (dead in 1982)
13
Birth of Charles Kullman That year: 1903, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 1983)
18
Birth of Berthold Goldschmidt That year: 1903, Classical music, German composer (1903-1996) (dead in 1996)
Death of Friedrich Rosenkranz That year: 1903, Classical music, composer (born in 1818)
19
Birth of Ervin Nyiregyházi That year: 1903, Classical music, Pianist virtuoso (1903-1987) (dead in 1987)
Birth of Ture Ara That year: 1903, Classical music, Finnish singer and stage actor (1903–1979) (dead in 1979)
Death of Furneaux Cook That year: 1903, Classical music, British opera singer and actor (born in 1839)
21
Death of Léo Pouget That year: 1903, Classical music, composer (born in 1875)
22
Birth of Robin Milford That year: 1903, Classical music, English composer (dead in 1959)
Birth of Alexander Zakin That year: 1903, Classical music, Russian pianist (dead in 1990)
23
Birth of Ivan Galamian That year: 1903, Classical music, American musician (dead in 1981)
28
Death of Augusta Holmès That year: 1903, Classical music, French composer (born in 1847)
Death of Robert Planquette That year: 1903, Classical music, French composer of songs and operettas (1848-1903) (born in 1848)
Birth of Yulii Meitus That year: 1903, Classical music, Ukrainian composer (1903-1997) (dead in 1997)
31
Death of Meyer Lutz That year: 1903, Classical music, German-born English composer and conductor (1829–1903) (born in 1829)
Birth of Noboru Itō That year: 1903, Classical music, Japanese composer (dead in 1993)
February
01
Death of Carl Machts That year: 1903, Classical music, composer (born in 1846)
03
Birth of Frances James That year: 1903, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (1903-1988) (dead in 1988)
Birth of Sergey Tsenin That year: 1903, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (dead in 1978)
04
Death of Marc Burty That year: 1903, Classical music, French composer (born in 1827)
Death of Georges Bull That year: 1903, Classical music, composer (born in 1827)
05
Death of William Paull That year: 1903, Classical music, British baritone (born in 1872)
06
Birth of Claudio Arrau That year: 1903, Classical music, Chilean pianist (1903-1991) (dead in 1991)
08
Birth of Běla Rozumová-Chalabalová That year: 1903, Classical music, opera singer, pedagogue (dead in 1986)
10
Birth of Gösta Bäckelin That year: 1903, Classical music, Swedish actor (dead in 1988)
Death of Hubbard T. Smith That year: 1903, Classical music, composer (born in 1854)
11
Premiere of Symphony No. 9 in D minor That year: 1903, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Anton Bruckner
Birth of Hans Redlich That year: 1903, Classical music, Austrian composer (dead in 1968)
12
Birth of Fernand Oubradous That year: 1903, Classical music, French bassoonist, conductor and composer (dead in 1986)
Birth of Todd Duncan That year: 1903, Classical music, American opera singer (1903-1998) (dead in 1998)
Birth of Rudolf Dittrich That year: 1903, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1903-1990) (dead in 1990)
13
Birth of Thea Linhard-Böhm That year: 1903, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1903-1981) (dead in 1981)
15
Birth of Marie-Thérèse Gauley That year: 1903, Classical music, French opera and concert singer (dead in 1992)
Death of Joseph Beck That year: 1903, Classical music, Austrian singer (1850-1903) (born in 1848)
Death of Eduard Brunner That year: 1903, Classical music, composer (born in 1843)
17
Death of Joseph Parry That year: 1903, Classical music, Welsh composer (born in 1841)
Death of Adolf von Hübbenet That year: 1903, Classical music, German tenor (born in 1858)
20
Birth of Karel Janeček That year: 1903, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer, and musicologist (1903-1974) (dead in 1974)
21
Birth of Jožka Králíková That year: 1903, Classical music, opera singer
22
Death of Hugo Wolf That year: 1903, Classical music, Austrian composer (1860–1903) (born in 1860)
Birth of Robert Weede That year: 1903, Classical music, American operatic baritone (1903-1972) (dead in 1972)
23
Death of Friedrich Grützmacher That year: 1903, Classical music, German musician (1832-1903) (born in 1832)
24
Death of Nina Zottmayr-Hartmann That year: 1903, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1836)
26
Birth of Jean Moscopol That year: 1903, Classical music, Romanian singer (dead in 1980)
27
Death of Albert Cahen That year: 1903, Classical music, French composer (born in 1846)
28
Death of Ferdinand Bauer That year: 1903, Classical music, composer (born in 1836)
March
01
Death of Frédéric Boscovitz That year: 1903, Classical music, composer (born in 1836)
02
Birth of Pierre Savignol That year: 1903, Classical music, French singer (1903-1990) (dead in 1990)
03
Birth of Margarete Teschemacher That year: 1903, Classical music, singer (dead in 1959)
05
Birth of Gitta Alpár That year: 1903, Classical music, Hungarian-born opera and operetta soprano (dead in 1991)
10
Death of Théodore Henri Pontet That year: 1903, Classical music, composer (born in 1833)
15
Birth of Arsen Dionisovitsj Arsenko That year: 1903, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1903-1945) (dead in 1945)
Birth of Gorō Ishii That year: 1903, Classical music, Japanese composer (dead in 1978)
16
Birth of Nikolai Lopatnikoff That year: 1903, Classical music, Russian-American composer, music teacher and academic (dead in 1976)
21
Death of Franz Innozenz Nachbaur That year: 1903, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1830)
24
Death of Adolphe Herman That year: 1903, Classical music, (1863-1903) (born in 1823)
28
Birth of Rudolf Serkin That year: 1903, Classical music, Bohemian-born American pianist (dead in 1991)
April
01
Death of Amelia Lehmann That year: 1903, Classical music, British composer (born in 1838)
03
Birth of Lili Kraus That year: 1903, Classical music, Hungarian born English classical pianist (dead in 1986)
07
Birth of Božena Stoegrová That year: 1903, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1961)
Death of Charles N. Allen That year: 1903, Classical music, composer (born in 1837)
10
Death of Heinrich Bellermann That year: 1903, Classical music, German musicologist (born in 1832)
11
Death of Giuseppina Brambilla That year: 1903, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1819)
Death of Václav Vlastimil Hausmann That year: 1903, Classical music, Czech composer and organist (1850-1903) (born in 1850)
15
Birth of Gerhard Pechner That year: 1903, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 1969)
17
Birth of Gregor Piatigorsky That year: 1903, Classical music, Ukraine-born American cellist (dead in 1976)
Birth of Nicolas Nabokov That year: 1903, Classical music, Russian composer (dead in 1978)
20
Birth of Josef Herrmann That year: 1903, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 1955)
Death of Anna Slach That year: 1903, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1900-1903) (born in 1855)
23
Death of Julius Siede That year: 1903, Classical music, composer (born in 1825)
25
Death of Richard Thiele That year: 1903, Classical music, composer (born in 1847)
30
Birth of Günter Raphael That year: 1903, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1960)
May
01
Death of Luigi Arditi That year: 1903, Classical music, Italian composer, conductor (born in 1822)
02
Birth of Øivin Fjeldstad That year: 1903, Classical music, Norwegian conductor and violinist (1903-1983) (dead in 1983)
03
Death of William Dayas That year: 1903, Classical music, American composer (born in 1863)
04
Birth of Stanislav Mašata That year: 1903, Classical music, Czech composer, choirmaster and organist (1903-1948) (dead in 1948)
05
Death of Anna Thillon That year: 1903, Classical music, singer (born in 1819)
07
Death of Émile Durand That year: 1903, Classical music, French musical theorist, teacher and composer (1830-1903) (born in 1830)
09
Death of Giuseppe Cremonini That year: 1903, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1866)
12
Birth of Lennox Berkeley That year: 1903, Classical music, British composer (dead in 1989)
14
Death of Augusto Bendelari That year: 1903, Classical music, composer
16
Death of Sibyl Sanderson That year: 1903, Classical music, American operatic soprano (1864-1903) (born in 1864)
Death of Eduard Rappoldi That year: 1903, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1831)
17
Death of Karel Šebor That year: 1903, Classical music, Czech conductor, violinist and composer (born in 1843)
20
Birth of Jerzy Fitelberg That year: 1903, Classical music, American composer (1903-1951) (dead in 1951)
Birth of Tadeusz Prejzner That year: 1903, Classical music, composer, conductor, pedagogue (dead in 1944)
21
Birth of Matvey Gozenpud That year: 1903, Classical music, soviet composer and pianist (1903-1961) (dead in 1961)
22
Death of Theodor Reichmann That year: 1903, Classical music, opera singer (1849-1903) (born in 1849)
23
Birth of Joseph Schuster That year: 1903, Classical music, American cellist (1903-1969) (dead in 1969)
24
Birth of Aram Khachaturian That year: 1903, Classical music, Soviet Armenian composer (1903–1978) (dead in 1978)
Birth of Jindřich Blažíček That year: 1903, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1979)
25
Birth of Yoshiko Sato That year: 1903, Classical music, Japanese opera singer (dead in 1982)
27
Inauguration: Beurs van Berlage That year: 1903, Classical music (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
28
Birth of Walter Goehr That year: 1903, Classical music, German composer and conductor (dead in 1960)
June
01
Birth of Percy Whitlock That year: 1903, Classical music, English organist (1903-1946) (dead in 1946)
02
Birth of Mario Pilati That year: 1903, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1938)
04
Birth of Yevgeny Mravinsky That year: 1903, Classical music, Russian conductor, pianist, and music pedagogue (1903–1988) (dead in 1988)
07
Birth of Margaret Ritchie That year: 1903, Classical music, English soprano (1903-1969) (dead in 1969)
12
Birth of Vlastislav Antonín Vipler That year: 1903, Classical music, Czech conductor and composer (dead in 1971)
13
Birth of Christoph Reuland That year: 1903, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 1983)
15
Birth of Kostia Konstantinoff That year: 1903, Classical music, French pianist, conductor, and composer of Russian origin (dead in 1947)
18
Birth of Jeanette MacDonald That year: 1903, Classical music, American singer and actress (1903-1965) (dead in 1965)
21
Birth of Louis Krasner That year: 1903, Classical music, American vioinist (1903-1995) (dead in 1995)
22
Death of Antonio Álvarez Alonso That year: 1903, Classical music, composer (1867-1903) (born in 1867)
25
Death of Wilhelm Popp That year: 1903, Classical music, German composer and flutist. (born in 1828)
26
Birth of Otto Köhler That year: 1903, Classical music, German opera singer (1903-1976) (dead in 1976)
Birth of Jan Gajdos That year: 1903, Classical music, organist, organ organ builder, composer, choir director (dead in 1980)
27
Death of Jules Pillevestre That year: 1903, Classical music, French composer and conductor (born in 1837)
29
Death of Rentarō Taki That year: 1903, Classical music, Japanese pianist and composer (born in 1879)
Birth of Melanie Bugarinović That year: 1903, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1986)
30
Death of Daniel Godfrey That year: 1903, Classical music, English army officer, bandmaster, and composer (born in 1831)
Also in June
Death of Constance Bache That year: 1903, Classical music, British musician, teacher, writer (1846-1903) (born in 1846) .
July
02
Birth of Mário Simões Dias That year: 1903, Classical music, Portuguese musician (dead in 1974)
03
Birth of Jerzy Garda That year: 1903, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1951)
04
Birth of Flor Peeters That year: 1903, Classical music, Flemish organist, composer and music pedagogue (dead in 1986)
08
Birth of Carlo Zecchi That year: 1903, Classical music, Italian pianist (1903-1984) (dead in 1984)
10
Birth of Ebe Stignani That year: 1903, Classical music, Italian operatic mezzo-soprano singer (dead in 1974)
Birth of Henri Koch That year: 1903, Classical music, Belgian violinist (dead in 1969)
12
Birth of Muriel Dickson That year: 1903, Classical music, singer and actress (dead in 1990)
13
Death of August Reissmann That year: 1903, Classical music, German musicologist (1825-1903) (born in 1825)
15
Death of Eugen Miroslav Rutte That year: 1903, Classical music, Czech composer and singer (born in 1855)
18
Birth of Martti Seilo That year: 1903, Classical music, Finnish opera singer and actor (dead in 1963)
Death of Theodor Kewitsch That year: 1903, Classical music, German composer, conductor, organist, trombonist, educator and journalist (1834-1903) (born in 1834)
20
Birth of He Luting That year: 1903, Classical music, Chinese musician (1903-1999) (dead in 1999)
Birth of Anny Helm That year: 1903, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (dead in 1993)
Death of Édouard Cazaneuve That year: 1903, Classical music, composer (born in 1835)
23
Birth of Boris Gmyrya That year: 1903, Classical music, Soviet-Ukrainian singer (dead in 1969)
24
Birth of Robert Delaney That year: 1903, Classical music, American composer (dead in 1956)
25
Birth of André Fleury That year: 1903, Classical music, French musician (1903-1995) (dead in 1995)
27
Birth of Tamaki Tokuyama That year: 1903, Classical music, Japanese baritone singer (dead in 1942)
30
Death of Rosine Stoltz That year: 1903, Classical music, French operatic mezzo-soprano (born in 1815)
Also in July
Death of Minna Nanitz That year: 1903, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1842) .
August
07
Birth of Maria Reining That year: 1903, Classical music, singer (1903-1991) (dead in 1991)
11
Birth of James Johnston That year: 1903, Classical music, British opera singer (1903-1991) (dead in 1991)
17
Birth of Georges Sébastian That year: 1903, Classical music, French conductor (1903-1989) (dead in 1989)
Birth of Nanette Guilford That year: 1903, Classical music, American musician, singer and opera singer (1903-1990) (dead in 1990)
23
Composition of Armida, Op. 115 That year: 1903, Classical music (Opera), Antonín Dvořák
24
Birth of Ede Zathureczky That year: 1903, Classical music, Hungarian violinist (1903-1959) (dead in 1959)
Birth of Nikolay Karpowich Tchemberdgy That year: 1903, Classical music, Soviet composer (1903-1948) (dead in 1948)
25
Death of Ludwig Ebner That year: 1903, Classical music, German composer (born in 1858)
26
Death of Wilhelm Elsner That year: 1903, Classical music, Czech opera singer (born in 1869)
28
Birth of Rudolf Wagner-Régeny That year: 1903, Classical music, Austro-Hungarian composer (1903-1969) (dead in 1969)
29
Death of August Labitzky That year: 1903, Classical music, Czech conductor, violinist and composer (born in 1832)
Death of Enrico Bevignani That year: 1903, Classical music, Italian composer and conductor (1841-1903) (born in 1841)
September
03
Birth of Wiktor Brégy That year: 1903, Classical music, Polish singer and music educator (dead in 1976)
04
Death of Hermann Zumpe That year: 1903, Classical music, German conductor and composer (born in 1850)
05
Death of Frank B. Converse That year: 1903, Classical music, composer (born in 1837)
09
Death of Hippolyte Garimond That year: 1903, Classical music, French oboist and composer (born in 1820)
11
Birth of Theodor W. Adorno That year: 1903, Classical music, German philosopher, sociologist and theorist (1903–1969) (dead in 1969)
Birth of Kurt Mühlhardt That year: 1903, Classical music, German opera singer and actor (1903-1980) (dead in 1980)
13
Birth of Stasė Dievaitytė-Skačkauskienė That year: 1903, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (1903-1970) (dead in 1970)
15
Birth of Pia Tassinari That year: 1903, Classical music, Italian soprano (1903-1995) (dead in 1995)
18
Birth of Vladimir Horowitz That year: 1903, Classical music, American classical pianist and composer (dead in 1989)
Death of Theodor Kirchner That year: 1903, Classical music, German composer, conductor, pianist (born in 1823)
19
Death of Anton Rückauf That year: 1903, Classical music, Austrian composer, pianist and music educator (born in 1855)
25
Inauguration: Bern City Theatre That year: 1903, Classical music (Bern, Switzerland)
28
Death of Jesús de Monasterio That year: 1903, Classical music, Spanish composer (1836-1903) (born in 1836)
Death of Samuel A. Ward That year: 1903, Classical music, American organist and composer (born in 1847)
Death of Nicolas Jean Jacques Masset That year: 1903, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1811)
Death of Clarence S. Wallace That year: 1903, Classical music, composer (born in 1851)
29
Death of Marie Geistinger That year: 1903, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1833)
Death of Amélie Perronnet That year: 1903, Classical music, composer (born in 1838)
October
03
Death of Benedetto Junck That year: 1903, Classical music, Italian composer (1852-1903) (born in 1852)
Death of Peter August Schnecker That year: 1903, Classical music, composer (born in 1850)
04
Birth of Varvara Adrianovna Gaigerova That year: 1903, Classical music, Russian composer and pianist (dead in 1944)
10
Birth of Vernon Duke That year: 1903, Classical music, American composer (1903-1969) (dead in 1969)
13
Death of Herbert J. Ellis That year: 1903, Classical music, British musician (born in 1865)
14
Birth of José Luccioni That year: 1903, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 1978)
19
Birth of Vittorio Giannini That year: 1903, Classical music, American composer (dead in 1966)
Death of Robert Musiol That year: 1903, Classical music, German music writer, music pedagogue and composer (1846-1903) (born in 1846)
21
Death of Mariya Stepanova That year: 1903, Classical music, Opera singer (born in 1815)
23
Death of Eduard Decarli That year: 1903, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1846)
25
Birth of Miroslav Jiroušek That year: 1903, Classical music, Czech composer, mathematician and choirmaster (dead in 1983)
26
Death of Maurice Rollinat That year: 1903, Classical music, French poet (born in 1846)
Death of Victorin de Joncières That year: 1903, Classical music, French composer (born in 1839)
Death of Herbert Oakeley That year: 1903, Classical music, English organist and composer (1830-1903) (born in 1830)
27
Inauguration: Teatro Juárez That year: 1903, Classical music (Guanajuato City, Mexico)
28
Death of William Chaumet That year: 1903, Classical music, composer (born in 1842)
30
Birth of Konrad Friedrich Noetel That year: 1903, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1947)
November
01
Death of Richard Löffler That year: 1903, Classical music, composer
03
Birth of Witold Szpingier That year: 1903, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1960)
05
Death of Heinrich Salomon That year: 1903, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1825-1903) (born in 1825)
07
Birth of Noémie Pérugia That year: 1903, Classical music, French singer and opera singer (dead in 1992)
08
Birth of Isca Jarová That year: 1903, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1931)
13
Birth of Conrad Thibault That year: 1903, Classical music, singer (dead in 1954)
16
Birth of Arno Schellenberg That year: 1903, Classical music, German singer (dead in 1983)
Death of Henri Appy That year: 1903, Classical music, violinist (born in 1826)
Death of Léon Pillaut That year: 1903, Classical music, composer (born in 1833)
17
Birth of Joseph Kaminski That year: 1903, Classical music, Israeli composer (dead in 1972)
18
Death of Kaspar Bausewein That year: 1903, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1838)
Death of Heinrich Bertram That year: 1903, Classical music, German opera singer (1825-1903) (born in 1825)
19
Birth of Josep Maria Tarridas i Barri That year: 1903, Classical music, Spanish composer (1903-1992) (dead in 1992)
20
Death of Hart Pease Danks That year: 1903, Classical music, American songwriter (1834-1903) (born in 1834)
Birth of Geneviève Touraine That year: 1903, Classical music, French singer (dead in 1982)
Death of Edmond Patzké That year: 1903, Classical music, composer, conductor (born in 1844)
21
Death of Julian Marshall That year: 1903, Classical music, British music and print collector, tennis player and writer (born in 1836)
28
Death of Jules Levy That year: 1903, Classical music, British musician (born in 1838)
30
Birth of Claude Arrieu That year: 1903, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1990)
December
02
Death of Victor Roger That year: 1903, Classical music, French composer (born in 1853)
Premiere of Kuolema (La mort) inclut 'la Valse Triste', Op. 44a That year: 1903, Classical music (Theatrical music), Jean Sibelius
06
Death of Frederick Grant Gleason That year: 1903, Classical music, American composer (born in 1848)
07
Death of Julius Otto Grimm That year: 1903, Classical music, German composer and conductor (born in 1827)
08
Birth of Zoltán Székely That year: 1903, Classical music, Hungarian musician (1903-2001) (dead in 2001)
Birth of Irene Eisinger That year: 1903, Classical music, German singer (dead in 1994)
Birth of Zelma Watson George That year: 1903, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1994)
10
Birth of Luis H. Salgado That year: 1903, Classical music, Ecuadorian composer (dead in 1977)
11
Birth of Stepas Sodeika That year: 1903, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer and choral conductor (dead in 1964)
16
Death of Paul d'Ivry That year: 1903, Classical music, French composer (born in 1829)
18
Death of Eugène Caron That year: 1903, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1834)
20
Death of Kornél Ábrányi That year: 1903, Classical music, (1822-1903) composer (born in 1822)
22
Birth of Marc Lavry That year: 1903, Classical music, Israeli musician (dead in 1967)
Death of Louis Emile Montrouge That year: 1903, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1826)
Death of Paul-Agricole Génin That year: 1903, Classical music, French composer (born in 1832)
24
Birth of Ilya Musin That year: 1903, Classical music, Russian conductor and teacher (1904-1999) (dead in 1999)
26
Birth of Herbert Albert That year: 1903, Classical music, German conductor (dead in 1973)
27
Composition of Madama Butterfly That year: 1903, Classical music (Opera), Giacomo Puccini
Death of Adolf Čech That year: 1903, Classical music, Czech conductor who premiered many of Dvořák pieces. (born in 1841)
Also in December
Death of Adriano Pantaleoni That year: 1903, Classical music, opera singer, teacher (born in 1837) .
This was also in 1903
Inauguration: Buxton Opera House That year: 1903, Classical music (High Peak, United Kingdom). Birth of Vittoria Palombini That year: 1903, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1971) . Death of Anatole Lancel That year: 1903, Classical music, composer (born in 1850) . Inception: Seattle Symphony That year: 1903, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Royal Marines Band Service That year: 1903, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Russian Symphony Orchestra Society That year: 1903, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of María Romero That year: 1903, Classical music, singer soprano (dead in 1975) . Dissolution: Sociedad de Conciertos de Madrid That year: 1903, Classical music (Spain). Death of Enric Camó That year: 1903, Classical music, Spanish composer (1842-1903) (born in 1842) . Death of Jan Meller That year: 1903, Classical music, opera singer, conductor (born in 1824) . Death of Vera Zorina That year: 1903, Classical music, Russian opera singer (1853-1903) (born in 1853) . Inauguration: Pushkin State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre That year: 1903, Classical music (Nizhny Novgorod, Russia). Inception: The London Chorus That year: 1903, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Andrew McKinley That year: 1903, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 1996) . Inception: Wetzler Symphony Orchestra That year: 1903, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Paramount Theatre That year: 1903, Classical music (Alexandria, United States of America). Inception: Ševčík-Lhatsky Quartet That year: 1903, Classical music. Birth of Aurora Rettore That year: 1903, Classical music, Italian soprano . Death of Antonio de de Maria y Campos That year: 1903, Classical music, opera composer (born in 1836) . Death of Gustave Poncelet That year: 1903, Classical music, Belgian musician (born in 1844) . Death of Nicolò Coccon That year: 1903, Classical music, Italian composer, conductor, organist (1826-1903) (born in 1826) . Inauguration: Opéra de Vichy That year: 1903, Classical music (Vichy, France). Inception: Minnesota Orchestra That year: 1903, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Edmond Dédé That year: 1903, Classical music, American composer (born in 1823) . Birth of Eric Fogg That year: 1903, Classical music, British composer and conductor (dead in 1939) . Death of C. A. Bracco That year: 1903, Classical music, Italian musician and composer (born in 1860) . Death of Louis Adolph Krantz That year: 1903, Classical music, composer (born in 1846) . Inception: St. Michel Strings That year: 1903, Classical music (Finland). Birth of Janet Fairbank That year: 1903, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 1947) . Death of Germain Chevallier That year: 1903, Classical music, composer . Birth of Richard Watson That year: 1903, Classical music, Australian bass opera and concert singer (1903-1968) (dead in 1968) . Death of Georges Tiercy That year: 1903, Classical music, composer (born in 1861) . Birth of Caterina Jarboro That year: 1903, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 1986) . Inception: Madrid Symphony Orchestra That year: 1903, Classical music (Spain). Death of Eugène Satias That year: 1903, Classical music, composer (born in 1863) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Camille Saint-Saëns (age 68)
- Hélène That year: 1903, Classical music (Opera)
- Valse langoureuse, Op. 120 (Work for soloist)
- Andromaque (Theatrical music)
- Antonín Dvořák (age 62)
- Overture to Armida, Op. 115 (Work for orchestra)
- Edvard Grieg (age 60)
- Slåtter, Opp. 72 (Work for soloist)
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (age 59)
- The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya That year: 1903, Classical music (Opera)
- The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya That year: 1903, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Pan Voyevoda That year: 1903, Classical music (Opera)
- Themes and Variations No. 4 for string quartet (Work for orchestra)
- Serenade for cello and orchestra, Op. 37 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Mlada Suite (Procession of the Nobles) (Work for orchestra)
- Leoš Janáček (age 49)
- Veni Sancte Spiritus (Work for choir)
- Constitues (Work for choir)
- Edward Elgar (age 46)
- The Apostles, Op. 49 That year: 1903, Classical music (Work for choir), composed in 1902
- In the South (Alassio), Op. 50 (Work for orchestra), published in 1904
- Speak, my Heart! (Song, lied)
- Weary Wind of the West (Work for choir)
- Offertoire (Andante Religioso) (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Skizze (Work for soloist)
- Gustav Mahler (age 43)
- Symphony No. 6 in A minor, “Tragische Sinfonie” That year: 1903, Classical music (Work for orchestra), published in 1906
- Isaac Albéniz (age 43)
- The Catepillar (Song, lied)
- The gifts of God (Song, lied)
- Claude Debussy (age 41)
- Estampes That year: 1903, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Estampes (orchestre) (Work for orchestra)
- D'un cahier d'esquisses (Work for soloist)
- Richard Strauss (age 39)
- Taillefer, Op. 52 (Work for choir)
- 2 Lieder for voice and orchestra, Opp. 51 (Song, lied)
- Hans Huber in Vitznau, canon for four voices in C major (Work for choir)
- Alexander Glazunov (age 38)
- Symphony No. 7 in F major, Op. 77, “Pastorale” (Work for orchestra)
- Jean Sibelius (age 38)
- 10 Pieces, Opp. 24 (Work for soloist)
- Erik Satie (age 37)
- 3 Pieces, “en forme de poire” (Work for soloist), published in 1911
- Alexander Scriabin (age 31)
- Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp major, Op. 30 That year: 1903, Classical music (Work for soloist), published in 1904
- 4 Preludes, Opp. 31 (Work for soloist)
- 2 Poems, Opp. 32 (Work for soloist)
- 4 Preludes, Opp. 33 (Work for soloist)
- Poème tragique, Op. 34 (Work for soloist)
- 3 Preludes, Opp. 35 (Work for soloist)
- Poème satanique, Op. 36 (Work for soloist)
- 4 Preludes, Opp. 37 (Work for soloist)
- Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 38 (Work for soloist)
- 4 Preludes, Opp. 39 (Work for soloist)
- 2 Mazurkas, Opp. 40 (Work for soloist)
- Poem in D-sharp major, Op. 41 (Work for soloist)
- 8 Studies, Opp. 42 (Work for soloist)
- Sergei Rachmaninoff (age 30)
- Variations on a theme by Chopin, Op. 22 That year: 1903, Classical music (Work for soloist), composed in 1902
- 10 Preludes, Opp. 23 That year: 1903, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Spring Cantata, Op. 20 That year: 1903, Classical music (Work for choir), composed in 1902
- Arnold Schoenberg (age 29)
- Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5 That year: 1903, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- 6 Lieder, Opp. 3 (Song, lied)
- To submit to your sweet glance (Song, lied)
- Remembrance: His picture is still there (Song, lied)
- Gustav Holst (age 29)
- Indra, Op. 13 (Work for orchestra)
- Quintet in A-flat major, Op. 14 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 6 Songs, Opp. 16 (Song, lied)
- King Estmere, Op. 17 (Work for choir)
- Maurice Ravel (age 28)
- Sonatina, Op. 40 That year: 1903, Classical music (Work for soloist), published in 1905
- String Quartet in F major, Op. 35 That year: 1903, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Schéhérazade, Opp. 41 That year: 1903, Classical music (Song, lied)
- Fugue in E minor, Op. 36 (Work for soloist)
- Matinée de Provence, Op. 37 (Work for choir)
- Alyssa, Op. 38 (Work for choir)
- Manteau des fleurs, Op. 39 (Song, lied)
- Manuel de Falla (age 27)
- Your small black eyes (Song, lied)
- Béla Bartók (age 22)
- Kossuth, symphonic poem That year: 1903, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Scherzo in C major (Work for orchestra)
- 4 Pieces for piano (Work for soloist)
- Violin Sonata in E minor (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Evening, for Voice and Piano (Song, lied)
- Evening (Work for choir)
- 4 Songs (Song, lied)
- Arthur Honegger (age 11)
- Philippa (Opera)