1923, from day to day
1923. With other artists, Giacomo Puccini, Sergei Rachmaninoff and George Gershwin influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Maria Callas, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “The Wedding” de Igor Stravinsky, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1923 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 340 of these moments for 1923.
The year 1923 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
03
Birth of Karl Österreicher That year: 1923, Classical music, Austrian conductor, university professor and music educator (dead in 1995)
Birth of Marisa Maresca That year: 1923, Classical music, Italian dancer (1923-1988) (dead in 1988)
04
Birth of Flavio Testi That year: 1923, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 2014)
Death of Arturo Zardini That year: 1923, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1869)
05
Death of Edward Bunnett That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1834)
06
Death of Dom Jean Parisot That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1861)
07
Birth of Colette Lorand That year: 1923, Classical music, Swiss singer and opera singer (1923-2019) (dead in 2019)
08
Birth of Giorgio Tozzi That year: 1923, Classical music, American opera singer (1923-2011) (dead in 2011)
09
Death of Jean-Étienne Rey That year: 1923, Classical music, French composer (1832-1923) (born in 1832)
Death of Gustave Kahnt That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (1848-1923) (born in 1848)
Death of Étienne Rey That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1832)
16
Birth of Antonina Kawecka That year: 1923, Classical music, Antonina Kawecka (dead in 1996)
Birth of Antonio Manca Serra That year: 1923, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1956)
Death of Hippolyte Belhomme That year: 1923, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1854)
18
Death of Alfred Cottin That year: 1923, Classical music, French guitarist, mandolin player and composer (born in 1863)
Birth of Marit Isene That year: 1923, Classical music, Norwegian professor (1923-2002) (dead in 2002)
20
Birth of Rafael Druian That year: 1923, Classical music, American violinist, conductor and music educator (dead in 2002)
Birth of Khristof Pliev That year: 1923, Classical music, Soviet composer, conductor and pianist (dead in 1992)
Death of George John Hamlin That year: 1923, Classical music, American tenor (1869-1923) (born in 1869)
Inauguration: Stadthalle Hagen That year: 1923, Classical music (Hagen, Germany)
23
Death of Joakim Tartakov That year: 1923, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1860)
24
Birth of Simeon ten Holt That year: 1923, Classical music, Dutch modern classical composer (1923-2012) (dead in 2012)
Birth of Ülo Raudmäe That year: 1923, Classical music, Estonian conductor and composer (dead in 1990)
Death of Pavel Švanda ze Semčic That year: 1923, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1855)
25
Death of Desider Arányi That year: 1923, Classical music, Hungarian singer and opera singer (1868-1923) (born in 1868)
Birth of Elisabeta Neculce-Carțiș That year: 1923, Classical music, Romanian opera singer (1923-1998) (dead in 1998)
27
Birth of Roger Bourdin That year: 1923, Classical music, French musician and flautist (dead in 1976)
Death of Serhii Ivanov That year: 1923, Classical music, singer (bas) (born in 1872)
28
Birth of Paul Asciak That year: 1923, Classical music, Maltese opera singer (1923-2015) (dead in 2015)
31
Birth of Erna Skaug That year: 1923, Classical music, Norwegian singer (dead in 2020)
February
02
Death of Robert Leonhardt That year: 1923, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1877)
04
Birth of Harry Datyner That year: 1923, Classical music, Swiss musician (1923-1992) (dead in 1992)
06
Birth of Maurice Le Roux That year: 1923, Classical music, French composer (1923-1992) (dead in 1992)
Birth of Claudine Collart That year: 1923, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 2016)
07
Birth of Bernard Cottret That year: 1923, Classical music, singer (1923-2011) (dead in 2011)
10
Birth of Cesare Siepi That year: 1923, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1923-2010) (dead in 2010)
Death of Max Oscheit That year: 1923, Classical music, German composer (born in 1880)
13
Birth of Yfrah Neaman That year: 1923, Classical music, British musician (1923-2003) (dead in 2003)
15
Birth of Maliq Herri That year: 1923, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2004)
17
Death of Wilhelmina Gelhaar That year: 1923, Classical music, Swedish actress (born in 1837)
Birth of Elisabeth Lindermeier That year: 1923, Classical music, German operatic soprano (1923-1998) (dead in 1998)
Birth of Giovanni Consiglio That year: 1923, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1923-2012) (dead in 2012)
18
Birth of Isabelle Andréani That year: 1923, Classical music, French mezzo-soprano (dead in 2018)
19
Premiere of Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104 That year: 1923, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Jean Sibelius
Death of Gerónimo Giménez That year: 1923, Classical music, Spanish musician (born in 1854)
Death of Joseph Pembaur the elder That year: 1923, Classical music, Austrian musician and composer (1848-1923) (born in 1848)
20
Death of Frank Laubach That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1857)
21
Birth of Béla Síki That year: 1923, Classical music, Hungarian-Swiss pianist and music pedagogue (dead in 2020)
Death of Francesco Navarrini That year: 1923, Classical music, Italian basso (1855-1923) (born in 1855)
23
Birth of Muriel Smith That year: 1923, Classical music, American opera singer (1923-1985) (dead in 1985)
24
Death of Alphonse Olterdissen That year: 1923, Classical music, Dutch writer (born in 1865)
26
Death of Erazm Dłuski That year: 1923, Classical music, Polish pianist and composer (1857-1923) (born in 1857)
27
Birth of Viktor Kalabis That year: 1923, Classical music, Czech composer (1923-2006) (dead in 2006)
Also in February
Death of Émile Cossira That year: 1923, Classical music, tenor from France (born in 1854) .
March
01
Death of Philippe Flon That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1854)
03
Death of Karl Adolf Lorenz That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1837)
Death of Hugo Richard Jüngst That year: 1923, Classical music, German composer and choir-leader (1853-1923) (born in 1853)
04
Birth of Nadezhda Shepeleva That year: 1923, Classical music, Soviet Yakut opera singer (1923-2020) (dead in 2020)
05
Death of Dora Pejačević That year: 1923, Classical music, Croatian composer (born in 1885)
08
Birth of Stella Czajkowska That year: 1923, Classical music, musician
09
Birth of Nikos Zaccaria That year: 1923, Classical music, Greek opera singer (dead in 2007)
12
Birth of Norbert Brainin That year: 1923, Classical music, Austrian musician (dead in 2005)
13
Death of Ernő Lányi That year: 1923, Classical music, Hungarian composer, conductor, educator and theatre manager (1861-1923) (born in 1861)
15
Death of John Wiegand That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1841)
16
Birth of Heinz Wallberg That year: 1923, Classical music, German conductor (dead in 2004)
Birth of Dimitry Markevitch That year: 1923, Classical music, Russian musician (dead in 2002)
18
Death of Eduardo Bergés That year: 1923, Classical music, Spanish singer (born in 1852)
20
Death of Henry Edward Krehbiel That year: 1923, Classical music, American musicologist (born in 1854)
Birth of Helen Landis (1923-2015) That year: 1923, Classical music, English opera singer (dead in 2015)
21
Birth of Peter Pratt That year: 1923, Classical music, British opera singer and actor (1923-1995) (dead in 1995)
22
Birth of José Sosa Esquivel That year: 1923, Classical music, Mexican opera singer (dead in 1968)
25
Death of Melecio Brull That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1858)
Also in March
Composition of Suite for piano, Op. 25 That year: 1923, Classical music (Work for soloist), Arnold Schoenberg .
April
01
Birth of Jean Catoire That year: 1923, Classical music, French composer (dead in 2005)
02
Birth of Georges Octors That year: 1923, Classical music, Belgian conductor (dead in 2020)
Birth of Iolanda Mărculescu That year: 1923, Classical music, Romanian opera singer (dead in 1992)
03
Birth of Umberto Borsò That year: 1923, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1923-2018) (dead in 2018)
07
Death of William Monk Gould That year: 1923, Classical music, British composer (born in 1856)
11
Birth of H. Christopher Longuet-Higgins That year: 1923, Classical music, British chemist and psychologist (1923-2004) (dead in 2004)
17
Birth of Gianni Raimondi That year: 1923, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 2008)
Death of Dino Sincero That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1872)
18
Death of Joseph Plaire That year: 1923, Classical music, composer
19
Death of Léon de Maupéou That year: 1923, Classical music, French composer (born in 1846)
22
Birth of Vladimir Valaytis That year: 1923, Classical music, singer, opera singer, musician (dead in 1987)
27
Birth of John Carol Case That year: 1923, Classical music, English baritone (1923-2012) (dead in 2012)
28
Death of Bernhard Dessau That year: 1923, Classical music, German composer (1861-1923) (born in 1861)
Birth of Marlise Wendels That year: 1923, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 2012)
Death of Pompilio Sudessi That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1853)
30
Birth of William Chapman That year: 1923, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 2012)
May
01
Birth of Yuri Boukoff That year: 1923, Classical music, Bulgarian pianist (1923-2006) (dead in 2006)
Death of Charles H. Workman That year: 1923, Classical music, English opera singer-actor (1873-1923) (born in 1873)
03
Birth of Assi Rahbani That year: 1923, Classical music, Lebanese composer and songwriter (dead in 1986)
05
Death of Jan Sluníčko That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1852)
07
Death of Sadie Martinot That year: 1923, Classical music, American opera singer and actor (1861-1923) (born in 1861)
08
Birth of Antonia Rosado Casas That year: 1923, Classical music, es muy buena (dead in 1996)
09
Birth of Miltiades Caridis That year: 1923, Classical music, German musician (1923-1998) (dead in 1998)
13
Birth of Isaac Schwartz That year: 1923, Classical music, Soviet and Russian composer (dead in 2009)
14
Premiere of The Perfect Fool, Op. 39 That year: 1923, Classical music (Opera), Gustav Holst
15
Birth of John Lanchbery That year: 1923, Classical music, British composer (dead in 2003)
20
Birth of Ludmila Ulehla That year: 1923, Classical music, American composer (dead in 2009)
Death of Florenz Ziegfeld That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1841)
21
Birth of Aladár Móži That year: 1923, Classical music, violinist, composer, music teacher (dead in 1984)
25
Birth of Maurice Allard That year: 1923, Classical music, French musician (1923-2004) (dead in 2004)
Birth of Shubo Wang That year: 1923, Classical music, composer
26
Death of Léon Copin That year: 1923, Classical music, composer
28
Birth of György Ligeti That year: 1923, Classical music, Hungarian composer (1923-2006) (dead in 2006)
Birth of Alicia de Larrocha That year: 1923, Classical music, Spanish pianist (dead in 2009)
Birth of Jiří Válek That year: 1923, Classical music, Czech composer (1923-2005) (dead in 2005)
Birth of Miklos Gafni That year: 1923, Classical music, opera singer (1923-1981) (dead in 1981)
29
Birth of Alfons Holte That year: 1923, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1923-2013) (dead in 2013)
30
Death of Camille Chevillard That year: 1923, Classical music, French composer and conductor (born in 1859)
Birth of Gloria Agostini That year: 1923, Classical music, Canadian harpist and teacher (dead in 2004)
June
01
Birth of Karl Engel That year: 1923, Classical music, Swiss musician (1923-2006) (dead in 2006)
Birth of Willy Van Hese That year: 1923, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2001)
03
Birth of Walter Kreppel That year: 1923, Classical music, German musician and singer (1923-2003) (dead in 2003)
Birth of Zenon Brzewski That year: 1923, Classical music, Polish musician (dead in 1993)
05
Birth of Daniel Pinkham That year: 1923, Classical music, American composer (1923-2006) (dead in 2006)
Birth of Marjorie Thomas That year: 1923, Classical music, singer (1923-2008) (dead in 2008)
06
Birth of Jerzy Kulesza That year: 1923, Classical music, Polish opera singer (1923-2017) (dead in 2017)
07
Death of Franz Bothe That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1867)
08
Birth of Karel Goeyvaerts That year: 1923, Classical music, Belgian composer (1923-1993) (dead in 1993)
09
Birth of Ervin Galsay That year: 1923, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (1923-1976) (dead in 1976)
10
Birth of Aase Nordmo Løvberg That year: 1923, Classical music, Norwegian soprano opera singer (dead in 2013)
13
Premiere of The Wedding That year: 1923, Classical music (Ballet), Igor Stravinsky
16
Death of Luigi Chiaffarelli That year: 1923, Classical music, Italian-Brazilian pianist (born in 1856)
18
Birth of Herman Krebbers That year: 1923, Classical music, Dutch musician (dead in 2018)
22
Death of William Alexander Kilner That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1845)
23
Birth of Žermēna Heine-Vāgnere That year: 1923, Classical music, Soviet opera singer and music educator (dead in 2017)
24
Death of Blanche Deschamps-Jéhin That year: 1923, Classical music, singer (born in 1857)
25
Premiere of Master Peter's Puppet Show That year: 1923, Classical music (Opera), Manuel de Falla
26
Birth of Franz-Paul Decker That year: 1923, Classical music, German conductor (1923-2014) (dead in 2014)
Death of Karl Scheidemantel That year: 1923, Classical music, German baritone (born in 1859)
29
Birth of Chou Wen-chung That year: 1923, Classical music, Chinese American composer (dead in 2019)
Death of Gustave Kerker That year: 1923, Classical music, German composer and conductor (born in 1857)
Birth of Lella Cincu That year: 1923, Classical music, Romanian soprano (1923-2008) (dead in 2008)
30
Death of Claude Terrasse That year: 1923, Classical music, French composer (born in 1867)
July
01
Death of Camille Benoît That year: 1923, Classical music, French curator, composer, art historian and musicologist (born in 1851)
Death of Joseph Williams That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1847)
02
Birth of György Melis That year: 1923, Classical music, opera singer (1923-2009) (dead in 2009)
03
Birth of Milan Munclinger That year: 1923, Classical music, Czech conductor, fluteist, music educator, composer and musicologist (dead in 1986)
04
Birth of Sonja Mottl That year: 1923, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (dead in 2014)
Birth of Alice Spohrová That year: 1923, Classical music, Czechoslovak opera singer (dead in 2013)
07
Birth of Roberto Caamaño That year: 1923, Classical music, Argentinian pianist, composer, conductor and music educator (dead in 1993)
08
Birth of Jeanine Collard That year: 1923, Classical music, French singer (dead in 2016)
11
Birth of Ludmila Dvořáková That year: 1923, Classical music, Czech opera singer (1923-2015) (dead in 2015)
13
Death of Asger Hamerik That year: 1923, Classical music, Danish composer (born in 1843)
Death of Louis Ganne That year: 1923, Classical music, French composer (1862-1923) (born in 1862)
18
Birth of Vera Veljkov-Medaković That year: 1923, Classical music, Serbian pianist (1923-2011) (dead in 2011)
Birth of Lyudmila Hanestava That year: 1923, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2009)
20
Birth of Franco Calabrese That year: 1923, Classical music, Italian singer (dead in 1992)
26
Birth of Oreste Kirkop That year: 1923, Classical music, Maltese opera singer (dead in 1998)
29
Birth of Donald Whitton That year: 1923, Classical music, Canadian classical cellist (dead in 2018)
August
01
Death of Theophil Forchhammer That year: 1923, Classical music, Swiss composer (1847-1923) (born in 1847)
04
Birth of Nina Nelina That year: 1923, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (1923—1966) (dead in 1966)
Birth of Irena Ylienė That year: 1923, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (1923-2016) (dead in 2016)
Birth of Jiří Jirouš That year: 1923, Classical music, Czech conductor, violinist, composer and pianist (1923-2005) (dead in 2005)
05
Birth of Shirlee Emmons That year: 1923, Classical music, American soprano and voice teacher (dead in 2010)
10
Death of Josef Tijssen That year: 1923, Classical music, Dutch musician (born in 1871)
15
Death of Vali von der Osten That year: 1923, Classical music, German soprano (born in 1882)
21
Death of Leopold Wenzel That year: 1923, Classical music, Italian composer (1847-1923) (born in 1847)
25
Birth of Shinji Tōyama That year: 1923, Classical music, (1923-1986) (dead in 1986)
26
Birth of Wolfgang Sawallisch That year: 1923, Classical music, German conductor and pianist (dead in 2013)
29
Birth of Lester Trimble That year: 1923, Classical music, American composer (1923-1986) (dead in 1986)
Death of Hans Schmidt That year: 1923, Classical music, German musician and poet (1854-1923) (born in 1854)
Birth of Krystyna Jamroz That year: 1923, Classical music, Polish opera singer (dead in 1986)
30
Birth of Gerhard Wimberger That year: 1923, Classical music, Austrian composer (dead in 2016)
31
Death of Ernest van Dyck That year: 1923, Classical music, Belgian opera singer (1861–1923) (born in 1861)
Also in August
Birth of Margarida Elias i Casals That year: 1923, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (1923-1980) (dead in 1980) .
September
06
Birth of William Kraft That year: 1923, Classical music, American composer and musician (dead in 2022)
09
Death of Édouard Moullé That year: 1923, Classical music, French composer and publisher (1845-1923) (born in 1845)
Birth of Saburō Iwakawa That year: 1923, Classical music, Japanese composer (1923-2013) (dead in 2013)
Birth of Andrzej Bachleda-Curuś That year: 1923, Classical music, Polish opera singer (dead in 2009)
10
Death of Carl Heins That year: 1923, Classical music, German musician (born in 1859)
11
Birth of Lorenzo Malfatti That year: 1923, Classical music, American opera singer and professor of music (dead in 2007)
15
Birth of Anton Heiller That year: 1923, Classical music, Austrian musician (dead in 1979)
16
Death of Emilie Welti-Herzog That year: 1923, Classical music, Swiss opera singer (1859-1923) (born in 1860)
17
Birth of Lucienne Jourfier That year: 1923, Classical music, French singer (1923-2017) (dead in 2017)
19
Birth of Rodrigo Riera That year: 1923, Classical music, Venezuelan guitarist and composer (dead in 1999)
23
Birth of Sándor Kónya That year: 1923, Classical music, Hungarian singer (1923–2002) (dead in 2002)
25
Birth of Martha Schlamme That year: 1923, Classical music, Austrian singer (dead in 1985)
Birth of David Hite That year: 1923, Classical music, clarinetist (1923-2004) (dead in 2004)
Birth of Ladislav Mráz That year: 1923, Classical music, Czech singer (1923-1962) (dead in 1962)
29
Death of Sebastian Hofmüller That year: 1923, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1855)
30
Birth of Donald Swann That year: 1923, Classical music, British composer (1923-1994) (dead in 1994)
Birth of Giuseppe Campora That year: 1923, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1923-2004) (dead in 2004)
October
03
Birth of Stanisław Skrowaczewski That year: 1923, Classical music, Polish composer and conductor (1923-2017) (dead in 2017)
04
Birth of Radoslav Svozil That year: 1923, Classical music, violinist, opera singer (dead in 2007)
05
Death of Henri Messerer That year: 1923, Classical music, French composer and organist (born in 1838)
08
Birth of Ion Voicu That year: 1923, Classical music, Romani violinist (dead in 1997)
10
Birth of Judit Sándor That year: 1923, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2008)
11
Birth of Leopold Andreyev That year: 1923, Classical music, musician (dead in 2015)
Death of Karl Edmund Otto von Booth That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1842)
14
Death of George Whiting That year: 1923, Classical music, American composer of classical music (born in 1840)
17
Birth of Giulio Fioravanti That year: 1923, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1999)
18
Premiere of Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19 That year: 1923, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), Sergei Prokofiev
20
Birth of Robert Craft That year: 1923, Classical music, American conductor and writer (1923-2015) (dead in 2015)
Birth of Clifford Taylor That year: 1923, Classical music, American classical composer (dead in 1987)
21
Birth of John Alexander That year: 1923, Classical music, American tenor (dead in 1990)
22
Death of Victor Maurel That year: 1923, Classical music, French opera singer (1848-1923) (born in 1848)
Birth of Willy Ferenz That year: 1923, Classical music, (1923-1998) (dead in 1998)
23
Birth of Ned Rorem That year: 1923, Classical music, American composer and diarist (dead in 2022)
Death of Félix Fourdrain That year: 1923, Classical music, French composer (1880-1923) (born in 1880)
Birth of Miroslav Hlaváč That year: 1923, Classical music, Czech composer (1923-2008) (dead in 2008)
24
Birth of Louis-Jacques Rondeleux That year: 1923, Classical music, French singer (dead in 2000)
25
Birth of Don Banks That year: 1923, Classical music, Australian composer (1923-1980) (dead in 1980)
Premiere of La création du monde, Op. 81 That year: 1923, Classical music (Ballet), Darius Milhaud
27
Birth of Ema Koliandrová That year: 1923, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1975)
28
Death of H. A. Wheeldon That year: 1923, Classical music, organist (born in 1864)
30
Birth of Shin'ichi Yuize That year: 1923, Classical music, Japanese composer (1923-2015) (dead in 2015)
November
01
Birth of Victoria de los Ángeles That year: 1923, Classical music, Catalan/Spanish opera singer (dead in 2005)
Birth of Ernest Blanc That year: 1923, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 2010)
04
Birth of Lilijana Husu That year: 1923, Classical music, Italian opera singer
05
Birth of Biserka Cvejić That year: 1923, Classical music, Serbian mezzo-soprano (dead in 2021)
Birth of Nada Puttar-Gold That year: 1923, Classical music, Croatian opera singer (1923-2017) (dead in 2017)
06
Birth of Renato Capecchi That year: 1923, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1923-1998) (dead in 1998)
07
Death of Ludvig Hegner That year: 1923, Classical music, Danish composer (born in 1851)
Birth of Halina Mickiewiczówna That year: 1923, Classical music, Polish opera singer (dead in 2001)
Birth of Manolo Álvarez Mera That year: 1923, Classical music, Cuban tenor and bel canto singer (1923 - 1986) (dead in 1986)
09
Birth of Miloslav Machek That year: 1923, Classical music, Czech conductor and composer (dead in 1999)
12
Birth of Alirio Díaz That year: 1923, Classical music, guitarist (dead in 2016)
13
Birth of Sava Popsavov That year: 1923, Classical music, Bulgarian spring (dead in 2008)
17
Birth of Margarete Sjöstedt That year: 1923, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (dead in 2012)
19
Premiere of Psalmus Hungaricus, Op. 13 That year: 1923, Classical music (Work for choir), Zoltán Kodály
Birth of František Sláma That year: 1923, Classical music, Czech music educator, educator and violoncellist (dead in 2004)
21
Death of Matilda Jungstedt That year: 1923, Classical music, Swedish singer (born in 1864)
26
Death of Sabas Maury That year: 1923, Classical music, French poet (1863-1923) (born in 1863)
27
Birth of Stanislava Součková That year: 1923, Classical music, Czech opera singer (dead in 1997)
December
02
Birth of Maria Callas That year: 1923, Classical music, American-born Greek operatic soprano (dead in 1977)
Death of Tomás Bretón That year: 1923, Classical music, Spanish conductor and composer (1850-1923) (born in 1850)
03
Birth of Frank Guarrera That year: 1923, Classical music, American opera singer (1923-2007) (dead in 2007)
04
Death of Alice Ducasse That year: 1923, Classical music, singer (1841-1923) (born in 1841)
Death of Erich Hunold That year: 1923, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1869)
Death of Magdalena Micińska That year: 1923, Classical music, actor, opera singer (born in 1839)
07
Birth of Jaroslav Meier That year: 1923, Classical music, organist, composer, contributing editor (dead in 2001)
14
Death of Giuseppe Gallignani That year: 1923, Classical music, Italian conductor, composer and music educator (born in 1851)
16
Birth of Menahem Pressler That year: 1923, Classical music, German-born American classical pianist (dead in 2023)
19
Birth of Monir Vakili That year: 1923, Classical music, Iranian soprano (dead in 1983)
20
Death of Arnold Kroegel That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1857)
21
Birth of Gohar Galachyan That year: 1923, Classical music, singer (dead in 2008)
22
Death of Arthur Bird That year: 1923, Classical music, American composer (born in 1856)
Birth of Édouard Senny That year: 1923, Classical music, Belgian composer and poet (1923-1980) (dead in 1980)
Birth of Bronislava Taufrová That year: 1923, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1993)
23
Death of Albert Geay That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1866)
24
Death of Carl Oscar Boije af Gennäs That year: 1923, Classical music, Swedish mathematician (1849-1923) (born in 1849)
25
Death of Richard Barth That year: 1923, Classical music, German musician (born in 1850)
Death of William Ludwig That year: 1923, Classical music, Irish opera singer (born in 1847)
27
Birth of Andrei Babayev That year: 1923, Classical music, Soviet composer (1923-1964) (dead in 1964)
Birth of Serge Collot That year: 1923, Classical music, French musician (dead in 2015)
28
Birth of Josef Hassid That year: 1923, Classical music, Polish violinist (dead in 1950)
29
Death of Reed Miller That year: 1923, Classical music, American singer (born in 1880)
30
Birth of Georg Völker That year: 1923, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 2006)
31
Death of Olaus Andreas Grøndahl That year: 1923, Classical music, Norwegian conductor and composer (born in 1847)
This was also in 1923
Inception: MDR Symphony Orchestra That year: 1923, Classical music. Birth of Drora Drorit That year: 1923, Classical music, Israeli singer (dead in 2016) . Death of Fritz Herbst That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1866) . Inception: Beethoven Quartet That year: 1923, Classical music (Soviet Union). Death of Georg Eggeling That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1866) . Death of Joaquín Taboada Steger That year: 1923, Classical music, Spanish composer (born in 1870) . Birth of Pierre Germain That year: 1923, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 1963) . Inception: Sarpsborg Janitsjarkorps That year: 1923, Classical music (Norway). Inception: Orchestre des Concerts Straram That year: 1923, Classical music (France). Death of Bert R. Anthony That year: 1923, Classical music, American composer (born in 1876) . Birth of Gretel Hartung That year: 1923, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1990) . Birth of Luciano Rosada That year: 1923, Classical music, Italian conductor (dead in 1998) . Inception: Portland Symphony Orchestra That year: 1923, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Hibbard E. Leach That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1852) . Death of Marcel Devriès That year: 1923, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1849) . Inauguration: Amicitia Theater That year: 1923, Classical music (Súdwest-Fryslân, Netherlands). Birth of Tonka Stetic That year: 1923, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2012) . Inception: Kölner Kammerorchester That year: 1923, Classical music. Death of Fernando d' Azevedo e Silva That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1845) . Death of Marie Marimon That year: 1923, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1840) . Death of Archie Naish That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1878) . Death of Herbert Haines That year: 1923, Classical music, British composer (born in 1880) . Death of Charles John Grey That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1849) . Birth of Sonja Knittel That year: 1923, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (dead in 2017) . Death of Francisco Sáez Díaz That year: 1923, Classical music, Spanish composer (born in 1886) . Death of Boleslav Grodzky That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1865) . Inception: Scunthorpe Co-operative Junior Choir That year: 1923, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Orchestra Iowa That year: 1923, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: San Francisco Opera That year: 1923, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Guillaume Rémy That year: 1923, Classical music, Belgian violinist, music pedagogue (born in 1856) . Inception: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra That year: 1923, Classical music. Inception: San Francisco Opera Orchestra That year: 1923, Classical music. Death of Valentina Crespi That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1892) . Death of Alexandra Svyatlovskaya That year: 1923, Classical music, Russian singer, opera singer and music educator (born in 1855) . Death of Julien Piot That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1850) . Inauguration: ISCM World Music Days That year: 1923, Classical music . Death of Simon-Max That year: 1923, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1847) . Death of Th. Windingstad That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1842) . Death of Adolf Schultze That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1853) . Birth of Olga Brucci That year: 1923, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2008) . Death of Léon Roques That year: 1923, Classical music, French transcriber (born in 1839) . Birth of Iris Kells That year: 1923, Classical music, English opera singer (dead in 2016) . Inception: Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1923, Classical music. Inception: Hungarian National Philharmonic That year: 1923, Classical music (Hungary). Inception: Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1923, Classical music. Death of N.H. Rice That year: 1923, Classical music, composer (born in 1851) . Inauguration: San Francisco Opera That year: 1923, Classical music (San Francisco, United States of America).
Works (composition or publishing)
- Leoš Janáček (age 69)
- The Cunning Little Vixen That year: 1923, Classical music (Opera)
- The Makropulos Affair That year: 1923, Classical music (Opera)
- String Quartet No. 1, “The Kreutzer Sonata” That year: 1923, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Úpravy lidových písní v článku „Starosta Smolík“ (Song, lied)
- Con moto (Work for soloist)
- Edward Elgar (age 66)
- Arthur (Theatrical music)
- The Wanderer (Work for choir)
- Zut, zut, zut (Work for choir)
- Memorial Chimes (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Richard Strauss (age 59)
- Serenade for wind instruments in E-flat major, Opp. 7 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Jean Sibelius (age 58)
- 5 Romantic Compositions, Opp. 101 (Work for soloist)
- Alexander Glazunov (age 58)
- 4 Preludes and Fugues, Opp. 101 (Work for soloist)
- Erik Satie (age 57)
- Ludions (Song, lied), published in 1926
- La statue retrouvée (Theatrical music)
- Musique d'ameublement: tenture de cabinet préfectoral (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Scènes nouvelles, "Le médecin malgré lui" (Gounod) (Incidental music)
- Franz Lehár (age 53)
- Die gelbe Jacke (Opera)
- Libellentanz (Opera)
- Arnold Schoenberg (age 49)
- Lied, Op. 24 (Work for choir)
- Gustav Holst (age 49)
- A Fugal Concerto, Opp. 40 No. 2 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Béla Bartók (age 42)
- Dance Suite That year: 1923, Classical music (Work for orchestra), published in 1924
- Igor Stravinsky (age 41)
- Octet (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 4 Russian Songs (Song, lied)
- Three Tales for Children (Song, lied)
- Zoltán Kodály (age 41)
- 3 Songs, Opp. 14 (Song, lied)
- Sergei Prokofiev (age 32)
- Piano Sonata No. 5 in C major, Op. 38 (Work for soloist)
- Arthur Honegger (age 31)
- Symphonic Movement No. 1, “Pacific 231” That year: 1923, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Prelude for the Tempest (Work for orchestra)
- Song of Joy (Work for orchestra)
- Le Cahier romand (Work for soloist)
- Darius Milhaud (age 31)
- Sonata for flute, oboe, clarinet and piano, Op. 47 (Work for chamber orchestra), composed in 1918
- Chamber Symphony No. 6, Op. 79 (Work for orchestra)
- Les euménides, Op. 41 (Opera)
- 4 Poems, Opp. 80 (Song, lied)
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold (age 26)
- Concerto for piano left hand in C-sharp, Op. 17, “für linke Hand allein” (Work for orchestra with soloist), published in 1926
- String Quartet No. 1 in A major, Op. 16 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Francis Poulenc (age 24)
- Aaron Copland (age 23)
- Cortege Macabre (Work for orchestra)
- As It Fell Upon a Day (Song, lied)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 17)
- Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8 (Work for chamber orchestra)