1925, from day to day
1925. With other artists, George Gershwin, Richard Strauss and Maurice Ravel influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Erik Satie. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “The Prince of Sleep” de Edward Elgar, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1925 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 390 of these moments for 1925.
The year 1925 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Birth of Veniamin Basner That year: 1925, Classical music, Soviet and Russian composer (dead in 1996)
02
Birth of Irina Arkhipova That year: 1925, Classical music, Russian opera singer (1925-2010) (dead in 2010)
Birth of Andrzej Nikodemowicz That year: 1925, Classical music, Polish composer, pianist and music educator (dead in 2017)
Birth of Nguyen Van Quy That year: 1925, Classical music, composer and musician from Vietnam (dead in 2022)
03
Death of Nikolay Kochetov That year: 1925, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1864)
04
Death of Caroline Girard That year: 1925, Classical music, French singer (born in 1830)
06
Death of Ferdinand Löwe That year: 1925, Classical music, Austrian musician (1865-1925) (born in 1865)
Death of Josef Quido Lexa That year: 1925, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1891)
07
Birth of Carmen Barros That year: 1925, Classical music, Chilean singer and actor
08
Birth of Norman Foster That year: 1925, Classical music, American actor (dead in 2000)
Death of Wilbur Theodore Norton That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1844)
11
Premiere of Symphony for organ and orchestra That year: 1925, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Aaron Copland
12
Death of Henry Carré That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1848)
13
Birth of Odd Wolstad That year: 1925, Classical music, singer, actor, opera singer (dead in 1971)
14
Birth of Louis Quilico That year: 1925, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (dead in 2000)
Birth of Grace Hoffman That year: 1925, Classical music, American singer (dead in 2008)
19
Birth of Azat Ğabbasof That year: 1925, Classical music, Tatar opera singer (1925-2006) (dead in 2006)
Birth of Valentin Berlinsky That year: 1925, Classical music, Russian musician (1925-2008) (dead in 2008)
Birth of Kiril Makedonski That year: 1925, Classical music, Macedonian composer (dead in 1984)
20
Birth of Haxhi Tafaj That year: 1925, Classical music, opera singer
25
Death of José María Valle Riestra That year: 1925, Classical music, Peruviaan composera (1858-1925) (born in 1858)
26
Birth of Daniel Chabrun That year: 1925, Classical music, French conductor (dead in 2006)
29
Birth of Miloslav Kořínek That year: 1925, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 1998)
30
Death of Gyula Major That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1858)
February
01
Death of Pjotr Pavlovitsj Figoerov That year: 1925, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer (1859-1925) (born in 1859)
Death of Juliette Maria Angélique Bilbaut-Vauchelet That year: 1925, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1855)
Death of John Reinhard Lund That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1859)
02
Birth of Michel Philippot That year: 1925, Classical music, French composer (*1925 - †1996) (dead in 1996)
03
Death of Emma Baumann That year: 1925, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher (born in 1855)
04
Death of Marie Jaëll That year: 1925, Classical music, French composer (1846-1925) (born in 1846)
05
Birth of Mansueto Viezzer That year: 1925, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 2009)
06
Death of Karel Emanuel Macan That year: 1925, Classical music, Czech Esperantist and composer (born in 1858)
07
Birth of Marius Constant That year: 1925, Classical music, French composer (1925-2004) (dead in 2004)
Death of Gustaf Hägg That year: 1925, Classical music, Swedish composer (born in 1867)
11
Death of Josip Kašman That year: 1925, Classical music, Croatian opera singer (born in 1847)
12
Birth of Lev Naumov That year: 1925, Classical music, Russian classical pianist, composer and educator (dead in 2005)
14
Death of Signe Hebbe That year: 1925, Classical music, singer (1837-1925) (born in 1837)
16
Birth of Carlos Paredes That year: 1925, Classical music, Portuguese musician (dead in 2004)
17
Death of Alwina Valleria That year: 1925, Classical music, opera singer (1848-1925) (born in 1848)
Birth of Rosl Zapf That year: 1925, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (dead in 2019)
Birth of Zina Krelja That year: 1925, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2004)
20
Death of Marco Enrico Bossi That year: 1925, Classical music, Italian organist, composer, improviser and pedagogue. (born in 1861)
21
Birth of Ihor Shamo That year: 1925, Classical music, Ukrainian composer (dead in 1982)
Death of Fernando de De Lucia That year: 1925, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1860-1925) (born in 1860)
Death of Alfred Baldwin Sloane That year: 1925, Classical music, American Broadway composer (1872-1925) (born in 1872)
22
Death of Robert Biberti That year: 1925, Classical music, German opera singer (1855-1925) (born in 1855)
23
Birth of Yelizaveta Chavdar That year: 1925, Classical music, Soviet singer, opera singer and music educator (1925-1989) (dead in 1989)
24
Death of John Palm That year: 1925, Classical music, Curaçao composer (1885-1925) (born in 1885)
Birth of Liubov Popova That year: 1925, Classical music, Soviet singer (mezzo-soprano) (dead in 1996)
25
Birth of Aino Seep That year: 1925, Classical music, Estonian operetta singer, opera soloist, and stage actress (dead in 1982)
Birth of Jarmila Palivcová That year: 1925, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2010)
26
Death of Adhemar Decq That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1850)
27
Death of Albert Larrieu That year: 1925, Classical music, French singer-songwriter and poet (born in 1872)
Also in February
Death of Amanci Amorós Sirvent That year: 1925, Classical music, Spanish composer and pianist (1854-1925) (born in 1854) .
March
02
Birth of Robert Hanell That year: 1925, Classical music, German composer and conductor (dead in 2009)
04
Death of Moritz Moszkowski That year: 1925, Classical music, German composer, pianist and teacher (born in 1854)
06
Birth of Eleonore Schoenfeld That year: 1925, Classical music, American musician (dead in 2007)
07
Birth of Éva Lehoczky That year: 1925, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (dead in 2016)
Birth of Gisela Scherzer-Rening That year: 1925, Classical music, German actress (dead in 2004)
Death of Anton Schmoll That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1841)
09
Birth of Tamara Nizhnikova That year: 1925, Classical music, Soviet opera singer and music educator (dead in 2018)
Death of Johannes Hendricus Franciskus Vink That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1849)
11
Death of Andreas Hallén That year: 1925, Classical music, Swedish romantic composer, conductor and music teacher (1846-1925) (born in 1846)
12
Birth of Helga Pilarczyk That year: 1925, Classical music, German operatic soprano (dead in 2011)
13
Birth of Jennifer Vyvyan That year: 1925, Classical music, British opera singer (dead in 1974)
Death of Henry Houseley That year: 1925, Classical music, British composer (1851-1925) (born in 1851)
Death of Jan Štěrba That year: 1925, Classical music, pedagogue, opera singer, museologist, teacher (born in 1860)
16
Birth of Paolo Montarsolo That year: 1925, Classical music, Italian singer (dead in 2006)
Birth of Lubomír Železný That year: 1925, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 1979)
17
Death of Giovanni Frojo That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1847)
18
Birth of Jean-Christophe Benoît That year: 1925, Classical music, French opéra singer (dead in 2019)
Death of Karla Micková That year: 1925, Classical music, opera singer, singer (born in 1882)
19
Death of Louis Bénech That year: 1925, Classical music, lyricist, physician (born in 1875)
21
Premiere of L'enfant et les sortilèges, Op. 71 That year: 1925, Classical music (Opera), Maurice Ravel
Death of Françis Coye That year: 1925, Classical music, composer
22
Death of Marie Brema That year: 1925, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1856)
23
Death of Adelina Paschalis That year: 1925, Classical music, Polish soprano (born in 1847)
Birth of Monica Sinclair That year: 1925, Classical music, British contralto (dead in 2002)
Death of Léon Melchissédec That year: 1925, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1843)
Birth of Nikola Nikolov That year: 1925, Classical music, Bulgarian operatic tenor (dead in 2007)
26
Birth of Pierre Boulez That year: 1925, Classical music, French composer, conductor and writer (1925–2016) (dead in 2016)
Birth of Stefan Haag That year: 1925, Classical music, Australian opera singer (dead in 1986)
Birth of Liselotte Maikl That year: 1925, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (dead in 2014)
27
Birth of Frank Lewin That year: 1925, Classical music, American composer (1925-2008) (dead in 2008)
Death of Oscar Depuydt That year: 1925, Classical music, Belgian organist (born in 1858)
28
Birth of Dmytro Hnatyuk That year: 1925, Classical music, Ukrainian singer (1925-2016) (dead in 2016)
Death of Ida Landelius That year: 1925, Classical music, Swedish actress (born in 1843)
30
Birth of Ivo Malec That year: 1925, Classical music, Croatian French composer (dead in 2019)
Birth of Bruna Rizzoli That year: 1925, Classical music, opera singer
April
01
Birth of Nurghisa Tilendiev That year: 1925, Classical music, Soviet conductor and composer (1925-1998) (dead in 1998)
Death of Alfred Ferdinand Christensen That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1856)
02
Death of Léopold Dauphin That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1847)
03
Death of Jean de Reszke That year: 1925, Classical music, Polish singer (born in 1850)
Premiere of At the Boar's Head, Op. 42 That year: 1925, Classical music (Opera), Gustav Holst
05
Birth of Kieth Engen That year: 1925, Classical music, singer (dead in 2004)
07
Death of Fritz Albert Christian Rüdinger That year: 1925, Classical music, Danish painter (1838-1925) (born in 1838)
08
Death of Abbie Carrington That year: 1925, Classical music, American operatic singer (1856-1925) (born in 1856)
Birth of Walter Uhlig That year: 1925, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 2006)
09
Birth of Gerhard Auer That year: 1925, Classical music, conductor, composer (dead in 2002)
10
Birth of Vilém Přibyl That year: 1925, Classical music, Czech opera singer (1925-1990) (dead in 1990)
Death of Luis Leandro Mariani y González That year: 1925, Classical music, Spanish composer and organist (born in 1864)
20
Death of Kuno Hisa That year: 1925, Classical music, Japanese pianist (1886-1925) (born in 1886)
22
Death of André Caplet That year: 1925, Classical music, French composer (born in 1878)
24
Birth of Jiří Jirmal That year: 1925, Classical music, Czech classical guitarist (1925-2019) (dead in 2019)
Death of Jean Grafström That year: 1925, Classical music, Swedish actor (born in 1859)
25
Death of George Stephănescu That year: 1925, Classical music, Romanian composer (born in 1843)
Birth of Wang Kun That year: 1925, Classical music, Chinese singer (dead in 2014)
26
Birth of Wilma Lipp That year: 1925, Classical music, Austrian soprano (1925-2019) (dead in 2019)
28
Birth of Dagmar Wanke-Szendrey That year: 1925, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2011)
May
01
Birth of Elena Čiudakova That year: 1925, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (1925-1973) (dead in 1973)
02
Birth of Svatopluk Havelka That year: 1925, Classical music, Czech music educator and composer (dead in 2009)
05
Birth of Vladimir Vavilov That year: 1925, Classical music, Russian guitarist, lutenist and composer (1925-1973) (dead in 1973)
Death of Otto Lohse That year: 1925, Classical music, German composer and conductor (born in 1859)
06
Death of Eduard Marhula That year: 1925, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1877)
09
Death of Nathan Hale Allen That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1848)
10
Birth of Jadwiga Dzikówna That year: 1925, Classical music, Polish opera singer (1925-2017) (dead in 2017)
12
Death of Arthur Napoleão dos Santos That year: 1925, Classical music, Brazilian musician (born in 1843)
13
Birth of Kenneth Jennings That year: 1925, Classical music, American conductor (dead in 2015)
14
Birth of Patrice Munsel That year: 1925, Classical music, American soprano singer (1925-2016) (dead in 2016)
15
Birth of Andrei Eshpai That year: 1925, Classical music, Soviet composer (dead in 2015)
Birth of Tatjana Fjodorovna Toegarinova That year: 1925, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (dead in 1983)
16
Birth of Ginette Keller That year: 1925, Classical music, French composer (dead in 2010)
18
Death of Franz Rickaby That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1889)
20
Birth of Chester Ludgin That year: 1925, Classical music, American opera singer (1925-2003) (dead in 2003)
22
Birth of James King That year: 1925, Classical music, tenor (1925-2005) (dead in 2005)
25
Birth of Aldo Clementi That year: 1925, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 2011)
Death of Henry W. Petrie That year: 1925, Classical music, American composer (born in 1857)
Birth of Rita Bartos That year: 1925, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (dead in 1985)
Birth of Vanda Gerlovič That year: 1925, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2001)
26
Death of Laurent Ceillier That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1887)
28
Birth of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau That year: 1925, Classical music, German lyric baritone and conductor (1925-2012) (dead in 2012)
Birth of Pavel Štěpán That year: 1925, Classical music, Czech music educator, pianist and university educator (1925-1998) (dead in 1998)
Birth of George Cook That year: 1925, Classical music, English opera singer and actor (dead in 1995)
30
Death of Stefano Donaudy That year: 1925, Classical music, Italian composer (1879-1925) (born in 1879)
Birth of Calvin Sieb That year: 1925, Classical music, American-Canadian violinist and educator (1925-2007) (dead in 2007)
Birth of Claude Prey That year: 1925, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1998)
31
Death of Charles B. Lawlor That year: 1925, Classical music, American composer (born in 1852)
Birth of Endel Ani That year: 1925, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (dead in 1985)
June
01
Birth of Armando Ghitalla That year: 1925, Classical music, American musician (1925-2001) (dead in 2001)
02
Birth of Jacques Doucet That year: 1925, Classical music, French singer (dead in 2009)
04
Death of George Dima That year: 1925, Classical music, Romanian composer and director of church music (1847-1925) (born in 1847)
05
Death of George Shinn That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1837)
07
Birth of Peter Sliker That year: 1925, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 2010)
12
Death of Gustave Garcia That year: 1925, Classical music, Italian baritone opera singer (born in 1837)
17
Death of Gustav Meyer That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1864)
18
Birth of Robert Beadell That year: 1925, Classical music, American composer (dead in 1994)
20
Death of Wilhelm Posse That year: 1925, Classical music, German harpist and composer (1852-1925) (born in 1852)
21
Birth of Larisa Avdeyeva That year: 1925, Classical music, Soviet Russian singer (dead in 2013)
Death of George Ashdown Audsley That year: 1925, Classical music, British-American architect, decorator, organ builder (1838-1925) (born in 1838)
23
Death of Hans Winderstein That year: 1925, Classical music, German conductor and composer (1856-1925) (born in 1856)
26
Death of Ernesto Drangosch That year: 1925, Classical music, Pianist and composer (born in 1882)
28
Birth of Giselher Klebe That year: 1925, Classical music, German composer (dead in 2009)
29
Birth of Hale Smith That year: 1925, Classical music, American composer, music pedagogue, and jazz pianist (dead in 2009)
July
01
Death of Erik Satie That year: 1925, Classical music, French composer and pianist (1866-1925) (born in 1866)
02
Death of Hans Kötscher That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1871)
04
Birth of Cathy Berberian That year: 1925, Classical music, American mezzo-soprano and composer (dead in 1983)
05
Death of Hjalmar Borgstrøm That year: 1925, Classical music, Norwegian composer (born in 1864)
06
Death of Antoine Taudou That year: 1925, Classical music, French composer and music educator (1846-1925) (born in 1846)
Birth of Valentinas Adamkevičius That year: 1925, Classical music, Lithuanian singer (dead in 1976)
08
Birth of József Réti That year: 1925, Classical music, Hungarian singer and opera singer (dead in 1973)
11
Birth of Nicolai Gedda That year: 1925, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (dead in 2017)
Birth of Mattiwilda Dobbs That year: 1925, Classical music, American coloratura soprano singer (dead in 2015)
12
Birth of Yasushi Akutagawa That year: 1925, Classical music, Japanese composer and conductor (1925–1989) (dead in 1989)
Birth of Albert Lance That year: 1925, Classical music, French opera singer (1925-2013) (dead in 2013)
13
Birth of Raisa Sergienko That year: 1925, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (1925-1987) (dead in 1987)
15
Death of François Brémond That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1844)
18
Birth of Dragiša Ognjanović That year: 1925, Classical music, Slovene-Serb opera singer (dead in 2010)
Death of Wilhelm Dubravčić That year: 1925, Classical music, Croatian violinist and conductor (born in 1868)
19
Death of Géza Horváth That year: 1925, Classical music, Hungarian composer (born in 1868)
24
Birth of Adele Addison That year: 1925, Classical music, American opera singer
25
Death of Théodore Botrel That year: 1925, Classical music, French singer-songwriter (born in 1868)
27
Birth of Claudia Pinza Bozzolla That year: 1925, Classical music, American opera singer (1925-2017) (dead in 2017)
28
Birth of André Boucourechliev That year: 1925, Classical music, French composer of Bulgarian origin, music writer (1925-1997) (dead in 1997)
29
Birth of Mikis Theodorakis That year: 1925, Classical music, Greek composer (1925–2021) (dead in 2021)
30
Birth of Antoine Duhamel That year: 1925, Classical music, French composer (1925–2014) (dead in 2014)
August
01
Death of Henry Elliot Button That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1861)
02
Death of Laura Rappoldi That year: 1925, Classical music, Austrian pianist (1853-1925) (born in 1853)
03
Birth of Karel Fiala That year: 1925, Classical music, Czech actor and opera singer (dead in 2020)
Death of Charles W. Clark That year: 1925, Classical music, American baritone singer (born in 1865)
15
Birth of Aldo Ciccolini That year: 1925, Classical music, French musician (dead in 2015)
Birth of Robert Massard That year: 1925, Classical music, French baritone opera singer
16
Birth of Kirke Mechem That year: 1925, Classical music, American composer
23
Birth of Sulkhan Tsintsadze That year: 1925, Classical music, Georgian composer (dead in 1991)
Birth of Włodzimierz Kotoński That year: 1925, Classical music, Polish composer (1925–2014) (dead in 2014)
Birth of Luigi Ottolini That year: 1925, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 2002)
26
Birth of Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt That year: 1925, Classical music, Chilean musician (dead in 2010)
31
Birth of Piero de Palma That year: 1925, Classical music, Italian operatic tenor (dead in 2013)
September
01
Death of Michael Balling That year: 1925, Classical music, German conductor (born in 1866)
04
Death of Angelo Bottagisio That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1842)
05
Birth of Peter Schwarz That year: 1925, Classical music, conductor, cellist (dead in 1998)
07
Death of John Wesley Work, Jr. That year: 1925, Classical music, American musicologist (born in 1871)
08
Birth of Alexander Kholminov That year: 1925, Classical music, Russian composer (dead in 2015)
09
Birth of Soňa Červená That year: 1925, Classical music, Czech operatic mezzo-soprano (1925–2023) (dead in 2023)
Death of Oscar Van Durme That year: 1925, Classical music, Belgian composer (born in 1876)
10
Birth of Boris Tchaikovsky That year: 1925, Classical music, Russian composer (dead in 1996)
11
Birth of Harry Somers That year: 1925, Classical music, English-Canadian composer (1925-1999) (dead in 1999)
Death of Emil Pahren That year: 1925, Classical music, stage actor, opera singer (born in 1862)
13
Birth of Mel Tormé That year: 1925, Classical music, American recording artist (dead in 1999)
Birth of Eugeniusz Banaszczyk That year: 1925, Classical music, Polish actor and singer (1925-2007) (dead in 2007)
15
Birth of Erika Köth That year: 1925, Classical music, German soprano (1925-1989) (dead in 1989)
Death of Leonard Borwick That year: 1925, Classical music, British musician (born in 1868)
Birth of Herbert Zimpel That year: 1925, Classical music, composer
16
Death of Leo Fall That year: 1925, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1873)
20
Birth of Roger Delmotte That year: 1925, Classical music, French trumpeter
21
Death of Antonin Jouberti That year: 1925, Classical music, French pianist (born in 1859)
24
Birth of Florindo Andreolli That year: 1925, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1925-1995) (dead in 1995)
25
28
Birth of Cromwell Everson That year: 1925, Classical music, South African composer (dead in 1991)
30
Birth of Beverly Bower That year: 1925, Classical music, opera singer (1925-2002) (dead in 2002)
October
01
Birth of Alan Styler That year: 1925, Classical music, British opera singer (1925-1970) (dead in 1970)
Birth of Eiichi Itō That year: 1925, Classical music, Japanese music conductor (dead in 2020)
02
Birth of Alois Piňos That year: 1925, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and university educator (dead in 2008)
03
Birth of Marija Aleškevičiūtė That year: 1925, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (1925-1979) (dead in 1979)
07
Birth of Bryan Drake That year: 1925, Classical music, New Zealand singer (dead in 2001)
08
Birth of Irene Dalis That year: 1925, Classical music, singer (dead in 2014)
10
Inauguration: Music Hall at Fair Park That year: 1925, Classical music (Dallas, United States of America)
Birth of Bernard Plantey That year: 1925, Classical music, French opera singer (1925-1998) (dead in 1998)
11
Birth of Günter Benndorf That year: 1925, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1992)
14
Death of Herbert Sharpe That year: 1925, Classical music, English music professor (1861-1925) (born in 1861)
15
Birth of Fernando González Casellas That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (1925-1998) (dead in 1998)
21
Birth of Virginia Zeani That year: 1925, Classical music, Romanian opera singer (dead in 2023)
22
Birth of Elaine Shaffer That year: 1925, Classical music, American musician (dead in 1973)
23
Birth of Manos Hatzidakis That year: 1925, Classical music, Greek composer, pianist and conductor (1925-1994) (dead in 1994)
24
Birth of Luciano Berio That year: 1925, Classical music, Italian composer (1925-2003) (dead in 2003)
Death of Charles Kenningham That year: 1925, Classical music, British opera singer and actor (1860–1925) (born in 1860)
25
Birth of Oralia Domínguez That year: 1925, Classical music, singer (dead in 2013)
27
Death of Wilhelm Gericke That year: 1925, Classical music, Austrian classical music conductor (born in 1845)
28
Birth of Simon Gjoni That year: 1925, Classical music, Albanian composer (dead in 1991)
Death of Pierre Codini That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1873)
29
Birth of Marcel Cellier That year: 1925, Classical music, Swiss musician (1925-2013) (dead in 2013)
Birth of Irena Jasiūnaitė That year: 1925, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (dead in 2021)
Birth of Chiyuki Murakata That year: 1925, Classical music, concertmaster, conductor (dead in 2014)
Birth of Giuse Gerbino That year: 1925, Classical music, Italian operatic mezzo-soprano (1925-2004) (dead in 2004)
30
Premiere of Paganini That year: 1925, Classical music (Opera), Franz Lehár
November
04
Birth of Kjerstin Dellert That year: 1925, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (dead in 2018)
06
Birth of Pierre Boutet That year: 1925, Classical music, Canadian opera singer and radio producer (dead in 2010)
Birth of Gerald English That year: 1925, Classical music, British opera singer (dead in 2019)
07
Birth of Julian Sitkovetsky That year: 1925, Classical music, Russian-Ukrainian violinist (dead in 1958)
Death of Christian Danning That year: 1925, Classical music, Danish composer and conductor (born in 1867)
Birth of Fritz Peter That year: 1925, Classical music, (1925-1994) (dead in 1994)
08
Birth of Arturo Sergi That year: 1925, Classical music, American musician, singer and opera singer (dead in 2006)
Birth of Diogo Pacheco That year: 1925, Classical music, conductor
10
Death of Herman Spielter That year: 1925, Classical music, American composer (born in 1860)
11
Premiere of Šárka That year: 1925, Classical music (Opera), Leoš Janáček
Birth of Jan Simons That year: 1925, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (dead in 2006)
12
Death of Roman Statkowski That year: 1925, Classical music, Polish composer (born in 1859)
13
Birth of Paul W. Whear That year: 1925, Classical music, American composer (dead in 2021)
Death of Frank Lambert That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1868)
14
Death of Agnes Zimmermann That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1845)
Birth of Li︠u︡bomir Bodurov That year: 1925, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (dead in 1992)
15
Birth of Jurriaan Andriessen That year: 1925, Classical music, Dutch composer (dead in 1996)
Death of Frederick Augustus Fillmore That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1856)
17
Birth of Charles Mackerras That year: 1925, Classical music, Australian conductor (1925-2010) (dead in 2010)
19
Death of Alice Nevin That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1837)
22
Birth of Gunther Schuller That year: 1925, Classical music, American composer, conductor, horn player, author, historian, and jazz musician (dead in 2015)
23
Birth of Maria di Gerlando That year: 1925, Classical music, opera singer (1925-2010) (dead in 2010)
25
Death of Noah Brandt That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1859)
26
Birth of Eugene Istomin That year: 1925, Classical music, American pianist (dead in 2003)
Death of Johannes Haarklou That year: 1925, Classical music, Norwegian composer, organist, and music critic (born in 1847)
Birth of Antonio Galiè That year: 1925, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1998)
Birth of Alekseĭ Petrov Milkovski That year: 1925, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (dead in 1961)
27
Birth of Bertold Hummel That year: 1925, Classical music, German composer (dead in 2002)
Death of Edmond Laurens That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1852)
29
Death of Eduardo Scarpetta That year: 1925, Classical music, Italian actor and playwright (1853–1925) (born in 1853)
Death of Karl Flodin That year: 1925, Classical music, Finnish composer (1858-1925) (born in 1858)
December
01
Birth of Nisar Bazmi That year: 1925, Classical music, Pakistani composer (dead in 2007)
Death of Vilmos Beck That year: 1925, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1869)
Death of Vicente Arregui Garay That year: 1925, Classical music, Spanish composer (born in 1871)
02
Death of Juli Garreta That year: 1925, Classical music, Catalan composer (1875-1925) (born in 1875)
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Premiere of Concerto in F major That year: 1925, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), George Gershwin
Death of Giacomo Setaccioli That year: 1925, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1868)
04
Birth of Helena Vinkka That year: 1925, Classical music, Finnish opera singer and actress (dead in 2012)
08
Death of Karl Wilhelm Drescher That year: 1925, Classical music, Austrian composer (1850-1925) (born in 1850)
09
Death of Eugène Gigout That year: 1925, Classical music, French organist and composer (1844-1925) (born in 1844)
10
Birth of Zdeněk Šesták That year: 1925, Classical music, Czech composer
12
Birth of Vladimir Shainsky That year: 1925, Classical music, Soviet and Russian composer (dead in 2017)
13
Death of Caroline von Gomperz-Bettelheim That year: 1925, Classical music, Austrian singer (born in 1845)
Birth of Klavdia Kudriashova That year: 1925, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1925-2012) (dead in 2012)
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Premiere of Wozzeck, Op. 7 That year: 1925, Classical music (Opera), Alban Berg
Death of André Hekking That year: 1925, Classical music, French cellist (born in 1866)
Death of Félix Artance That year: 1925, Classical music, composer, organist, music teacher (born in 1860)
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Birth of Saodat Qobulova That year: 1925, Classical music, Soviet opera singer, music educator and actor (1925-2007) (dead in 2007)
Death of Jean Jules Auguste Wiernsberger That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1857)
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Birth of André Turp That year: 1925, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (dead in 1991)
23
Birth of Vitaly Katayev That year: 1925, Classical music, Russian conductor (dead in 1999)
25
Birth of Bethany Beardslee That year: 1925, Classical music, American opera soprano
26
Birth of Thea King That year: 1925, Classical music, British clarinettist (1925-2007) (dead in 2007)
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Death of Rudolf Braun That year: 1925, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1869)
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Death of Mary Anne Roper Wragg That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1848)
This was also in 1925
Death of Horace Mansion That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1846) . Inauguration: Haus für Mozart That year: 1925, Classical music (Salzburg, Austria). Dissolution: Blüthner Orchestra That year: 1925, Classical music. Death of Auguste Larriu That year: 1925, Classical music, French organist and composer (born in 1840) . Inauguration: Powell Hall That year: 1925, Classical music (St. Louis, United States of America). Inception: Malmö Symphony Orchestra That year: 1925, Classical music (Sweden). Death of Lucie Johnstone That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1860) . Death of Vera Poppé That year: 1925, Classical music, composer . Death of Felix Godin That year: 1925, Classical music, British composer (born in 1864) . Inauguration: Amargosa Opera House and Hotel That year: 1925, Classical music (Death Valley Junction, United States of America). Inception: Philadelphia La Scala Opera Company That year: 1925, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Bernice de Pasquali That year: 1925, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1880) . Inauguration: Newark Symphony Hall That year: 1925, Classical music (Newark, United States of America). Inception: Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra That year: 1925, Classical music. Death of Godfrey Nutting That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1885) . Birth of Albert Folop That year: 1925, Classical music, composer . Inception: Madison Symphony Orchestra That year: 1925, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra That year: 1925, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Rudolf Johann Pichler That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1855) . Inception: Danish National Symphony Orchestra That year: 1925, Classical music (Denmark). Inception: Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1925, Classical music. Death of Hélène Tham That year: 1925, Classical music, Swedish musician (1843-1925) (born in 1843) . Inception: Toronto Jewish Folk Choir That year: 1925, Classical music (Canada). Death of Paul Didier That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1885) . Inception: Berlin Radio Choir That year: 1925, Classical music. Death of Otto Eitle That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1914) . Inauguration: Gothic Theatre That year: 1925, Classical music (Englewood, United States of America). Birth of Mansour Rahbani That year: 1925, Classical music, Lebanese composer (dead in 2009) . Death of Louis Michiels That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1896) . Birth of Richard Hoffman That year: 1925, Classical music, 20th century composer . Inception: Youngstown Symphony Orchestra That year: 1925, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Charles E. Tinney That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1851) . Inception: Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1925, Classical music (Armenia). Birth of Ana Raquel Satre That year: 1925, Classical music, singer (dead in 2014) . Death of Guenther Kiesewetter That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1859) . Inception: Swedish Radio Choir That year: 1925, Classical music (Sweden). Birth of Lee Cass That year: 1925, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 1995) . Death of Charlotte Huhn That year: 1925, Classical music, German contralto (born in 1865) . Death of Frederick Stevenson That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1845) . Death of Mira Heller That year: 1925, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1868) . Death of William Beck That year: 1925, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1870) . Inception: Sioux City Symphony Orchestra That year: 1925, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Evgeny Pavlov That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1894) . Birth of Raphaël Passaquet That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (dead in 2011) . Death of Aleksey Yermolov That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1859) . Death of Gustav Hille That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1850) . Death of Lucienne Barbirolli That year: 1925, Classical music, composer . Inauguration: Kharkiv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre M. V. Lysenka That year: 1925, Classical music (Kharkiv, Ukraine). Birth of Samuel Terranova That year: 1925, Classical music (dead in 1985) . Death of Toso Taylor That year: 1925, Classical music, composer (born in 1861) . Birth of Franca Duval That year: 1925, Classical music, American soprano (dead in 2020) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Leoš Janáček (age 71)
- Youth (Work for chamber orchestra), composed in 1924
- Concertino (Work for chamber orchestra), published in 1926
- To the Mrštík Brothers (Work for soloist)
- Edward Elgar (age 68)
- The Prince of Sleep That year: 1925, Classical music (Work for choir)
- The Herald (Work for choir)
- Richard Strauss (age 61)
- Durch allen Schall und Klang (Song, lied)
- Parergon zur Symphonia Domestica, Op. 73 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Jean Sibelius (age 60)
- The Tempest, Op. 109 That year: 1925, Classical music (Theatrical music), published in 1926
- Intrada, Op. 111a (Work for soloist)
- Arnold Schoenberg (age 51)
- 4 Pieces, Opp. 27 (Work for choir)
- Slow half-notes (Work for soloist)
- Suite for 3 clarinets, Op. 29 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Gustav Holst (age 51)
- 7 Partsongs, Opp. 44 (Work for choir)
- 4 Hymns for Songs of Praise (Work for choir)
- Terzetto (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Maurice Ravel (age 50)
- Chansons madécasses, Opp. 78 (Song, lied), published in 1926
- Manuel de Falla (age 49)
- Igor Stravinsky (age 43)
- Piano Sonata That year: 1925, Classical music (Work for soloist), composed in 1924
- Serenade That year: 1925, Classical music (Work for soloist), published in 1926
- Suite No. 1 for chamber orchestra (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Zoltán Kodály (age 43)
- Himfy Song (Song, lied)
- Alban Berg (age 40)
- Chamber Concerto for piano and violin with 13 instruments That year: 1925, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Schließe mir die Augen beide (Song, lied)
- Sergei Prokofiev (age 34)
- Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 That year: 1925, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- The Fiery Angel, Op. 37 That year: 1925, Classical music (Opera)
- Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Op. 136 That year: 1925, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- 5 Melodies for violin and piano, Opp. 35bis (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Darius Milhaud (age 33)
- 2 Hymns, Opp. 88b (Work for orchestra)
- String Quartet No. 7, Op. 87 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 6 Chants populaires hébraïques, Opp. 86 (Song, lied)
- 6 Chants populaires hébraïques, Opp. 86 (Song, lied)
- Arthur Honegger (age 33)
- La Neige sur Rome de L'Impératrice aux Rochers (Work for soloist)
- Sous-marine (Ballet)
- Judith (Opera)
- The Empress of the Rocks (Incidental music)
- George Gershwin (age 27)
- Short Story (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Francis Poulenc (age 26)
- 8 Chansons gaillardes, Opp. 42 (Song, lied), composed in 1926
- Napoli, Op. 40 (Work for soloist)
- 5 Poems, Opp. 38 (Song, lied)
- Aaron Copland (age 25)
- Grogh (Ballet)
- Dance Symphony (Grogh) (Work for orchestra)
- Music for the Theater (Work for orchestra)
- 2 Choruses (Work for choir)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 19)
- Prelude and Scherzo for string octet, Op. 11 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Olivier Messiaen (age 17)
- la Tristesse d'un grand ciel blanc (Work for soloist)
- Benjamin Britten (age 12)
- 5 Waltzes (Work for soloist)