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  3. 1928

The year 1928 in classical music and in lyrical art

1928. With other artists, Arnold Schoenberg, Maurice Ravel and Béla Bartók influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Ennio Morricone, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Boléro, Op. 81” de Maurice Ravel, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.

All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1928 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 440 of these moments for 1928.

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1928

modern & contemporary era

January


01

Birth of Vello ViisimaaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Estonian actor (dead in 1991)

Birth of Rita Vaitkevičienė-ViržonytėThat year: 1928, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer

02

Death of Mathieu NeumannThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1867)

04

Birth of Avni MulaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Albanian singer, musician (dead in 2020)

08

Death of Eugène-Philippe BellenotThat year: 1928, Classical music, (1860-1928) (born in 1860)

09

Death of Theresia SingerThat year: 1928, Classical music, soprano opera singer (born in 1850)

Death of Jean Eugène Gaston LemaireThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1854)

Death of Gaston LemaireThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1855)

10

Birth of Fuat MansurovThat year: 1928, Classical music, Russian conductor (dead in 2010)

11

Valborg Aulin

Death of Valborg AulinThat year: 1928, Classical music, Swedish pianist and composer (born in 1860)

Andréa Guiot

Birth of Andréa GuiotThat year: 1928, Classical music, French singer (dead in 2021)

12

Death of Hermann Robert FrenzelThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1850)

14

Birth of Jutta ZoffThat year: 1928, Classical music, German musician (dead in 2019)

15

Birth of François PantillonThat year: 1928, Classical music, Swiss composer and conductor

16

Birth of Pilar LorengarThat year: 1928, Classical music, Spanish operatic soprano (dead in 1996)

Birth of Jorge Peña HenThat year: 1928, Classical music, Chilean musician (dead in 1973)

Birth of Ezra SimsThat year: 1928, Classical music, American composer of microtonal music (dead in 2015)

17

Jean Barraqué

Birth of Jean BarraquéThat year: 1928, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1973)

Death of Wilberfoss George OwstThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1861)

20

Death of Francis PopyThat year: 1928, Classical music, French conductor and composer (born in 1874)

25

Birth of Andrzej CwojdzińskiThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer, conductor

Elizabeth Kingdon

Birth of Elizabeth KingdonThat year: 1928, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 2021)

27

Birth of Jean-Michel DamaseThat year: 1928, Classical music, French pianist, conductor and composer (dead in 2013)

28

Birth of Ángel ArteagaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Spanish composer (dead in 1984)

30

Mitch Leigh

Birth of Mitch LeighThat year: 1928, Classical music, American composer (dead in 2014)

February


01

Birth of Christian VöchtingThat year: 1928, Classical music, (1928-1967) (dead in 1967)

03

Birth of Helmut KretschmarThat year: 1928, Classical music, German opera singer

04

Death of Theodor SalzmannThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1854)

05

Birth of Eduard BaghdasaryanThat year: 1928, Classical music, Armenian opera singer, tenor (dead in 2015)

06

Death of Ondřej KadlecThat year: 1928, Classical music, Czech violinist, music educator and composer (born in 1859)

08

Birth of Osian EllisThat year: 1928, Classical music, Welsh harpist and composer (dead in 2021)

09

Birth of Rolf ApreckThat year: 1928, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 1989)

Death of Papa BenzThat year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1863)

Death of Eugène LejolivetThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1850)

10

Birth of Donald JohanosThat year: 1928, Classical music, American conductor (dead in 2007)

Death of Felix DeckenThat year: 1928, Classical music, German operatic buffo tenor, actor and stage director (born in 1864)

13

Édouard Nadaud

Death of Édouard NadaudThat year: 1928, Classical music, French violinist and violin pedagogue (born in 1862)

15

Norma Procter

Birth of Norma ProcterThat year: 1928, Classical music, English operatic contralto (dead in 2017)

19

Birth of Zofia Janukowicz-PobłockaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Polish soprano (dead in 2019)

23

Birth of Galina OleynichenkoThat year: 1928, Classical music, Soviet and Russian singer (dead in 2013)

24

Death of Edmond ClémentThat year: 1928, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1867)

27

Birth of René ClemencicThat year: 1928, Classical music, Austrian classical musician

Inauguration: Benedum CenterThat year: 1928, Classical music (Pittsburgh, United States of America)

Birth of Boris Isaakovitsj RaisovThat year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer, singer (dead in 1985)

Birth of Arne TyrénThat year: 1928, Classical music, Swedish singer (dead in 2012)

28

Amy Fay

Death of Amy FayThat year: 1928, Classical music, Pianist and memoirist/chronicler (born in 1844)

Death of Cosme Ribera i MiróThat year: 1928, Classical music, Spanish composer and conductor (born in 1842)

Birth of Aili PurtonenThat year: 1928, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (dead in 2018)

29

Alan Loveday

Birth of Alan LovedayThat year: 1928, Classical music, New Zealand violinist (1928-2016) (dead in 2016)

Birth of McHenry BoatwrightThat year: 1928, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 1994)

March


01

Death of Jacob Adolf HäggThat year: 1928, Classical music, Swedish composer (born in 1850)

Death of Herbert BrewerThat year: 1928, Classical music, English composer and organist (born in 1865)

02

Death of Bernardino Valle ChinestraThat year: 1928, Classical music, Spanish composer and conductor (born in 1849)

Death of Étienne RoyerThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1882)

04

Samuel Adler

Birth of Samuel AdlerThat year: 1928, Classical music, American composer and conductor

Death of Viktoria BlankThat year: 1928, Classical music, actor, film actor, music pedagogue, opera singer (born in 1859)

06

Birth of Kaoru ChibaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Japanese hornist (dead in 2008)

Birth of Liidia PanovaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Estonian opera singer

07

Birth of William BlankenshipThat year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2017)

Birth of Štěpán KoníčekThat year: 1928, Classical music, Czech conductor and composer (dead in 2006)

09

Birth of Franz CrassThat year: 1928, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 2012)

11

Death of Georges GuiraudThat year: 1928, Classical music, French organist, composer and music educator (born in 1868)

12

Philip Jones

Birth of Philip JonesThat year: 1928, Classical music, British musician (dead in 2000)

15

Death of Abraham LilienthalThat year: 1928, Classical music, American composer (born in 1859)

16

Christa Ludwig

Birth of Christa LudwigThat year: 1928, Classical music, German mezzo-soprano (dead in 2021)

Birth of Hans GrafThat year: 1928, Classical music, Austrian pianist (dead in 1994)

Death of Kálmán ChovánThat year: 1928, Classical music, Composer, musician (born in 1852)

17

Birth of Edino KriegerThat year: 1928, Classical music, Brazilian composer

Birth of Sinikka KoskelaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (dead in 2014)

18

Birth of Virtú MaragnoThat year: 1928, Classical music, Argentinian composer (dead in 2004)

21

Birth of Ruth AndersonThat year: 1928, Classical music, American musician (dead in 2019)

Birth of Benedykt KonowalskiThat year: 1928, Classical music, conductor (dead in 2021)

24

Byron Janis

Birth of Byron JanisThat year: 1928, Classical music, American musician

Death of Pierre HermantThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1869)

25

Birth of Zdeněk KošlerThat year: 1928, Classical music, Czech conductor (dead in 1995)

Birth of Mario SereniThat year: 1928, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 2015)

Death of Jozef ChládekThat year: 1928, Classical music, Czech composer, choirmaster and organist (born in 1856)

Death of Victor ChampionThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1864)

27

Leslie Stuart

Death of Leslie StuartThat year: 1928, Classical music, British composer (born in 1863)

Birth of Antonín TučapskýThat year: 1928, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 2014)

Pauline Tinsley

Birth of Pauline TinsleyThat year: 1928, Classical music, British opera singer (dead in 2021)

28

Death of Fiorello FiorelloThat year: 1928, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1868)

29

Birth of James ScottThat year: 1928, Classical music, British Cornet Champion and Foden's Band conductor

30

John Heddle Nash

Birth of John Heddle NashThat year: 1928, Classical music, baritone (dead in 1994)

31

Birth of Ruth Schob-LipkaThat year: 1928, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 2011)

April


01

Death of Ernst MünchThat year: 1928, Classical music, French musician (born in 1859)

Birth of Hermin EsserThat year: 1928, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 2009)

02

Alain Vanzo

Birth of Alain VanzoThat year: 1928, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 2002)

Birth of Volodymyra ChaikaThat year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer, pedagogue (dead in 2015)

Birth of Fritz UhlThat year: 1928, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (dead in 2001)

Birth of April CanteloThat year: 1928, Classical music, British opera singer (soprano)

03

Kerstin Meyer

Birth of Kerstin MeyerThat year: 1928, Classical music, Swedish singer (dead in 2020)

05

Birth of James MilliganThat year: 1928, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (dead in 1961)

06

Death of Wilhelm RohdeThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1856)

07

Birth of Milada ŠafránkováThat year: 1928, Classical music, Czechoslovak opera singer (dead in 1991)

Birth of Walter BaerThat year: 1928, Classical music, (1928-2015) (dead in 2015)

08

Birth of Willi BrokmeierThat year: 1928, Classical music, born:1928-04-08|; Brokmeier, Willi; 1928-...

09

Death of Gabrijela MrakThat year: 1928, Classical music, music pedagogue, opera singer (born in 1852)

11

Birth of Jeannette SinclairThat year: 1928, Classical music, singer

12

Birth of Jean-François PaillardThat year: 1928, Classical music, French conductor (dead in 2013)

Birth of Zurab AndjaparidzeThat year: 1928, Classical music, Georgian Tenor (dead in 1997)

14

Birth of Egil Monn-IversenThat year: 1928, Classical music, Norwegian composer, conductor and producer (dead in 2017)

Birth of Loren DriscollThat year: 1928, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 2008)

15

Death of Vittorio ArimondiThat year: 1928, Classical music, italian opera singer (born in 1861)

16

Birth of Vitaly MargulisThat year: 1928, Classical music, Ukrainian pianist (dead in 2011)

Birth of Roza JamanovaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Soviet opera singer and music educator (1928-2013) (dead in 2013)

17

Lutfiyar Imanov

Birth of Lutfiyar ImanovThat year: 1928, Classical music, Azerbaijani opera singer (dead in 2008)

Premiere of Foliage of the heart, Op. 20That year: 1928, Classical music (Song, lied), Arnold Schoenberg

Birth of Ryōsaku KubotaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Japanese violinist (dead in 1997)

18

Death of Henryk Melcer-SzczawińskiThat year: 1928, Classical music, Polish musician (born in 1869)

20

Premiere of Opéra-minute, Op. 98 No. 2, “L'abandon d'Ariane”That year: 1928, Classical music (Opera), Darius Milhaud

22

Birth of Judith DvorkinThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (dead in 1995)

23

Sergio Tedesco

Birth of Sergio TedescoThat year: 1928, Classical music, Italian actor, voice actor and tenor (dead in 2012)

24

Death of Ferdinand HummelThat year: 1928, Classical music, German harpist, pianist, conductor and composer (born in 1855)

Birth of Gustav KřivinkaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 1990)

27

Premiere of ApolloThat year: 1928, Classical music (Ballet), Igor Stravinsky

May


02

Horst Stein

Birth of Horst SteinThat year: 1928, Classical music, German conductor (dead in 2008)

06

Juliusz Wertheim

Death of Juliusz WertheimThat year: 1928, Classical music, Polish musician (born in 1880)

07

Alexander Spendiaryan

Death of Alexander SpendiaryanThat year: 1928, Classical music, Russian composer of Armenian descent (born in 1871)

08

Birth of William SydemanThat year: 1928, Classical music, American composer (dead in 2021)

Birth of Narcisa DonátováThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (dead in 1981)

09

Constantin Dimitrescu

Death of Constantin DimitrescuThat year: 1928, Classical music, Romanian classical composer and music teacher (born in 1847)

11

Emil Bohnke

Death of Emil BohnkeThat year: 1928, Classical music, German musician (born in 1888)

Birth of Yūji TōgiThat year: 1928, Classical music, Japanese violinist (dead in 1985)

16

Birth of Zlata TkachThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (dead in 2006)

Death of Stephen Jesse OslinThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1858)

17

Birth of Selma EmiroğluThat year: 1928, Classical music, cartoonist, opera singer (dead in 2011)

18

Death of Ermenegildo CarosioThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1866)

19

Henry F. Gilbert

Death of Henry F. GilbertThat year: 1928, Classical music, American composer (born in 1868)

Birth of Antonia FahbergThat year: 1928, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 2016)

21

Birth of Karl-Christian KohnThat year: 1928, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 2006)

Death of Hermann VetterThat year: 1928, Classical music, German pianist, music educator and university teacher (1859-1928) (born in 1859)

23

Death of Ida Basilier-MagelssenThat year: 1928, Classical music, Finnish singer (born in 1846)

26

Birth of Vladimir OrlovThat year: 1928, Classical music, Romanian-Canadian cellist and music teacher (dead in 2019)

27

Thea Musgrave

Birth of Thea MusgraveThat year: 1928, Classical music, Scottish composer

28

Death of Emma HowsonThat year: 1928, Classical music, singer and actress (born in 1844)

29

Death of Richard Robert ChopeThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1830)

30

Gustav Leonhardt

Birth of Gustav LeonhardtThat year: 1928, Classical music, Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor (dead in 2012)

June


01

Robert Marcellus

Birth of Robert MarcellusThat year: 1928, Classical music, clarinetist (dead in 1996)

02

Birth of Leopold YashchenkoThat year: 1928, Classical music, conductor, musicologist (dead in 2016)

04

Birth of Valentin TeodorianThat year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1995)

05

Death of Paul Véronge de La NuxThat year: 1928, Classical music, French composer (born in 1853)

06

Premiere of The Egyptian Helen, Op. 75That year: 1928, Classical music (Opera), Richard Strauss

09

Birth of Tonin HarapiThat year: 1928, Classical music, Albanian composer (dead in 1992)

13

Birth of Renée MorissetThat year: 1928, Classical music, Canadian musician (dead in 2009)

Birth of Hardy VedanaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Brazilian singer (dead in 2009)

15

Birth of Adele LeighThat year: 1928, Classical music, British operatic soprano (dead in 2004)

16

Birth of Sergiu ComissionaThat year: 1928, Classical music, American conductor (dead in 2005)

Death of Al JohnsThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1878)

19

Birth of Tamara Alioșina-AlexandrovaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Soviet singer, opera singer and music educator (1928-1996) (dead in 1996)

Death of Johan AmbergThat year: 1928, Classical music, Danish composer and violinist (born in 1846)

Birth of Alojz KubicekThat year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2007)

20

Birth of Miloš VacekThat year: 1928, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer, choirmaster and organist (dead in 2012)

21

Birth of Judith RaskinThat year: 1928, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 1984)

23

Birth of Adelaide BishopThat year: 1928, Classical music, singer and actress (1928-2008) (dead in 2008)

Death of Thomas H. RollinsonThat year: 1928, Classical music, American composer, conductor, bandleader, cornetist, film score composer (born in 1844)

25

Birth of William RussoThat year: 1928, Classical music, American musician (dead in 2003)

26

Birth of Jacob DruckmanThat year: 1928, Classical music, American composer (dead in 1996)

Birth of Alf AndersenThat year: 1928, Classical music, Danish singer and actor (dead in 2010)

Birth of Susanne CordaThat year: 1928, Classical music, (1928--1969) opera singer (dead in 1969)

27

Birth of Manfred SchmidtThat year: 1928, Classical music, German tenor, born 1928

July


02

Death of Charles Frank HornThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1851)

06

Birth of Peter GlossopThat year: 1928, Classical music, Operatic baritone (dead in 2008)

Birth of Shin SekiyaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Japanese choir director and conductor (1928-2005) (dead in 2005)

Birth of Jan TruhlářThat year: 1928, Classical music, Czech music educator and composer (dead in 2007)

09

Birth of Gino Lo Russo TomaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 2000)

15

Carl Perron

Death of Carl PerronThat year: 1928, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1858)

16

Birth of Bella DavidovichThat year: 1928, Classical music, American musician

Bryden Thomson

Birth of Bryden ThomsonThat year: 1928, Classical music, Scottish conductor (dead in 1991)

Birth of Ticho ParlyThat year: 1928, Classical music, Danish opera singer (dead in 1993)

17

Zoltán Gáty

Death of Zoltán GátyThat year: 1928, Classical music, Hungarian composer (born in 1856)

18

Birth of Lidia GrychtołównaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Polish musician

Death of Katharina Fleischer-EdelThat year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer, singer (born in 1873)

Death of George BeckerThat year: 1928, Classical music, German-Swiss composer and writer on music (born in 1834)

21

Birth of Max PinchardThat year: 1928, Classical music, French conductor and musicologist (dead in 2009)

22

Birth of George DreyfusThat year: 1928, Classical music, Australian bassoonist and composer

Birth of Ursula BoeseThat year: 1928, Classical music, German operatic contralto (dead in 2016)

23

Leon Fleisher

Birth of Leon FleisherThat year: 1928, Classical music, American conductor and pianist (dead in 2020)

25

Birth of John MoulsonThat year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1994)

26

Birth of Tadeusz BairdThat year: 1928, Classical music, Polish composer (dead in 1981)

27

Birth of Roman WęgrzynThat year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer, singer

Birth of Agostino FerrinThat year: 1928, Classical music, Italian singer (dead in 1989)

28

Birth of Klara BarlowThat year: 1928, Classical music, singer (dead in 2008)

Michel Trempont

Birth of Michel TrempontThat year: 1928, Classical music, Belgian operatic baritone (dead in 2021)

29

Birth of Konstantin OrbelyanThat year: 1928, Classical music, Armenian musician (dead in 2014)

Birth of Bidzina KvernadzeThat year: 1928, Classical music, Soviet composer (dead in 2010)

31

Karl Uschmann

Death of Karl UschmannThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1852)

August


03

Birth of Helena KobusińskaThat year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2014)

04

Birth of Harald NeukirchThat year: 1928, Classical music, German opera singer (tenor) (dead in 2011)

09

Camilla Wicks

Birth of Camilla WicksThat year: 1928, Classical music, American musician (dead in 2020)

Birth of Ervin LukácsThat year: 1928, Classical music, conductor (dead in 2011)

Birth of Dolores WilsonThat year: 1928, Classical music, American soprano (1928-2010) (dead in 2010)

12

Leoš Janáček

Death of Leoš JanáčekThat year: 1928, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1854)

Cornera Dünnwald

Birth of Cornera DünnwaldThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (dead in 2017)

13

Fernand de La Tombelle

Death of Fernand de La TombelleThat year: 1928, Classical music, French organist and composer (born in 1854)

Birth of Bohuslav SedláčekThat year: 1928, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 2013)

14

Death of Rodolphe DesdunesThat year: 1928, Classical music, Civil rights activist, poet, historian, journalist (born in 1849)

15

Death of Ejnar ForchhammerThat year: 1928, Classical music, Danish opera singer and musicologist (born in 1868)

17

Death of Emma CarelliThat year: 1928, Classical music, Italian singer (born in 1877)

Birth of Georgy PortnovThat year: 1928, Classical music, Soviet conductor and composer (dead in 2017)

19

Birth of Gisela SchröterThat year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2011)

21

Birth of Zdeněk LukášThat year: 1928, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 2007)

22

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Birth of Karlheinz StockhausenThat year: 1928, Classical music, German composer (dead in 2007)

24

Birth of Todor KostovThat year: 1928, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (dead in 2009)

27

Birth of Peter TahourdinThat year: 1928, Classical music, Australian composer (dead in 2009)

29

Birth of Thomas StewartThat year: 1928, Classical music, American bass-baritone singer (1928-2006) (dead in 2006)

Death of Jean Gabriel MarieThat year: 1928, Classical music, French composer and conductor (born in 1852)

Birth of Michele MoleseThat year: 1928, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 1989)

September


01

Birth of Eduard MelkusThat year: 1928, Classical music, Austrian musician

Inauguration: Paramount TheatreThat year: 1928, Classical music (Cedar Rapids, United States of America)

Death of Eugène RosiThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1868)

02

Birth of Miloslav IštvanThat year: 1928, Classical music, Czech composer and pianist (dead in 1990)

03

Birth of Délfor MedinaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Argentinian actor (dead in 2006)

05

Birth of Joyce HattoThat year: 1928, Classical music, English musician (dead in 2006)

06

Yevgeny Svetlanov

Birth of Yevgeny SvetlanovThat year: 1928, Classical music, Russian conductor, composer, and pianist (dead in 2002)

Death of Francis Edward GladstoneThat year: 1928, Classical music, British musician (born in 1845)

Birth of Elisabeth EbertThat year: 1928, Classical music, German singer and opera singer

07

Américo Canhoto

Death of Américo CanhotoThat year: 1928, Classical music, Brazilian musician and guitarist (1889-1928) (born in 1889)

08

Andrea von Ramm

Birth of Andrea von RammThat year: 1928, Classical music, Estonian mezzosoprano and specialist for early music (1928-1999) (dead in 1999)

Birth of Veijo VarpioThat year: 1928, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (dead in 2015)

Birth of Fabio GiongoThat year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer, singer (dead in 2019)

11

Alexandre Rey Colaço

Death of Alexandre Rey ColaçoThat year: 1928, Classical music, Portuguese musician (born in 1854)

13

Birth of Luboš SlukaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Czech composer

Death of Olena FalkmanThat year: 1928, Classical music, Swedish singer (born in 1849)

17

Birth of Ladislav MuškaThat year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer, playwright, writer

18

Birth of Adam WalacińskiThat year: 1928, Classical music, Polish composer and musician (dead in 2015)

21

Death of Eugène von VolborthThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1854)

23

Birth of Franghiz AhmadovaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Azerbaijani opera singer and music educator (1928-2011) (dead in 2011)

Birth of Spas WenkoffThat year: 1928, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (dead in 2013)

24

Ibrahim Mammadov

Birth of Ibrahim MammadovThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (dead in 1993)

28

Death of Louis BreauThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1893)

29

Birth of Martin TurnovskýThat year: 1928, Classical music, Czech conductor (dead in 2021)

Birth of Ivo LipanovićThat year: 1928, Classical music, Yugoslavian rower (dead in 2019)

Inauguration: PfalzbauThat year: 1928, Classical music (Ludwigshafen, Germany)

Also in September

Birth of Doi YutakaThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer, conductor, pianist (dead in 1998) . Death of Henri VillefranckThat year: 1928, Classical music, actor, opera singer, theatre manager (born in 1849) .

October


01

Death of Alexander CziczkaThat year: 1928, Classical music, conductor, organist (born in 1848)

Death of Edmond-Nathan YafilThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1874)

02

Death of Eduard Granados GalThat year: 1928, Classical music, Spanish businessperson and composer (1894-1928) (born in 1894)

03

Birth of Constance FisherThat year: 1928, Classical music, Canadian stage director, soprano

04

Birth of Uno KreenThat year: 1928, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (dead in 1996)

08

Birth of Per-Olof JohnsonThat year: 1928, Classical music, Swedish guitarist (dead in 2000)

Birth of Nina Sergeevna IsakovaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Soviet singer, opera singer and music educator

09

Einojuhani Rautavaara

Birth of Einojuhani RautavaaraThat year: 1928, Classical music, Finnish composer (1928–2016) (dead in 2016)

10

Leyla Gencer

Birth of Leyla GencerThat year: 1928, Classical music, Turkish soprano (dead in 2008)

Birth of Dagmar ŽižkováThat year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer

11

Birth of Saulius SondeckisThat year: 1928, Classical music, Lithuanian violinist, conductor, orchestra leader and professor (dead in 2016)

Birth of Russell OberlinThat year: 1928, Classical music, American countertenor (dead in 2016)

12

Jerzy Semkow

Birth of Jerzy SemkowThat year: 1928, Classical music, Polish conductor (dead in 2014)

14

Gary Graffman

Birth of Gary GraffmanThat year: 1928, Classical music, American musician

16

Death of Gustav LáskaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator, composer, contrabassist, choirmaster and organist (1847-1928) (born in 1847)

17

Alwin Schroeder

Death of Alwin SchroederThat year: 1928, Classical music, German and American cellist (born in 1855)

Death of George orge Power, 7th BaronetThat year: 1928, Classical music, singer and actor (born in 1846)

19

Birth of Eberhard KatzThat year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2002)

28

Birth of Eduard WollitzThat year: 1928, Classical music, German opera singer

Théodore Reinach

Death of Théodore ReinachThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1860)

30

Oscar Sonneck

Death of Oscar SonneckThat year: 1928, Classical music, U.S. librarian, editor, and musicologist (born in 1873)

31

Birth of René SaorginThat year: 1928, Classical music, French musician (dead in 2015)

Birth of Alois VeselýThat year: 1928, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer, clarinettist and choirmaster (dead in 1996)

November


02

Birth of Inés RivadeneiraThat year: 1928, Classical music, Spanish mezzosoprano (1928-2020) (dead in 2020)

Birth of Mircea CristescuThat year: 1928, Classical music, conductor (dead in 1995)

Death of Henry Davan WettonThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1862)

04

Arthur Eaglefield Hull

Death of Arthur Eaglefield HullThat year: 1928, Classical music, British musician and music writer (1876–1928) (born in 1876)

06

Birth of Beverly WolffThat year: 1928, Classical music, American mezzo-soprano (dead in 2005)

07

Death of Mattia BattistiniThat year: 1928, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1856)

Birth of Raymond WarrenThat year: 1928, Classical music, British composer

10

Ennio Morricone

Birth of Ennio MorriconeThat year: 1928, Classical music, Italian composer, orchestrator and conductor (1928–2020) (dead in 2020)

11

Birth of Roald ReitanThat year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2011)

Birth of Dora GattaThat year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1979)

Birth of Saramae EndichThat year: 1928, Classical music, singer (dead in 1969)

Eugene Gruenberg

Death of Eugene GruenbergThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1854)

12

Birth of Napoleón DihmesThat year: 1928, Classical music, Dominican singer and opera singer (1928-2006) (dead in 2006)

14

Birth of Bernabé MartíThat year: 1928, Classical music, Spanish operatic tenor

18

Death of Friedrich HolthausThat year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer, stage actor (born in 1847)

19

Death of Achille SimonettiThat year: 1928, Classical music, Italian composer and violinist (1857-1928) (born in 1857)

20

Death of Josef WildThat year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1882)

21

Birth of Ninel' TkachenkoThat year: 1928, Classical music, Russian opera singer (dead in 2007)

22

Birth of Irmgard BoasThat year: 1928, Classical music, German singer and opera singer

23

Jerry Bock

Birth of Jerry BockThat year: 1928, Classical music, American theatre composer (dead in 2010)

25

Birth of Annelies BurmeisterThat year: 1928, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 1988)

27

Premiere of Divertimento from The Fairy's KissThat year: 1928, Classical music (Ballet), Igor Stravinsky

Premiere of The Fairy's KissThat year: 1928, Classical music (Ballet), Igor Stravinsky

29

Birth of Yolande FoxThat year: 1928, Classical music, American singer, model, activist (dead in 2016)

December


02

Jörg Demus

Birth of Jörg DemusThat year: 1928, Classical music, Austrian pianist (dead in 2019)

Premiere of Variations for orchestra, Op. 31That year: 1928, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Arnold Schoenberg

Death of August WiltbergerThat year: 1928, Classical music, German composer (born in 1850)

Birth of Bianca BeriniThat year: 1928, Classical music, Italian mezzo-soprano (dead in 2004)

Death of Charles William PearceThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1856)

03

Caia Aarup Greene

Death of Caia Aarup GreeneThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer, pianist (born in 1868)

04

Birth of Enrique JasoThat year: 1928, Classical music, Mexican opera singer (dead in 2011)

Birth of Bella KalyadaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (1928-2003) (dead in 2003)

06

Birth of Alan AbelThat year: 1928, Classical music, American percussionist (dead in 2020)

09

Death of Fernande BeauvoisThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1891)

10

Birth of Vera LittleThat year: 1928, Classical music, American mezzo-soprano (dead in 2012)

Birth of Vitaly Alexandrovich GromadskyThat year: 1928, Classical music, Russian bass singer

12

Death of August NölckThat year: 1928, Classical music, German Cellist (born in 1862)

13

Premiere of An American in ParisThat year: 1928, Classical music (Work for orchestra), George Gershwin

15

Ida Haendel

Birth of Ida HaendelThat year: 1928, Classical music, Polish-born British violinist and violin teacher (dead in 2020)

17

Birth of Glade PetersonThat year: 1928, Classical music, American tenor opera singer (dead in 1990)

18

Lucien Capet

Death of Lucien CapetThat year: 1928, Classical music, French violinist, pedagogue and composer (born in 1873)

20

Birth of Donald AdamsThat year: 1928, Classical music, Opera singer, actor (1928-1996) (dead in 1996)

21

Birth of Bruno PrevediThat year: 1928, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1988)

22

Birth of Ib HansenThat year: 1928, Classical music, Danish actor, singer and opera singer (dead in 2013)

23

Birth of James StuartThat year: 1928, Classical music, American opera director and operatic tenor (dead in 2005)

24

Death of Nicolae LeonardThat year: 1928, Classical music, Romanian opera tenor (born in 1886)

25

Death of Theodor von FrimmelThat year: 1928, Classical music, Austrian art historian and musicologist (born in 1853)

Birth of Rolf BjörlingThat year: 1928, Classical music, Swedish opera singer and actor (dead in 1993)

26

Death of Otto SchickThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1850)

27

Birth of Abdoello Abdoelgafoerovitsj AbdoeraoefovThat year: 1928, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (dead in 1975)

28

Domenico Alaleona

Death of Domenico AlaleonaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Italian composer and musicologist (born in 1881)

Birth of Kamilló LendvayThat year: 1928, Classical music, Hungarian composer (dead in 2016)

Birth of Noelle BarkerThat year: 1928, Classical music, Soprano singer and singing teacher (dead in 2013)

Birth of Mlhoš KafkaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 1993)

29

Birth of June PrestonThat year: 1928, Classical music, American child actress who went on to become an internationally renowned opera singer.

30

Death of Georges AlaryThat year: 1928, Classical music, French composer (born in 1850)

31

Birth of Tatyana ShmygaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Soviet and Russian singer and actress (dead in 2011)

Birth of Galina KarevaThat year: 1928, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (dead in 1990)


This was also in 1928

Inception: BBC National Orchestra of WalesThat year: 1928, Classical music (United Kingdom). Death of Robert BuechelThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1864). Death of Wincenty KruzińskiThat year: 1928, Classical music, Polish composer (born in 1840). Inception: Pasadena Symphony and PopsThat year: 1928, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Daniel SmithThat year: 1928, Classical music, bassoonist (dead in 2015). Death of Mischa Mischa-LéonThat year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1889). Inauguration: Arlene Schnitzer Concert HallThat year: 1928, Classical music (Portland, United States of America). Death of Medora HensonThat year: 1928, Classical music, British soprano singer of American birth (born in 1861). Inception: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale FiorentinoThat year: 1928, Classical music. Death of Arthur BruhnsThat year: 1928, Classical music, German composer (born in 1874). Inception: Sofia Philharmonic OrchestraThat year: 1928, Classical music (Bulgaria). Dissolution: New York Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1928, Classical music (United States of America). Closing: Théâtre MassenetThat year: 1928, Classical music (Saint-Étienne, France). Birth of Kristaq PaspaliThat year: 1928, Classical music, Albanian operatic tenor (dead in 2001). Inauguration: Centre for Fine Arts of BrusselsThat year: 1928, Classical music (City of Brussels, Belgium). Birth of Nobuaki TanakaThat year: 1928, Classical music, choir director, conductor . Birth of Nikolla ZoraqiThat year: 1928, Classical music, Albanian composer (dead in 1991). Birth of Vyacheslav Semenovych NescheretnyThat year: 1928, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer ( baritone ) (dead in 1993). Death of Lawrence ZendaThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1913). Death of David del CastilloThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer . Death of Lillie de Hegermann-LindencroneThat year: 1928, Classical music, US singer and member of the diplomatic community (1844-1928) (born in 1844). Inauguration: Titania-PalastThat year: 1928, Classical music (Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Germany). Birth of Carlo CavaThat year: 1928, Classical music, bas (1928-2018) (dead in 2018). Birth of Páll Pamplicher PálssonThat year: 1928, Classical music . Birth of Romuald SpychalskiThat year: 1928, Classical music, Polish opera singer (dead in 2018). Inauguration: Richmond CenterStageThat year: 1928, Classical music (Richmond, United States of America). Inauguration: Majestic Ventura TheatreThat year: 1928, Classical music (Ventura, United States of America). Death of Georg Martin AltThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1870). Death of Paul JeanjeanThat year: 1928, Classical music, French composer (born in 1874). Death of Cäsar HochstetterThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1863). Death of Heinrich Gotllieb NorenThat year: 1928, Classical music, music pedagogue (born in 1861). Closing: Teatro AlfieriThat year: 1928, Classical music (Florence, Italy). Inception: Tucson Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1928, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Jessie RoseThat year: 1928, Classical music, English actress (born in 1875). Death of Augusta Emma StetsonThat year: 1928, Classical music, American theologian (born in 1842). Dissolution: Capet QuartetThat year: 1928, Classical music (France). Death of William G. RossThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1881). Inauguration: Landestheater NeustrelitzThat year: 1928, Classical music (Neustrelitz, Germany). Death of Paul de CernayThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1855). Inauguration: Fox Oakland TheatreThat year: 1928, Classical music (Oakland, United States of America). Inception: Minot Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1928, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Orchestre Symphonique de ParisThat year: 1928, Classical music. Birth of Emil KamilarowThat year: 1928, Classical music, musician (dead in 2007). Death of Grace Linn SandyThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1897). Inauguration: Nuits de la CitadelleThat year: 1928, Classical music (Sisteron, France). Death of Annie T. WestonThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1867). Death of Magdalene SeebeThat year: 1928, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1881). Birth of Evelyn BaghtchebanThat year: 1928, Classical music, Turkish opera singer (dead in 2010). Inauguration: Music Hall Center for the Performing ArtsThat year: 1928, Classical music (Detroit, United States of America). Death of Victor BausenweinThat year: 1928, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1859). Inception: Alexandrov EnsembleThat year: 1928, Classical music (Soviet Union). Birth of Maria FabregasThat year: 1928, Classical music, opera singer . Death of Jean Baptiste MaillochaudThat year: 1928, Classical music, French composer and organist (born in 1840). Inauguration: Kaunas State PhilharmonicThat year: 1928, Classical music (Kaunas, Lithuania). Death of Marie HauptThat year: 1928, Classical music, singer (born in 1849). Birth of Rosa RimochThat year: 1928, Classical music, Mexican musician (dead in 2008). Inception: National Radio Orchestra of RomaniaThat year: 1928, Classical music (Romania). Death of E.W. ColeThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1865). Inception: BBC Symphony ChorusThat year: 1928, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Ann Arbor Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1928, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Edgar BarrattThat year: 1928, Classical music, composer (born in 1877).

Works (composition or publishing)
  • Leoš Janáček (age 74)
    • From the House of the DeadThat year: 1928, Classical music (Opera)
    • String Quartet No. 2, “Intimate Letters”That year: 1928, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
    • Schluck und Jau (Incidental music)
    • The Danube (Work for orchestra)
    • A Recollection (Work for soloist)
    • Chorus Composed for the Occasion of the Laying of the Foundation Stone of the Masaryk University in Brno (Work for choir)
  • Edward Elgar (age 71)
    • Beau Brummel (Theatrical music)
    • May-Song for small orchestra (Work for orchestra)
    • I sing the Birth (Work for choir)
    • Minuet from Beau Brummel (Work for orchestra)
  • Alexander Glazunov (age 63)
    • Elegy in D minor, Op. 105 (Work for chamber orchestra)
  • Richard Strauss (age 62)
    • Die Tageszeiten, Opp. 76 (Work for choir)
    • Panathenäenzug, Op. 74 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
    • Gesänge des Orients, Opp. 77 (Song, lied)
  • Franz Lehár (age 58)
    • Friederike (Opera)
    • Frühlingsmädel (Opera)
  • Arnold Schoenberg (age 54)
    • Arnold Schoenberg congratulates the Concert Gebouw affectionately (Work for choir)
  • Gustav Holst (age 54)
    • A Moorside Suite (Work for orchestra)
    • Fugue à la Gigue (Work for orchestra)
  • Maurice Ravel (age 53)
    • Boléro, Op. 81That year: 1928, Classical music (Work for orchestra), published in 1929
    • Boléro (Piano), Op. 81That year: 1928, Classical music (Work for soloist), published in 1929
  • Manuel de Falla (age 52)
    • Invocatio ad individuam Trinitatem (Song, lied)
  • Béla Bartók (age 47)
    • String Quartet No. 4 (Work for chamber orchestra)
    • Rhapsody No. 2 for violin and piano (Work for orchestra with soloist), published in 1929
    • 5 Hungarian Folksongs (Song, lied)
    • Rhapsody No. 2 for violin and orchestra (Work for orchestra with soloist)
    • Rhapsody No. 1 for violin, piano and orchestra (Work for orchestra with soloist)
  • Igor Stravinsky (age 46)
    • 4 Studies for orchestra (Work for orchestra), published in 1918
  • Zoltán Kodály (age 46)
    • Öt Tantum ergo (Work for choir)
  • Alban Berg (age 43)
    • 3 Pieces from “Lyrischen Suite” (Work for chamber orchestra)
  • Sergei Prokofiev (age 37)
    • Things in Themselves, Op. 45That year: 1928, Classical music (Work for soloist)
    • Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44That year: 1928, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
    • American Overture for orchestra, Op. 42bis (Work for orchestra)
  • Darius Milhaud (age 36)
    • Christophe Colomb, Op. 102That year: 1928, Classical music (Opera)
    • Actualités, Op. 104 (Film score)
    • La bien-aimée, Op. 101 (Ballet)
    • Vocalise, Op. 105 (Song, lied)
    • Cantate pour louer le Seigneur, Op. 103 (Work for choir)
  • Arthur Honegger (age 36)
    • Symphonic Movement No. 2, “Rugby” (Work for orchestra)
    • The Wedding of Cupid and Psyche (Ballet)
    • Roses de métal (Ballet)
    • Hommage à Albert Roussel (Work for soloist)
  • Francis Poulenc (age 29)
    • Concert champêtre, Op. 49That year: 1928, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
    • 2 Novelettes, Opp. 47 (Work for soloist)
    • 4 Airs chantés, Opp. 46 (Song, lied)
    • 3 Pieces, Opp. 48, “Pastorale, Toccata, Hymne” (Work for soloist)
  • Aaron Copland (age 28)
    • Vocalise No.1 (Song, lied)
    • Symphony No. 1 (Work for orchestra)
  • Dmitri Shostakovich (age 22)
    • The Nose, Op. 15That year: 1928, Classical music (Opera)
    • Suite from The Nose, Op. 15aThat year: 1928, Classical music (Song, lied)
  • Olivier Messiaen (age 20)
    • 8 Preludes (Work for soloist)
    • Prelude (Work for soloist)
    • Le banquet céleste (Work for soloist)
    • le Banquet eucharistique (Work for orchestra)
    • Variations écossaises (Work for soloist)
    • l'Hôte aimable des âmes (Work for soloist)
    • Fugue (Work for orchestra)
    • Prelude for organ (Work for soloist)
  • Samuel Barber (age 18)
    • Serenade for string orchestra, Op. 1 (Work for chamber orchestra)
  • Benjamin Britten (age 15)
    • 4 French Songs (Song, lied)
    • String Quartet in F major (Work for chamber orchestra)

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