1930, from day to day
1930. With other artists, Sergei Prokofiev, Richard Strauss and Béla Bartók influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Stephen Sondheim, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “The Nose, Op. 15” de Dmitri Shostakovich, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1930 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 360 of these moments for 1930.
The year 1930 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Death of Marie Tomschik That year: 1930, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1871)
Death of Peter Lindeman That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1858)
02
Death of Therese Malten That year: 1930, Classical music, German dramatic soprano, 1855-1930 (born in 1855)
03
Birth of Gerd Brenneis That year: 1930, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1930-2003) (dead in 2003)
04
Birth of Gábor Gabos That year: 1930, Classical music, Hungarian musician (dead in 2014)
05
Birth of Hugh McLean That year: 1930, Classical music, Canadian pianist, organist, musicologist, and music educator (dead in 2017)
11
Birth of Francesco de De Masi That year: 1930, Classical music, Italian conductor and film score composer (dead in 2005)
Death of Francesco Maria Bonini That year: 1930, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1865)
12
Birth of Jennifer Johnston That year: 1930, Classical music, British singer
13
Birth of Zdzisław Szostak That year: 1930, Classical music, Polish composer (dead in 2019)
14
Birth of Edgar Hovhannisyan That year: 1930, Classical music, Armenian composer (dead in 1998)
15
Birth of Michel Chapuis That year: 1930, Classical music, French organist (1930–2017) (dead in 2017)
Inception: Venezuela Symphony Orchestra That year: 1930, Classical music (Venezuela)
Birth of Monte Amundsen That year: 1930, Classical music, American actress, singer and soprano (dead in 2011)
Death of Frank Winterbottom That year: 1930, Classical music, British composer, conductor, and arranger (born in 1861)
18
Premiere of The Nose, Op. 15 That year: 1930, Classical music (Opera), Dmitri Shostakovich
Premiere of Suite from The Nose, Op. 15a That year: 1930, Classical music (Song, lied), Dmitri Shostakovich
20
Birth of Hajime Harada That year: 1930, Classical music, Japanese composer (1930-1993) (dead in 1993)
21
Premiere of Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 20, “The First of May” That year: 1930, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Dmitri Shostakovich
24
Death of Mario Sammarco That year: 1930, Classical music, Italian operatic baritone (born in 1868)
27
Death of Jean Huré That year: 1930, Classical music, French composer (1877-1930) (born in 1877)
Birth of Eleonora Andreeva That year: 1930, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (dead in 2012)
28
Birth of Luis de Pablo That year: 1930, Classical music, Spanish composer (dead in 2021)
Death of Emmy Destinn That year: 1930, Classical music, Czech operatic soprano with a strong and soaring lyric-playwright voice (1878-1930) (born in 1878)
29
Birth of Norio Ohga That year: 1930, Classical music, conductor (dead in 2011)
31
Birth of Valentina Aleksandrova That year: 1930, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer
February
01
Premiere of From Today to Tomorrow, Op. 32 That year: 1930, Classical music (Opera), Arnold Schoenberg
02
Birth of Miroslav Raichl That year: 1930, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 1998)
04
Death of Rudolf Zamrzla That year: 1930, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster (born in 1869)
05
Birth of Ulf Söderblom That year: 1930, Classical music, Finnish conductor (1930-2016) (dead in 2016)
06
Death of Vincent Pisek That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1859)
08
Birth of Barbara Hesse-Bukowska That year: 1930, Classical music, Pianist, music educator (1930-2013) (dead in 2013)
Birth of Diana Petrynenko That year: 1930, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer and music educator (dead in 2018)
09
Birth of Lucilla Udovich That year: 1930, Classical music, singer (1930-1999) (dead in 1999)
Death of Gabriel Fránek That year: 1930, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster (1859-1930) (born in 1859)
Birth of Guy Miaille That year: 1930, Classical music, composer
10
Birth of Cornelis Opthof That year: 1930, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (dead in 2008)
12
Death of Eva Dell'Acqua That year: 1930, Classical music, Belgian composer and singer (1856-1930) (born in 1856)
13
Death of Conrad Ansorge That year: 1930, Classical music, German musician (born in 1862)
Inauguration: Moghrabi Theatre That year: 1930, Classical music (Tel Aviv, Israel)
14
Birth of Kazimierz Pustelak That year: 1930, Classical music, opera singer
16
Death of Anatoliy Brandukov That year: 1930, Classical music, cellist (1859-1930) (born in 1859)
Death of Agnes Wollebæk That year: 1930, Classical music, Norwegian singer (1879-1930) (born in 1879)
17
Death of Louise Kirkby Lunn That year: 1930, Classical music, British opera singer (1873-1930) (born in 1873)
18
Birth of Karel Janovický That year: 1930, Classical music, Czech composer
19
Birth of Milenko Stefanovic That year: 1930, Classical music, Serbian and Yugoslav clarinetist (dead in 2022)
21
Birth of Kirsten Hermansen That year: 1930, Classical music, Danish opera singer (dead in 2015)
Death of George Waring Stebbins That year: 1930, Classical music, American composer (born in 1869)
22
Birth of Marni Nixon That year: 1930, Classical music, American singer and actress (1930-2016) (dead in 2016)
23
Birth of Medeniyet Shahberdiyeva That year: 1930, Classical music, Soviet opera singer and music educator (dead in 2018)
24
Death of Giuseppina Pasqua That year: 1930, Classical music, singer (born in 1851)
26
Birth of Lazar Berman That year: 1930, Classical music, Russian pianist (dead in 2005)
March
01
Birth of Gagik Hovunts That year: 1930, Classical music, Armenian composer (dead in 2019)
Birth of Pierre-Max Dubois That year: 1930, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1995)
Birth of Miklós Molnár That year: 1930, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (dead in 1981)
Birth of Zdenka Kareninová That year: 1930, Classical music, Czech opera singer (1930-2020) (dead in 2020)
04
Birth of Robert William Witt That year: 1930, Classical music, American composer (dead in 1967)
06
Birth of Lorin Maazel That year: 1930, Classical music, French-American conductor (1930-2014) (dead in 2014)
07
Birth of Andreas Makris That year: 1930, Classical music, Greek-American composer and violinist (dead in 2005)
Death of Julius Polzer That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1855)
09
Birth of Thomas Schippers That year: 1930, Classical music, American conductor (dead in 1977)
Birth of Mina Foley That year: 1930, Classical music, singer (dead in 2007)
10
Death of Carlo Cordara That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1866)
12
Birth of Russell Christopher That year: 1930, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 2014)
13
Birth of Rosalind Elias That year: 1930, Classical music, American mezzo-soprano (dead in 2020)
Death of August Stradal That year: 1930, Classical music, Bohemian pianist and composer (1860-1930) (born in 1860)
14
Birth of Dieter Schnebel That year: 1930, Classical music, German composer (1930-2018) (dead in 2018)
15
Death of Caroline Maude That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1848)
16
Birth of Minoru Miki That year: 1930, Classical music, Japanese composer (1930–2011) (dead in 2011)
17
Birth of Helena Salonius That year: 1930, Classical music, actor (1930-2012) (dead in 2012)
19
Birth of Boris Shtokolov That year: 1930, Classical music, Russian singer (dead in 2005)
22
Birth of Stephen Sondheim That year: 1930, Classical music, American composer and lyricist (1930–2021) (dead in 2021)
Birth of Eythor Thorlaksson That year: 1930, Classical music, Icelandic musician (dead in 2018)
24
Birth of Cristóbal Halffter That year: 1930, Classical music, Spanish composer (dead in 2021)
27
Birth of Ernest Ačkun That year: 1930, Classical music, Slovene clarinetist (dead in 2001)
28
Birth of Robert Ashley That year: 1930, Classical music, American composer (dead in 2014)
Death of Félicien Menu de Ménil That year: 1930, Classical music, French composer and Esperanto enthusiast (born in 1860)
Birth of Elizabeth Bainbridge That year: 1930, Classical music, British opera singer
Birth of Georgi Sapundzhiev That year: 1930, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (dead in 2021)
30
Death of Georges Longy That year: 1930, Classical music, French musician (born in 1868)
April
01
Death of Cosima Wagner That year: 1930, Classical music, daughter of the Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt and wife of Hans von Bülow and Richard Wagner (1837-1930) (born in 1837)
Birth of Shunji Aratani That year: 1930, Classical music, Japanese conductor (dead in 2020)
02
Death of Yuri Sakhnovsky That year: 1930, Classical music, Composer and conductor (1866-1930) (born in 1866)
Death of Osmán Pérez Freire That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1880)
03
Death of Emma Albani That year: 1930, Classical music, Canadian opera soprano (1847-1930) (born in 1847)
05
Birth of Mary Costa That year: 1930, Classical music, American opera singer and actress
06
Birth of Ariel Daunizeau That year: 1930, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 1994)
Death of Richard Menšík That year: 1930, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1882)
08
Birth of John Reardon That year: 1930, Classical music, American opera singer (1930-1988) (dead in 1988)
Death of Alfred Mayhew Shuey That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1847)
09
Death of Rose Caron That year: 1930, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1857)
11
Birth of Kazuo Fukushima That year: 1930, Classical music, Japanese composer and musicologist
Death of Tomás Giribaldi That year: 1930, Classical music, Uruguayan musician (1847-1930) (born in 1847)
12
Premiere of From the House of the Dead That year: 1930, Classical music (Opera), Leoš Janáček
13
Birth of Yan Fengying That year: 1930, Classical music, Chinese opera performer (1930-1968) (dead in 1968)
Birth of Dmitry Blagoy That year: 1930, Classical music, Soviet composer, musicologist and pianist (1930-1986) (dead in 1986)
18
Birth of Jean Guillou That year: 1930, Classical music, French composer, organist, pianist (dead in 2019)
Birth of Dénes Kovács That year: 1930, Classical music, (1930–2005) Hungarian classical violinist (dead in 2005)
26
Death of J. G. Adolf Stierlin That year: 1930, Classical music, German singer, composer and music teacher (born in 1859)
27
Death of Hans Hochapfel That year: 1930, Classical music, German conductor and composer (1871-1930) (born in 1871)
30
Death of Vladimir Nikolaevitsj Troebin That year: 1930, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1861)
May
01
Birth of Lev Kolodub That year: 1930, Classical music, Ukrainian composer (dead in 2019)
Death of Marguerite Vaillant-Couturier That year: 1930, Classical music, French soprano (1855-1930) (born in 1855)
Birth of Giorgos Zervanos That year: 1930, Classical music, Greek opera singer (dead in 2006)
03
Death of Friedrich Eberle That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1853)
04
Birth of Roberta Peters That year: 1930, Classical music, American operatic soprano (1930-2017) (dead in 2017)
Birth of Frank Porretta That year: 1930, Classical music, American opera singer (1930-2015) (dead in 2015)
05
Premiere of Christophe Colomb, Op. 102 That year: 1930, Classical music (Opera), Darius Milhaud
06
Birth of Emiliya Svetlova That year: 1930, Classical music, Soviet Russian singer (1930-2013) (dead in 2013)
07
Birth of Igor Bezrodny That year: 1930, Classical music, violinist, conductor and professor (1930-1997) (dead in 1997)
Death of Eduardo García-Mansilla That year: 1930, Classical music, Argentinian composer and diplomat (born in 1871)
08
Birth of Heather Harper That year: 1930, Classical music, British soprano (dead in 2019)
Death of Henning Mankell That year: 1930, Classical music, Swedish composer (born in 1868)
10
Birth of Jean Fenn That year: 1930, Classical music, singer
11
Birth of Arnold Voketaitis That year: 1930, Classical music, American opera singer
Birth of Artyk Myrzabaev That year: 1930, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1930-2005) (dead in 2005)
12
Death of Vladimir Aleksandrovitsj Sabinin That year: 1930, Classical music, singer (born in 1885)
14
Birth of Ara Berberian That year: 1930, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 2005)
16
Birth of Friedrich Gulda That year: 1930, Classical music, Austrian pianist and composer (1930-2000) (dead in 2000)
18
Death of João Arroyo That year: 1930, Classical music, Portuguese composer (born in 1861)
24
Birth of Hans-Martin Linde That year: 1930, Classical music, German flutist and conductor
26
Birth of Kari Nurmela That year: 1930, Classical music, Operatic baritone (dead in 1984)
27
Birth of Eino Tamberg That year: 1930, Classical music, Estonian composer (dead in 2010)
29
Death of Tivadar Nachéz That year: 1930, Classical music, Hungarian violinist and composer (born in 1859)
June
02
Birth of Dan Iordachescu That year: 1930, Classical music, Romanian baritone (1930-2015) (dead in 2015)
03
Birth of Nina Byzina That year: 1930, Classical music, Soviet Russian opera singer
04
Birth of Alfred Prinz That year: 1930, Classical music, Austrian musician (dead in 2014)
05
Birth of Nikolai Sidelnikov That year: 1930, Classical music, Russian composer (dead in 1992)
Death of Irma Reichová That year: 1930, Classical music, Czech actress and opera singer (born in 1859)
06
Birth of Gloria Lane That year: 1930, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 2016)
15
Birth of Christine Görner That year: 1930, Classical music, German actor, singer and opera singer
17
Birth of Romuald Twardowski That year: 1930, Classical music, Polish composer
18
Birth of József Németh That year: 1930, Classical music, opera singer, actor
22
Birth of Paul Jacobs That year: 1930, Classical music, American pianist and harpsichordist (dead in 1983)
26
Birth of Kresimir Sipusch That year: 1930, Classical music, Croatian composer (1930-2014) (dead in 2014)
Death of Theodor Mannborg That year: 1930, Classical music, Swedish organ maker (born in 1861)
28
Birth of Nikolai Karetnikov That year: 1930, Classical music, Soviet Russian composer (1930―1994) (dead in 1994)
30
Death of Alwin Freudenberg That year: 1930, Classical music, German author (1873-1930) (born in 1873)
Also in June
Birth of Law Kar-Po That year: 1930, Classical music, Cantonese opera performer (1930-2016) (dead in 2016) .
July
03
Birth of Carlos Kleiber That year: 1930, Classical music, German-born Austrian conductor (dead in 2004)
06
Birth of Kārlis Zariņš That year: 1930, Classical music, Soviet singer, opera singer and music educator (1930-2015) (dead in 2015)
Birth of Jan Kyzlink That year: 1930, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1991)
07
Birth of Ivan Sardi That year: 1930, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2019)
08
Death of Leo Zeitlin That year: 1930, Classical music, Russian violist , cellist and composer (1884-1930) (born in 1884)
09
Birth of Nada Zrimšek-Slana That year: 1930, Classical music, opera singer, singer (dead in 2018)
10
Birth of Josephine Veasey That year: 1930, Classical music, British mezzo (dead in 2022)
11
Birth of Mojmir Sepe That year: 1930, Classical music, Slovene conductor and composer (1930-2020) (dead in 2020)
14
Birth of Eric Stokes That year: 1930, Classical music, American composer (dead in 1999)
15
Death of Leopold von Auer That year: 1930, Classical music, Hungarian violinist, conductor and composer (1845–1930) (born in 1845)
Birth of Eduard Khagagortyan That year: 1930, Classical music, Soviet composer (1930-1983) (dead in 1983)
Birth of Toshiya Sukegawa That year: 1930, Classical music, Japanese composer (1930-2015) (dead in 2015)
16
Birth of Éva Harmath That year: 1930, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer, actress (1930-1993) (dead in 1993)
25
Birth of Maureen Forrester That year: 1930, Classical music, Canadian operatic contralto (1930-2010) (dead in 2010)
Birth of Ramón Iriarte That year: 1930, Classical music, Venezuelan opera singer
29
Death of Alexander von Fielitz That year: 1930, Classical music, German conductor, composer and music educator (born in 1860)
30
Death of Priamo Gallisay Pilo That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1853)
31
Birth of Pedro Lavirgen That year: 1930, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (1930–2023) (dead in 2023)
August
01
Birth of Lionel Bart That year: 1930, Classical music, British writer and composer of pop music and musicals (dead in 1999)
02
Death of Bernhardus Boekelman That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1838)
04
Death of Siegfried Wagner That year: 1930, Classical music, German opera producer and composer, son of Richard Wagner and Cosima Liszt (1869–1930) (born in 1869)
05
Birth of Karel Odstrčil That year: 1930, Classical music, Czech composer (1930-1997) (dead in 1997)
Birth of Emin Khachaturian That year: 1930, Classical music (dead in 2000)
07
Birth of Veljo Tormis That year: 1930, Classical music, Estonian composer (1930-2017) (dead in 2017)
09
Birth of Yuri Gulyayev That year: 1930, Classical music, Soviet singer (1930-1986) (dead in 1986)
Birth of Roman Berger That year: 1930, Classical music, Polish musician (1930-2020) (dead in 2020)
Birth of Geoffrey Chard That year: 1930, Classical music, Australian opera singer
10
Birth of Jorma Panula That year: 1930, Classical music, Finnish conductor and composer
Birth of Asen Selimski That year: 1930, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (1930-2023) (dead in 2023)
13
Birth of Margarethe Bence That year: 1930, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 1992)
16
Death of Josef Conrat That year: 1930, Classical music, opera singer, tenor (born in 1866)
17
Birth of Jacques Pottier That year: 1930, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 2023)
19
Birth of Józef Świder That year: 1930, Classical music, Polish composer (1930-2014) (dead in 2014)
Birth of William Zakariasen That year: 1930, Classical music, American opera singer (1930-2004) (dead in 2004)
22
Birth of Dorothy Dorow That year: 1930, Classical music, British opera singer (dead in 2017)
24
Birth of Rajko Koritnik That year: 1930, Classical music, Slovenian operatic tenor (1930-2007) (dead in 2007)
Birth of Marie Langrová That year: 1930, Classical music, opera singer
25
Birth of Elisabeth Breul That year: 1930, Classical music, opera singer (1930-2016) (dead in 2016)
26
Birth of Mária Adamcová That year: 1930, Classical music, opera singer
28
Birth of Stewart L. Gordon That year: 1930, Classical music, American musician
30
Birth of Futaba Inoue That year: 1930, Classical music, Japanese pianist
September
01
Death of Gustav Mahr That year: 1930, Classical music, conductor, composer (born in 1858)
Death of Jørgen Plesner That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1887)
02
Birth of Andrey Petrov That year: 1930, Classical music, Soviet and Russian composer (1930–2006) (dead in 2006)
Birth of Andrij Dobriansky That year: 1930, Classical music, Ukrainian singer (1930–2012) (dead in 2012)
Birth of Zdzisław Klimek That year: 1930, Classical music, Polish opera singer (baritone) (dead in 2023)
03
Birth of Elizabeth That year: 1930, Classical music, singer, opera singer
04
Birth of Marek Sewen That year: 1930, Classical music, conductor
05
Birth of John Rhys Evans That year: 1930, Classical music, Welsh singer (dead in 2010)
06
Birth of Daniele Barioni That year: 1930, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 2022)
10
Birth of Medea Amiranashvili That year: 1930, Classical music, Soviet opera singer and music educator (dead in 2023)
11
Birth of Clifford Grant That year: 1930, Classical music, Australian operatic bass singer (dead in 2021)
12
Birth of Larry Austin That year: 1930, Classical music, American composer (dead in 2018)
Inauguration: Plaza Theatre That year: 1930, Classical music (El Paso, United States of America)
13
Birth of Jana Obrovská That year: 1930, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 1987)
Death of J. Lamont Galbraith That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1870)
17
Birth of Theo Loevendie That year: 1930, Classical music, Dutch composer
19
Death of Felisa Lázaro That year: 1930, Classical music, Spanish actress and singer (born in 1867)
20
Birth of Neilson Taylor That year: 1930, Classical music, English bass baritone, football player (1930-2010) (dead in 2010)
23
Birth of Gerardo Guevara That year: 1930, Classical music, Ecuadorian musician
26
Birth of Fritz Wunderlich That year: 1930, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 1966)
Death of Willem de Haan That year: 1930, Classical music, Dutch composer and conductor (born in 1849)
28
Birth of Uwe Kreyssig That year: 1930, Classical music, German opera singer and director (1930-2008) (dead in 2008)
Death of Axel Schiøler That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1872)
29
Birth of Richard Bonynge That year: 1930, Classical music, Australian conductor and pianist
Death of Adela Bolska That year: 1930, Classical music, Polish opera singer (1863-1930) (born in 1863)
October
01
Death of Riccardo Drigo That year: 1930, Classical music, artist (1846-1930) (born in 1846)
Birth of Věra Lejsková That year: 1930, Classical music, pianist, music teacher, opinion journalist
02
Birth of Günter Kochan That year: 1930, Classical music, German classical composer (dead in 2009)
Death of Louis-Lazare Perruchot That year: 1930, Classical music, priest, composer (born in 1852)
03
Birth of Jean Wallet That year: 1930, Classical music, organist (dead in 2012)
Birth of Alicia Aguilar That year: 1930, Classical music, opera singer, writer (dead in 2005)
04
Inauguration: Theater Mönchengladbach That year: 1930, Classical music (Mönchengladbach, Germany)
05
Birth of Arlene Saunders That year: 1930, Classical music, American singer (1930-2020) (dead in 2020)
06
Birth of Stanley Myers That year: 1930, Classical music, British film composer (1930-1993) (dead in 1993)
08
Birth of Tōru Takemitsu That year: 1930, Classical music, Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory (dead in 1996)
14
Death of Henry Creamer That year: 1930, Classical music, American popular song lyricist (born in 1879)
Birth of Jean-Pierre Eustache That year: 1930, Classical music, French flautist (dead in 2014)
16
Birth of Margreta Elkins That year: 1930, Classical music, Australian operatic mezzo-soprano (dead in 2009)
18
Birth of Barry McDaniel That year: 1930, Classical music, American baritone (1930-2018) (dead in 2018)
Death of Lambert Simon That year: 1930, Classical music, composer
28
Birth of Gilbert Harry Trythall That year: 1930, Classical music, musical artist (dead in 2023)
November
01
Birth of John Scott That year: 1930, Classical music, English composer and conductor
Death of Juliette Dantin That year: 1930, Classical music, French violinist (1873-1930) (born in 1873)
03
Death of Leo Oehmler That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1867)
05
Death of Icchak Szlosberg That year: 1930, Classical music, conductor (born in 1877)
07
Birth of Ruth Lomon That year: 1930, Classical music, Canadian composer (dead in 2017)
09
Birth of Ivan Moravec That year: 1930, Classical music, Czech concert pianist (dead in 2015)
10
Death of Raffaele Petillo That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1867)
11
Birth of Vernon Handley That year: 1930, Classical music, British conductor (1930–2008) (dead in 2008)
12
Death of Carrie Pringle That year: 1930, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (born in 1859)
13
Death of Léo Sachs That year: 1930, Classical music, French composer of German origin (born in 1856)
Death of Thomas Bulch That year: 1930, Classical music, Australian musician and composer (born in 1862)
14
Death of Jacques Isnardon That year: 1930, Classical music, French opera singer (1860-1930) (born in 1860)
Death of Georg von Petersenn That year: 1930, Classical music, German university teacher (1849-1930) (born in 1849)
15
Death of Albert Eibenschütz That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1857)
17
Birth of David Amram That year: 1930, Classical music, American composer, arranger, and conductor
Birth of Sondra Bianca That year: 1930, Classical music, American musician
18
Birth of Kazimierz Kord That year: 1930, Classical music, Polish conductor (1930-2021) (dead in 2021)
Birth of Jerzy Artysz That year: 1930, Classical music, Polish singer
19
Death of Gustave Gagnon That year: 1930, Classical music, Canadian musician (born in 1842)
21
Birth of Bernard Lagacé That year: 1930, Classical music, Canadian organist and musicologist
22
Death of Marjory Kennedy-Fraser That year: 1930, Classical music, British singer (1857-1930) (born in 1857)
23
Death of Walter Lynnwood Farnam That year: 1930, Classical music, Canadian organist (1885-1930) (born in 1885)
Death of František Vogner That year: 1930, Classical music, Czech composer and choirmaster (born in 1850)
27
Birth of Willis Patterson That year: 1930, Classical music, American opera singer
December
06
Birth of Veronica Jochum That year: 1930, Classical music, German pianist
07
Birth of Breda Kalef-Simonović That year: 1930, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2023)
Birth of Seymour Schwartzman That year: 1930, Classical music, American opera singer (1930-2009) (dead in 2009)
08
Birth of Tofig Bakikhanov That year: 1930, Classical music, Azerbaijani composer
12
Premiere of Les Aventures du roi Pausole That year: 1930, Classical music (Opera), Arthur Honegger
13
Premiere of Symphony of Psalms That year: 1930, Classical music (Work for choir), Igor Stravinsky
14
Birth of Rosanna Carteri That year: 1930, Classical music, singer (1930-2020) (dead in 2020)
Birth of Klavdiya Radchenko That year: 1930, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer (lyric soprano) (dead in 1997)
17
Death of Peter Warlock That year: 1930, Classical music, British composer and music critic (born in 1894)
Birth of Makoto Moroi That year: 1930, Classical music, Japanese composer (dead in 2013)
Death of Louis Despax That year: 1930, Classical music, composer
19
Birth of Eduard Grach That year: 1930, Classical music, Russian conductor and music educator
20
Birth of Valentina Kameníková That year: 1930, Classical music, Czech music educator and pianist (dead in 1989)
22
Death of Charles K. Harris That year: 1930, Classical music, American composer (1865-1930) (born in 1867)
23
Death of Marie Fillunger That year: 1930, Classical music, Austrian singer (born in 1850)
24
Death of Oskar Nedbal That year: 1930, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer, and violist (1874–1940) (born in 1874)
25
Death of Harvey Worthington Loomis That year: 1930, Classical music, American composer (1865-1930) (born in 1865)
27
Birth of Lamara Chkonia That year: 1930, Classical music, singer
28
Birth of Aschira That year: 1930, Classical music, astrologer , opera singer and presenter Spanish who made a career in Argentina (dead in 2019)
29
Death of Oscar Borg That year: 1930, Classical music, Norwegian composer (born in 1851)
30
Birth of Nancy Van de Vate That year: 1930, Classical music, American composer (dead in 2023)
Birth of Alina Volkova That year: 1930, Classical music, opera singer
This was also in 1930
Death of Richard Shuebruk That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1854) . Inauguration: Trink- und Wandelhalle That year: 1930, Classical music (Bad Tölz, Germany). Inception: Grand Rapids Symphony That year: 1930, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Emma Matilda Engdahl-Jägerskiöld That year: 1930, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (born in 1852) . Inception: BBC Symphony Orchestra That year: 1930, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Misha Raitzin That year: 1930, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer (dead in 1990) . Inception: Baltimore Colored Symphony Orchestra That year: 1930, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Festival Puccini That year: 1930, Classical music (Torre del Lago, Italy). Death of Maxime Alphonse That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1880) . Death of Alma Webster Powell That year: 1930, Classical music, American soprano (born in 1874) . Death of Otto Hollenberg That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1872) . Birth of May Abrahams That year: 1930, Classical music, opera singer . Death of E. H. Frey That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1862) . Inception: Albany Symphony Orchestra That year: 1930, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Helen C. Crane That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1868) . Birth of Valeriy Yaroslavtsev That year: 1930, Classical music, Soviet Russian singer (dead in 1997) . Death of Ramon Aquabella That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1854) . Birth of Betty Roe That year: 1930, Classical music, singer and composer . Inauguration: Adelphi Theatre That year: 1930, Classical music (City of Westminster, United Kingdom). Birth of Diva Pieranti That year: 1930, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2012) . Death of Leokadia Wojciechowska That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1858) . Inception: Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1930, Classical music (Finland). Birth of Alice May That year: 1930, Classical music, English singer and actress (dead in 2021) . Death of Edith Swepstone That year: 1930, Classical music, British composer (born in 1885) . Death of Léon Honnoré That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1859) . Inception: Carro di Tespi That year: 1930, Classical music. Inception: Vancouver Symphony Orchestra That year: 1930, Classical music (Canada). Birth of Leoncjusz Ciuciura That year: 1930, Classical music, Polish composer (dead in 2017) . Birth of John Littleton That year: 1930, Classical music, singer, composer, opera singer (dead in 1998) . Inception: Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra That year: 1930, Classical music (Canada). Inauguration: Teatro Isauro Martínez That year: 1930, Classical music (Torreón, Mexico). Inauguration: Rudolf-Oetker-Halle That year: 1930, Classical music (Bielefeld, Germany). Inception: Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra That year: 1930, Classical music (Israel). Death of Santiago Tafall Abad That year: 1930, Classical music, musicologist, chapelmaster, organist (born in 1858) . Inauguration: Music Mountain Summer Chamber Music Festival That year: 1930, Classical music (Canaan, United States of America). Inception: Montreal Orchestra That year: 1930, Classical music. Inception: Smetana Trio That year: 1930, Classical music (Czech Republic). Inception: Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra That year: 1930, Classical music (Soviet Union). Death of Henri Condom That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1860) . Death of Della Rogers That year: 1930, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Günter Neidlinger That year: 1930, Classical music . Death of Edward Thomas Sweeting That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1863) . Inception: Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra That year: 1930, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Sevda Aydan That year: 1930, Classical music, Turkish opera singer (dead in 2018) . Death of Mina Leonesi That year: 1930, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1890) . Death of Hélène Collin That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1864) . Death of Carl Hillmann That year: 1930, Classical music, composer (born in 1867) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Edward Elgar (age 73)
- XTC (Song, lied)
- It isnae me (Song, lied)
- Soliloquy (Work for soloist)
- Severn Suite (Brass Band), Opp. 87 (Work for orchestra)
- Richard Strauss (age 66)
- Idomeneo act 2 and 3 for Mozart's opera Idomeneo (Work for orchestra)
- Jean Sibelius (age 65)
- Symphony No. 8 That year: 1930, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Andante Festivo That year: 1930, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Alexander Glazunov (age 65)
- String Quartet No. 7, Op. 107, “Hommage au passé” (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Fantasy (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Franz Lehár (age 60)
- Gustav Holst (age 56)
- A Choral Fantasia, Op. 51 (Work for choir)
- Hammersmith, Op. 52 (Work for orchestra)
- 2 Pieces (Work for soloist)
- 12 Welsh Folk Songs (Work for choir)
- Arnold Schoenberg (age 56)
- 6 Pieces for male chorus, Opp. 35 (Work for choir)
- Accompanying music to a film scene, Op. 34 (Film score)
- Maurice Ravel (age 55)
- Piano Concerto in D major, Op. 82 That year: 1930, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), published in 1931
- Béla Bartók (age 49)
- Cantata Profana: 9 Enchanted Stags That year: 1930, Classical music (Work for choir)
- Sonatina for violin and piano (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Zoltán Kodály (age 48)
- Dances of Marosszék (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony (Work for orchestra)
- Sergei Prokofiev (age 39)
- Symphony No. 4 in C major, Op. 47 That year: 1930, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Andante from “String Quartet No 1”, Op. 50bis That year: 1930, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Arthur Honegger (age 38)
- Symphony No. 1 in C That year: 1930, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Darius Milhaud (age 38)
- Maximilien, Op. 110 (Opera)
- Concerto, Op. 109 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Choral, Op. 111 (Work for soloist)
- A Flower Given to My Child (Song, lied)
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold (age 33)
- Suite for 2 violins, cello and piano left hand, Op. 23 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Francis Poulenc (age 31)
- Épitaphe, Op. 55 (Song, lied)
- Aaron Copland (age 30)
- Variations for piano (Work for soloist)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 24)
- The Age of Gold, Op. 22a That year: 1930, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- The Golden Age, Op. 22 (Ballet)
- Virgin Soil, Op. 25 (Incidental music)
- Olivier Messiaen (age 22)
- Diptyque - Essai sur la vie terrestre et l'Éternité bienheureuse (Work for soloist)
- Number's death (Song, lied)
- 3 Melodies (Song, lied)
- Simple chant d'une âme (Work for orchestra)
- les Offrandes oubliées (piano) (Work for soloist)
- Offrande au Saint-Sacrement (Work for soloist)
- Benjamin Britten (age 17)
- Hymn to the Virgin (Work for choir)