1932, from day to day
1932. With other artists, Béla Bartók, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Richard Strauss influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Anatoliy Solovyanenko, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Op. 29” 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 1932 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 370 of these moments for 1932.
The year 1932 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Birth of Giuseppe Patanè That year: 1932, Classical music, Italian conductor (dead in 1989)
Birth of Franco Bordoni That year: 1932, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 2020)
Birth of Janusz Żełobowski That year: 1932, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2016)
02
Birth of Kazuko Ueta That year: 1932, Classical music, Japanese pianist
03
Birth of Johanna Peters That year: 1932, Classical music, Scottish mezzo-soprano (1932-2000) (dead in 2000)
09
Birth of Wladimiro Ganzarolli That year: 1932, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 2010)
Birth of Manoel Ferreira That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (dead in 2009)
11
Death of Suzan Lütfullah That year: 1932, Classical music, Turkish opera singer (born in 1909)
Death of Max Thomale That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1867)
13
Birth of Erwin Wohlfahrt That year: 1932, Classical music, tenor (dead in 1968)
14
Premiere of Piano Concerto in G major, Op. 83 That year: 1932, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), Maurice Ravel
16
Death of Anna Lambrechts-Vos That year: 1932, Classical music, Dutch composer (1876-1932) (born in 1876)
19
Birth of Lydia Davydova That year: 1932, Classical music, Russian singer (dead in 2011)
20
Death of Josef Bastl That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1868)
23
Birth of Nina Svetlanova That year: 1932, Classical music, Russian musician
25
Death of Max Stange That year: 1932, Classical music, composer, conductor, pedagogue (born in 1856)
26
Birth of Dov Seltzer That year: 1932, Classical music, composer and conductor (b. 1932)
27
Death of Mortimer Wilson That year: 1932, Classical music, American composer (1876-1932) (born in 1876)
28
Death of Poldowski That year: 1932, Classical music, British composer (born in 1879)
Death of Franz Xaver Arens That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1856)
February
03
Death of Lucien Chevaillier That year: 1932, Classical music, French composer and pianist (born in 1883)
05
Birth of Kiyoko Tanaka That year: 1932, Classical music, Japanese pianist (1932-1996) (dead in 1996)
07
Birth of Melpomeni Nelaj That year: 1932, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1981)
08
Birth of John Williams That year: 1932, Classical music, American composer and conductor
Birth of Tugomir Franc That year: 1932, Classical music, Yugoslavian opera singer (dead in 1983)
Death of Eugénie Saunier That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1852)
09
Death of Rosa Papier That year: 1932, Classical music, Austrian singer, opera singer and music educator (born in 1858)
11
Birth of Jerome Lowenthal That year: 1932, Classical music, American pianist
12
Birth of Yevgeny Kibkalo That year: 1932, Classical music, Operatic baritone (1932-2003) (dead in 2003)
16
Birth of Lee Venora That year: 1932, Classical music, American operatic singer and musical theatre actress
Birth of Kalevi Koskinen That year: 1932, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (1932-2019) (dead in 2019)
18
Death of Jacques Chanaud That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1878)
19
Death of Max Gulbins That year: 1932, Classical music, German composer (1862-1932) (born in 1862)
20
Death of Marta von Fieandt-Björkman That year: 1932, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1895)
Death of August Joseph Koehl That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1862)
21
Premiere of 4 Songs, Opp. 22 That year: 1932, Classical music (Work for choir), Arnold Schoenberg
Death of Julius Rünger That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1874)
22
Death of Johanna Gadski That year: 1932, Classical music, German-born operatic soprano (born in 1872)
23
Birth of Michèle Vilma That year: 1932, Classical music, French mezzo-soprano (1932-2019) (dead in 2019)
24
Birth of Michel Legrand That year: 1932, Classical music, French film score composer (1932–2019) (dead in 2019)
Birth of Gerald Danovitch That year: 1932, Classical music, Musician, professor (1932-1997) (dead in 1997)
27
Birth of Roger Boutry That year: 1932, Classical music, French pianist, conductor and composer (1932-2019) (dead in 2019)
Birth of Alberto Hamin That year: 1932, Classical music, Mexican singer (dead in 2005)
29
Birth of Reri Grist That year: 1932, Classical music, American opera singer (coloratura soprano) of international renown
Birth of Teo Maiste That year: 1932, Classical music, Estonian opera singer and actor (1932-2018) (dead in 2018)
Also in February
Death of Max Richards That year: 1932, Classical music, theatrical director, stage actor, opera singer (born in 1859) .
March
01
Birth of Jacques Leduc That year: 1932, Classical music, Belgian composer (dead in 2016)
Birth of Ryszard Wrzaskala That year: 1932, Classical music, composer, pianist (dead in 2018)
02
Death of Bertha Ehnn That year: 1932, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (1847-1932) (born in 1847)
03
Death of Eugen d'd'Albert That year: 1932, Classical music, Scottish-born German pianist and composer (born in 1864)
06
Death of John Philip Sousa That year: 1932, Classical music, Luso-American conductor and composer (1854–1932) (born in 1854)
07
Birth of Galina Kovaleva That year: 1932, Classical music, Soviet opera singer and music educator (1932-1995) (dead in 1995)
10
Birth of Carlos Païta That year: 1932, Classical music, Argentine conductor (dead in 2015)
12
Birth of Odile Pierre That year: 1932, Classical music, French organist (dead in 2020)
14
Birth of Marius Rintzler That year: 1932, Classical music, bas (1932-)
19
Death of Ignacij Hladnik That year: 1932, Classical music, Slovenian composer and organist (born in 1865)
21
Birth of Joseph Silverstein That year: 1932, Classical music, American conductor and violinist (dead in 2015)
22
Birth of Marta Jiráčková That year: 1932, Classical music, Czech composer
24
Birth of Christiane Eda-Pierre That year: 1932, Classical music, French soprano (1932-2020) (dead in 2020)
Birth of Václav Zítek That year: 1932, Classical music, Czech music educator and opera singer (dead in 2011)
25
Birth of Manuel Moreno Buendía That year: 1932, Classical music, Spanish composer and conductor
26
Death of Peter Petrovich de Saburov That year: 1932, Classical music, Russian chess master and diplomat (born in 1880)
27
Birth of Roger Ellman That year: 1932, Classical music, composer
28
Birth of Seiichi Mitsuishi That year: 1932, Classical music, conductor
31
Birth of Dietmar Zeman That year: 1932, Classical music, Austrian musician
Birth of Teréz Karikó That year: 1932, Classical music, (1932–2021) opera singer (dead in 2021)
Birth of John Mitchinson That year: 1932, Classical music, British opera singer (dead in 2021)
April
01
Birth of Jiří Smutný That year: 1932, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator and composer
Death of Emmanuele Nutile That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1862)
02
Death of Hugo Kaun That year: 1932, Classical music, German composer and conductor (1863-1932) (born in 1863)
03
Death of Friedrich Wilhelm Franke That year: 1932, Classical music, German organist and music educator (1862-1932) (born in 1862)
04
Death of Erik Meyer-Helmund That year: 1932, Classical music, German composer (born in 1861)
06
Birth of Fyodor Druzhinin That year: 1932, Classical music, Russian composer and musician (dead in 2007)
Birth of Gilberto Tinetti That year: 1932, Classical music, university professor and researcher active in Brazil
Death of Clovis Lecail That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1859)
07
Birth of Rauno Lehtinen That year: 1932, Classical music, Finnish musician, composer and conductor (dead in 2006)
09
Birth of Armin Jordan That year: 1932, Classical music, Swiss conductor (1932-2006) (dead in 2006)
12
Birth of Věra Soukupová That year: 1932, Classical music, Czech opera singer
13
Death of Robert A. King That year: 1932, Classical music, American composer and arranger (born in 1862)
15
Birth of Igor Yakushenko That year: 1932, Classical music, composer, pianist, jazz musician, music teacher, folklorist (dead in 1999)
17
Birth of Jiři Strejc That year: 1932, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator, composer and organist (dead in 2010)
Death of Alfred Mahovsky That year: 1932, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and pianist (1907-1932) (born in 1907)
Death of Jindřich Emanuel Siegl That year: 1932, Classical music, music teacher, organist, opera singer, composer, conductor (born in 1849)
18
Birth of Naděžda Kniplová That year: 1932, Classical music, Czech opera singer (dead in 2020)
Birth of Hedi Klug That year: 1932, Classical music, Czech opera singer (dead in 2003)
19
Birth of Myron Fink That year: 1932, Classical music, American opera composer
20
Death of Jean Mouliérat That year: 1932, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1853)
22
Birth of Isao Tomita That year: 1932, Classical music, Japanese musician (1932-2016) (dead in 2016)
Birth of Michael Colgrass That year: 1932, Classical music, Canadian musician and composer (1932-2019) (dead in 2019)
24
Death of Naëmi Ingman-Starck That year: 1932, Classical music, Finnish musician (born in 1855)
26
Birth of Francis Lai That year: 1932, Classical music, Academy Award-winning French composer (dead in 2018)
27
Birth of François Bayle That year: 1932, Classical music, French composer
28
Death of Edward Broome That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1868)
29
Birth of Joy Clements That year: 1932, Classical music, Operatic soprano (dead in 2005)
May
03
Death of John Orth That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1850)
04
Death of José Mardones That year: 1932, Classical music, Spanish bass singer (born in 1868)
Birth of Eva Zikmundová That year: 1932, Classical music, Czech opera singer (dead in 2020)
05
Birth of Mark Ermler That year: 1932, Classical music, Russian conductor (dead in 2002)
06
Death of Ludwig Rottenberg That year: 1932, Classical music, Austrian-German musician (born in 1865)
08
Birth of Carlo Cossutta That year: 1932, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 2000)
12
Death of Andreas Dippel That year: 1932, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1866)
13
Birth of Yuri Ahronovitch That year: 1932, Classical music, Music conductor (dead in 2002)
15
Birth of Ervin Kärvet That year: 1932, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher (dead in 2000)
16
Death of Edmund Rochlich That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1854)
19
Death of Albert Augustus Stanley That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1851)
23
Birth of Ilva Ligabue That year: 1932, Classical music, singer (dead in 1998)
24
Birth of Elaine Malbin That year: 1932, Classical music, American opera singer
25
Birth of Norman Mittelmann That year: 1932, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (dead in 2019)
29
Birth of Karl Ridderbusch That year: 1932, Classical music, German opera singer (1932-1997) (dead in 1997)
30
Birth of Pauline Oliveros That year: 1932, Classical music, American composer and musician (dead in 2016)
31
Birth of Bogusław Madey That year: 1932, Classical music, Polish composer (dead in 2004)
June
01
Death of Bernard Crocé-Spinelli That year: 1932, Classical music, French composer and music educator (born in 1871)
02
Death of Märta Petrini That year: 1932, Classical music, Swedish actress (born in 1866)
05
Death of Karl Stiegler That year: 1932, Classical music, Austrian musician, hornist and composer (1876-1932) (born in 1876)
07
Death of Emil Paur That year: 1932, Classical music, Austrian conductor (1855-1932) (born in 1855)
Birth of Andrea Velis That year: 1932, Classical music, American operatic tenor (dead in 1994)
08
Death of Antonín Vávra That year: 1932, Classical music, Czech opera singer (1847–1932) (born in 1847)
Death of Clementine von Schuch That year: 1932, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (born in 1850)
09
Death of Natalia Janotha That year: 1932, Classical music, Pianist and Composer (born in 1856)
10
Birth of Květa Koníčková That year: 1932, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher, university teacher (dead in 2017)
12
Birth of Mimi Coertse That year: 1932, Classical music, South African singer
14
Birth of Marcel Lagorce That year: 1932, Classical music, French trumpeter (dead in 2023)
16
Death of Rosina Palmer That year: 1932, Classical music, Australian operatic singer (1844-1932) (born in 1844)
20
Death of Franz Ries That year: 1932, Classical music, Romantic violinist and composer (born in 1846)
21
Birth of Lalo Schifrin That year: 1932, Classical music, Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor (born 1932)
Death of Giulia Novelli That year: 1932, Classical music, Italian operatic mezzo-soprano (born in 1859)
22
Birth of Ingrid Czerny That year: 1932, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
27
Birth of Anna Moffo That year: 1932, Classical music, American opera singer, television personality, and dramatic actress (1932-2006) (dead in 2006)
Death of Ilza Sternicka-Niekrasz That year: 1932, Classical music, Polish pianist and composer (born in 1898)
July
01
Birth of Adam Harasiewicz That year: 1932, Classical music, Polish musician
03
Birth of Tito Del Bianco That year: 1932, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 2020)
04
Birth of James Douglas That year: 1932, Classical music, Scottish composer, born 1932 (dead in 2022)
08
Death of Gustav Hecht That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1851)
10
Birth of Maureen Guy That year: 1932, Classical music, opera singer (1932-2015) (dead in 2015)
Birth of Gerd Nienstedt That year: 1932, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1993)
12
Birth of Marija Bitenc Samec That year: 1932, Classical music, Slovenian violist (dead in 2022)
13
Birth of Per Nørgård That year: 1932, Classical music, Danish composer
15
Death of Mario Foresi That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1850)
16
Death of Hans Dagobert Bruger That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1894)
17
Birth of Wojciech Kilar That year: 1932, Classical music, Polish composer (dead in 2013)
Birth of Niccolò Castiglioni That year: 1932, Classical music, Italian musician (1932-1996) (dead in 1996)
Death of Rasmus Rasmussen That year: 1932, Classical music, Norwegian actor (1862-1932) (born in 1862)
20
Birth of Ove Verner Hansen That year: 1932, Classical music, Danish actor (1932-2016) (dead in 2016)
22
Death of Marie Delna That year: 1932, Classical music, French opera singer and singer (1875-1932) (born in 1875)
Death of Hugh Blair That year: 1932, Classical music, English musician, composer and organist (born in 1864)
25
Death of Mario Vitali That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1866)
27
Birth of Joan Carroll That year: 1932, Classical music, American coloratura soprano
31
Death of Francesco Paolo Neglia That year: 1932, Classical music, Italian pianist, composer, conductor and musicologist (born in 1874)
August
01
Birth of Erkeghali Rakhmadiev That year: 1932, Classical music, Soviet composer and music educator (1932-2013) (dead in 2013)
02
Birth of Marvin David Levy That year: 1932, Classical music, American composer (1932-2015) (dead in 2015)
Death of Oili Siikaniemi That year: 1932, Classical music, Finnish singer (born in 1888)
Birth of Mary Thomas That year: 1932, Classical music, Welsh soprano (dead in 1997)
04
Birth of Slava Bondarenko That year: 1932, Classical music, Soviet and israeli actor and singer (dead in 2017)
05
Birth of Vladimir Fedoseyev That year: 1932, Classical music, Russian conductor
06
Death of Eduard Tregler That year: 1932, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator, composer, choirmaster and organist (born in 1868)
07
Birth of Franciszek Woźniak That year: 1932, Classical music, Polish composer (1932-2009) (dead in 2009)
10
Birth of Alexander Goehr That year: 1932, Classical music, English composer
11
Death of Nicola Geisse-Winkel That year: 1932, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1872)
12
Birth of Sergei Slonimsky That year: 1932, Classical music, Soviet composer (1932-2020) (dead in 2020)
13
Death of Geraldine Ulmar That year: 1932, Classical music, American opera singer and actress (1862-1932) (born in 1862)
16
Death of Pietro Floridia That year: 1932, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1860)
17
Birth of Robert Andreozzi That year: 1932, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 2020)
18
Death of George Whitfield Andrews That year: 1932, Classical music, American composer and music educator (1861-1932) (born in 1861)
19
Death of Tatjana Spiridonovna Ljubatovitsj That year: 1932, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher (born in 1859)
Death of Josef Alken That year: 1932, Classical music, opera singer, actor (born in 1860)
20
Death of Tadeusz Joteyko That year: 1932, Classical music, Polish composer (1872-1932) (born in 1872)
Death of Lawrence Kellie That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1862)
21
Death of Frederick Corder That year: 1932, Classical music, British composer and music teacher (born in 1852)
23
Birth of Eugene Rousseau That year: 1932, Classical music, American musician
24
Birth of Richard Meale That year: 1932, Classical music, Australian composer (dead in 2009)
28
Death of Jean Nouguès That year: 1932, Classical music, French composer (1875-1932) (born in 1875)
Birth of Tamara Chumakova That year: 1932, Classical music, Soviet Russian opera singer (dead in 2016)
Birth of Rinald Bamberg That year: 1932, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2011)
29
Death of Jeanne Jomelli That year: 1932, Classical music, Dutch soprano opera singer, concert singer, and music educator (born in 1879)
September
01
Death of Irene Abendroth That year: 1932, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (1872-1932) (born in 1872)
02
Birth of Astra Blair That year: 1932, Classical music, British opera singer
Death of John Sylvester Fearis That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1867)
05
Premiere of Concerto for 2 pianos and orchestra in D minor, Op. 61 That year: 1932, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), Francis Poulenc
06
Birth of Gilles Tremblay That year: 1932, Classical music, Canadian composer (1932-2017) (dead in 2017)
07
Death of Josefine von Artner That year: 1932, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher (born in 1869)
09
Birth of Nedda Casei That year: 1932, Classical music, American singer (1932-2020) (dead in 2020)
Birth of William Dooley That year: 1932, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 2019)
Death of Camille D'Arville That year: 1932, Classical music, light opera singer and vaudevillean (born in 1863)
13
Death of Julius Röntgen That year: 1932, Classical music, German-Dutch composer (born in 1855)
Birth of Bronius Kutavičius That year: 1932, Classical music, Lithuanian composer (dead in 2021)
Birth of Anton Nanut That year: 1932, Classical music, Slovenian musician (dead in 2017)
14
Death of Jean Cras That year: 1932, Classical music, French composer, Commander of French Navy (born in 1879)
Death of Charles H. Gabriel That year: 1932, Classical music, American composer of religious music (born in 1856)
17
Birth of Pierre Duval That year: 1932, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (dead in 2004)
18
Death of Filip Forstén That year: 1932, Classical music, Finnish singer and opera singer (born in 1852)
20
Birth of Jean-Marie Londeix That year: 1932, Classical music, French musician
24
Death of Alfred Maria Jelínek That year: 1932, Classical music, Czech composer and choirmaster (born in 1884)
Death of Leopold Ketten That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1845)
25
Birth of Anatoliy Solovyanenko That year: 1932, Classical music, Ukrainian singer (dead in 1999)
Birth of Glenn Gould That year: 1932, Classical music, Canadian composer and pianist (dead in 1982)
26
Death of Pierre de De Geyter That year: 1932, Classical music, Belgian composer (born in 1848)
Birth of Milan Kopacka That year: 1932, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2021)
29
Death of Fritz Char That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1865)
October
01
Birth of Wallace DePue That year: 1932, Classical music, composer
07
Birth of Lutfi Kabirova That year: 1932, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (1932-2013) (dead in 2013)
09
Birth of Alain Fondary That year: 1932, Classical music, French opera singer
10
Death of Henry Henry Somerset That year: 1932, Classical music, British politician (1849-1932) (born in 1849)
11
Death of Vasiliĭ Petrovich Damaev That year: 1932, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1878)
13
Birth of Masayuki Nagatomi That year: 1932, Classical music, Japanese composer and musicologist (dead in 2020)
14
Birth of Enrico di Di Giuseppe That year: 1932, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 2005)
15
Birth of Jaan Rääts That year: 1932, Classical music, Estonian composer (dead in 2020)
21
Death of Johannes Palaschko That year: 1932, Classical music, German musician (born in 1877)
22
Birth of Konstantin Lisovskiĭ That year: 1932, Classical music, singer, music teacher
23
Birth of Božena Glavak That year: 1932, Classical music, Died 11.11.2022. in hospital of Varaždin, Croatia (dead in 2022)
26
Death of Gilda Ruta That year: 1932, Classical music, Italian pianist and composer (born in 1853)
27
Death of Asaf Zeynally That year: 1932, Classical music, Azerbaijani composer (born in 1909)
28
Death of Reveriano Soutullo That year: 1932, Classical music, Spanish composer (born in 1880)
November
01
Birth of Joaquín Achúcarro That year: 1932, Classical music, Basque Spanish classical pianist
Death of Hermine d'd'Albert That year: 1932, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1872)
Birth of Zoia Khrystych That year: 1932, Classical music, Ukrainian and Soviet opera singer (1932-2016) (dead in 2016)
Birth of Henno-Allan Sein That year: 1932, Classical music, musician, opera singer (dead in 1992)
03
Death of Gertrud Bindernagel That year: 1932, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1894-1932) (born in 1894)
Death of Artur Saco del del Valle i Flores That year: 1932, Classical music, Spanish composer (1869-1932) (born in 1869)
Birth of Hiroshi Kumagai That year: 1932, Classical music, conductor, composer
08
Death of Louis Raphael Dressler That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1861)
10
Death of Josef Gauby That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1851)
16
Birth of Petr Pokorný That year: 1932, Classical music, Czech composer, pianist and educator (dead in 2008)
Birth of Werner Sindemann That year: 1932, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2019)
19
Birth of Tatjana Kralj That year: 1932, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2018)
20
Death of Luranah Aldridge That year: 1932, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1860)
Birth of Else Dehli That year: 1932, Classical music, opera singer
21
Birth of Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen That year: 1932, Classical music, Danish composer (dead in 2016)
22
Birth of France Clidat That year: 1932, Classical music, French pianist (dead in 2012)
23
Death of Percy Pitt That year: 1932, Classical music, English organist and conductor (born in 1870)
Birth of Sigrid Kehl That year: 1932, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
Death of Theodor Žalud That year: 1932, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher (born in 1862)
26
Birth of Robert Moulson That year: 1932, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 2003)
28
Death of Hubert de Blanck That year: 1932, Classical music, Dutch-born professor, pianist, and composer emigrated to Cuba (born in 1856)
Death of Anton van Rooy That year: 1932, Classical music, Dutch opera singer (born in 1870)
29
Death of Agide Jacchia That year: 1932, Classical music (born in 1875)
December
01
Birth of Heather Begg That year: 1932, Classical music, New Zealand opera singer (dead in 2009)
Birth of Pavol Gábor That year: 1932, Classical music, Slovak opera singer (dead in 2003)
02
Death of Amadeu Vives i Roig That year: 1932, Classical music, Spanish–Catalan composer, writer and impresario (1871-1932) (born in 1871)
Death of John Prindle Scott That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1877)
03
Death of René Lenormand That year: 1932, Classical music, French composer, father of playwright Henri-René Lenormand (1882–1951) (born in 1846)
Death of Emil Kreuz That year: 1932, Classical music, German musician (born in 1867)
04
Death of Václav Felix Škop That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1848)
05
Birth of Ingrid Fuzjko V. Georgii-Hemming That year: 1932, Classical music, Swedish musician
Death of Josef König That year: 1932, Classical music, Czech conductor and violinist (born in 1875)
08
Inauguration: Le Grand Rex That year: 1932, Classical music (2nd arrondissement of Paris, France)
09
Death of Ernest Fowles That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1864)
10
Death of Percy Fletcher That year: 1932, Classical music, British composer (born in 1879)
15
Birth of Igor Štuhec That year: 1932, Classical music, Slovenian composer
16
Birth of Rodion Shchedrin That year: 1932, Classical music, Soviet and Russian composer and pianist
Birth of Naozumi Yamamoto That year: 1932, Classical music, Japanese composer and conductor (dead in 2002)
18
Death of Clarence Whitehill That year: 1932, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1871)
19
Birth of Aubert Lemeland That year: 1932, Classical music, French composer (dead in 2010)
20
Birth of Leslie Adams That year: 1932, Classical music, American musician
21
Birth of Ilja Zeljenka That year: 1932, Classical music, Slovak music educator and composer (1932-2007) (dead in 2007)
22
Death of François-Xavier Mercier That year: 1932, Classical music, Canadian singer (1867-1932) (born in 1867)
23
Birth of Ol'ga Bardina That year: 1932, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (1932-2001) (dead in 2001)
24
Death of Eyvind Alnæs That year: 1932, Classical music, Norwegian composer, pianist, organist, and choir director (born in 1872)
25
Birth of Bonaldo Giaiotti That year: 1932, Classical music, Italian operatic bass (dead in 2018)
Death of Nicolaj Hansen That year: 1932, Classical music, Danish musician (born in 1855)
Death of Hubert Pfeiffer That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1891)
26
Death of Dina Barberini That year: 1932, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1862)
27
Inauguration: Radio City Music Hall That year: 1932, Classical music (Manhattan, United States of America)
28
Death of Humphrey John Stewart That year: 1932, Classical music, American composer (1856-1932) (born in 1856)
This was also in 1932
Death of John Arthur Meale That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1880) . Death of Victoria Evans-Freke That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1843) . Dissolution: Persimfans That year: 1932, Classical music (Soviet Union). Death of Annie Jessy Curwen That year: 1932, Classical music, Irish music teacher (born in 1845) . Inception: Kammerorchester Karl Ristenpart That year: 1932, Classical music. Death of Valentina Bartolomasi That year: 1932, Classical music, singer (born in 1889) . Inauguration: Strasbourg Music Festival That year: 1932, Classical music (Strasbourg, France). Death of Franz Gruber That year: 1932, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1882) . Inception: New Mexico Symphony Orchestra That year: 1932, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Central City Opera That year: 1932, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Clodomiro Caspary That year: 1932, Classical music, Brazilian pianist (1932-2006) (dead in 2006) . Death of Otto Feller That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1870) . Birth of Joel Mandelbaum That year: 1932, Classical music, American composer . Death of Bob Alden That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1882) . Inauguration: Helsingborgs Konserthus That year: 1932, Classical music (Helsingborg Municipality, Sweden). Death of Désiré Prys That year: 1932, Classical music, Belgian composer (born in 1852) . Inception: Coro del Pueblo That year: 1932, Classical music (Spain). Inception: Sydney Symphony Orchestra That year: 1932, Classical music (Australia). Inception: Orchestrette Classique That year: 1932, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Nobukio Nakamata That year: 1932, Classical music, Japanese composer . Death of Charles Hylton Stewart That year: 1932, Classical music, British musician (born in 1884) . Birth of Irena Jurkiewicz That year: 1932, Classical music, Polish opera singer (dead in 2012) . Inception: Central Operatic Society That year: 1932, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Jacques Chambon That year: 1932, Classical music, French oboist (dead in 1984) . Inception: North Carolina Symphony That year: 1932, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Howard Fisher That year: 1932, Classical music, composer . Death of Firmino Silva That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1857) . Inauguration: Varna Opera Theatre That year: 1932, Classical music (Varna, Bulgaria). Birth of Karl Sablotzke That year: 1932, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1985) . Inauguration: Central City Opera That year: 1932, Classical music (Central City, United States of America). Death of Alma Lund That year: 1932, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (born in 1854) . Death of Émile Mathieu That year: 1932, Classical music, Belgian composer (born in 1844) . Birth of Jean Hindmarsh That year: 1932, Classical music, British opera singer and actress . Inception: London Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1932, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Old York Road Symphony That year: 1932, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Maria Helena Miączyńska That year: 1932, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1870) . Inauguration: War Memorial Opera House That year: 1932, Classical music (San Francisco, United States of America). Inception: Charlotte Symphony Orchestra That year: 1932, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Stanley Babin That year: 1932, Classical music, American composer and pianist (dead in 2010) . Inception: Mariański Choir That year: 1932, Classical music. Death of Percy Elliott That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1870) . Death of Bolesław Kopystyński That year: 1932, Classical music, composer (born in 1878) . Birth of James Billings That year: 1932, Classical music, American opera singer . Birth of Daniel Majeske That year: 1932, Classical music, violinist (dead in 1993) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Edward Elgar (age 75)
- Symphony No. 3, Op. 88 That year: 1932, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Queen Alexandra's Memorial Ode (So many true Princesses who have gone) (Work for choir)
- Severn Suite (Orch.), Opp. 87a (Work for orchestra)
- Sonatina (Work for soloist)
- Alexander Glazunov (age 67)
- Saxophone Quartet (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Saxophone Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 109b (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Franz Lehár (age 62)
- Der Fürst der Berge (Opera)
- Arnold Schoenberg (age 58)
- Gustav Holst (age 58)
- 8 Canons (Work for choir)
- Jazz-bande Piece (Work for orchestra)
- Maurice Ravel (age 57)
- Don Quichotte à Dulcinée, Opp. 84 That year: 1932, Classical music (Song, lied)
- Morgiane, Op. 85 (Ballet)
- Béla Bartók (age 51)
- 44 Duets for 2 violins That year: 1932, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), published in 1931
- Székely Songs (Work for choir)
- 4 Hungarian Folksongs (Work for choir)
- Igor Stravinsky (age 50)
- Duo Concertant for violin and piano That year: 1932, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Credo (Work for choir)
- Zoltán Kodály (age 50)
- Székelyfonó (The Spinning Room) (Incidental music), composed in 1924
- Sergei Prokofiev (age 41)
- Piano Concerto No. 5 in G major, Op. 55 That year: 1932, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- 2 Sonatinas for piano, Opp. 54 (Work for soloist)
- Sonata for 2 violins in C major, Op. 56 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Darius Milhaud (age 40)
- String Quartet No. 8, Op. 121 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- L'automne, Op. 115 (Work for soloist)
- Un petit peu de musique, Op. 119 (Work for choir)
- 2 Poems, Opp. 113 (Work for choir)
- 2 Élégies romaines, Opp. 114 (Work for choir)
- La mort du tyran, Op. 116 (Work for choir)
- Adages, 16 songs, Op. 120c (Work for choir)
- 2 Élégies romaines, Opp. 114 (Song, lied)
- L'annonce faite à Marie, Op. 117 (Incidental music)
- Le château des papes, Op. 120 (Incidental music)
- Las Hurdes: Tierra Sin Pan (Film score)
- Arthur Honegger (age 40)
- Sonatina for violin and cello in E minor (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Prélude, arioso, and fughetta on the name BACH (Work for soloist)
- George Gershwin (age 34)
- Cuban Overture (Rumba) That year: 1932, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Piano Transcriptions of Eight Songs (Work for soloist)
- Francis Poulenc (age 33)
- Sextet for piano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn, Op. 100 That year: 1932, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Valse-improvisation sur le nom de Bach, Op. 62 (Work for soloist)
- Capriccio in C major, Op. 60 (Work for soloist)
- Intermède, Op. 60 (Work for soloist)
- Improvisation No. 1, Op. 63 (Work for soloist)
- Improvisation No. 2, Op. 63 (Work for soloist)
- Improvisation No. 3, Op. 63 (Work for soloist)
- Improvisation No. 4, Op. 63 (Work for soloist)
- Improvisation No. 5, Op. 63 (Work for soloist)
- Improvisation No. 6, Op. 63 (Work for soloist)
- Le bal masqué, Op. 60 (Song, lied)
- Aaron Copland (age 32)
- Elegies (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 26)
- Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Op. 29 That year: 1932, Classical music (Opera), published in 1934
- The Big Lightning (Opera)
- 6 Melodies, Opp. 21 (Song, lied)
- Hamlet, Op. 32 (Incidental music)
- Counterplan, Op. 33 (Film score)
- Suite from Hamlet, Op. 32a (Work for orchestra)
- From Karl Marx to Our Own Days (Work for orchestra)
- Orango (Opera)
- Olivier Messiaen (age 24)
- Themes and Variations (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Apparition of the eternal church (Work for soloist)
- Fantaisie burlesque (Work for soloist)
- Samuel Barber (age 22)
- Cello Sonata, Op. 6 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 2 Interludes, Opp. 4 (Work for soloist)
- Interlude I, “adagio for Jeanne” (Work for soloist)
- Benjamin Britten (age 19)
- Sinfonietta, Op. 1 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Phantasy, Op. 2 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Double Concerto for violin, viola and orchestra (Work for orchestra with soloist)