1934, from day to day
1934. With other artists, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Richard Strauss and Maurice Ravel influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Edward Elgar. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Porgy and Bess” de George Gershwin, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1934 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 1934.
The year 1934 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Death of Blagoje Bersa That year: 1934, Classical music, Croatian composer and music paedagogue (1863–1934) (born in 1873)
02
Death of Gabriel Parès That year: 1934, Classical music, French composer and conductor (born in 1860)
07
Death of Theodor Szántó That year: 1934, Classical music, Hungarian pianist and composer (born in 1877)
08
Death of Hendrik Pieter Steenhuis That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1850)
10
Death of Vincenzo Ferroni That year: 1934, Classical music, Italian composer and music educator (born in 1858)
11
Death of Maryanna Cherkasskaya That year: 1934, Classical music, Russian opera singer (born in 1876)
12
Death of Paul Kochanski That year: 1934, Classical music, Polish violonist (born in 1887)
13
Birth of Renato Bruson That year: 1934, Classical music, Italian opera singer
16
Birth of Marilyn Horne That year: 1934, Classical music, American mezzo-soprano opera singer
Birth of Richard Wernick That year: 1934, Classical music, American composer
18
Death of Otakar Ševčík That year: 1934, Classical music, Czech violinist (born in 1852)
19
Death of Armand Parent That year: 1934, Classical music, Belgian composer and violinist (1863-1934) (born in 1863)
Birth of Robert Wolek That year: 1934, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1992)
Death of Daniel Batchellor That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1845)
20
Premiere of Giuditta That year: 1934, Classical music (Incidental music), Franz Lehár
Birth of Michel Debost That year: 1934, Classical music, French musician (dead in 2004)
Birth of Romano Nieders That year: 1934, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (1934-2013) (dead in 2013)
Death of Angelin Biancheri That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1876)
22
Premiere of Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Op. 29 That year: 1934, Classical music (Opera), Dmitri Shostakovich
Death of Merri Franquin That year: 1934, Classical music, French trumpeter (born in 1848)
23
Death of J. E. P. Aldous That year: 1934, Classical music, Canadian organist, teacher, conductor, composer (1853-1934) (born in 1853)
Death of Adolph Meyer That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1864)
24
Birth of Galina Pisarenko That year: 1934, Classical music, Soviet Russian singer (dead in 2022)
26
Birth of Ottavio Garaventa That year: 1934, Classical music, Italian opera singer and singer (1934-2014) (dead in 2014)
Birth of Willy Hartmann That year: 1934, Classical music, Danish opera singer (dead in 1985)
27
Birth of Anatoliy Danshin That year: 1934, Classical music, Soviet Russian singer (1934-1984) (dead in 1984)
28
Death of Francesco Federici That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1873)
February
01
Death of Howard Orsmond Anderton That year: 1934, Classical music, composer, poet (born in 1861)
Birth of Nobuo Sugimoto That year: 1934, Classical music, composer
02
Death of Rudolf Fitzner That year: 1934, Classical music, Austrian musician (born in 1868)
Death of Paul Bruns-Molar That year: 1934, Classical music, German singing teacher (born in 1867)
03
Death of Eleonora de Cisneros That year: 1934, Classical music, American opera singer (1878-1934) (born in 1878)
04
Death of Ernesto Nazareth That year: 1934, Classical music, Brazilian composer and pianist (born in 1863)
Birth of Renata Babak That year: 1934, Classical music, Ukrainian/American opera singer (1934-2003) (dead in 2003)
Death of Virginia Ferni Germano That year: 1934, Classical music, Italian singer, soprano (1849–1934) (born in 1849)
Death of Richard von Kralik That year: 1934, Classical music, Austrian writer, philosopher of culture (1852-1934) (born in 1852)
05
Birth of Valentyna Arkanova That year: 1934, Classical music, Ukrainian music educator (1934-2013) (dead in 2013)
07
Birth of Andrée Esposito That year: 1934, Classical music, singer
Birth of Herbert Straus Gardner That year: 1934, Classical music, composer
08
Death of John C. Mullaly That year: 1934, Classical music (born in 1846)
11
Birth of Francesco Pennisi That year: 1934, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 2000)
12
Birth of Antonín Švorc That year: 1934, Classical music, Czech music educator and opera singer (dead in 2011)
14
Birth of Michel Corboz That year: 1934, Classical music, Swiss conductor (1934-2021) (dead in 2021)
16
Death of Ali Rıza de Ali Rıza That year: 1934, Classical music, Turkish composer (born in 1881)
17
Birth of Anner Bylsma That year: 1934, Classical music, Dutch cellist (1934-2019) (dead in 2019)
18
Birth of Aldo Ceccato That year: 1934, Classical music, Italian conductor
21
Birth of James McCray That year: 1934, Classical music, American opera singer (1934-2018) (dead in 2018)
22
Death of Willem Kes That year: 1934, Classical music, Dutch conductor and composer (born in 1856)
Birth of Birgit Nordin That year: 1934, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (dead in 2022)
23
Death of Edward Elgar That year: 1934, Classical music, English composer (1857-1934) (born in 1857)
Premiere of A Boy was Born, Op. 3 That year: 1934, Classical music (Work for choir), Benjamin Britten
24
Birth of Shūkō Mizuno That year: 1934, Classical music, Japanese composer
Death of Pyotr Slovtsov That year: 1934, Classical music, Russian opera singer (born in 1886)
Birth of Viktor Nikolaevich Kurin That year: 1934, Classical music, Ukrainian singer and opera singer (1934-2005) (dead in 2005)
25
Death of Daniel Protheroe That year: 1934, Classical music, Welsh composer and conductor (born in 1866)
26
Birth of Michel Fusté-Lambezat That year: 1934, Classical music, French conductor and composer (1934-2013) (dead in 2013)
28
Birth of Sylvia Geszty That year: 1934, Classical music, Hungarian singer and opera singer (dead in 2018)
March
03
Death of George Ratcliffe Woodward That year: 1934, Classical music, English composer (born in 1848)
Death of Norman O'Neill That year: 1934, Classical music, Irish and British composer and conductor (born in 1875)
04
Birth of Mario Davidovsky That year: 1934, Classical music, Argentine-American composer (1934-2019) (dead in 2019)
07
Death of Ivane Paliashvili That year: 1934, Classical music, musician (born in 1868)
Birth of Eugene Holmes That year: 1934, Classical music, African American operatic baritone (dead in 2007)
08
Birth of Christian Wolff That year: 1934, Classical music, American composer and classicist
09
Birth of Jiří Kalach That year: 1934, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 2008)
Birth of Achim Wichert That year: 1934, Classical music, German opera singer and music educator (1934-2008) (dead in 2008)
10
Birth of Fou Ts'ong That year: 1934, Classical music, Chinese-British pianist (1934-2020) (dead in 2020)
15
Birth of Radoslav Kvapil That year: 1934, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and pianist
16
Birth of Roger Norrington That year: 1934, Classical music, British conductor
21
Death of Franz Schreker That year: 1934, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1878)
Death of Nicanor Abelardo That year: 1934, Classical music, Filipino composer (1893-1934) (born in 1893)
24
Death of Mira Costaperaria Dev That year: 1934, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1882)
29
Birth of Delme Bryn-Jones That year: 1934, Classical music, Welsh opera singer (1934-2001) (dead in 2001)
30
Birth of Ruth Asmus That year: 1934, Classical music, opera singer, concert singer (dead in 2000)
Death of François Verhelst That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1853)
31
Death of Roger Ascham That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1864)
April
01
Death of Cecil Birkett That year: 1934, Classical music, composer
02
Birth of Paul Cohen That year: 1934, Classical music, American saxophonist; performer, teacher, historian, musicologist, and author in areas related to the saxophone (dead in 2007)
Birth of Vasile Martinoiu That year: 1934, Classical music, Romanian singer
09
Death of Jan Mergelkamp That year: 1934, Classical music, opera singer, stage actor (born in 1869)
10
Birth of Paul Brodie That year: 1934, Classical music, Canadian saxophonist (1934–2007) (dead in 2007)
13
Birth of Siegfried Matthus That year: 1934, Classical music, German composer (dead in 2021)
Death of Kinsey Peile That year: 1934, Classical music, British writer and actor (1862–1934) (born in 1862)
17
Birth of Don Kirshner That year: 1934, Classical music, American songwriter, publisher, music producer, manager (dead in 2011)
18
Birth of George Shirley That year: 1934, Classical music, American tenor
Birth of Jan Klusák That year: 1934, Classical music, Czech composer, author of film, television and incidental music
22
Death of Henri-Alexandre Junod That year: 1934, Classical music, Swiss-born South African missionary, ethnographer, anthropologist, linguist and naturalist (1863-1934) (born in 1863)
25
Birth of Edith Brodersen That year: 1934, Classical music, Danish opera singer (dead in 1979)
26
Birth of Olivera Miljaković That year: 1934, Classical music, Serbian-born opera singer
28
Birth of Jozef Gahér That year: 1934, Classical music, composer, university teacher (dead in 2013)
30
Premiere of Perséphone That year: 1934, Classical music (Theatrical music), Igor Stravinsky
May
02
Death of Max Friedlaender That year: 1934, Classical music, German musicologist (1852-1934) (born in 1852)
03
Birth of Paul Glahn That year: 1934, Classical music, German opera singer
05
Birth of Amin Feres That year: 1934, Classical music, Brazilian singer (1934-2006) (dead in 2006)
07
Death of Edward Naylor That year: 1934, Classical music, British musician (born in 1867)
10
Birth of Dmitri Nabokov That year: 1934, Classical music, Opera singer and author (dead in 2012)
Birth of Birutė Almonaitytė That year: 1934, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (dead in 2004)
18
Death of Louise Grandjean That year: 1934, Classical music, singer (born in 1870)
19
Birth of Jan Wijn That year: 1934, Classical music, Dutch pianist (dead in 2022)
Death of Émile Pierre Ratez That year: 1934, Classical music, French musician (1851-1934) (born in 1851)
22
Death of Alice E. Gillington That year: 1934, Classical music, British writer and poet, journalist and anthropologist (born in 1863)
23
Death of Simon Louis Adler That year: 1934, Classical music, United States federal judge (born in 1867)
25
Death of Gustav Holst That year: 1934, Classical music, British composer (born in 1874)
26
Birth of Klaus König That year: 1934, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
29
Death of Lona Gulowsen That year: 1934, Classical music, Norwegian singer (1848-1934) (born in 1848)
June
01
Death of Anton Averkamp That year: 1934, Classical music, composer from the Netherlands (1861-1934) (born in 1861)
Birth of Francesca Callao i Oliva That year: 1934, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (1934-1981) (dead in 1981)
02
Death of Josef Passy-Cornet That year: 1934, Classical music, Austrian singer (born in 1864)
05
Birth of Lukas David That year: 1934, Classical music, Austrian violinist (dead in 2021)
07
Birth of Philippe Entremont That year: 1934, Classical music, French pianist
Death of Paul Umlauft That year: 1934, Classical music, German composer (born in 1853)
08
Birth of Salvatore Gioia That year: 1934, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1934-1999) (dead in 1999)
Birth of Claudine Perretti That year: 1934, Classical music, Swiss pianist (dead in 2005)
Death of Alberto Pestalozza That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1851)
10
Death of Frederick Delius That year: 1934, Classical music, English composer (born in 1862)
Death of Julia Gwynne That year: 1934, Classical music, British opera singer and actress (born in 1856)
11
Birth of Agustin Anievas That year: 1934, Classical music, American musician
Birth of Alis Manukyan That year: 1934, Classical music, Turkish opera singer
13
Birth of Vitaliy Hubarenko That year: 1934, Classical music, Ukrainian composer (dead in 2000)
15
Death of Alfred Bruneau That year: 1934, Classical music, French composer (1857-1934) (born in 1857)
Birth of Willy Caron That year: 1934, Classical music, Dutch singer and opera singer (dead in 2010)
Death of Teréz Krammer That year: 1934, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1868)
19
Birth of Donald Bell That year: 1934, Classical music, Canadian opera singer
Death of Helena Ježičová That year: 1934, Classical music, opera singer, opinion journalist (born in 1894)
20
Birth of Alain Bancquart That year: 1934, Classical music, French composer (dead in 2022)
Birth of Giles Bryant That year: 1934, Classical music, organist & Master of Choristers
30
Birth of Ursula Bagdasarjanz That year: 1934, Classical music, Swiss violinist
Birth of Olga Jiráková That year: 1934, Classical music, opera singer, teacher
Death of Wilhelm Aletter That year: 1934, Classical music, German composer (1867-1934) (born in 1867)
July
03
Death of Lizete Iesmiņa-Mihelsone That year: 1934, Classical music, singer and actress (born in 1872)
Birth of Valentin Feygin That year: 1934, Classical music, Soviet Russian cellist (dead in 1995)
05
Birth of Tom Krause That year: 1934, Classical music, Finnish operatic bass-baritone (dead in 2013)
07
Birth of Vinko Globokar That year: 1934, Classical music, Slovenian musician
09
Death of Otakar Zich That year: 1934, Classical music, Czech composer and aesthetician (1879-1934) (born in 1879)
12
Birth of Van Cliburn That year: 1934, Classical music, American pianist (dead in 2013)
15
Birth of Harrison Birtwistle That year: 1934, Classical music, English composer (1934–2022) (dead in 2022)
Death of Louis F. Gottschalk That year: 1934, Classical music, American composer (born in 1864)
17
Birth of Philippe Capdenat That year: 1934, Classical music, French composer
Death of Joseph Renner That year: 1934, Classical music, German organist and composer (born in 1868)
18
Birth of Roger Reynolds That year: 1934, Classical music, American composer
22
Birth of Ann Howard That year: 1934, Classical music, British mezzosoprano (dead in 2014)
23
Death of John Sebastian Matthews That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1870)
24
Birth of Neil Howlett That year: 1934, Classical music, British opera singer (dead in 2020)
30
Birth of André Prévost That year: 1934, Classical music, Canadian composer (dead in 2001)
August
01
Birth of Hermann Baumann That year: 1934, Classical music, German horn player
Death of Piotr Maszyński That year: 1934, Classical music, Polish composer, conductor and educator (born in 1855)
04
Birth of Ladislau Konya That year: 1934, Classical music, Romanian opera singer
Birth of Juraj Sanitra That year: 1934, Classical music, opera singer
06
Death of Ingebret Haaland That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1878)
09
Death of Heinrich Zeller That year: 1934, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1856)
Death of Arnaldo Galliera That year: 1934, Classical music, Italian composer and music educator (born in 1871)
10
Birth of James Tenney That year: 1934, Classical music, American composer and music theorist (1934–2006) (dead in 2006)
11
Death of Kalitha Dorothy Fox That year: 1934, Classical music, British composer (born in 1894)
13
Birth of Anton Wendler That year: 1934, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (1934-2017) (dead in 2017)
14
Birth of Ion Buzea That year: 1934, Classical music, Romanian singer and opera singer
Death of Edwin Vaile McIntyre That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1872)
15
Birth of Helena Łazarska That year: 1934, Classical music, Polish opera singer (dead in 2022)
17
Birth of Marian Borkowski That year: 1934, Classical music, musicologist, pianist, composer
Death of Aleksandr Tinyakov That year: 1934, Classical music, Russian writer and poet (1886-1934) (born in 1886)
Death of Hermann Bode That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1859)
18
Death of Hans Ebell That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1888)
19
Death of Stanislav Jiránek That year: 1934, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and choirmaster (1867-1934) (born in 1867)
20
Death of Emma Bardac That year: 1934, Classical music, French singer (1862-1934) (born in 1862)
23
Death of Hugo Felix That year: 1934, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1866)
24
Death of Edith Sohlström That year: 1934, Classical music, Finnish writer (born in 1870)
30
Death of Franz Joseph Breitenbach That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1853)
September
01
Birth of Orianna Santunione That year: 1934, Classical music, opera singer
Birth of Jarmila Rudolfová That year: 1934, Classical music, opera singer
02
Death of Russ Columbo That year: 1934, Classical music, American singer, violinist, and actor (1908–1934) (born in 1908)
Birth of Jacques Desloges That year: 1934, Classical music, French conductor
03
Birth of Xavier Darasse That year: 1934, Classical music, French organist, composer, musicologist and music educator (1934-1992) (dead in 1992)
08
Birth of Peter Maxwell Davies That year: 1934, Classical music, English composer and conductor (1934-2016) (dead in 2016)
Death of Frederic Lillebridge That year: 1934, Classical music, pianist, music director, composer, musicologist (born in 1857)
09
Death of Juozas Naujalis That year: 1934, Classical music, Lithuanian conductor and composer (born in 1869)
10
Death of George Henschel That year: 1934, Classical music, German-born British baritone, pianist, conductor, and composer (born in 1850)
Birth of Alemdar Karamanov That year: 1934, Classical music, Ukrainian composer and pianist (1934-2007) (dead in 2007)
Birth of Larry Sitsky That year: 1934, Classical music, Australian composer
Birth of William Pearson That year: 1934, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 1995)
Death of Léon Froment That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1869)
12
Death of Adolf Ruthardt That year: 1934, Classical music, German piano teacher, composer and music editor (1849-1934) (born in 1849)
13
Birth of Tamara Milashkina That year: 1934, Classical music, Operatic soprano
16
Death of Marie Friberg That year: 1934, Classical music, Swedish actor and singer (1852-1934) (born in 1852)
17
Death of Edmund S J van der Straeten That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1855)
22
Death of Alfred Mello That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1872)
24
Death of Edwin Lemare That year: 1934, Classical music, British musician (1866-1934) (born in 1866)
26
Birth of Geoffrey Grey That year: 1934, Classical music, British composer
28
Death of Oskar von Riesemann That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1880)
29
Death of Fritz Kauffmann That year: 1934, Classical music, conductor (born in 1855)
30
Death of Emil Laukien That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1868)
October
01
Death of Armand Tridémy That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1843)
03
Death of Henri Marteau That year: 1934, Classical music, French violinist and composer (1874-1934) (born in 1874)
07
Birth of Feliksas Romualdas Bajoras That year: 1934, Classical music, composer, university teacher, violinist
Birth of Detlef Gojowy That year: 1934, Classical music, German musicologist and philologist (1934-2008) (dead in 2008)
10
Death of Clément Lippacher That year: 1934, Classical music, French composer and organist (born in 1850)
13
Death of Theodore Baker That year: 1934, Classical music, American musicologist (1851-1934) (born in 1851)
Birth of Alain Margoni That year: 1934, Classical music, French composer
14
Death of Leonid Sobinov That year: 1934, Classical music, Russian opera singer (born in 1872)
Death of Mikhail Matyushin That year: 1934, Classical music, Russian artist (1861-1934) (born in 1861)
18
Birth of Berit Lindholm That year: 1934, Classical music, Swedish actor and singer (1934-2023) (dead in 2023)
19
Birth of Benita Valente That year: 1934, Classical music, American singer
20
Birth of Timothy West That year: 1934, Classical music, British film, stage, and television actor
22
Birth of Donald McIntyre That year: 1934, Classical music, New Zealand opera singer
23
Inauguration: Brangwyn Hall That year: 1934, Classical music (Swansea, United Kingdom)
24
Birth of Hans Kraemmer That year: 1934, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (dead in 2021)
25
Birth of Pierre Ancelin That year: 1934, Classical music, French composer (dead in 2001)
26
Birth of Jakob Stämpfli That year: 1934, Classical music, singer (1934-2014) (dead in 2014)
Birth of Choi Chang-gwon That year: 1934, Classical music, South Korean composer (1934-2008) (dead in 2008)
27
Birth of Maxence Larrieu That year: 1934, Classical music, French musician
29
Birth of Franco Tagliavini That year: 1934, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 2010)
30
Birth of Frans Brüggen That year: 1934, Classical music, Dutch conductor, recorder player and baroque flautist (1934–2014) (dead in 2014)
31
Birth of Walter Steffens That year: 1934, Classical music, German composer
November
01
Birth of William Mathias That year: 1934, Classical music, Welsh composer (1934-1992) (dead in 1992)
Birth of Gillian Knight That year: 1934, Classical music, singer and actress
07
Birth of Ogtay Aghayev That year: 1934, Classical music, singer and actor (1934-2006) (dead in 2006)
08
Birth of Masato Usuki That year: 1934, Classical music, Japanese conductor and composer (1934-2011) (dead in 2011)
Death of Mathilde Fröhlich That year: 1934, Classical music, Austrian soprano (born in 1867)
14
Death of Raffaele Calace That year: 1934, Classical music, Italian musician (born in 1863)
Death of Blanche Ray Alden That year: 1934, Classical music, American pianist and composer (born in 1870)
19
Death of Luise Szabó That year: 1934, Classical music, (1904-1934) opera singer (born in 1904)
21
Death of Mon Schjelderup That year: 1934, Classical music, Pianist and composer (born in 1870)
Birth of David Hillman That year: 1934, Classical music, British opera singer, 1934-2009 (dead in 2009)
24
Birth of Alfred Schnittke That year: 1934, Classical music, German Soviet composer (dead in 1998)
26
Birth of Nada Ruždjak That year: 1934, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2012)
27
Birth of Alexandrina Miltcheva That year: 1934, Classical music, Bulgarian singer and opera singer
29
Inauguration: Palace of Fine Arts That year: 1934, Classical music (Mexico City, Mexico)
Birth of Günter Wewel That year: 1934, Classical music, German television presenter, singer and opera singer (dead in 2023)
Death of Werner Alberti That year: 1934, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher, actor (born in 1863)
December
01
Birth of Józef Kolesiński That year: 1934, Classical music, Polish singer
06
Birth of Arvīds Klišāns That year: 1934, Classical music, Latvian hornist
07
Birth of Werner Götz That year: 1934, Classical music, German opera singer
08
Death of Bernhard Sekles That year: 1934, Classical music, German composer (born in 1872)
09
Birth of Anton Djakov That year: 1934, Classical music, Swiss singer and opera singer (1934-2016) (dead in 2016)
11
Death of Paul Rougnon That year: 1934, Classical music, French composer (born in 1846)
14
Death of Vsevolod Cheshikhin That year: 1934, Classical music, writer, poet, translator, music critic, opinion journalist, jurist, judge, music teacher (born in 1865)
15
Birth of Raina Kabaivanska That year: 1934, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer
17
Birth of Levon Sayan That year: 1934, Classical music, French-Armenian impresario, producer, and operatic tenor
Death of Christiaan Kriens That year: 1934, Classical music, American composer and conductor (born in 1881)
18
Death of Antonio López Villanueva That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1863)
19
Death of Francis Planté That year: 1934, Classical music, French pianist (born in 1839)
21
Premiere of Lieutenant Kije That year: 1934, Classical music (Film score), Sergei Prokofiev
Premiere of Symphonic Suite from “Lieutenant Kijé”, Op. 60 That year: 1934, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Sergei Prokofiev
Premiere of 2 Songs from “Lieutenant Kijé”, Opp. 60a That year: 1934, Classical music (Song, lied), Sergei Prokofiev
Premiere of 2 Songs for orchestra from “Lieutenant Kijé”, Opp. 60b That year: 1934, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Sergei Prokofiev
Death of Henri Dallier That year: 1934, Classical music, French organist and composer (born in 1849)
Birth of Hendrik Krumm That year: 1934, Classical music, Soviet Estonian singer, opera singer and music educator (1934-1989) (dead in 1989)
Death of José Ribas That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1882)
23
Birth of Claudio Scimone That year: 1934, Classical music, Italian conductor (1934-2018) (dead in 2018)
Death of Eduardo Torres That year: 1934, Classical music, Organist and composer (born in 1872)
Death of Leonid Lisovsky That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1866)
26
Death of Władysław Krogulski That year: 1934, Classical music, actor (born in 1843)
27
Birth of Isaac Karabtchevsky That year: 1934, Classical music, Brazilian conductor
Death of Mathilde Sessi That year: 1934, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (1846-1934) (born in 1846)
30
Death of Peter Cornelius That year: 1934, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1865)
Also in December
Inception: Czech Singers Chorus That year: 1934, Classical music (Czechoslovakia) .
This was also in 1934
Inauguration: Abay Opera House That year: 1934, Classical music (Almaty, Kazakhstan). Inception: Orchestre National de France That year: 1934, Classical music (France). Death of Adolf Eckardt That year: 1934, Classical music, composer . Inception: Prague Symphony Orchestra That year: 1934, Classical music. Death of Ernst Eduard Taubert That year: 1934, Classical music, German composer (born in 1838) . Inception: Eesti Laulumehed That year: 1934, Classical music. Birth of Sylvia E. Hazlerig That year: 1934, Classical music, composer . Death of Arling Shaeffer That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1859) . Inception: Vermont Symphony Orchestra That year: 1934, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Hannes Kotka That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1898) . Inception: Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne That year: 1934, Classical music. Birth of Sajan Vladimirovitsj Radnaev That year: 1934, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2013) . Death of Henri Rosés That year: 1934, Classical music, composer . Birth of Jacqueline Martel That year: 1934, Classical music, Canadian soprano (dead in 2017) . Inception: Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra That year: 1934, Classical music (Germany). Birth of Peter Elvins That year: 1934, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2004) . Birth of Raffaele Cardone That year: 1934, Classical music, opera singer . Death of Ernst R. Kroeger That year: 1934, Classical music, American composer (1862-1934) (born in 1862) . Death of Alfred Ahlborn That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1851) . Birth of Patricia Johnson That year: 1934, Classical music, British operatic mezzo-soprano . Inception: Jenaer Philharmonie That year: 1934, Classical music. Death of Louis Boyer That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1880) . Inception: Rockford Symphony Orchestra That year: 1934, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Arthur Woodruff That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1853) . Death of Max Lippold That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1866) . Inauguration: Kyiv National Academic Theatre of Operetta That year: 1934, Classical music (Kyiv, Ukraine). Birth of Egon Schulz That year: 1934, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 2004) . Birth of Ali Dogan Sinangil That year: 1934, Classical music, Turkish composer . Death of Georg Beringer That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1875) . Death of Robert Goberna i Franchi That year: 1934, Classical music, Spanish businessperson and composer (1858-1934) (born in 1858) . Dissolution: London String Quartet That year: 1934, Classical music. Death of Alice Verlet That year: 1934, Classical music, singer (born in 1873) . Death of Frank Renard That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1866) . Birth of Joyce Blackham That year: 1934, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2018) . Death of Nikolay Nikolaevitsj Rozjdestvenskiy That year: 1934, Classical music, Russian opera singer (1888-1934) (born in 1888) . Birth of Unni Rugtvedt That year: 1934, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (dead in 1997) . Death of Pascal d' Aix That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1862) . Inception: Hartford Symphony Orchestra That year: 1934, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Louis Cottell That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1865) . Death of José Tragó That year: 1934, Classical music, Spanish pianist and composer (born in 1857) . Birth of Bill McCue That year: 1934, Classical music, traditional Scottish singer (1934-1999) (dead in 1999) . Inauguration: Glyndebourne Opera House That year: 1934, Classical music (Glyndebourne, United Kingdom). Death of Marie Jahn That year: 1934, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher (born in 1865) . Death of Joaquín María Vehils That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1857) . Birth of Daniel Rémy That year: 1934, Classical music, French violinist . Inception: Fujiwara Opera That year: 1934, Classical music. Inauguration: The Forum That year: 1934, Classical music (London Borough of Camden, United Kingdom). Dissolution: Bohemian Quartet That year: 1934, Classical music. Death of Irma Lozin That year: 1934, Classical music, Belgian opera singer (born in 1870) . Inception: Denver Symphony Orchestra That year: 1934, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Gloria Richard That year: 1934, Classical music, musician, opera singer . Inception: Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1934, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Olof Lemon That year: 1934, Classical music, Swedish actor (born in 1866) . Inauguration: De Doelen That year: 1934, Classical music (Rotterdam, Netherlands). Inception: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1934, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Glyndebourne Festival Opera That year: 1934, Classical music (Glyndebourne, United Kingdom). Death of Frederick Maxson That year: 1934, Classical music, American composer (born in 1862) . Death of Władysław Lubomirski That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1866) . Birth of Regina Sarfaty That year: 1934, Classical music, singer . Birth of Carmen Hanganu That year: 1934, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Death of Ernesto Centola That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1862) . Death of Annie Frances Loud That year: 1934, Classical music, composer (born in 1856) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Edward Elgar (age 77)
- Quintet for flute, 2 oboes, clarinet and bassoon, Op. 6 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Serenade (Work for soloist)
- Alexander Glazunov (age 69)
- Concerto for saxophone and string orchestra in E-flat major, Op. 109a (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Fantasy in G minor, Op. 110 (Work for soloist)
- Poème Epique (Work for orchestra)
- Sergei Rachmaninoff (age 61)
- Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini, Op. 43 That year: 1934, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Arnold Schoenberg (age 60)
- It is too dumb (Work for choir)
- He who wants to run with the world (Work for choir)
- Suite for orchestra in G major (Work for orchestra)
- Moderato (Work for soloist)
- Manuel de Falla (age 58)
- Fanfare on the name of Arbós (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Béla Bartók (age 53)
- String Quartet No. 5 That year: 1934, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Hungarian Folksong (Song, lied)
- Igor Stravinsky (age 52)
- Italian Suite for violin and piano from “Pulcinella” That year: 1934, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), published in 1920
- Divertimento from The Fairy's Kiss That year: 1934, Classical music (Ballet)
- Ave Maria (Work for choir)
- Sergei Prokofiev (age 43)
- 3 Pieces for piano, Opp. 59 (Work for soloist)
- Pensées, Op. 62 (Work for soloist)
- Darius Milhaud (age 42)
- Pan et la Syrinx, Op. 130 (Work for choir)
- Concertino de printemps, Op. 135 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Concerto No. 1, Op. 136 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Musical Exercise for pipe, Op. 134 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Un petit peu d'exercice, Op. 133 (Work for choir)
- Les amours de Ronsard, Op. 132 (Work for choir)
- Pan et la Syrinx, Op. 130 (Song, lied)
- Se plaire sur la même fleur, Op. 131 (Incidental music)
- L'hippocampe, Op. 137 (Film score)
- Tartarin de Tarascon, Op. 138 (Film score)
- Arthur Honegger (age 42)
- Short Suite for 2 instruments and piano (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Sémiramis (Ballet)
- L'idée (Film score)
- George Gershwin (age 36)
- Porgy and Bess That year: 1934, Classical music (Opera)
- Variations from “I Got Rhythm” That year: 1934, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Francis Poulenc (age 35)
- Villanelle for Pipe (pipeau) and Piano, Op. 74 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Improvisation No. 8, Op. 63 (Work for soloist)
- Improvisation No. 9, Op. 63 (Work for soloist)
- Improvisation No. 10, Op. 63, “Éloge des gammes” (Work for soloist)
- Presto in B-flat major, Op. 70 (Work for soloist)
- 2 Intermezzi, Opp. 71 (Work for soloist)
- Humoresque, Op. 72 (Work for soloist)
- Badinage, Op. 73 (Work for soloist)
- 8 Polish Songs, Opp. 69 (Song, lied)
- Aaron Copland (age 34)
- Hear Ye! Hear Ye! (Ballet)
- Statements (Work for orchestra)
- Into the Streets May First (Work for choir)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 28)
- Suite No. 1 for jazz band, Op. 38a That year: 1934, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40 That year: 1934, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Music to the animated film The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda, Op. 36 (Film score)
- The Human Comedy, Op. 37 (Incidental music)
- Love and Hate, Op. 38 (Film score)
- Moderato for cello and piano, Op. 40a (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Olivier Messiaen (age 26)
- The Ascension That year: 1934, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- l'Ascension (orgue) (Work for soloist)
- Samuel Barber (age 24)
- 3 Songs, Opp. 2 (Song, lied)
- Suite for carillon (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Benjamin Britten (age 21)
- Te Deum in C (Work for choir)
- Holiday Diary, Op. 5 (Work for soloist)