1937, from day to day
1937. With other artists, George Gershwin, Richard Strauss and Jean Sibelius influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Maurice Ravel. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Carmina Burana” de Carl Orff, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1937 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 440 of these moments for 1937.
The year 1937 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Birth of Carlos Prieto Jacqué That year: 1937, Classical music, Mexican musician
Birth of Rimma Moechtarovna Juldasjbaeva That year: 1937, Classical music, Russian opera singer and music educator
03
Birth of Zygmunt Konieczny That year: 1937, Classical music, Polish musician
04
Birth of Grace Bumbry That year: 1937, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 2023)
05
Death of Sofie Röhr-Brajnin That year: 1937, Classical music, Polish opera singer, music educator and singer (1861-1937) (born in 1861)
08
Birth of Robert Moran That year: 1937, Classical music, American composer
Death of Felix Körling That year: 1937, Classical music, Swedish composer, church musician and music teacher (born in 1864)
09
Premiere of String Quartet No. 4, Op. 37 That year: 1937, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), Arnold Schoenberg
10
Death of Clarence Eddy That year: 1937, Classical music, American organist and composer (born in 1851)
11
Death of Guido Peters That year: 1937, Classical music, Austrian composer and pianist (born in 1866)
12
Birth of Vicente Sardinero That year: 1937, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (1937-2002) (dead in 2002)
Death of Vincenzo Di Chiara That year: 1937, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1864)
13
Birth of Milka Stojanović That year: 1937, Classical music, singer (dead in 2023)
16
Birth of Hans-Martin Nau That year: 1937, Classical music, opera singer
17
Death of Philipp Gretscher That year: 1937, Classical music, German composer (born in 1859)
18
Birth of Maruja Troncoso Ortega That year: 1937, Classical music, Spanish opera singer
Death of Halina Krzyżanowska That year: 1937, Classical music, Polish-French pianist and composer (born in 1867)
19
Birth of Rudolf A. Hartmann That year: 1937, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 2006)
22
Death of Mary Helen Brown That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1865)
25
Death of Harold Samuel That year: 1937, Classical music, British musician (born in 1879)
26
Death of Mieczysław Apolinary Horbowski That year: 1937, Classical music, Polish singer (born in 1849)
27
Birth of John Ogdon That year: 1937, Classical music, English pianist and composer (1937-1989) (dead in 1989)
29
Birth of Ágnes Kriza That year: 1937, Classical music, (1937--1997) opera singer; theatre manager (dead in 1997)
30
Birth of Bohdan Riemer That year: 1937, Classical music, Polish composer
31
Birth of Philip Glass That year: 1937, Classical music, American composer (born 1937)
February
01
Birth of Vaclovas Daunoras That year: 1937, Classical music, Soviet singer, opera singer and music educator (dead in 2020)
02
Death of Fritz Fuhrmeister That year: 1937, Classical music, German pianist (born in 1862)
03
Death of Malwine Brée That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1851)
05
Birth of Wilfriede Günschel That year: 1937, Classical music, German opera singer (soprano)
06
Birth of Wiesław Ochman That year: 1937, Classical music, Polish singer
Death of Pier Adolfo Tirindelli That year: 1937, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1858)
07
Death of Gottfried Huppertz That year: 1937, Classical music, German composer (born in 1887)
08
Death of Delfino Menotti That year: 1937, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1858)
Death of Agostino Donini That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1874)
09
Birth of Hildegard Behrens That year: 1937, Classical music, German operatic soprano (1937-2009) (dead in 2009)
11
Birth of Catherine Gayer That year: 1937, Classical music, American musician, singer, opera singer and music educator
13
Birth of Anna Malewicz-Madey That year: 1937, Classical music, Polish mezzo-soprano opera vocalists
14
Death of Erkki Melartin That year: 1937, Classical music, Finnish conductor and composer (1875-1937) (born in 1875)
Birth of Jean Bonhomme That year: 1937, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (dead in 1986)
Death of Grigory Lyubomirsky That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1865)
15
Birth of Zoltán Peskó That year: 1937, Classical music, Hungarian conductor (dead in 2020)
23
Death of Leopold Julian Kronenberg That year: 1937, Classical music, Polish banker (born in 1849)
24
Birth of Leonid Lyubovsky That year: 1937, Classical music, Soviet composer and music educator (dead in 2021)
Birth of Aleksandr Nikolaevitsj Zagrebelniy That year: 1937, Classical music, singer (dead in 1993)
26
Birth of Zajtuna Gazizova That year: 1937, Classical music, Russian opera singer
27
Death of Hevesi Janka That year: 1937, Classical music, Hungarian singer (born in 1863)
March
01
Birth of Eugen Doga That year: 1937, Classical music, Moldovan composer
Birth of Ángeles Chamorro That year: 1937, Classical music, Spanish opera and zarzuela singer (dead in 2003)
02
Death of Gustav Wohlgemuth That year: 1937, Classical music, German conductor and choir director (born in 1863)
06
Birth of Paul Méfano That year: 1937, Classical music, French composer (dead in 2020)
Birth of Siegfried Vogel That year: 1937, Classical music, German opera singer
07
Death of Paul Bekker That year: 1937, Classical music, German musicologist (born in 1882)
09
Birth of Azio Corghi That year: 1937, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 2022)
Death of Georg Amft That year: 1937, Classical music, musician (born in 1873)
11
Death of Paul Scheinpflug That year: 1937, Classical music, German conductor and composer (born in 1875)
Premiere of L'Aiglon That year: 1937, Classical music (Opera), Arthur Honegger
Birth of Victoria Bezetti That year: 1937, Classical music, Romanian classical soprano
12
Death of Charles-Marie Widor That year: 1937, Classical music, French organist and composer (1844–1937) (born in 1844)
Death of Jenő Hubay That year: 1937, Classical music, Hungarian musician (born in 1858)
Birth of Zurab Sotkilava That year: 1937, Classical music, Georgian opera singer (1937-2017) (dead in 2017)
Birth of Elizabeth Vaughan That year: 1937, Classical music, Welsh opera singer
13
Birth of David Cameron That year: 1937, Classical music, composer
15
Birth of Georges Delvallée That year: 1937, Classical music, French organist
Birth of Dave Saul That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (dead in 2013)
16
Death of Eduardo Bottigliero That year: 1937, Classical music, Italian organist and composer (born in 1864)
17
Birth of Václav Hálek That year: 1937, Classical music, Czech composer (1937-2014) (dead in 2014)
18
Death of Mélanie Bonis That year: 1937, Classical music, French composer (1858-1937) (born in 1858)
20
Death of Tieste Wilmant That year: 1937, Classical music, Italian baritone (born in 1859)
22
Birth of Angelo Badalamenti That year: 1937, Classical music, American composer (dead in 2022)
Death of Thorvald Aagaard That year: 1937, Classical music, Danish composer, organist and college teacher (born in 1877)
Death of Joseph Sieulle That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1883)
24
Birth of Benjamin Luxon That year: 1937, Classical music, British opera singer
25
Birth of Yevgeny Raikov That year: 1937, Classical music, Russian actor, singer and opera singer (dead in 2010)
Birth of Vincentas Kuprys That year: 1937, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer
Death of Heghine Ghorghanyan That year: 1937, Classical music, singer, music teacher (born in 1864)
26
Birth of Bjørn Lie-Hansen That year: 1937, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (1937-2018) (dead in 2018)
27
Death of Kajetán Tichý That year: 1937, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer, choirmaster and organist (born in 1859)
28
Death of Josef Klička That year: 1937, Classical music, Czech conductor, violinist, music educator, composer and organist (1855-1937) (born in 1855)
Death of Paul Wetzger That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1870)
29
Death of Karol Szymanowski That year: 1937, Classical music, Polish composer (1882–1937) (born in 1882)
Death of Feodor Koenemann That year: 1937, Classical music, Russian musician (1873-1937) (born in 1873)
April
01
Birth of Kaljo Johannson That year: 1937, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2017)
03
Birth of Vojtech Kocián That year: 1937, Classical music, Slovak opera singer
Birth of Shuku Iwasaki That year: 1937, Classical music, Japanese pianist
07
Death of Antonín Karas That year: 1937, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1869)
08
Death of Arthur Foote That year: 1937, Classical music, American composer (born in 1853)
Death of William Henry Hadow That year: 1937, Classical music, British educational innovator/reformer, composer, and musicologist (1859-1937) (born in 1859)
09
Death of Harry J. Lincoln That year: 1937, Classical music, American composer (1878-1937) (born in 1878)
10
Death of Algernon Ashton That year: 1937, Classical music, English Composer and Piano Teacher (1859-1937) (born in 1859)
Publishing of The Traveller without Luggage, Op. 157 That year: 1937, Classical music (Incidental music), Darius Milhaud
11
Birth of Lando Bartolini That year: 1937, Classical music, Italian opera singer
12
Birth of Oslavio Di Credico That year: 1937, Classical music, Italian tenor (dead in 2006)
15
Death of Nikolai Artsybushev That year: 1937, Classical music, Russian lawyer, publisher and promoter (1858-1937) (born in 1858)
18
Birth of Keiko Abe That year: 1937, Classical music, Japanese composer and marimba player
Birth of Rostyslav Babych That year: 1937, Classical music, composer, music teacher, conductor (dead in 2021)
19
Birth of Klaus Thunemann That year: 1937, Classical music, German bassoonist
20
Death of Virgilio Ranzato That year: 1937, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1882)
Birth of Svend Nielsen That year: 1937, Classical music, composer
22
Birth of Kim Bazarsadaev That year: 1937, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1937-2002) (dead in 2002)
23
Birth of Tamara Boboshko That year: 1937, Classical music, opera singer
25
Inauguration: Belarusian State Philharmonic That year: 1937, Classical music (Belarus)
26
Birth of Bernhard Kontarsky That year: 1937, Classical music, German musician
27
Premiere of Card Game That year: 1937, Classical music (Ballet), Igor Stravinsky
Birth of Adalbert Kraus That year: 1937, Classical music, German singer
Death of Gustav Schützendorf That year: 1937, Classical music, German baritone (born in 1883)
30
Death of Carel van Butter That year: 1937, Classical music, Dutch singer (born in 1881)
May
01
Birth of Béla Kovács That year: 1937, Classical music, Hungarian clarinetist (1937–2021) (dead in 2021)
Death of Herbert Hughes That year: 1937, Classical music, Irish composer, music critic and collector of folk songs (born in 1882)
02
Death of Arthur Somervell That year: 1937, Classical music, British composer and art song writer (1863-1937) (born in 1863)
03
Birth of Agim Krajka That year: 1937, Classical music, Albanian pianist (dead in 2021)
Death of Ivan Steshenko That year: 1937, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (born in 1894)
04
Death of Gina Oselio That year: 1937, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (1858-1937) (born in 1858)
Death of Vasily Petrov That year: 1937, Classical music, Russian singer (1875-1937) (born in 1875)
Birth of Marisa Robles That year: 1937, Classical music, Spanish musician
06
Death of Charles Lincoln Edwards That year: 1937, Classical music, American zoologist (born in 1863)
07
Death of W. O. Forsyth That year: 1937, Classical music, Canadian pianist and composer (born in 1859)
Death of Alfonso de Silva Santisteban That year: 1937, Classical music, Peruvian composer and pianist (1902-1937) (born in 1902)
09
Death of Fridthjov Anderssen That year: 1937, Classical music, Norwegian composer and musician (born in 1876)
Birth of Clara Bonaldi That year: 1937, Classical music, French violinist (dead in 2006)
11
Death of Viliam Figuš-Bystrý That year: 1937, Classical music, Slovak composer and teacher (1875-1937) (born in 1875)
Birth of Eyvind Solås That year: 1937, Classical music, Norwegian musician and actor (dead in 2011)
12
Birth of David Krivitsky That year: 1937, Classical music, Soviet composer (1937-2010) (dead in 2010)
13
Death of Evelyn Faltis That year: 1937, Classical music, Bohemian composer (born in 1887)
14
Birth of Nicola Sgrò That year: 1937, Classical music, Italian conductor and composer (1937-2019) (dead in 2019)
Death of Hilmar Mückenberger That year: 1937, Classical music, German composer (born in 1855)
18
Death of Alfred Bauberger That year: 1937, Classical music, opera singer, stage actor (born in 1866)
19
Death of Marie Selika Williams That year: 1937, Classical music, American operatic soprano, known as "the Queen of Staccato" (born in 1849)
21
Birth of Vladislav Kazenin That year: 1937, Classical music, Russian composer (dead in 2014)
22
Birth of Agshin Alizadeh That year: 1937, Classical music, Azerbaijani composer (1937-2014) (dead in 2014)
26
Birth of Ron Holgate That year: 1937, Classical music, American actor, director and opera singer
Death of Bertha May Crawford That year: 1937, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (1886-1937) (born in 1886)
Birth of Yehuda Yannay That year: 1937, Classical music, Romanian-Israeli composer
29
Birth of Henn Pai That year: 1937, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (1937-2021) (dead in 2021)
Death of Karl Wolfrum That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1856)
June
01
Birth of Lusine Zakaryan That year: 1937, Classical music, Armenian soprano (dead in 1992)
02
Death of Louis Vierne That year: 1937, Classical music, French organist and composer (born in 1870)
Premiere of Lulu That year: 1937, Classical music (Opera), Alban Berg
Premiere of 5 Symphonic Pieces, “Lulu-Suite” That year: 1937, Classical music (Song, lied), Alban Berg
Birth of Endre Ütő That year: 1937, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (1937-2017) (dead in 2017)
Birth of Junsang Bahk That year: 1937, Classical music, South Korean composer
03
Death of Ernesto Tagliaferri That year: 1937, Classical music, Italian musician (1889-1937) (born in 1889)
Birth of Valerie Masterson That year: 1937, Classical music, singer and actress
06
Birth of Mechthild Gessendorf That year: 1937, Classical music, German opera singer and singer
07
Birth of Neeme Järvi That year: 1937, Classical music, Estonian conductor
Death of Hugo Röhr That year: 1937, Classical music, German conductor and composer (1866-1937) (born in 1866)
Death of Cayo Vela Marqueta That year: 1937, Classical music, Spanish composer (1885-1937) (born in 1884)
08
Premiere of Carmina Burana That year: 1937, Classical music (Work for choir), Carl Orff
10
Death of Ferdinand Sabathil That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (1852-1937) (born in 1852)
15
Birth of Karl Leister That year: 1937, Classical music, German classical clarinet player
Birth of Rolf Riehm That year: 1937, Classical music, German composer and oboist
20
Birth of Stafford Dean That year: 1937, Classical music, British opera singer
30
Birth of Michael von Biel That year: 1937, Classical music, German composer, cellist, and graphic artist, born 1937
July
01
Birth of Edvardas Kaniava That year: 1937, Classical music, Lithuanian singer, opera singer, politician and music educator
05
Death of Baptist Hoffmann That year: 1937, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1863-1937) (born in 1863)
Death of Hermann Bachmann That year: 1937, Classical music, singer, opera singer and music educator (1864-1937) (born in 1864)
Birth of Nikolay Okhotnikov That year: 1937, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (dead in 2017)
Birth of Valentino Donella That year: 1937, Classical music, composer
06
Birth of Vladimir Ashkenazy That year: 1937, Classical music, Icelandic pianist and conductor from Russia
Death of Ernesto Badini That year: 1937, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1876)
10
Death of Attilio Brugnoli That year: 1937, Classical music, Italian pianist (1880-1937) (born in 1880)
11
Death of George Gershwin That year: 1937, Classical music, American composer and pianist (1898–1937) (born in 1898)
Birth of Jeannette Pilou That year: 1937, Classical music, Italian soprano of Greek parentage and Egyptian birth (dead in 2020)
Death of Marcia Van Dresser That year: 1937, Classical music, American operatic soprano and actress (born in 1877)
12
Birth of Aron Aronov That year: 1937, Classical music, Bulgarian tenor (dead in 2022)
13
Death of Jan Zwart That year: 1937, Classical music, Dutch composer (born in 1877)
17
Death of Gabriel Pierné That year: 1937, Classical music, French composer, conductor, and organist (born in 1863)
Death of Alfred Redhead That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1855)
21
Birth of Leoš Faltus That year: 1937, Classical music, Czech music educator and composer
22
Death of Marie Parcello That year: 1937, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1860)
23
Birth of Thomas Herndon That year: 1937, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 1981)
Death of Charles Henry Mills That year: 1937, Classical music, English-American composer and administrator (born in 1873)
24
Death of Pietro Magri That year: 1937, Classical music, Italian organist and choir director (1873-1937) (born in 1873)
25
Birth of Magdalena Cononovici That year: 1937, Classical music, Romanian soprano
28
Death of Muslim Magomayev That year: 1937, Classical music, Azerbaijani composer and conductor (born in 1885)
Death of Julie Rivé-King That year: 1937, Classical music, Pianist and composer (1854-1937) (born in 1854)
30
Birth of Tonny Landy That year: 1937, Classical music, Danish tenor and actor
August
01
Birth of Dejan Bravničar That year: 1937, Classical music, Slovenian musician (1937-2018) (dead in 2018)
02
Birth of Gundula Janowitz That year: 1937, Classical music, (1937 - ) Austrian opera soprano
03
Birth of Endre Granat That year: 1937, Classical music, Hungarian violinist
05
Birth of Pierre Bartholomée That year: 1937, Classical music, Belgian conductor and omposer
Death of Karel Haak That year: 1937, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and choirmaster (born in 1853)
08
Birth of Ivo Kuusk That year: 1937, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (dead in 2023)
09
Birth of Stane Koritnik That year: 1937, Classical music, Slovene baritone, born 1937 in Lozice, Slovenia and died 6 February 2014 in Šempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia. (dead in 2014)
11
Death of Stéphan Elmas That year: 1937, Classical music, Armenian composer, pianist and teacher (born in 1864)
Birth of Barbara Smith Conrad That year: 1937, Classical music, singer (1937-2017) (dead in 2017)
12
Death of Leo Moeremans That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1861)
13
Birth of Felicia Weathers That year: 1937, Classical music, American opera singer
15
Death of Mihail Karakaš That year: 1937, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher (born in 1887)
16
Birth of David Behrman That year: 1937, Classical music, American composer
18
Death of Antonín Hradil That year: 1937, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator, composer and organist (1874-1937) (born in 1874)
Birth of Joy Davidson That year: 1937, Classical music, American opera singer
20
Birth of Jean-Louis Petit That year: 1937, Classical music, Composer and organist
Birth of Andrii Ishchenko That year: 1937, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2005)
Birth of Grigoriy Khersonskiy That year: 1937, Classical music, Soviet trombonist
22
Birth of Enrique García Asensio That year: 1937, Classical music, Spanish conductor
Birth of Lyudmyla Tsurkan That year: 1937, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer and music educator (dead in 2019)
Death of Louis Frémaux That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1876)
23
Death of Albert Roussel That year: 1937, Classical music, French composer (1869–1937) (born in 1869)
24
Birth of Juan Carlos Gebelin That year: 1937, Classical music, Lyric singer (dead in 2004)
29
Birth of Valery Egudin That year: 1937, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1937-2007) (dead in 2007)
31
Birth of Leif Roar That year: 1937, Classical music, Danish opera singer and singer (1937-2003) (dead in 2003)
Death of Sergey Rosanov That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1870)
September
01
Birth of Anita Salta That year: 1937, Classical music, American singer, opera singer, voice teacher and music educator
05
Birth of Antoinette Miggiani That year: 1937, Classical music, singer
06
Death of Henry Kimball Hadley That year: 1937, Classical music, American composer (1871-1937) (born in 1871)
Birth of Wolf-Dieter Hauschild That year: 1937, Classical music, German conductor (dead in 2023)
07
Birth of Olly Wilson That year: 1937, Classical music, African American composer (1937-2018) (dead in 2018)
Birth of Vladislav Uspensky That year: 1937, Classical music, Russian composer (dead in 2004)
09
Birth of Eduard Serov That year: 1937, Classical music, Russian conductor (dead in 2016)
Birth of Ana Maria Miranda That year: 1937, Classical music, opera singer
13
Birth of Lyudmila Erofeeva That year: 1937, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (1937–2003) (dead in 2003)
16
Birth of Tibor Kelen That year: 1937, Classical music, Hungarian singer (1938-2001) (dead in 2001)
19
Death of John Piersol McCaskey That year: 1937, Classical music, American politician (born in 1837)
22
Birth of Franco Petracchi That year: 1937, Classical music, Italian musician
23
Death of Albert Seitz That year: 1937, Classical music, French musician (1872-1937) (born in 1872)
24
Birth of Pablo Elvira That year: 1937, Classical music, Puerto Rican opera singer (dead in 2000)
27
Birth of Franz Grundheber That year: 1937, Classical music, German operatic baritone
28
Birth of Stefka Todorova That year: 1937, Classical music, (1937-1997) (dead in 1997)
29
Death of Marie Růžičková-Strozzi That year: 1937, Classical music, Croatian actor (born in 1850)
30
Birth of Valentyn Sylvestrov That year: 1937, Classical music, Ukrainian pianist and composer
October
04
Inauguration: Civic Center Music Hall That year: 1937, Classical music (Oklahoma City, United States of America)
Birth of Urszula Trawińska-Moroz That year: 1937, Classical music, Polish opera singer
05
Birth of Ján Szelepcsényi That year: 1937, Classical music, conductor, composer, university teacher, diplomat, musicologist, opinion journalist
06
Death of Stanisław Lipski That year: 1937, Classical music, Polish composer (born in 1880)
Death of Valéry Hussonmorel That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1851)
09
Death of August de De Boeck That year: 1937, Classical music, Flemish composer, organist and music pedagogue (1865-1937) (born in 1865)
Inauguration: Complex "Bulgaria" That year: 1937, Classical music (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Birth of Joan Carden That year: 1937, Classical music, singer
11
Death of Armand Vivet That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1869)
13
Birth of Loris Tjeknavorian That year: 1937, Classical music, Iranian conductor and composer
Death of William Henry Pommer That year: 1937, Classical music, American composer (born in 1851)
15
Birth of Hallgerd Benum Dahl That year: 1937, Classical music, opera singer
Birth of Ivo Beikircher That year: 1937, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2022)
17
Death of Paul Lhérie That year: 1937, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1844)
Death of Ludvig Birkedal-Barfod That year: 1937, Classical music, Danish musician (born in 1850)
Birth of Nonna Surzhyna That year: 1937, Classical music, Ukrainian singer, opera singer and music educator
Birth of Bálint Horváth That year: 1937, Classical music, (1937--2020) opera singer (dead in 2020)
18
Birth of Catarina Ligendza That year: 1937, Classical music, Swedish soprano opera singer
19
Death of Ragna Foss That year: 1937, Classical music, Norwegian operasinger (born in 1884)
20
Death of Josef Přibík That year: 1937, Classical music, Czech conductor and composer (born in 1855)
Birth of Saule Kurmangaliyeva That year: 1937, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (dead in 2020)
Death of Emil Söchting That year: 1937, Classical music, musicologist (born in 1858)
22
Birth of Tadeáš Salva That year: 1937, Classical music, composer and university teacher (1937-1995) (dead in 1995)
24
Death of Ferdinand Küchler That year: 1937, Classical music, German musician (born in 1867)
26
Birth of Raija Määttänen That year: 1937, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (dead in 2015)
Death of Mikuláš Jan Demkov That year: 1937, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1878)
28
Birth of Marie-Françoise Bucquet That year: 1937, Classical music, French classical pianist (dead in 2018)
29
Death of Carl Streitmann That year: 1937, Classical music, Austrian actor and opera singer (1858-1937) (born in 1858)
30
Death of Felix von Kraus That year: 1937, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1870)
Birth of Salvador Novoa That year: 1937, Classical music, Operatic tenor
November
02
Death of Maude Valerie White That year: 1937, Classical music, French-born English composer (born in 1855)
04
Death of Rogelio del Villar That year: 1937, Classical music, Spanish author (born in 1875)
05
Death of Nils Larsen That year: 1937, Classical music, Norwegian composer (1888-1937) (born in 1888)
06
Birth of Leo Goeke That year: 1937, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 2012)
07
Birth of Patricia Brooks That year: 1937, Classical music, American lyric soprano (1933–1993) (dead in 1993)
Death of Maxmilian Bittner-Waldmüller That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1894)
12
Death of Paul Fauchet That year: 1937, Classical music, French conductor, composer and musicologist (1881-1937) (born in 1881)
13
Birth of Marta Lambertini That year: 1937, Classical music, Argentine composer (dead in 2019)
17
Death of Kōichi Kishi That year: 1937, Classical music, Japanese composer, conductor, and violinist (born in 1909)
20
Birth of René Kollo That year: 1937, Classical music, German opera singer
Birth of Ruth Laredo That year: 1937, Classical music, American classical pianist (dead in 2005)
21
Premiere of Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 That year: 1937, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Dmitri Shostakovich
22
Birth of Nikolai Kapustin That year: 1937, Classical music, Soviet and Russian composer and pianist (dead in 2020)
23
Death of Louis Victor Saar That year: 1937, Classical music, Dutch-born American pianist, teacher, and composer (1868-1937) (born in 1868)
Death of Herbert Bunning That year: 1937, Classical music, English composer and musical director (born in 1863)
24
Death of William 'Tell' Taylor That year: 1937, Classical music, American songwriter, lyricist, traveling vaudeville performer, tenor vocalist, playwright, and music publisher (1876-1937). (born in 1876)
Death of Victor Sokovnin That year: 1937, Classical music, Russian opera singer (1886-1937) (born in 1886)
25
Death of Carl Frühling That year: 1937, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1868)
26
Premiere of Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23 That year: 1937, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), Robert Schumann
29
Death of Franz Schollar That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1859)
Also in November
Birth of Gabriel Fumet That year: 1937, Classical music, flautist .
December
01
Birth of Muriel Costa-Greenspon That year: 1937, Classical music, singer (dead in 2005)
03
Birth of Toktonali Seytaliev That year: 1937, Classical music, Soviet singer, opera singer and music educator (dead in 2021)
04
Death of Rodolfo Falvo That year: 1937, Classical music, Italian musician (born in 1874)
Birth of Artur Korn That year: 1937, Classical music, German opera singer
05
Death of Henning Hugo Malm That year: 1937, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (born in 1872)
08
Death of Adele aus der Ohe That year: 1937, Classical music, German pianist and composer (1861-1937) (born in 1861)
Birth of Mykola Ohrenych That year: 1937, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer (1937-2000) (dead in 2000)
Death of Wallace Arthur Sabin That year: 1937, Classical music, American organist and composer of English birth (born in 1869)
11
Birth of Jan Bach That year: 1937, Classical music, American composer (dead in 2020)
Birth of Vessa Hanssen That year: 1937, Classical music, Female opera singer from Norway (dead in 2008)
Birth of Jitka Pavlová That year: 1937, Classical music, Czechoslovak opera singer
12
Birth of Roberto Benzi That year: 1937, Classical music, French conductor
13
Death of James H. Phillpot That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1861)
15
Death of Vilhelm Herold That year: 1937, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1865)
16
Death of Aleksandr Zhitomirsky That year: 1937, Classical music, Soviet composer (1881-1937) (born in 1881)
18
Birth of Knut Skram That year: 1937, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer
Death of Hans Patek That year: 1937, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1857)
21
Death of Meliton Balanchivadze That year: 1937, Classical music, Georgian musician (1862-1937) (born in 1862)
22
Birth of Pierre Cao That year: 1937, Classical music, Luxembourgian musician, conductor, and composer
23
Death of Muriel Foster That year: 1937, Classical music, British opera singer (1877-1937) (born in 1877)
26
Death of Ivor Gurney That year: 1937, Classical music, British composer and poet (born in 1890)
Birth of Teresa Kubiak That year: 1937, Classical music, Polish soprano
Birth of Jiří Kout That year: 1937, Classical music, Czech conductor
Death of Dan Beddoe That year: 1937, Classical music, British opera singer (1863-1937) (born in 1863)
28
Death of Maurice Ravel That year: 1937, Classical music, French composer (1875-1937) (born in 1875)
Birth of Rita Orlandi-Malaspina That year: 1937, Classical music, Italian operatic soprano (dead in 2017)
Birth of Klaus Hirte That year: 1937, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 2002)
29
Death of Jan Kersbergen That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1857)
30
Birth of Tsisana Tatishvili That year: 1937, Classical music, Georgian opera singer and music educator (dead in 2017)
31
Death of Ernesto de De Curtis That year: 1937, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1875)
Birth of Kay Jaffee That year: 1937, Classical music, performer
This was also in 1937
Inception: Rhodes Singers That year: 1937, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Quý Dương That year: 1937, Classical music, singer and composer (dead in 2011) . Birth of Kenneth Woollam That year: 1937, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2020) . Birth of John Brecknock That year: 1937, Classical music, English operatic tenor (dead in 2017) . Death of Capiton Zaporojetz That year: 1937, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer (born in 1880) . Birth of Józef Radwan That year: 1937, Classical music, Polish conductor (dead in 2009) . Death of Emma Steinbach That year: 1937, Classical music, (1854-1937) (born in 1854) . Death of Giuseppe Rachel That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1858) . Birth of Eleonora Testeļeca That year: 1937, Classical music, Latvian cellist . Death of Anna Erichsen That year: 1937, Classical music, singer, opera singer (born in 1874) . Death of Henri Libert That year: 1937, Classical music, French composer and organist (born in 1869) . Death of Frederick Newell Shackley That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1868) . Birth of Tiit Tralla That year: 1937, Classical music, Estonian opera singer . Death of Anna Jäger That year: 1937, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1862) . Death of Cecil Baumer That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1891) . Death of Franciszek Walczyński That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1852) . Inception: Des Moines Symphony That year: 1937, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Komorni zbor RTV Slovenija That year: 1937, Classical music (Slovenia). Death of Cinira Polonio That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1858) . Death of Walter Henry Lewis That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1866) . Inception: Brahe Djäknar That year: 1937, Classical music (Finland). Death of Carl Kiefert That year: 1937, Classical music, composer and conductor (born in 1855) . Death of Henri José That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1893) . Death of Jules Brosset That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1852) . Death of Caro Roma That year: 1937, Classical music, American opera singer and composer (born in 1866) . Birth of Marie-Luise Gilles That year: 1937, Classical music, German mezzo-soprano . Inception: Wartburg Choir That year: 1937, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Louis Delaquerrière That year: 1937, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1856) . Birth of Slavka Taskova Paoletti That year: 1937, Classical music, Bulgarian-Italian soprano . Inception: Tehran Symphony Orchestra That year: 1937, Classical music. Birth of Bernard Sinclair That year: 1937, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 2015) . Birth of Yoshihisa Taira That year: 1937, Classical music, Japanese-born French composer (dead in 2005) . Inception: Oulu Symphony Orchestra That year: 1937, Classical music (Finland). Death of Natalia Ermolenko-Yuzhina That year: 1937, Classical music, singer (born in 1881) . Birth of Michael Aspinall That year: 1937, Classical music, British singer and opera singer . Inception: Louisville Orchestra That year: 1937, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Charles van Tassel That year: 1937, Classical music, Dutch singer (dead in 2013) . Inception: American Boychoir School That year: 1937, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Nederlands Kamerkoor That year: 1937, Classical music (Netherlands). Death of Charles J. Gebest That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1872) . Death of Loraine Wyman That year: 1937, Classical music, American folksinger (born in 1885) . Death of Carl Albert Tietzel That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1860) . Death of Fernando Autori That year: 1937, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1884) . Birth of Arie Vardi That year: 1937, Classical music, Israeli pianist, conductor and music teacher . Inception: Vlaams Radiokoor That year: 1937, Classical music (Belgium). Inception: Canton Symphony Orchestra That year: 1937, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Riccardo Barthelemy That year: 1937, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1869) . Inception: San Jose Symphony That year: 1937, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Rimma Bobritskaïa That year: 1937, Classical music, Russian pianist . Death of Francisco Hernández Monjo That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1862) . Inauguration: Shalkyma Concert Hall That year: 1937, Classical music (Karaganda, Kazakhstan). Death of Maurice Arnold Strothotte That year: 1937, Classical music, American composer (born in 1865) . Death of Oliver Ditson Co. That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1842) . Inception: Antwerp Symphony Orchestra That year: 1937, Classical music (Belgium). Birth of Fritz Brodersen That year: 1937, Classical music, composer . Death of Saturnin Paraire That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1883) . Death of Semyon Panchenko That year: 1937, Classical music, composer (born in 1887) . Death of Graham Peel That year: 1937, Classical music, English composer (born in 1878) . Inauguration: Voronezh Philharmonic Hall That year: 1937, Classical music (Voronezh, Russia).
Works (composition or publishing)
- Richard Strauss (age 73)
- Manuel de Falla (age 61)
- Himno marcial (Song, lied)
- Béla Bartók (age 56)
- Violin Concerto No. 2 That year: 1937, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), published in 1946
- Concerto for 2 pianos, percussions and orchestra That year: 1937, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), composed in 1940
- Sonata for 2 pianos and percussions That year: 1937, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Igor Stravinsky (age 55)
- Prelude for jazz band (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Sergei Prokofiev (age 46)
- Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution, Op. 74 (Work for choir)
- Songs of Our Days, Op. 76 (Work for choir)
- 4 Marches for military orchestra, Opp. 69 (Work for orchestra)
- Darius Milhaud (age 45)
- Cantate de la paix, Op. 166 (Work for choir)
- Les deux cités, Op. 170 (Work for choir)
- Cantate nuptial, Op. 168 (Song, lied)
- Cantate de l'Homme, Op. 164 (Work for choir)
- L'opéra du gueux, Op. 171 (Opera)
- Le carnaval de Londres, Op. 172 (Work for orchestra)
- L'oiseau, Op. 181 (Work for orchestra)
- Scaramouche, Opp. 165 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Suite on a theme by Corrette, Op. 161b (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Scaramouche, Op. 165b (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Main tendue à tous, Op. 169 (Work for choir)
- 5 Songs, Opp. 167 (Song, lied)
- Rondeau, Op. 178 (Song, lied)
- Airs populaires palestiniens, Opp. 179 (Song, lied)
- Quatrain, Op. 180 (Song, lied)
- 5 Songs, Opp. 167 (Song, lied)
- Prends cette rose, Op. 183 (Song, lied)
- Le trompeur de Séville, Op. 152e (Incidental music)
- La duchesse d'Amalfi, Op. 160 (Incidental music)
- Roméo et Juliette, Op. 161 (Incidental music)
- Liberté, Op. 163 (Incidental music)
- Le médecin volant, Op. 165 (Incidental music)
- Naissance d'une cité, Opp. 173 (Incidental music)
- Macbeth, Op. 175 (Incidental music)
- Hécube, Op. 177 (Incidental music)
- Fête de la musique, Light and Water Spectacle, Op. 159 (Incidental music)
- Mollénard, Op. 174 (Film score)
- La citadelle du silence, Op. 176 (Film score)
- Grands feux, Op. 182 (Film score)
- La conquête du ciel, Op. 184 (Film score)
- Arthur Honegger (age 45)
- String Quartet No. 3 in E (Work for chamber orchestra)
- The Thousand and One Nights (Work for orchestra)
- Scenic Railway (Work for soloist)
- The Song of Songs (Ballet)
- A White Bird Has Flown Away (Ballet)
- Les Petites Cardinales (Opera)
- Prelude á la Mort de Jaurès (Liberté) (Incidental music)
- 2 Songs (Incidental music)
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold (age 40)
- Violin Concerto, Op. 35 That year: 1937, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Another Dawn (Film score)
- The Prince And The Pauper (Film score)
- Songs of the Clown, Opp. 29 (Song, lied)
- George Gershwin (age 39)
- Walking the Dog ( for Shall We Dance) (Film score)
- Francis Poulenc (age 38)
- Sécheresses, Op. 90 (Work for choir)
- Mass in G major, Op. 89 (Work for choir)
- 2 Marches et un intermède, Opp. 88 (Work for orchestra)
- Bourrée, au pavillon d’Auvergne (À l’exposition), Op. 87 (Work for soloist)
- Tel jour, telle nuit, Opp. 86 (Song, lied)
- 3 Poems, Opp. 91 (Song, lied)
- Aaron Copland (age 37)
- The Second Hurricane (Opera)
- Sextet (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Prairie Journal (Music Radio) (Work for orchestra)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 31)
- The Return of Maxim, Op. 45 (Film score)
- 4 Romances, Opp. 46 (Song, lied)
- Volochayev Days, Op. 48 (Film score)
- Olivier Messiaen (age 29)
- Fêtes des belles eaux (Work for chamber orchestra)
- O sacrum convivium ! (Work for choir)
- Samuel Barber (age 27)
- First Essay for orchestra, Op. 12 (Work for orchestra)
- Reincarnations, Opp. 16 (Work for choir)
- 10 Early songs (Song, lied)
- Benjamin Britten (age 24)
- Variations on a theme by Frank Bridge, Op. 10 That year: 1937, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Mont Juic, Op. 12 (Work for orchestra)
- The Company of Heaven (Work for choir)
- On this Island, Op. 11 (Song, lied)
- On this Island (Song, lied)
- Henri Dutilleux (age 21)
- Barque d'or (Song, lied)