1942, from day to day
1942. With other artists, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Arnold Schoenberg and Pietro Mascagni influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Daniel Barenboim, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, “Leningrad”” 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 1942 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 400 of these moments for 1942.
The year 1942 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Death of Jaroslav Ježek That year: 1942, Classical music, Czech conductor, Esperantist, composer and jazz musician (born in 1906)
Death of Charles Hackett That year: 1942, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1889)
03
Death of Julius Conus That year: 1942, Classical music, Russian Empire and Soviet violinist and composer (born in 1869)
Death of Alexander Flessburg That year: 1942, Classical music, German actor and opera singer (born in 1883)
04
Death of Leon Jessel That year: 1942, Classical music, German composer (1871-1942) (born in 1871)
05
Birth of Maurizio Pollini That year: 1942, Classical music, Italian musician
06
Death of Emma Calvé That year: 1942, Classical music, French operatic soprano (1858-1942) (born in 1858)
Death of Carlo Perinello That year: 1942, Classical music, Italian composer (1877-1942) (born in 1877)
Birth of Jerzy Erdman That year: 1942, Classical music, organist (dead in 2000)
07
Birth of Horațiu Rădulescu That year: 1942, Classical music, Romanian composer (1942-2008) (dead in 2008)
08
Death of Catharinus Elling That year: 1942, Classical music, Norwegian musician, composer, musicologist, and music educator (born in 1858)
11
Death of Meyrianne Héglon That year: 1942, Classical music, Belgian lyric artist of Danish origin (1867-1942) (born in 1867)
13
Death of Amadeu Cuscó i Panadès That year: 1942, Classical music, Spanish pianist, bandmaster and composer (born in 1876)
Birth of Mati Palm That year: 1942, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (dead in 2018)
14
Birth of Vidutis Bakas That year: 1942, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer
Birth of Nina Tychynska That year: 1942, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer (1942-1989) (dead in 1989)
15
Death of Domenico Monleone That year: 1942, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1875)
16
Premiere of Diversions, Op. 21 That year: 1942, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), Benjamin Britten
17
Birth of Ulf Hoelscher That year: 1942, Classical music, German violinist
Death of Helmut Bräutigam That year: 1942, Classical music, German composer (born in 1914)
Birth of Fumiaki Kuriyama That year: 1942, Classical music, choir director, conductor
21
Birth of Georgy Zastavny That year: 1942, Classical music, Soviet Russian singer (dead in 2002)
25
Death of Désiré Pauwels That year: 1942, Classical music, Belgian musician (born in 1861)
27
Birth of Attila Kovács That year: 1942, Classical music, (1942–) Romanian opera singer
Birth of Attila Kovács That year: 1942, Classical music, (1942–) Romanian opera singer
28
Death of Pablo Luna That year: 1942, Classical music, Spanish composer (1879-1942) (born in 1879)
Death of Tamaki Tokuyama That year: 1942, Classical music, Japanese baritone singer (born in 1903)
29
Death of Gerald Walenn That year: 1942, Classical music, Australian composer (1871-1942) (born in 1871)
Birth of Wolfgang Lenz That year: 1942, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2019)
30
Death of Karl Goepfart That year: 1942, Classical music, German composer and conductor (born in 1859)
February
02
Death of Jennie Norelli That year: 1942, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1863)
06
Death of Vladimír Wuršer That year: 1942, Classical music, opera singer, conductor (born in 1888)
09
Birth of Miloš Štědroň That year: 1942, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer, musicologist, professor and university educator
10
Death of Bohumil Benoni That year: 1942, Classical music, Bohumil Benoni (1862-1942), Czech opera singer (born in 1862)
15
Death of Stanislav Binički That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1872)
18
Birth of Artashes Hayriyan That year: 1942, Classical music, Armenian opera singer (dead in 2023)
19
Birth of Phil Coulter That year: 1942, Classical music, Northern Irish musician, songwriter and record producer
20
Death of Bernard Tokkie That year: 1942, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1867)
22
Birth of Dmitri Miller That year: 1942, Classical music, Soviet cellist (1942-2016) (dead in 2016)
25
Death of Leo Ascher That year: 1942, Classical music, Austrian composer (1880-1942) (born in 1880)
Birth of Philippe Bender That year: 1942, Classical music, French conductor
28
Death of Ingeborg Liljeblad That year: 1942, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (1887-1942) (born in 1887)
Death of August William Juncker That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1855)
March
01
Death of Yuliya Veysberg That year: 1942, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1879)
03
Death of Boris Goltz That year: 1942, Classical music, Soviet composer (1913-1942) (born in 1913)
05
Premiere of Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, “Leningrad” That year: 1942, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Dmitri Shostakovich
06
Birth of Anatoliĭ Sukhorukov That year: 1942, Classical music, horn player (dead in 2020)
07
Birth of Christopher Seaman That year: 1942, Classical music, British conductor
11
Death of Enric Morera i Viura That year: 1942, Classical music, Catalan music and composer (born in 1865)
Birth of Wojciech Rybicki That year: 1942, Classical music, Polish pianist and composer (dead in 2019)
13
Birth of Makvala Kasrashvili That year: 1942, Classical music, Soviet and Russian opera singer (soprano)
15
Death of Alexander von Zemlinsky That year: 1942, Classical music, Austrian Jewish composer, conductor, and teacher (1871-1942) (born in 1871)
Birth of Montserrat Figueras That year: 1942, Classical music, Catalan soprano singer (dead in 2011)
Birth of Giuseppe Vendittelli That year: 1942, Classical music, Italian opera singer
18
Birth of Romalı Perihan That year: 1942, Classical music, Turkish opera singer (soprano), model, and actress (1942-2016) (dead in 2016)
19
Birth of Aleksey Anatolevitsj Ljudmilin That year: 1942, Classical music, conductor, violist (dead in 2019)
20
Death of Teodoro Valcárcel That year: 1942, Classical music, Peruvian composer (born in 1900)
Death of Vasily Kalafati That year: 1942, Classical music, Russian composer and pedagogue (born in 1869)
Death of Manuel Huarte That year: 1942, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (born in 1861)
21
Death of Stepan Trezvinskiy That year: 1942, Classical music, Soviet Russian singer (born in 1860)
25
Birth of Juozas Rimas That year: 1942, Classical music, Lithuanian musician
Birth of Ira B. Kraemer That year: 1942, Classical music, composer
Death of Adalbert Albrecht That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1863)
26
Death of Gustav Hinrichs That year: 1942, Classical music, American conductor (1850-1942) (born in 1850)
Birth of Robin Donald That year: 1942, Classical music, Australian opera singer
28
Birth of Samuel Ramey That year: 1942, Classical music, American operatic bass
31
Death of Alfred Sittard That year: 1942, Classical music, German musician, organist, singer, choir director, composer and music educator (1878-1942) (born in 1878)
Death of David Dick Slater That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1869)
April
03
Death of Paul Gilson That year: 1942, Classical music, Belgian composer (born in 1865)
Death of Albert Siklós That year: 1942, Classical music, Hungarian composer (1878-1942) (born in 1878)
04
Birth of Masuko Ushioda That year: 1942, Classical music, Japanese violinist (1942-2013) (dead in 2013)
06
Birth of Ryszard Karczykowski That year: 1942, Classical music, opera singer
Death of Lee Orean Smith That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1874)
07
Death of Jenny Fleischer-Alt That year: 1942, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1863)
08
Birth of Stephen Gunzenhauser That year: 1942, Classical music, American orchestral conductor
10
Birth of June Card That year: 1942, Classical music, American soprano and stage director
Death of Vladislav Blazhevich That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1886)
11
Death of Frederick Hobbs That year: 1942, Classical music, singer, actor and theatre manager (born in 1880)
12
Birth of Aleksandr Skulsky That year: 1942, Classical music, conductor (dead in 2022)
Birth of Thérèse Casadesus That year: 1942, Classical music, French teacher and opera singer
13
Death of Julius Morman That year: 1942, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1877)
14
Birth of Bruce Haynes That year: 1942, Classical music, American-Canadian musician (dead in 2011)
16
Birth of Leo Nucci That year: 1942, Classical music, opera singer
Premiere of Second Essay for orchestra, Op. 17 That year: 1942, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Samuel Barber
19
Birth of Clive Strutt That year: 1942, Classical music, English composer
20
Death of Ernest Bryson That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1867)
22
Birth of Werner Compes That year: 1942, Classical music, German musician, singer and music educator
23
Birth of Jorge Antunes That year: 1942, Classical music, Brazilian politician and composer
Death of Arthur van Oost That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1870)
25
Death of Vilma Thierry - Kavčnik de Châteauvieux That year: 1942, Classical music, opera singer (1890-1942) (born in 1890)
27
Death of Emil von Sauer That year: 1942, Classical music, German composer, pianist, score editor, and music (piano) teacher (1862-1942) (born in 1862)
Inception: NHK Symphony Orchestra That year: 1942, Classical music (Japan)
29
Birth of Susan Starr That year: 1942, Classical music, American musician
May
01
Birth of Wolf Appel That year: 1942, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1942-1999) (dead in 1999)
02
Death of Elisabeth Dons That year: 1942, Classical music, Danish opera singer (1864-1942) (born in 1864)
Birth of Lars Kullenbo That year: 1942, Classical music, opera singer
04
Birth of Enrique Bátiz Campbell That year: 1942, Classical music, Mexican musician
Death of Vasily Osipov That year: 1942, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer (1879-1942) (born in 1879)
06
Birth of Richard Stilwell That year: 1942, Classical music, opera singer
07
Death of Felix von Weingartner That year: 1942, Classical music, Austrian conductor, composer and pianist (1863-1942) (born in 1863)
Birth of Helmut Berger-Tuna That year: 1942, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (1942-2009) (dead in 2009)
08
Birth of David Geary That year: 1942, Classical music, Canadian singer and director, active in Switzerland
11
Death of Helena Forti That year: 1942, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1884)
Death of George Aitken That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1866)
12
Birth of Arto Noras That year: 1942, Classical music, Finnish cellist
13
Death of Colin McAlpin That year: 1942, Classical music, English composer and writer (born in 1870)
14
Death of Edmund Severn That year: 1942, Classical music, American composer and violinist born in England (born in 1862)
16
Birth of Jean-Claude Pennetier That year: 1942, Classical music, French pianist, orthodox priest, composer and conductor
Death of William M. Felton That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1887)
17
Death of Alfred Hollins That year: 1942, Classical music, English organist, composer and teacher (born in 1865)
20
Birth of Isoldé Elchlepp That year: 1942, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
Birth of Michail Fjodorovitsj Galkovskiy That year: 1942, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2010)
22
Birth of Joseph Ward That year: 1942, Classical music, British opera singer (dead in 2019)
24
Death of Pavel Jeral That year: 1942, Classical music, holocaust victim, b. 1890-07-15 (born in 1890)
25
Death of Emanuel Feuermann That year: 1942, Classical music, Austrian musician (1902-1942) (born in 1902)
Birth of Mária Sudlik That year: 1942, Classical music, Hungarian singer (1942-2015) (dead in 2015)
26
Birth of Marta Nitranová That year: 1942, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2021)
28
Birth of Michael Schopper That year: 1942, Classical music, German bass-baritone in opera and concert
June
01
Death of Ernest Pingoud That year: 1942, Classical music, Finnish composer (born in 1887)
Birth of Oleh Krysa That year: 1942, Classical music, Ukrainian musician
Death of Grete Forst That year: 1942, Classical music, soprano (born in 1878)
03
Birth of Sergej Dubrovin That year: 1942, Classical music, Serbian opera singer (1942-2015) (dead in 2015)
04
Birth of Raffi Armenian That year: 1942, Classical music, Armenian-Canadian musician
05
Death of Gérard Hekking That year: 1942, Classical music, French musician (1879-1942) (born in 1879)
Death of Ilka Medgyaszay That year: 1942, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer and actress (born in 1851)
06
Birth of Paul Esswood That year: 1942, Classical music, English countertenor and conductor
09
Death of Ferdinand Marian That year: 1942, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1859)
11
Death of Geoffrey Toye That year: 1942, Classical music, English conductor, composer and opera producer. (born in 1889)
Birth of Marina Krilovici That year: 1942, Classical music, Romanian opera singer
Birth of Nunzio Todisco That year: 1942, Classical music, Italian opera singer
Death of Bernard Adler That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1879)
12
Death of Walter Leigh That year: 1942, Classical music, English composer (born in 1905)
Death of Ernst Heuser That year: 1942, Classical music, German composer, pianist and music teacher (born in 1863)
13
Birth of Viktor Suslin That year: 1942, Classical music, Russian composer (dead in 2012)
14
Death of Haldane Stewart That year: 1942, Classical music, Musician, composer and cricketer (1868-1942) (born in 1868)
16
Death of Emile Chaumont That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1878)
17
Death of Jessie Bond That year: 1942, Classical music, singer and actress (1853-1942) (born in 1853)
18
Death of Daniel Alomía Robles That year: 1942, Classical music, Peruvian composer and ethnomusicologist (born in 1871)
Birth of Hans Vonk That year: 1942, Classical music, Dutch conductor (1942-2004) (dead in 2004)
Death of Arthur Willard Pryor That year: 1942, Classical music, American bandleader, composer, virtuoso trombonist with the Sousa Band (born in 1870)
Birth of Vittorio Terranova That year: 1942, Classical music, Italian opera singer
22
Birth of Alain Meunier That year: 1942, Classical music, French musician
25
Birth of Volker David Kirchner That year: 1942, Classical music, German musician (1942-2020) (dead in 2020)
26
Birth of Birgit Pitsch-Sarata That year: 1942, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer
Death of Arthur de Meulemeester That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1876)
27
Birth of Jérôme Savary That year: 1942, Classical music, French theater director and actor (dead in 2013)
Birth of John McGuire That year: 1942, Classical music, American composer
29
Birth of József Németh That year: 1942, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer
July
02
Death of William Henry Reed That year: 1942, Classical music, British musician (1876-1942) (born in 1876)
Birth of Attila Fülöp That year: 1942, Classical music, (1942--2020) opera singer and audio engineer (dead in 2020)
Birth of Florin Diaconescu That year: 1942, Classical music, Romanian operatic tenor (1942-2020) (dead in 2020)
05
Birth of Matthias Bamert That year: 1942, Classical music, Swiss conductor and composer
07
Death of William Youn That year: 1942, Classical music, Korean pianist (born in 1982)
Death of Ilya Aizberg That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1868)
08
Birth of Shigeaki Saegusa That year: 1942, Classical music, Japanese composer
11
Death of Ernst Bachrich That year: 1942, Classical music, Austrian musician (1892-1942) (born in 1892)
12
Birth of Richard Stoltzman That year: 1942, Classical music, American musician
17
Birth of Bogdan Michaylovitsj Sapeljuk That year: 1942, Classical music, conductor, composer, teacher (dead in 2001)
Birth of Ivan Anguélov That year: 1942, Classical music, Bulgarian conductor
20
Death of Julio Salvador Sagreras That year: 1942, Classical music, Argentine musician (born in 1879)
25
Birth of Ruža Pospiš-Baldani That year: 1942, Classical music, singer
28
Birth of Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi That year: 1942, Classical music, Japanese musician
Birth of Danguolė Juodikaitytė That year: 1942, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (dead in 2020)
29
Birth of Bernd Weikl That year: 1942, Classical music, Austrian operatic baritone
Also in July
Death of Leon Boruński That year: 1942, Classical music, Polish composer and pianist (born in 1909) .
August
01
Birth of Claes-Håkan Ahnsjö That year: 1942, Classical music, Swedish operatic tenor
Death of Vojtěch Kuchynka That year: 1942, Classical music, Czech composer, contrabassist and choirmaster (1871-1942) (born in 1871)
04
Death of Alberto Franchetti That year: 1942, Classical music, Italian opera composer (born in 1860)
06
Birth of Victor Eresko That year: 1942, Classical music, Soviet pianist
Death of Paul Corder That year: 1942, Classical music, British composer (1879-1942) (born in 1879)
Birth of Udo Reinemann That year: 1942, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 2013)
07
Birth of Michael Pabst That year: 1942, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (tenor)
08
Premiere of Les animaux modèles, Op. 111 That year: 1942, Classical music (Ballet), Francis Poulenc
11
Death of Richard Heinrich Stein That year: 1942, Classical music, author (born in 1882)
12
Death of Pasquale Amato That year: 1942, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1878)
Birth of David Munrow That year: 1942, Classical music, British musician (1942-1976) (dead in 1976)
13
Birth of Sheila Armstrong That year: 1942, Classical music, English opera singer
Birth of William Dehning That year: 1942, Classical music, American conductor (dead in 2017)
14
Birth of Artashes Avetyan That year: 1942, Classical music, Armenian singer
16
Death of Thorvald Otterström That year: 1942, Classical music, American composer (born in 1868)
17
Birth of Muslim Magomayev That year: 1942, Classical music, soviet-azerbaijani singer (dead in 2008)
Birth of Margarita Zimmermann That year: 1942, Classical music, Argentine opera singer
18
Death of Erwin Schulhoff That year: 1942, Classical music, Czech composer and pianist (1894-1942) (born in 1894)
Death of Eduardo Souto That year: 1942, Classical music, Brazilian pianist, composer and conductor (born in 1882)
19
Death of Clemens von und zu Franckenstein That year: 1942, Classical music, German composer (born in 1875)
Birth of Allan Monk That year: 1942, Classical music, Operatic baritone
22
Death of Henry Eichheim That year: 1942, Classical music, American composer (born in 1870)
23
Death of Floyd J. Saint Clair That year: 1942, Classical music, conductor, composer, organist (born in 1871)
28
Death of Caleb Simper That year: 1942, Classical music, English organist and composer (born in 1856)
29
Death of Josef Vašata That year: 1942, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster (born in 1884)
30
Death of Hugo von Steiner That year: 1942, Classical music, composer, violist, violinist, music teacher (born in 1862)
Also in August
Death of Ruth Poritzky That year: 1942, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1902) .
September
02
Death of Erika Bodom That year: 1942, Classical music, Norwegian composer (born in 1861)
04
Birth of Patrice Fontanarosa That year: 1942, Classical music, French violinist
Birth of Lutz-Michael Harder That year: 1942, Classical music, German lyric tenor (dead in 2019)
05
Birth of Eduardo Mata That year: 1942, Classical music, Mexican musician (dead in 1995)
Birth of Björn Haugan That year: 1942, Classical music, Norwegian singer (1942-2009) (dead in 2009)
06
Closing: Tonhalle Duisburg That year: 1942, Classical music (Duisburg, Germany)
09
Birth of Ondrej Lenárd That year: 1942, Classical music, Slovak conductor
12
Birth of Tomás Marco That year: 1942, Classical music, Spanish composer
14
Birth of Eliso Virsaladze That year: 1942, Classical music, Georgian pianist
19
Birth of Yevhen Stankovych That year: 1942, Classical music, Soviet and Ukrainian composer
21
Birth of Jill Gomez That year: 1942, Classical music, British opera singer
25
Death of Ivan Lipaev That year: 1942, Classical music, Russian trombonist, educator and music critic (1865-1942) (born in 1865)
28
Birth of Anatol Ugorski That year: 1942, Classical music, Classical pianist (1942–2023) (dead in 2023)
Also in September
Death of Charles Grelinger That year: 1942, Classical music, Dutch composer (1873-1942) (born in 1873) .
October
01
Death of Otto Zweig That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1874)
02
Birth of Thomas Sanderling That year: 1942, Classical music, German conductor
Birth of Gro Schibsted Sandvik That year: 1942, Classical music, Norwegian musician
03
Death of Aristide Martz That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1879)
04
Death of Carl Peter That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1866)
05
Birth of Nella Anfuso That year: 1942, Classical music, Italian singer and musicologist
Death of Laura Pasini That year: 1942, Classical music, Italian Opera singer (born in 1894)
09
Inception: Iași "Moldova" Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1942, Classical music (Romania)
11
Death of Leonid Nikolayev That year: 1942, Classical music, Russian musician (born in 1878)
Death of Pyotr Ryazanov That year: 1942, Classical music, Russian music teacher (born in 1899)
12
Death of Édouard Nanny That year: 1942, Classical music, French double bass player (born in 1872)
13
Birth of Jan Kanty Pawluśkiewicz That year: 1942, Classical music, Polish composer
15
Death of Ferdinand Capelle That year: 1942, Classical music, French composer, clarinetist and conductor (born in 1883)
16
Premiere of Rodeo That year: 1942, Classical music (Ballet), Aaron Copland
18
Birth of Horiana Branisteanu That year: 1942, Classical music, Swiss singer and opera singer
19
Death of Paul Nikolaus Cossmann That year: 1942, Classical music, German writer and journalist (1869-1942) (born in 1869)
20
Death of Frederick Stock That year: 1942, Classical music, German composer (born in 1872)
25
Birth of Ortrun Wenkel That year: 1942, Classical music, German operatic contralto (1942-)
27
Birth of Pierre André Bovey That year: 1942, Classical music, composer, instrumentalist
28
Premiere of Capriccio, Op. 85 That year: 1942, Classical music (Opera), Richard Strauss
Death of Adolphe Marty That year: 1942, Classical music, French organist, composer and music educator (1865-1942) (born in 1865)
Birth of Loretta Di Franco That year: 1942, Classical music, American operatic soprano
30
Birth of Sven-David Sandström That year: 1942, Classical music, Swedish composer (1942-2019) (dead in 2019)
31
Birth of Daniel Roth That year: 1942, Classical music, French organist
November
01
Death of Hugo Distler That year: 1942, Classical music, German organist, choral conductor, teacher and composer (born in 1908)
02
Birth of Ruth Falcon That year: 1942, Classical music, American operatic soprano and pedagogue (dead in 2020)
05
Death of George M. Cohan That year: 1942, Classical music, American entertainer, composer and playwright (born in 1878)
07
Birth of Clark Kimberling That year: 1942, Classical music, Mathematician, musician and composer
08
Birth of Astrid Schirmer That year: 1942, Classical music, German operatic soprano
09
Birth of Tove Hyldgaard That year: 1942, Classical music, Danish opera singer
10
Birth of Michel Tabachnik That year: 1942, Classical music, Swiss musician
11
Birth of Jevgenija Lisicina That year: 1942, Classical music, Latvian musician
12
Death of Vladimir Nardov That year: 1942, Classical music, Soviet Russian singer (1876-1942) (born in 1876)
13
Birth of Lothar Zagrosek That year: 1942, Classical music, German conductor
Birth of Jenny Abel That year: 1942, Classical music, German violinist
Death of Germaine Labole That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1896)
14
Birth of Natalia Gutman That year: 1942, Classical music, Russian musician
15
Birth of Daniel Barenboim That year: 1942, Classical music, Israeli Argentine-born pianist and conductor
16
Death of Joseph Schmidt That year: 1942, Classical music, Romanian opera singer (1904-1942) (born in 1904)
Birth of Anikó Rohonyi That year: 1942, Classical music, opera singer
17
Birth of Howard Dyck That year: 1942, Classical music, Canadian conductor and broadcaster
18
Birth of Jeffrey Siegel That year: 1942, Classical music, American pianist
20
Birth of Meredith Monk That year: 1942, Classical music, American musician
Death of John David Davis That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1869)
21
Birth of Julia Hamari That year: 1942, Classical music, Hungarian concert and opera singer and voice teacher
23
Birth of Lilla Izsófová That year: 1942, Classical music, opera singer
26
Death of Boleslav Yavorsky That year: 1942, Classical music, Polish, Ukrainian and Russian musicologist (born in 1877)
Birth of Nicole Buloze That year: 1942, Classical music, Swiss opera singer (1942-1991) (dead in 1991)
27
Birth of Michael Devlin That year: 1942, Classical music, American opera singer
Death of Otto Manasse That year: 1942, Classical music, holocaust victim, b. 1861-06-10 (born in 1861)
28
Publishing of Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major That year: 1942, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), Richard Strauss
29
Birth of Philippe Huttenlocher That year: 1942, Classical music, Swiss opera singer
30
Death of Ernst Hermann Seyffardt That year: 1942, Classical music, German composer (born in 1859)
Birth of Luana DeVol That year: 1942, Classical music, American soprano
December
01
Birth of Marta Belen That year: 1942, Classical music, American opera singer (1942-2005) (dead in 2005)
Death of Pavel Ivanov-Radkevich That year: 1942, Classical music, Soviet composer, pianist and educator (born in 1878)
02
Death of Dezider Lauko That year: 1942, Classical music, jurist, composer (born in 1872)
03
Death of Wilhelm Peterson-Berger That year: 1942, Classical music, Swedish composer (1867-1942) (born in 1867)
Death of Blanche Selva That year: 1942, Classical music, French composer (born in 1884)
Death of Cecilia Dobrovolskaya That year: 1942, Classical music, Soviet opera singer and music educator (1881-1942) (born in 1881)
Death of Milada Modestinová That year: 1942, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1888)
04
Birth of James Houlik That year: 1942, Classical music, American musician
Death of Giovanni Ocio That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1874)
06
Death of Marie Emmanuel Augustin Savard That year: 1942, Classical music, French composer (1861-1942) (born in 1861)
13
Death of Eleanor Everest Freer That year: 1942, Classical music, American composer and philanthropist (born in 1864)
16
Death of Richard Breitenfeld That year: 1942, Classical music, baritone who was a member of the Frankfurt Opera (1869-1942) (born in 1869)
18
Death of António D'Andrade That year: 1942, Classical music, Portuguese opera singer (born in 1854)
Death of Hənəfi Terequlov That year: 1942, Classical music, Azerbaijani opera singer (born in 1877)
20
Death of Jean Gilbert That year: 1942, Classical music, German composer and conductor (born in 1879)
21
Death of Francis Bousquet That year: 1942, Classical music, French composer (1890–1942) (born in 1890)
22
Death of Arturo Vanbianchi That year: 1942, Classical music, composer, chapelmaster, teacher (born in 1862)
23
Death of Walter Altschul That year: 1942, Classical music, radiologist and an opera singer (born in 1883)
24
Death of Friedrich Klose That year: 1942, Classical music, opera composer (1862-1942) (born in 1862)
Death of Josef von Manowarda That year: 1942, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (born in 1890)
25
Death of George L. Cobb That year: 1942, Classical music, American composer (1886–1942) (born in 1886)
26
Birth of Jana Smitková That year: 1942, Classical music, opera singer
27
Death of Benoit Hollander That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1853)
28
Death of Karel Melichar That year: 1942, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1872)
This was also in 1942
Birth of Daniel Van Gilst That year: 1942, Classical music, composer . Death of Wacław Karaś That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1887) . Death of Angelo Bendinelli That year: 1942, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1876) . Death of Hans Erl That year: 1942, Classical music, German operatic bass (born in 1882) . Death of Aleksandr Kobylyansky That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1881) . Birth of Mihaela Mărăcineanu That year: 1942, Classical music, Romanian opera singer (dead in 1977) . Death of Carlo Adolfo Cantù That year: 1942, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1875) . Death of Antonio Russolo That year: 1942, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1877) . Death of Patrice Devanchy That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1876) . Closing: Tonhalle That year: 1942, Classical music (Düsseldorf, Germany). Birth of Daniel Schmidt That year: 1942, Classical music, American musician . Death of Fernand Masson That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1882) . Birth of Prapancham Sitaram That year: 1942, Classical music, Carnatic music/flautist (dead in 2014) . Inception: China National Opera House That year: 1942, Classical music (People's Republic of China). Death of Max Alexander That year: 1942, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1885) . Death of Lev Michaylovitsj Obraztsov That year: 1942, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher (born in 1865) . Birth of Carla Pohl That year: 1942, Classical music, (1942--) opera singer . Death of Mammadaga Israfilzade That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1922) . Birth of Jeannette Zarou That year: 1942, Classical music, Canadian singer, opera singer and music educator . Death of Ernest Reeves That year: 1942, Classical music, composer . Birth of Shōkoku Kin That year: 1942, Classical music, Japanese conductor (dead in 2022) . Inception: Victorian Youth Symphony Orchestra That year: 1942, Classical music (Australia). Birth of Ewa Karaśkiewicz That year: 1942, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Arne Dich That year: 1942, Classical music, composer . Death of Amalia Carneri That year: 1942, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1875) . Birth of Verena Keller That year: 1942, Classical music, German opera singer . Death of Hermann Horner That year: 1942, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1892) . Death of William Bastard That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1880) . Closing: Royal Opera House That year: 1942, Classical music (Valletta, Malta). Birth of John Purser That year: 1942, Classical music, Scottish composer and playwright . Death of Edmond Moïse Sèches That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1848) . Inception: Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne That year: 1942, Classical music (Switzerland). Birth of Philip Booth That year: 1942, Classical music, American opera singer . Birth of Luigi Roni That year: 1942, Classical music, Italian singer (dead in 2020) . Death of Sigmund Auspitzer That year: 1942, Classical music, pedagogue, opera singer, music teacher (born in 1861) . Death of Arnaud Duarte de Gouvêa That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1865) . Inception: Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras That year: 1942, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Aleksandr Kabanov That year: 1942, Classical music, Soviet Russian singer (1891—1942) (born in 1891) . Death of Maria Svanidze That year: 1942, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1888) . Death of William Sewell That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1861) . Death of Luigi Marini That year: 1942, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1885) . Birth of Johannes Goritzki That year: 1942, Classical music, cellist (dead in 2018) . Death of Maurice Alquier That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1867) . Death of Leonore Schwarz-Neumaier That year: 1942, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1889) . Death of Vittorio Baravalle That year: 1942, Classical music, Italian composer (1855-1942) (born in 1855) . Death of Anna Schoen-René That year: 1942, Classical music, German-American soprano and teacher (born in 1864) . Birth of Simon Carrington That year: 1942, Classical music, baritone, conductor, and double bass player . Inception: Alma Trio That year: 1942, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Barbara Brandt That year: 1942, Classical music, American opera singer . Death of Marianne Alfermann That year: 1942, Classical music, actor and singer (born in 1891) . Death of Adolf Lotter That year: 1942, Classical music, composer, music arranger (born in 1871) . Death of Wassili Leps That year: 1942, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1870) . Birth of Elisabeth Tandberg That year: 1942, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer . Birth of Hideomi Kuroiwa That year: 1942, Classical music, conductor . Birth of Steven Lubin That year: 1942, Classical music, American musician . Inception: Coral Catalana de Caracas That year: 1942, Classical music (Spain). Death of Philipp Silber That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1876) . Death of Léonie Chambon That year: 1942, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1863) . Birth of Tatiana Sterling That year: 1942, Classical music, Soviet Russian singer and pedagogue . Birth of Yuliya Abakumovskaya That year: 1942, Classical music, opera singer . Death of Thérèse Wittmann That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1869) . Inception: Connecticut Opera That year: 1942, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Georg Meier That year: 1942, Classical music, composer (born in 1865) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Richard Strauss (age 78)
- 3 Lieder, Opp. 88 (Song, lied)
- Xenion (Song, lied)
- Arnold Schoenberg (age 68)
- Piano Concerto, Op. 42 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte, Op. 41 (Song, lied)
- Igor Stravinsky (age 60)
- Circus Polka That year: 1942, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony in Three Movements That year: 1942, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Danses concertantes That year: 1942, Classical music (Ballet)
- Four Norwegian Moods (Work for orchestra)
- Zoltán Kodály (age 60)
- Mass for voice and organ (Song, lied)
- Missa brevis for voice and organ (Song, lied)
- Sergei Prokofiev (age 51)
- 3 Pieces for piano, Opp. 96, “War and Peace” That year: 1942, Classical music (Work for soloist), published in 1946
- 3 Pieces for piano from “Cinderella”, Opp. 95 That year: 1942, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83 That year: 1942, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- 7 Mass Songs for voice and piano, Opp. 89 (Song, lied)
- March for military orchestra, Op. 89b (Work for orchestra)
- Kotovsky (Film score)
- Lermontov (Film score)
- Partisans in the Ukranian Steppes (Film score)
- Tonya (Film score)
- Khan Buzay (Opera)
- Darius Milhaud (age 50)
- Fanfare de la liberté, Op. 235 (Work for orchestra)
- English Suite, Op. 234 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- String Quartet No. 11, Op. 232 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 9 Preludes, Opp. 231b (Work for soloist)
- 5 Prayers, Opp. 231c (Song, lied)
- 5 Prayers, Opp. 231c (Song, lied)
- Rêves, Op. 233 (Song, lied)
- L'annonce faite à Marie, Op. 231 (Incidental music)
- Arthur Honegger (age 50)
- Le Grand Barrage (Work for orchestra)
- Huit Hommes dans un château de Pottier (Film score)
- Le Journal tombe à cinq heures (Film score)
- Les Antiquités de l'Asie occidentale (Film score)
- La Boxe en France (Film score)
- Secrets de Blanchart (Film score)
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold (age 45)
- King's Row (Film score)
- Francis Poulenc (age 43)
- 6 Chansons villageoises, Opp. 117 (Song, lied)
- Aaron Copland (age 42)
- Fanfare for the Common Man That year: 1942, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- A Lincoln Portrait (Work for orchestra)
- Danzon Cubano (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Arrangement of Lincoln Portrait (Work for orchestra)
- Las Agachadas (Work for choir)
- Music for the Movies (Work for orchestra)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 36)
- 6 Romances, Opp. 62 (Song, lied)
- Native Leningrad (Native Country), Op. 63 (Incidental music)
- Solemn March (Work for orchestra)
- Olivier Messiaen (age 34)
- Musique de scène pour un Œdipe (Incidental music)
- Samuel Barber (age 32)
- 4 Excursions, Opp. 20 (Work for soloist), composed in 1944
- Benjamin Britten (age 29)
- A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 That year: 1942, Classical music (Work for choir)
- String Quartet No. 1, Op. 25 That year: 1942, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), composed in 1941
- Hymn to St. Cecilia, Op. 27 (Work for choir)
- Henri Dutilleux (age 26)
- Sarabande et Cortège (Work for chamber orchestra)