1945, from day to day
1945. With other artists, Richard Strauss, Theodor W. Adorno 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 Béla Bartók. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Peter Grimes, Opp. 33” de Benjamin Britten, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1945 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 420 of these moments for 1945.
The year 1945 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Death of Kurt Noack That year: 1945, Classical music, German composer and bandmaster (born in 1893)
Birth of Aldo Baldin That year: 1945, Classical music, Brazilian singer (dead in 1994)
02
Death of Vít Nejedlý That year: 1945, Classical music, Czech composer and publicist (born in 1912)
03
Death of Fedir Yakymenko That year: 1945, Classical music, Ukrainian composer and pianist (born in 1876)
04
Death of Hans Fiala That year: 1945, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (1883-1945) (born in 1883)
05
Death of Viking Dahl That year: 1945, Classical music, Swedish composer and artist (1895-1945) (born in 1895)
10
Death of Herbert Gosebruch That year: 1945, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1912)
12
Birth of Anatoliy Ponomarenko That year: 1945, Classical music, (1945--2020) opera singer (dead in 2020)
Birth of Marielli Sfakianaki That year: 1945, Classical music, Composer and singer
Death of Ily Márkus-Szoyer That year: 1945, Classical music, opera singer, child actor (born in 1915)
13
Birth of Christopher Bowers-Broadbent That year: 1945, Classical music, English organist, composer and conductor
Death of Alfred Kase That year: 1945, Classical music, German author, opera singer and writer (1877-1945) (born in 1877)
15
Birth of Giovanna Casolla That year: 1945, Classical music, opera singer
16
Death of Róża Etkin-Moszkowska That year: 1945, Classical music, Polish musician (born in 1908)
Death of Lev Steinberg That year: 1945, Classical music, Music conductor (1870-1945) (born in 1870)
17
Death of Malcolm McEachern That year: 1945, Classical music, Australian opera singer (born in 1883)
18
Death of Martha Heublein That year: 1945, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1898)
Death of Charles John May That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1871)
19
Birth of Charles Amirkhanian That year: 1945, Classical music, American composer
Death of Harold Sanford That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1879)
20
Death of Armando Borgioli That year: 1945, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1898-1945) (born in 1898)
21
Death of Lucien -Léon Guillaume Lambert That year: 1945, Classical music, French pianist and composer of African-American Creole descent (born in 1858)
22
Death of Julian Egerton That year: 1945, Classical music, British clarinetist (born in 1848)
25
Death of Felice Boghen That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1869)
26
Birth of Jacqueline du Pré That year: 1945, Classical music, British cellist (dead in 1987)
27
Death of Gideon Klein That year: 1945, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1919)
29
Death of Ilonka Szabó That year: 1945, Classical music, opera singer, screenwriter (1911-1945) (born in 1911)
30
Death of Herbert L. Clarke That year: 1945, Classical music, American conductor (1867-1945) (born in 1867)
Death of Percy Godfrey That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1859)
31
Birth of Noah Creshevsky That year: 1945, Classical music, American composer (1945-2020) (dead in 2020)
Death of Felix Harold White That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1884)
February
02
Birth of Peter Rösel That year: 1945, Classical music, German pianist
04
Birth of Polad Bulbuloghlu That year: 1945, Classical music, Azerbaijani singer, actor and politician
05
Birth of Phyllis Bryn-Julson That year: 1945, Classical music, American soprano
07
Death of Félicien Vargues That year: 1945, Classical music, composer
09
Death of Stephan Jaray-Janetschek That year: 1945, Classical music, Hungarian composer (born in 1868)
10
Birth of Sergey Givargizov That year: 1945, Classical music, singer
14
Death of Kurt Kreiser That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1891)
15
Birth of Norio Fukushi That year: 1945, Classical music, Japanese composer
16
Death of Huseyngulu Sarabski That year: 1945, Classical music, Azerbaijani actor (1879-1945) (born in 1879)
17
Death of Ilka Pálmay That year: 1945, Classical music, Hungarian singer and actress (born in 1859)
Birth of Hans-Joachim Ketelsen That year: 1945, Classical music, German opera singer
21
Birth of Lisbeth Balslev That year: 1945, Classical music, Danish operatic soprano
Birth of D'Anna Fortunato That year: 1945, Classical music, American mezzo-soprano.
25
Death of Mário de Andrade That year: 1945, Classical music, Brazilian writer, musicologist and photographer (1893-1945) (born in 1893)
Death of Anna Krátká That year: 1945, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1890)
March
02
Death of Jean-Baptiste Lemire That year: 1945, Classical music, French composer (1867-1945) (born in 1867)
03
Death of Blanche Arral That year: 1945, Classical music, singer (born in 1864)
05
Death of Luise Reuss-Belce That year: 1945, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (1862-1945) (born in 1862)
06
Death of Rudolf Karel That year: 1945, Classical music, Czech composer and conductor (born in 1880)
Birth of Adam Zwierz That year: 1945, Classical music, opera singer
07
Birth of Nicholas Kraemer That year: 1945, Classical music, British musician
08
Birth of Bruce Broughton That year: 1945, Classical music, American composer
Death of Laura Hilgermann That year: 1945, Classical music, Austrian singer (born in 1865)
Birth of Atar Arad That year: 1945, Classical music, Israeli musician (dead in 2015)
Death of Ksenija Nikolaevna Dorliak That year: 1945, Classical music, Russian opera singer (1882-1945) (born in 1881)
09
Birth of Sergey Antoshkin That year: 1945, Classical music, drummer (dead in 2010)
13
Death of Herbert Bedford That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1867)
14
Death of Francisco rancisco Braga That year: 1945, Classical music, Brazilian composer (1868-1945) (born in 1868)
Death of Tom Lemonier That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1870)
16
Birth of Douglas Ahlstedt That year: 1945, Classical music, American operatic tenor (1945–2023) (dead in 2023)
21
Birth of Helena Jungwirth That year: 1945, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (dead in 2023)
Birth of Meston Reid That year: 1945, Classical music, British opera singer and actor (1945-1993) (dead in 1993)
22
Birth of Alan Opie That year: 1945, Classical music, British opera singer
23
Birth of Franco Battiato That year: 1945, Classical music, Italian singer-songwriter and musician (1945-2021) (dead in 2021)
Birth of Leyla Demiriş That year: 1945, Classical music, Turkish soprano opera singer (dead in 2016)
26
Death of Alexander Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse That year: 1945, Classical music, Prussian Prince (born in 1863)
27
Death of Carl Schadewitz That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1887)
28
Birth of Boudewijn Buckinx That year: 1945, Classical music, Belgian composer
30
Birth of Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky That year: 1945, Classical music, Swiss composer
Death of Karel Moor That year: 1945, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster (born in 1873)
Birth of Hermann Keller That year: 1945, Classical music, German pianist (dead in 2018)
Also in March
Death of Georg Döring That year: 1945, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1861) .
April
01
Birth of Takayoshi Wanami That year: 1945, Classical music, Japanese violinist
02
Death of Rudolf Maria Breithaupt That year: 1945, Classical music, German pianist, composer, musicologist and music educator (born in 1873)
03
Birth of Renate Behle That year: 1945, Classical music, Austrian mezzo-soprano and soprano, and voice teacher
Birth of Victor A. Wong That year: 1945, Classical music, composer
09
Birth of Neil Jenkins That year: 1945, Classical music, lyrical singer
10
Birth of Barry Green That year: 1945, Classical music, American musician
Birth of Ryōsuke Hori That year: 1945, Classical music, Japanese cellist
11
Death of Ernest Wunderlich That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1859)
12
Death of Maurice Besly That year: 1945, Classical music, Composer, conductor and organist (born in 1888)
13
Death of Porfiry Ustynovych Molchanov That year: 1945, Classical music, Ukrainian composer (1863-1945) (born in 1863)
15
Birth of İstemihan Taviloğlu That year: 1945, Classical music, Turkish composer (dead in 2006)
19
Death of Alois Burgstaller That year: 1945, Classical music, German opera singer (1872-1945) (born in 1872)
20
Death of Emil Olšovský That year: 1945, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1890)
22
Death of Halfdan Rode That year: 1945, Classical music, Norwegian singer (born in 1870)
Death of Luis Calvo That year: 1945, Classical music, Colombian composer (1882-1945) (born in 1882)
Death of Theodor Schulz That year: 1945, Classical music, Czech composer and lawyer (1875-1945) (born in 1875)
Birth of Ian Donald Killeen Kelly That year: 1945, Classical music, composer
24
Death of Hubert Bath That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (1883-1945) (born in 1883)
Birth of Klára Takács That year: 1945, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (dead in 2017)
Premiere of Festival Te Deum, Op. 32 That year: 1945, Classical music (Work for choir), Benjamin Britten
29
Birth of Oleg Maisenberg That year: 1945, Classical music, Russian musician
Death of Dezső Antalffy-Zsiross That year: 1945, Classical music, Hungarian organist and composer (born in 1885)
Birth of Kōichirō Harada That year: 1945, Classical music, Japanese violinist
Also in April
Composition of Metamorphosen That year: 1945, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Richard Strauss .
May
03
Death of William Howland That year: 1945, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1871)
04
Death of Juan Bautista Lambert That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1884)
06
Birth of Victoria Bond That year: 1945, Classical music, American composer
08
Birth of Michael Palmer That year: 1945, Classical music, conductor
09
Death of Jindřich Vojáček That year: 1945, Classical music, Czech composer and organist (born in 1888)
12
Death of Max von Pauer That year: 1945, Classical music, German pianist, teacher, and composer (born in 1866)
13
Death of Erich Band That year: 1945, Classical music, German composer (born in 1876)
15
Death of Kenneth J. Alford That year: 1945, Classical music, English composer (1881–1945) (born in 1881)
17
Birth of Éva Terebessy That year: 1945, Classical music, opera singer
20
Birth of Mimi Lerner That year: 1945, Classical music, American opera singer (1945-2007) (dead in 2007)
21
Death of Hugh Enes Blackmore That year: 1945, Classical music, British opera singer and actor (1863-1945) (born in 1863)
23
Birth of Minoru Nojima That year: 1945, Classical music, Japanese pianist (1945-2022) (dead in 2022)
25
Death of Vilém Kurz That year: 1945, Classical music, Czech music educator and pianist (born in 1872)
27
Birth of Thomas Moser That year: 1945, Classical music, Austrian musician, singer and opera singer
31
Death of Gustave Huberdeau That year: 1945, Classical music, French opera singer (1874-1945) (born in 1874)
Also in May
Death of Paula Santa That year: 1945, Classical music, Austrian singer, opera singer and music educator (born in 1875) .
June
01
Birth of Frederica von Stade That year: 1945, Classical music, American singer and recording artist
Death of London String de Quartet That year: 1945, Classical music, English string quartet (born in 1874)
Death of Dávid Ney,Jr. That year: 1945, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (1905-1945) (born in 1905)
02
Birth of Anatolii Boiko That year: 1945, Classical music, Ukrainian singer (dead in 2021)
07
Premiere of Peter Grimes, Opp. 33 That year: 1945, Classical music (Opera), Benjamin Britten
10
Birth of Martin Wesley-Smith That year: 1945, Classical music, Australian composer (dead in 2019)
11
Birth of Thais St Julien That year: 1945, Classical music, American soprano. (dead in 2019)
13
Death of Paul Seelig That year: 1945, Classical music, Dutch conductor, composer and pianist (born in 1876)
15
Death of Georg Haeser That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1865)
20
Birth of Wolfgang Neumann That year: 1945, Classical music, Operatic tenor
24
Death of Joaquín Larregla y Urbieta That year: 1945, Classical music, Spanish composer and pianist (1865-1945) (born in 1865)
26
Death of Ernö Rapée That year: 1945, Classical music, Estonian-American conductor and composer (born in 1891)
27
Death of Nikolai Tcherepnin That year: 1945, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1873)
Birth of Ragnar Søderlind That year: 1945, Classical music, Norwegian composer
28
Death of Jonny Heykens That year: 1945, Classical music, Dutch composer of light classical music (1884-1945) (born in 1884)
Death of Moisés Simons That year: 1945, Classical music, Cuban composer (born in 1889)
29
Death of Kazimierz Garbusiński That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1883)
July
03
Birth of John Dodington That year: 1945, Classical music, Canadian opera singer
05
Birth of Alexander Lazarev That year: 1945, Classical music, Russian conductor
07
Birth of Matti Salminen That year: 1945, Classical music, Finnish singer
10
Birth of Graciane Finzi That year: 1945, Classical music, composer
Death of Otakar Hřímalý That year: 1945, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator, composer and choirmaster (born in 1883)
12
Birth of Roger Vignoles That year: 1945, Classical music, British pianist and accompanist
Death of Bjørn Talén That year: 1945, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (born in 1890)
Death of Helena De-Wos-Sobolewa That year: 1945, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1875)
13
Birth of Jennifer Smith That year: 1945, Classical music, Portuguese singer
Death of Nobuo Takahashi That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1907)
15
Birth of Hanna Leybrand That year: 1945, Classical music, German opera singer and writer (dead in 2017)
17
Birth of Alexey Rybnikov That year: 1945, Classical music, Soviet and Russian composer
18
Death of Frederick Charles Hay That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1888)
19
Birth of Aleksandr Podbolotov That year: 1945, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2019)
21
Death of Albert Clerk-Jeannotte That year: 1945, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1881)
Death of Mikhail Antsev That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1865)
24
Death of Rosina Storchio That year: 1945, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1872)
25
Death of Gyula Toronyi That year: 1945, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (1872-1945) (born in 1872)
29
Death of Kitō Kyōichi That year: 1945, Classical music, Japanese composer (1922-1945) (born in 1922)
31
Death of Arseny Gladkovsky That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1894)
August
02
Death of Pietro Mascagni That year: 1945, Classical music, Italian composer known for operas (born in 1863)
Death of Emil von Reznicek That year: 1945, Classical music, Austrian late Romantic composer (born in 1860)
05
Birth of Stoĭka Milanova That year: 1945, Classical music, Bulgarian violinist
Birth of Eva Děpoltová That year: 1945, Classical music, singer (dead in 2017)
07
Birth of Alexander Zhurbin That year: 1945, Classical music, composer
11
Birth of Gary Graham That year: 1945, Classical music, Canadian musician, organist, pianist, and music director (1945-2019) (dead in 2019)
12
Birth of Bruno Rigutto That year: 1945, Classical music, French conductor and pianist
16
Birth of Evelyn Mandac That year: 1945, Classical music, American opera singer
17
Death of Gino Marinuzzi That year: 1945, Classical music, Italian composer and conductor (born in 1882)
19
Death of Karl Wilhelm Kern That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1874)
23
Death of Leo Borchard That year: 1945, Classical music, German conductor (1899-1945) (born in 1899)
25
Birth of Ryszarda Racewicz That year: 1945, Classical music, Polish opera singer (1945-2008) (dead in 2008)
Death of Alexei Wladimirowitsch Abutkow That year: 1945, Classical music, music teacher, composer (born in 1872)
Death of Adorján Őtvős That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1890)
26
Death of José De Nito That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1887)
29
Birth of Jacques Lenot That year: 1945, Classical music, French composer
30
Birth of Siegfried Lorenz That year: 1945, Classical music, opera and concert singer
Death of Arsen Dionisovitsj Arsenko That year: 1945, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1903-1945) (born in 1903)
31
Birth of Itzhak Perlman That year: 1945, Classical music, Israeli-American violinist and conductor
Death of Elsa Stralia That year: 1945, Classical music, singer (born in 1881)
Also in August
Death of Marius Chambon That year: 1945, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1864) .
September
02
Birth of Sona Ghazarian That year: 1945, Classical music, singer
03
Death of Jindřich Seidl That year: 1945, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1883)
06
Death of Bohumil Tomáš That year: 1945, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and organist (1871-1945) (born in 1871)
07
Birth of Valeri Popova That year: 1945, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (1945-2000) (dead in 2000)
Birth of Yoshiko Nakura That year: 1945, Classical music, Japanese violinist (dead in 2018)
08
Death of Leo Rich Lewis That year: 1945, Classical music, American composer (1865-1945) (born in 1865)
10
Death of Väinö Raitio That year: 1945, Classical music, Finnish composer (1891-1945) (born in 1891)
11
Birth of Gianluigi Gelmetti That year: 1945, Classical music, Italian composer and conductor (dead in 2021)
12
Birth of Laurent Martin That year: 1945, Classical music, French pianist
Birth of Anthony Verbalis That year: 1945, Classical music, composer
15
Death of Anton Webern That year: 1945, Classical music, Austrian composer and conductor (born in 1883)
Birth of Jessye Norman That year: 1945, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 2019)
16
Death of John McCormack That year: 1945, Classical music, Irish tenor (born in 1884)
Birth of Evgeny Mogilevsky That year: 1945, Classical music, Russian pianist (1945–2023) (dead in 2023)
18
Birth of Roman Jabłoński That year: 1945, Classical music, Polish cellist
19
Birth of Brigitte Eisenfeld That year: 1945, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
24
Birth of John Rutter That year: 1945, Classical music, British composer, conductor and arranger
25
Death of Julius Korngold That year: 1945, Classical music, Austrian music critic (1860-1945) (born in 1860)
26
Death of Béla Bartók That year: 1945, Classical music, Hungarian composer and pianist (born in 1881)
Birth of Vladimir Burylyov That year: 1945, Classical music, Russian opera singer (dead in 2015)
28
Birth of Dorothy Quita Buchanan That year: 1945, Classical music, composer
29
Death of Norbert von Hannenheim That year: 1945, Classical music, German composer (born in 1898)
Birth of Lella Cuberli That year: 1945, Classical music, singer
October
03
Birth of Jean-Jacques Kantorow That year: 1945, Classical music, French musician
04
06
Death of George Coles Stebbins That year: 1945, Classical music, American gospel song writer (born in 1846)
Death of Auguste Bosc That year: 1945, Classical music, French conductor and composer (born in 1868)
08
Death of Samuel Richards Gaines That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1869)
09
Death of Fernando Obradors That year: 1945, Classical music, Spanish composer (born in 1897)
10
Death of Jan Křtitel Voves That year: 1945, Classical music, Czech composer and organist (1885-1945) (born in 1885)
12
Birth of Régis Pasquier That year: 1945, Classical music, French violinist
Death of Karl Thiessen That year: 1945, Classical music, German composer (born in 1867)
14
Death of Nagayo Motoori That year: 1945, Classical music, Japanese composer (1885-1945) (born in 1885)
16
Death of James V. Monaco That year: 1945, Classical music, Italian-born American composer of popular music (born in 1885)
Birth of José García Román That year: 1945, Classical music, Spanish composer
17
Birth of Betsy Norden That year: 1945, Classical music, Operatic soprano
18
Birth of Henry Price That year: 1945, Classical music, American opera singer
20
Birth of Thomas Pasatieri That year: 1945, Classical music, American composer
21
Death of Franz von Blon That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1861)
22
Death of Francesco Daddi That year: 1945, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1864)
28
Birth of Alan Titus That year: 1945, Classical music, American opera singer
29
Death of Tamezō Narita That year: 1945, Classical music, Japanese composer (born in 1893)
Birth of Jean-Paul Frisch That year: 1945, Classical music, (1945-2013) (dead in 2013)
30
Death of Xian Xinghai That year: 1945, Classical music, Chinese composer (born in 1905)
Birth of Jan Talich That year: 1945, Classical music, Czech violinist (dead in 2020)
Also in October
Birth of Shinji Kawahito That year: 1945, Classical music, composer, conductor .
November
01
Death of Eduardo Marcén That year: 1945, Classical music, Spanish singer and actor (-1945)
02
Death of William Reed That year: 1945, Classical music, Canadian organist, conductor, composer (1859-1945) (born in 1859)
03
Premiere of Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 70 That year: 1945, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Dmitri Shostakovich
Death of Alessandro Longo That year: 1945, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1864)
Birth of Frans Helmerson That year: 1945, Classical music, Swedish conductor and cellist
07
Death of Gus Edwards That year: 1945, Classical music, American songwriter, vaudevillian, music publisher (born in 1879)
09
Birth of Jos van Van Immerseel That year: 1945, Classical music, Flemish harpsichordist, pianist and conductor
11
Death of Jerome Kern That year: 1945, Classical music, American composer of musical theater and popular music (1885-1945) (born in 1885)
Birth of Andrzej Bieżan That year: 1945, Classical music, Polish pianist and composer (dead in 1983)
12
Death of Wilfred Arlom That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1887)
15
Death of J. Lloyd Williams That year: 1945, Classical music, Welsh botanist and music writer (1854-1945) (born in 1854)
Birth of Tuula Tillaeus That year: 1945, Classical music, Finnish stage actor (1945-2008) (dead in 2008)
16
Birth of Wolfgang Probst That year: 1945, Classical music, German opera singer
18
Birth of Khorlan Qalīlambekova That year: 1945, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher
19
Death of Helen Hopekirk That year: 1945, Classical music, American pianist and composer of Scottish descent (born in 1856)
21
Premiere of 3 Pieces for piano from “Cinderella”, Opp. 95 That year: 1945, Classical music (Work for soloist), Sergei Prokofiev
Premiere of 10 Pieces for piano from “Cinderella”, Opp. 97 That year: 1945, Classical music (Work for soloist), Sergei Prokofiev
Premiere of Cinderella, Op. 87a That year: 1945, Classical music (Ballet), Sergei Prokofiev
Premiere of 6 Pieces for piano from “Cinderella”, Opp. 102 That year: 1945, Classical music (Work for soloist), Sergei Prokofiev
Premiere of Suite No. 1 for orchestra from “Cinderella”, Op. 107 That year: 1945, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Sergei Prokofiev
Premiere of Suite No. 2 for orchestra from “Cinderella”, Op. 108 That year: 1945, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Sergei Prokofiev
Premiere of Suite No. 3 for orchestra from “Cinderella”, Op. 109 That year: 1945, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Sergei Prokofiev
Premiere of Suite for 2 pianos from “Cinderella”, Op. 87b That year: 1945, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), Sergei Prokofiev
22
Birth of Ruben Sargsyan That year: 1945, Classical music, Armenian composer (1945-2013) (dead in 2013)
Death of Charles Legh Naylor That year: 1945, Classical music, British composer (1869-1945) (born in 1869)
23
Birth of Elisabeth Leonskaja That year: 1945, Classical music, Soviet and Austrian pianist
25
Birth of Håkan Hagegård That year: 1945, Classical music, Swedish opera and concert singer
28
Birth of Terry Plumeri That year: 1945, Classical music, American conductor (dead in 2016)
29
Birth of Marga Schiml That year: 1945, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
30
Birth of Radu Lupu That year: 1945, Classical music, Romanian pianist (dead in 2022)
Birth of Younghi Pagh-Paan That year: 1945, Classical music, classical composer
Death of Jaromír Herle That year: 1945, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1872)
December
01
Birth of Rami Bar-Niv That year: 1945, Classical music, Israeli musician
Death of Harvey Bartlett Gaul That year: 1945, Classical music, American musician (born in 1881)
04
Birth of Rauf Dhomi That year: 1945, Classical music, Albanian composer and conductor
Birth of Richard Farber That year: 1945, Classical music, Israeli composer and librettist
Birth of Locrian Masaoka That year: 1945, Classical music, Japanese composer
06
Death of Max Bendix That year: 1945, Classical music, American composer (born in 1866)
08
Death of Alexander Siloti That year: 1945, Classical music, Russian composer and pianist (born in 1863)
Birth of Yury Marusin That year: 1945, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer (dead in 2022)
Birth of Christian Beck That year: 1945, Classical music, Norwegian musician (dead in 2014)
09
Death of Albert John Weidt That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1866)
Death of Nicolas Laoureux That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1863)
10
Birth of Alf Häggstam That year: 1945, Classical music, Swedish actor (1945-1994) (dead in 1994)
Death of Eduard Göbel That year: 1945, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher, stage actor (born in 1867)
12
Birth of Margaret Leng Tan That year: 1945, Classical music, Singaporean musician
Birth of Frans Van der Sommen That year: 1945, Classical music, composer
13
Birth of Pinchas Steinberg That year: 1945, Classical music, Israeli conductor
Birth of Karin Ott That year: 1945, Classical music, Swiss operatic soprano
14
Death of Constantino Gaito That year: 1945, Classical music, Argentinian composer and pianist (born in 1878)
15
Death of Tobias Matthay That year: 1945, Classical music, British pianist, teacher and composer (born in 1858)
21
Birth of Mykola Suk That year: 1945, Classical music, Ukrainian musician
Birth of Ian Campbell That year: 1945, Classical music, Australian opera singer
22
Death of William G. Hammond That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1874)
23
Birth of Georges Aperghis That year: 1945, Classical music, Greek composer of contemporary music living in France
24
Death of Alicia Adélaide Needham That year: 1945, Classical music, Irish composer (born in 1864)
Death of Adelina Stehle That year: 1945, Classical music, Austrian singer (born in 1861)
Birth of Helmut Deutsch That year: 1945, Classical music, Austrian classical pianist
Birth of Luca Lombardi That year: 1945, Classical music, Italian composer
Death of Jens Elias Berntsen That year: 1945, Classical music, singer, opera singer, actor, conductor, teacher (born in 1867)
25
Birth of Michail Jurowski That year: 1945, Classical music, Soviet and Russian conductor (dead in 2022)
26
27
Birth of Clarence Barlow That year: 1945, Classical music, British composer (1945–2023) (dead in 2023)
Birth of Vladimir Gaykov That year: 1945, Classical music, russian musician (dead in 2018)
Birth of Kazuhide Isomura That year: 1945, Classical music, concertmaster, violist, music teacher
29
Death of Elise de Kutscherra DeNys That year: 1945, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1872)
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Death of Alfredo Carrasco That year: 1945, Classical music, Mexican composer (born in 1875)
This was also in 1945
Birth of Patrick Crommelynck That year: 1945, Classical music, Belgian musician (dead in 1994) . Birth of Carlos Guilherme That year: 1945, Classical music, vocalist, singer, opera singer . Death of Elmer Samuel Hosmer That year: 1945, Classical music, American composer and teacher (born in 1862) . Birth of Byron Fidetzis That year: 1945, Classical music, Greek cellist and conductor . Birth of Ante Grgin That year: 1945, Classical music, Clarinetist and composer . Inception: Munich Symphony Orchestra That year: 1945, Classical music (Germany). Inception: Orchestra i Pomeriggi Musicali That year: 1945, Classical music (Italy). Inception: White Rose Chorus That year: 1945, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Galina Savova That year: 1945, Classical music, singer . Inception: Borodin Quartet That year: 1945, Classical music (Russia). Birth of Maryetta Midgley That year: 1945, Classical music, singer . Birth of Lionel Friend That year: 1945, Classical music, musician . Death of Constant Van de Wall That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1871) . Inception: Zurich Chamber Orchestra That year: 1945, Classical music (Switzerland). Death of Josef Weiß That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1864) . Inception: Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra That year: 1945, Classical music (Turkey). Inception: Groot Omroepkoor That year: 1945, Classical music (Netherlands). Birth of Carol Sams That year: 1945, Classical music, American composer . Inception: Frankfurter Kantorei That year: 1945, Classical music (Germany). Birth of Heikki Keinonen That year: 1945, Classical music, Finnish opera singer . Death of Henri Letocart That year: 1945, Classical music, French composer and organist (born in 1866) . Death of Francis William Galpin That year: 1945, Classical music, Church of England clergyman, musicologist, and antiquary (born in 1858) . Death of George F. Hamer That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1862) . Death of Pedro Miguel Quijano That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1875) . Birth of Nieves Lepp That year: 1945, Classical music, actor, opera singer . Death of Stephen Vost Janssen That year: 1945, Classical music, Australian violinist and violist (born in 1880) . Inception: Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1945, Classical music (Bulgaria). Death of Theresa Beney That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1860) . Death of Anna Szekrényessy That year: 1945, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (born in 1880) . Death of Ernst Henrik Svedelius That year: 1945, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1872) . Inception: Münchener Bach-Chor That year: 1945, Classical music (Germany). Birth of Noriko Ōmura That year: 1945, Classical music, pianist . Death of Richard Fall That year: 1945, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1882) . Death of Alfred von Sponer That year: 1945, Classical music, musician (1870-1945) (born in 1870) . Birth of Atilla Manizade That year: 1945, Classical music, Turkish-Cypriot singer (dead in 2016) . Inception: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra That year: 1945, Classical music (Poland). Inauguration: Caramoor International Music Festival That year: 1945, Classical music (Katonah, United States of America). Inception: Spokane Symphony That year: 1945, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Viktor Selyavin That year: 1945, Classical music, Russian and Ukrainian opera singer (born in 1875) . Death of Antônio Américo da Costa That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1868) . Inception: Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra That year: 1945, Classical music (Germany). Death of Salvador Raurich i Ferriol That year: 1945, Classical music, Spanish composer (1869-1945) (born in 1869) . Birth of Hans Tschammer That year: 1945, Classical music, musician . Inauguration: Cheltenham Music Festival That year: 1945, Classical music (Cheltenham, United Kingdom). Inception: Quintette à vent français That year: 1945, Classical music (France). Death of Giuseppe Tarantola That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1893) . Inception: Philharmonia Orchestra That year: 1945, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Quartetto Italiano That year: 1945, Classical music. Inception: Metropole Orkest That year: 1945, Classical music (Netherlands). Birth of Jeanne Piland That year: 1945, Classical music, American opera singer . Birth of Paul Hart That year: 1945, Classical music, composer . Birth of István Kertész That year: 1945, Classical music, Hungarian violinist . Death of Willy Herrmann That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1868) . Inception: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra That year: 1945, Classical music (Germany). Death of Carl Hardebeck That year: 1945, Classical music, British musician (born in 1869) . Inception: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra That year: 1945, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Groningse Bachvereniging That year: 1945, Classical music. Inception: Polish Baltic Philharmonic That year: 1945, Classical music (Poland). Death of Julio Morales Landgrave That year: 1945, Classical music, Mexican composer (born in 1863) . Inception: Atlanta Pops Symphony Orchestra That year: 1945, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Khorloogiin Urtnassan That year: 1945, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra That year: 1945, Classical music (Taiwan). Death of Edward Brooks Scovel That year: 1945, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1847) . Closing: Konzerthaus Zoo That year: 1945, Classical music (Dresden, Germany). Inauguration: Brevard Music Center That year: 1945, Classical music (Brevard, United States of America). Birth of Richard Lester That year: 1945, Classical music, English harpsichordist, organist, fortepianist and musicologist . Inception: MÁV Szimfonikus zenekar That year: 1945, Classical music. Birth of Yōko Inoshita That year: 1945, Classical music, Japanese pianist . Inception: North German Radio Symphony Orchestra That year: 1945, Classical music (Germany). Inception: Moravian Philharmonic That year: 1945, Classical music. Birth of Daniel Carter That year: 1945, Classical music, American musician . Death of René Chansarel That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1864) . Inception: Barylli Quartet That year: 1945, Classical music (Austria). Inception: Hofer Symphoniker That year: 1945, Classical music. Inception: Paganini Quartet That year: 1945, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Zhao Jiping That year: 1945, Classical music, Chinese composer . Inception: Radio Filharmonisch Orkest That year: 1945, Classical music (Netherlands). Inception: Silesian Philharmonic That year: 1945, Classical music (Poland). Death of Max Paul Heller That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1867) . Death of John Adam Hugo That year: 1945, Classical music, American composer (1873-1945) (born in 1873) . Inception: Heralds of Harmony That year: 1945, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Luisa Casagemas That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1873) . Inception: Radio Kamerorkest That year: 1945, Classical music. Inception: National Youth Orchestra of Wales That year: 1945, Classical music. Death of Max Rhode That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1884) . Death of Isidore Leo Pavia That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1875) . Inauguration: Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre That year: 1945, Classical music (Novosibirsk, Russia). Death of Josef Schmid That year: 1945, Classical music, German composer (1868-1945) (born in 1868) . Death of Henryk Cylkow That year: 1945, Classical music, composer (born in 1866) . Inauguration: Silesian Opera That year: 1945, Classical music (Bytom, Poland). Inception: Musica Viva Australia That year: 1945, Classical music (Australia).
Works (composition or publishing)
- Richard Strauss (age 81)
- Oboe Concerto in D major That year: 1945, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- München, commemorative waltz (2) (Work for orchestra)
- Arnold Schoenberg (age 71)
- Canon for Thomas Mann on his 70th birthday (Work for choir)
- I am almost sure, when your nurse will change your diapers for Artur Rodzinsky on the birth of his son Richard (Work for choir)
- Fanfare on motifs of Die Gurre-Lieder (Work for orchestra)
- Prelude, Op. 44, “Genesis” (Work for choir)
- Béla Bartók (age 64)
- Piano Concerto No. 3 That year: 1945, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra That year: 1945, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), published in 1950
- Goat song (Song, lied)
- 3 Ukranian Folksongs (Song, lied)
- Igor Stravinsky (age 63)
- Ebony concerto That year: 1945, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Sergei Prokofiev (age 54)
- Ode to the End of the War, Op. 105 (Work for orchestra)
- 2 Duets, Opp. 106 (Song, lied)
- Arthur Honegger (age 53)
- Symphony No. 3, “Liturgique” That year: 1945, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Sérénade à Angélique (Work for orchestra)
- Chota Roustaveli (Ballet)
- Un Ami viendra ce soir (Film score)
- Darius Milhaud (age 53)
- French Suite, Op. 254 (Ballet)
- La muse ménagère, Op. 245 (Work for orchestra)
- Concerto No. 2, Op. 255 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Danses de Jacaremirim, Op. 256 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Sonata for violin and harpsichord, Op. 257 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Duet for 2 violins, Op. 258 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Elegy, Op. 251 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Elegy, Op. 251 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- String Quartet No. 12, Op. 252 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Kaddish "Prière pour les morts", Op. 250 (Work for choir)
- Pledge to Mills, Op. 261 (Work for choir)
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold (age 48)
- String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 34 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Francis Poulenc (age 46)
- The Story of Babar the Elephant, Op. 129 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 8 French Songs, Opp. 130 (Work for choir)
- Aaron Copland (age 45)
- Jubilee Variations (Work for orchestra)
- The Cummington Story (Film score)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 39)
- Children's Notebook, six pieces for piano, Op. 69 (Work for soloist)
- Simple People, Op. 71 (Film score)
- Victorious Spring (Two Songs), Op. 72 (Incidental music)
- Olivier Messiaen (age 37)
- Twenty gazes on the Christ-child That year: 1945, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Glorious bodies That year: 1945, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Three small liturgies of the Divine Presence (Work for choir)
- Chant des déportés (Work for choir)
- Samuel Barber (age 35)
- Cello Concerto, Op. 22 That year: 1945, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Benjamin Britten (age 32)
- The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell, Op. 34 That year: 1945, Classical music (Work for orchestra), composed in 1946
- String Quartet No. 2, Op. 36 (Work for chamber orchestra), published in 1946
- The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35 (Song, lied), published in 1947
- Pierre Boulez (age 20)
- Douze Notations (Work for soloist)
- Trois Psalmodies (Work for soloist)
- Variations (Work for soloist)