1951, from day to day
1951. With other artists, Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich and Arturo Toscanini influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Arnold Schoenberg. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “The Rake's Progress” de Igor Stravinsky, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1951 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 360 of these moments for 1951.
The year 1951 in classical music and in lyrical art
24
Birth of Robert Stine That year: 1951, Classical music, composer
January
03
Death of Ferdinand Barlow That year: 1951, Classical music, French choreographer and composer (born in 1881)
04
Birth of Ronald Corp That year: 1951, Classical music, Composer, conductor, artistic director, musical director, founder, Anglican priest
06
Birth of Jean-Paul Celea That year: 1951, Classical music, French double bassist
07
Birth of Masao Kawasaki That year: 1951, Classical music, violinist
08
Death of Gustav Zeitzschel That year: 1951, Classical music, German singer, opera singer and music educator (born in 1868)
10
Birth of Rockwell Blake That year: 1951, Classical music, American opera singer
Birth of Karólína Eiríksdóttir That year: 1951, Classical music, Music composer
Death of Athos Palma That year: 1951, Classical music, Argentinian composer, musicologist and music educator (1891-1951) (born in 1891)
14
Birth of Hernán López Vilar That year: 1951, Classical music, composer
20
Birth of Iván Fischer That year: 1951, Classical music, Hungarian conductor and composer
21
Birth of Anna Kľuková That year: 1951, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2010)
22
Death of Eastwood Lane That year: 1951, Classical music, American composer (born in 1879)
Death of Hugo Zathey That year: 1951, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher (born in 1880)
23
Death of Martin Grabert That year: 1951, Classical music, German composer and organist (born in 1868)
24
Death of Ludwig Boslet That year: 1951, Classical music, German organist and musician (born in 1860)
29
Birth of Gegham Grigoryan That year: 1951, Classical music, musical artist (dead in 2016)
30
Birth of Mara Zampieri That year: 1951, Classical music, Italian Opera singer
Birth of Väino Puura That year: 1951, Classical music, Estonian opera singer
February
01
Birth of Michael Jeffrey Shapiro That year: 1951, Classical music, American composer, conductor, broadcaster, author
02
Birth of Ingrid Tobiasson That year: 1951, Classical music, Swedish singer
03
Birth of Martin Christian Vogel That year: 1951, Classical music, German opera singer and professor of singing
Death of Emilie Zachardová That year: 1951, Classical music, opera singer, pedagogue (born in 1912)
05
Death of Theo Wendt That year: 1951, Classical music (born in 1874)
07
Birth of Raimo Sirkiä That year: 1951, Classical music, Finnish singer
08
Death of George Lem Trombley That year: 1951, Classical music, composer (born in 1889)
09
Death of Ernest Hutcheson That year: 1951, Classical music, Australian musician (born in 1871)
10
Death of Joseph Bovet That year: 1951, Classical music, Swiss composer and priest (1879-1951) (born in 1879)
11
Birth of Jean-Philippe Lafont That year: 1951, Classical music, French opera singer
12
Death of Marc de Ranse That year: 1951, Classical music, French pianist, composer, organist, choir director and music educator (1881-1951) (born in 1881)
16
Death of Hisatada Otaka That year: 1951, Classical music, Japanese composer and conductor (1911-1951) (born in 1911)
Birth of Stephen Dickson That year: 1951, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 1991)
17
Death of Nikoghayos Tigranian That year: 1951, Classical music, Armenian musician (born in 1856)
Birth of Elżbieta Karolak That year: 1951, Classical music, organist
18
Death of Ralph McLane That year: 1951, Classical music, American musician (1907-1951) (born in 1907)
20
Birth of Anthony Davis That year: 1951, Classical music, American pianist and composer
Death of Howard Brockway That year: 1951, Classical music, American composer (born in 1870)
24
Birth of Gabriele Schnaut That year: 1951, Classical music, German opera singer (1951–2023) (dead in 2023)
25
Death of Jacques van Lier That year: 1951, Classical music, Dutch cellist (1875-1951) (born in 1875)
27
Birth of Salvador Mas i Conde That year: 1951, Classical music, Catalan Music conductor
Death of Anton Ponten That year: 1951, Classical music, composer (born in 1870)
28
Death of Giannina Russ That year: 1951, Classical music, singer (1873-1951) (born in 1873)
Also in February
Birth of Kazuko Murasaki That year: 1951, Classical music, Japanese pianist .
March
01
Birth of Scott Ross That year: 1951, Classical music, American harpsichordist and organist (dead in 1989)
Birth of Elliott Sharp That year: 1951, Classical music, American musician
Birth of Kristinn Sigmundsson That year: 1951, Classical music, Icelandic opera singer
03
Birth of Lindsay Cooper That year: 1951, Classical music, English musician (1951–2013) (dead in 2013)
06
Death of Ivor Novello That year: 1951, Classical music, Welsh composer and actor (1893–1951) (born in 1893)
Birth of Fred Nachbaur That year: 1951, Classical music, composer (dead in 2004)
09
Premiere of Symphony No. 5 in D, “Di tre re” That year: 1951, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Arthur Honegger
Birth of Mikael Samuelson That year: 1951, Classical music, Swedish opera singer
10
Birth of Lluís Claret That year: 1951, Classical music, Andorran violoncellist
12
Death of Harold Bauer That year: 1951, Classical music, American pianist of English birth (born in 1873)
18
Death of Jerzy Garda That year: 1951, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1903)
20
Death of Margit Kaczér That year: 1951, Classical music, (1870–1951) Hungarian opera singer (born in 1870)
Birth of Yves Cuenot That year: 1951, Classical music, organist, harpsichordist
22
Death of Willem Mengelberg That year: 1951, Classical music, (1871-1951) Dutch conductor (born in 1871)
24
Birth of Aleksander Serov That year: 1951, Classical music, Russian singer
Birth of Svein Bjørkøy That year: 1951, Classical music, Norwegian singer and professor
25
Birth of Tomoaki Katsuta That year: 1951, Classical music, Japanese singer
26
Death of Walter Kirchhoff That year: 1951, Classical music, Opera singer, tenor (born in 1879)
Also in March
Composition of 24 Preludes and Fugues, Opp. 87 That year: 1951, Classical music (Work for soloist), Dmitri Shostakovich .
April
01
Death of Ebba Wilton That year: 1951, Classical music, Danish opera singer (1896-1951) (born in 1896)
05
Birth of Alfred Šramek That year: 1951, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (1951-2016) (dead in 2016)
06
Birth of Pascal Rogé That year: 1951, Classical music, French pianist
Death of Halfdan Cleve That year: 1951, Classical music, Norwegian composer (born in 1879)
07
Death of Kisu Yoshinoshin That year: 1951, Classical music, Japanese performer, chorus conductor, composer (born in 1867)
09
Birth of Andrzej Krzanowski That year: 1951, Classical music, Polish composer (1951-1990) (dead in 1990)
10
Birth of Hans Fagius That year: 1951, Classical music, Swedish classical organist
11
Birth of Antoine Curé That year: 1951, Classical music, French trumpeter
12
Death of Harold Vincent Milligan That year: 1951, Classical music, composer (born in 1888)
14
Birth of Julian Lloyd Webber That year: 1951, Classical music, British solo cellist and conductor
Birth of Guido Päevatalu That year: 1951, Classical music, Danish opera singer
Birth of Anthony Purnell That year: 1951, Classical music, composer
15
Death of Sara Cahier That year: 1951, Classical music, American-born Swedish actor, opera singer and music educator (born in 1875)
Birth of Anne Eline Riisnæs That year: 1951, Classical music, pianist
18
Birth of Marcela Rodríguez That year: 1951, Classical music, composer
19
Birth of Marcus Creed That year: 1951, Classical music, British conductor
21
Death of Olive Fremstad That year: 1951, Classical music, Swedish-American operatic mezzo-soprano and soprano singer (born in 1871)
Birth of Martin McEvoy That year: 1951, Classical music, opera singer
22
Birth of Aivars Kalējs That year: 1951, Classical music, Latvian composer, organist and pianist
Birth of Mari Tampere-Bezrodny That year: 1951, Classical music, Estonian violinist
23
Death of Charles Gates Dawes That year: 1951, Classical music, composer (born in 1865)
25
Death of Alexander Krein That year: 1951, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1883)
Death of Jerzy Fitelberg That year: 1951, Classical music, American composer (1903-1951) (born in 1903)
26
Death of John Alden Carpenter That year: 1951, Classical music, American composer (1876-1951) (born in 1876)
28
Death of Maurice Vieux That year: 1951, Classical music, French violist (1884-1951) (born in 1884)
30
Death of Lucy Lucy Gates Bowen That year: 1951, Classical music, singer (1882-1951) (born in 1882)
Birth of Liina Saari That year: 1951, Classical music, Estonian opera singer
May
02
Birth of Roberto Cappello That year: 1951, Classical music, Italian pianist
Death of Jos Watelet That year: 1951, Classical music, Belgian composer, musicologist, pianist and organist (1881-1951) (born in 1881)
03
Inauguration: Royal Festival Hall That year: 1951, Classical music (London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom)
Birth of Grażyna Brodzińska That year: 1951, Classical music, singer, actress
04
Death of Hector Dufranne That year: 1951, Classical music, Belgian singer (born in 1870)
Death of Louis Arens That year: 1951, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1864)
05
Birth of Cyprien Katsaris That year: 1951, Classical music, French musician
Birth of Edward Lambert That year: 1951, Classical music, composer
07
Birth of Janina Fialkowska That year: 1951, Classical music, Canadian pianist
08
Death of Marcel Tournier That year: 1951, Classical music, French harpist, composer, and pedagogue (born in 1879)
09
Birth of Curtis Roads That year: 1951, Classical music, American composer
Death of Bert Grant That year: 1951, Classical music, American composer (1878-1951) (born in 1878)
14
Birth of Helen Field That year: 1951, Classical music, lyrical singer
15
Birth of Valeriy Khlebnikov That year: 1951, Classical music, Soviet Russian conductor
18
Birth of Natalia Troitskaya That year: 1951, Classical music, Russian operatic soprano (dead in 2006)
20
Death of Jan Ingenhoven That year: 1951, Classical music, Dutch conductor and composer (1876-1951) (born in 1876)
23
Birth of Christopher Wilson That year: 1951, Classical music, British lute player
Death of Henri Goublier That year: 1951, Classical music, French composer (born in 1888)
24
Birth of Petr Altrichter That year: 1951, Classical music, Czech conductor
27
Birth of Jørgen Ole Børch That year: 1951, Classical music, Danish opera singer (dead in 2009)
Death of Anatoly Mineyev That year: 1951, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher (born in 1883)
29
Death of Josef Bohuslav Foerster That year: 1951, Classical music, Czech composer and educator (born in 1859)
Death of Robert Kahn That year: 1951, Classical music, German composer (born in 1865)
Death of Dimitrios Levidis That year: 1951, Classical music, Greek composer (born in 1886)
June
01
Birth of Stepan Fitsych That year: 1951, Classical music, Soviet and Ukrainian opera singer (tenor); soloist of the National Opera of Ukraine (1951—2014) (dead in 2014)
04
Death of Serge Koussevitzky That year: 1951, Classical music, Russian-born American conductor, composer and musician (1874–1951) (born in 1874)
Birth of Justin Lavender That year: 1951, Classical music, British opera singer
05
Birth of Lê Dung That year: 1951, Classical music, Vietnamese opera singer (dead in 2001)
06
Birth of Khuraman Gasimova That year: 1951, Classical music, Azerbaijani singer and actress
Birth of Gabriele Auenmüller That year: 1951, Classical music, German opera singer (1951-2015) (dead in 2015)
09
Birth of James Newton Howard That year: 1951, Classical music, American composer and music producer (born 1951)
Premiere of L'anima del filosofo That year: 1951, Classical music (Opera), Joseph Haydn
Birth of George C. Baker That year: 1951, Classical music, American musician (dead in 2011)
Death of Ksenia Derzhinskaya That year: 1951, Classical music, Soviet opera singer and music educator (1889-1951) (born in 1889)
Death of Carl Fuchs That year: 1951, Classical music, cellist (born in 1865)
11
Birth of Julia Smykowska That year: 1951, Classical music, organist
13
Birth of Mariana Paunova That year: 1951, Classical music, opera singer, pianist (dead in 2002)
14
Birth of Cornelius Hauptmann That year: 1951, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
18
Birth of Gregory Reinhart That year: 1951, Classical music, American opera singer
19
Death of Albert Bertelin That year: 1951, Classical music, French composer (born in 1872)
Birth of Alois Brandhofer That year: 1951, Classical music, Austrian musician
21
Birth of Michel Allard That year: 1951, Classical music, composer
23
Death of Armin Knab That year: 1951, Classical music, German composer (born in 1881)
25
Death of Simone Mantia That year: 1951, Classical music, American baritone and musician (born in 1873)
July
02
Birth of Gareth Glyn That year: 1951, Classical music, British composer and broadcaster
05
Birth of Alan Belkin That year: 1951, Classical music, composer
06
Death of Josef Hüttel That year: 1951, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster (1893-1951) (born in 1893)
07
Birth of Giuliano Carmignola That year: 1951, Classical music, Italian musician
Birth of Francisco Guerrero Marín That year: 1951, Classical music, Spanish composer (dead in 1997)
08
Birth of Matthias Hölle That year: 1951, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
09
Birth of Eugeniusz Knapik That year: 1951, Classical music, Polish composer
Death of Jørgen Bentzon That year: 1951, Classical music, Danish composer (1897-1951) (born in 1897)
Death of Giannina Arangi-Lombardi That year: 1951, Classical music, Italian operatic soprano (born in 1891)
Death of Egbert Van Alstyne That year: 1951, Classical music, American songwriter and pianist (1882-1951) (born in 1878)
12
Birth of Sylvia Sass That year: 1951, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (born 1951)
13
Death of Arnold Schoenberg That year: 1951, Classical music, Austrian-Jewish American composer (1874-1951) (born in 1874)
20
Death of Johanna Loisinger That year: 1951, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1865)
25
Death of Fernando Loyola That year: 1951, Classical music, Mexican composer and pianist of the early 20th-century (born in 1873)
26
Death of Giuseppe Agostini That year: 1951, Classical music, Italian tenor (1874-1951) (born in 1874)
30
Birth of Kazimierz Kowalski That year: 1951, Classical music, Polish opera singer (1951-2021) (dead in 2021)
Birth of Alibek Dnishev That year: 1951, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer
Birth of Jean-Marc Volta That year: 1951, Classical music, French clarinetist
August
01
Death of Francisque Darcieux That year: 1951, Classical music, composer (born in 1880)
04
Death of Léon Delafosse That year: 1951, Classical music, French composer and pianist (1874-1951) (born in 1874)
05
Birth of Jean-Louis Gil That year: 1951, Classical music, French organist (dead in 1991)
Death of Camillo De Nardis That year: 1951, Classical music, composer (born in 1857)
12
Death of Ebbe Hamerik That year: 1951, Classical music, Danish composer (born in 1898)
13
Birth of Gréco Casadesus That year: 1951, Classical music, French composer
Death of Lisa Burgmeier That year: 1951, Classical music, (1874-1951) (born in 1874)
14
Birth of János Kovács That year: 1951, Classical music, Hungarian conductor (1951–)
15
Death of Artur Schnabel That year: 1951, Classical music, Austrian pianist (born in 1882)
Birth of Grzegorz Nowak That year: 1951, Classical music, Polish conductor
16
Birth of Robert H. P. Platz That year: 1951, Classical music, German composer
Birth of Sharon Sweet That year: 1951, Classical music, American singer
Death of Sophie Traubmann That year: 1951, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1867)
17
Birth of Celine Imbert That year: 1951, Classical music, Brazilian soprano
19
Birth of Gustavo Santaolalla That year: 1951, Classical music, Argentine composer
21
Death of Constant Lambert That year: 1951, Classical music, British composer and conductor (born in 1905)
Birth of Qigang Chen That year: 1951, Classical music, Chinese composer
Birth of Michael Sylvester That year: 1951, Classical music, American opera singer
22
Death of Georg Maikl That year: 1951, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (born in 1872)
23
Birth of Vladimir Kafelnikov That year: 1951, Classical music, Ukrainian trumpeter
24
Birth of Mona Lyn Reese That year: 1951, Classical music, composer
26
Death of Stepan Maksimov That year: 1951, Classical music, composer, folklorist, violinist, music teacher (born in 1892)
Birth of Beverly Hoch That year: 1951, Classical music, American operatic soprano
28
Birth of Rafał Augustyn That year: 1951, Classical music, Polish composer, pianist and music critic
30
Death of Georgette Bréjan-Silver That year: 1951, Classical music, French singer and opera singer (born in 1870)
September
03
Birth of Johann Hindler That year: 1951, Classical music, Austrian musician
Death of Leo Sheffield That year: 1951, Classical music, British opera singer and actor (born in 1873)
04
Birth of Delores Ziegler That year: 1951, Classical music, American singer
05
Birth of Richard Suart That year: 1951, Classical music, British singer-actor
06
Birth of Stephen McNeff That year: 1951, Classical music, Northern Irish composer
08
Birth of Dezső Ránki That year: 1951, Classical music, Hungarian virtuoso concert pianist; classical pianist
10
Death of Giuseppe Mulè That year: 1951, Classical music, Italian composer and conductor (1885-1951) (born in 1885)
11
Premiere of The Rake's Progress That year: 1951, Classical music (Opera), Igor Stravinsky
12
Birth of Joëlle Léandre That year: 1951, Classical music, French double bassist, vocalist and composer
Birth of Karel Cón That year: 1951, Classical music, Slovak composer
14
Death of Fritz Busch That year: 1951, Classical music, German conductor (born in 1890)
15
Death of Jacinto Guerrero That year: 1951, Classical music, Spanish composer (born in 1895)
19
Death of Frederick Clement That year: 1951, Classical music, composer (born in 1865)
20
Death of Lluís Gonzaga Jordà i Rossell That year: 1951, Classical music, Catalan composer and pianist (born in 1869)
21
Birth of John Del Carlo That year: 1951, Classical music, American opera singer (1951–2016) (dead in 2016)
25
Birth of Peter Dvorský That year: 1951, Classical music, Slovak operatic tenor
Birth of Arvydas Markauskas That year: 1951, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer
27
Birth of Anthony Laciura That year: 1951, Classical music, American opera singer
Birth of David Starobin That year: 1951, Classical music, American musician
29
Death of Blanche Cavelli That year: 1951, Classical music, French female opera singer (1875-1951) (born in 1875)
Birth of João Cândido Dovicchi That year: 1951, Classical music, composer
30
Death of Yelena Bekman-Shcherbina That year: 1951, Classical music, Russian musician (1882-1951) (born in 1881)
October
01
Death of Ricardo Rodríguez That year: 1951, Classical music, Argentinian composer (born in 1879)
02
Death of Jeanne Thomassin That year: 1951, Classical music, French lyric artist (born in 1873)
04
Birth of Mary Hopper That year: 1951, Classical music, American conductor
12
Premiere of Ivan IV That year: 1951, Classical music (Opera), Georges Bizet
16
Death of Paul Eisler That year: 1951, Classical music, composer (born in 1875)
23
Death of Luciano Neroni That year: 1951, Classical music, Italian singer and opera singer (born in 1909)
30
Birth of Manfred Stahnke That year: 1951, Classical music, German composer
31
Death of Charles Fonteyn Manney That year: 1951, Classical music, composer (born in 1872)
November
04
Death of Oscar Natzka That year: 1951, Classical music, New Zealand opera singer (1912-1951) (born in 1912)
05
Death of Bedřich Antonín Wiedermann That year: 1951, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and organist (born in 1883)
Death of Adalbert Lieban That year: 1951, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1877)
09
Death of Sigmund Romberg That year: 1951, Classical music, Hungarian-born American composer (1887–1951) (born in 1887)
Death of Mrs. Crosby Adams That year: 1951, Classical music, composer (born in 1858)
10
Birth of Ivan Kusnjer That year: 1951, Classical music, opera singer
Birth of Ubaldo Di Gregorio That year: 1951, Classical music, composer
11
Death of Walter Hyde That year: 1951, Classical music, English tenor, actor, and music educator (1875-1951) (born in 1875)
Death of César Vezzani That year: 1951, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1888)
12
Birth of Vytautas Bakula That year: 1951, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer
13
Death of Nikolai Medtner That year: 1951, Classical music, British composer and pianist (born in 1879)
Death of Hugo Leichtentritt That year: 1951, Classical music, German-Jewish musicologist and composer (born in 1874)
Birth of Mikhail Kazinik That year: 1951, Classical music, musical artist
Death of Kor Kuiler That year: 1951, Classical music, Dutch conductor and composer (born in 1877)
14
Birth of Tōru Yasunaga That year: 1951, Classical music, violinist
15
Death of José María Tena That year: 1951, Classical music, Spanish composer (1895-1951) (born in 1895)
16
Birth of Denis Gougeon That year: 1951, Classical music, Canadian composer
Death of Dora Bright That year: 1951, Classical music, English composer and pianist (born in 1862)
Birth of Peter Weber That year: 1951, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer
Birth of Roger Palmer That year: 1951, Classical music, composer
Death of Pavel Kovalyov That year: 1951, Classical music, composer (born in 1890)
17
Death of George H. Clutsam That year: 1951, Classical music, Australian musician (born in 1866)
18
Birth of Heinrich Schiff That year: 1951, Classical music, Austrian cellist and conductor (dead in 2016)
Death of Will Vodery That year: 1951, Classical music, American composer and conductor (born in 1885)
Death of František Michálek That year: 1951, Classical music, Czech composer, choirmaster and organist (born in 1895)
19
Death of Amy Eliza Castles That year: 1951, Classical music, Australian opera singer (1880–1951) (born in 1880)
21
Death of Edmund Fellowes That year: 1951, Classical music, British musician (born in 1870)
22
Birth of Kent Nagano That year: 1951, Classical music, American conductor and opera administrator
23
Death of Henri Collet That year: 1951, Classical music, French composer (1885-1951) (born in 1885)
Birth of Isao Matsushita That year: 1951, Classical music, Japanese composer (dead in 2018)
Birth of Bill Troiano That year: 1951, Classical music, American musician
24
Birth of Jeffrey Swann That year: 1951, Classical music, American musician
25
Birth of Gilles Cachemaille That year: 1951, Classical music, Swiss-French bass-baritone
26
Death of Vilma Tihanyi That year: 1951, Classical music, opera singer (1894-1951) (born in 1894)
28
Birth of Tatyana Sergeyeva That year: 1951, Classical music, composer
Birth of Diedre Murray That year: 1951, Classical music, American composer
29
Death of Nino Ederle That year: 1951, Classical music, German tenor (born in 1892)
December
01
Premiere of Billy Budd, Op. 50 That year: 1951, Classical music (Opera), Benjamin Britten
Death of Felix Petyrek That year: 1951, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1892)
Birth of Eric Halfvarson That year: 1951, Classical music, American opera singer
Birth of Myrna Herzog That year: 1951, Classical music, Brazilian musician
02
Death of David Stockman That year: 1951, Classical music, painter (1879-1951) (born in 1879)
06
Death of Léon Rothier That year: 1951, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1874)
Birth of David Finckel That year: 1951, Classical music, American cellist
07
Birth of Katalin Pitti That year: 1951, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (soprano)
Death of Edward Joseph Collins That year: 1951, Classical music, American pianist and classical composer (born in 1886)
Birth of Zsolt Derecskei That year: 1951, Classical music, Hungarian singer
11
Death of Hermann Schramm That year: 1951, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1871)
13
Death of Selim Palmgren That year: 1951, Classical music, Finnish composer and pianist (born in 1878)
14
Death of Vojta Mádlo That year: 1951, Classical music, Czech conductor, oboist and composer (born in 1872)
15
Birth of Berle Sanford Rosenberg That year: 1951, Classical music, American opera singer
17
Death of Marie Kalivodová That year: 1951, Classical music, czech opera singer (born in 1878)
22
Death of Margit Payer That year: 1951, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1875)
23
Death of Alfrēds Kalniņš That year: 1951, Classical music, Latvian musician (1879-1951) (born in 1879)
25
Birth of Barbara Dever That year: 1951, Classical music, American mezzo-soprano
28
Birth of Elizabeth Parcells That year: 1951, Classical music, American coloratura soprano (dead in 2005)
Death of Paul Ottenheimer That year: 1951, Classical music, German conductor (1873-1951) (born in 1873)
29
Birth of Philip Sparke That year: 1951, Classical music, British composer
This was also in 1951
Death of Giulio Fregosi That year: 1951, Classical music, Italian baritone (born in 1887) . Birth of Quade Winter That year: 1951, Classical music, American composer (dead in 2019) . Death of Manuel Lorenzo Aguirre That year: 1951, Classical music, composer (born in 1863) . Inception: Philip Jones Brass Ensemble That year: 1951, Classical music. Birth of Eliane Coelho That year: 1951, Classical music, Brazilian soprano singer . Birth of Stephen Stubbs That year: 1951, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Andreas Scheibner That year: 1951, Classical music, musician, singer . Birth of Massimiliano Damerini That year: 1951, Classical music, Italian composer . Birth of David Arnold That year: 1951, Classical music, English composer, conductor and record producer . Birth of Jérôme Naulais That year: 1951, Classical music, French composer and musician . Inception: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1951, Classical music (Soviet Union). Birth of Sergio Cárdenas That year: 1951, Classical music, conductor . Death of Ernest Loyon That year: 1951, Classical music, composer . Birth of Scott A. Wyatt That year: 1951, Classical music, American composer . Birth of Philip Sawyers That year: 1951, Classical music . Inception: SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern That year: 1951, Classical music. Death of Carrie Bullard Lewis That year: 1951, Classical music, composer (born in 1865) . Birth of Michel Strauss That year: 1951, Classical music, French cellist . Birth of Peter Bird That year: 1951, Classical music, composer . Birth of Patrick Larley That year: 1951, Classical music, British composer . Death of Adrienne Osborne That year: 1951, Classical music, German singer, opera singer and music educator (1873-1951) (born in 1873) . Inception: BBC Northern Dance Orchestra That year: 1951, Classical music. Death of William Hammar That year: 1951, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (born in 1875) . Inception: NHK Tokyo Children's Choir That year: 1951, Classical music. Birth of Włodzimierz Zalewski That year: 1951, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Vladimír Doležal That year: 1951, Classical music, Czech tenor . Birth of Charles Toet That year: 1951, Classical music, trombonist . Birth of Amy Leverenz That year: 1951, Classical music, American musician, singer and opera singer . Birth of Raul Kottler That year: 1951, Classical music, composer . Birth of Lorenzo Ferrero That year: 1951, Classical music, Italian composer . Closing: Kroll Opera House That year: 1951, Classical music (Berlin-Mitte, Germany). Birth of Paul Silverthorne That year: 1951, Classical music, violist . Birth of Arie van Beek That year: 1951, Classical music, Dutch conductor . Birth of Margit Neubauer That year: 1951, Classical music, Austrian operatic mezzo.soprano singer . Inception: Astra Chamber Music Society That year: 1951, Classical music (Australia). Death of José Franco y Ribate That year: 1951, Classical music, Spanish conductor (1878-1951) (born in 1878) . Inception: University College Opera That year: 1951, Classical music (United Kingdom). Death of Luiz Coutinho That year: 1951, Classical music, composer (born in 1878) . Inception: Ellerhein That year: 1951, Classical music (Estonia). Death of Richard Henry Walthew That year: 1951, Classical music, English composer and pianist (1872-1951) (born in 1872) . Inauguration: Internationale Orgelwoche Nürnberg That year: 1951, Classical music (Nuremberg, Germany). Death of René Blin That year: 1951, Classical music, French composer (born in 1884) . Birth of Shigeo Neriki That year: 1951, Classical music, Japanese musician . Dissolution: Schneiderhan Quartett That year: 1951, Classical music. Inception: Stirling City Choir That year: 1951, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Crosby G&S That year: 1951, Classical music (United Kingdom). Dissolution: Busch Quartet That year: 1951, Classical music (Germany). Inauguration: Wexford Festival Opera That year: 1951, Classical music (Wexford, Republic of Ireland). Death of Ester Adaberto That year: 1951, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1872) . Birth of Julio Gergely That year: 1951, Classical music, Spanish choir master . Inception: Ambrosian Singers That year: 1951, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Allentown Symphony Orchestra That year: 1951, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Eutiner Festspiele That year: 1951, Classical music (Eutin, Germany). Inception: London Schools Symphony Orchestra That year: 1951, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Lancaster Opera Company That year: 1951, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: San Jose Youth Symphony That year: 1951, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Columbus Symphony That year: 1951, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Daniel Kientzy That year: 1951, Classical music, French musician . Inception: Ars Rediviva That year: 1951, Classical music (Czech Republic). Birth of Kazuo Hanaoka That year: 1951, Classical music, recorder player . Birth of Waldemar Wojtal That year: 1951, Classical music, Polish pianist . Birth of Simon Wright That year: 1951, Classical music, classical conductor and organist . Birth of Peter Pieters That year: 1951, Classical music, Belgian classical guitarist (dead in 1999) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Sergei Prokofiev (age 60)
- Wedding Suite, Op. 126 That year: 1951, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Gypsy Fantasy, Op. 127 That year: 1951, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Ural Rhapsody, Op. 128 That year: 1951, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- The Meeting of the Volga and the Don, Op. 130 (Work for orchestra)
- Darius Milhaud (age 59)
- Les miracles de la foi, Op. 314 (Work for choir)
- Concertino d'automne, Op. 309 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Concertino d'été, Op. 311 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Le candélabre à sept branches, Op. 315 (Work for soloist)
- Arthur Honegger (age 59)
- Suite archaïque (Work for orchestra)
- Toccata on a theme by Campra (Work for orchestra)
- Monopartita (Work for orchestra)
- La Tour de Babel (Film score)
- Paul Claudel (Film score)
- La Rédemption (Music for radio)
- On ne badine pas avec l'amour (Incidental music)
- Francis Poulenc (age 52)
- L’embarquement pour Cythère, Op. 150 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Thème varié, Op. 151 (Work for soloist)
- Aaron Copland (age 51)
- The Pied Piper (Ballet)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 45)
- 4 Melodies, Opp. 86 (Song, lied)
- Ten Poems on Texts by Revolutionary Poets, Op. 88 (Work for choir)
- The Unforgettable Year 1919, Op. 89 (Film score)
- Suite from The Young Guard, Op. 75a (Work for orchestra)
- The Homeland Hears, Op. 86a (Work for choir)
- Olivier Messiaen (age 43)
- Blackbird That year: 1951, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), published in 1952
- Livre d'orgue That year: 1951, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Samuel Barber (age 41)
- Mélodies Passagères, Op. 27 (Song, lied)
- Benjamin Britten (age 38)
- 6 Métamorphoses, Op. 49 That year: 1951, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Pierre Boulez (age 26)
- Polyphonie X (Work for orchestra)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 23)
- Kreuzspiel, Op. 1/7 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Sonatina, Op. 1/8 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Formula, Op. 1/6 (Work for orchestra)