1952, from day to day
1952. With other artists, Igor Stravinsky, Theodor W. Adorno and Aram Khachaturian influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Ryuichi Sakamoto, 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-sharp minor, Op. 131” de Sergei Prokofiev, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1952 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 350 of these moments for 1952.
The year 1952 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
03
Death of Luigi Stefano Giarda That year: 1952, Classical music, Italian composer and music educator (1868-1952) (born in 1868)
04
Death of František Souček That year: 1952, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1880)
05
Birth of Richard Yates That year: 1952, Classical music, composer
07
Birth of Craig Leon That year: 1952, Classical music, American-born record producer, composer and arranger
08
Birth of Vladimir Feltsman That year: 1952, Classical music, Russian musician
Birth of Yumiko Samejima That year: 1952, Classical music, Japanese singer
09
Death of Lev Tseitlin That year: 1952, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1881)
11
Death of Aureliano Pertile That year: 1952, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1885-1952) (born in 1885)
Birth of Lajos Wagner That year: 1952, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer
13
Death of Augusta Ondříčková That year: 1952, Classical music, music teacher, violinist (born in 1879)
14
Death of Artur Kapp That year: 1952, Classical music, Estonian composer (1878-1952) (born in 1878)
17
Birth of Ryuichi Sakamoto That year: 1952, Classical music, Japanese composer (1952–2023) (dead in 2023)
18
Birth of Mariana Cioromila That year: 1952, Classical music, Romanian mezzo-soprano (dead in 2022)
20
Death of Arthur Farwell That year: 1952, Classical music, American composer (1872–1952) (born in 1872)
Birth of Aušra Stasiūnaitė-Čepulkauskienė That year: 1952, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer
21
Birth of Mermen Qamar Gul That year: 1952, Classical music, Afghan Pioneer artis (dead in 2022)
23
Death of Carlo Boller That year: 1952, Classical music, Swiss conductor (1896-1952) (born in 1896)
26
Birth of Frédéric Lodéon That year: 1952, Classical music, French cellist and conductor
27
Birth of Ron Richardson That year: 1952, Classical music, actor and singer (dead in 1995)
Birth of Jana Rychlíková That year: 1952, Classical music, opera singer
31
Death of Emilie Ulrich That year: 1952, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1872)
Also in January
Birth of Teresa Kaban That year: 1952, Classical music, pianist .
February
01
Birth of Jenő Jandó That year: 1952, Classical music, (1952–2023) classical pianist (dead in 2023)
Birth of Mykola Koval (operatic baritone) That year: 1952, Classical music, Ukrainian singer
03
Birth of Romuald Tesarowicz That year: 1952, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2017)
04
Death of Friedrich Plaschke That year: 1952, Classical music, Czech singer (born in 1875)
06
Birth of Param Vir That year: 1952, Classical music, Indian composer
08
Birth of Sylvia Greenberg That year: 1952, Classical music, Romanian-born Israeli singer, opera singer, and university teacher (*1952)
Birth of Kirk Trevor That year: 1952, Classical music, musician
11
Birth of Koen Crucke That year: 1952, Classical music, Belgian singer
13
Death of Alfred Einstein That year: 1952, Classical music, German-American musicologist and music editor (born in 1880)
Death of Max Altglass That year: 1952, Classical music, Polish opera singer (born in 1890)
15
Death of Enzo de Muro Lomanto That year: 1952, Classical music, Italian operatic tenor (1902-1952) (born in 1902)
16
Birth of Santiago Rodriguez That year: 1952, Classical music, American musician
20
Death of Felix Salmond That year: 1952, Classical music, British musician (born in 1888)
22
Death of Jeanne Gordon That year: 1952, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (born in 1885)
24
Birth of Jadwiga Rappé That year: 1952, Classical music, Polish opera vovalist
25
Birth of Mikhail Bronner That year: 1952, Classical music, Soviet composer
26
Death of Gottfried Harrison Federlein That year: 1952, Classical music, composer (born in 1883)
28
Birth of Eldar Mansurov That year: 1952, Classical music, Azerbaijani musician
March
02
Birth of Jane Henschel That year: 1952, Classical music, singer
Birth of Vladislav Yankovsky That year: 1952, Classical music, Soviet and Russian clarinetist and conductor (1952-2016) (dead in 2016)
05
Death of Vladimir Shcherbachov That year: 1952, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1889)
06
Death of Giacomo Rimini That year: 1952, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1887)
Birth of Marielle Labèque That year: 1952, Classical music, French pianist
08
Death of Octave Dua That year: 1952, Classical music, Belgian opera singer (born in 1882)
09
Birth of Larissa Diadkova That year: 1952, Classical music, Russian singer
12
Death of Fritz Zohsel That year: 1952, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1879-1952) (born in 1879)
13
Birth of Wolfgang Rihm That year: 1952, Classical music, German composer
Birth of David Carlson That year: 1952, Classical music, American composer
17
Death of Percy Wenrich That year: 1952, Classical music, American composer of ragtime and popular music (born in 1887)
20
Birth of Birgitta Svendén That year: 1952, Classical music, Swedish singer
24
Birth of Dolora Zajick That year: 1952, Classical music, American opera singer
Death of Paul Pierné That year: 1952, Classical music, French composer (1874-1952) (born in 1874)
25
Death of Magdalena Dvořáková That year: 1952, Classical music, (1881-1952) (born in 1881)
31
Birth of Nelly Miricioiu That year: 1952, Classical music, British opera soprano
Birth of Cheryl Boyd-Waddell That year: 1952, Classical music, American soprano (dead in 2002)
April
02
Death of Antonio Cortis That year: 1952, Classical music, Spanish singer (1891-1952) (born in 1891)
05
Birth of Hiroshi Kodama That year: 1952, Classical music, Japanese conductor
08
Birth of Movsar Mintsaev That year: 1952, Classical music, opera singer
09
Death of Carl Friedemann That year: 1952, Classical music, German-Swiss composer and conductor (1862–1952) (born in 1862)
10
Death of Frederic Austin That year: 1952, Classical music, British opera singer, teacher and composer (1872-1952) (born in 1872)
Birth of Frode Olsen That year: 1952, Classical music, opera singer
11
Death of Wadia Sabra That year: 1952, Classical music, Lebanese composer (born in 1876)
Death of Margery Booth That year: 1952, Classical music, Opera singer and spy (born in 1905)
13
Death of Margarethe Siems That year: 1952, Classical music, singer (1879-1952) (born in 1879)
15
Birth of Josef Kšica mladší That year: 1952, Classical music, Czech cemballist, choirmaster and organist
16
Birth of Rico Saccani That year: 1952, Classical music, Italian conductor
18
Death of Leo Smith That year: 1952, Classical music, English Canadian cellist, composer and music writer (born in 1881)
21
Death of Alfred Andersen-Wingar That year: 1952, Classical music, Norwegian composer (born in 1869)
Death of Agga Frich That year: 1952, Classical music, Norwegian actress, opera singer (1880-1952) (born in 1880)
22
Birth of François-René Duchâble That year: 1952, Classical music, French musician
23
Death of Elisabeth Schumann That year: 1952, Classical music, German soprano (born in 1888)
26
Birth of Ewa Podleś That year: 1952, Classical music, Polish contralto
Death of Benno Hansen That year: 1952, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (born in 1891)
28
Birth of Gerald Barry That year: 1952, Classical music, Irish composer
29
Birth of Walter Augustus Braxton That year: 1952, Classical music, composer
May
01
Birth of Anatolij Neznakin That year: 1952, Classical music, Russian composer and music educator
02
Birth of Gotthold Schwarz That year: 1952, Classical music, German opera singer and conductor
04
Premiere of Structures pour deux pianos premier livre That year: 1952, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), Pierre Boulez
05
Death of Rudolf Sieczyński That year: 1952, Classical music, Austrian composer (1879-1952) (born in 1879)
09
Birth of Linda Finnie That year: 1952, Classical music, singer
11
Death of Giovanni Tebaldini That year: 1952, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1864)
Death of Ivan Rubchak That year: 1952, Classical music, Ukrainian theatre actor and singer (born in 1874)
15
Death of Italo Montemezzi That year: 1952, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1875)
Death of Charlotte Maconda That year: 1952, Classical music, American soprano singer (1863-1952) (born in 1863)
16
Birth of Věra Páchová That year: 1952, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher
18
Death of Reidar Kaas That year: 1952, Classical music, Norwegian singer and actor (born in 1881)
Death of Rossetter Gleason Cole That year: 1952, Classical music, composer (born in 1866)
20
Birth of Christian Kunert That year: 1952, Classical music, German keyboardist, guitarist and songwriter
22
Birth of Ivan Olenchik That year: 1952, Classical music, Russian musician
Death of Yury Kochurov That year: 1952, Classical music, Soviet composer (1907-1952) (born in 1907)
23
Death of Georg Schumann That year: 1952, Classical music, German comnposer (born in 1866)
28
Death of Joseph Lauber That year: 1952, Classical music, Swiss composer (1864-1952) (born in 1864)
30
Birth of Zoltán Kocsis That year: 1952, Classical music, (1952–2016) classical pianist, conductor and composer (dead in 2016)
Birth of Alexander Toradze That year: 1952, Classical music, American musician (dead in 2022)
31
Death of Stefan Makedonski That year: 1952, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1885)
June
06
Birth of Pavel Kogan That year: 1952, Classical music, Russian musician
Birth of Kjell Samkopf That year: 1952, Classical music, Norwegian composer
Death of Duguen Egileor That year: 1952, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (1877-1952) (born in 1877)
Death of John Wallace Goodrich That year: 1952, Classical music, composer (born in 1871)
09
Death of Adolf Busch That year: 1952, Classical music, German violinist and composer (born in 1891)
12
Birth of Oliver Knussen That year: 1952, Classical music, British composer and conductor (1952-2018) (dead in 2018)
13
Death of Emma Eames That year: 1952, Classical music, American singer (1865-1952) (born in 1865)
16
Birth of Jerry Hadley That year: 1952, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 2007)
17
Death of Alberto Williams That year: 1952, Classical music, Argentine composer (1862-1952) (born in 1862)
Death of Walter Engelsmann That year: 1952, Classical music, composer (born in 1881)
19
Birth of Philippe Manoury That year: 1952, Classical music, French composer
Death of Heinrich Schlusnus That year: 1952, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1888)
22
Birth of Stefan Parkman That year: 1952, Classical music, Swedish conductor
24
Death of Lodewijk Mortelmans That year: 1952, Classical music, Belgian composer (1868-1952) (born in 1868)
30
Birth of Surena Dashitsyrenova That year: 1952, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2013)
July
01
Death of Aleksandr Ilʹich Mozzhukhin That year: 1952, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1878)
Death of Édouard Trémisot That year: 1952, Classical music, composer (born in 1874)
02
Death of Henriëtte Bosmans That year: 1952, Classical music, Dutch composer (1895-1952) (born in 1895)
Death of Ciro Grassi That year: 1952, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1868)
03
Death of Raymond Pech That year: 1952, Classical music, French composer (born in 1876)
Death of Marguerite Labori That year: 1952, Classical music, composer (born in 1864)
05
Birth of Kristine Ciesinski That year: 1952, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 2018)
Death of Archer Gibson That year: 1952, Classical music, composer (born in 1875)
06
Birth of Stephen Hartke That year: 1952, Classical music, American composer and music pedagogue
07
Birth of Jiří Stárek That year: 1952, Classical music, Czech composer (1952-1994) (dead in 1994)
08
Death of Zoraide Amedea Mei Figner That year: 1952, Classical music, Italian Russian opera singer (born in 1859)
10
Death of Rued Langgaard That year: 1952, Classical music, Danish composer and organist (1893-1952) (born in 1893)
11
Birth of Tomiko Kōjiba That year: 1952, Classical music, Japanese composer
15
Death of Ferdinand Greinecker That year: 1952, Classical music, Czech composer and choirmaster (born in 1893)
16
Birth of Umberto Benedetti Michelangeli That year: 1952, Classical music, conductor
22
Death of Antonio Maria Valencia That year: 1952, Classical music, Colombian composer and pianist (1902-1952) (born in 1902)
24
Death of Sári Sebeők That year: 1952, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1882)
25
Death of Herbert Murrill That year: 1952, Classical music, British musician (born in 1909)
Birth of Stellan Sagvik That year: 1952, Classical music, Swedish composer, woodwinds player, conductor, musicologist, CD producer and journalist
27
Birth of Carol Vaness That year: 1952, Classical music, American opera singer and educator
Birth of Jean-Philippe Goude That year: 1952, Classical music, French composer
Death of Nino Rossi That year: 1952, Classical music, Italian pianist, composer and music educator (1895-1952) (born in 1895)
28
Birth of Eduardo Fernández That year: 1952, Classical music, guitarist
29
Birth of Hal Robinson That year: 1952, Classical music, American musician
31
Birth of Reinhard Goebel That year: 1952, Classical music, musician from Germany
Also in July
Birth of Yukako Inatomi That year: 1952, Classical music, Japanese singer .
August
03
Birth of Clyde Thomas Rollins That year: 1952, Classical music, composer (dead in 2016)
10
Birth of Jacek Kaspszyk That year: 1952, Classical music, Polish conductor
Birth of Ashley Putnam That year: 1952, Classical music, American opera singer
11
Death of Riccardo Martin That year: 1952, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1874)
12
Birth of Pável Aleksándrovitch Koudriávtchenko That year: 1952, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2017)
14
Premiere of The Love of Danae, Op. 83 That year: 1952, Classical music (Opera), Richard Strauss
Death of Myrna Sharlow That year: 1952, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1893)
Death of Richard Wintzer That year: 1952, Classical music, composer (born in 1866)
16
Birth of Gianna Rolandi That year: 1952, Classical music, American soprano singer (dead in 2021)
Death of Gusztáv Szerémi That year: 1952, Classical music, Hungarian musician (1877-1952) (born in 1877)
17
Birth of Heiner Goebbels That year: 1952, Classical music, German composer and theatre director
18
Death of Henri Expert That year: 1952, Classical music, French writer and musicologist (born in 1863)
21
Birth of Boris Garlitsky That year: 1952, Classical music, Russian violinist
Death of Johannes Henrik Würtz That year: 1952, Classical music, composer (born in 1880)
23
Death of Harry Benjamin Jepson That year: 1952, Classical music, American organist (born in 1870)
30
Birth of Simon Bainbridge That year: 1952, Classical music, British composer (dead in 2021)
31
Birth of Kim Kashkashian That year: 1952, Classical music, American violist
Death of Dimitar Nenov That year: 1952, Classical music, Bulgarian architect and composer (1901– 1953) (born in 1901)
September
07
Birth of Peter-Jan Wagemans That year: 1952, Classical music, Dutch composer
Death of José Forns y Quadras That year: 1952, Classical music, Spanish composer, historian, and teacher (born in 1898)
09
Death of Louis Dumas That year: 1952, Classical music, composer (born in 1877)
11
Birth of Catherine Bott That year: 1952, Classical music, British soprano
13
Birth of Allen Vizzutti That year: 1952, Classical music, American musician
14
Birth of Hans-Jörg Rechtsteiner That year: 1952, Classical music, composer
18
Death of Frances Alda That year: 1952, Classical music, New Zealand-born Australian operatic soprano (born in 1879)
19
Death of Henryka Żelska That year: 1952, Classical music, Polish opera singer (1892-1952) (born in 1892)
21
Birth of Alessandro Corbelli That year: 1952, Classical music, Italian opera singer
22
Death of Guillaume Ibos That year: 1952, Classical music, French tenor (1860-1952) (born in 1860)
23
Birth of William Shimell That year: 1952, Classical music, British actor
24
Death of Nathaniel Davis Ayer That year: 1952, Classical music, composer (born in 1887)
26
Birth of Mark Dresser That year: 1952, Classical music, American musician
Birth of Predrag Miletić That year: 1952, Classical music, Serbian actor
27
Birth of Chris Merritt That year: 1952, Classical music, American baritenor
28
Death of Paul Hastings Allen That year: 1952, Classical music, American composer (born in 1883)
30
Birth of Andrew Shore That year: 1952, Classical music, English operatic baritone
Also in September
Birth of Henryk Blazej That year: 1952, Classical music, flautist .
October
02
Birth of Janusz Olejniczak That year: 1952, Classical music, Polish actor and musician
07
Death of Berta Morena That year: 1952, Classical music, German operatic soprano (born in 1878)
Death of Hugh S. Roberton That year: 1952, Classical music, Scottish composer and choirmaster (1874-1952) (born in 1874)
08
Death of May Peterson Thompson That year: 1952, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1880)
Birth of Noboru Kamimura That year: 1952, Classical music, cellist
Death of Thorild Bröderman That year: 1952, Classical music, Finnish actor (born in 1883)
Death of Curt Goldmann That year: 1952, Classical music, German conductor and composer (born in 1870)
Birth of Jorge Tagliapietra That year: 1952, Classical music, composer
12
Birth of José Luis Turina That year: 1952, Classical music, Spanish composer
14
Birth of Kaija Saariaho That year: 1952, Classical music, Finnish composer (1952–2023) (dead in 2023)
16
Death of Fransisco Buencamino Sr. That year: 1952, Classical music, composer (born in 1883)
17
Death of Oskar Geier That year: 1952, Classical music, violist, composer (born in 1889)
20
Birth of Michael Houstoun That year: 1952, Classical music, Concert pianist from New Zealand
Death of Jean Aquistapace That year: 1952, Classical music, French opera singer and actor (born in 1882)
21
Death of Charles Draper That year: 1952, Classical music, British clarinetist (1869-1952) (born in 1869)
22
Death of Jean André Messager That year: 1952, Classical music, composer (born in 1886)
24
Death of Frederick Jacobi That year: 1952, Classical music, American composer (born in 1891)
25
Death of Sergei Bortkiewicz That year: 1952, Classical music, Russian Romantic composer and pianist (born in 1877)
27
Birth of Brigitte Engerer That year: 1952, Classical music, French pianist (dead in 2012)
29
Birth of Ida Kavafian That year: 1952, Classical music, American musician
November
05
Death of Hanna Granfelt That year: 1952, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (born in 1884)
Birth of Jean-Jacques Birgé That year: 1952, Classical music, avant-garde composer, film director, sound designer, multimedia author, record producer, synthesizer player and multi-instrumentalist
07
Death of Aleksandr Danilovich Kamenskiĭ That year: 1952, Classical music, (1900-1952) (born in 1900)
09
Death of Facundo de la Viña That year: 1952, Classical music, Spanish composer (born in 1877)
14
Death of Ralph Kinder That year: 1952, Classical music, composer (born in 1876)
15
Death of Solomea Krushelnytska That year: 1952, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer (born in 1872)
Death of Vincent Scotto That year: 1952, Classical music, French composer (born in 1876)
Birth of Philip Jeck That year: 1952, Classical music, British artist (dead in 2022)
17
Death of Ryūtarō Hirota That year: 1952, Classical music, composer (1892-1952) (born in 1892)
Death of Wan Siu Hing That year: 1952, Classical music, opera singer
20
Death of Dorothy Bond That year: 1952, Classical music, English coloratura soprano (born in 1921)
21
Death of George Siemonn That year: 1952, Classical music, composer (born in 1874)
23
Birth of Philippe Fénelon That year: 1952, Classical music, French classical composer
25
Death of Antonio Guarnieri That year: 1952, Classical music, Italian conductor, composer and musician (born in 1880)
Death of Julien-Fernand Vaubourgoin That year: 1952, Classical music, French composer and music educator (born in 1880)
27
Birth of Romas Makarevičius That year: 1952, Classical music, Lithuanian singer
30
Birth of Semyon Bychkov That year: 1952, Classical music, Soviet and American conductor
December
01
Birth of Ellen McLain That year: 1952, Classical music, American voice actress and opera singer
05
Death of Caspar Koch (Sänger) That year: 1952, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1889)
06
Birth of Emanuel Martinez That year: 1952, Classical music, Brazilian musician, composer and professor
10
Birth of Julianne Baird That year: 1952, Classical music, American singer
Birth of Martine Dupuy That year: 1952, Classical music, French mezzo-soprano
Death of František Jiří Mach That year: 1952, Classical music, Czech music educator and composer (born in 1869)
11
Birth of Andrea De Carlo That year: 1952, Classical music, Italian writer (1952)
12
Birth of Brenton Broadstock That year: 1952, Classical music, Australian composer
13
Birth of Benjamin Kamins That year: 1952, Classical music, American musician
14
Death of Fartein Valen That year: 1952, Classical music, Norwegian composer (born in 1887)
16
Birth of Manuel Barrueco That year: 1952, Classical music, Cuban musician
17
Birth of Raquel Pierotti That year: 1952, Classical music, Uruguayan mezzo-soprano opera singer
18
Birth of Dina Joffe That year: 1952, Classical music, Latvian musician
21
Death of Ilonka Ladányi That year: 1952, Classical music, (1901–1952) opera singer (born in 1901)
22
Death of Vincas Bacevičius That year: 1952, Classical music, Lithuanian pianist (1875-1952) (born in 1875)
Birth of Scott Harper That year: 1952, Classical music, American composer
Birth of Robert Kapilow That year: 1952, Classical music, American conductor
23
Birth of Hans Abrahamsen That year: 1952, Classical music, Danish composer
Premiere of 24 Preludes and Fugues, Opp. 87 That year: 1952, Classical music (Work for soloist), Dmitri Shostakovich
25
Death of Bernardino Molinari That year: 1952, Classical music, Italian conductor (1880-1952) (born in 1880)
26
Birth of Sérgio Assad That year: 1952, Classical music, Brazilian composer, guitarist
Birth of Valentina Calestru That year: 1952, Classical music, Moldovan soprano
28
Birth of Gerd Kühr That year: 1952, Classical music, Austrian composer and conductor
Birth of Jocelyne Carissimo That year: 1952, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2008)
29
Death of Beryl Rubinstein That year: 1952, Classical music, American musician (born in 1898)
30
Birth of June Anderson That year: 1952, Classical music, singer
Birth of S. P. Somtow That year: 1952, Classical music, Thai writer and composer
Death of Shinpei Nakayama That year: 1952, Classical music, Japanese composer (1887-1952) (born in 1887)
This was also in 1952
Birth of Philip Smith That year: 1952, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Margareta Haverinen That year: 1952, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Bruce Hubbard That year: 1952, Classical music, African-American operatic baritone (1952-1991) (dead in 1991) . Inauguration: Festival Internacional de Música y Danza de Granada That year: 1952, Classical music (Granada, Spain). Death of Emile Trépard That year: 1952, Classical music, composer (born in 1870) . Birth of William R. Shannon That year: 1952, Classical music, composer . Death of Charles Ancliffe That year: 1952, Classical music, British composer of light music (born in 1880) . Birth of María Bravo That year: 1952, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher . Death of Mary Howe That year: 1952, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1870) . Birth of Lei Lei That year: 1952, Classical music, Chinese composer . Inception: Cantores minores That year: 1952, Classical music (Finland). Death of Joseph Ringeissen That year: 1952, Classical music, French composer and organist (born in 1879) . Inauguration: Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber That year: 1952, Classical music (Dresden, Germany). Birth of Gilbert Varga That year: 1952, Classical music, British conductor . Inception: Shanghai Chinese Orchestra That year: 1952, Classical music (People's Republic of China). Death of Albert Frommer That year: 1952, Classical music, composer (born in 1875) . Inception: Ploiești Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1952, Classical music. Inception: I Musici That year: 1952, Classical music. Inception: Konzerthausorchester Berlin That year: 1952, Classical music (Germany). Birth of Kenneth Jean That year: 1952, Classical music, conductor . Inception: Symphony in C That year: 1952, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Mariko Mogi That year: 1952, Classical music, music arranger, composer . Death of Karl Wendl That year: 1952, Classical music, composer (born in 1868) . Birth of Ulrich Seidel That year: 1952, Classical music, composer . Birth of Qu Xiao-Song That year: 1952, Classical music, Chinese composer . Inauguration: Schwetzingen Festival That year: 1952, Classical music (Schwetzingen, Germany). Birth of David Michael Schuster That year: 1952, Classical music, American opera singer . Birth of Miloš Petrović That year: 1952, Classical music, Serbian composer (dead in 2010) . Birth of Peter Savidge That year: 1952, Classical music, lyrical singer . Birth of Nikola Srdić That year: 1952, Classical music, Serbian musician . Inception: Eastman Wind Ensemble That year: 1952, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Péter Csaba That year: 1952, Classical music, Romanian musician . Inception: Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad de Guanajuato That year: 1952, Classical music (Mexico). Inauguration: Bergen International Festival That year: 1952, Classical music (Bergen Municipality, Norway). Birth of Eric Crees That year: 1952, Classical music, British musician . Inauguration: Auditorio Nacional That year: 1952, Classical music (Mexico City, Mexico). Inception: Valley Symphony Orchestra That year: 1952, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Canberra Choral Society That year: 1952, Classical music. Birth of Fei-Ping Hsu That year: 1952, Classical music, Chinese classical pianist (dead in 2001) . Birth of Alan Woodrow That year: 1952, Classical music, Canadian opera singer . Death of Emilio Venturini That year: 1952, Classical music, Italian lyric tenor (born in 1878) . Inception: Camerata Salzburg That year: 1952, Classical music. Birth of Staffan Lundberg That year: 1952, Classical music, composer . Birth of George Manahan That year: 1952, Classical music, British conductor . Birth of Cornelia Wulkopf That year: 1952, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Konstantinos Paliatsaras That year: 1952, Classical music, Greek singer . Birth of Richard Kearns That year: 1952, Classical music, Irish composer . Inception: Munich Radio Orchestra That year: 1952, Classical music (Germany). Inception: New York Pro Musica That year: 1952, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Nathan Ciganeri That year: 1952, Classical music, composer (born in 1892) . Inauguration: Festival Internacional de Santander That year: 1952, Classical music (Santander, Spain). Inception: Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir That year: 1952, Classical music (Bulgaria). Inception: Kentucky Opera That year: 1952, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Bruce Rankin That year: 1952, Classical music, British opera singer (dead in 2017) . Birth of Marco Guidarini That year: 1952, Classical music, conductor . Birth of Lorenzo Alpert That year: 1952, Classical music, Argentine bassoonist and specialist for old early music . Birth of Dariusz Niemirowicz That year: 1952, Classical music, Polish singer, opera singer and music educator . Inception: Wiener Hofburgkapelle. Choralschola That year: 1952, Classical music. Death of Aleksandr Nikolaevitsj Peregoedov That year: 1952, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (born in 1894) . Death of Giovanni Polese That year: 1952, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1873) . Inauguration: Tilford Bach Festival That year: 1952, Classical music (Tilford, United Kingdom). Birth of Pietro Ballo That year: 1952, Classical music, Italian opera singer . Inception: CBC Symphony Orchestra That year: 1952, Classical music. Birth of Rob Fisher That year: 1952, Classical music, American conductor . Birth of Roland Bracht That year: 1952, Classical music, lyrical singer . Inception: California Youth Symphony That year: 1952, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Wolfgang Holzmair That year: 1952, Classical music, classical baritone singer . Inception: Lamplighters Music Theatre That year: 1952, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Fiona Kimm That year: 1952, Classical music, singer . Inception: Ensemble baroque de Paris That year: 1952, Classical music (France). Birth of Michael Ballam That year: 1952, Classical music, American musician . Inception: Traverse Symphony Orchestra That year: 1952, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Marlboro Music School and Festival That year: 1952, Classical music (Marlboro, United States of America). Birth of Alexander Warenberg That year: 1952, Classical music, pianist . Death of Fritz Lubrich Sr. That year: 1952, Classical music, composer (born in 1862) . Inauguration: Turku Concert Hall That year: 1952, Classical music (Turku, Finland). Inception: BBC Concert Orchestra That year: 1952, Classical music (United Kingdom).
Works (composition or publishing)
- Igor Stravinsky (age 70)
- Cantata That year: 1952, Classical music (Work for choir), published in 1904
- Sergei Prokofiev (age 61)
- Symphony No. 7 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 That year: 1952, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Sinfonia Concertante, Op. 125 That year: 1952, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Concertino for cello and orchestra, Op. 132 That year: 1952, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- War and Peace, Op. 91 (Opera)
- Darius Milhaud (age 60)
- Vendanges, Op. 317 (Ballet)
- Suite Concertante, Op. 278a (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Quintet No. 2, Op. 316 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Petites légendes, Op. 319 (Song, lied)
- Christophe Colomb, Op. 318 (Incidental music)
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold (age 55)
- Symphony in F-sharp major, Op. 40 That year: 1952, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Francis Poulenc (age 53)
- Ave verum corpus, Op. 154 (Work for choir)
- 4 Motets, Opp. 152 (Work for choir)
- Matelote provençale, Op. 153 (Work for orchestra)
- Capriccio from “Le Bal Masqué”, Op. 155 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Aaron Copland (age 52)
- Old American Songs No. 2 (Song, lied)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 46)
- String Quartet No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 92 That year: 1952, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- The Sun Shines on Our Motherland, Op. 90 (Work for choir)
- 4 Monologues, Opp. 91 (Song, lied)
- Seven Doll's Dances (Work for soloist)
- Olivier Messiaen (age 44)
- Blackbird That year: 1952, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra) Premiere, composed in 1951, published in 1952
- Dawn chorus (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Timbres-durées (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Samuel Barber (age 42)
- Souvenirs (ballet), Op. 28 (Ballet)
- Souvenirs (piano), Op. 28a (Work for soloist)
- Souvenirs (piano 4-Hands), Op. 28b (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Benjamin Britten (age 39)
- Abraham and Isaac (Canticle II), Op. 51 (Song, lied)
- Iannis Xenakis (age 30)
- Zyia (Work for choir)
- Pierre Boulez (age 27)
- Oubli signal lapidé (Work for choir)
- 2 Studies for magnetic tape (Electroacoustic music)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 24)
- Piano Pieces, Opp. 2 (Work for soloist)
- Etude, musique concrète, Op. 1/5 (Electroacoustic music)
- Percussive Trio, Op. 1/3 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Play, Op. 1/4 (Work for orchestra)
- Counter-Points, Op. 1 (Work for chamber orchestra), published in 1953
- Philip Glass (1937-0000)
- String Trio (Work for chamber orchestra)