1953, from day to day
1953. With other artists, Dmitri Shostakovich, Arturo Toscanini and Theodor W. Adorno influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Sergei Prokofiev. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93” de Dmitri Shostakovich, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1953 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 390 of these moments for 1953.
The year 1953 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Death of Ludomir Różycki That year: 1953, Classical music, Polish composer and conductor (born in 1883)
Birth of Armand Arapian That year: 1953, Classical music, French opera singer
04
Death of Costante Adolfo Bossi That year: 1953, Classical music, Italian organist, composer and teacher (born in 1876)
06
Death of Corneil de Thoran That year: 1953, Classical music, Belgian musician (born in 1881)
Birth of François Guye That year: 1953, Classical music, Swiss musician
08
Death of Heinrich Kaspar Schmid That year: 1953, Classical music, German composer (born in 1874)
10
Death of Gerda Lind That year: 1953, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (born in 1880)
12
Birth of Tatiana Shebanova That year: 1953, Classical music, Russian classical pianist (dead in 2011)
13
Birth of Takashi Shimizu That year: 1953, Classical music, Japanese violinist
15
Death of Heinrich Knote That year: 1953, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1870)
Death of Patrik Vretblad That year: 1953, Classical music, church musician, organist, music critic, composer (born in 1876)
16
Birth of Harald Bjørkøy That year: 1953, Classical music, Norwegian singer and professor
17
Death of Jan Talich That year: 1953, Classical music, cellist, 1881-1953 (born in 1881)
18
Birth of Álvaro Pierri That year: 1953, Classical music, Uruguayan musician
Death of Mirko Štork That year: 1953, Classical music, czech opera singer (1880-1953) (born in 1880)
22
Birth of Myung-whun Chung That year: 1953, Classical music, South Korean pianist and conductor
23
Death of Andrés de Segurola That year: 1953, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (born in 1874)
Birth of John Luther Adams That year: 1953, Classical music, American composer
24
Birth of Yury Bashmet That year: 1953, Classical music, Russian conductor, violinist and violist (born 1953)
25
Birth of Roger Steptoe That year: 1953, Classical music, English composer and pianist
27
Birth of Raymond Deane That year: 1953, Classical music, Irish composer
February
01
Death of Vsevolod Zaderatsky That year: 1953, Classical music, composer (1891-1953) (born in 1891)
Death of Roy Spaulding Stoughton That year: 1953, Classical music, composer (born in 1884)
02
Death of Bergliot Ibsen That year: 1953, Classical music, Norwegian mezzo-soprano singer (born in 1869)
Death of Gustav Strube That year: 1953, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1867)
03
Death of Angelo Bettinelli That year: 1953, Classical music, composer (born in 1878)
04
Death of Victor Henri Staub That year: 1953, Classical music, French pianist and composer (born in 1872)
Birth of Denia Mazzola That year: 1953, Classical music, Italian operatic soprano
05
Birth of Gerhard Oppitz That year: 1953, Classical music, German classical pianist
Death of Suzanne Adams That year: 1953, Classical music, American lyric soprano (1872–1953) (born in 1872)
06
Death of Paul Berthier That year: 1953, Classical music, French musician (born in 1884)
07
Birth of Wolfgang von Schweinitz That year: 1953, Classical music, German composer
09
Death of Phil. B. Perry That year: 1953, Classical music, composer (born in 1859)
10
Death of Maria Labia That year: 1953, Classical music, singer (born in 1880)
Birth of Carl Stone That year: 1953, Classical music, American composer
Birth of Lawrence R. Mumford That year: 1953, Classical music, composer
12
Birth of Steven De Groote That year: 1953, Classical music, South African musician, classical pianist (dead in 1989)
14
Premiere of Trionfo di Afrodite That year: 1953, Classical music (Work for choir), Carl Orff
17
Birth of Yōko Matsuo That year: 1953, Classical music, conductor
20
Birth of Riccardo Chailly That year: 1953, Classical music, Italian conductor (born 1953)
Death of Gianni Bucceri That year: 1953, Classical music, Italian composer and conductor (born in 1872)
22
Death of Eyvind Vedéne That year: 1953, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (born in 1880)
Birth of Thomas Lemmens That year: 1953, Classical music, composer
26
Death of Elisabeth Kuyper That year: 1953, Classical music, composer (born in 1877)
Birth of Theodore Mook That year: 1953, Classical music, American musician
27
Birth of Lubomír Havlák That year: 1953, Classical music, Czech tenor, born 1953
28
Birth of Osmo Vänskä That year: 1953, Classical music, Finnish conductor, clarinetist and composer
Death of Félix Vieuille That year: 1953, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1872)
March
02
Birth of David Hykes That year: 1953, Classical music, American music therapist
03
Death of François Combelle That year: 1953, Classical music, composer (born in 1880)
05
Death of Sergei Prokofiev That year: 1953, Classical music, Russian and Soviet pianist, composer and conductor (born in 1891)
Death of Daniel Fortea That year: 1953, Classical music, Spanish composer (born in 1878)
07
Death of Alexander Mogilevsky That year: 1953, Classical music, Russian musician (1885-1953) (born in 1885)
Birth of Helena Vieira That year: 1953, Classical music, actor, opera singer
09
Birth of Alexander Raskatov That year: 1953, Classical music, Russian composer
10
Death of Agnes Huntington That year: 1953, Classical music, American operatic singer (born in 1864)
13
Birth of Anthony Powers That year: 1953, Classical music, British composer
15
Birth of Kaludi Kaludov That year: 1953, Classical music, Bulgarian singer
Birth of Victor Kissine That year: 1953, Classical music, Russian composer
16
Birth of Claus Peter Flor That year: 1953, Classical music, German conductor
17
Death of Conrado del Campo That year: 1953, Classical music, Spanish musician (born in 1878)
18
Birth of Takashi Yoshimatsu That year: 1953, Classical music, Japanese classical composer
21
Birth of Jean-Jacques Justafré That year: 1953, Classical music, French conductor and hornist
28
Birth of Jörg-Peter Weigle That year: 1953, Classical music, German conductor and music professor (born 1953)
29
Birth of Fritz Hauser That year: 1953, Classical music, Swiss musician
Death of Arthur Fields That year: 1953, Classical music, American musician (born in 1888)
Death of Paul Benner That year: 1953, Classical music, Swiss conductor and composer (born in 1877)
30
Death of Roderich Mojsisovics von Mojsvár That year: 1953, Classical music, Austrian composer and conductor (born in 1877)
April
01
Birth of Lawrence Gwozdz That year: 1953, Classical music, American musician
Death of Alevtina Paskhalova That year: 1953, Classical music, Soviet Russian singer (1875-1953) (born in 1875)
03
Birth of Mikhail Rudy That year: 1953, Classical music, French musician
04
Birth of Chen Yi That year: 1953, Classical music, Chinese-American composer and violinist
Death of Ludovic Lamothe That year: 1953, Classical music, Haitian composer and virtuoso pianist (born in 1882)
07
Death of Rollo F. Maitland That year: 1953, Classical music, composer (born in 1884)
08
Birth of Diana Montague That year: 1953, Classical music, British mezzo-soprano
10
Birth of Sarah Leonard That year: 1953, Classical music, English classical soprano
14
Birth of Norio Kameyama That year: 1953, Classical music, composer, singer, pianist
15
Birth of David Campbell That year: 1953, Classical music, British clarinetist, born 1953
16
Death of Percival Garratt That year: 1953, Classical music, British pianist and composer (born in 1877)
17
Birth of Andrea Ihle That year: 1953, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 2023)
22
Birth of Kostas Smoriginas That year: 1953, Classical music, Lithuanian theatre and cinema actor and musician
Death of Max Dawison That year: 1953, Classical music, singer, opera singer (born in 1869)
23
Birth of Monique Désy Proulx That year: 1953, Classical music, Canadian writer and musician
25
Birth of Giorgio Battistelli That year: 1953, Classical music, Italian composer
26
Birth of Diana Kacso That year: 1953, Classical music, Brazilian pianist
27
Birth of Ilona Tokody That year: 1953, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer
Death of Cecil Duane Crabb That year: 1953, Classical music, American composer of ragtime music (1890-1953) (born in 1890)
May
02
Birth of Valery Gergiev That year: 1953, Classical music, Russian conductor and opera company director
Death of Walter Morse Rummel That year: 1953, Classical music, pianist (1887-1953) (born in 1887)
03
Birth of Stephen Warbeck That year: 1953, Classical music, English composer
04
Death of Simeon Bellison That year: 1953, Classical music, clarinetist (born in 1883)
Death of T. Tertius Noble That year: 1953, Classical music, British musician (1867-1953) (born in 1867)
05
Birth of Ichirō Nodaira That year: 1953, Classical music, Japanese composer and musicologist
Death of Frank La Forge That year: 1953, Classical music, American composer and pianist (born in 1879)
06
Birth of Ivan Fedele That year: 1953, Classical music, composer
09
Birth of Richard Vernon That year: 1953, Classical music, American operatic bass (1953-2006) (dead in 2006)
10
Death of Carmen Domingo Sanchis That year: 1953, Classical music, Spanish soprano (born in 1875)
Birth of Gervais Frykman That year: 1953, Classical music, composer
13
Death of Herman Jadlowker That year: 1953, Classical music, Russian singer (1877-1953) (born in 1877)
14
Birth of Robin Hill That year: 1953, Classical music, British composer
16
Birth of Monica Huggett That year: 1953, Classical music, British conductor and baroque violinist
17
Death of Léon Xanrof That year: 1953, Classical music, French playwright and songwriter (born in 1867)
Death of Erik Ole Bye That year: 1953, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer and rower (1883-1953) (born in 1883)
Death of Eric DeLamarter That year: 1953, Classical music, American classical composer (born in 1880)
18
Death of Ferdinand Vodička That year: 1953, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer, pianist and choirmaster (born in 1895)
19
Death of Frank Mullings That year: 1953, Classical music, British opera singer (1881-1953) (born in 1881)
20
Death of Werner Jaegerhuber That year: 1953, Classical music, German-Haitian composer (born in 1900)
Death of Carlo Broccardi That year: 1953, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1877)
Birth of Marco Zuccarini That year: 1953, Classical music, Italian conductor
21
Birth of Fred Sjöberg That year: 1953, Classical music, conductor
22
Birth of Roger Bellon That year: 1953, Classical music, Classical and film score composer
Death of Louis Lavater That year: 1953, Classical music, composer, musician and writer (born in 1867)
24
Birth of Didier Henry That year: 1953, Classical music, French opera singer
Death of Jean Witkowski That year: 1953, Classical music, French conductor (1895-1953) (born in 1895)
26
Death of Albert Spalding That year: 1953, Classical music, American violinist (1888-1953) (born in 1888)
27
Birth of James Wood That year: 1953, Classical music, British composer, percussionist and conductor (dead in 1813)
29
Birth of Danny Elfman That year: 1953, Classical music, American composer and musician (born 1953)
31
Death of Audrey Mildmay That year: 1953, Classical music, English-Canadian singer (1900-1953) (born in 1900)
June
01
Birth of David Russell That year: 1953, Classical music, Scottish classical guitarist
02
Birth of Markéta Ungrová That year: 1953, Classical music, opera singer, pedagogue
03
Death of Florence Price That year: 1953, Classical music, American composer (1887-1953) (born in 1887)
Birth of Erland van Lidth That year: 1953, Classical music, American sport wrestler and actor (dead in 1987)
Birth of Marie Angel That year: 1953, Classical music, Australian-born opera singer
07
Birth of Peter Guth That year: 1953, Classical music, concertmaster (dead in 2004)
08
Premiere of Gloriana, Op. 53 That year: 1953, Classical music (Opera), Benjamin Britten
10
Death of Grzegorz Fitelberg That year: 1953, Classical music, Polish musician (1879-1953) (born in 1879)
13
Birth of Atso Almila That year: 1953, Classical music, Finnish conductor, composer and trombonist
Death of John Stepan Zamecnik That year: 1953, Classical music, American composer and conductor (1872-1953) (born in 1872)
17
Death of Walter Niemann That year: 1953, Classical music, German composer (born in 1876)
18
Birth of Peter Donohoe That year: 1953, Classical music, English pianist
Birth of Márta Gulyás That year: 1953, Classical music, Hungarian pianist
19
Death of André Benoist That year: 1953, Classical music, composer (born in 1879)
26
Birth of Jean Voguet That year: 1953, Classical music, French composer
29
Death of Jules van Van Nuffel That year: 1953, Classical music, Belgian musicologist, composer, and expert on religious music (born in 1883)
30
Birth of Adriana Hölszky That year: 1953, Classical music, Romanian-born German pianist and composer
Birth of Piotr Kusiewicz That year: 1953, Classical music, musician, opera singer
July
03
Death of Aleksey Kartsev That year: 1953, Classical music, composer (born in 1883)
05
Death of Titta Ruffo That year: 1953, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1877-1953) (born in 1877)
Birth of Galina Shoydagbaeva That year: 1953, Classical music, Soviet opera singer and music educator
07
Birth of Akiko Ebi That year: 1953, Classical music, Japanese pianist (1953-)
08
Birth of John Bell Young That year: 1953, Classical music, American musician (dead in 2017)
10
Death of Sidney Homer, Sr. That year: 1953, Classical music, American composer (born in 1864)
12
Death of Joseph Jongen That year: 1953, Classical music, Belgian organist, composer, and music educator (born in 1873)
Birth of Yoko Watanabe That year: 1953, Classical music, singer (1953-2004) (dead in 2004)
Birth of Jesús Rodríguez Picó That year: 1953, Classical music, Spanish composer
13
Birth of Violeta Dinescu That year: 1953, Classical music, Romanian German composer and pianist
Death of Cuthbert Edward Clark That year: 1953, Classical music, composer (born in 1869)
15
Birth of Richard Margison That year: 1953, Classical music, Canadian opera singer
17
Death of Bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer That year: 1953, Classical music, Dutch composer and teacher (1888-1953) (born in 1888)
18
Birth of Enrique Graf That year: 1953, Classical music, American musician
20
Birth of Rohan Joseph de Saram That year: 1953, Classical music, Sri Lankan musician (1953-2004) (dead in 2004)
22
Death of Mikhail Bukinik That year: 1953, Classical music, Ukrainian cellist, composer, music educator and music critic (born in 1872)
26
Birth of Robert Phillips That year: 1953, Classical music, American classical guitarist
Birth of Janez Lotrič That year: 1953, Classical music, opera singer
30
Death of Ludvík Pelíšek That year: 1953, Classical music, Czech composer (1910-1953) (born in 1910)
31
Birth of Kenneth Radnofsky That year: 1953, Classical music, American saxophonist
Birth of Éric Lysøe That year: 1953, Classical music, French university teacher and composer
August
02
Birth of Jorunn Svensk That year: 1953, Classical music, opera singer, teacher
04
Birth of Richard White That year: 1953, Classical music, actor from the United States of America (born 1953)
06
Birth of John Craton That year: 1953, Classical music, American composer and musician
Death of Publio Carniel That year: 1953, Classical music, composer (born in 1899)
08
Birth of Roberto Urbay That year: 1953, Classical music, Cuban pianist
Birth of János Bándi That year: 1953, Classical music, opera singer
09
Death of Lao Silesu That year: 1953, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1883)
10
Birth of Michael Schneider That year: 1953, Classical music, recorder player, flautist, conductor, academic
11
Birth of Nikolas Economou That year: 1953, Classical music, Cypriot composer and pianist (1953-1993) (dead in 1993)
12
Birth of Eduardo Pérez Maseda That year: 1953, Classical music, Spanish composer
13
Birth of Martin Grayson That year: 1953, Classical music, composer
14
Birth of James Horner That year: 1953, Classical music, American film composer and conductor (1953-2015) (dead in 2015)
Death of Friedrich Schorr That year: 1953, Classical music, Asutro-Hungarian opera singer (born in 1888)
15
Death of Louis Beydts That year: 1953, Classical music, French composer and conductor (born in 1895)
16
Birth of Georg Friedrich Haas That year: 1953, Classical music, Austrian composer
Birth of Evelino Pidò That year: 1953, Classical music, Italian conductor
20
Birth of Yutaka Takahashi That year: 1953, Classical music, Japanese composer
24
Birth of Grith Fjeldmose That year: 1953, Classical music, actor
28
Birth of Tõnu Kaljuste That year: 1953, Classical music, Estonian conductor
Death of Nikolai Golovanov That year: 1953, Classical music, Russian composer and conductor (born in 1891)
29
Birth of Marta Beňačková That year: 1953, Classical music, Czech opera singer and music educator
Death of Darrell Fancourt That year: 1953, Classical music, British opera singer and actor (born in 1886)
31
Death of Joseph Gaston Selz That year: 1953, Classical music, composer (born in 1869)
Also in August
Birth of Pierre Sauvageot That year: 1953, Classical music, classical composer .
September
01
Death of Jacques Thibaud That year: 1953, Classical music, French violinist (born in 1880)
Birth of Andres Mustonen That year: 1953, Classical music, Estonian conductor and violinist
02
Birth of John Zorn That year: 1953, Classical music, American composer, saxophonist and bandleader
Birth of Charles Ramirez That year: 1953, Classical music, Gibraltarian musician
05
Birth of John Dickie That year: 1953, Classical music, Austrian and Scottish tenor and opera singer (dead in 2010)
Death of Paul Marinier That year: 1953, Classical music, French composer (1866-1953) (born in 1866)
08
Birth of Akira Nishimura That year: 1953, Classical music, Japanese composer (dead in 2023)
Birth of Stein-Erik Olsen That year: 1953, Classical music, Norwegian guitarist and sound designer
Birth of Michael Rabsilber That year: 1953, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2013)
10
Birth of Michael Schønwandt That year: 1953, Classical music, Danish conductor
11
Death of Mikhail Shuisky That year: 1953, Classical music, Russian opera singer (born in 1883)
Birth of Júlia Kukely That year: 1953, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (1953–2017) (dead in 2017)
Death of Vinzenz Goller That year: 1953, Classical music, church musician, composer (born in 1873)
12
Death of Reinald Werrenrath That year: 1953, Classical music, American singer (1883-1953) (born in 1883)
Birth of David Warin Solomons That year: 1953, Classical music, composer
13
Death of Camillo Hildebrand That year: 1953, Classical music, conductor (born in 1876)
15
Birth of Camellia Johnson That year: 1953, Classical music, American opera singer (1953-2015) (dead in 2015)
17
Death of Henry Holden Huss That year: 1953, Classical music, American musician (born in 1862)
19
Birth of Eduardo Marturet That year: 1953, Classical music, Venezuelan conductor and composer
21
Death of Roger Quilter That year: 1953, Classical music, British composer (born in 1877)
Birth of Krzysztof Węgrzyn That year: 1953, Classical music, Polish violinist and music teacher
22
Birth of Vladimir Chernov That year: 1953, Classical music, Russian singer
25
Birth of Richard Harvey That year: 1953, Classical music, British composer and musician
27
Death of Viktor Oransky That year: 1953, Classical music, Soviet composer (born in 1899)
29
Birth of Mario Giovanoli That year: 1953, Classical music, composer, instrumentalist
October
03
Death of Arnold Bax That year: 1953, Classical music, English composer, poet, and author (1883–1953) (born in 1883)
Death of Virgilio Lazzari That year: 1953, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1887-1953) (born in 1887)
06
Birth of Yoshihiro Kanno That year: 1953, Classical music, Japanese composer
08
Death of Kathleen Ferrier That year: 1953, Classical music, English contralto (1912–1953) (born in 1912)
09
Birth of Roberto Sierra That year: 1953, Classical music, Puerto Rican composer
Birth of Denis Dufour That year: 1953, Classical music, Composer, music educator and artistic director
Birth of Sally Burgess That year: 1953, Classical music, singer
Birth of Michael Gees That year: 1953, Classical music, German composer and pianist
12
Death of Evgenia Bronskaya That year: 1953, Classical music, Russian soprano (1882-1952) (born in 1882)
13
Birth of Paul Mägi That year: 1953, Classical music, Estonian conductor
14
Birth of Goran Simić That year: 1953, Classical music, Serbian opera singer (dead in 2008)
15
Birth of Peter Phillips That year: 1953, Classical music, British choral conductor and musicologist
17
Death of Max Kuttner That year: 1953, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1883)
18
Death of Marguerite d'd'Alvarez That year: 1953, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1886)
19
Death of Carla Spletter That year: 1953, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1911)
20
Death of Fred E. Ahlert That year: 1953, Classical music, American composer and songwriter (born in 1892)
Premiere of Astutuli, eine bairische Komödie That year: 1953, Classical music (Opera), Carl Orff
21
Birth of Hugh Wolff That year: 1953, Classical music, American conductor
22
Birth of Tapani Länsiö That year: 1953, Classical music, Finnish composer and choral conductor
23
Birth of Marek Chołoniewski That year: 1953, Classical music, Polish composer and music educator
25
Birth of Z. Randall Stroope That year: 1953, Classical music, American composer
Death of Laura de Turczynowicz That year: 1953, Classical music, operatic singer (born in 1878)
27
Death of Eduard Künneke That year: 1953, Classical music, German composer (b. 1885) (born in 1885)
Death of Zdzisław Jachimecki That year: 1953, Classical music, Polish musicologist (born in 1882)
28
Death of Hisato Ohzawa That year: 1953, Classical music, Japanese composer (1907-1953) (born in 1907)
29
Death of William Kapell That year: 1953, Classical music, American classical pianist and recording artist (1922-1953) (born in 1922)
30
Death of Emmerich Kálmán That year: 1953, Classical music, Hungarian-born composer of operettas (born in 1882)
Death of Leonid Kreutzer That year: 1953, Classical music, German musician (born in 1884)
Birth of Kurt Schreibmayer That year: 1953, Classical music, opera singer, musician
Also in October
Premiere of Winter Words, Op. 52 That year: 1953, Classical music (Song, lied), Benjamin Britten .
November
03
Death of Bernhard Bötel That year: 1953, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1883)
Death of Heinz Förster-Ludwig That year: 1953, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1900)
04
Death of Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge That year: 1953, Classical music, American patron of music (born in 1864)
05
Birth of Hiroyuki Yamaguchi That year: 1953, Classical music, Japanese violinist and concertmaster
06
Birth of Robert Hill That year: 1953, Classical music, American harpsichordist and fortepianist
Death of Ferdinand Rebay That year: 1953, Classical music, Classical music Austrian composer, musician (born in 1880)
Birth of Daniel Schweizer That year: 1953, Classical music, Swiss conductor
Death of John Parsons Beach That year: 1953, Classical music, composer (born in 1877)
Death of Henry Crane Perrin That year: 1953, Classical music, composer (born in 1865)
07
Birth of Hiroto Yashima That year: 1953, Classical music, violinist, concertmaster
09
Death of Nelly Martyl That year: 1953, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1884)
Birth of Tarmo Sild That year: 1953, Classical music, Estonian opera singer
13
Death of Franz Höfer That year: 1953, Classical music, composer (born in 1880)
18
Death of Ruth Crawford Seeger That year: 1953, Classical music, American composer (1901-1953) (born in 1901)
Death of Lalla Wiborg That year: 1953, Classical music, Norwegian singer (born in 1869)
23
Birth of Johan de Meij That year: 1953, Classical music, Dutch composer and conductor
Birth of Bernard Foccroulle That year: 1953, Classical music, Organist and composer
Death of Alexander Bragin That year: 1953, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1881)
24
Birth of Jeff Manookian That year: 1953, Classical music, American composer (dead in 2021)
Death of Alexander Russell That year: 1953, Classical music, American organist (born in 1880)
26
Death of Ivor Atkins That year: 1953, Classical music, British musician (born in 1869)
29
Inauguration: National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania That year: 1953, Classical music (Tirana, Albania)
Birth of Mariette Kemmer That year: 1953, Classical music, Soprano singer, cellist
December
03
Premiere of String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83 That year: 1953, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), Dmitri Shostakovich
Death of Enrico Polo That year: 1953, Classical music, Italian musician (born in 1868)
Birth of Ken Hannaford That year: 1953, Classical music, composer
04
Death of Daniel Gregory Mason That year: 1953, Classical music, American composer (born in 1873)
Death of Lydia Kindermann That year: 1953, Classical music, Polish contralto (born in 1892)
06
Birth of Andrew Violette That year: 1953, Classical music, composer
08
Death of Frederick Ranalow That year: 1953, Classical music, Irish opera singer and actor (born in 1873)
09
Death of Issay Dobrowen That year: 1953, Classical music, Composer and pianist (born in 1891)
Birth of Christopher Robson That year: 1953, Classical music, British singer
11
Death of Albert Coates That year: 1953, Classical music, British conductor (1882-1953) (born in 1882)
12
Death of Frederick Thurston That year: 1953, Classical music, British musician (1901-1953) (born in 1901)
Birth of Christa Ranacher That year: 1953, Classical music, Austrian opera singer
14
Birth of René Eespere That year: 1953, Classical music, Estonian composer
15
Death of Kishio Hirao That year: 1953, Classical music, Japanese composer (born in 1907)
16
Birth of Niels Johannes Legarth Iversen That year: 1953, Classical music, composer
17
Premiere of Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 That year: 1953, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Dmitri Shostakovich
18
Birth of Amanda Thane That year: 1953, Classical music, Australian opera singer (dead in 2012)
Death of Gual't'er Bosse That year: 1953, Classical music, Soviet singer (born in 1877)
19
Birth of Sanford Sylvan That year: 1953, Classical music, American opera singer (1953-2019) (dead in 2019)
Death of Adolf Kramenič That year: 1953, Classical music, Czech composer, choirmaster and organist (born in 1889)
21
Birth of András Schiff That year: 1953, Classical music, Hungarian-born British musician
Birth of Nadine Secunde That year: 1953, Classical music, American opera soprano
24
Birth of Hans-Jürgen von Bose That year: 1953, Classical music, German composer
Birth of Naoki Tsurusaki That year: 1953, Classical music, Japanese composer and cellist
Death of Leopold Welleba That year: 1953, Classical music, composer (born in 1878)
26
Birth of Harry Christophers That year: 1953, Classical music, English conductor
27
Death of Józef Turczyński That year: 1953, Classical music, Polish musician (born in 1884)
28
Birth of Roberto Cacciapaglia That year: 1953, Classical music, Italian pianist and composer
This was also in 1953
Death of Moses Milner That year: 1953, Classical music, Russian-born pianist and composer (born in 1886) . Death of Mariette Mazarin That year: 1953, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1874) . Death of Henri Gouard That year: 1953, Classical music, composer (born in 1875) . Death of Meta Weber That year: 1953, Classical music, German opera singer and movie actress (born in 1885) . Birth of Eli Jaffe That year: 1953, Classical music, Israeli composer . Death of Ary van Leeuwen That year: 1953, Classical music, Dutch musician (1875-1953) (born in 1875) . Birth of Christoph Schoener That year: 1953, Classical music, German church musician, organist and director of church music . Birth of Jasun Martz That year: 1953, Classical music, American artist . Birth of Maria Venuti That year: 1953, Classical music, American singer and opera singer . Inception: Southern California Mormon Choir That year: 1953, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Magda Gabory That year: 1953, Classical music, (1915-?) opera and operetta singer (born in 1915) . Death of Norman Cocker That year: 1953, Classical music, British organist and composer (born in 1889) . Birth of Ola Rudner That year: 1953, Classical music, Swedish conductor . Birth of Charles Neidich That year: 1953, Classical music, American musician . Death of Jack Glogau That year: 1953, Classical music, composer (born in 1886) . Inception: Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra That year: 1953, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Adrian Leaper That year: 1953, Classical music, British conductor . Birth of Robert Mozes That year: 1953, Classical music, Israeli violinist . Inception: Sudbury Symphony Orchestra That year: 1953, Classical music (Canada). Birth of Jan Caeyers That year: 1953, Classical music, Belgian conductor, musicologist and music pedagogue . Birth of Jerzy Swoboda That year: 1953, Classical music, conductor . Death of Jacob Owen Long That year: 1953, Classical music, composer (born in 1876) . Death of Molly Carew That year: 1953, Classical music, composer (born in 1886) . Death of Antonio Illersberg That year: 1953, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1882) . Inception: Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra That year: 1953, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Carlos de Mesquita That year: 1953, Classical music, Brazilian pianist (born in 1864) . Inception: Saar Chamber Orchestra That year: 1953, Classical music (Germany). Death of A. Cyril Graham That year: 1953, Classical music, composer (born in 1878) . Birth of Nic Raine That year: 1953, Classical music, British music arranger, conductor, composer . Inception: Allegri Quartet That year: 1953, Classical music. Birth of Eduardo Villa That year: 1953, Classical music, American musician, singer and opera singer . Inception: Toulouse Chamber Orchestra That year: 1953, Classical music. Inception: Ukrainian Dnipro Ensemble of Edmonton That year: 1953, Classical music (Canada). Inception: Zagreb Soloists That year: 1953, Classical music. Death of E. T. Cook That year: 1953, Classical music, British musician (1880–1953) (born in 1880) . Birth of Jeremy White That year: 1953, Classical music, English opera singer . Dissolution: RIAS Kammerorchester That year: 1953, Classical music. Inception: China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra That year: 1953, Classical music (People's Republic of China). Inception: Academic Choral Society That year: 1953, Classical music (Finland). Inception: Niš Symphony Orchestra That year: 1953, Classical music. Birth of Raphael Wallfisch That year: 1953, Classical music, British cellist . Birth of John Mucci That year: 1953, Classical music, composer . Inception: Roanoke Symphony Orchestra That year: 1953, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Józef Furmanik That year: 1953, Classical music, organist, composer (born in 1867) . Inception: San Francisco Chamber Orchestra That year: 1953, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Ralph Evans That year: 1953, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Michiko Matsuoka That year: 1953, Classical music, Japanese composer . Birth of Walter Seyfarth That year: 1953, Classical music . Birth of Taisto Noor That year: 1953, Classical music, Estonian opera singer . Inception: Kingston Symphony That year: 1953, Classical music (Canada). Birth of Alain Mabit That year: 1953, Classical music, French organist and composer . Inception: Concentus Musicus Wien That year: 1953, Classical music. Birth of Paolo Beschi That year: 1953, Classical music, Italian musician . Birth of Kazuyoshi Tanaka That year: 1953, Classical music, Japanese conductor . Birth of Anne Felberg That year: 1953, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer . Birth of Irvine Arditti That year: 1953, Classical music, British musician . Inception: Helsingin Kamariorkesteri That year: 1953, Classical music (Finland). Death of Alphonse G. J. Mosmans That year: 1953, Classical music, composer (born in 1872) . Birth of Phúc Hữu Phúc That year: 1953, Classical music, Vietnamese composer . Death of Grace Cleveland Porter That year: 1953, Classical music, composer (born in 1880) . Birth of Ömer Yılmaz That year: 1953, Classical music, Turkish opera singer (dead in 2006) . Birth of Paul McGraw That year: 1953, Classical music, composer . Birth of Theodore Coresi That year: 1953, Classical music, Romanian opera singer . Death of Frank Edwin Ward That year: 1953, Classical music, American composer and organist (born in 1872) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Igor Stravinsky (age 71)
- Septet (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 3 Songs from William Shakespeare (Song, lied)
- Concertino for small ensemble (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Sergei Prokofiev (age 62)
- The Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118 That year: 1953, Classical music (Ballet)
- The Mistress of Copper Mountain, Op. 129 That year: 1953, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Piano Concerto No. 6 for 2 pianos and string orchestra, Op. 133 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Sonata for cello, Op. 134 (Work for soloist)
- Piano Sonata No. 5 in C major, Op. 135 (Work for soloist)
- Piano Sonata No. 10 in E minor, Op. 137 (Work for soloist)
- Arthur Honegger (age 61)
- Symphony No. 5 in D, “Di tre re” That year: 1953, Classical music (Work for orchestra), composed in 1950
- Christmas Cantata That year: 1953, Classical music (Incidental music)
- Romance for flute and piano in G minor (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Darius Milhaud (age 61)
- Symphony No. 5, Op. 322 (Work for orchestra)
- David, Op. 320 (Opera)
- Suite campagnarde, Op. 329 (Work for orchestra)
- Ouverture méditerranéenne, Op. 330 (Work for orchestra)
- Concerto, Op. 323 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Winter Concertino, Op. 327 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Sonatina for violin and cello, Op. 324 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Samaël, Op. 321 (Music for radio)
- Le dibbouk, Op. 329 (Music for radio)
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold (age 56)
- Theme and Variations, Op. 42 (Work for orchestra)
- Straussiana (Work for orchestra)
- Sonnet for Vienna, Op. 41 (Song, lied)
- Francis Poulenc (age 54)
- Sonata for 2 pianos, Op. 156 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Aaron Copland (age 53)
- Arrangement of Preamble for a Solemn Occasion (Work for soloist)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 47)
- Concertino for 2 pianos in A minor, Op. 94 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Suite from The Unforgettable Year 1919, Op. 89a (Work for orchestra)
- Greek Songs (Song, lied)
- Samuel Barber (age 43)
- Hermit Songs, Opp. 29 (Song, lied) Premiere
- Henri Dutilleux (age 37)
- Le Loup (Ballet)
- Iannis Xenakis (age 31)
- Anastenaria: Procession aux eaux claires (Work for choir), published in 1954
- Anastenaria: Le sacrifice (Work for orchestra)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 25)
- Study I, Op. 3/I (Electroacoustic music)
- Counter-Points, Op. 1 (Work for chamber orchestra), composed in 1952