1954, from day to day
1954. With other artists, Benjamin Britten, Theodor W. Adorno and Igor Stravinsky influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Wilhelm Furtwängler. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Orff Schulwerk” de Carl Orff, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1954 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 380 of these moments for 1954.
The year 1954 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
04
Birth of Peter Seiffert That year: 1954, Classical music, German opera singer
05
Birth of Katalin Farkas That year: 1954, Classical music, opera singer and voice teacher
06
Death of Albert Kunze That year: 1954, Classical music, German author and opera singer (born in 1872)
07
Birth of José María Vitier That year: 1954, Classical music, Cuban composer
10
Death of Fred Raymond That year: 1954, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1900)
Birth of Kimera That year: 1954, Classical music, South Korean singer
11
Death of Oscar Straus That year: 1954, Classical music, Viennese composer (1870-1954) (born in 1870)
13
Birth of Bruno Coulais That year: 1954, Classical music, French composer
Death of Roland Diggle That year: 1954, Classical music, composer (born in 1885)
15
Death of Madame Rasimi That year: 1954, Classical music, French actor (born in 1870)
18
Death of Herbert Heyner That year: 1954, Classical music, British singer (1881-1954) (born in 1881)
19
Death of Clémentine de Vère That year: 1954, Classical music, French opera singer (1864-1954) (born in 1864)
Birth of Rémi Gousseau That year: 1954, Classical music, French conductor
20
Birth of Anders Loguin That year: 1954, Classical music, Swedish percussionist (1954-2011) (dead in 2011)
Death of Frederick William Holloway That year: 1954, Classical music, composer (born in 1873)
23
Birth of Peter Mikuláš That year: 1954, Classical music, Slovak bass singer
Birth of Aleksandr Ryazanov That year: 1954, Classical music, Soviet Russian oboist
24
Death of Mikhail Krasev That year: 1954, Classical music, Soviet composer (1897-1954) (born in 1897)
25
Birth of Jan Sandström That year: 1954, Classical music, Swedish composer
Death of Yvonne de Tréville That year: 1954, Classical music, American coloratura soprano singer (1881–1954) (born in 1881)
28
Birth of Cristian Caraman That year: 1954, Classical music, Romanian opera singer
29
Birth of Raili Viljakainen That year: 1954, Classical music, Finnish opera singer
30
Birth of Jochen Kowalski That year: 1954, Classical music, German opera singer
February
02
Birth of Paul O'Dette That year: 1954, Classical music, American lutenist
03
Death of Johanne Brun That year: 1954, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1874)
04
Death of Václav Vačkář That year: 1954, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1881)
05
Death of Vittorio Gnecchi That year: 1954, Classical music, Italian composer (1876-1954) (born in 1876)
06
Death of Paul Shearer Althouse That year: 1954, Classical music, American opera singer (1889-1954) (born in 1889)
07
Death of Jan Maklakiewicz That year: 1954, Classical music, Polish composer and conductor (born in 1899)
08
Death of Katinka Storm That year: 1954, Classical music, singer, opera singer (born in 1887)
13
Birth of Tibor Kocsák That year: 1954, Classical music, Hungarian composer
15
Death of Erik Wirl That year: 1954, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1884)
16
Birth of Gloria Banditelli That year: 1954, Classical music, opera singer
Death of Vjekoslav Rosenberg-Ružić That year: 1954, Classical music, Croatian music teacher and composer (born in 1870)
Birth of Pierre Roullier That year: 1954, Classical music, French conductor
20
Death of Nancy McIntosh That year: 1954, Classical music, American singer and actress (1866-1954) (born in 1866)
23
Birth of Benedict Mason That year: 1954, Classical music, British composer
24
Birth of Gregory Kunde That year: 1954, Classical music, American baritenor
Death of Leopold Kovač That year: 1954, Classical music, Slovene opera singer (born in 1887)
25
Birth of Andrew Marriner That year: 1954, Classical music, British musician
27
Birth of Alan Oke That year: 1954, Classical music, British opera singer
28
Birth of Suzana Frashëri That year: 1954, Classical music, opera singer
March
01
Birth of Lorraine Hunt Lieberson That year: 1954, Classical music, American mezzo-soprano (1954-2006) (dead in 2006)
Birth of José Ramón Encinar That year: 1954, Classical music, conductor, composer
Death of Kennedy Russell That year: 1954, Classical music, British composer of film scores (born in 1883)
Death of Mabel Wood Hill That year: 1954, Classical music, composer (born in 1870)
03
Birth of Arturo Rodas That year: 1954, Classical music, Ecuadorian composer
Death of Léo Lèmpèrs That year: 1954, Classical music, composer
04
Death of Noel Gay That year: 1954, Classical music, British composer (1898-1954) (born in 1898)
Birth of Bjørn Norvall Hoemsnes That year: 1954, Classical music, composer
05
Birth of Jack Stamp That year: 1954, Classical music, American composer
Birth of Marc Giacone That year: 1954, Classical music, Monegasque composer
06
Death of Louis Zimmerman That year: 1954, Classical music, Dutch concertmaster (1873-1954) (born in 1873)
11
Birth of David Newman That year: 1954, Classical music, American composer, film score composer, conductor
Death of Gino Visonà That year: 1954, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1880)
12
Birth of Inese Galante That year: 1954, Classical music, Latvian opera singer
Premiere of Moses and Aaron That year: 1954, Classical music (Opera), Arnold Schoenberg
Birth of Marit Sauramo That year: 1954, Classical music, Finnish singer and opera singer
Birth of Aage Dedekam That year: 1954, Classical music, Norwegian scenographer
14
Death of Zdenka Hanfstaengl That year: 1954, Classical music, German opera singer and singer (born in 1879)
Birth of Jean-Marc Singier That year: 1954, Classical music, French composer
Birth of Phillip Joll That year: 1954, Classical music, Welsh operatic baritone
15
Birth of Isobel Buchanan That year: 1954, Classical music, singer
16
Death of Tenna Kraft That year: 1954, Classical music, Danish opera singer (1885-1954) (born in 1885)
17
Birth of Norbert Walter Peters That year: 1954, Classical music, German composer
Birth of Michael Hovakimyan That year: 1954, Classical music, opera singer
Death of Ignác Händl That year: 1954, Classical music, Czech composer and organist (born in 1889)
19
Death of Walter Braunfels That year: 1954, Classical music, German composer, pianist, and music educator (born in 1882)
21
Death of J. Stuart Archer That year: 1954, Classical music, composer (born in 1866)
24
Death of Harry Lawrence Freeman That year: 1954, Classical music, American composer (born in 1869)
26
Death of Louis Silvers That year: 1954, Classical music, American film composer (1889–1954) (born in 1889)
Birth of Antonio Lotti That year: 1954, Classical music, lyric singing, opera singer (dead in 2006)
27
Death of George Herbert Fairclough That year: 1954, Classical music, composer (born in 1869)
31
Birth of Dénes Gulyás That year: 1954, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer and politician
Also in March
Death of Jean Joseph Jacques Jemain That year: 1954, Classical music, French organist and composer (born in 1864) .
April
01
Birth of Armando Gama That year: 1954, Classical music, Portuguese singer (dead in 2022)
Birth of Marc Grauwels That year: 1954, Classical music, Belgian musician
02
Birth of Agnes Habereder That year: 1954, Classical music, German singer, opera singer and music educator
05
Death of Claude Delvincourt That year: 1954, Classical music, French composer (born in 1888)
08
Death of Fritzi Scheff That year: 1954, Classical music, Austrian-American opera singer and actress (1879-1954) (born in 1879)
Death of Edwin Grasse That year: 1954, Classical music, American musician (born in 1884)
13
Birth of Aleksandr Titov That year: 1954, Classical music, Russian conductor
14
Death of Artur de de Udaeta i Càrdenas That year: 1954, Classical music, Spanish businessperson and composer (1876-1954) (born in 1875)
15
Death of Arthur Fickenscher That year: 1954, Classical music, American composer (1871-1954) (born in 1871)
Birth of Ernesto Ferreri That year: 1954, Classical music, composer
16
Birth of Lidiya Sizenyova That year: 1954, Classical music, opera singer
Birth of Wolfgang Millgramm That year: 1954, Classical music, German singer
17
Birth of David Bell That year: 1954, Classical music, American composer
Birth of Hannu Niemelä That year: 1954, Classical music, Finnish opera singer
18
Birth of Robert Greenberg That year: 1954, Classical music, American composer
19
Birth of Aleksandr Morozov That year: 1954, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer
21
Death of Elvira Galassi That year: 1954, Classical music, sopran (1883 - 1954) (born in 1883)
24
Birth of Thomas Jennefelt That year: 1954, Classical music, Swedish composer
Death of Mikhail Starokadomsky That year: 1954, Classical music, Soviet composer and music educator (1901-1954) (born in 1901)
26
Birth of Nikolaĭ Putilin That year: 1954, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer
27
Death of Torsten Ralf That year: 1954, Classical music, Swedish singer (born in 1901)
Birth of Julio A. Bueno That year: 1954, Classical music, composer
Death of Cedric Wilmot Lemont That year: 1954, Classical music, composer (born in 1879)
28
Birth of Michael Daugherty That year: 1954, Classical music, American composer, pianist, and teacher
29
Birth of Masaaki Suzuki That year: 1954, Classical music, Japanese music director, harpsichordist, organist (1954-)
30
Birth of Wiesław Chorosiński That year: 1954, Classical music, conductor, violist
May
02
Birth of Elliot Goldenthal That year: 1954, Classical music, American composer
04
Birth of Ryan Cayabyab That year: 1954, Classical music, Filipino musician
09
Birth of Lawrence Dutton That year: 1954, Classical music, American music educator and violist
Birth of Gabriela Krčková That year: 1954, Classical music, oboist, music pedagogue and illustrator
Birth of Fortunat Frölich That year: 1954, Classical music, composer, music arranger, instrumentalist, singer
10
Death of Carroll Gibbons That year: 1954, Classical music, American-born pianist, bandleader and popular composer who made his career primarily in England (born in 1903)
11
Birth of Judith Weir That year: 1954, Classical music, British composer
14
Birth of Virginia Kerr That year: 1954, Classical music, Irish opera singer
16
Death of Clemens Krauss That year: 1954, Classical music, Austrian conductor and opera impresario (1893 - 1954) (born in 1893)
19
Death of Charles Ives That year: 1954, Classical music, American composer (1874-1954) (born in 1874)
21
Death of Noël Darros That year: 1954, Classical music, composer (born in 1876)
23
Birth of Paolo Olmi That year: 1954, Classical music, Italian musician and conductor
28
Birth of Youri Egorov That year: 1954, Classical music, Soviet pianist (1954-1988) (dead in 1988)
Death of Achille Longo That year: 1954, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1900)
29
Birth of Elisabeth von Magnus That year: 1954, Classical music, Austrian classical singer
Birth of Robert Beaser That year: 1954, Classical music, American composer and professor of music composition
30
Birth of Marco Tutino That year: 1954, Classical music, Italian composer
Death of Anna El-Tour That year: 1954, Classical music, music teacher, opera singer (born in 1886)
June
10
Death of Léonce de Saint-Martin That year: 1954, Classical music, French organist and composer (born in 1886)
Death of Will Rossiter That year: 1954, Classical music, composer (born in 1867)
13
Death of Nikolai Obukhov That year: 1954, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1892)
Death of Nikolay Obukhov That year: 1954, Classical music, composer (born in 1892)
14
Birth of Yosif Feigelson That year: 1954, Classical music, Concert cellist
Death of Roberta Dodd Crawford That year: 1954, Classical music, American opera singer (1897-1954) (born in 1897)
17
Birth of Emilio Pomarico That year: 1954, Classical music, Argentinian composer and conductor
19
Birth of Anders Andersson That year: 1954, Classical music, Swedish singer
22
Birth of Joseph-François Kremer That year: 1954, Classical music, French musician
25
Death of Ina Bourskaya That year: 1954, Classical music, Ukrainian-born American opera singer (born in 1886)
26
Birth of Dominique Preschez That year: 1954, Classical music, French organist, pianist, composer, poet and writer (dead in 2021)
27
Death of Francis Casadesus That year: 1954, Classical music, French conductor, composer, music critic and music educator (born in 1870)
Death of Ferenc Székelyhidy That year: 1954, Classical music, (1885–1954) opera singer (born in 1885)
28
Death of Miguel Villabella That year: 1954, Classical music, b. 1892-01-01 d. 1954-06-28 Fach: ["Lyric"] (born in 1892)
29
Birth of Marcello Viotti That year: 1954, Classical music, Swiss conductor (1954-2005) (dead in 2005)
30
Birth of Stephen Barlow That year: 1954, Classical music, British conductor and musician (1954— )
July
02
Birth of Martin Rennert That year: 1954, Classical music, American musician
06
Death of Adelina Agostinelli That year: 1954, Classical music, Italian soprano (1882-1954) (born in 1882)
07
Death of Louis de Sande That year: 1954, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1887)
11
Birth of Nancy Allen That year: 1954, Classical music, American harpist
13
Death of Anton Arnold That year: 1954, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (1881-1954) (born in 1881)
16
Death of Lucien Muratore That year: 1954, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1876)
Birth of Miquel Roger Casamada That year: 1954, Classical music, Spanish music producer, teaching and composer (1954-2017) (dead in 2017)
18
Birth of Tobias Picker That year: 1954, Classical music, American composer
19
Death of Jean Roger-Ducasse That year: 1954, Classical music, French composer (born in 1873)
21
Birth of Gaetane Prouvost That year: 1954, Classical music, French violinist
Birth of Andrew Greenwood That year: 1954, Classical music, conductor
22
Death of Konstantin Saradzhev That year: 1954, Classical music, Russian musician (born in 1877)
23
Birth of Susan Dunn That year: 1954, Classical music, American singer
24
Death of Lambert Murphy That year: 1954, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1885)
25
Birth of Cornelius Hirsch That year: 1954, Classical music, composer
27
Death of Diran Alexanian That year: 1954, Classical music, cello teacher (1881-1954) (born in 1881)
31
Death of Erkki Eirto That year: 1954, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1907)
August
01
Death of Conrad Thibault That year: 1954, Classical music, singer (born in 1903)
02
Death of René Amengual That year: 1954, Classical music, Chilean composer (born in 1911)
03
Death of Rosa Culmell Vaurigaud That year: 1954, Classical music, (1871-1954) (born in 1871)
06
Death of Fernande Decruck That year: 1954, Classical music, French composer (1896-1954) (born in 1896)
Birth of Sigurður Bragason That year: 1954, Classical music, Icelandic baritone
Birth of José Candela Castillo That year: 1954, Classical music, composer
08
Death of Gino Tagliapietra That year: 1954, Classical music, Italian pianist and composer (born in 1887)
10
Birth of Eliot Fisk That year: 1954, Classical music, American musician
13
Death of Hermann Wolfgang von Waltershausen That year: 1954, Classical music, German composer (born in 1882)
Death of Dimitrios Constantine Dounis That year: 1954, Classical music, Greek violinist (born in 1886)
Death of Pauline Joran That year: 1954, Classical music, singer (1870-1954) (born in 1870)
Death of Constantin Nicholas Shvedoff That year: 1954, Classical music, composer (born in 1886)
18
Birth of Gábor Hollerung That year: 1954, Classical music, Hungarian conductor and music educator
22
Birth of Gary Kulesha That year: 1954, Classical music, Canadian composer
24
Death of Robert Talbot That year: 1954, Classical music, Canadian conductor, violinist and composer (1893–1954) (born in 1893)
25
Birth of Șerban Nichifor That year: 1954, Classical music, Romanian composer, cellist and music educator
31
Birth of Juan Vasle That year: 1954, Classical music, opera singer
September
03
Birth of Bernard Soustrot That year: 1954, Classical music, French trumpeter
04
Death of Hubert Mouton That year: 1954, Classical music, composer (born in 1872)
05
Death of Harry Anthony That year: 1954, Classical music, American tenor and pioneer recording artist (born in 1870)
07
Birth of Sergio Rendine That year: 1954, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 2023)
Birth of Robert Aldridge That year: 1954, Classical music, American composer
09
Death of Alfred Gradstein That year: 1954, Classical music, Polish composer (1904-1954) (born in 1904)
10
Death of Peter Anders That year: 1954, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1908)
11
Death of Licinio Refice That year: 1954, Classical music, Italian composer and priest (born in 1883)
12
Birth of Zbigniew Macias That year: 1954, Classical music, Polish actor and singer
14
Premiere of The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 That year: 1954, Classical music (Opera), Benjamin Britten
15
Birth of Daniela Opravilová That year: 1954, Classical music, opera singer
16
Birth of Endre Hegedűs That year: 1954, Classical music, Hungarian classical pianist
Birth of Masahiko Enkōji That year: 1954, Classical music, Japanese conductor
Death of Sheung Hoi-Mui That year: 1954, Classical music, Cantonese opera actor (born in 1909)
17
Birth of Joël-François Durand That year: 1954, Classical music, French composer
Death of Alessandro Dolci That year: 1954, Classical music, Italian tenor (1890-1954) (born in 1890)
19
Death of Tibor Harsányi That year: 1954, Classical music, French musician and composer; born in Hungary (born in 1898)
Birth of Carter Brey That year: 1954, Classical music, American cello virtuoso
Birth of Mikel Dean That year: 1954, Classical music, American baritone (1954-2008) (dead in 2008)
24
Death of Arthur Sizemore That year: 1954, Classical music, composer (born in 1891)
26
Birth of Shigenori Kudō That year: 1954, Classical music, Japanese flutist
27
Birth of Dmitry Sitkovetsky That year: 1954, Classical music, Soviet-Russian born classical violinist and conductor, born 1954.
Birth of Bernadette Manca di Nissa That year: 1954, Classical music, opera singer
Birth of Gilles Gobeil That year: 1954, Classical music, Canadian composer
Death of Sigmund Matuszewski That year: 1954, Classical music, German singer (born in 1888)
29
Birth of Tito Marcos Crehuet That year: 1954, Classical music, composer
October
01
Birth of Ronald Brautigam That year: 1954, Classical music, Dutch musician
Birth of Alan Holley That year: 1954, Classical music, Australian composer
Death of Josef Turnau That year: 1954, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1888)
02
Birth of Shizuka Ishikawa That year: 1954, Classical music, Japanese violinist
03
Birth of En Shao That year: 1954, Classical music, Chinese conductor
05
Death of Flor Alpaerts That year: 1954, Classical music, Belgian composer, conductor, pedagogue (born in 1876)
Death of Rose Féart That year: 1954, Classical music, French singer (born in 1878)
06
Death of Hakon Børresen That year: 1954, Classical music, Danish composer (born in 1876)
07
Birth of Merja Wirkkala That year: 1954, Classical music, Finnish opera singer
08
Birth of Carl Vine That year: 1954, Classical music, Australian composer
Birth of David Snow That year: 1954, Classical music, American composer
10
Birth of Kim Hong-jae That year: 1954, Classical music, Korean musician
13
Death of František Babušek That year: 1954, Classical music, conductor, composer (born in 1905)
19
Birth of Angela Feeney That year: 1954, Classical music, singer
23
Birth of Hedwig Fassbender That year: 1954, Classical music, German opera singer and academic voice teacher
27
Death of Franco Alfano That year: 1954, Classical music, Italian composer and pianist (born in 1875)
28
Birth of Niels Eje That year: 1954, Classical music, Danish musician
31
Death of Josef František Munclingr That year: 1954, Classical music, Czech music educator, opera singer and director (born in 1888)
Death of Armando Bini That year: 1954, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1887-1954) (born in 1887)
Also in October
Death of Jeanne Laisné That year: 1954, Classical music, French soprano (born in 1870) .
November
02
Birth of Marie McLaughlin That year: 1954, Classical music, Scottish operatic soprano
03
Death of Jean Périer That year: 1954, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1869)
Birth of Siegfried Mauser That year: 1954, Classical music, German musician
04
Death of Vincenzo Bettoni That year: 1954, Classical music, Italian singer (born in 1881)
05
Premiere of The Fiery Angel, Op. 37 That year: 1954, Classical music (Opera), Sergei Prokofiev
Birth of Geoffrey Tozer That year: 1954, Classical music, Australian pianist (1954-2009) (dead in 2009)
06
Birth of Youngmi Kim That year: 1954, Classical music, South Korean operatic soprano
08
Birth of Pedro Vilarroig That year: 1954, Classical music, Spanish composer and mining engineer
Birth of Jadwiga Teresa Stępień That year: 1954, Classical music, opera singer
09
Birth of Mette Ejsing That year: 1954, Classical music, Danish opera singer
10
Premiere of Die stumme Serenade, Op. 36 That year: 1954, Classical music (Opera), Erich Wolfgang Korngold
11
Death of J. Rosamond Johnson That year: 1954, Classical music, American musician (1873-1954) (born in 1873)
15
Birth of Kim Jung-sook That year: 1954, Classical music, classical singer, First Lady of South Korea
16
Birth of Donald Runnicles That year: 1954, Classical music, Scottish conductor
21
Death of Karol Rathaus That year: 1954, Classical music, German-Austrian composer (1895-1954) (born in 1895)
22
Birth of Louis Otey That year: 1954, Classical music, American baritone singer (born 1954)
23
Birth of Martin Haselböck That year: 1954, Classical music, Austrian musical director
24
Death of Israel Amter That year: 1954, Classical music, Marxist politician and founding member of the Communist Party USA (born in 1881)
27
Birth of Steven Banks That year: 1954, Classical music, American actor and screenwriter
30
Death of Wilhelm Furtwängler That year: 1954, Classical music, German conductor and composer (born in 1886)
Birth of Juandalynn R. Abernathy That year: 1954, Classical music, opera singer, singer
Also in November
Birth of Wei Song That year: 1954, Classical music, Chinese opera singer .
December
03
Death of Enrique Soro Barriga That year: 1954, Classical music, Chilean composer (1884-1954) (born in 1884)
04
Death of Frank Frysinger That year: 1954, Classical music, composer (born in 1878)
06
Birth of Beat Furrer That year: 1954, Classical music, Austrian composer and conductor
07
Birth of Mohammad Shams That year: 1954, Classical music, Iranian musician
Birth of Francesco Nicolosi That year: 1954, Classical music, Italian musician
13
Death of Raymond Hubbell That year: 1954, Classical music, American composer (born in 1879)
14
Death of Sergei Protopopov That year: 1954, Classical music, Russian avant-garde composer and music theorist (born in 1893)
Birth of Nina Pavlovski That year: 1954, Classical music, Danish opera singer
15
Birth of Patrick Bismuth That year: 1954, Classical music, French violinist, conductor
16
Birth of Marco Frisina That year: 1954, Classical music, Italian priest and composer
Birth of Timothy Sullivan That year: 1954, Classical music, Canadian composer
Birth of Nikolaj Giljov That year: 1954, Classical music, opera singer
17
Death of Georg Oeggl That year: 1954, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (born in 1900)
19
Birth of Nikolaj Anoshkin That year: 1954, Classical music, musician, teacher
20
Birth of Trond Halstein Moe That year: 1954, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer
Birth of Marios Papadopoulos That year: 1954, Classical music, Cypriot-born, British conductor and pianist
Birth of Milena Morača That year: 1954, Classical music, Slovene opera singer
21
Death of Hermann Wunsch That year: 1954, Classical music, German composer (born in 1884)
22
Birth of Jean Rigby That year: 1954, Classical music, English mezzo-soprano
24
Birth of Pino De Vittorio That year: 1954, Classical music, Italian actor
Birth of Karla Burns That year: 1954, Classical music, American singer and actress (dead in 2021)
Birth of Josef Popelka That year: 1954, Classical music, Czech organist
25
Death of Rosario Scalero That year: 1954, Classical music, Italian musician (born in 1870)
Birth of Hasan Hüseyin Yılmaz That year: 1954, Classical music, composer
26
Birth of Patrick Fournillier That year: 1954, Classical music, French conductor
29
Death of Boleslaw Fotygo-Folanski That year: 1954, Classical music, director, opera singer, stage actor, actor, pedagogue (born in 1883)
30
Birth of Roberto Abbado That year: 1954, Classical music, Italian conductor
Birth of Janis Kelly That year: 1954, Classical music, Scottish operatic soprano
Birth of Sebastião Teixeira That year: 1954, Classical music, Brazilian singer
31
Death of Peter van Anrooy That year: 1954, Classical music, Dutch composer and conductor (born in 1879)
This was also in 1954
Birth of Lutz Glandien That year: 1954, Classical music, German musician, composer . Death of Ernesto Dominici That year: 1954, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1893) . Dissolution: NBC Symphony Orchestra That year: 1954, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Bach Society Orchestra of Harvard University That year: 1954, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Margarita Rioli-Slovtsova That year: 1954, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1892) . Inception: Cappella Coloniensis That year: 1954, Classical music. Inception: Pirin Folk Ensemble That year: 1954, Classical music. Death of André Coedès-Mongin That year: 1954, Classical music, composer (born in 1871) . Death of André Illiashenko That year: 1954, Classical music, composer (born in 1884) . Birth of Michel Michalakakos That year: 1954, Classical music, French violinist . Birth of Gail Steiner That year: 1954, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1999) . Birth of James Maddalena That year: 1954, Classical music, American opera singer . Inception: Festival Singers of Canada That year: 1954, Classical music. Inception: Gächinger Kantorei That year: 1954, Classical music (Germany). Birth of Jonathan Berger That year: 1954, Classical music, American composer . Death of Lydia Ulukhanova That year: 1954, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer (born in 1879) . Death of Juliette Simon-Girard That year: 1954, Classical music, singer (born in 1859) . Death of Antonio Modarelli That year: 1954, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1894) . Birth of Peter Kooy That year: 1954, Classical music, Dutch bass singer . Death of Arthur L. Brown That year: 1954, Classical music, composer (born in 1877) . Birth of Tatyana Bulgakova That year: 1954, Classical music, conductor, music teacher, choir director, singer . Birth of Colette Mourey That year: 1954, Classical music, French musician . Birth of Maroochy Barambah That year: 1954, Classical music, Australian Aboriginal mezzo-soprano singer . Inception: Lyric Opera of Chicago That year: 1954, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Nikolay Gorbunov That year: 1954, Classical music, musician . Birth of Hee Cheol Kim That year: 1954, Classical music, composer (dead in 2018) . Birth of Richard Wistreich That year: 1954, Classical music, lyrical singer . Birth of Paul Beier That year: 1954, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Michael Barry Wolf That year: 1954, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Jeffrey Grice That year: 1954, Classical music, New Zealand musician . Inception: Ugnelė That year: 1954, Classical music (Lithuania). Birth of Ronald Thomas That year: 1954, Classical music, American cellist . Inception: Boston Camerata That year: 1954, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Valentin Jar That year: 1954, Classical music, opera singer, musician . Death of Harry Douglas That year: 1954, Classical music, composer (born in 1882) . Death of Edward Matthews That year: 1954, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1904) . Death of Olive Dame Campbell That year: 1954, Classical music, American folklorist (born in 1882) . Birth of Leo van Doeselaar That year: 1954, Classical music, Dutch classical organist and conductor . Death of Nat Osborne That year: 1954, Classical music, composer (born in 1878) . Death of Matthäus Römer That year: 1954, Classical music, German vocalist (tenor), singing teaher, guitarist, guitar teacher and compositor (born in 1871) . Death of Paula von Hentke That year: 1954, Classical music, German operatic soprano (born in 1900) . Birth of David Garner That year: 1954, Classical music, American composer . Birth of John Musto That year: 1954, Classical music, American composer . Death of Frederick Keel That year: 1954, Classical music, British singer-songwriter (born in 1871) . Death of Rose Fenimore Gaynor That year: 1954, Classical music, composer (born in 1884) . Death of Paul Hungar That year: 1954, Classical music, composer (born in 1887) . Birth of Rolf-Peter Wille That year: 1954, Classical music, composer . Inception: Symphony of Northwest Arkansas That year: 1954, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Missoula Symphony Orchestra That year: 1954, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Evelyn Tubb That year: 1954, Classical music, singer . Birth of Jassi Zahharov That year: 1954, Classical music, Estonian opera singer . Inauguration: Lyric Opera of Chicago That year: 1954, Classical music (Chicago, United States of America). Birth of David Davies That year: 1954, Classical music, British flautist, conductor and composer, born 1954 . Birth of Steve Duke That year: 1954, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Ken Hakii That year: 1954, Classical music, violist . Death of Harold Osborn Smith That year: 1954, Classical music, composer (born in 1880) . Birth of Tamás Daróczi That year: 1954, Classical music, Hungarian singer . Birth of Mikhail Petukhov That year: 1954, Classical music, Soviet composer and pianist . Inception: Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1954, Classical music. Birth of Clare Shore That year: 1954, Classical music, Mezzo-soprano, conductor and composer . Birth of Marc Grivel That year: 1954, Classical music, French composer . Death of Henry Sarly That year: 1954, Classical music, Belgian composer (1883-1954) (born in 1883) . Birth of Jennifer Lane That year: 1954, Classical music, American mezzo-soprano . Birth of Pascale Criton That year: 1954, Classical music, French composer . Inception: Brevard Symphony Orchestra That year: 1954, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Brooklyn Philharmonic That year: 1954, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Cork International Choral Festival That year: 1954, Classical music (Cork, Republic of Ireland). Inception: São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra That year: 1954, Classical music (Brazil). Birth of Marietta Simpson That year: 1954, Classical music, American mezzo-soprano, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1954-) . Death of Henri Maurice Jacquet That year: 1954, Classical music, composer (born in 1885) . Birth of Hiroko Noda That year: 1954, Classical music, Japanese opera singer . Birth of Tamás Gyarmati Tóth That year: 1954, Classical music, composer . Birth of Paul Dirmeikis That year: 1954, Classical music, American composer . Inauguration: Opera Krakowska That year: 1954, Classical music (Kraków, Poland). Inception: Augusta Symphony Orchestra That year: 1954, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Frederick Bianchi That year: 1954, Classical music, American composer . Death of John T. Hall That year: 1954, Classical music, composer (born in 1875) . Birth of Iosefa Enari That year: 1954, Classical music, New Zealand singer (dead in 2000) . Inauguration: Camden Festival That year: 1954, Classical music (London, United Kingdom).
Works (composition or publishing)
- Igor Stravinsky (age 72)
- In Memoriam Dylan Thomas (Song, lied)
- Darius Milhaud (age 62)
- Le château de feu, Op. 338 (Work for choir)
- West Point Suite, Op. 313 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Musique de théâtre, Op. 334b (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Suite cisalpine sur des airs populaires piémontais, Op. 332 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Caprice, Danse, Églogue, Op. 335 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Sonatina for oboe and piano, Op. 337 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Quintet No. 3, Op. 325 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Hymne de glorification, Op. 331 (Work for soloist)
- 3 Psaumes de David, Opp. 339 (Work for choir)
- Saül, Op. 334 (Incidental music)
- Ils étaient tous des volontaires, Op. 336 (Film score)
- Étude poétique, Op. 333 (Electroacoustic music)
- La rivière endormie (Electroacoustic music)
- Carl Orff (age 59)
- Orff Schulwerk That year: 1954, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Francis Poulenc (age 55)
- Bucolique, Op. 160 (Work for orchestra)
- Parisiana, Opp. 157 (Song, lied)
- Rosemonde, Op. 158 (Song, lied)
- Aaron Copland (age 54)
- The Tender Land That year: 1954, Classical music (Opera)
- Dirge in the Woods (Song, lied)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 48)
- Festive Overture, Op. 96 That year: 1954, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Song of the Great Rivers, Op. 95 (Film score)
- 5 Romances, Opp. 98 (Song, lied)
- There Were Kisses, Op. 98a (Song, lied)
- Hamlet (Incidental music)
- October Dawn (Song, lied)
- Pendozalis, Greek Song (Song, lied)
- Olivier Messiaen (age 46)
- Cantéyodjayâ That year: 1954, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Samuel Barber (age 44)
- Prayers of Kierkegaard, Op. 30 (Work for choir)
- Benjamin Britten (age 41)
- Still Falls the Rain (Canticle III), Op. 55 (Song, lied), published in 1956
- Symphonic Suite, Op. 53a, “Gloriana” (Work for orchestra)
- Henri Dutilleux (age 38)
- Deux Sonnets de Jean Cassou (Song, lied)
- Iannis Xenakis (age 32)
- Metastaseis That year: 1954, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Anastenaria: Procession aux eaux claires (Work for choir), composed in 1953
- Pierre Boulez (age 29)
- Le Marteau sans maître That year: 1954, Classical music (Work for choir)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 26)
- Study II, Op. 3/II (Electroacoustic music)