1956, from day to day
1956. With other artists, Arturo Toscanini, Aram Khachaturian and Jean Sibelius influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Reinhold Glière. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, Op. 114” 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 1956 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 370 of these moments for 1956.
The year 1956 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
02
Death of Masalim Valeev That year: 1956, Classical music, Soviet conductor and composer (1888-1956) (born in 1888)
03
Death of Alexander Gretchaninov That year: 1956, Classical music, Russian Romantic composer (born in 1864)
Death of Ernst Hoffmann That year: 1956, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1899)
05
Birth of Leslie Dunner That year: 1956, Classical music, American composer and conductor
09
Birth of Waltraud Meier That year: 1956, Classical music, German soprano and mezzo-soprano
Birth of Alexander Paley That year: 1956, Classical music, Moldavian pianist and conductor
Death of Paul de Maleingreau That year: 1956, Classical music, French/Belgian organist (1887-1956) (born in 1887)
11
Death of Percy Heming That year: 1956, Classical music, singer (born in 1883)
13
Death of Dagmar Möller That year: 1956, Classical music, Classical singer (1866-1956) (born in 1866)
14
Birth of Ben Heppner That year: 1956, Classical music, Canadian opera singer and broadcaster
15
Birth of Matthias Eisenberg That year: 1956, Classical music, German organist and cantor
Birth of José Manuel López That year: 1956, Classical music, Spanish composer
16
Birth of Philippe Depétris That year: 1956, Classical music, flautist
18
Birth of Christoph Prégardien That year: 1956, Classical music, German lyric tenor
20
Death of Lucy Isabelle Marsh That year: 1956, Classical music, American lyric soprano, church soloist and concert performer (1878-1956) (born in 1878)
21
Birth of Peter Ritzen That year: 1956, Classical music, Belgian musician
25
Birth of Andrey Kuznetsov That year: 1956, Classical music, Russian hornist
26
Birth of Clemens Bieber That year: 1956, Classical music, German operatic tenor (born 1956)
Death of Katya Stoyanova That year: 1956, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (born in 1877)
27
Death of Erich Kleiber That year: 1956, Classical music, Austrian conductor (born in 1890)
Death of Harald Heide That year: 1956, Classical music, Norwegian conductor, musician and composer (born in 1876)
28
Birth of Richard Danielpour That year: 1956, Classical music, American composer
Death of René Louis Becker That year: 1956, Classical music, French-born American composer (born in 1882)
29
Death of Thure Bahne That year: 1956, Classical music, Finnish actor (born in 1909)
February
02
Death of Ilonka Szoyer That year: 1956, Classical music, opera and operetta singer (born in 1879)
Death of Teodor Sobieski That year: 1956, Classical music, conductor (born in 1884)
03
Death of Philip Egner That year: 1956, Classical music, American military bandmaster, cellist, and composer (1870-1956) (born in 1870)
04
Death of Peder Gram That year: 1956, Classical music, Danish musician (born in 1881)
11
Birth of Aleksandr Naumenko That year: 1956, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher
12
Birth of Jyrki Niskanen That year: 1956, Classical music, Finnish singer
14
Birth of Steven Mackey That year: 1956, Classical music, American composer
15
Death of Bruno Jorma That year: 1956, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (born in 1882)
Death of Theodore Hemberger That year: 1956, Classical music, composer (born in 1871)
16
Birth of Thomas Sleeper That year: 1956, Classical music, American composer (dead in 2022)
18
Death of Gustave Charpentier That year: 1956, Classical music, French composer (born in 1860)
Death of Joseph William George Hathaway That year: 1956, Classical music, composer (born in 1870)
19
Birth of Taizō Takemoto That year: 1956, Classical music, Japanese composer
21
Death of Edwin Franko Goldman That year: 1956, Classical music, American composer and conductor (born in 1878)
Birth of Richard Campbell That year: 1956, Classical music, British musician (dead in 2011)
Birth of Gunnel Sjöberg That year: 1956, Classical music, Swedish singer
Death of Frank Henry Shera That year: 1956, Classical music, composer (born in 1882)
23
Birth of Mireille Gleizes That year: 1956, Classical music, Belgian pianist
27
Death of Günther Ramin That year: 1956, Classical music, German organist, conductor and composer (born in 1898)
Death of Elisabeth van Endert That year: 1956, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1876)
Death of Harold William Rhodes That year: 1956, Classical music, composer (born in 1889)
28
Birth of Gerd Grochowski That year: 1956, Classical music, German opera singer (bass) (dead in 2017)
March
01
Death of Henriette Renié That year: 1956, Classical music, French musician (born in 1875)
Birth of Jan Van der Roost That year: 1956, Classical music, Belgian composer
Death of Alice Wallenberg That year: 1956, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (born in 1858)
Death of Paul Miersch That year: 1956, Classical music, American composer (born in 1868)
06
Birth of Mark A. Thomsen That year: 1956, Classical music, American opera singer
08
Death of Vincenzo Michetti That year: 1956, Classical music, Italian composer (1878-1956) (born in 1878)
09
Birth of Sergej Larin That year: 1956, Classical music, Russian opera singer (dead in 2008)
Death of Amanda Aldridge That year: 1956, Classical music, British opera singer, teacher and composer (1866–1956) (born in 1866)
Birth of Christoph Poppen That year: 1956, Classical music, German conductor
Death of Mikhail Innokentevich Tabakov That year: 1956, Classical music, music teacher, trumpeter (born in 1877)
Birth of Elena Szirmai That year: 1956, Classical music, composer, instrumentalist, producer
11
Death of Sergei Vasilenko That year: 1956, Classical music, Russian and Soviet composer (born in 1872)
13
Birth of John Frandsen That year: 1956, Classical music, Danish composer
14
Birth of László Hadady That year: 1956, Classical music, Hungarian oboist
Death of Rose McGrew That year: 1956, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1875)
15
Death of Cécile Thévenet That year: 1956, Classical music, Belgian opera singer (born in 1872)
16
Birth of Vladimír Godár That year: 1956, Classical music, Slovak composer
Birth of Robert Black That year: 1956, Classical music, American bassist (dead in 2023)
Death of Sergej Vasil'evič Evseev That year: 1956, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1894)
17
Birth of Luca Francesconi That year: 1956, Classical music, Italian composer
18
Birth of Eduardo Alonso-Crespo That year: 1956, Classical music, Argentine composer of classical music
22
Birth of Ludo Claesen That year: 1956, Classical music, Belgian conductor, composer and musicologist
23
Birth of Radik Arslanovitsj Gareev That year: 1956, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer (dead in 1996)
24
Birth of Jaan Willem Sibul That year: 1956, Classical music, Estonian singer and actor
Birth of Michelle Boudreau That year: 1956, Classical music, Canadian composer
27
Birth of Roberto Musci That year: 1956, Classical music, Experimental Italian musician , video maker , digital artist
28
Birth of Tatyana Zorina That year: 1956, Classical music, Soviet Russian singer
29
Death of Abbé Delépine That year: 1956, Classical music, Catholic priest (born in 1871)
30
Death of Fritz Lehmann That year: 1956, Classical music, German conductor (born in 1904)
Death of Arthur Hartmann That year: 1956, Classical music, American musician (born in 1881)
Also in March
Death of Clara Hultgren That year: 1956, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (born in 1877) .
April
02
Birth of Benet Casablancas That year: 1956, Classical music, Catalan composer, musicologist and music pedagogue
03
Birth of Frédéric Aguessy That year: 1956, Classical music, French pianist
04
Death of Nadezhda Salina That year: 1956, Classical music, Russian opera singer (1864-1956) (born in 1864)
07
Birth of Marina Shutova That year: 1956, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher
10
Death of Josef Szulc That year: 1956, Classical music, composer (born in 1875)
13
Birth of Pierre Hamon That year: 1956, Classical music, performer
14
Birth of Barbara Bonney That year: 1956, Classical music, American classical soprano
15
Death of Kathleen Howard That year: 1956, Classical music, Opera singer, actress, magazine editor (born in 1884)
17
Birth of Patrick Gallois That year: 1956, Classical music, French flutist and conductor
Birth of Gábor Takács-Nagy That year: 1956, Classical music, Hungarian musician
18
Death of Josep Vicens i Juli That year: 1956, Classical music, Spanish musician and composer (1870-1956) (born in 1870)
19
Birth of Paul van Gulick That year: 1956, Classical music, composer
20
Death of Lorenzo Camilieri That year: 1956, Classical music, American composer and music educator (born in 1874)
21
Death of Stan Golestan That year: 1956, Classical music, Romanian composer (born in 1875)
22
Birth of Jukka-Pekka Saraste That year: 1956, Classical music, Finnish conductor
24
Birth of Martijn Padding That year: 1956, Classical music, Dutch composer
Death of Julius Lenzberg That year: 1956, Classical music, American composer (1878-1956) (born in 1878)
25
Death of Antonio Manca Serra That year: 1956, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1923)
29
Death of Nemesio Otaño That year: 1956, Classical music, Spanish composer, musicologist and music educator (1880-1956) (born in 1880)
30
Birth of Jorge Chaminé That year: 1956, Classical music, Portuguese opera singer
Birth of Andrey Kazakov That year: 1956, Classical music, Soviet Russian clarinetist (dead in 2023)
May
01
Birth of Rolf Martinsson That year: 1956, Classical music, Swedish composer
02
Birth of Robert Dean Smith That year: 1956, Classical music, American opera singer
Death of Richard Sallaba That year: 1956, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1905)
07
Birth of Anne Dudley That year: 1956, Classical music, English composer and pop musician
Death of Leopold Wlach That year: 1956, Classical music, Austrian clarinettist and clarinet teacher (born in 1902)
09
Death of Leopold Josef Beer That year: 1956, Classical music, composer (born in 1885)
10
Birth of Barbara Fris That year: 1956, Classical music, Canadian soprano and actress
Birth of Andrew Findon That year: 1956, Classical music, British musician
12
Death of Bohuslav Leopold That year: 1956, Classical music, Czech conductor, violinist and composer (born in 1888)
Death of Nathaniel Clifford Page That year: 1956, Classical music, composer (born in 1866)
13
Birth of John Lunn That year: 1956, Classical music, British composer
15
Birth of Ricky Ian Gordon That year: 1956, Classical music, American composer
16
Death of Orlando Morgan That year: 1956, Classical music, English music teacher, composer and musicologist (born in 1865)
17
Death of Hynek Tomáš That year: 1956, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer, choirmaster and organist (born in 1861)
22
Death of Maria Winetzkaja That year: 1956, Classical music, Moldova-born American mezzo-soprano opera singer (born in 1889)
26
Birth of Krzysztof Olczak That year: 1956, Classical music, composer
29
Death of Hermann Abendroth That year: 1956, Classical music, German conductor (1883-1956) (born in 1883)
30
Birth of Greer Grimsley That year: 1956, Classical music, American opera singer
31
Birth of William Bennett That year: 1956, Classical music, American oboist (dead in 2013)
June
03
Birth of Lynne Dawson That year: 1956, Classical music, English soprano
Birth of Edward Sielicki That year: 1956, Classical music, composer, pedagogue
04
Death of Max Kowalski That year: 1956, Classical music, Polish composer (1882-1956) (born in 1882)
Birth of Neil Wilson That year: 1956, Classical music, American tenor (1956-2000) (dead in 2000)
05
Death of Vasily Nechayev That year: 1956, Classical music, composer (born in 1895)
07
Birth of Gediminas Maciulevičius That year: 1956, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer
08
Birth of Eric Haas That year: 1956, Classical music, composer
10
Birth of Per-Olov Kindgren That year: 1956, Classical music, Swedish classical guitarist
11
Birth of Vladimir Galuzin That year: 1956, Classical music, Russian singer
13
Birth of Marcel Lang That year: 1956, Classical music, Swiss singer (1956-2009) (dead in 2009)
Death of Reginald Goss-Custard That year: 1956, Classical music, composer (born in 1877)
Death of Juliette Rostand That year: 1956, Classical music, French pianist (born in 1872)
17
Birth of Albert Dohmen That year: 1956, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
18
Birth of John Scott That year: 1956, Classical music, English organist and choirmaster (dead in 2015)
19
Birth of Carlo Pedini That year: 1956, Classical music, Italian composer
20
Death of Minnie Nast That year: 1956, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1874)
23
Death of Reinhold Glière That year: 1956, Classical music, Soviet Ukrainian composer (1875–1956) (born in 1874)
Birth of Sylvia McNair That year: 1956, Classical music, American opera singer, soprano
25
Death of Michio Miyagi That year: 1956, Classical music, Japanese musician (born in 1894)
26
Birth of Salvador Torre That year: 1956, Classical music, composer
27
Birth of Nancy Gustafson That year: 1956, Classical music, singer
30
Death of Arthur Colinet That year: 1956, Classical music, composer (born in 1885)
July
01
Birth of Kenneth Fuchs That year: 1956, Classical music, American composer
03
Birth of Jorge Luis Prats That year: 1956, Classical music, Cuban pianist
Birth of Malika Bellaribi Le Moal That year: 1956, Classical music, French singer
Death of Růžena Kašparová That year: 1956, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1883)
05
Birth of Michael Gandolfi That year: 1956, Classical music, American composer
06
Death of Leland A. Cossart That year: 1956, Classical music, Suisse pianist and composer (born in 1877)
07
Death of Isa Kremer That year: 1956, Classical music, Russian American singer (1887-1956) (born in 1887)
Birth of Marisa Manchado That year: 1956, Classical music, Spanish composer
09
Birth of Georg Faust That year: 1956, Classical music, German cellist
12
Birth of Klaus K. Hübler That year: 1956, Classical music, composer (1956-2018) (dead in 2018)
Death of Ludmila Innemannová That year: 1956, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1868)
13
Death of Bob Carleton That year: 1956, Classical music, American pianist and composer (1896-1956) (born in 1896)
15
Birth of Gérard Lesne That year: 1956, Classical music, French opera singer
18
Birth of Lyubov Kazarnovskaya That year: 1956, Classical music, singer
20
Birth of Michael Gordon That year: 1956, Classical music, American composer
26
Death of Miguel Bernal Jiménez That year: 1956, Classical music, Mexican musician (1910-1956) (born in 1910)
29
Birth of Carlos Grätzer That year: 1956, Classical music, Argentine composer
Birth of Pirkko Törnqvist-Paakkanen That year: 1956, Classical music, Finnish opera singer
30
Birth of Anna-Lisa Jakobsson That year: 1956, Classical music, Finnish opera singer
31
Birth of Alekseĭ Mochalov That year: 1956, Classical music, opera singer
August
03
Birth of Štefan Margita That year: 1956, Classical music, Slovak opera singer
07
Birth of Sharon Isbin That year: 1956, Classical music, American guitarist
Birth of Ōtani Senshō That year: 1956, Classical music, musicologist, composer
09
Birth of Virgil Moorefield That year: 1956, Classical music, American composer
13
Death of Ettore Fornasa That year: 1956, Classical music, composer (born in 1892)
14
Death of Jaroslav Řídký That year: 1956, Classical music, Czech music educator and composer (born in 1897)
Birth of Melinda Marton That year: 1956, Classical music, opera singer, university teacher
Death of May Brahe That year: 1956, Classical music, Australian composer (born in 1884)
Birth of Pavel Trojan That year: 1956, Classical music, Czech composer, chairman of the Prague Conservatory
15
Birth of Bruce Ford That year: 1956, Classical music, American baritenor
17
Birth of Fabio Armiliato That year: 1956, Classical music, Italian operatic tenor
23
Death of Marian MacDowell That year: 1956, Classical music, American musician (1857-1956) (born in 1857)
26
Birth of Sally Beamish That year: 1956, Classical music, British composer and violist
30
Death of Aita Donostia That year: 1956, Classical music, Spanish writer and musician (born in 1886)
31
Death of Yves Nat That year: 1956, Classical music, French musician (born in 1890)
September
01
Birth of Reinaldo Macias That year: 1956, Classical music, musician, opera singer
05
Premiere of Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 53 That year: 1956, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), Sergei Prokofiev
06
Death of Felix Borowski That year: 1956, Classical music, American composer (born in 1872)
Birth of Omar Ebrahim That year: 1956, Classical music, English baritone vocalist and actor
Birth of Carlos Sandoval That year: 1956, Classical music, Mexican-German composer and multimedia artist
07
Death of Mykola Vilinsky That year: 1956, Classical music, Ukrainian composer (born in 1888)
09
Death of Rupert Hughes That year: 1956, Classical music, American writer (1872-1956) (born in 1872)
12
Birth of Jeffrey Kahane That year: 1956, Classical music, American pianist and conductor
Death of Geraldine Dobyns That year: 1956, Classical music, composer (born in 1882)
13
Premiere of Canticum Sacrum ad honorem Sancti Marci nominis That year: 1956, Classical music (Work for choir), Igor Stravinsky
Death of Alys Lorraine That year: 1956, Classical music, American operatic soprano (1885-1956) (born in 1885)
15
Birth of Olga Kondina That year: 1956, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer
Death of H. Clough-Leighter That year: 1956, Classical music, American composer and editor (1874-1956) (born in 1874)
Birth of José Miguel Moreno Sabio That year: 1956, Classical music, composer
19
Birth of Eivind Aadland That year: 1956, Classical music, Norwegian conductor and violinist
20
Birth of John Harle That year: 1956, Classical music, British saxophonist, composer, educator, and record producer
Birth of Makiko Kinoshita That year: 1956, Classical music, Japanese composer, educator and pianist
21
Death of Robert Delaney That year: 1956, Classical music, American composer (born in 1903)
22
Birth of David Krakauer That year: 1956, Classical music, American clarinetist
24
Birth of Zsuzsanna Csonka That year: 1956, Classical music, (1956 - ) opera singer, operetta singer
27
Death of Gerald Finzi That year: 1956, Classical music, British composer (1901–1956) (born in 1901)
Death of Frederick Hall That year: 1956, Classical music, composer (born in 1878)
28
Birth of Arsenij Arsov That year: 1956, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer
October
01
Death of Albert Von Tilzer That year: 1956, Classical music, American songwriter (born in 1878)
08
Birth of Garth Knox That year: 1956, Classical music, Irish musician
Birth of Viсtor Copytsko That year: 1956, Classical music, Belorussian composer
09
Death of Edith Furmedge That year: 1956, Classical music, British contralto (born in 1898)
12
Death of Lorenzo Perosi That year: 1956, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1872)
Birth of Jozef Kundlák That year: 1956, Classical music, Slovak opera singer
Death of Jeanne Tiphaine That year: 1956, Classical music, French opera singer (1873-1956) (born in 1873)
13
Birth of Melvyn Tan That year: 1956, Classical music, British musician
14
Birth of Larry Beauregard That year: 1956, Classical music, Canadian musician (dead in 1985)
16
Birth of Marin Alsop That year: 1956, Classical music, American conductor and violinist
19
Death of Emanuel Jonasson That year: 1956, Classical music, composer (born in 1886)
21
Birth of David Milnes That year: 1956, Classical music, American conductor and instrumentalist (born 1956)
26
Death of Walter Gieseking That year: 1956, Classical music, German pianist (born in 1895)
Birth of Eryck Abecassis That year: 1956, Classical music, composer
27
Birth of Valentin Radu That year: 1956, Classical music, Romanian conductor
29
Birth of Ulrich Ress That year: 1956, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
30
Birth of Anton Höger That year: 1956, Classical music, German composer and painter
Also in October
Birth of Oleg Caetani That year: 1956, Classical music, Italian conductor .
November
03
Death of Johanna Geisler That year: 1956, Classical music, German opera singer and actress (1888-1956) (born in 1888)
04
Birth of Joan Rodgers That year: 1956, Classical music, English soprano
10
Death of Victor Young That year: 1956, Classical music, American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor, orchestra leader (1900-1956) (born in 1900)
11
Birth of Vedran Smailović That year: 1956, Classical music, Bosnian musician
22
Birth of Naomi Matsui That year: 1956, Classical music, Japanese organist (1956-)
24
Death of Guido Cantelli That year: 1956, Classical music, Italian conductor (born in 1920)
Death of Frank Titterton That year: 1956, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1893)
27
Death of Richard Krentzlin That year: 1956, Classical music, German composer and music educator (born in 1864)
30
Death of Jean Schwartz That year: 1956, Classical music, Hungarian-born American songwriter (born in 1878)
December
03
Birth of Rob Waring That year: 1956, Classical music, Norwegian musician, composer, educator
04
Death of Thomas William Lester That year: 1956, Classical music, composer (born in 1889)
05
Birth of Krystian Zimerman That year: 1956, Classical music, Polish classical pianist
06
Death of Guy Beckmans That year: 1956, Classical music, (1875-1956) (born in 1875)
07
Death of Henry Fillmore That year: 1956, Classical music, American composer (born in 1881)
08
Birth of Pierre Pincemaille That year: 1956, Classical music, French organist (dead in 2018)
Death of Edgar Bainton That year: 1956, Classical music, British composer (born in 1880)
Death of Josef Procházka That year: 1956, Classical music, Czech composer, pianist and choirmaster (born in 1874)
11
Death of Stefi Geyer That year: 1956, Classical music, Hungarian musician (born in 1888)
12
Death of Amálie Bobková That year: 1956, Classical music, Czech opera singer (1874-1956) (born in 1874)
14
Birth of Marshall Fine That year: 1956, Classical music, composer (dead in 2014)
15
Death of Alma M. Sanders That year: 1956, Classical music, composer (born in 1882)
16
Birth of Dror Elimelech That year: 1956, Classical music, Israeli poet, musician and psychiatrist
20
Death of Percy Rideout That year: 1956, Classical music, composer (born in 1868)
22
Birth of Jean-Pierre Robert That year: 1956, Classical music, French musician
25
Death of Zdeněk Ruth-Markov That year: 1956, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1891)
27
Birth of Giulio Granati That year: 1956, Classical music, composer, music arranger, producer, instrumentalist, singer
28
Birth of Nigel Kennedy That year: 1956, Classical music, British-born violinist and violist
Death of Nestore Baronchelli That year: 1956, Classical music, composer (born in 1886)
29
Premiere of Concertino for cello and orchestra, Op. 132 That year: 1956, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), Sergei Prokofiev
This was also in 1956
Birth of Mechthild Georg That year: 1956, Classical music, German opera singer and voice professor . Birth of Robert Hayward That year: 1956, Classical music, lyrical singer . Birth of Elżbieta Szmytka That year: 1956, Classical music, Polish soprano singer . Birth of Clarry Bartha That year: 1956, Classical music, Swedish singer and opera singer . Birth of Roderich Kreile That year: 1956, Classical music, choir director . Birth of Stefan Szkafarowsky That year: 1956, Classical music, American opera singer . Birth of Steven Mercurio That year: 1956, Classical music, conductor and composer . Birth of René Aubry That year: 1956, Classical music, French composer . Inception: Santa Fe Opera That year: 1956, Classical music (United States of America). Death of George Oldroyd That year: 1956, Classical music, English organist and composer (born in 1887) . Birth of Serge Noskov That year: 1956, Classical music, Russian composer . Inception: Sandefjord Girls Choir That year: 1956, Classical music. Inception: Opera Memphis That year: 1956, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Northshore Concert Band That year: 1956, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of José Antonio Sainz Alfaro That year: 1956, Classical music . Birth of Michael Behringer That year: 1956, Classical music . Birth of Mary Ruth Ray That year: 1956, Classical music, American musician (dead in 2013) . Birth of David James That year: 1956, Classical music, countertenor . Birth of Christopher O'Riley That year: 1956, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Louise Tucker That year: 1956, Classical music, British singer . Inception: Kensington Symphony Orchestra That year: 1956, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of David Tukiçi That year: 1956, Classical music, Albanian composer . Birth of Johannes Wildner That year: 1956, Classical music, Austrian conductor . Inception: Mozart Boys' Choir That year: 1956, Classical music (Austria). Death of Nicola Fusati That year: 1956, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1876) . Birth of Jan Kalfus That year: 1956, Classical music, Czech organist . Birth of Roswitha Hächler That year: 1956, Classical music, instrumentalist . Death of Harold Carpenter Lumb Stocks That year: 1956, Classical music, British organist (born in 1884) . Inception: Opera Australia That year: 1956, Classical music (Australia). Inception: Florida Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1956, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Jukka Rasilainen That year: 1956, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Nicholas Murray Bullivant That year: 1956, Classical music, composer . Inception: Benda Chamber Orchestra That year: 1956, Classical music (Czech Republic). Inception: Tölzer Knabenchor That year: 1956, Classical music (Germany). Inauguration: Tsaritsyn Opera That year: 1956, Classical music (Volgograd, Russia). Birth of Leandra Overmann That year: 1956, Classical music, Serbian singer, opera singer and university teacher (1956-2012) (dead in 2012) . Inception: KBS Symphony Orchestra That year: 1956, Classical music. Birth of Yūji Itō That year: 1956, Classical music, Japanese composer . Inception: Lithuanian Opera Company of Chicago That year: 1956, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Liat Himmelheber That year: 1956, Classical music, German opera singer . Inauguration: Warsaw Autumn That year: 1956, Classical music (Warsaw, Poland). Birth of Jac van Steen That year: 1956, Classical music, Dutch conductor . Birth of Derrick Inouye That year: 1956, Classical music, Canadian conductor . Birth of Henk Lauwers That year: 1956, Classical music, singer . Inception: Sheffield Symphony Orchestra That year: 1956, Classical music. Inception: Brno Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1956, Classical music (Czech Republic). Inauguration: Santa Fe Opera That year: 1956, Classical music (Santa Fe, United States of America). Inception: Sault Symphony Orchestra That year: 1956, Classical music (Canada). Birth of Amaury du Du Closel That year: 1956, Classical music, French conductor . Birth of Cornelia Kallisch That year: 1956, Classical music, German operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1956) . Inauguration: Tivoli Concert Hall That year: 1956, Classical music (Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark). Birth of Naohisa Miyama That year: 1956, Classical music, Japanese violinist and concertmaster . Inception: Lucerne Festival Strings That year: 1956, Classical music (Switzerland). Birth of Jonathan Darlington That year: 1956, Classical music, British conductor . Birth of Antonio Florio That year: 1956, Classical music, Italian conductor . Birth of Mutsuo Tsuruta That year: 1956, Classical music, Japanese composer . Birth of Margit Westerlund That year: 1956, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Nobuko Yamazaki That year: 1956, Classical music, cellist . Inception: The Paris Boys Choir That year: 1956, Classical music. Birth of Nico van der Meel That year: 1956, Classical music, Dutch tenor . Inception: Norwalk Youth Symphony That year: 1956, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Ronald Ulen That year: 1956, Classical music, American musician and opera singer . Birth of Andy Vores That year: 1956, Classical music, Welsh opera composer . Birth of Fernando Millet That year: 1956, Classical music, Argentinian composer . Birth of Giuliano Carella That year: 1956, Classical music, musician, conductor . Birth of Adelheid Vogel That year: 1956, Classical music, German opera singer (soprano) . Birth of Ray Lemond That year: 1956, Classical music, composer . Birth of Marvis Martin That year: 1956, Classical music, American opera singer . Inception: China National Symphony Orchestra That year: 1956, Classical music. Inception: Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra That year: 1956, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Thomas Wilkins That year: 1956, Classical music, Music conductor . Birth of Slavko Nikolić That year: 1956, Classical music, Serbian opera singer . Inception: Central Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1956, Classical music. Birth of Erich Hobarth That year: 1956, Classical music, Austrian violinist . Inception: Japan Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1956, Classical music (Japan). Inception: Saint Louis Chamber Chorus That year: 1956, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Shin-Itchiro Yokoyama That year: 1956, Classical music, composer . Birth of Elisabeth Wärnfeldt That year: 1956, Classical music, singer . Death of Waldemar Maciszewski That year: 1956, Classical music, Polish musician (born in 1927) . Death of Ada Pfitzner-Saverni That year: 1956, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1881) . Inception: Новосибирский Академический Симфонический Оркестр That year: 1956, Classical music. Inauguration: Glinka Opera and Ballet Theatre That year: 1956, Classical music (Chelyabinsk, Russia). Inception: Chicago Children's Choir That year: 1956, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Sacramento Youth Symphony That year: 1956, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Stephen Mould That year: 1956, Classical music, painter . Birth of Albert Bonnema That year: 1956, Classical music, Opera singer (tenor) . Inception: Compline Choir That year: 1956, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Silvio Ranieri That year: 1956, Classical music, Italian musician (born in 1882) . Birth of Cynthia Makris That year: 1956, Classical music, singer . Birth of Deborah Drattell That year: 1956, Classical music, American composer .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
- Bagatelle sans tonalité That year: 1956, Classical music (Work for soloist), composed in 1885
- Darius Milhaud (age 64)
- La couronne de Marguerite "Valse en forme de rondo", Op. 353 (Work for orchestra)
- Duo Concertant for clarinet and piano, Op. 351 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Quintet No. 4, Op. 350 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- La couronne de Marguerite "Valse en forme de rondo", Op. 353 (Work for soloist)
- Sonatina, Op. 354 (Work for soloist)
- Le globe-trotter, Op. 358 (Work for soloist)
- Le mariage de la feuille et du cliché, Op. 357 (Work for choir)
- Fontaines et sources, Op. 352 (Song, lied)
- Tristesses, Op. 355 (Song, lied)
- Fontaines et sources, Op. 352 (Song, lied)
- Rentrée des classes (Film score)
- Carl Orff (age 61)
- Comoedia de Christi Resurrectione (Opera)
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold (age 59)
- Magic Fire (Film score)
- Francis Poulenc (age 57)
- Dialogues of the Carmelites, Op. 125 That year: 1956, Classical music (Opera)
- Sonata for flute and piano, Op. 164 That year: 1956, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Le travail du peintre, Opp. 161 (Song, lied)
- 2 Melodies, Opp. 162 (Song, lied)
- Dernier poème, Op. 163 (Song, lied)
- Aaron Copland (age 56)
- Variations on a Shaker Melody (Work for orchestra)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 50)
- Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, Op. 114 That year: 1956, Classical music (Opera), published in 1934
- Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103, “The Year 1905” That year: 1956, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Suite for orchestra That year: 1956, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- String Quartet No. 6 in G major, Op. 101 That year: 1956, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- The First Echelon, Op. 99 (Film score)
- Spanish Songs, Op. 100 (Song, lied)
- 3 Songs from “Meeting on the Elbe”, Opp. 80b (Song, lied)
- Suite from The First Echelon, Op. 99a (Work for choir)
- Olivier Messiaen (age 48)
- Exotic birds That year: 1956, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Samuel Barber (age 46)
- Summer Music, Op. 31 (Work for chamber orchestra), composed in 1955
- Benjamin Britten (age 43)
- The Prince of the Pagodas, Opp. 57 (Ballet)
- Still Falls the Rain (Canticle III), Op. 55 (Song, lied), composed in 1954
- The Heart of the Matter (Song, lied)
- Iannis Xenakis (age 34)
- Pithoprakta (Work for orchestra)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 28)
- Gesang der Jünglinge, Op. 8 That year: 1956, Classical music (Electroacoustic music)
- Gruppen, Op. 6 (Work for orchestra), published in 1957
- Time Measures, Op. 5 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Piano Piece, Op. 7 (Work for soloist)