1960, from day to day
1960. With other artists, Vladimir Horowitz, Pau Casals and Carl Orff influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Sarah Brightman, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110” 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 1960 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 440 of these moments for 1960.
The year 1960 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Birth of António Chagas Rosa That year: 1960, Classical music, Portuguese composer
Inception: Wuppertaler Bühnen That year: 1960, Classical music (Germany)
Birth of Oleg Kul'ko That year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer
Death of Estéban Eitler That year: 1960, Classical music, Chilean composer (1913-1960) (born in 1913)
02
Death of Leila Megane That year: 1960, Classical music, Welsh opera singer (born in 1891)
04
Birth of Kayvan Mirhadi That year: 1960, Classical music, Iranian musician
05
Birth of Toru Yaskawa That year: 1960, Classical music, composer
15
Birth of Aaron Jay Kernis That year: 1960, Classical music, American composer and professor of music composition
Birth of Gidon Saks That year: 1960, Classical music, South African opera bass-baritone
16
Death of Shin'ichi Takata That year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese composer and conductor (born in 1920)
19
Birth of Dan Laurin That year: 1960, Classical music, Swedish musician
Birth of Anders Vangen That year: 1960, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (dead in 2013)
Death of Gertrud Sparrman That year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1868)
20
Birth of Nils Henrik Asheim That year: 1960, Classical music, musician
22
Birth of Adam Klein That year: 1960, Classical music, American operatic tenor
23
Death of Rudolf Gerlach-Rusnak That year: 1960, Classical music, German lyrical tenor (1895-1960) (born in 1895)
Birth of Ken Nishikiori That year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese singer (1960-)
24
Death of Edwin Fischer That year: 1960, Classical music, Swiss musician (1886-1960) (born in 1886)
25
Death of Rutland Boughton That year: 1960, Classical music, British composer (1878–1960) (born in 1878)
Birth of Rinaldo Alessandrini That year: 1960, Classical music, Italian conductor and harpsichordist, fortepianist, and organist
Death of Hristofor Stepanovič Kušnarev That year: 1960, Classical music, Soviet composer and musicologist (1890-1960) (born in 1890)
28
Death of Ernst Linko That year: 1960, Classical music, Finnish pianist (1889-1960) (born in 1889)
Death of Ettore Parmeggiani That year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1895)
29
Birth of Cho-liang Lin That year: 1960, Classical music, Taiwanese-American violinist
Death of Mack Harrell That year: 1960, Classical music, American opera singer (1909-1960) (born in 1909)
Birth of Virginia Yep That year: 1960, Classical music, Peruvian woman composer
Birth of Giorgio Martin That year: 1960, Classical music, Romanian singer and opera singer
30
Birth of Gerald Finley That year: 1960, Classical music, Canadian baritone
31
Birth of George Benjamin That year: 1960, Classical music, British composer, conductor, pianist and teacher
Death of Izabella Nagy That year: 1960, Classical music, actor (born in 1896)
Birth of David Riddell That year: 1960, Classical music, Danish composer
February
02
Death of Jenő Huszka That year: 1960, Classical music, Hungarian musician (born in 1875)
03
Birth of Malcolm Martineau That year: 1960, Classical music, Scottish pianist
04
Birth of Maya de Vesque That year: 1960, Classical music, singer from Sweden
05
Death of Rudolf Nelson That year: 1960, Classical music, German composer (born in 1878)
Birth of Aris Christofellis That year: 1960, Classical music, Greek countertenor
Birth of Gintarė Skėrytė That year: 1960, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer
09
Death of Ernő von Dohnányi That year: 1960, Classical music, Hungarian conductor, composer, and pianist (1877–1960) (born in 1877)
11
Birth of Vuokko Kekäläinen That year: 1960, Classical music, Finnish opera singer
Birth of Nikolay Nikolaevitsj Resjetnjak That year: 1960, Classical music, singer
13
Birth of Anna Steiger That year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer
17
Death of Marcello Giacomo Francesco Boasso That year: 1960, Classical music, Italian composer (1902-1960) (born in 1902)
Birth of Juan Francisco Sans That year: 1960, Classical music, Venezuelan musician (dead in 2022)
18
Birth of Dirk Brossé That year: 1960, Classical music, composer, conductor
21
Birth of Andrey Smirnov That year: 1960, Classical music, Russian trombonist
Death of Mikhail Karpov That year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1884)
22
Death of Ivan Patorzhynsky That year: 1960, Classical music, ukrainian soviet opera singer (1896-1960) (born in 1896)
Death of Hubert Cuypers That year: 1960, Classical music, Dutch organist, composer and choir director (born in 1873)
27
Birth of Tetsurō Hanai That year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese conductor
March
02
Death of Émile Vuillermoz That year: 1960, Classical music, French composer (born in 1878)
03
Death of James Francis Cooke That year: 1960, Classical music, American author, musician and editor (born in 1875)
04
Death of Leonard Warren That year: 1960, Classical music, American operatic baritone (1911-1960) (born in 1911)
Birth of Kazushi Ōno That year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese conductor
05
Birth of Elina Anatolevna Archipova That year: 1960, Classical music, Russian composer and music educator
07
Birth of Tetsuji Emura That year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese composer (dead in 2007)
09
Birth of Lily Afshar That year: 1960, Classical music, Iranian guitarist (dead in 2023)
Death of Otto Ackermann That year: 1960, Classical music, Romanian conductor (1909-1960) (born in 1909)
11
Death of Vladimir Drozdov That year: 1960, Classical music, Russian musician (born in 1882)
13
Death of Viktoras Bručkus That year: 1960, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (born in 1897)
15
Birth of Aleksandr Tsilinko That year: 1960, Classical music, Ukrainian singer and opera singer
Death of Eduard Habich That year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1880)
16
Death of Abbie Mitchell That year: 1960, Classical music, American soprano opera singer (born in 1884)
Birth of Craig First That year: 1960, Classical music, American composer
Birth of Henryk Jan Botor That year: 1960, Classical music, organist, composer
17
Birth of Patrick Burgan That year: 1960, Classical music, French composer
Birth of Zbigniew Kozub That year: 1960, Classical music, Polish conductor
Birth of Takashi Obara That year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese composer and pianist
22
Birth of David Hamilton That year: 1960, Classical music, Scottish-born Australian operatic tenor
26
Birth of Stefano Palatchi That year: 1960, Classical music, Spanish opera singer
30
Death of Joseph Haas That year: 1960, Classical music, German composer and music teacher (born in 1879)
April
02
Death of Mukan Tulebaev That year: 1960, Classical music, Soviet conductor and composer (1913-1960) (born in 1913)
04
Birth of Jane Eaglen That year: 1960, Classical music, British opera singer
06
Birth of Marek Torzewski That year: 1960, Classical music, musician, opera singer
08
Birth of Kurt Azesberger That year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (dead in 2020)
10
Death of Arthur Benjamin That year: 1960, Classical music, Australian composer, pianist, conductor and teacher (born in 1893)
Birth of Andrey Ikov That year: 1960, Classical music, musician
11
Death of Rosa Grünberg That year: 1960, Classical music, Swedish actress and opera singer (1878-1960) (born in 1878)
Death of Luis Urteaga Iturrioz That year: 1960, Classical music, organist, composer, teacher (born in 1882)
15
Birth of G. J. R. Krishnan That year: 1960, Classical music, Indian musician
17
Death of Fay Foster That year: 1960, Classical music, American composer (1886-1960) (born in 1886)
22
Birth of Cheryl Barker That year: 1960, Classical music, Australian opera soprano
23
Birth of Barry Douglas That year: 1960, Classical music, musician from Belfast, Northern Ireland
Birth of Wim Zwaag That year: 1960, Classical music, composer
27
Death of Pylyp Kozytskyi That year: 1960, Classical music, Ukrainian composer, musicologist and music educator (1893-1960) (born in 1893)
Birth of Misha Quint That year: 1960, Classical music, American musician
29
Birth of Kari Kriikku That year: 1960, Classical music, Finnish clarinetist
Inauguration: Rohm Theatre Kyoto That year: 1960, Classical music (Sakyō-ku, Japan)
Birth of Kasper T. Toeplitz That year: 1960, Classical music, French composer
Birth of Rebecca Spencer That year: 1960, Classical music, American singer
30
Birth of Jarosław Drzewiecki That year: 1960, Classical music, Polish pianist
May
02
Birth of Petra Nadvornik That year: 1960, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
03
Birth of Péter Fried That year: 1960, Classical music, Hungarian singer
05
Death of Sulho Ranta That year: 1960, Classical music, Finnish composer (born in 1901)
Birth of Christopher Ventris That year: 1960, Classical music, British opera singer
Birth of Adil Zamani That year: 1960, Classical music, composer
06
Death of Paul Abraham That year: 1960, Classical music, Jewish-Hungarian composer (1892–1960) (born in 1892)
Birth of Yekaterina Chemberdzhi That year: 1960, Classical music, Russian composer, pianist and music educator (1960-)
Birth of Phyllis Treigle That year: 1960, Classical music, American operatic soprano.
08
Death of Hugo Alfvén That year: 1960, Classical music, Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter (1872-1960) (born in 1872)
12
Death of Armstrong Gibbs That year: 1960, Classical music, English composer (1889-1960) (born in 1889)
Birth of Roman Moiseyev That year: 1960, Classical music, Russian conductor
14
Death of Lucrezia Bori That year: 1960, Classical music, Irlandesa opera singer (born in 1887)
Birth of Ronan Tynan That year: 1960, Classical music, Irish singer
15
Birth of Rhonda Burchmore That year: 1960, Classical music, Australian entertainer
16
Birth of Susanna Rigacci That year: 1960, Classical music, Swedish-born Italian soprano
Birth of Miroslav Dvorský That year: 1960, Classical music, Slovak opera singer
Death of Maria Júdice da Costa That year: 1960, Classical music, Portuguese opera singer (born in 1870)
18
Birth of Jens Bruno Hansen That year: 1960, Classical music, Danish opera singer
19
Death of George John Trinkaus That year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1878)
22
Inauguration: Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater That year: 1960, Classical music (Cheboksary, Russia)
23
Birth of Michal Kaňka That year: 1960, Classical music, Czech music educator, violoncellist and university educator
Birth of Peter Jelosits That year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian tenor (1960-)
Death of José Alexandrino de Sousa That year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1896)
24
Birth of Paul McCreesh That year: 1960, Classical music, British conductor
27
Death of Emil Rumpel That year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer, concert singer, director, businessperson (born in 1890)
28
Birth of Steven B. Jepson That year: 1960, Classical music, American opera singer
June
02
Death of Alberto Bimboni That year: 1960, Classical music, American conductor and composer (1888-1960) (born in 1888)
04
Birth of André Werner That year: 1960, Classical music, German composer
Birth of Paul R. van der Reijden That year: 1960, Classical music, composer
10
Birth of Mark-Anthony Turnage That year: 1960, Classical music, English composer
Birth of Élizabeth Vidal That year: 1960, Classical music, French soprano
11
Premiere of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64 That year: 1960, Classical music (Opera), Benjamin Britten
12
Death of Armand Tokatyan That year: 1960, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (born in 1894)
14
Death of Vladimir Kryukov That year: 1960, Classical music, Soviet composer (1902-1960) (born in 1902)
Death of Hazel Gertrude Kinscella That year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1893)
15
Birth of Sergei Zagny That year: 1960, Classical music, composer
16
Birth of Pascal Rophé That year: 1960, Classical music, French conductor
22
Birth of Oleksandr Shchetynsky That year: 1960, Classical music, Ukrainian composer
23
Birth of Jan Pogány That year: 1960, Classical music, Composer and musician
27
Birth of Robert King That year: 1960, Classical music, English conductor, harpsichordist and editor (dead in 2007)
30
Death of Clarence Cameron White That year: 1960, Classical music, American composer (born in 1880)
Also in June
Death of Alexander Compinsky That year: 1960, Classical music, cellist (born in 1906) .
July
02
Birth of Sonig Tchakerian That year: 1960, Classical music, Italian violinist
05
Birth of Jindra Nečasová Nardelli That year: 1960, Classical music, Czech composer
09
Death of Edward Burlingame Hill That year: 1960, Classical music, American composer (born in 1872)
10
Death of Povla Frijsh That year: 1960, Classical music, Danish classical soprano and voice teacher (born in 1881)
11
Birth of Ta Minh Tam That year: 1960, Classical music, Vietnamese singer, actor
Birth of Ali Riza Saral That year: 1960, Classical music, composer
12
Birth of Agustí Charles That year: 1960, Classical music, Spanish composer
14
Birth of António Saiote That year: 1960, Classical music, conductor
15
Death of Lawrence Tibbett That year: 1960, Classical music, American opera singer (1896-1960) (born in 1896)
Death of Clemens Schmalstich That year: 1960, Classical music, German composer and conductor (born in 1880)
16
Birth of Ian Jon Bourg That year: 1960, Classical music, American singer
17
Birth of Dawn Upshaw That year: 1960, Classical music, American soprano
18
Birth of Volker Bengl That year: 1960, Classical music, German opera singer
19
Birth of Carlo Rizzi That year: 1960, Classical music, Italian conductor
Birth of Armin Fuchs That year: 1960, Classical music, composer
Birth of Dalibor Tolaš That year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer
21
Birth of Ezequiel Viñao That year: 1960, Classical music, Argentine composer
23
Birth of Susan Graham That year: 1960, Classical music, singer
24
Birth of Kumiko Takano That year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese singer
Death of Carl Deis That year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1883)
25
Death of Désiré Defauw That year: 1960, Classical music, conductor, violinist (born in 1885)
28
Birth of Volodymyr Hryshko That year: 1960, Classical music, Ukrainian singer
29
Birth of Roland Riese That year: 1960, Classical music, German politician
Birth of Nicolette Fraillon That year: 1960, Classical music, Australian conductor
30
Birth of Andreas Schmidt That year: 1960, Classical music, German bassbaritone
Birth of Dennis McNeil That year: 1960, Classical music, American opera singer
31
Death of Karl Hasse That year: 1960, Classical music, German university lecturer, composer and music writer (born in 1883)
August
01
Birth of Fabrizio De Rossi Re That year: 1960, Classical music, Italian composer
03
Birth of Katarzyna Suska That year: 1960, Classical music, Polish operatic mezzo-soprano
04
Birth of Deborah Voigt That year: 1960, Classical music, American operatic soprano
06
Birth of Pierre Gillet That year: 1960, Classical music, French trumpeter (dead in 1985)
07
Death of André Bloch That year: 1960, Classical music, French composer (born in 1873)
Death of Väinö Hannikainen That year: 1960, Classical music, Finnish composer and harpist (born in 1900)
08
Birth of Alexander Lonquich That year: 1960, Classical music, (1960-) classical pianist and conductor
09
Death of Louis Cahuzac That year: 1960, Classical music, French musician (1880-1960) (born in 1880)
10
Birth of Jean-Luc Hervé That year: 1960, Classical music, French composer
11
Birth of Moshe Knoll That year: 1960, Classical music, composer
13
Death of Hans Lange That year: 1960, Classical music, German musician (1884-1960) (born in 1884)
Birth of Flavio Colusso That year: 1960, Classical music, Italian composer and conductor
14
Birth of Sarah Brightman That year: 1960, Classical music, British singer and actress
Birth of Cecilia Gasdia That year: 1960, Classical music, Italian opera singer
Birth of Wolfgang A. Palm That year: 1960, Classical music, German opera singer
15
Birth of Karlheinz Essl That year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian composer
16
Birth of Franz Welser-Möst That year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian conductor
Birth of Giacomo Prestia That year: 1960, Classical music, Italian opera singer
17
Birth of Regina Nathan That year: 1960, Classical music, singer
18
Birth of Andrew Schultz That year: 1960, Classical music, Australian composer
Birth of Ute Selbig That year: 1960, Classical music, German soprano in opera and concert
Birth of Takuya Shigeta That year: 1960, Classical music, composer
20
Death of Dent Mowrey That year: 1960, Classical music, musician (born in 1888)
22
Birth of Pia Raanoja That year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer
23
Birth of Wolfgang Plagge That year: 1960, Classical music, Composer and pianist
24
Death of Anna Medek That year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1885)
25
Death of Clarence Archibald Veasey Jr. That year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1895)
26
Death of Mark Hambourg That year: 1960, Classical music, British musician (1879-1960) (born in 1879)
Birth of Katalin Szendrényi That year: 1960, Classical music, Hungarian singer and opera singer
Death of Lili Harich That year: 1960, Classical music, German soprano (born in 1916)
28
Birth of Joanna Woś That year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer
29
Birth of Ivan Sokolov That year: 1960, Classical music, Russian composer
30
Death of Petar Raychev That year: 1960, Classical music, Bulgarian tenor (1887-1960) (born in 1887)
September
01
Birth of Adam Holzman That year: 1960, Classical music, American guitarist
03
Death of Joseph Lamb That year: 1960, Classical music, American composer of ragtime music (born in 1887)
04
Death of Felip Alcàntara i Puig That year: 1960, Classical music, Spanish businessperson and composer (1888-1960) (born in 1888)
05
Birth of Karita Mattila That year: 1960, Classical music, Finnish operatic soprano
Birth of Carsten Harboe Stabell That year: 1960, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer
06
Birth of Detlev Glanert That year: 1960, Classical music, German opera composer
07
Death of Alfonso Ortiz Tirado That year: 1960, Classical music, Mexican opera singer and medical doctor (born in 1893)
08
Birth of Philippe Bernold That year: 1960, Classical music, French flutist
09
Death of Jussi Björling That year: 1960, Classical music, Swedish tenor (born in 1911)
Birth of Urmas Sisask That year: 1960, Classical music, Estonian composer (1960-2022) (dead in 2022)
Birth of Nicolau de Figueiredo That year: 1960, Classical music, musicologist (dead in 2016)
Death of Armas Maasalo That year: 1960, Classical music, Finnish composer and organist (born in 1885)
11
Birth of Ramón Vargas That year: 1960, Classical music, Mexican tenor
12
Death of Dino Borgioli That year: 1960, Classical music, tenor (born in 1891)
13
Death of Leó Weiner That year: 1960, Classical music, (1885–1960) composer, music pedagogue (born in 1885)
14
Death of Joseph W. Clokey That year: 1960, Classical music, American musician (born in 1890)
15
Birth of Martin Babjak That year: 1960, Classical music, Slovak operatic baritone
18
Birth of Roland Kunz That year: 1960, Classical music, German singer
20
Birth of Toshiyuki Kamioka That year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese conductor and pianist
21
Death of Endré Koréh That year: 1960, Classical music, Hungarian singer (1906-1960) (born in 1906)
22
Birth of Boyan Vodenitcharov That year: 1960, Classical music, Bulgarian musician
Birth of Luca Canonici That year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer
23
Birth of Paul Douglas Reiners That year: 1960, Classical music, composer
24
Death of Mátyás Seiber That year: 1960, Classical music, British-Hungarian composer (1905–1960) (born in 1905)
30
Birth of Anssi Karttunen That year: 1960, Classical music, Finnish musician
October
01
Birth of Grete Pedersen That year: 1960, Classical music, Norwegian conductor and former football player
Birth of Vladimir Belov That year: 1960, Classical music, Russian singer
02
Premiere of String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110 That year: 1960, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), Dmitri Shostakovich
Death of Jaroslav Doubrava That year: 1960, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1909)
Death of Ketty Lapeyrette That year: 1960, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1884)
Birth of Ritva-Liisa Korhonen That year: 1960, Classical music, Finnish soprano
03
Birth of Julian Grant That year: 1960, Classical music, British composer
04
Death of Robert Haas That year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian musicologist and director (born in 1886)
05
Death of Leo Low That year: 1960, Classical music, Polish-born American composer, arranger, choral conductor, teacher and lecturer; one of the first to collect, arrange, and popularize Yiddish and Hebrew folk and art songs (born in 1878)
09
Birth of Ottavio Dantone That year: 1960, Classical music, Italian musician
10
Death of Basil Ruysdael That year: 1960, Classical music, American actor and opera singer (born in 1888)
Death of Alfons Fügel That year: 1960, Classical music, German tenor (born in 1912)
12
Death of Kurt Preger That year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (born in 1907)
16
Birth of Kerry Turner That year: 1960, Classical music, American composer and horn player
19
Death of Günter Raphael That year: 1960, Classical music, German composer (born in 1903)
20
Death of František Spilka That year: 1960, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator, composer and choirmaster (1877-1960) (born in 1877)
Death of Denise Orme That year: 1960, Classical music, singer and actress (born in 1885)
23
Death of Bonaventura Somma That year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1893)
25
Birth of Pavel Helebrand That year: 1960, Classical music, composer
Death of Arturo Melocchi That year: 1960, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1879-1960) (born in 1879)
27
Birth of Oleg Bryzhak That year: 1960, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer (dead in 2015)
Birth of Tomoharu Taguchi That year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese keyboardist
28
Birth of Dmitry Liss That year: 1960, Classical music, Russian conductor
30
Death of Alfred Hill That year: 1960, Classical music, Australian composer and conductor (1869-1960) (born in 1869)
Also in October
Death of Elisabeth Kandt That year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1898) .
November
02
Death of Dimitri Mitropoulos That year: 1960, Classical music, Greek and American conductor (1896–1960) (born in 1896)
05
Birth of Rinat Ibragimov That year: 1960, Classical music, Russian contrabassist (1960-2020) (dead in 2020)
07
Birth of Pascale Jakubowski That year: 1960, Classical music, French composer
10
Death of Isadore Freed That year: 1960, Classical music, Jewish composer (born in 1900)
11
Death of Jēkabs Kārkliņš That year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher (born in 1867)
13
Birth of Kazune Shimizu That year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese pianist
14
Birth of Piet Swerts That year: 1960, Classical music, Belgian composer
15
Death of Ellabelle Davis That year: 1960, Classical music, African-American singer (born in 1907)
18
Birth of David Hobson That year: 1960, Classical music, Australian opera tenor
19
Death of Henri Etcheverry That year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1900)
20
Birth of Marc Tremblay That year: 1960, Classical music, Canadian composer
21
Birth of Stewart Wallace That year: 1960, Classical music, American composer
22
Birth of Andrea Coen That year: 1960, Classical music, Italian organist and musicologist
23
Birth of Jean-François Zygel That year: 1960, Classical music, French composer
24
Birth of Edgar Meyer That year: 1960, Classical music, American musician and composer
25
Birth of Alexander Rudin That year: 1960, Classical music, Russian musician
Death of Ernest M. Skinner That year: 1960, Classical music, American organ builder (born in 1866)
Death of Eric Mareo That year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1891)
Also in November
Birth of Luca Lombardo That year: 1960, Classical music, lyrical singer .
December
01
Birth of Leontina Văduva That year: 1960, Classical music, Romanian operatic soprano
Death of Witold Szpingier That year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1903)
04
Death of Walter Goehr That year: 1960, Classical music, German composer and conductor (born in 1903)
Death of Fernando Díaz Gilés That year: 1960, Classical music, Spanish composer (1887-1960) (born in 1887)
05
Birth of Osvaldo Golijov That year: 1960, Classical music, Argentine composer of classical music
06
Death of Gunnar Graarud That year: 1960, Classical music, Norwegian singer (1886-1960) (born in 1886)
07
Death of Clara Haskil That year: 1960, Classical music, Romanian-Swiss classical pianist (1895-1960) (born in 1895)
Birth of Yasuhide Ito That year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese composer
10
Death of Mado Robin That year: 1960, Classical music, French coloratura soprano (born in 1918)
Death of Terese Adele Mugasto That year: 1960, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (1910-1960) (born in 1910)
11
Birth of Rachel Portman That year: 1960, Classical music, British composer
Premiere of Ludus de nato Infante mirificus That year: 1960, Classical music (Opera), Carl Orff
12
Birth of Jaap van Zweden That year: 1960, Classical music, Dutch conductor
13
Death of John Charles Thomas That year: 1960, Classical music, (1890-1960) American opera singer (born in 1891)
16
Birth of Marc Bourdeau That year: 1960, Classical music, Canadian pianist
Death of Désiré Berniaux That year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1869)
19
Birth of Chantal Juillet That year: 1960, Classical music, Canadian classical violinist
20
Birth of Liutauras Navickas That year: 1960, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer
25
Death of Sergey Kochubey That year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1896)
27
Death of Leslie Holmes That year: 1960, Classical music, Canadian musician (born in 1901)
29
Birth of Grant Llewellyn That year: 1960, Classical music, Welsh conductor
30
Birth of Lyudmila Berlinskaya That year: 1960, Classical music, Russian musician
Birth of Marisa Altmann-Althausen That year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian opera singer
31
Death of Semyon Bogatyrev That year: 1960, Classical music, Soviet composer, musicologist, music teacher (1890—1960) (born in 1890)
Also in December
Death of Antonio Gelli That year: 1960, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1897) .
This was also in 1960
Inception: Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège That year: 1960, Classical music (Belgium). Birth of Gareth Jones That year: 1960, Classical music, Welsh orchestral and choral conductor . Birth of Olaf Henzold That year: 1960, Classical music, musician, conductor . Birth of Muriel Anderson That year: 1960, Classical music, American composer/guitarist . Birth of Martin Bruns That year: 1960, Classical music, Swiss singer . Birth of Iris Vermillion That year: 1960, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Shao-Chia Lü That year: 1960, Classical music, musician, conductor . Birth of Susan Roberts That year: 1960, Classical music, American singer and opera singer . Birth of Jubilant Sykes That year: 1960, Classical music, American opera singer . Birth of Ulrike Steinsky That year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian opera singer . Inauguration: MAfestival Brugge That year: 1960, Classical music (Bruges, Belgium). Birth of Yvonne Howard That year: 1960, Classical music, lyrical singer . Death of James G. MacDermid That year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1875) . Inception: Kölner Ensemble für Neue Musik That year: 1960, Classical music (West Germany). Birth of Linda Watson That year: 1960, Classical music, American singer . Birth of Fionnuala Hunt That year: 1960, Classical music, performer . Birth of Stanford Olsen That year: 1960, Classical music, American opera tenor . Birth of Ludwig Wicki That year: 1960, Classical music, Swiss musician and conductor . Birth of Joseph Swensen That year: 1960, Classical music, American conductor, violinist and composer . Birth of Christopher Purves That year: 1960, Classical music, English operatic bass-baritone . Birth of Giuseppe Lanzetta That year: 1960, Classical music, Italian conductor . Birth of Michael Svoboda That year: 1960, Classical music, American musician . Inception: Studio der frühen Musik That year: 1960, Classical music (Germany). Birth of Johannes Mannov That year: 1960, Classical music, Danish opera singer . Dissolution: Barylli Quartet That year: 1960, Classical music (Austria). Inception: Musica Reservata of London That year: 1960, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Gerald Cohen That year: 1960, Classical music, American composer . Birth of Dominique Labelle That year: 1960, Classical music, lyrical singer . Birth of Carlo Grante That year: 1960, Classical music, Italian musician . Birth of Mark Sparks That year: 1960, Classical music, American musician . Inception: Pontarddulais Male Choir That year: 1960, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Gintaras Rinkevičius That year: 1960, Classical music, Lithuanian conductor . Birth of Jeremy Beck That year: 1960, Classical music, American composer . Inception: Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra That year: 1960, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Miguel Azguime That year: 1960, Classical music, Portuguese composer . Birth of Giusy Devinu That year: 1960, Classical music, Italian singer (dead in 2007) . Birth of Gloria Scalchi That year: 1960, Classical music, mezzosopraan (1960-) . Birth of Gérard Korsten That year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian conductor . Death of Leon Badowski That year: 1960, Classical music, singer, opera singer (born in 1880) . Death of Oliphant Chuckerbutty That year: 1960, Classical music, British composer (born in 1884) . Death of Josep Sancho i Marraco That year: 1960, Classical music, Spanish composer, choir master and organist (1879-1960) (born in 1879) . Inception: Coro Nacional de Cuba That year: 1960, Classical music. Birth of Renato Mismetti That year: 1960, Classical music, Brazilian singer . Inception: The Romeros That year: 1960, Classical music (Spain). Birth of Michael Volle That year: 1960, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Inauguration: Leipzig Opera House That year: 1960, Classical music (Leipzig, Germany). Birth of Benoît Boutet That year: 1960, Classical music, Canadian opera singer . Birth of Raphael Alpermann That year: 1960, Classical music, German musician and organist . Death of Frances McCollin That year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1892) . Birth of Mary Hegarty That year: 1960, Classical music, Irish opera soprano singer . Birth of Andreas Reibenspies That year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Éric Aubier That year: 1960, Classical music, French trumpeter . Birth of Alain Celo That year: 1960, Classical music, violist . Inception: Utah Valley Symphony That year: 1960, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Iain Paton That year: 1960, Classical music, performer (1960-) . Inception: Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra That year: 1960, Classical music (Lithuania). Birth of Nigel Sabin That year: 1960, Classical music . Birth of Huub Claessens That year: 1960, Classical music, singer, musician, performing artist, opera singer . Birth of Barry Banks That year: 1960, Classical music, British opera singer . Inauguration: Pro musica antiqua That year: 1960, Classical music (Germany). Death of John Hullah Brown That year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1875) . Birth of Patricia Rozario That year: 1960, Classical music, British opera singer . Birth of Viviana Sofronitsky That year: 1960, Classical music, Russian pianist . Inception: Memphis Symphony Orchestra That year: 1960, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Vincent Leterme That year: 1960, Classical music . Inception: Tallinna Kammerorkester That year: 1960, Classical music. Inception: National Repertory Orchestra That year: 1960, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn That year: 1960, Classical music. Birth of Johannes Fritzsch That year: 1960, Classical music, German conductor . Birth of Yip Wing-sie That year: 1960, Classical music, Hong Kong conductor . Inauguration: Septiembre Musical That year: 1960, Classical music (Tucumán Province, Argentina). Birth of Christian Gansch That year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian conductor . Birth of Amnon Valk That year: 1960, Classical music, Israeli violinist . Birth of Naohiro Totsuka That year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese composer and conductor . Inauguration: Großes Festspielhaus That year: 1960, Classical music (Salzburg, Austria). Inception: London Concert Choir That year: 1960, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Coral Virgen del Mar de Almería That year: 1960, Classical music (Spain). Death of Joseph Victor Meyer That year: 1960, Classical music, French conductor, pianist, organist, organ teacher (born in 1906) . Birth of Marcel Papaux That year: 1960, Classical music, Swiss drummer . Birth of Jayne Casselman That year: 1960, Classical music, American singer and opera singer (dead in 2016) . Death of Anton Torello That year: 1960, Classical music, Spanish-born American double bassist (born in 1884) . Inception: University City Symphony Orchestra That year: 1960, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: National Youth Orchestra of Canada That year: 1960, Classical music (Canada). Birth of Michel Tilkin That year: 1960, Classical music, Belgian conductor . Birth of Alexander Anisimov That year: 1960, Classical music, operatic bass . Inception: Concerto Amsterdam That year: 1960, Classical music (Netherlands). Birth of Hugues Reiner That year: 1960, Classical music, French conductor . Inception: Melodeers Chorus That year: 1960, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Philip Sheffield That year: 1960, Classical music, British tenor . Birth of Lucia Corini That year: 1960, Classical music, composer . Death of Vito Carnevali That year: 1960, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1888) . Birth of Taro Tokumei That year: 1960, Classical music, composer . Birth of Wolfgang Bankl That year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian musician and singer . Birth of Jeff Lade That year: 1960, Classical music, composer . Birth of Ronald Dangel That year: 1960, Classical music, instrumentalist . Death of Aleksander Drzewiecki That year: 1960, Classical music, German and Polish violinist (born in 1897) . Death of Juan Antonio Garcia Estrada That year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1895) . Birth of Paul Austin Kelly That year: 1960, Classical music, American opera singer (1960- ) . Birth of Hideki Motoyama That year: 1960, Classical music, choir director, conductor . Birth of Jürgen Sacher That year: 1960, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Inception: Dayton Opera That year: 1960, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra That year: 1960, Classical music (Canada). Birth of Cesare Frisina That year: 1960, Classical music, composer . Birth of James Cline That year: 1960, Classical music, composer . Inception: DC Youth Orchestra Program That year: 1960, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Eric Gardet That year: 1960, Classical music, composer . Birth of John Fiore That year: 1960, Classical music, American conductor . Birth of Franck Ollu That year: 1960, Classical music, French conductor . Birth of Simon Preece That year: 1960, Classical music, british baritone (1960-) . Inception: Deutsche Bachsolisten That year: 1960, Classical music. Birth of Joseph Lulloff That year: 1960, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Robert Vrčon That year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra That year: 1960, Classical music (Japan). Inception: Orchestra sinfonica Haydn di Bolzano e Trento That year: 1960, Classical music. Inception: Ottawa Youth Orchestra Academy That year: 1960, Classical music (Canada). Birth of Mario Brunello That year: 1960, Classical music, Italian cellist and musician . Birth of Martin Frewer That year: 1960, Classical music, composer . Death of Carl Braun That year: 1960, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1886) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Igor Stravinsky (age 78)
- Monumentum pro Gesualdo di Venosa ad CD Annum (Work for orchestra)
- Darius Milhaud (age 68)
- Symphony No. 10, Op. 382 (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 11, Op. 384, “Romantique” (Work for orchestra)
- Cantate de la croix de Charité, Op. 381 (Work for choir)
- Cantate sur des textes de Chaucer, Op. 386 (Work for choir)
- Cantate de l'initiation, Op. 388 (Work for choir)
- Les funérailles de Phocion "Hommage à Poussin", Op. 385 (Work for orchestra)
- Aubade, Op. 387 (Work for orchestra)
- Sonatina pastorale, Op. 383 (Work for soloist)
- Francis Poulenc (age 61)
- Gloria, Op. 177 That year: 1960, Classical music (Work for choir), composed in 1959
- La courte paille, Opp. 178 (Song, lied)
- Sarabande for guitar, Op. 179 (Work for soloist)
- Aaron Copland (age 60)
- Nonet for 3 violins, 3 violas and 3 cellos (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Something Wild (Film score)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 54)
- String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp minor, Op. 108 That year: 1960, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Novorossiisk Chimes, the Flame of Eternal Glory, Op. 111b (Work for orchestra)
- Satires, Op. 109 (Song, lied)
- Five Days, Five Nights, Op. 111 (Film score)
- Chamber Symphony in C minor, Op. 110a (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Suite from Byelinsky, Op. 85a (Work for choir)
- Olivier Messiaen (age 52)
- Time-colour (Work for orchestra)
- Verset pour la fête de la dédicace (Work for soloist)
- Samuel Barber (age 50)
- Toccata Festiva, Op. 36 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Dei Natali (chorale preludes for Christmas), Op. 37 (Work for orchestra)
- Benjamin Britten (age 47)
- Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 65 That year: 1960, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), published in 1961
- Jubilate Deo in C (Work for choir)
- Iannis Xenakis (age 38)
- Herma (Work for soloist)
- Orient-Occident (Electroacoustic music)
- Pierre Boulez (age 35)
- Don (Work for choir)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 32)
- Contacts, Op. 12 (Electroacoustic music)
- Carré, Op. 10 (Work for choir)
- Philip Glass (1937-0000)
- 3 String Quartets (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Concerto for violin and orchestra (Work for orchestra with soloist)