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  3. 1960

The year 1960 in classical music and in lyrical art

1960. With other artists, Theodor W. Adorno, Igor Stravinsky and Pau Casals 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 410 of these moments for 1960.

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1960

modern & contemporary era

January


01

Birth of António Chagas RosaThat year: 1960, Classical music, Portuguese composer

Wuppertaler Bühnen

Inception: Wuppertaler BühnenThat year: 1960, Classical music (Germany)

Birth of Oleg Kul'koThat year: 1960, Classical music, singer, opera singer

Death of Estéban EitlerThat year: 1960, Classical music, Chilean composer (1913-1960) (born in 1913)

02

Death of Leila MeganeThat year: 1960, Classical music, Welsh opera singer (born in 1891)

04

Birth of Kayvan MirhadiThat year: 1960, Classical music, Iranian musician

05

Birth of Toru YaskawaThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer

15

Aaron Jay Kernis

Birth of Aaron Jay KernisThat year: 1960, Classical music, American composer

Birth of Gidon SaksThat year: 1960, Classical music, South African opera bass-baritone

16

Death of Shin'ichi TakataThat year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese composer and conductor (born in 1920)

19

Birth of Dan LaurinThat year: 1960, Classical music, Swedish musician

Birth of Anders VangenThat year: 1960, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (dead in 2013)

Death of Gertrud SparrmanThat year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer

20

Birth of Nils Henrik AsheimThat year: 1960, Classical music, musician

21

Birth of Mike TerranaThat year: 1960, Classical music, American drummer

22

Birth of Adam KleinThat year: 1960, Classical music, American operatic tenor

23

Death of Rudolf Gerlach-RusnakThat year: 1960, Classical music, German lyrical tenor (born in 1895)

Birth of Ken NishikioriThat year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese singer

24

Edwin Fischer

Death of Edwin FischerThat year: 1960, Classical music, Swiss musician (1886-1960) (born in 1886)

25

Rutland Boughton

Death of Rutland BoughtonThat year: 1960, Classical music, English composer of opera and choral music (born in 1878)

Rinaldo Alessandrini

Birth of Rinaldo AlessandriniThat year: 1960, Classical music, Italian conductor and harpsichordist, fortepianist, and organist

Hristofor Stepanovič Kušnarev

Death of Hristofor Stepanovič KušnarevThat year: 1960, Classical music, Soviet composer and musicologist (1890-1960) (born in 1890)

28

Ernst Linko

Death of Ernst LinkoThat year: 1960, Classical music, Finnish pianist (1889-1960) (born in 1889)

Death of Ettore ParmeggianiThat year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1895)

29

Cho-Liang Lin

Birth of Cho-Liang LinThat year: 1960, Classical music, Taiwanese violinist

Death of Mack HarrellThat year: 1960, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1909)

Birth of Virginia YepThat year: 1960, Classical music, Peruvian woman composer

Birth of Giorgio MartinThat year: 1960, Classical music, Romanian singer and opera singer

30

Gerald Finley

Birth of Gerald FinleyThat year: 1960, Classical music, Canadian baritone

31

George Benjamin

Birth of George BenjaminThat year: 1960, Classical music, British composer, conductor, pianist and teacher

Death of Izabella NagyThat year: 1960, Classical music, actor (born in 1896)

Birth of David RiddellThat year: 1960, Classical music, Danish composer

February


02

Death of Jenő HuszkaThat year: 1960, Classical music, Hungarian musician (born in 1875)

03

Malcolm Martineau

Birth of Malcolm MartineauThat year: 1960, Classical music, Scottish pianist

04

Birth of Maya de VesqueThat year: 1960, Classical music, singer from Sweden

05

Death of Rudolf NelsonThat year: 1960, Classical music, German composer (born in 1878)

Birth of Aris ChristofellisThat year: 1960, Classical music, Greek singer

Birth of Gintarė SkėrytėThat year: 1960, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer

09

Ernő von Dohnányi

Death of Ernő von DohnányiThat year: 1960, Classical music, Hungarian conductor, composer, and pianist (born in 1877)

11

Birth of Vuokko KekäläinenThat year: 1960, Classical music, Finnish opera singer

Birth of Nikolay Nikolaevitsj ResjetnjakThat year: 1960, Classical music, singer

13

Anna Steiger

Birth of Anna SteigerThat year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer

17

Marcello Boasso

Death of Marcello BoassoThat year: 1960, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1902)

Birth of Juan Francisco SansThat year: 1960, Classical music, musician, composer

18

Birth of Dirk BrosséThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer, conductor

21

Birth of Andrey SmirnovThat year: 1960, Classical music, Russian trombonist

Death of Mikhail KarpovThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1884)

22

Death of Ivan PatorzhynskyThat year: 1960, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1896-1960) (born in 1896)

Hubert Cuypers

Death of Hubert CuypersThat year: 1960, Classical music, Dutch organist, composer and choir director (born in 1873)

27

Birth of Tetsurō HanaiThat year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese conductor

March


02

Émile Vuillermoz

Death of Émile VuillermozThat year: 1960, Classical music, French composer (born in 1878)

03

James Francis Cooke

Death of James Francis CookeThat year: 1960, Classical music, American author, musician and editor (born in 1875)

04

Death of Leonard WarrenThat year: 1960, Classical music, Operatic baritone (born in 1911)

Birth of Kazushi ŌnoThat year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese conductor

05

Birth of Elina Anatolevna ArchipovaThat year: 1960, Classical music, Russian composer and music educator

07

Birth of Tetsuji EmuraThat year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese composer (dead in 2007)

09

Birth of Lily AfsharThat year: 1960, Classical music, musician

Death of Otto AckermannThat year: 1960, Classical music, Romanian conductor (born in 1909)

11

Vladimir Drozdov

Death of Vladimir DrozdovThat year: 1960, Classical music, Russian musician (born in 1882)

13

Death of Viktoras BručkusThat year: 1960, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (born in 1897)

15

Birth of Aleksandr TsilinkoThat year: 1960, Classical music, Ukrainian singer and opera singer

Death of Eduard HabichThat year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1880)

16

Death of Abbie MitchellThat year: 1960, Classical music, American soprano opera singer (born in 1884)

Birth of Craig FirstThat year: 1960, Classical music, American composer

Birth of Henryk Jan BotorThat year: 1960, Classical music, organist, composer

17

Birth of Zbigniew KozubThat year: 1960, Classical music, Polish conductor

Patrick Burgan

Birth of Patrick BurganThat year: 1960, Classical music, French composer

Birth of Takashi ObaraThat year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese composer and pianist

22

Birth of David HamiltonThat year: 1960, Classical music, Scottish-born Australian operatic tenor

26

Birth of Stefano PalatchiThat year: 1960, Classical music, Spanish opera singer

30

Joseph Haas

Death of Joseph HaasThat year: 1960, Classical music, German composer and music teacher (born in 1879)

April


02

Mukan Tulebaev

Death of Mukan TulebaevThat year: 1960, Classical music, Soviet conductor and composer (1913-1960) (born in 1913)

04

Birth of Jane EaglenThat year: 1960, Classical music, British opera singer

06

Birth of Marek TorzewskiThat year: 1960, Classical music, singer, musician, opera singer

08

Birth of Kurt AzesbergerThat year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (dead in 2020)

10

Arthur Benjamin

Death of Arthur BenjaminThat year: 1960, Classical music, Australian composer, pianist, conductor and teacher (born in 1893)

Birth of Andrey IkovThat year: 1960, Classical music, musician

11

Death of Rosa GrünbergThat year: 1960, Classical music, Swedish actress and opera singer (born in 1878)

Death of Luis Urteaga IturriozThat year: 1960, Classical music, organist, composer, teacher (born in 1882)

15

Birth of G. J. R. KrishnanThat year: 1960, Classical music, Indian musician

17

Death of Fay FosterThat year: 1960, Classical music, American composer (born in 1886)

22

Birth of Cheryl BarkerThat year: 1960, Classical music, Australian opera soprano

23

Birth of Barry DouglasThat year: 1960, Classical music, musician from Belfast, Northern Ireland

Birth of Wim ZwaagThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer

27

Death of Pylyp KozytskiyThat year: 1960, Classical music, Russian composer, musicologist and music educator (1893-1960) (born in 1893)

29

Birth of Kari KriikkuThat year: 1960, Classical music, Finnish clarinetist

Inauguration: Rohm Theatre KyotoThat year: 1960, Classical music (Sakyō-ku, Japan)

Birth of Kasper T. ToeplitzThat year: 1960, Classical music, French composer

Birth of Rebecca SpencerThat year: 1960, Classical music, American singer

30

Birth of Jarosław DrzewieckiThat year: 1960, Classical music, Polish pianist

May


02

Birth of Petra NadvornikThat year: 1960, Classical music, German singer and opera singer

03

Birth of Péter FriedThat year: 1960, Classical music, Hungarian singer

05

Death of Sulho RantaThat year: 1960, Classical music, Finnish composer (born in 1901)

Christopher Ventris

Birth of Christopher VentrisThat year: 1960, Classical music, British opera singer

Birth of Adil ZamaniThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer

06

Paul Abraham

Death of Paul AbrahamThat year: 1960, Classical music, Hungarian composer (born in 1892)

Birth of Yekaterina ChemberdzhiThat year: 1960, Classical music, Russian composer, pianist and music educator

Birth of Phyllis TreigleThat year: 1960, Classical music, American operatic soprano.

08

Hugo Alfvén

Death of Hugo AlfvénThat year: 1960, Classical music, Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter (1872-1960) (born in 1872)

12

Armstrong Gibbs

Death of Armstrong GibbsThat year: 1960, Classical music, English composer (born in 1889)

Birth of Roman MoiseyevThat year: 1960, Classical music, Russian conductor

14

Death of Lucrezia BoriThat year: 1960, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (born in 1887)

Birth of Ronan TynanThat year: 1960, Classical music, Irish singer

15

Birth of Rhonda BurchmoreThat year: 1960, Classical music, Australian entertainer

16

Birth of Miroslav DvorskýThat year: 1960, Classical music, Slovak opera singer

Birth of Susanna RigacciThat year: 1960, Classical music, Swedish-born Italian soprano

Death of Maria Júdice da CostaThat year: 1960, Classical music, Portuguese opera singer (born in 1870)

18

Birth of Jens Bruno HansenThat year: 1960, Classical music, Danish opera singer

19

Death of George John TrinkausThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1878)

22

Inauguration: Chuvash State Opera and Ballet TheaterThat year: 1960, Classical music (Cheboksary, Russia)

23

Birth of Peter JelositsThat year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian tenor (1960-)

José Alexandrino de Sousa

Death of José Alexandrino de SousaThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1896)

24

Paul McCreesh

Birth of Paul McCreeshThat year: 1960, Classical music, British conductor

27

Death of Emil RumpelThat year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer, concert singer, director, businessperson (born in 1890)

28

Birth of Steven B. JepsonThat year: 1960, Classical music, American opera singer

June


02

Death of Alberto BimboniThat year: 1960, Classical music, American conductor and composer (born in 1888)

04

Birth of André WernerThat year: 1960, Classical music, German composer

Paul R. van der Reijden

Birth of Paul R. van der ReijdenThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer

10

Mark-Anthony Turnage

Birth of Mark-Anthony TurnageThat year: 1960, Classical music, English composer

Birth of Élizabeth VidalThat year: 1960, Classical music, French soprano

11

Premiere of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64That year: 1960, Classical music (Opera), Benjamin Britten

12

Death of Armand TokatyanThat year: 1960, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (born in 1894)

14

Death of Vladimir KryukovThat year: 1960, Classical music, Soviet composer (born in 1902)

Death of Hazel Gertrude KinscellaThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1893)

15

Birth of Sergei ZagnyThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer

16

Pascal Rophé

Birth of Pascal RophéThat year: 1960, Classical music, French conductor

22

Birth of Alexander ShchetynskyThat year: 1960, Classical music, Ukrainian composer

23

Birth of Jan PogányThat year: 1960, Classical music, Composer and musician

30

Clarence Cameron White

Death of Clarence Cameron WhiteThat year: 1960, Classical music, American composer (born in 1880)

Also in June

Death of Alexander CompinskyThat year: 1960, Classical music, cellist (born in 1906) .

July


02

Birth of Sonig TchakerianThat year: 1960, Classical music, Italian violinist

05

Birth of Jindra Nečasová NardelliThat year: 1960, Classical music, Czech composer

09

Edward Burlingame Hill

Death of Edward Burlingame HillThat year: 1960, Classical music, American composer (born in 1872)

10

Death of Povla FrijshThat year: 1960, Classical music, singer (born in 1881)

11

Birth of Tạ Minh TâmThat year: 1960, Classical music, singer

Birth of Ali Riza SaralThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer

12

Birth of Agusti CharlesThat year: 1960, Classical music, Spanish composer

14

Birth of António SaioteThat year: 1960, Classical music, conductor

15

Death of Lawrence TibbettThat year: 1960, Classical music, American opera singer (1896-1960) (born in 1896)

Death of Clemens SchmalstichThat year: 1960, Classical music, German composer and conductor (born in 1880)

16

Birth of Ian Jon BourgThat year: 1960, Classical music, American singer

17

Dawn Upshaw

Birth of Dawn UpshawThat year: 1960, Classical music, American soprano

18

Birth of Volker BenglThat year: 1960, Classical music, German opera singer

19

Carlo Rizzi

Birth of Carlo RizziThat year: 1960, Classical music, Italian conductor

Birth of Dalibor TolašThat year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer

Birth of Armin FuchsThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer

21

Birth of Ezequiel ViñaoThat year: 1960, Classical music, Argentine composer

23

Susan Graham

Birth of Susan GrahamThat year: 1960, Classical music, singer

24

Birth of Kumiko TakanoThat year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese singer

Death of Carl DeisThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1883)

25

Death of Désiré DefauwThat year: 1960, Classical music, conductor, violinist (born in 1885)

28

Birth of Volodymyr GrishkoThat year: 1960, Classical music, singer

29

Roland Riese

Birth of Roland RieseThat year: 1960, Classical music, German politician

Birth of Nicolette FraillonThat year: 1960, Classical music, Australian conductor

30

Birth of Andreas SchmidtThat year: 1960, Classical music, German bassbaritone

Birth of Dennis McNeilThat year: 1960, Classical music, American opera singer

31

Karl Hasse

Death of Karl HasseThat year: 1960, Classical music, German university lecturer, composer and music writer (born in 1883)

August


01

Birth of Fabrizio De Rossi ReThat year: 1960, Classical music, Italian composer

03

Birth of Katarzyna SuskaThat year: 1960, Classical music, singer, opera singer

04

Deborah Voigt

Birth of Deborah VoigtThat year: 1960, Classical music, American operatic soprano

06

Birth of Pierre GilletThat year: 1960, Classical music, French trumpeter (dead in 1985)

07

André Bloch

Death of André BlochThat year: 1960, Classical music, French composer (born in 1873)

Väinö Hannikainen

Death of Väinö HannikainenThat year: 1960, Classical music, Finnish composer and harpist (born in 1900)

08

Alexander Lonquich

Birth of Alexander LonquichThat year: 1960, Classical music, Pianist and conductor

09

Death of Louis CahuzacThat year: 1960, Classical music, French musician (born in 1880)

10

Birth of Jean-Luc HervéThat year: 1960, Classical music, French composer

11

Birth of Moshe KnollThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer

13

Death of Hans LangeThat year: 1960, Classical music, German musician (born in 1884)

Birth of Flavio ColussoThat year: 1960, Classical music, Italian composer and conductor

14

Sarah Brightman

Birth of Sarah BrightmanThat year: 1960, Classical music, British soprano, musical theatre actress, and dancer

Cecilia Gasdia

Birth of Cecilia GasdiaThat year: 1960, Classical music, Italian opera singer

Birth of Wolfgang A. PalmThat year: 1960, Classical music, German opera singer

15

Birth of Karlheinz EsslThat year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian composer

16

Franz Welser-Möst

Birth of Franz Welser-MöstThat year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian conductor

Birth of Giacomo PrestiaThat year: 1960, Classical music, Italian opera singer

17

Birth of Regina NathanThat year: 1960, Classical music, singer

18

Birth of Andrew SchultzThat year: 1960, Classical music, Australian composer

Birth of Ute SelbigThat year: 1960, Classical music, singer, opera singer

Birth of Takuya ShigetaThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer

20

Dent Mowrey

Death of Dent MowreyThat year: 1960, Classical music, musician (born in 1886)

22

Birth of Pia RaanojaThat year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer

23

Birth of Wolfgang PlaggeThat year: 1960, Classical music, Composer and pianist

24

Death of Anna MedekThat 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

Mark Hambourg

Death of Mark HambourgThat year: 1960, Classical music, British musician (born in 1879)

Birth of Katalin SzendrényiThat year: 1960, Classical music, Hungarian singer and opera singer

28

Birth of Joanna WosThat year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer

29

Birth of Ivan SokolovThat year: 1960, Classical music, Russian composer

30

Death of Petar RaychevThat year: 1960, Classical music, Bulgarian tenor (1887-1960) (born in 1887)

September


01

Birth of Adam HolzmanThat year: 1960, Classical music, American guitarist

03

Joseph Lamb

Death of Joseph LambThat year: 1960, Classical music, American composer of ragtime music (born in 1887)

04

Death of Felip Alcàntara i PuigThat year: 1960, Classical music, Spanish businessperson and composer (1888-1960) (born in 1888)

05

Karita Mattila

Birth of Karita MattilaThat year: 1960, Classical music, Finnish operatic soprano

Birth of Carsten Harboe StabellThat year: 1960, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer

06

Birth of Detlev GlanertThat year: 1960, Classical music, German opera composer

07

Death of Alfonso Ortiz TiradoThat year: 1960, Classical music, Mexican opera singer and medical doctor (born in 1893)

09

Jussi Björling

Death of Jussi BjörlingThat year: 1960, Classical music, Swedish tenor (born in 1911)

Birth of Urmas SisaskThat year: 1960, Classical music, Estonian composer

Birth of Nicolau de FigueiredoThat year: 1960, Classical music, musicologist (dead in 2016)

Armas Maasalo

Death of Armas MaasaloThat year: 1960, Classical music, Finnish composer and organist (born in 1885)

11

Ramón Vargas

Birth of Ramón VargasThat year: 1960, Classical music, Mexican tenor

12

Death of Dino BorgioliThat year: 1960, Classical music, tenor (born in 1891)

13

Leo Weiner

Death of Leo WeinerThat year: 1960, Classical music, Hungarian composer (born in 1885)

14

Joseph W. Clokey

Death of Joseph W. ClokeyThat year: 1960, Classical music, American musician (born in 1890)

15

Birth of Martin BabjakThat year: 1960, Classical music, Slovak operatic baritone

20

Birth of Toshiyuki KamiokaThat year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese conductor and pianist

21

Death of Endré KoréhThat year: 1960, Classical music, Romanian singer (born in 1906)

22

Birth of Boyan VodenitcharovThat year: 1960, Classical music, Bulgarian musician

Birth of Luca CanoniciThat year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer

23

Birth of Paul Douglas ReinersThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer

24

Mátyás Seiber

Death of Mátyás SeiberThat year: 1960, Classical music, British-Hungarian composer (born in 1905)

30

Birth of Anssi KarttunenThat year: 1960, Classical music, Finnish musician

October


01

Grete Pedersen

Birth of Grete PedersenThat year: 1960, Classical music, Norwegian conductor and former football player

Birth of Vladimir BelovThat year: 1960, Classical music, Russian singer

02

Death of Jaroslav DoubravaThat year: 1960, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1909)

Death of Ketty LapeyretteThat year: 1960, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1884)

Birth of Ritva-Liisa KorhonenThat year: 1960, Classical music, Finnish soprano

03

Julian Grant

Birth of Julian GrantThat year: 1960, Classical music, British composer

04

Death of Robert HaasThat year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian musicologist and director (born in 1886)

05

Death of Leo LowThat 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

Ottavio Dantone

Birth of Ottavio DantoneThat year: 1960, Classical music, Italian musician

10

Death of Basil RuysdaelThat year: 1960, Classical music, American actor and opera singer (born in 1888)

Death of Alfons FügelThat year: 1960, Classical music, German singer (born in 1912)

12

Death of Kurt PregerThat year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (born in 1907)

16

Birth of Kerry TurnerThat year: 1960, Classical music, American composer and horn player

19

Günter Raphael

Death of Günter RaphaelThat year: 1960, Classical music, German composer (born in 1903)

20

Death of František SpilkaThat year: 1960, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator, composer and choirmaster (born in 1877)

Denise Orme

Death of Denise OrmeThat year: 1960, Classical music, singer and actress (born in 1885)

23

Death of Bonaventura SommaThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1893)

25

Birth of Pavel HelebrandThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer

Death of Arturo MelocchiThat year: 1960, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1879-1960) (born in 1879)

27

Oleg Bryzhak

Birth of Oleg BryzhakThat year: 1960, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer (dead in 2015)

Birth of Tomoharu TaguchiThat year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese keyboardist

28

Birth of Dmitry LissThat year: 1960, Classical music, Russian conductor

30

Alfred Hill

Death of Alfred HillThat year: 1960, Classical music, Australian composer and conductor (born in 1869)

Also in October

Death of Elisabeth KandtThat year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer .

November


02

Dimitri Mitropoulos

Death of Dimitri MitropoulosThat year: 1960, Classical music, Greek conductor, pianist, and composer (born in 1896)

05

Rinat Ibragimov

Birth of Rinat IbragimovThat year: 1960, Classical music, Russian contrabassist (dead in 2020)

07

Birth of Pascale JakubowskiThat year: 1960, Classical music, French composer

10

Isadore Freed

Death of Isadore FreedThat year: 1960, Classical music, Jewish composer (born in 1900)

11

Death of Jēkabs KārkliņšThat year: 1960, Classical music, singer, opera singer, music pedagogue (born in 1867)

13

Birth of Kazune ShimizuThat year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese pianist

14

Birth of Piet SwertsThat year: 1960, Classical music, Belgian composer

15

Death of Ellabelle DavisThat year: 1960, Classical music, African-American singer (born in 1907)

18

Birth of David HobsonThat year: 1960, Classical music, Australian opera tenor

19

Death of Henri EtcheverryThat year: 1960, Classical music, singer, opera singer (born in 1900)

20

Birth of Marc TremblayThat year: 1960, Classical music, Canadian composer

21

Birth of Stewart WallaceThat year: 1960, Classical music, American composer

24

Edgar Meyer

Birth of Edgar MeyerThat year: 1960, Classical music, American musician and composer

25

Alexander Rudin

Birth of Alexander RudinThat year: 1960, Classical music, Russian musician

Death of Ernest M. SkinnerThat year: 1960, Classical music, American organ builder (born in 1866)

Eric Mareo

Death of Eric MareoThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1891)

29

Leontina Vaduva

Birth of Leontina VaduvaThat year: 1960, Classical music, Operatic soprano

December


01

Death of Witold SzpingierThat year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1903)

04

Death of Walter GoehrThat year: 1960, Classical music, German composer and conductor (born in 1903)

Death of Fernando Díaz GilésThat year: 1960, Classical music, Spanish composer (1887-1960) (born in 1887)

05

Osvaldo Golijov

Birth of Osvaldo GolijovThat year: 1960, Classical music, Argentine composer of classical music

06

Death of Gunnar GraarudThat year: 1960, Classical music, Norwegian singer (born in 1886)

07

Clara Haskil

Death of Clara HaskilThat year: 1960, Classical music, Romanian-Swiss classical pianist (born in 1895)

Birth of Yasuhide ItoThat year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese composer

10

Mado Robin

Death of Mado RobinThat year: 1960, Classical music, French coloratura soprano (born in 1918)

Death of Terese Adele MugastoThat year: 1960, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (born in 1910)

11

Rachel Portman

Birth of Rachel PortmanThat year: 1960, Classical music, British composer

Premiere of Ludus de nato Infante mirificusThat year: 1960, Classical music (Opera), Carl Orff

12

Jaap van Zweden

Birth of Jaap van ZwedenThat year: 1960, Classical music, Dutch conductor

13

Death of John Charles ThomasThat year: 1960, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1891)

16

Birth of Marc BourdeauThat year: 1960, Classical music, Canadian pianist

Death of Désiré BerniauxThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1869)

19

Birth of Chantal JuilletThat year: 1960, Classical music, Canadian classical violinist

20

Birth of Liutauras NavickasThat year: 1960, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer

25

Death of Sergueï Mikhaïlovitch KotchoubeïThat year: 1960, Classical music, singer, opera singer (born in 1896)

27

Death of Leslie HolmesThat year: 1960, Classical music, Canadian musician (born in 1901)

30

Lyudmila Berlinskaya

Birth of Lyudmila BerlinskayaThat year: 1960, Classical music, Russian musician

Birth of Marisa Altmann-AlthausenThat year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian opera singer

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Death of Semyon BogatyrevThat year: 1960, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1890)

Also in December

Death of Antonio GelliThat year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1897) .


This was also in 1960

Birth of Wolfgang BanklThat year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian musician and singer . Death of Vito CarnevaliThat year: 1960, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1888). Inauguration: Septiembre MusicalThat year: 1960, Classical music (Tucumán Province, Argentina). Birth of Cesare FrisinaThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer . Birth of Naohiro TotsukaThat year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese composer and conductor . Birth of Giuseppe LanzettaThat year: 1960, Classical music, Italian conductor . Birth of Jubilant SykesThat year: 1960, Classical music, American opera singer . Birth of Barry BanksThat year: 1960, Classical music, British opera singer . Death of Frances McCollinThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1892). Inception: Studio der frühen MusikThat year: 1960, Classical music (Germany). Birth of Gerald CohenThat year: 1960, Classical music, American composer . Birth of Robert VrčonThat year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer . Death of Oliphant ChuckerbuttyThat year: 1960, Classical music, British composer (born in 1884). Birth of Iris VermillionThat year: 1960, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Iain PatonThat year: 1960, Classical music, performer (1960-) . Inauguration: Pro musica antiquaThat year: 1960, Classical music (Germany). Birth of Miguel AzguimeThat year: 1960, Classical music, Portuguese composer . Birth of Stanford OlsenThat year: 1960, Classical music, American opera tenor . Inception: University City Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1960, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Johannes FritzschThat year: 1960, Classical music, German conductor . Inception: Pontarddulais Male ChoirThat year: 1960, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Gérard KorstenThat year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian conductor . Birth of Eric GardetThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer . Inception: Coral Virgen del Mar de AlmeríaThat year: 1960, Classical music (Spain). Inception: Coro Nacional de CubaThat year: 1960, Classical music. Birth of Alain CeloThat year: 1960, Classical music, violist . Birth of Mario BrunelloThat year: 1960, Classical music, Italian musician . Birth of Susan RobertsThat year: 1960, Classical music, American singer and opera singer . Inception: London Concert ChoirThat year: 1960, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Hideki MotoyamaThat year: 1960, Classical music, choir director, conductor . Inception: Utah Valley SymphonyThat year: 1960, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Joseph LulloffThat year: 1960, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Ulrike SteinskyThat year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian opera singer . Inception: Lithuanian Chamber OrchestraThat year: 1960, Classical music (Lithuania). Death of Anton TorelloThat year: 1960, Classical music, Spanish-born American double bassist (born in 1884). Birth of Joseph SwensenThat year: 1960, Classical music, American conductor, violinist and composer . Inception: Tokyo Kosei Wind OrchestraThat year: 1960, Classical music. Death of Carl BraunThat year: 1960, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1886). Birth of Renato MismettiThat year: 1960, Classical music, Brazilian singer . Birth of Hugues ReinerThat year: 1960, Classical music, French conductor . Birth of Michael VolleThat year: 1960, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Ludwig WickiThat year: 1960, Classical music, Swiss musician and conductor . Death of Aleksander DrzewieckiThat year: 1960, Classical music, German violinist (born in 1897). Inception: DC Youth Orchestra ProgramThat year: 1960, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Simon PreeceThat year: 1960, Classical music, british baritone (1960-) . Death of Joseph Victor MeyerThat year: 1960, Classical music, French conductor, pianist, organist, organ teacher (born in 1906). Death of Lili HarichThat year: 1960, Classical music, German soprano (born in 1916). Birth of Michael SvobodaThat year: 1960, Classical music, American musician . Inception: Deutsche BachsolistenThat year: 1960, Classical music. Birth of Benoît BoutetThat year: 1960, Classical music, musician, opera singer . Birth of Philip SheffieldThat year: 1960, Classical music, British tenor . Birth of Martin FrewerThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer . Birth of Paul Austin KellyThat year: 1960, Classical music, American opera singer . Inception: Orchestre Philharmonique de LiègeThat year: 1960, Classical music (Belgium). Birth of Gintaras RinkevičiusThat year: 1960, Classical music, Lithuanian conductor . Birth of Jürgen SacherThat year: 1960, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Inauguration: MAfestival BruggeThat year: 1960, Classical music (Bruges, Belgium). Inception: Württembergisches Kammerorchester HeilbronnThat year: 1960, Classical music. Inauguration: Großes FestspielhausThat year: 1960, Classical music (Salzburg, Austria). Inception: Thunder Bay Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1960, Classical music (Canada). Death of Leon BadowskiThat year: 1960, Classical music, singer, opera singer (born in 1880). Birth of Jeff LadeThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer . Birth of Taro TokumeiThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer . Death of John Hullah BrownThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1875). Birth of Andreas ReibenspiesThat year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: National Youth Orchestra of CanadaThat year: 1960, Classical music. Inception: Memphis Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1960, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of John FioreThat year: 1960, Classical music, American conductor . Death of James G. MacDermidThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1875). Inception: Ottawa Youth Orchestra AcademyThat year: 1960, Classical music (Canada). Birth of James ClineThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer . Birth of Éric AubierThat year: 1960, Classical music, French trumpeter . Birth of Amnon ValkThat year: 1960, Classical music, Israeli violinist . Birth of Michel TilkinThat year: 1960, Classical music, Belgian conductor . Birth of Christian GanschThat year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian conductor . Birth of Jeremy BeckThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer . Birth of Carlo GranteThat year: 1960, Classical music, Italian musician . Inception: Melodeers ChorusThat year: 1960, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Lucia CoriniThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer . Birth of Martin BrunsThat year: 1960, Classical music, Swiss singer . Birth of Marcel PapauxThat year: 1960, Classical music, Swiss drummer . Birth of Johannes MannovThat year: 1960, Classical music, Danish opera singer . Inception: The RomerosThat year: 1960, Classical music (Spain). Birth of Christopher PurvesThat year: 1960, Classical music, English operatic bass-baritone . Birth of Linda WatsonThat year: 1960, Classical music, American singer . Inception: National Repertory OrchestraThat year: 1960, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Muriel AndersonThat year: 1960, Classical music, American composer/guitarist . Death of Josep Sancho i MarracoThat year: 1960, Classical music, Spanish organist and composer (1879-1960) (born in 1879). Dissolution: Barylli QuartetThat year: 1960, Classical music (Austria). Inception: Dayton OperaThat year: 1960, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Wisconsin Chamber OrchestraThat year: 1960, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Concerto AmsterdamThat year: 1960, Classical music (Netherlands). Birth of Gloria ScalchiThat year: 1960, Classical music, mezzosopraan (1960-) . Death of Juan Antonio Garcia EstradaThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1895). Birth of Jayne CasselmanThat year: 1960, Classical music, American singer and opera singer (dead in 2016). Birth of Mark SparksThat year: 1960, Classical music, American musician . Inauguration: Leipzig Opera HouseThat year: 1960, Classical music (Leipzig, Germany).

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)
    • Aubade, Op. 387 (Work for orchestra)
    • Les funérailles de Phocion "Hommage à Poussin", Op. 385 (Work for orchestra)
    • Cantate de l'initiation, Op. 388 (Work for choir)
    • Sonatina pastorale, Op. 383 (Work for soloist)
    • Cantate sur des textes de Chaucer, Op. 386 (Work for choir)
    • Cantate de la croix de Charité, Op. 381 (Work for choir)
  • Francis Poulenc (age 61)
    • Gloria, Op. 177That 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)
    • Something Wild (Film score)
    • Nonet for 3 violins, 3 violas and 3 cellos (Work for chamber orchestra)
  • Dmitri Shostakovich (age 54)
    • String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110That year: 1960, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
    • String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp minor, Op. 108That year: 1960, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
    • Novorossiisk Chimes, the Flame of Eternal Glory, Op. 111b (Work for orchestra)
    • Five Days, Five Nights, Op. 111 (Film score)
    • Satires, Op. 109 (Song, lied)
    • 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 Osborne Barber (age 50)
    • Dei Natali (chorale preludes for Christmas), Op. 37 (Work for orchestra)
    • Toccata Festiva, Op. 36 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
  • Benjamin Britten (age 47)
    • Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 65 (Work for chamber orchestra), published in 1961
    • Jubilate Deo in C (Work for choir)
  • Iannis Xenakis (age 38)
    • 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)
    • Concerto for violin and orchestra (Work for orchestra with soloist)
    • 3 String Quartets (Work for chamber orchestra)

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