The year 1960 in classical music and in lyrical art
1960. With other artists, Dmitri Shostakovich, Igor Stravinsky and Aram Khachaturian 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 Francis Poulenc, 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 430 of these moments for 1960.
1960, from day to day
January
01
Birth of António Chagas RosaThat year: 1960, Classical music, Portuguese composer
Inception: Wuppertaler BühnenThat year: 1960, Classical music (Germany)
Birth of Oleg Kul'koThat year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer, 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
Birth of Aaron Jay KernisThat year: 1960, Classical music, American composer and professor of music composition
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 (born in 1868)
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 (1960-)
24
Death of Edwin FischerThat year: 1960, Classical music, Swiss musician (1886-1960) (born in 1886)
25
Death of Rutland BoughtonThat year: 1960, Classical music, English composer of opera and choral music (born in 1878)
Birth of Rinaldo AlessandriniThat year: 1960, Classical music, Italian conductor and harpsichordist, fortepianist, and organist
Death of Hristofor Stepanovič KušnarevThat year: 1960, Classical music, Soviet composer and musicologist (1890-1960) (born in 1890)
28
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
Birth of Cho-liang LinThat year: 1960, Classical music, Taiwanese-American 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
Birth of Gerald FinleyThat year: 1960, Classical music, Canadian baritone
31
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
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 countertenor
Birth of Gintarė SkėrytėThat year: 1960, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer
09
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
Birth of Anna SteigerThat year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer
17
Death of Marcello Giacomo Francesco BoassoThat year: 1960, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1902)
Birth of Juan Francisco SansThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer, musician
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)
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
Death of Émile VuillermozThat year: 1960, Classical music, French composer (born in 1878)
03
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
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, composer, organist
17
Birth of Patrick BurganThat year: 1960, Classical music, French composer
Birth of Zbigniew KozubThat year: 1960, Classical music, Polish conductor
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
Death of Joseph HaasThat year: 1960, Classical music, German composer and music teacher (born in 1879)
April
02
Death of Mukan TulebaevThat year: 1960, Classical music, Soviet conductor and composer (born in 1913)
04
Birth of Jane EaglenThat year: 1960, Classical music, British opera singer
06
Birth of Marek TorzewskiThat year: 1960, Classical music, musician, opera singer, singer
08
Birth of Kurt AzesbergerThat year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (dead in 2020)
10
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 (1878-1960) (born in 1878)
Death of Luis Urteaga IturriozThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer, organist, 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 KozytskyiThat year: 1960, Classical music, Russian composer, musicologist and music educator (1893-1960) (born in 1893)
Birth of Misha QuintThat year: 1960, Classical music, American musician
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)
Birth of Christopher VentrisThat year: 1960, Classical music, British opera singer
Birth of Adil ZamaniThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer
06
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
Death of Hugo AlfvénThat year: 1960, Classical music, Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter (1872-1960) (born in 1872)
12
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 Michal KaňkaThat year: 1960, Classical music, Czech music educator, violoncellist and university educator
Birth of Peter JelositsThat year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian tenor (1960-)
Death of José Alexandrino de SousaThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1896)
24
Birth of Paul McCreeshThat year: 1960, Classical music, British conductor
27
Death of Emil RumpelThat year: 1960, Classical music, businessperson, concert singer, director, opera singer (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
Birth of Paul R. van der ReijdenThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer
10
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
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
27
Birth of Robert KingThat year: 1960, Classical music, English conductor, harpsichordist and editor (dead in 2007)
30
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
Death of Edward Burlingame HillThat year: 1960, Classical music, American composer (born in 1872)
10
Death of Povla FrijshThat year: 1960, Classical music, Danish classical soprano and voice teacher (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
Birth of Dawn UpshawThat year: 1960, Classical music, American soprano
18
Birth of Volker BenglThat year: 1960, Classical music, German opera singer
19
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
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
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
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, opera singer, singer
04
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
Death of André BlochThat year: 1960, Classical music, French composer (born in 1873)
Death of Väinö HannikainenThat year: 1960, Classical music, Finnish composer and harpist (born in 1900)
08
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
Birth of Sarah BrightmanThat year: 1960, Classical music, British soprano, musical theatre actress, and dancer
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
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, German soprano in opera and concert
Birth of Takuya ShigetaThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer
20
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
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 WośThat 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
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
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)
08
Birth of Philippe BernoldThat year: 1960, Classical music, flutist
09
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)
Death of Armas MaasaloThat year: 1960, Classical music, Finnish composer and organist (born in 1885)
11
Birth of Ramón VargasThat year: 1960, Classical music, Mexican tenor
12
Death of Dino BorgioliThat year: 1960, Classical music, tenor (born in 1891)
13
Death of Leo WeinerThat year: 1960, Classical music, Hungarian composer (born in 1885)
14
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
18
Birth of Roland KunzThat year: 1960, Classical music, German singer
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
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
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
Premiere of String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110That year: 1960, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), Francis Poulenc
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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 (born in 1898) .
November
02
Death of Dimitri MitropoulosThat year: 1960, Classical music, Greek conductor, pianist, and composer (born in 1896)
05
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
Death of Isadore FreedThat year: 1960, Classical music, Jewish composer (born in 1900)
11
Death of Jēkabs KārkliņšThat year: 1960, Classical music, music pedagogue, opera singer, singer (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, opera singer, 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
22
Birth of Andrea CoenThat year: 1960, Classical music, Italian organist and musicologist
23
Birth of Jean-François ZygelThat year: 1960, Classical music, French composer
24
Birth of Edgar MeyerThat year: 1960, Classical music, American musician and composer
25
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)
Death of Eric MareoThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1891)
Also in November
Birth of Luca LombardoThat year: 1960, Classical music, lyrical singer .
December
01
Birth of Leontina VăduvaThat year: 1960, Classical music, Romanian operatic soprano
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
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
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
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
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
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 Sergey KochubeyThat year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer, singer (born in 1896)
27
Death of Leslie HolmesThat year: 1960, Classical music, Canadian musician (born in 1901)
30
Birth of Lyudmila BerlinskayaThat year: 1960, Classical music, Russian musician
Birth of Marisa Altmann-AlthausenThat year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian opera singer
31
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
Inauguration: Leipzig Opera HouseThat year: 1960, Classical music (Leipzig, Germany). Birth of Viviana SofronitskyThat year: 1960, Classical music, pianist . Inception: Pontarddulais Male ChoirThat year: 1960, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Stanford OlsenThat year: 1960, Classical music, American opera tenor . Inception: Lithuanian Chamber OrchestraThat year: 1960, Classical music (Lithuania). Death of John Hullah BrownThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1875). Death of Joseph Victor MeyerThat year: 1960, Classical music, French conductor, pianist, organist, organ teacher (born in 1906). Birth of Gerald CohenThat year: 1960, Classical music, American composer . Inception: Coro Nacional de CubaThat year: 1960, Classical music. Birth of Miguel AzguimeThat year: 1960, Classical music, Portuguese composer . Birth of Gloria ScalchiThat year: 1960, Classical music, mezzosopraan (1960-) . Birth of Gareth JonesThat year: 1960, Classical music, Welsh orchestral and choral conductor . Birth of Yvonne HowardThat year: 1960, Classical music, lyrical singer . Death of Carl BraunThat year: 1960, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1886). Birth of Ludwig WickiThat year: 1960, Classical music, Swiss musician and conductor . Birth of Jubilant SykesThat year: 1960, Classical music, American opera singer . Birth of Iain PatonThat year: 1960, Classical music, performer (1960-) . Birth of Christian GanschThat year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian conductor . Inception: Coral Virgen del Mar de AlmeríaThat year: 1960, Classical music (Spain). Birth of Robert VrčonThat year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Marcel PapauxThat year: 1960, Classical music, Swiss drummer . Birth of Giuseppe LanzettaThat year: 1960, Classical music, Italian conductor . Inception: Ottawa Youth Orchestra AcademyThat year: 1960, Classical music (Canada). Birth of Olaf HenzoldThat year: 1960, Classical music, conductor, musician . Birth of Vincent LetermeThat year: 1960, Classical music . Birth of Mario BrunelloThat year: 1960, Classical music, Italian musician . Inauguration: Septiembre MusicalThat year: 1960, Classical music (Tucumán Province, Argentina). Birth of Martin FrewerThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer . Birth of Jayne CasselmanThat year: 1960, Classical music, American singer and opera singer (dead in 2016). Birth of Paul Austin KellyThat year: 1960, Classical music, American opera singer . Birth of Raphael AlpermannThat year: 1960, Classical music, German musician and organist . Birth of Patricia RozarioThat year: 1960, Classical music, British opera singer . Inception: Utah Valley SymphonyThat year: 1960, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: National Repertory OrchestraThat year: 1960, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Gintaras RinkevičiusThat year: 1960, Classical music, Lithuanian conductor . Death of Josep Sancho i MarracoThat year: 1960, Classical music, Spanish organist and composer (1879-1960) (born in 1879). Birth of Linda WatsonThat year: 1960, Classical music, American singer . Inauguration: MAfestival BruggeThat year: 1960, Classical music (Bruges, Belgium). Birth of Hideki MotoyamaThat year: 1960, Classical music, choir director, conductor . Birth of Yip Wing-sieThat year: 1960, Classical music, Hong Kong conductor . Birth of Taro TokumeiThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer . Birth of Barry BanksThat year: 1960, Classical music, British opera singer . Birth of Michael VolleThat year: 1960, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Inception: Wisconsin Chamber OrchestraThat year: 1960, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Württembergisches Kammerorchester HeilbronnThat year: 1960, Classical music. Inception: Tokyo Kosei Wind OrchestraThat year: 1960, Classical music. Birth of Michael SvobodaThat year: 1960, Classical music, American musician . Inception: London Concert ChoirThat year: 1960, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Melodeers ChorusThat year: 1960, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Benoît BoutetThat year: 1960, Classical music, musician, opera singer . Inception: Musica Reservata of LondonThat year: 1960, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Naohiro TotsukaThat year: 1960, Classical music, Japanese composer and conductor . Dissolution: Barylli QuartetThat year: 1960, Classical music (Austria). Birth of Wolfgang BanklThat year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian musician and singer . Birth of Jeremy BeckThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer . Birth of Ronald DangelThat year: 1960, Classical music, instrumentalist . Birth of Johannes FritzschThat year: 1960, Classical music, German conductor . Birth of Amnon ValkThat year: 1960, Classical music, Israeli violinist . Birth of Lucia CoriniThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer . Birth of Jeff LadeThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer . Inception: DC Youth Orchestra ProgramThat year: 1960, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Großes FestspielhausThat year: 1960, Classical music (Salzburg, Austria). Inception: Tallinna KammerorkesterThat year: 1960, Classical music. Birth of Éric AubierThat year: 1960, Classical music, French trumpeter . Birth of Muriel AndersonThat year: 1960, Classical music, American composer/guitarist . Death of Juan Antonio Garcia EstradaThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1895). Birth of Cesare FrisinaThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer . Inception: Orchestra sinfonica Haydn di Bolzano e TrentoThat year: 1960, Classical music. Birth of Gérard KorstenThat year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian conductor . Birth of Michel TilkinThat year: 1960, Classical music, Belgian conductor . Birth of Mark SparksThat year: 1960, Classical music, American musician . Inception: University City Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1960, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Dayton OperaThat year: 1960, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Simon PreeceThat year: 1960, Classical music, british baritone (1960-) . Inception: Kölner Ensemble für Neue MusikThat year: 1960, Classical music (West Germany). Birth of Joseph LulloffThat year: 1960, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Hugues ReinerThat year: 1960, Classical music, French conductor . Birth of Andreas ReibenspiesThat year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Fionnuala HuntThat year: 1960, Classical music, performer . Inception: Memphis Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1960, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Orchestre Philharmonique de LiègeThat year: 1960, Classical music (Belgium). Birth of Johannes MannovThat year: 1960, Classical music, Danish opera singer . Death of Lili HarichThat year: 1960, Classical music, German soprano (born in 1916). Birth of Iris VermillionThat year: 1960, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Inception: The RomerosThat year: 1960, Classical music (Spain). Birth of James ClineThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer . Death of Aleksander DrzewieckiThat year: 1960, Classical music, German violinist (born in 1897). Birth of Renato MismettiThat year: 1960, Classical music, Brazilian singer . Birth of Philip SheffieldThat year: 1960, Classical music, British tenor . Birth of Susan RobertsThat year: 1960, Classical music, American singer and opera singer . Death of Vito CarnevaliThat year: 1960, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1888). Birth of Joseph SwensenThat year: 1960, Classical music, American conductor, violinist and composer . Birth of Carlo GranteThat year: 1960, Classical music, Italian musician . Birth of Franck OlluThat year: 1960, Classical music, conductor, musician . Inception: National Youth Orchestra of CanadaThat year: 1960, Classical music. Birth of Ulrike SteinskyThat year: 1960, Classical music, Austrian opera singer . Death of Leon BadowskiThat year: 1960, Classical music, opera singer, singer (born in 1880). Birth of Alain CeloThat year: 1960, Classical music, violist . Inception: Deutsche BachsolistenThat year: 1960, Classical music. Inception: Concerto AmsterdamThat year: 1960, Classical music (Netherlands). Birth of Jürgen SacherThat year: 1960, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of John FioreThat year: 1960, Classical music, American conductor . Inception: Studio der frühen MusikThat year: 1960, Classical music (Germany). Birth of Shao-Chia LüThat year: 1960, Classical music, conductor, musician . Birth of Nigel SabinThat year: 1960, Classical music . Death of Anton TorelloThat year: 1960, Classical music, Spanish-born American double bassist (born in 1884). Death of Oliphant ChuckerbuttyThat year: 1960, Classical music, British composer (born in 1884). Birth of Christopher PurvesThat year: 1960, Classical music, English operatic bass-baritone . Death of Frances McCollinThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1892). Inauguration: Pro musica antiquaThat year: 1960, Classical music (Germany). Birth of Eric GardetThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer . Birth of Dominique LabelleThat year: 1960, Classical music, lyrical singer . Death of James G. MacDermidThat year: 1960, Classical music, composer (born in 1875). Birth of Martin BrunsThat year: 1960, Classical music, Swiss singer . Inception: Thunder Bay Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1960, Classical music (Canada).
Works (composition or publishing)
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Igor Stravinsky (age 78) - Monumentum pro Gesualdo di Venosa ad CD Annum (Work for orchestra)
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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)
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Francis Poulenc (age 61) - String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp minor, Op. 108That year: 1960, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Gloria, Op. 177That year: 1960, Classical music (Work for choir), composed in 1959
- Novorossiisk Chimes, the Flame of Eternal Glory, Op. 111b (Work for orchestra)
- La courte paille, Opp. 178 (Song, lied)
- 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)
- Sarabande for guitar, Op. 179 (Work for soloist)
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Aaron Copland (age 60) - Something Wild (Film score)
- Nonet for 3 violins, 3 violas and 3 cellos (Work for chamber orchestra)
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Olivier Messiaen (age 52) - Time-colour (Work for orchestra)
- Verset pour la fête de la dédicace (Work for soloist)
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Samuel Barber (age 50) - Dei Natali (chorale preludes for Christmas), Op. 37 (Work for orchestra)
- Toccata Festiva, Op. 36 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
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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)
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Iannis Xenakis (age 38) - Orient-Occident (Electroacoustic music)
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Pierre Boulez (age 35) - Don (Work for choir)
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Philip Glass (1937-0000) - Concerto for violin and orchestra (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- 3 String Quartets (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Richard Stilwell (1942-0000)
- Contacts, Op. 12 (Electroacoustic music)
- Carré, Op. 10 (Work for choir)
