1964, from day to day
1964. With other artists, Benjamin Britten, Dmitri Shostakovich and Olivier Messiaen influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Cole Porter. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Curlew River, Op. 71” de Benjamin Britten, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1964 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 420 of these moments for 1964.
The year 1964 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
05
Birth of Carl Unander-Scharin That year: 1964, Classical music, Swedish composer
07
Death of Colin McPhee That year: 1964, Classical music, Canadian composer and musicologist (born in 1900)
Death of Ingeborg Steffensen That year: 1964, Classical music, Danish opera singer and singer (born in 1888)
Birth of Taras Yachshenko That year: 1964, Classical music, Ukrainian composer and pianist (dead in 2017)
11
Birth of Alexander Vedernikov That year: 1964, Classical music, Russian conductor (dead in 2020)
14
Death of Otmar Skopal That year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1890)
15
Birth of Aare Saal That year: 1964, Classical music, Estonian opera singer
18
Birth of Elena Moșuc That year: 1964, Classical music, Romanian singer and opera singer
Death of Franz Markhoff That year: 1964, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (1880-1964) (born in 1880)
19
Death of Franco Ghione That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian conductor (born in 1886)
Birth of Sonia Marie De León de Vega That year: 1964, Classical music, American conductor
20
Death of Jan Rychlík That year: 1964, Classical music, Czech composer (1916-1964) (born in 1916)
21
Birth of Fiona Joy Hawkins That year: 1964, Classical music, Australian musician
22
Death of Marc Blitzstein That year: 1964, Classical music, American composer, lyricist, and librettist (born in 1905)
Birth of Pietro Spagnoli That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian baritone
23
Death of Walther Lampe That year: 1964, Classical music, composer, pianist (born in 1872)
27
Death of Leib Glantz That year: 1964, Classical music, American musician (born in 1898)
29
Birth of Maarika Järvi That year: 1964, Classical music, Estonian flautist
31
Birth of Paolo Pandolfo That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian musician
Birth of Marina Meshcheryakova That year: 1964, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer
Birth of Jon Robert Cart That year: 1964, Classical music, American opera singer
February
01
Death of Bruno Hilse That year: 1964, Classical music, composer (born in 1884)
Death of Emil Friedberger That year: 1964, Classical music, composer (born in 1877)
02
Birth of Lech Bałaban That year: 1964, Classical music, Polish violist
03
Birth of Vladimir Miller That year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer
Death of Adolphe Piriou That year: 1964, Classical music, French composer (born in 1878)
06
Birth of Gianluca Bersanetti That year: 1964, Classical music, composer
07
Death of Hubert Bauersachs That year: 1964, Classical music, composer (born in 1882)
12
Birth of Hijiri Kuwano That year: 1964, Classical music, Japanese musician
13
Death of Louise Kartousch That year: 1964, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1886)
15
Death of Tordis Gjems Selmer That year: 1964, Classical music, Norwegian musician (1886-1964) (born in 1886)
16
Birth of Ian Bousfield That year: 1964, Classical music, English trombonist
Birth of Ray M. Wade junior That year: 1964, Classical music, musician, opera singer
18
Birth of Jan Vogler That year: 1964, Classical music, German cellist
Death of Decima Moore That year: 1964, Classical music, singer and actress (1871-1964) (born in 1871)
19
Birth of Jacek Sykulski That year: 1964, Classical music, conductor
23
Birth of Jaroslav Brych That year: 1964, Classical music, Czech conductor
25
Death of Kenneth Lee Spencer That year: 1964, Classical music, American opera singer (1913-1964) (born in 1913)
28
Birth of Fernando del Valle That year: 1964, Classical music, American opera singer
Birth of Pierre Hantaï That year: 1964, Classical music, French musician
Birth of Derek Gleeson That year: 1964, Classical music, Musician, Conductor and Composer
29
Birth of Razzoqova Muyassar Qodirovna That year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer
Also in February
Birth of Sara Catarine That year: 1964, Classical music, Venezuelan singer .
March
01
Death of Norman Cordon That year: 1964, Classical music, American bass-baritone singer (1904-1964) (born in 1904)
03
Death of Koloman von Pataky That year: 1964, Classical music, (1896--1964) opera singer, voice teacher (born in 1896)
04
Birth of Brigitte Hahn That year: 1964, Classical music, German singer
06
Death of José Antonio Álvarez Cantos That year: 1964, Classical music, Spanish composer (1897-1964) (born in 1897)
Death of Joan Fresco That year: 1964, Classical music, composer (born in 1886)
07
Birth of Denyce Graves That year: 1964, Classical music, American operatic mezzo-soprano
09
Death of Alessio De Paolis That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1893-1964) (born in 1893)
Death of Guillermo Quevedo Zornoza That year: 1964, Classical music, composer (born in 1882)
10
Birth of Carlo Lepore That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian singer
11
Birth of Julia Gomelskaya That year: 1964, Classical music, Ukrainian composer of contemporary classical music (1964-2016) (dead in 2016)
Birth of Andreas Kohn That year: 1964, Classical music, german opera singer
Birth of Yasunori Kanazawa That year: 1964, Classical music, composer
13
Birth of Johannette Zomer That year: 1964, Classical music, Dutch classical singer
Birth of Inger Dam-Jensen That year: 1964, Classical music, Danish operatic soprano
Birth of Jiří Bárta That year: 1964, Classical music, Czech violoncellist
14
Death of Luigi Castellazzi That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1896)
15
Death of Stepas Sodeika That year: 1964, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer and choral conductor (born in 1903)
16
Birth of Yoko Kanno That year: 1964, Classical music, Japanese composer, arranger, keyboardist, music producer (1964-)
17
Birth of Vladimir Koh That year: 1964, Classical music, Serbian musician
Death of William Seymer That year: 1964, Classical music, Swedish composer (born in 1890)
24
Birth of Petter Sundkvist That year: 1964, Classical music, conductor, music teacher
27
Death of Emil Reesen That year: 1964, Classical music, Danish composer, conductor and pianist (1887-1964) (born in 1887)
Birth of Sebastian Holecek That year: 1964, Classical music, Austrian opera singer
28
Death of Arturo Dúo Vital That year: 1964, Classical music, Spanish composer and conductor (1901-1964) (born in 1901)
Birth of Tim Cobb That year: 1964, Classical music, American musician
29
Death of Willem Andriessen That year: 1964, Classical music, Dutch composer, pianist and music educator (born in 1887)
April
03
Death of Oscar Ralf That year: 1964, Classical music, Swedish actor (born in 1881)
Death of Aniela Szlemińska That year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1892)
06
Premiere of Elegy That year: 1964, Classical music (Song, lied), Igor Stravinsky
08
Death of Germaine Martinelli That year: 1964, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1887)
10
Birth of Margarita Sukhankina That year: 1964, Classical music, Russian singer
Death of Robert vom Scheidt That year: 1964, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1879)
Birth of Toshi Nagata That year: 1964, Classical music, composer
11
Birth of Paul Agnew That year: 1964, Classical music, Scottish opera tenor
Birth of Johann Sebastian Paetsch That year: 1964, Classical music, American musician
Death of Gustav Talman That year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1899)
15
Inauguration: Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg That year: 1964, Classical music (Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
16
Death of Wilhelm Gombert That year: 1964, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1886)
17
Death of Luigi Ferrari Trecate That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian musician, composer and organist (1884-1964) (born in 1884)
19
Birth of Svyatoslav Lunyov That year: 1964, Classical music, Ukrainian composer
Death of Maurice Maréchal That year: 1964, Classical music, French cellist (1892-1964) (born in 1892)
Death of Ezio Carabella That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian composer (1891-1964) (born in 1891)
20
Birth of George Pehlivanian That year: 1964, Classical music, conductor
Birth of Urszula Kryger That year: 1964, Classical music, Polish singer and opera singer
22
Death of Ma Si Tsa Ma That year: 1964, Classical music, Cantonese opera performer (born in 1900)
23
Birth of Gianandrea Noseda That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian conductor
Inauguration: David H. Koch Theater That year: 1964, Classical music (Upper West Side, United States of America)
24
Birth of Marquita Lister That year: 1964, Classical music, singer
25
Death of Luigi Pigarelli That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian composer, magistrate and pianist (born in 1875)
30
Birth of Luis Otero Martínez-Siegenthaler That year: 1964, Classical music, musician, singer, composer, conductor, choir director
May
03
Death of Kazimierz Czarnecki That year: 1964, Classical music, Polish singer (born in 1882)
05
Birth of Isabelle Moretti That year: 1964, Classical music, French harpist
Birth of Ingela Brimberg That year: 1964, Classical music, Swedish opera singer
06
Death of Harold Morris That year: 1964, Classical music, American musician (born in 1890)
Death of Carlo Ravasenga That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1891)
07
Birth of Sergey Valerevitsj Koerakin That year: 1964, Classical music, Russian opera singer
09
Birth of Marc Clear That year: 1964, Classical music, British opera singer and actor
10
Birth of Mark Andre That year: 1964, Classical music, French composer
Birth of Yves Castagnet That year: 1964, Classical music, French organist
11
Birth of Michael McGlynn That year: 1964, Classical music, Irish musician
13
Death of Andor Lendvai That year: 1964, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (1901-1964) (born in 1901)
Birth of Njål Sparbo That year: 1964, Classical music, Norwegian singer
14
Birth of Paul McGrath That year: 1964, Classical music, British conductor
19
Death of Lawrence Wright That year: 1964, Classical music, British composer (born in 1888)
21
Death of Italo Caimmi That year: 1964, Classical music, composer (born in 1871)
23
Birth of Laurent Naouri That year: 1964, Classical music, French opera singer
24
Birth of Daniel Rodríguez That year: 1964, Classical music, American singer
25
Death of Vasily Zolotarev That year: 1964, Classical music, Russian composer and music teacher (born in 1873)
Birth of Kumi Sugiyama That year: 1964, Classical music, Japanese violinist
26
Death of Hans Lissmann That year: 1964, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1885)
28
Death of Amedeo Berdini That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1915)
31
Death of Nikolai Orlov That year: 1964, Classical music, Russian pianist (born in 1892)
June
01
Birth of Gottfried von der Goltz That year: 1964, Classical music, German-Norwegian musician
Death of Gustáv Šimkovič That year: 1964, Classical music, composer, music teacher, choir director (born in 1879)
02
Birth of Peter Svensson That year: 1964, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (dead in 2021)
04
Birth of Attila Réti That year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer
09
Death of Louis Gruenberg That year: 1964, Classical music, American musician (born in 1884)
Birth of Jarosław Siwiński That year: 1964, Classical music, Polish composer and pianist
10
Birth of Petr Malásek That year: 1964, Classical music, Czech composer, musician and pianist
12
Birth of Gianluca Floris That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian writer (dead in 2022)
Premiere of Nocturnal on a theme by John Dowland, Op. 70 That year: 1964, Classical music (Work for soloist), Benjamin Britten
14
Birth of Eric Le Van That year: 1964, Classical music, musician
17
Birth of Marco Ambrosini That year: 1964, Classical music, composer
18
Death of Alexander Melik-Pashayev That year: 1964, Classical music, Russian conductor (born in 1905)
22
Death of Jindřich Máslo That year: 1964, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and choirmaster (born in 1875)
23
Death of Elsa Jülich That year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1886)
26
Death of Alexander Pirogov That year: 1964, Classical music, Russian opera singer (born in 1899)
Birth of Anette Seiltgen That year: 1964, Classical music, German opera singer
27
Birth of Heike Matthiesen That year: 1964, Classical music, German classical guitarist (1964-2023) (dead in 2023)
Birth of Frances Pappas That year: 1964, Classical music, canadian-Greek operatic singer
Death of Daniel Lazarus That year: 1964, Classical music, French conductor, composer, musicologist and pianist (1898-1964) (born in 1898)
28
Death of Ramón Usandizaga That year: 1964, Classical music, conductor, composer (born in 1889)
Also in June
Inception: Hnat Khotkevych Ukrainian Bandurist Ensemble That year: 1964, Classical music .
July
01
Death of Pierre Monteux That year: 1964, Classical music, French conductor (1875-1964) (born in 1875)
Birth of Yu Long That year: 1964, Classical music, Chinese conductor
09
Death of Richard Kubla That year: 1964, Classical music, Czech opera singer (born in 1890)
10
Birth of Mary Mills That year: 1964, Classical music, singer
Death of Radka Konforti That year: 1964, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (1922-1964) (born in 1922)
Birth of Robert Nunez That year: 1964, Classical music, musician
19
Birth of Mark Wigglesworth That year: 1964, Classical music, British conductor
22
Death of Pavla Lovše That year: 1964, Classical music, Slovene soprano singer (born in 1891)
25
Birth of Marco Betta That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian composer
26
Birth of Roar Engelberg That year: 1964, Classical music, Norwegian musician
27
Birth of Steven Schmidt That year: 1964, Classical music, composer
28
Death of Bella Paalen That year: 1964, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1881)
30
Death of Minna Beckmann-Tube That year: 1964, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1881)
August
02
Death of José María Castro That year: 1964, Classical music, Argentine composer (1892-1964) (born in 1892)
05
Birth of Red Pellini That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian saxophonist and conductor
Birth of Robert Stankovsky That year: 1964, Classical music, conductor (dead in 2001)
06
Birth of Dmitry Tikhonov That year: 1964, Classical music, singer-songwriter, opera singer, rock musician
07
Birth of Carlo Colombara That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian opera singer
Birth of Oliver Fartach-Naini That year: 1964, Classical music, German musician
08
Birth of Marko Salo That year: 1964, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (dead in 2005)
11
Birth of Helena Kaupová That year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer, pedagogue, music teacher
Birth of Stefan Blunier That year: 1964, Classical music, Swiss conductor
12
Death of Rudolf Maria Mandé That year: 1964, Classical music, Czech conductor and composer (1904-1964) (born in 1904)
14
Birth of Ondřej Kukal That year: 1964, Classical music, Czech conductor and composer
18
Birth of Christophe Lacassagne That year: 1964, Classical music, French singer
20
Birth of Edgardo Zayas That year: 1964, Classical music, Puerto Rican opera singer, concert singer and vocal pedagogue (1964-2017) (dead in 2017)
21
Birth of Anne Ramoni That year: 1964, Classical music, Swiss opera singer
22
Death of Jarmila Gerbič That year: 1964, Classical music, Slovene opera singer (born in 1877)
27
Birth of Kamen Tchanev That year: 1964, Classical music, Bulgarian tenor (1964-2020) (dead in 2020)
28
Death of Aristide Baracchi That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1885)
September
01
Death of George Georgescu That year: 1964, Classical music, Romanian musician (born in 1887)
Death of Otto Olsson That year: 1964, Classical music, Swedish composer (born in 1879)
02
Birth of Jean-Christophe Spinosi That year: 1964, Classical music, French musician
Birth of Ruxandra Donose That year: 1964, Classical music, singer
03
Death of Joseph Marx That year: 1964, Classical music, Austrian composer, teacher and critic (1882-1964) (born in 1882)
04
Birth of René Pape That year: 1964, Classical music, Operatic bass
05
Death of Maurice Baron That year: 1964, Classical music, French composer (born in 1889)
Birth of Thorsten Larbig That year: 1964, Classical music, German pianist
Death of Giórgios Kokoliós-Bardi That year: 1964, Classical music, Greek tenor (born in 1916)
06
Birth of Elisabete Matos That year: 1964, Classical music, singer
08
Birth of Aleksey Botvinov That year: 1964, Classical music, Ukrainian pianist
09
Death of Maurice Le Boucher That year: 1964, Classical music, French musician (born in 1882)
10
Birth of Stefan Hundza That year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer
12
Birth of Mihaela Gabriela Ungureanu-Binder That year: 1964, Classical music, Romanian opera singer
14
Death of Mary Howe That year: 1964, Classical music, American composer and pianist (born in 1882)
15
Birth of Eric Le Sage That year: 1964, Classical music, French pianist
18
Birth of Luca Belcastro That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian composer of classical music (born 1964)
19
Death of Henriette Strindberg That year: 1964, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (born in 1894)
20
Death of Lazare Lévy That year: 1964, Classical music, French classical pianist (born in 1882)
Death of Anton Nino Uršič That year: 1964, Classical music, jurist, opera singer, opera director, opinion journalist (born in 1905)
23
Birth of Robert Zuidam That year: 1964, Classical music, Dutch composer
24
Birth of Ainhoa Arteta Ibarrolaburu That year: 1964, Classical music, Spanish singer and actress
25
Death of Robert Wilson That year: 1964, Classical music, Scottish tenor (born in 1907)
27
Inauguration: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion That year: 1964, Classical music (California, United States of America)
28
Death of George Dyson That year: 1964, Classical music, English composer (1883-1964) (born in 1883)
Birth of Jerald Franklin Archer That year: 1964, Classical music, composer
29
Birth of Camil Marinescu That year: 1964, Classical music, Romanian conductor (1964-2020) (dead in 2020)
Birth of Maurice Verheul That year: 1964, Classical music, composer
October
01
Death of Ernst Toch That year: 1964, Classical music, Austrian composer (1887-1964) (born in 1887)
Death of Léon de Saint-Réquier That year: 1964, Classical music, French composer, organist, choir director and music educator (born in 1872)
03
Birth of Takako Takahashi That year: 1964, Classical music, Japanese pianist (1964-)
04
Death of Set Svanholm That year: 1964, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (born in 1904)
05
Birth of Johan Schmidt That year: 1964, Classical music, Belgian pianist
07
Death of Maude Fay That year: 1964, Classical music, singer (born in 1878)
08
Birth of Véronique Fourcaud That year: 1964, Classical music, French opera singer and theatre actress
09
Death of Mária Sándor That year: 1964, Classical music, Hungarian singer (born in 1892)
10
Death of Heinrich Neuhaus That year: 1964, Classical music, Soviet pianist (1888–1964) (born in 1888)
Birth of Andrea Morricone That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian composer
Birth of Verónica Cangemi That year: 1964, Classical music, Argentinian singer and opera singer
Death of František Pícha That year: 1964, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and collector of regional songs (1893-1964) (born in 1893)
12
Birth of James Dawson That year: 1964, Classical music, composer
13
Birth of Endrik Wottrich That year: 1964, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 2017)
14
Death of Horst Platen That year: 1964, Classical music, German composer (born in 1884)
15
Death of Cole Porter That year: 1964, Classical music, American composer and songwriter (1891–1964) (born in 1891)
Birth of Anna Maria Kaufmann That year: 1964, Classical music, Canadian singer and opera singer
Birth of Mari Kumamoto That year: 1964, Classical music, Japanese pianist
16
Birth of Rosemary Joshua That year: 1964, Classical music, Welsh soprano singer
Death of Margarita Agreneva-Slavyanskaya That year: 1964, Classical music, choir director, opera singer (born in 1880)
17
Premiere of Colours of the Celestial City That year: 1964, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), Olivier Messiaen
19
Death of Pia Ravenna That year: 1964, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (born in 1894)
21
Death of Andrei Babayev That year: 1964, Classical music, Soviet composer (1923-1964) (born in 1923)
Death of Lino Liviabella That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1902)
22
Death of Emmi Kosáry That year: 1964, Classical music, Hungarian actress (1889-1964) (born in 1889)
27
Death of Julián Palanc Palanca That year: 1964, Classical music, Spanish conductor, musicologist and composer (1883-1964) (born in 1883)
Birth of Agnès Bove That year: 1964, Classical music, French actress and singer
Death of Alexander Larsen That year: 1964, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1888)
28
Birth of Takeo Noguchi That year: 1964, Classical music, Japanese musicologist and conductor (1964–2023) (dead in 2023)
31
Death of Grzegorz Orłow That year: 1964, Classical music, Polish singer and vocal pedagogue (born in 1893)
Also in October
Death of Philipp Kraus That year: 1964, Classical music, German singer, opera singer and music educator (born in 1879) .
November
06
Death of Samuil Samosud That year: 1964, Classical music, Soviet music conductor (born in 1884)
07
Birth of Laurent Korcia That year: 1964, Classical music, French musician
Birth of Helene Stureborg That year: 1964, Classical music, conductor
09
Birth of Deborah York That year: 1964, Classical music, British classical singer
11
Death of Eduard Steuermann That year: 1964, Classical music, American pianist of Jewish origin (born in 1892)
Death of Juan de Dios Filiberto That year: 1964, Classical music, Argentine musician, composer (1885-1964) (born in 1885)
Birth of Fabio Casadei Turroni That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian writer
Birth of Mayako Sone That year: 1964, Classical music, harpsichordist
14
Birth of Åke Zetterström That year: 1964, Classical music, Swedish opera singer
16
Birth of Jan Willem Menkveld That year: 1964, Classical music, composer
17
Death of Ángel Barrios That year: 1964, Classical music, Spanish composer (1882-1964) (born in 1882)
19
Death of Josef Bartovský That year: 1964, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and choirmaster (born in 1884)
20
Premiere of String Quartet No. 10 in A-flat major, Op. 118 That year: 1964, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), Dmitri Shostakovich
21
Birth of Marco Buongiorno Nardelli That year: 1964, Classical music, composer
24
Birth of Paul Groves That year: 1964, Classical music, American opera singer
Birth of Deborah Cheetham Fraillon That year: 1964, Classical music, Yorta Yorta singer, composer and actress
30
Birth of Edwin Orion Brownell That year: 1964, Classical music, Canadian musician
December
02
Birth of Peter Kajlinger That year: 1964, Classical music, Swedish opera singer
Birth of Benoit Glazer That year: 1964, Classical music, composer
Death of Karl Mille That year: 1964, Classical music, composer (born in 1878)
04
Death of Vera Schwarz That year: 1964, Classical music, Croatian born Austrian opera and operetta singer (1888-1964) (born in 1888)
07
Birth of Alexander Voigt That year: 1964, Classical music, German actor
08
Birth of Pia Freund That year: 1964, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (soprano)
09
Death of Václav Marel That year: 1964, Classical music, Czech composer and choirmaster (born in 1904)
11
Death of Alma Mahler That year: 1964, Classical music, Austrian composer, art collector, author, editor, and socialite (1879-1964) (born in 1879)
13
Birth of Azer Zeynalov That year: 1964, Classical music, Azerbaijani musician and singer
14
Birth of Unnur Wilhelmsen That year: 1964, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer
15
Birth of Benjamin Butterfield That year: 1964, Classical music, lyrical singer
16
Birth of Ian Wilson That year: 1964, Classical music, Irish composer of classical music
Birth of Benoît Mernier That year: 1964, Classical music, Belgian organist
Death of Johannes Fønss That year: 1964, Classical music, Danish opera singer and actor (born in 1884)
Death of Hanuš Svoboda That year: 1964, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and organist (born in 1876)
19
Birth of Rainer Held That year: 1964, Classical music, conductor, music teacher
20
Birth of Gabriela Ortiz That year: 1964, Classical music, Mexican composer
21
Death of Theodor Blumer That year: 1964, Classical music, German composers (born in 1881)
23
Death of Arrigo Pedrollo That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian composer (1878-1964) (born in 1878)
25
Birth of Ian Bostridge That year: 1964, Classical music, English tenor
Birth of Michele Zanoni That year: 1964, Classical music, composer
27
Birth of Andrea Bönig That year: 1964, Classical music, German opera singer
28
Birth of Hans Dueholm That year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer
29
Death of Miroslav Krejčí That year: 1964, Classical music, Czech music educator and composer (1891-1964) (born in 1891)
Also in December
Birth of Vincent Monteil That year: 1964, Classical music, French conductor .
This was also in 1964
Inception: Portland Opera That year: 1964, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Madrigal de Luxembourg That year: 1964, Classical music (Luxembourg). Birth of Richard Farnes That year: 1964, Classical music, British musician . Inauguration: International Chamber Music Festival of Cervo That year: 1964, Classical music (Cervo, Italy). Inception: Hollyridge Strings That year: 1964, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Werner Güra That year: 1964, Classical music, German tenor . Birth of Nicolas Cavallier That year: 1964, Classical music, musician, performing artist . Birth of Aga Wińska That year: 1964, Classical music, Polish operatic soprano . Birth of Inés Salazar That year: 1964, Classical music, Venezuelan opera singer . Birth of Mart Mikk That year: 1964, Classical music, Estonian opera singer . Birth of Ricardo Castro That year: 1964, Classical music, Brazilian pianist . Closing: Building for Arts and Sciences (The Hague) That year: 1964, Classical music (The Hague, Netherlands). Birth of Philippe Graffin That year: 1964, Classical music, French violinist . Birth of Günther Broucke That year: 1964, Classical music, Belgian pianist & classical music manager . Death of Pierre-Aurèle Asselin That year: 1964, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (born in 1881) . Birth of Enric Palomar That year: 1964, Classical music, Catalan composer . Birth of Qiulin Zhang That year: 1964, Classical music, French operatic contralto . Inception: Cantata Singers and Ensemble That year: 1964, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Cyrena van Gordon That year: 1964, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1893) . Inception: Treenighedskirkens Drengekor That year: 1964, Classical music. Inception: Schola Cantorum That year: 1964, Classical music. Birth of Wivan Nygård-Fagerudd That year: 1964, Classical music, journalist, opera singer . Birth of Jyrki Korhonen That year: 1964, Classical music, Finnish oper singer . Birth of Werner Volker Meyer That year: 1964, Classical music, German opera singer . Birth of Itxaro Mentxaka That year: 1964, Classical music, singer . Dissolution: Quintette à vent de Paris That year: 1964, Classical music (France). Inception: Fremont Symphony Orchestra That year: 1964, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Gillian Webster That year: 1964, Classical music, 1964- . Birth of Nils Harald Sødal That year: 1964, Classical music, Norwegian singer . Birth of Alfonso Antoniozzi That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian baritone (1964-) . Birth of Jakob Christian Zethner That year: 1964, Classical music, Danish singer . Birth of Gleb Nikitin That year: 1964, Classical music, violinist, concertmaster . Birth of Olivier Lattion That year: 1964, Classical music, composer, instrumentalist, music teacher . Inception: South African National Youth Orchestra Foundation That year: 1964, Classical music (South Africa). Inception: Atrium Musicae de Madrid That year: 1964, Classical music (Spain). Death of T. Frederick Candlyn That year: 1964, Classical music, British musician (born in 1892) . Birth of Pietro Veneri That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian conductor . Birth of Kai Wessel That year: 1964, Classical music, Countertenor . Inauguration: Bowdoin International Music Festival That year: 1964, Classical music (Brunswick, United States of America). Inception: The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia That year: 1964, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Carlo Marchione That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian musician . Birth of Alessandro Baccini That year: 1964, Classical music, performer . Birth of Florent Boffard That year: 1964, Classical music, French pianist . Inception: Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir That year: 1964, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of John Keyes That year: 1964, Classical music, American opera singer . Birth of Peter Stangel That year: 1964, Classical music . Birth of Alexander Marco-Buhrmester That year: 1964, Classical music, German singer . Birth of Yasushi Toyoshima That year: 1964, Classical music, Japanese violinist and concertmaster . Birth of Richard Thomas That year: 1964, Classical music, British musician, writer, and comedy actor . Birth of Ralf Willershäuser That year: 1964, Classical music, German opera singer . Birth of David Giménez Carreras That year: 1964, Classical music, Spanish conductor . Birth of Jan van der Crabben That year: 1964, Classical music, singer . Birth of Mark Stringer That year: 1964, Classical music, American conductor . Death of Léon Goldberg That year: 1964, Classical music, composer . Birth of Elisabeth Berg That year: 1964, Classical music, Swedish singer . Birth of Vojtěch Spurný That year: 1964, Classical music, Czech cemballist, conductor and pianist . Inception: National Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1964, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Monteverdi Choir That year: 1964, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Frauke Mekelburg That year: 1964, Classical music, composer . Inception: Boston Symphony Chamber Players That year: 1964, Classical music. Inception: Waverly Consort That year: 1964, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Stephen Gadd That year: 1964, Classical music, British opera singer and historian . Birth of Dag Jensen That year: 1964, Classical music, Norwegian bassoonist . Birth of Patricia Bardon That year: 1964, Classical music, Irish mezzo-soprano singer (1964-) . Inception: Los Angeles Master Chorale That year: 1964, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: American Youth Symphony That year: 1964, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Romano Ciaroff-Cerini That year: 1964, Classical music, Russian opera vocalist (born in 1878) . Inauguration: Festival international de musique Tibor Varga That year: 1964, Classical music (Sion, Switzerland). Inauguration: Choriner Musiksommer That year: 1964, Classical music (Chorin, Germany). Birth of Simon Over That year: 1964, Classical music, British musician . Birth of Jukka Rantamäki That year: 1964, Classical music, performer . Birth of Sebastian Reinthaller That year: 1964, Classical music, Austrian opera singer . Birth of David del Puerto That year: 1964, Classical music, Spanish musician . Birth of Maite Arruabarrena That year: 1964, Classical music, Spanish-Basque mezzo-soprano . Birth of Andreas Sieling That year: 1964, Classical music, German musician, organist, musicologist and church musician . Inception: SYC Ensemble Singers That year: 1964, Classical music. Birth of Antonio Eros Negri That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian composer . Birth of Milagros Poblador That year: 1964, Classical music, Spanish operatic soprano . Birth of Ludovit Ludha That year: 1964, Classical music, musician, performing artist . Birth of Akram Poladov That year: 1964, Classical music, singer . Birth of Luis Orlandini That year: 1964, Classical music, Chilean guitarist and professor (b. 1964) . Birth of Yaron Traub That year: 1964, Classical music, Israeli conductor and pianist . Birth of Giovanni Meoni That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian operatic baritone (1964-) . Birth of Anne Lünenbürger That year: 1964, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Inception: Maribor Academic Choir That year: 1964, Classical music. Inauguration: The International Chamber Music Festival in Plovdiv That year: 1964, Classical music (Plovdiv, Bulgaria). Inauguration: Festival du Prieuré de Chirens That year: 1964, Classical music (Chirens, France). Inception: Guarneri Quartet That year: 1964, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Sylvie Valayre That year: 1964, Classical music, singer . Birth of Neven Valent That year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2012) . Inception: Talich Quartet That year: 1964, Classical music. Inception: Musica Sacra That year: 1964, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Jean-Christophe Keck That year: 1964, Classical music, French radio producer, conductor and musicologist . Birth of Vyatcheslav "Slava" Kagan-Paley That year: 1964, Classical music, Belarusian musician . Inauguration: Opernfestspiele Heidenheim That year: 1964, Classical music (Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany). Birth of Lyda Chen-Argerich That year: 1964, Classical music, musician . Birth of Mikael Fagerholm That year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: University of Chicago Contemporary Chamber Players That year: 1964, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Jesse M. Winne That year: 1964, Classical music, composer (born in 1875) . Birth of Christoph Greuter That year: 1964, Classical music, instrumentalist, composer, music arranger . Birth of Rita Kapfhammer That year: 1964, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Ewa Kupiec That year: 1964, Classical music, Polish pianist . Death of Jeanne-Marie Malcolm That year: 1964, Classical music, composer (born in 1881) . Birth of Gregor Bühl That year: 1964, Classical music, German conductor . Inauguration: The International Chamber Music Festival in Plovdiv That year: 1964, Classical music (Plovdiv, Bulgaria). Birth of Ainhoa Zubillaga That year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Andrea Molino That year: 1964, Classical music, Italian composer and conductor . Birth of Yōko Miyagawa That year: 1964, Classical music, Japanese violinist . Birth of Lorenz Duftschmid That year: 1964, Classical music, Austrian musician . Birth of Peter Feranec That year: 1964, Classical music, Slovak conductor . Inception: Rostock Motet Choir That year: 1964, Classical music (Germany). Inception: Coro Gulbenkian That year: 1964, Classical music. Death of Poon Yat On That year: 1964, Classical music, Cantonese opera performer (born in 1902) . Birth of Iakovos Pappas That year: 1964, Classical music, Greek musician . Birth of Laura Aikin That year: 1964, Classical music, American singer . Dissolution: CBC Symphony Orchestra That year: 1964, Classical music. Death of Geoffrey O'Connor-Morris That year: 1964, Classical music, composer (born in 1883) . Birth of Shin'ichirō Nakano That year: 1964, Classical music, Japanese conductor . Inception: Nash Ensemble That year: 1964, Classical music (Kingdom of Great Britain). Birth of Aitana Kasulin That year: 1964, Classical music, composer . Birth of Sarianna Salminen That year: 1964, Classical music, Finnish singer and opera singer . Birth of Rolf Hind That year: 1964, Classical music, British musician . Birth of Marc Albrecht That year: 1964, Classical music, conductor . Birth of Juha Uusitalo That year: 1964, Classical music, flautist, opera singer .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Igor Stravinsky (age 82)
- Variations That year: 1964, Classical music (Work for orchestra), composed in 1963
- Fanfare for a New Theatre (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Darius Milhaud (age 72)
- Adieu, Op. 410 (Song, lied)
- Concerto, Op. 407 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- String Septet, Op. 408 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- L'amour chanté, Op. 409 (Song, lied)
- Adam, Op. 411 (Song, lied)
- Aaron Copland (age 64)
- Arrangement of Down a Country Lane (Work for orchestra)
- Emblems (Work for orchestra)
- Music for a Great City (Work for orchestra)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 58)
- String Quartet No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 117 That year: 1964, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Hamlet, Op. 116 (Film score)
- The Execution of Stepan Razin, Op. 119 (Work for choir)
- Suite from Hamlet, Op. 116a (Work for orchestra)
- Suite from Michurin, Op. 78a (Work for choir)
- Olivier Messiaen (age 56)
- And we await the resurrection of the dead (Work for chamber orchestra), composed in 1965
- Prelude (Work for soloist)
- Samuel Barber (age 54)
- Night Flight, Op. 19a (Work for orchestra)
- Benjamin Britten (age 51)
- Curlew River, Op. 71 That year: 1964, Classical music (Opera) Premiere
- Suite No. 1 for cello, Op. 72 (Work for soloist)
- Henri Dutilleux (age 48)
- Métaboles (Work for orchestra)
- Iannis Xenakis (age 42)
- Hiketides: les suppliates d'Eschyle (Work for choir)
- Eonta (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 36)
- Mikrophonie I, Op. 15 (Electroacoustic music)
- Mixtur, Op. 16 (Electroacoustic music)
- Philip Glass (1937-0000)
- Brass Sextet (Work for chamber orchestra)