The year 1964 in classical music and in lyrical art
1964. With other artists, Carl Orff, Aram Khachaturian and Dmitri Shostakovich 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 380 of these moments for 1964.
1964, from day to day
January
05
Birth of Carl Unander-ScharinThat year: 1964, Classical music, Swedish composer
07
Death of Colin McPheeThat year: 1964, Classical music, Canadian composer and musicologist (born in 1900)
Death of Ingeborg SteffensenThat year: 1964, Classical music, Danish opera singer and singer (born in 1888)
Birth of Taras YachshenkoThat year: 1964, Classical music, Ukrainian composer and pianist (dead in 2017)
11
Birth of Alexander VedernikovThat year: 1964, Classical music, Russian conductor (dead in 2020)
14
Death of Otmar SkopalThat year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1890)
15
Birth of Aare SaalThat year: 1964, Classical music, singer, opera singer
18
Birth of Elena MoșucThat year: 1964, Classical music, Romanian singer and opera singer
Death of Franz MarkhoffThat year: 1964, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (born in 1880)
19
Death of Franco GhioneThat year: 1964, Classical music, Italian conductor (born in 1886)
Birth of Sonia Marie De León de VegaThat year: 1964, Classical music, American conductor
20
Death of Jan RychlíkThat year: 1964, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1916)
21
Birth of Fiona Joy HawkinsThat year: 1964, Classical music, Australian musician
22
Death of Marc BlitzsteinThat year: 1964, Classical music, American composer, lyricist, and librettist (born in 1905)
Birth of Pietro SpagnoliThat year: 1964, Classical music, italian baritone
23
Death of Walther LampeThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer, pianist (born in 1872)
27
Death of Leib GlantzThat year: 1964, Classical music, American musician (born in 1898)
29
Birth of Maarika JärviThat year: 1964, Classical music, flautist
31
Birth of Paolo PandolfoThat year: 1964, Classical music, Italian musician
Birth of Marina MešerjakovaThat year: 1964, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer
Birth of Jon Robert CartThat year: 1964, Classical music, American opera singer
Birth of Paolo PandolfoThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer
February
01
Death of Bruno HilseThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer (born in 1884)
Death of Emil FriedbergerThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer (born in 1877)
02
Birth of Lech BałabanThat year: 1964, Classical music, violist
03
Birth of Vladimir MillerThat year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer
Death of Adolphe PiriouThat year: 1964, Classical music, French composer (born in 1878)
06
Birth of Gianluca BersanettiThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer
07
Death of Hubert BauersachsThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer (born in 1882)
12
Birth of Hijiri KuwanoThat year: 1964, Classical music, Japanese musician
13
Death of Louise KartouschThat year: 1964, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1886)
15
Death of Tordis Gjems SelmerThat year: 1964, Classical music, Norwegian musician (born in 1886)
16
Birth of Ian BousfieldThat year: 1964, Classical music, English trombonist
Birth of Ray M. Wade juniorThat year: 1964, Classical music, musician, singer, opera singer
18
Birth of Jan VoglerThat year: 1964, Classical music, cellist
Death of Decima MooreThat year: 1964, Classical music, singer and actress (1871-1964) (born in 1871)
19
Birth of Jacek SykulskiThat year: 1964, Classical music, conductor
23
Birth of Jaroslav BrychThat year: 1964, Classical music, Czech conductor
25
Death of Kenneth Lee SpencerThat year: 1964, Classical music, American opera singer (1913-1964) (born in 1913)
28
Birth of Fernando del ValleThat year: 1964, Classical music, American opera singer
Birth of Pierre HantaïThat year: 1964, Classical music, French musician
Birth of Derek GleesonThat year: 1964, Classical music, Musician, Conductor and Composer
29
Birth of Razzoqova Muyassar QodirovnaThat year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer
March
03
Death of Koloman von PatakyThat year: 1964, Classical music, Hungarian singer and opera singer (born in 1896)
04
Birth of Brigitte HahnThat year: 1964, Classical music, German singer
05
Death of Alessio De PaolisThat year: 1964, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1893)
06
Death of José Antonio Álvarez CantosThat year: 1964, Classical music, Spanish composer (1897-1964) (born in 1897)
Death of Joan FrescoThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer (born in 1886)
07
Birth of Denyce GravesThat year: 1964, Classical music, American operatic mezzo-soprano
09
Death of Guillermo Quevedo ZornozaThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer (born in 1882)
10
Birth of Carlo LeporeThat year: 1964, Classical music, Italian singer
11
Birth of Julia GomelskayaThat year: 1964, Classical music, Ukrainian composer of contemporary classical music (dead in 2016)
Birth of Andreas KohnThat year: 1964, Classical music, german opera singer
Birth of Yasunori KanazawaThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer
13
Birth of Johannette ZomerThat year: 1964, Classical music, Dutch classical singer
Birth of Inger Dam-JensenThat year: 1964, Classical music, singer
14
Death of Luigi CastellazziThat year: 1964, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1896)
15
Death of Stepas SodeikaThat year: 1964, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (born in 1903)
16
Birth of Yoko KannoThat year: 1964, Classical music, Japanese composer, arranger, keyboardist, music producer (1964-)
17
Birth of Vladimir KohThat year: 1964, Classical music, Serbian musician
Death of William SeymerThat year: 1964, Classical music, Swedish composer (born in 1890)
24
Birth of Petter SundkvistThat year: 1964, Classical music, conductor
27
Death of Emil ReesenThat year: 1964, Classical music, Danish composer, conductor and pianist (born in 1887)
Birth of Sebastian HolecekThat year: 1964, Classical music, Austrian opera singer
28
Death of Arturo Dúo VitalThat year: 1964, Classical music, Spanish composer and conductor (1901-1964) (born in 1901)
Birth of Tim CobbThat year: 1964, Classical music, American musician
29
Death of Willem AndriessenThat year: 1964, Classical music, Dutch composer, pianist and music educator (born in 1887)
April
03
Death of Oscar RalfThat year: 1964, Classical music, Swedish actor (born in 1881)
Death of Aniela SzlemińskaThat year: 1964, Classical music, singer, opera singer (born in 1892)
08
Death of Germaine MartinelliThat year: 1964, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1887)
10
Birth of Margarita SukhankinaThat year: 1964, Classical music, Russian singer
Death of Robert vom ScheidtThat year: 1964, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1879)
Birth of Toshi NagataThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer
11
Birth of Paul AgnewThat year: 1964, Classical music, Scottish opera tenor
Birth of Johann Sebastian PaetschThat year: 1964, Classical music, American musician
Death of Gustav TalmanThat year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1899)
15
Inauguration: Grand Théâtre de LuxembourgThat year: 1964, Classical music (Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
16
Death of Wilhelm GombertThat year: 1964, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1886)
17
Death of Luigi Ferrari TrecateThat year: 1964, Classical music, Italian musician, composer and organist (born in 1884)
19
Death of Maurice MaréchalThat year: 1964, Classical music, French cellist (born in 1892)
Death of Ezio CarabellaThat year: 1964, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1891)
Birth of Svyatoslav LunyovThat year: 1964, Classical music, Ukrainian composer
20
Birth of George PehlivanianThat year: 1964, Classical music, conductor
Birth of Urszula KrygerThat year: 1964, Classical music, Polish singer and opera singer
22
Death of Ma Si TsangThat year: 1964, Classical music, Cantonese opera performer (born in 1900)
23
Birth of Gianandrea NosedaThat year: 1964, Classical music, Italian conductor
Inauguration: David H. Koch TheaterThat year: 1964, Classical music (Upper West Side, United States of America)
24
Birth of Marquita ListerThat year: 1964, Classical music, singer
25
Death of Luigi PigarelliThat year: 1964, Classical music, Italian composer, magistrate and pianist (born in 1875)
30
Birth of Luis Otero Martínez-SiegenthalerThat year: 1964, Classical music, musician, singer, composer, conductor, choir director
May
03
Death of Kazimierz CzarneckiThat year: 1964, Classical music, Polish singer (born in 1882)
05
Birth of Isabelle MorettiThat year: 1964, Classical music, French harpist
Birth of Ingela BrimbergThat year: 1964, Classical music, Swedish opera singer
06
Death of Harold MorrisThat year: 1964, Classical music, American musician (born in 1890)
Death of Carlo RavasengaThat year: 1964, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1891)
07
Birth of Sergey Valerevitsj KoerakinThat year: 1964, Classical music, Russian opera singer
09
Birth of Marc ClearThat year: 1964, Classical music, British opera singer and actor
10
Birth of Mark AndreThat year: 1964, Classical music, French composer
Birth of Yves CastagnetThat year: 1964, Classical music, French organist
11
Birth of Michael McGlynnThat year: 1964, Classical music, Irish musician
13
Birth of Njål SparboThat year: 1964, Classical music, Norwegian singer
Death of Andor LendvaiThat year: 1964, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (born in 1901)
14
Birth of Paul McGrathThat year: 1964, Classical music, British conductor
19
Death of Lawrence WrightThat year: 1964, Classical music, British composer (born in 1888)
21
Death of Italo CaimmiThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer (born in 1871)
23
Birth of Laurent NaouriThat year: 1964, Classical music, French opera singer
24
Birth of Daniel RodríguezThat year: 1964, Classical music, American singer
25
Death of Vasily ZolotarevThat year: 1964, Classical music, Russian composer and music teacher (born in 1873)
26
Death of Hans LissmannThat year: 1964, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1885)
28
Death of Amedeo BerdiniThat year: 1964, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1915)
31
Death of Nikolai OrlovThat year: 1964, Classical music, Russian pianist (born in 1892)
June
01
Death of Gustáv ŠimkovičThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer, music pedagogue, choir director (born in 1879)
02
Birth of Peter SvenssonThat year: 1964, Classical music, Austrian opera singer
04
Birth of Attila RétiThat year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer
09
Death of Louis GruenbergThat year: 1964, Classical music, American musician (born in 1884)
Birth of Jarosław SiwińskiThat year: 1964, Classical music, Polish composer and pianist
10
Birth of Petr MalásekThat year: 1964, Classical music, Czech composer, musician and pianist
14
Birth of Eric Le VanThat year: 1964, Classical music, musician
17
Birth of Marco AmbrosiniThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer
18
Death of Alexander Melik-PashayevThat year: 1964, Classical music, Russian conductor (born in 1905)
22
Death of Jindřich MásloThat year: 1964, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and choirmaster (born in 1875)
23
Death of Elsa JülichThat year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1886)
26
Death of Alexander PirogovThat year: 1964, Classical music, Russian opera singer (born in 1899)
Birth of Anette SeiltgenThat year: 1964, Classical music, German opera singer
27
Birth of Frances PappasThat year: 1964, Classical music, canadian-Greek operatic singer
Death of Daniel LazarusThat year: 1964, Classical music, French conductor, composer, musicologist and pianist (born in 1898)
28
Death of Ramón UsandizagaThat year: 1964, Classical music, conductor, composer (born in 1889)
Also in June
Inception: Hnat Khotkevych Ukrainian Bandurist EnsembleThat year: 1964, Classical music .
July
01
Death of Pierre MonteuxThat year: 1964, Classical music, French conductor (born in 1875)
Birth of Yu LongThat year: 1964, Classical music, Chinese conductor
09
Death of Richard KublaThat year: 1964, Classical music, Czech opera singer (born in 1890)
10
Birth of Mary MillsThat year: 1964, Classical music, singer
Death of Radka KonfortiThat year: 1964, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (born in 1922)
Birth of Robert NunezThat year: 1964, Classical music, musician
19
Birth of Mark WigglesworthThat year: 1964, Classical music, British conductor
22
Death of Pavla LovšeThat year: 1964, Classical music, Slovene soprano singer (born in 1891)
25
Birth of Marco BettaThat year: 1964, Classical music, Italian composer
26
Birth of Roar EngelbergThat year: 1964, Classical music, Norwegian musician
27
Birth of Steven SchmidtThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer
28
Death of Bella PaalenThat year: 1964, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1881)
30
Death of Minna Beckmann-TubeThat year: 1964, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1881)
August
02
Death of José María CastroThat year: 1964, Classical music, Argentine composer (born in 1892)
05
Birth of Robert StankovskyThat year: 1964, Classical music, conductor (dead in 2001)
06
Birth of Dmitry TikhonovThat year: 1964, Classical music, singer-songwriter, opera singer, singer, rock musician
07
Birth of Carlo ColombaraThat year: 1964, Classical music, Italian opera singer
Birth of Oliver Fartach-NainiThat year: 1964, Classical music, German musician
08
Birth of Marko SaloThat year: 1964, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (dead in 2005)
11
Birth of Helena KaupováThat year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer, pedagogue
12
Death of Rudolf Maria MandéThat year: 1964, Classical music, Czech conductor and composer (born in 1904)
14
Birth of Ondřej KukalThat year: 1964, Classical music, Czech conductor and composer
18
Birth of Christophe LacassagneThat year: 1964, Classical music, French singer
20
Birth of Edgardo ZayasThat year: 1964, Classical music, Puerto Rican opera singer, concert singer and vocal pedagogue (dead in 2017)
21
Birth of Anne RamoniThat year: 1964, Classical music, Swiss opera singer
22
Death of Jarmila GerbičThat year: 1964, Classical music, Slovene opera singer (born in 1877)
27
Birth of Kamen TchanevThat year: 1964, Classical music, Bulgarian tenor (dead in 2020)
28
Death of Aristide BaracchiThat year: 1964, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1885)
September
01
Death of George GeorgescuThat year: 1964, Classical music, Romanian musician (born in 1887)
Death of Otto OlssonThat year: 1964, Classical music, Swedish composer (born in 1879)
02
Birth of Jean-Christophe SpinosiThat year: 1964, Classical music, French musician
Birth of Ruxandra DonoseThat year: 1964, Classical music, singer
03
Death of Joseph MarxThat year: 1964, Classical music, Austrian composer, teacher and critic (born in 1882)
04
Birth of René PapeThat year: 1964, Classical music, Operatic bass
05
Death of Maurice BaronThat year: 1964, Classical music, French composer (born in 1889)
Birth of Thorsten LarbigThat year: 1964, Classical music, German pianist
08
Birth of Aleksey BotvinovThat year: 1964, Classical music, Ukrainian pianist
09
Death of Maurice Le BoucherThat year: 1964, Classical music, French musician (born in 1882)
10
Birth of Štefan HundžaThat year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer
12
Birth of Mihaela Gabriela Ungureanu-BinderThat year: 1964, Classical music, Romanian opera singer
14
Death of Mary HoweThat year: 1964, Classical music, American musician (born in 1882)
18
Birth of Luca BelcastroThat year: 1964, Classical music, Italian composer
19
Death of Henriette StrindbergThat year: 1964, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (born in 1894)
20
Death of Lazare LévyThat year: 1964, Classical music, French classical pianist (born in 1882)
Death of Anton Nino UršičThat year: 1964, Classical music, jurist, opera singer, director, opinion journalist (born in 1905)
23
Birth of Robert ZuidamThat year: 1964, Classical music, Dutch composer
24
Birth of Ainhoa Arteta IbarrolaburuThat year: 1964, Classical music, Spanish singer and actress
25
Death of Robert WilsonThat year: 1964, Classical music, Scottish tenor (1907-1964) (born in 1907)
27
Inauguration: Dorothy Chandler PavilionThat year: 1964, Classical music (California, United States of America)
28
Death of George DysonThat year: 1964, Classical music, English composer (born in 1883)
Birth of Jerald Franklin ArcherThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer
29
Birth of Camil MarinescuThat year: 1964, Classical music, Romanian conductor (dead in 2020)
Birth of Maurice VerheulThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer
October
01
Death of Ernst TochThat year: 1964, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1887)
Death of Léon de Saint-RéquierThat year: 1964, Classical music, French composer, organist, choir director and music educator (born in 1872)
03
Birth of Takako TakahashiThat year: 1964, Classical music, pianist
04
Death of Set SvanholmThat year: 1964, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (born in 1904)
05
Birth of Johan SchmidtThat year: 1964, Classical music, Belgian pianist
07
Death of Maude FayThat year: 1964, Classical music, singer (born in 1878)
09
Death of Mária SándorThat year: 1964, Classical music, Hungarian singer (born in 1892)
10
Death of Heinrich NeuhausThat year: 1964, Classical music, Soviet musician (born in 1888)
Birth of Andrea MorriconeThat year: 1964, Classical music, Italian composer
Birth of Verónica CangemiThat year: 1964, Classical music, Argentinian singer and opera singer
Death of František PíchaThat year: 1964, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and collector of regional songs (born in 1893)
12
Birth of James DawsonThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer
13
Birth of Endrik WottrichThat year: 1964, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 2017)
14
Death of Horst PlatenThat year: 1964, Classical music, German composer (born in 1884)
15
Death of Cole PorterThat year: 1964, Classical music, American composer and songwriter (born in 1891)
Birth of Anna Maria KaufmannThat year: 1964, Classical music, Canadian singer and opera singer
Birth of Mari KumamotoThat year: 1964, Classical music, Japanese pianist
16
Birth of Rosemary JoshuaThat year: 1964, Classical music, singer
19
Death of Pia RavennaThat year: 1964, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (born in 1894)
21
Death of Lino LiviabellaThat year: 1964, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1902)
Death of Andrei BabayevThat year: 1964, Classical music, Soviet composer (1923-1964) (born in 1923)
22
Death of Emmi KosáryThat year: 1964, Classical music, Hungarian actress (born in 1889)
27
Death of Julián Palanca MasiáThat year: 1964, Classical music, Spanish conductor, musicologist and composer (1883-1964) (born in 1883)
Birth of Agnès BoveThat year: 1964, Classical music, French actress and singer
Death of Alexander LarsenThat year: 1964, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1888)
31
Death of Grzegorz OrłowThat year: 1964, Classical music, Polish singer and vocal pedagogue (born in 1893)
Also in October
Death of Philipp KrausThat year: 1964, Classical music, German singer, opera singer and music educator (born in 1879) .
November
06
Death of Samuil SamosudThat year: 1964, Classical music, Music Conductor (born in 1884)
07
Birth of Laurent KorciaThat year: 1964, Classical music, French musician
09
Birth of Deborah YorkThat year: 1964, Classical music, British classical singer
11
Death of Eduard SteuermannThat year: 1964, Classical music, American pianist of Jewish origin (born in 1892)
Death of Juan de Dios FilibertoThat year: 1964, Classical music, Argentine musician, composer (born in 1885)
Birth of Fabio Casadei TurroniThat year: 1964, Classical music, Italian writer
Birth of Mayako SoneThat year: 1964, Classical music, harpsichordist
14
Birth of Åke ZetterströmThat year: 1964, Classical music, Swedish opera singer
16
Birth of Jan Willem MenkveldThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer
17
Death of Ángel BarriosThat year: 1964, Classical music, Spanish composer (born in 1882)
19
Death of Josef BartovskýThat year: 1964, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and choirmaster (born in 1884)
21
Birth of Marco Buongiorno NardelliThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer
24
Birth of Paul GrovesThat year: 1964, Classical music, American opera singer
Birth of Deborah CheethamThat year: 1964, Classical music, Australian singer, composer and actress
Death of Georges-Émile TanguayThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer (born in 1893)
28
Birth of Réjane MagloireThat year: 1964, Classical music, American actress and musician
Death of Gustaf BengtssonThat year: 1964, Classical music, Swedish composer (born in 1886)
30
Birth of Edwin Orion BrownellThat year: 1964, Classical music, Canadian musician
December
02
Birth of Peter KajlingerThat year: 1964, Classical music, Swedish opera singer
Birth of Benoit GlazerThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer
Death of Karl MilleThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer (born in 1878)
04
Death of Vera SchwarzThat year: 1964, Classical music, Hungarian Soprano (born in 1888)
08
Birth of Pia FreundThat year: 1964, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (soprano)
09
Death of Václav MarelThat year: 1964, Classical music, Czech composer and choirmaster (born in 1904)
11
Death of Alma MahlerThat year: 1964, Classical music, Austrian composer, author, editor, and socialite (born in 1879)
13
Birth of Azər ZeynalovThat year: 1964, Classical music, Azerbaijani musician and singer
14
Birth of Unnur WilhelmsenThat year: 1964, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer
16
Birth of Ian WilsonThat year: 1964, Classical music, Irish composer of classical music
Birth of Benoît MernierThat year: 1964, Classical music, Belgian organist
Death of Johannes FønssThat year: 1964, Classical music, Danish opera singer and actor (born in 1884)
Death of Hanuš SvobodaThat year: 1964, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and organist (born in 1876)
19
Birth of Rainer HeldThat year: 1964, Classical music, conductor, music pedagogue
20
Birth of Gabriela OrtizThat year: 1964, Classical music, Mexican composer
21
Death of Theodor BlumerThat year: 1964, Classical music, German composers (born in 1881)
23
Death of Arrigo PedrolloThat year: 1964, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1878)
25
Birth of Ian BostridgeThat year: 1964, Classical music, English tenor
Birth of Michele ZanoniThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer
27
Birth of Andrea BönigThat year: 1964, Classical music, German opera singer
28
Birth of Hans DueholmThat year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer
29
Death of Miroslav KrejčíThat year: 1964, Classical music, Czech music educator and composer (born in 1891)
Also in December
Birth of Vincent MonteilThat year: 1964, Classical music, French conductor .
This was also in 1964
Inception: SYC Ensemble SingersThat year: 1964, Classical music. Birth of Mark StringerThat year: 1964, Classical music, American conductor . Birth of Sylvie ValayreThat year: 1964, Classical music, singer . Birth of Florent BoffardThat year: 1964, Classical music, French pianist . Inception: Nash EnsembleThat year: 1964, Classical music (Great Britain). Birth of Richard ThomasThat year: 1964, Classical music, British musician, writer, and comedy actor . Inauguration: Bowdoin International Music FestivalThat year: 1964, Classical music (Brunswick, United States of America). Birth of Ewa KupiecThat year: 1964, Classical music, Polish pianist . Birth of Gottfried von der GoltzThat year: 1964, Classical music, German-Norwegian musician . Birth of Nils Harald SødalThat year: 1964, Classical music, Norwegian singer . Closing: Building for Arts and Sciences (The Hague)That year: 1964, Classical music (The Hague, Netherlands). Inception: Madrigal de LuxembourgThat year: 1964, Classical music (Luxembourg). Birth of Qiulin ZhangThat year: 1964, Classical music, French operatic contralto . Inception: Talich QuartetThat year: 1964, Classical music. Inception: Dorothy Shaw Bell ChoirThat year: 1964, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Rolf HindThat year: 1964, Classical music, British musician . Birth of Rita KapfhammerThat year: 1964, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Juha UusitaloThat year: 1964, Classical music, flautist, opera singer . Inauguration: Festival du Prieuré de ChirensThat year: 1964, Classical music (Chirens, France). Death of Romano Ciaroff-CeriniThat year: 1964, Classical music, tenor (born in 1878). Inception: University of Chicago Contemporary Chamber PlayersThat year: 1964, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Festival international de musique Tibor VargaThat year: 1964, Classical music (Sion, Switzerland). Birth of Peter FeranecThat year: 1964, Classical music, Slovak conductor . Birth of Maite ArruabarrenaThat year: 1964, Classical music, Spanish-Basque mezzo-soprano . Birth of Ralf WillershäuserThat year: 1964, Classical music, German opera singer . Death of Geoffrey O'Connor-MorrisThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer (born in 1883). Birth of Neven ValentThat year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2012). Inception: Maribor Academic ChoirThat year: 1964, Classical music. Birth of Ainhoa ZubillagaThat year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer . Inauguration: Choriner MusiksommerThat year: 1964, Classical music (Chorin, Germany). Inception: Fremont Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1964, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Sebastian ReinthallerThat year: 1964, Classical music, musician, singer, opera singer . Birth of Anne LünenbürgerThat year: 1964, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Jan van der CrabbenThat year: 1964, Classical music, singer . Inception: South African National Youth Orchestra FoundationThat year: 1964, Classical music (South Africa). Birth of Laura AikinThat year: 1964, Classical music, American singer . Inception: Waverly ConsortThat year: 1964, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Mart MikkThat year: 1964, Classical music, Estonian opera singer . Inauguration: International Chamber Music Festival of CervoThat year: 1964, Classical music (Cervo, Liguria, Italy). Death of Pierre-Aurèle AsselinThat year: 1964, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (born in 1881). Birth of Werner GüraThat year: 1964, Classical music, German tenor . Birth of John KeyesThat year: 1964, Classical music, American opera singer . Birth of Sarianna SalminenThat year: 1964, Classical music, Finnish singer and opera singer . Birth of Simon OverThat year: 1964, Classical music, British musician . Inception: Los Angeles Master ChoraleThat year: 1964, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Iakovos PappasThat year: 1964, Classical music, Greek musician . Death of Jeanne-Marie MalcolmThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer (born in 1881). Birth of Andreas SielingThat year: 1964, Classical music, German musician, organist, musicologist and church musician . Birth of Takeo NoguchiThat year: 1964, Classical music, Japanese musicologist . Death of Poon Yat OnThat year: 1964, Classical music, Cantonese opera performer (born in 1902). Birth of Gianluca FlorisThat year: 1964, Classical music, Italian writer . Birth of Wivan Nygård-FageruddThat year: 1964, Classical music, journalist, opera singer . Birth of Aga WińskaThat year: 1964, Classical music, opera singer . Inauguration: The International Chamber Music Festival in PlovdivThat year: 1964, Classical music (Plovdiv, Bulgaria). Birth of Eric Le SageThat year: 1964, Classical music, French pianist . Death of Léon GoldbergThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer . Birth of Giovanni MeoniThat year: 1964, Classical music, Italian operatic baritone . Birth of Werner Volker MeyerThat year: 1964, Classical music, German opera singer . Birth of Aitana KasulinThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer . Birth of Gleb NikitinThat year: 1964, Classical music, violinist, concertmaster . Birth of Shin'ichirō NakanoThat year: 1964, Classical music, Japanese conductor . Birth of Alexander Marco-BuhrmesterThat year: 1964, Classical music, German singer . Birth of Lorenz DuftschmidThat year: 1964, Classical music, Austrian musician . Birth of Carlo MarchioneThat year: 1964, Classical music, Italian musician . Inception: Rostock Motet ChoirThat year: 1964, Classical music (Germany). Birth of Jyrki KorhonenThat year: 1964, Classical music, Finnish oper singer . Inception: Treenighedskirkens DrengekorThat year: 1964, Classical music. Birth of David Giménez CarrerasThat year: 1964, Classical music, Spanish conductor . Birth of Antonio Eros NegriThat year: 1964, Classical music, Italian composer . Death of Jesse M. WinneThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer (born in 1875). Inauguration: The International Chamber Music Festival in PlovdivThat year: 1964, Classical music (Plovdiv, Bulgaria). Birth of Frauke MekelburgThat year: 1964, Classical music, composer . Birth of Dag JensenThat year: 1964, Classical music, Norwegian bassoonist . Birth of Marc AlbrechtThat year: 1964, Classical music, conductor . Birth of David del PuertoThat year: 1964, Classical music, Spanish musician . Birth of Philippe GraffinThat year: 1964, Classical music, French violinist . Birth of Andrea MolinoThat year: 1964, Classical music, Italian composer and conductor . Birth of Yōko MiyagawaThat year: 1964, Classical music, Japanese violinist . Birth of Elisabeth BergThat year: 1964, Classical music, Swedish singer . Birth of Richard FarnesThat year: 1964, Classical music, British musician . Birth of Enric PalomarThat year: 1964, Classical music, Catalan composer . Inauguration: Opernfestspiele HeidenheimThat year: 1964, Classical music (Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany). Birth of Yasushi ToyoshimaThat year: 1964, Classical music, Japanese violinist and concertmaster . Death of Cyrena van GordonThat year: 1964, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1893). Birth of Jakob Christian ZethnerThat year: 1964, Classical music, Danish singer . Death of Giórgios Kokoliós-BardiThat year: 1964, Classical music, Greek tenor (born in 1916). Birth of Kai WesselThat year: 1964, Classical music, Countertenor . Inception: National Philharmonic OrchestraThat year: 1964, Classical music. Birth of Vyatcheslav "Slava" Kagan-PaleyThat year: 1964, Classical music, Belarusian musician . Inception: Schola CantorumThat year: 1964, Classical music. Inception: The Chamber Orchestra of PhiladelphiaThat year: 1964, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Patricia BardonThat year: 1964, Classical music, Irish mezzo-soprano singer (1964-) . Birth of Yaron TraubThat year: 1964, Classical music, Israeli conductor and pianist . Inception: Atrium Musicae de MadridThat year: 1964, Classical music (Spain). Inception: Guarneri QuartetThat year: 1964, Classical music (United States of America). Death of T. Frederick CandlynThat year: 1964, Classical music, British musician (born in 1892). Birth of Gregor BühlThat year: 1964, Classical music, German conductor . Birth of Stephen GaddThat year: 1964, Classical music, British opera singer . Inception: Monteverdi ChoirThat year: 1964, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Itxaro MentxakaThat year: 1964, Classical music, singer . Birth of Alessandro BacciniThat year: 1964, Classical music, performer . Inception: Portland OperaThat year: 1964, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Alfonso AntoniozziThat year: 1964, Classical music, performer (1964-) . Inception: Cantata Singers and EnsembleThat year: 1964, Classical music (United States of America).
Works (composition or publishing)
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Igor Stravinsky (age 82) - Variations (Work for orchestra)
- Fanfare for a New Theatre (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Elegy (Song, lied)
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Darius Milhaud (age 72) - Concerto, Op. 407 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- String Septet, Op. 408 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Adam, Op. 411 (Song, lied)
- Adieu, Op. 410 (Song, lied)
- L'amour chanté, Op. 409 (Song, lied)
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Aaron Copland (age 64) - Emblems (Work for orchestra)
- Arrangement of Down a Country Lane (Work for orchestra)
- Music for a Great City (Work for orchestra)
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Dmitri Shostakovich (age 58) - String Quartet No. 10 in A-flat major, Op. 118That year: 1964, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- String Quartet No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 117That 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)
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Olivier Messiaen (age 56) - And we await the resurrection of the dead (Work for chamber orchestra), composed in 1965
- Colours of the Celestial City (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Prelude (Work for soloist)
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Samuel Osborne Barber (age 54) - Night Flight, Op. 19a (Work for orchestra)
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Benjamin Britten (age 51) - Curlew River, Op. 71That year: 1964, Classical music (Opera) Premiere
- Nocturnal on a theme by John Dowland, Op. 70 (Work for soloist), composed in 1963
- Suite No. 1 for cello, Op. 72 (Work for soloist)
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Henri Dutilleux (age 48) - Métaboles (Work for orchestra)
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Iannis Xenakis (age 42) - Hiketides: les suppliates d'Eschyle (Work for choir)
- Eonta (Work for chamber orchestra)
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Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 36) - Mikrophonie I, Op. 15 (Electroacoustic music)
- Mixtur, Op. 16 (Electroacoustic music)
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Philip Glass (1937-0000) - Brass Sextet (Work for chamber orchestra)
