1966, from day to day
1966. With other artists, Aram Khachaturian, Benjamin Britten and Theodor W. Adorno influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Cecilia Bartoli, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Requiem Canticles” de Igor Stravinsky, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1966 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 370 of these moments for 1966.
The year 1966 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
02
Birth of Oleg Videman That year: 1966, Classical music, opera singer
04
Death of Marcel Tabuteau That year: 1966, Classical music, French musician (born in 1887)
Birth of Klaus Schedl That year: 1966, Classical music, German composer
09
Death of Aro Stepanian That year: 1966, Classical music, Armenian composer (1897-1966) (born in 1897)
10
Birth of Heini Kärkkäinen That year: 1966, Classical music, Finnish pianist
13
Death of Michail Bagrinovskiy That year: 1966, Classical music, Soviet conductor and composer (1885-1966) (born in 1885)
17
Death of Fritz Zaun That year: 1966, Classical music, German conductor and musician (born in 1893)
19
Death of Josef Klement Zástěra That year: 1966, Classical music, Czech composer, choirmaster and collector of regional songs (born in 1886)
24
Birth of Linda Øvrebø That year: 1966, Classical music, opera singer
Birth of Hirokazu Sato That year: 1966, Classical music, Japanese composer and guitarist (dead in 2016)
28
Death of Benjamin Burrows That year: 1966, Classical music, British musician (1891-1966) (born in 1891)
29
Death of Pierre Mercure That year: 1966, Classical music, Canadian musician (born in 1927)
Death of Julien Giovannetti That year: 1966, Classical music, French operatic baritone (born in 1914)
Also in January
Death of René Hérent That year: 1966, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1897) .
February
02
Birth of Andrey Baturkin That year: 1966, Classical music, opera singer
03
Death of Kōsuke Komatsu That year: 1966, Classical music, Japanese composer (born in 1884)
08
Birth of Marco Stella That year: 1966, Classical music, Swedish actor
09
Birth of Amanda Roocroft That year: 1966, Classical music, English operatic soprano
13
Death of Marguerite Long That year: 1966, Classical music, French musician (born in 1874)
16
Death of Georgi Belev That year: 1966, Classical music, Bulgarian singer (born in 1908)
Death of Walter Charles Schad That year: 1966, Classical music, composer (born in 1889)
18
Birth of Krzysztof Szydzisz That year: 1966, Classical music, Polish conductor, singer, teacher and academic lecturer
19
Death of Boris Freydkov That year: 1966, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (born in 1904)
20
Death of Fernand Francell That year: 1966, Classical music, (1879-1966) (born in 1879)
24
Birth of Rhys Meirion That year: 1966, Classical music, Welsh opera singer
Death of Victor Küzdő That year: 1966, Classical music, composer (born in 1869)
26
Birth of Michael Matthes That year: 1966, Classical music, French musician
Birth of Valentin Sukhodolets That year: 1966, Classical music, Russian opera singer
Death of W. Lawrence Curry That year: 1966, Classical music, composer (born in 1906)
28
Birth of Edward Shearmur That year: 1966, Classical music, British composer
Also in February
Birth of Jennifer Wilson That year: 1966, Classical music, American operatic soprano .
March
02
Death of Vincent Fanelli That year: 1966, Classical music, American musician (1883-1966) (born in 1883)
Death of Jindřich Hybler That year: 1966, Classical music, Czech composer and choirmaster (born in 1891)
03
Death of William Frawley That year: 1966, Classical music, American actor (1887–1966) (born in 1887)
Birth of Hanne Fischer That year: 1966, Classical music, Danish operatic mezzo-soprano
Birth of Thurlow Weed That year: 1966, Classical music, composer
04
Death of Jānis Mediņš That year: 1966, Classical music, Latvian composer (1890-1966) (born in 1890)
06
Death of Richard Hageman That year: 1966, Classical music, Dutch conductor (1881-1966) (born in 1882)
Death of Frederick Chubb That year: 1966, Classical music, composer (born in 1885)
10
Birth of Gráinne Mulvey That year: 1966, Classical music, Irish composer
11
Birth of Erika Sunnegårdh That year: 1966, Classical music, Swedish opera singer
Birth of Vincent Wolfsteiner That year: 1966, Classical music, German singer
12
Birth of David Daniels That year: 1966, Classical music, American opera singer
13
Birth of Vít Zouhar That year: 1966, Classical music, Czech music educator, music publicist and composer
Birth of Marianna Váradi That year: 1966, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer
14
Death of Dennis Noble That year: 1966, Classical music, British singer (born in 1898)
17
Death of Walter Lang That year: 1966, Classical music, (1896-1966) (born in 1896)
18
Birth of Fiorenza Cedolins That year: 1966, Classical music, Italian operatic soprano
19
Death of Lucy Isnardon That year: 1966, Classical music, French soprano (born in 1879)
Death of Marta Pospisil-Griff That year: 1966, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1892)
21
Birth of Alexander Strugov That year: 1966, Classical music, composer
22
Birth of Max Richter That year: 1966, Classical music, British composer (born 1966)
Birth of Isabel Rey That year: 1966, Classical music, singer
24
Birth of Wojtek Drabowicz That year: 1966, Classical music, Polish singer (dead in 2007)
26
Birth of Liv-Unni Larsson Undall That year: 1966, Classical music, Norwegian singer and actress
Birth of Laurence Scott Bitensky That year: 1966, Classical music, composer
28
Birth of John Axelrod That year: 1966, Classical music, American conductor
Birth of Jacek Laszczkowski That year: 1966, Classical music, Polish opera vocalist
29
Death of Édouard Kriff That year: 1966, Classical music, French singer (born in 1905)
30
Death of Jelly d'Arányi That year: 1966, Classical music, Hungarian-born British violinist (1893–1966) (born in 1895)
Birth of Jan Müller-Wieland That year: 1966, Classical music, German composer and conductor
April
03
Death of Mariia Lytvynenko-Volhemut That year: 1966, Classical music, Soviet opera singer, music educator and actor (1892-1966) (born in 1892)
05
Death of Drago Zupan That year: 1966, Classical music, opera singer, director, actor (born in 1897)
Death of Raymond Sabarich That year: 1966, Classical music, French trumpeter (1909-1966) (born in 1909)
Death of Karl Pistorius That year: 1966, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (1898-1966) (born in 1898)
07
Birth of Béla Mavrák That year: 1966, Classical music, tenor
Birth of Benon Maliszewski That year: 1966, Classical music, opera singer
08
Birth of John Estacio That year: 1966, Classical music, Canadian compoer
10
Birth of Inesa Linaburgytė That year: 1966, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer
15
Death of Julia Guiraudon That year: 1966, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1873)
19
Birth of Véronique Gens That year: 1966, Classical music, Operatic soprano
24
Birth of Christian Tetzlaff That year: 1966, Classical music, German violinist
Death of Tino Pattiera That year: 1966, Classical music, Yugoslav tenor (born in 1890)
Death of Einar Kristjánsson That year: 1966, Classical music, Icelandic opera singer (1910–1966) (born in 1910)
25
Death of Maria Kuznetsova That year: 1966, Classical music, singer and dancer (born in 1880)
Birth of Jérôme Noetinger That year: 1966, Classical music, French musician
27
Birth of Jan Miłosz Zarzycki That year: 1966, Classical music, Polish conductor
May
05
Death of Danatar Ovezov That year: 1966, Classical music, composer (born in 1911)
Birth of John Ken Nuzzo That year: 1966, Classical music, Japanese singer
Death of Florence Macbeth That year: 1966, Classical music, American soprano (born in 1889)
07
Death of Lee Sims That year: 1966, Classical music, American musician (born in 1898)
Death of Robert Alexander That year: 1966, Classical music, composer (born in 1883)
16
Death of Ladislav Berka That year: 1966, Classical music, composer, choir director, teacher (born in 1910)
20
Birth of Emma Johnson That year: 1966, Classical music, British clarinettist
Death of Milorad Jovanović That year: 1966, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1897)
23
Birth of Neil Thomson That year: 1966, Classical music, British Conductor
25
Death of André Baugé That year: 1966, Classical music, French singer (born in 1893)
28
Premiere of String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122 That year: 1966, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), Dmitri Shostakovich
30
Birth of Adam Zdunikowski That year: 1966, Classical music, opera singer
31
Death of Lahja Linko That year: 1966, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (1890-1966) (born in 1890)
June
03
Death of Rudolf Ritter That year: 1966, Classical music, German singer (born in 1878)
04
Birth of Cecilia Bartoli That year: 1966, Classical music, Italian singer
05
Birth of Christian Gilardi That year: 1966, Classical music, Swiss composer and publisher
06
Birth of Alessandra Celletti That year: 1966, Classical music, Italian musician
Birth of Adriana Kohútková That year: 1966, Classical music, Slovak opera singer
08
Death of Emily Davis That year: 1966, Classical music, Welsh English opera singer (1900-1966) (born in 1900)
09
Premiere of The Burning Fiery Furnace, Op. 77 That year: 1966, Classical music (Opera), Benjamin Britten
11
Death of André Pernet That year: 1966, Classical music, French bass baritone (1894-1966) (born in 1894)
12
Death of Hermann Scherchen That year: 1966, Classical music, German conductor (born in 1891)
Death of Thomas Hardie Chalmers That year: 1966, Classical music, American opera singer (1884-1966) (born in 1884)
13
Premiere of La mère coupable, Op. 412 That year: 1966, Classical music (Opera), Darius Milhaud
14
Birth of Eva Lind That year: 1966, Classical music, Austrian soprano
15
Birth of Roberto Carnevale That year: 1966, Classical music, Italian musician
16
Birth of Piotr Fryderyk Grinholc That year: 1966, Classical music, composer
19
Death of Chalmers Clifton That year: 1966, Classical music, American composer (born in 1889)
20
Death of Paul Kuhn That year: 1966, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1874)
23
Death of Clara Jacobo That year: 1966, Classical music, Italian singer (born in 1898)
Birth of Greg Banaszak That year: 1966, Classical music, American saxophonist
25
Death of F. Henri Klickmann That year: 1966, Classical music, American composer and songwriter (1885-1966) (born in 1885)
26
Birth of Ferhat Göçer That year: 1966, Classical music, Turkish singer and surgeon
27
Birth of Anna Maria Pammer That year: 1966, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer
29
Death of Arthur Meulemans That year: 1966, Classical music, Belgian composer (born in 1884)
Birth of Audrius Rubežius That year: 1966, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer
July
03
Death of Deems Taylor That year: 1966, Classical music, American composer, music critic, and promoter of classical music (born in 1885)
Birth of Oswald Sallaberger That year: 1966, Classical music, Austrian conductor
Death of Pál Komáromy That year: 1966, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (born in 1892)
04
Death of Louis Thirion That year: 1966, Classical music, French composer (born in 1879)
08
Birth of Hagai Shaham That year: 1966, Classical music, Israeli violinist
09
Birth of Zheng Cao That year: 1966, Classical music, Chinese American mezzo-soprano (1966-2013) (dead in 2013)
10
Death of Viktor Veselý That year: 1966, Classical music, Czech composer, pianist, lawyer and organist (born in 1887)
11
Death of Dolors Frau i Julià That year: 1966, Classical music, Spanish educationist (1882-1964) (born in 1882)
13
Birth of Natalia Luis-Bassa That year: 1966, Classical music, Venezuelan conductor
14
Birth of Cristina Braga That year: 1966, Classical music, Brazilian musician
15
Birth of Cornelia Horak That year: 1966, Classical music, Austrian singer
17
Death of August Baeyens That year: 1966, Classical music, Belgian musician (1895-1966) (born in 1895)
Birth of Masahiro Shinba That year: 1966, Classical music, Japanese singer
20
Death of Elizabeth Amsden That year: 1966, Classical music, singer (1881-1966) (born in 1881)
Birth of Yoshiko Kawamoto That year: 1966, Classical music, violist
21
Death of Sofya Preobrazhenskaya That year: 1966, Classical music, Soviet singer, opera singer and music educator (1904-1966) (born in 1904)
Birth of Dalibor Jenis That year: 1966, Classical music, Slovak singer
22
Death of Jaroslav Kofroň That year: 1966, Classical music, Czech hornist, music educator, composer and choirmaster (1921-1966) (born in 1921)
25
Death of Dmitry Golovin That year: 1966, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1894-1966) (born in 1894)
27
Death of Ellis Levy That year: 1966, Classical music, composer (born in 1887)
29
Death of Pál Járdányi That year: 1966, Classical music, Hungarian composer (1920-1966) (born in 1920)
Death of František Schäfer That year: 1966, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and pianist (born in 1905)
30
Birth of Richard Bernstein That year: 1966, Classical music, American operatic bass
Death of Marcella Lindh That year: 1966, Classical music, stage name of an American soprano singer (1867-1966) (born in 1867)
31
Death of Lydia Locke That year: 1966, Classical music, soprano singer from the United States, accused and acquitted of murdering her first husband (1884-1966) (born in 1884)
August
03
Birth of Jérôme Correas That year: 1966, Classical music, French conductor
05
Birth of Gerardo Gerulewicz That year: 1966, Classical music, composer
09
Death of Gösta Nystroem That year: 1966, Classical music, Swedish composer (1890-1966) (born in 1890)
11
Birth of Juan María Solare That year: 1966, Classical music, Argentine composer and pianist
12
Birth of Carlos Álvarez That year: 1966, Classical music, Operatic baritone
13
Birth of Song Zuying That year: 1966, Classical music, Chinese singer
14
Death of Josef Bartoš That year: 1966, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and choirmaster (1902–1966) (born in 1902)
15
Death of Jan Kiepura That year: 1966, Classical music, Polish actor and singer (born in 1902)
17
Birth of Julian Konstantinov That year: 1966, Classical music, Bulgarian singer
Birth of Anders Mårtensson That year: 1966, Classical music, Swedish actor
Birth of Yūko Mifune That year: 1966, Classical music, Japanese pianist
18
Birth of Markus Brutscher That year: 1966, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
30
Birth of Liza Lim That year: 1966, Classical music, Australian composer
Birth of Teddy Tahu Rhodes That year: 1966, Classical music, New Zealand baritone opera singer
31
Death of Hans Grahl That year: 1966, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1895-1966) (born in 1895)
September
01
Birth of Malin Hartelius That year: 1966, Classical music, Swedish soprano
04
Birth of Birgit Remmert That year: 1966, Classical music, German meezo-soprano and contralto in opera and concert
Death of Philip Newman That year: 1966, Classical music, violonist (born in 1904)
09
Death of Antoni Massana That year: 1966, Classical music, Catalan composer and Jesuit (born in 1890)
10
Birth of Anna Larsson That year: 1966, Classical music, Swedish singer
11
Death of Leonid Savranski That year: 1966, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1876)
12
Birth of Jean-François Marcoux That year: 1966, Classical music, composer
15
Birth of Håvard Gimse That year: 1966, Classical music, Norwegian pianist
16
Premiere of Antony and Cleopatra, Op. 40 That year: 1966, Classical music (Opera), Samuel Barber
17
Death of Fritz Wunderlich That year: 1966, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1930)
23
Death of Matild Palay That year: 1966, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (born in 1891)
25
Birth of Stanislav Bunin That year: 1966, Classical music, Russian musician
26
Death of Nina Nelina That year: 1966, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (1923—1966) (born in 1923)
27
Death of Cristina Maristany That year: 1966, Classical music, Portuguese opera singer (born in 1906)
29
Death of Aleksander Arder That year: 1966, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1894)
October
01
Birth of Brian Asawa That year: 1966, Classical music, American opera singer (1966-2016) (dead in 2016)
05
Birth of Alex Wurman That year: 1966, Classical music, American composer
Death of Dmitriĭ Tarkhov That year: 1966, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1890)
Death of Blanche Merrill That year: 1966, Classical music, composer (born in 1895)
08
Birth of Tabea Zimmermann That year: 1966, Classical music, German violist
Premiere of Requiem Canticles That year: 1966, Classical music (Work for choir), Igor Stravinsky
Death of Gdal Saleski That year: 1966, Classical music, composer, writer, cellist (born in 1888)
12
Death of Arthur Lourié That year: 1966, Classical music, Russian-born American composer (1892–1966) (born in 1892)
Birth of Amanda Forsyth That year: 1966, Classical music, Canadian musician
13
Death of Thom de Klerk That year: 1966, Classical music, Dutch bassoonist, music teacher, conductor and music director (born in 1912)
14
Birth of Danuta Dudzińska-Wieczorek That year: 1966, Classical music, Polish opera singer.
Death of Arcady Dubensky That year: 1966, Classical music, composer (born in 1890)
17
Death of Karel Hruška That year: 1966, Classical music, Czech opera singer (born in 1891)
Birth of Heiko Trinsinger That year: 1966, Classical music, Belgian operatic bass
Birth of Andrea Antonello Nacci That year: 1966, Classical music, composer
25
Birth of Hiroshi Arimori That year: 1966, Classical music, Japanese pianist (1966-)
26
Birth of Kaspars Putnins That year: 1966, Classical music, conductor
27
Birth of Gregor Peters-Rey That year: 1966, Classical music, composer
30
Death of Teddy Björkman That year: 1966, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1896)
November
01
Death of Alexis Roland-Manuel That year: 1966, Classical music, French composer (born in 1891)
Death of John Franklin Carré That year: 1966, Classical music, composer (born in 1894)
02
Birth of Jens-Christian Wandt That year: 1966, Classical music, Danish opera singer
03
Birth of Juliane Klein That year: 1966, Classical music, German composer
07
Death of Mařenka Zieglerová That year: 1966, Classical music, Czech singer and actress (born in 1881)
10
Birth of Ming Tsao That year: 1966, Classical music, Chinese-American composer, active in Europe
11
Birth of Martin Kumžák That year: 1966, Classical music, conductor, composer
12
Death of Quincy Porter That year: 1966, Classical music, American composer (born in 1897)
Death of Franz Fellner That year: 1966, Classical music, opera singer, physician (1900-1966) (born in 1900)
13
Birth of Badri Maisuradze That year: 1966, Classical music, Georgian opera singer
Death of Mario Chamlee That year: 1966, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1892)
Death of Eduard Henneberger That year: 1966, Classical music, (1895-1966) (born in 1895)
14
Birth of Charles Hazlewood That year: 1966, Classical music, British conductor
16
Birth of Roberta Invernizzi That year: 1966, Classical music, singer
19
Death of Olena Katulska That year: 1966, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer and music educator (born in 1888)
20
Birth of Viktoriia Lukianets That year: 1966, Classical music, Ukrainian singer
23
Death of George Henry Day That year: 1966, Classical music, composer (born in 1883)
24
Death of Katya Popova That year: 1966, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (born in 1924)
Death of Nikolaj Konstantinovic Peckovskij That year: 1966, Classical music, opera singer, actor (born in 1896)
26
Birth of Ingebjørg Kosmo That year: 1966, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer
28
Death of Vittorio Giannini That year: 1966, Classical music, American composer (born in 1903)
Birth of Andrea Gruber That year: 1966, Classical music, singer
29
Birth of Tashi Dorje That year: 1966, Classical music, Chinese opera singer
Birth of Kerstin Doelle That year: 1966, Classical music, singer, music teacher, composer, art director
December
01
Birth of Taras Schtonda That year: 1966, Classical music, Ukrainian singer and opera singer
Birth of Giovanni D'Aquila That year: 1966, Classical music, Italian composer
05
Death of Maks Simončič That year: 1966, Classical music, poet, writer, opera singer, librettist (born in 1887)
Birth of Sophie Pondjiclis That year: 1966, Classical music, opera singer
06
Death of Hermann Heiss That year: 1966, Classical music, German composer (born in 1897)
Birth of Jenő Koppándi That year: 1966, Classical music, (1966–)
07
Birth of Imre Lovas That year: 1966, Classical music, composer
09
Death of Yuri Shaporin That year: 1966, Classical music, Soviet composer and conductor (born in 1887)
12
Birth of Yvan Cassar That year: 1966, Classical music, French composer and pianist
Death of Nellie Briercliffe That year: 1966, Classical music, singer and actress (born in 1889)
16
Birth of Isabelle van Keulen That year: 1966, Classical music, Dutch violinist
17
Birth of Alla Zahaikevych That year: 1966, Classical music, Ukrainian composer
18
Birth of Mario Frangoulis That year: 1966, Classical music, Greek singer
Death of Steuart Wilson That year: 1966, Classical music, British operatic tenor (1889-1966) (born in 1889)
20
Birth of Paulo Bitencourt That year: 1966, Classical music, Austrian author, musician, actor and photographer
Birth of Luigi Negretti Lanner That year: 1966, Classical music, composer
Death of T. Francis Burke That year: 1966, Classical music, composer (born in 1888)
24
Death of Gaspar Cassadó That year: 1966, Classical music, Catalan cellist and composer (born in 1897)
26
Death of Noël Gallon That year: 1966, Classical music, French composer (1891-1966) (born in 1891)
Death of Masashi Ueda That year: 1966, Classical music, Japanese conductor (1904-1966) (born in 1904)
28
Birth of Piotr Beczała That year: 1966, Classical music, Polish operatic tenor
Death of Peter Roth-Ehrang That year: 1966, Classical music, German opera singer and actor (1920-1966) (born in 1920)
31
Death of Louis Persinger That year: 1966, Classical music, American musician (born in 1887)
Birth of Susan Rigvava-Dumas That year: 1966, Classical music, Dutch singer
Birth of Václav Krahulík That year: 1966, Classical music, Czech composer
This was also in 1966
Inauguration: De Doelen That year: 1966, Classical music (Rotterdam, Netherlands). Death of Ferdinand Sorenson That year: 1966, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1882) . Birth of Dan Paul Dumitrescu That year: 1966, Classical music, Romanian opera singer . Birth of Kwangchul Youn That year: 1966, Classical music, South Korean singer and opera singer . Death of Anton Šubelj That year: 1966, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1899) . Birth of Davor Lesic That year: 1966, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Frank Strobel That year: 1966, Classical music, German conductor . Birth of Wolfgang Koch That year: 1966, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born 1966) . Birth of Marc Laforet That year: 1966, Classical music, French pianist . Birth of Siow Lee Chin That year: 1966, Classical music, Singaporean musician . Birth of Dariusz Paradowski That year: 1966, Classical music, Polish opera singer . Birth of Mary Dunleavy That year: 1966, Classical music, American opera singer . Inception: Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1966, Classical music (Japan). Inception: Handel Society of New York That year: 1966, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Michaela Schuster That year: 1966, Classical music, German opera singer . Inception: Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester That year: 1966, Classical music (Austria). Birth of Karina Gauvin That year: 1966, Classical music, Canadian soprano . Inception: Gwalia Singers That year: 1966, Classical music (Wales). Birth of Hana Jonášová That year: 1966, Classical music, Czech opera singer . Birth of Andreas Spering That year: 1966, Classical music, German musician and conductor . Birth of Lothar Odinius That year: 1966, Classical music, singer . Inception: Consortium Classicum That year: 1966, Classical music. Birth of Rainer Trost That year: 1966, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Death of Frederick C. Silvester That year: 1966, Classical music, British organist (born in 1901) . Inauguration: Tokagakudo That year: 1966, Classical music (Tokyo, Japan). Birth of Carolin Masur That year: 1966, Classical music, German opera singer . Birth of Zoltán Bókai That year: 1966, Classical music, Hungarian musician, railroad engineer and conductor . Birth of Masahiko Hasebe That year: 1966, Classical music, Japanese composer . Birth of Juan Manuel Cañizares That year: 1966, Classical music, Spanish flamenco guitarist and composer . Inauguration: Wratislavia Cantans That year: 1966, Classical music (Wrocław, Poland). Birth of Susan Bickley That year: 1966, Classical music, British mezzo-soprano . Death of Arnold Trowell That year: 1966, Classical music, New Zealand composer and cellist (1887-1966) (born in 1887) . Inception: Cardiff Arms Park Male Choir That year: 1966, Classical music. Birth of Cristina Iordăchescu That year: 1966, Classical music, singer . Inception: Jostiband Orchestra That year: 1966, Classical music (Netherlands). Birth of James Taylor That year: 1966, Classical music, American tenor, born 1966 . Inception: Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto That year: 1966, Classical music. Birth of Antje Weithaas That year: 1966, Classical music, German professor . Birth of Debora Beronesi That year: 1966, Classical music, opera singer, musician . Birth of Simina Ivan That year: 1966, Classical music, Romanian opera singer . Birth of Jan Kobow That year: 1966, Classical music, German tenor . Birth of Hauschka That year: 1966, Classical music, German composer and pianist . Birth of Viktor Kulyk That year: 1966, Classical music, musician, clarinetist . Inception: Melos Quartet That year: 1966, Classical music. Birth of Stefan Asbury That year: 1966, Classical music, conductor . Birth of Kyoko Takezawa That year: 1966, Classical music, Japanese musician . Birth of Mary Plazas That year: 1966, Classical music, lyrical singer . Birth of Diana Doherty That year: 1966, Classical music, Australian musician . Inception: Singing Statesmen That year: 1966, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Andrea Silvestrelli That year: 1966, Classical music, musician . Birth of Christian Tschelebiew That year: 1966, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of James Gilchrist That year: 1966, Classical music, British tenor singer . Inauguration: Oslo Concert Hall That year: 1966, Classical music (Oslo Municipality, Norway). Inception: The Men of the Deeps That year: 1966, Classical music (Canada). Inception: Trio à cordes de Paris That year: 1966, Classical music. Birth of John Psathas That year: 1966, Classical music, New Zealand composer . Birth of Rémi Cotta That year: 1966, Classical music, French opera singer . Inception: London Symphony Chorus That year: 1966, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Derby Gilbert & Sullivan Company That year: 1966, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Steve Reich and Musicians That year: 1966, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Albert Schagidullin That year: 1966, Classical music, Russian operatic bass-baritone . Birth of Ilya Ioff That year: 1966, Classical music, Russian violinist . Inauguration: Mostly Mozart Festival That year: 1966, Classical music (New York City, United States of America). Birth of Stefan Vinke That year: 1966, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Ann Petersen That year: 1966, Classical music, Danish opera singer . Birth of Teresa Cardoso de Menezes That year: 1966, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Torsten Hofmann That year: 1966, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Inception: Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra That year: 1966, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Jürgen Bruns That year: 1966, Classical music, German musician and conductor . Death of P. S. Rung-Keller That year: 1966, Classical music, Danish composer (born in 1879) . Inception: Gabrieli Quartet That year: 1966, Classical music. Inauguration: Indianapolis Early Music That year: 1966, Classical music (Indianapolis, United States of America). Birth of Przemyslaw Rezner That year: 1966, Classical music, opera singer . Dissolution: Paganini Quartet That year: 1966, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Jörg Waschinski That year: 1966, Classical music, German opera singer . Death of Florine Calinesco That year: 1966, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1878) . Inauguration: Festival de musique de La Chaise-Dieu That year: 1966, Classical music (La Chaise-Dieu, France). Death of Fernando Mingozzi That year: 1966, Classical music, composer (born in 1897) . Inception: Ulster Orchestra That year: 1966, Classical music. Inception: Collegium Vocale Köln That year: 1966, Classical music. Birth of Sebastian Lang-Lessing That year: 1966, Classical music, German conductor . Inception: La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy That year: 1966, Classical music (France). Birth of Ansgar Hüning That year: 1966, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Death of Luella Meluis That year: 1966, Classical music, coloratura soprano (born in 1892) . Inception: Arkansas Symphony Orchestra That year: 1966, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Grant Colburn That year: 1966, Classical music, American composer . Birth of Heiko Mathias Förster That year: 1966, Classical music, German conductor . Inception: Quatuor de Genève That year: 1966, Classical music. Inception: New Orleans Musica da Camera That year: 1966, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Elisabetta de Mircovich That year: 1966, Classical music . Birth of Mihoko Fujimura That year: 1966, Classical music, Japanese singer and opera singer . Birth of Reinhard Hagen That year: 1966, Classical music, performer (1966-) . Death of Louise Alvar That year: 1966, Classical music, Swedish singer and opera singer (1884-1966) (born in 1884) . Inauguration: Cultural Center of the Philippines That year: 1966, Classical music (Manila, Philippines). Birth of Michael Güttler That year: 1966, Classical music, German conductor . Inception: Musica Elettronica Viva That year: 1966, Classical music. Inception: Continuum That year: 1966, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Claudia Caffagni That year: 1966, Classical music . Inception: Biotz Alai Abesbatza That year: 1966, Classical music (Spain). Birth of Byron Schenkman That year: 1966, Classical music, American harpsichordist, pianist and music director . Birth of Zoran Todorovich That year: 1966, Classical music, Serbian singer . Birth of Dawn Kotoski That year: 1966, Classical music, singer . Birth of Petri Lindroos That year: 1966, Classical music, lyrical singer . Birth of Sonia Ganassi That year: 1966, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Patrick Cohe͏̈n-Akenine That year: 1966, Classical music, French conductor . Birth of Rúni Brattaberg That year: 1966, Classical music, Faroese opera singer . Birth of Peter WesenAuer That year: 1966, Classical music, Austrian musician and conductor . Birth of Fernando Latorre That year: 1966, Classical music, Spanish opera singer . Inauguration: Congress Center That year: 1966, Classical music (Bienne, Switzerland). Death of John R. Metcalf That year: 1966, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1889) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Zoltán Kodály (age 84)
- Laudes organi (Work for choir)
- Igor Stravinsky (age 84)
- The Owl and the Pussy Cat (Song, lied)
- Darius Milhaud (age 74)
- Hommage à Comenius, Op. 421 (Song, lied)
- Musique pour l'Indiana, Op. 418 (Work for orchestra)
- Musique pour Lisbonne, Op. 420 (Work for orchestra)
- Musique pour la Nouvelle-Orléans, Op. 422 (Work for orchestra)
- Piano Quartet, Op. 417 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Jérusalem à Carpentras, Op. 419 (Incidental music)
- Aaron Copland (age 66)
- In Evening Air (Work for soloist)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 60)
- Cello Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 126 That year: 1966, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Preface to the Complete Collection of My Works and Brief Reflections on this Preface, Op. 123 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Katerina Izmailova, Op. 114b (Film score)
- Benjamin Britten (age 53)
- The Golden Vanity, Op. 78 (Work for choir)
- Iannis Xenakis (age 44)
- Nomos alpha (Work for soloist), published in 1965
- Terretektorh (Work for orchestra)
- Oresteïa (Work for choir)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 38)
- Adieu, Op. 21 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Telemúsik, Op. 20 (Electroacoustic music)
- Solo, Op. 19 (Electroacoustic music)
- Philip Glass (1937-0000)
- String Quartet No. 1 (Work for chamber orchestra)