1968, from day to day
1968. With other artists, Theodor W. Adorno, 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 Borys Liatoshynsky. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Piano Concerto in E-flat major, WoO 4” de Ludwig van Beethoven, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1968 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 390 of these moments for 1968.
The year 1968 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Birth of Daniela Sindram That year: 1968, Classical music, German opera singer
Birth of Janna Baty That year: 1968, Classical music, American opera singer
08
Birth of Corciolli That year: 1968, Classical music, Brazilian film composer, producer and musician
09
Death of Louis Aubert That year: 1968, Classical music, French pianist and composer (1877-1968) (born in 1877)
Death of Anka Jelačić That year: 1968, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1909)
10
Birth of Jorge Humberto Pinzón That year: 1968, Classical music, Colombian composer
11
Death of Mariano Stabile That year: 1968, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1888-1968) (born in 1888)
13
Death of Warren Coleman That year: 1968, Classical music, American operatic baritone (1901-1968) (born in 1901)
16
Birth of Miloš Bok That year: 1968, Classical music, Czech composer
Death of Makso Adrian That year: 1968, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1888)
17
Death of Kipras Petrauskas That year: 1968, Classical music, Lithuanian singer and opera singer (born in 1885)
18
Death of Egon Hilbert That year: 1968, Classical music, Austrian theatrical manager and director of the Vienna State Opera (1964-1968) (born in 1899)
19
Birth of Ikuko Kawai That year: 1968, Classical music, Japanese musician
20
Birth of Mati Turi That year: 1968, Classical music, Estonian opera singer
22
Death of Holger Bruusgaard That year: 1968, Classical music, Danish opera singer (1884-1968) (born in 1884)
23
Death of Teresa del Riego That year: 1968, Classical music, composer (born in 1876)
Birth of Tarô Hakase That year: 1968, Classical music, Japanese musician
Death of Joseph J. McGrath That year: 1968, Classical music, composer (born in 1889)
27
Birth of Éric Tanguy That year: 1968, Classical music, French composer
Inauguration: State Musical Theatre That year: 1968, Classical music (Nalchik, Russia)
28
Death of Július Móži That year: 1968, Classical music, composer, conductor (born in 1908)
30
Death of Alfred Poell That year: 1968, Classical music, Austrian operatic baritone (1900-1968) (born in 1900)
Death of Karlo Kamuščič That year: 1968, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1914)
February
02
Death of Tullio Serafin That year: 1968, Classical music, Italian conductor (born in 1878)
03
Birth of Marlis Petersen That year: 1968, Classical music, singer
Death of Francesco Dominici That year: 1968, Classical music, Cuban-Italian opera singer (born in 1885)
04
Birth of Frank Braley That year: 1968, Classical music, French pianist
05
Birth of Tatsuya Yabe That year: 1968, Classical music, performer
Death of Vladimir Alexandrovich Ziring That year: 1968, Classical music, composer (born in 1880)
06
Birth of Karl-Magnus Fredriksson That year: 1968, Classical music, Swedish actor
07
Birth of Stefan Thomas That year: 1968, Classical music, composer
09
Death of Amédée de Vallombrosa That year: 1968, Classical music, French organist (1880-1968) (born in 1880)
11
Inauguration: Madison Square Garden That year: 1968, Classical music (Manhattan, United States of America)
13
Death of Ildebrando Pizzetti That year: 1968, Classical music, Italian composer (1880-1968) (born in 1880)
Death of Portia White That year: 1968, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (1911-1968) (born in 1911)
16
Death of Healey Willan That year: 1968, Classical music, Anglo-Canadian composer and organist (born in 1880)
17
Birth of Katica Illényi That year: 1968, Classical music, Hungarian violinist
22
Death of Jaroslav Stuka That year: 1968, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator, composer and choirmaster (born in 1883)
23
Birth of Dénes Várjon That year: 1968, Classical music, Hungarian pianist and university teacher
Birth of Poghos Beazbekyan That year: 1968, Classical music, Armenian opera singer
24
Birth of Željko Lučić That year: 1968, Classical music, Serbian operatic baritone
25
Birth of Marie-Josèphe Jude That year: 1968, Classical music, French pianist
27
Death of Ludvík Podéšť That year: 1968, Classical music, Czech composer, conductor, music journalist, and editor (born in 1921)
March
01
Death of Adam Andrzejewski That year: 1968, Classical music, Polish singer (born in 1917)
02
Birth of Gerry Owens That year: 1968, Classical music, Irish musician
03
Birth of Olha Pasichnyk That year: 1968, Classical music, Ukrainian singer
04
Death of Alexandre Cellier That year: 1968, Classical music, French organist and composer (born in 1883)
05
Birth of Richard Harris That year: 1968, Classical music, British composer and pianist
Death of Roy Royal That year: 1968, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1895)
06
Death of Iša Krejčí That year: 1968, Classical music, Czech musician (born in 1904)
07
Birth of José María Sánchez-Verdú That year: 1968, Classical music, Spanish composer
08
Birth of Petra Urban That year: 1968, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
Birth of Alessandro Giannotti That year: 1968, Classical music, composer
13
Death of Bohumír Pokorný That year: 1968, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1877)
14
Birth of Helen Donaldson That year: 1968, Classical music, singer
15
Inauguration: Theater St. Gallen That year: 1968, Classical music (St. Gallen, Switzerland)
16
Death of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco That year: 1968, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1895)
18
Birth of Max De Aloe That year: 1968, Classical music, Italian composer
19
Death of Viktor Madin That year: 1968, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (born in 1876)
20
Death of Derek Oldham That year: 1968, Classical music, English singer and actor (1887-1968) (born in 1887)
Birth of Susanne Elmark That year: 1968, Classical music, Danish opera singer
23
Birth of Yayoi Toda That year: 1968, Classical music, Japanese violinist
24
Premiere of Prometheus That year: 1968, Classical music (Opera), Carl Orff
27
Death of Boris Mokrousov That year: 1968, Classical music, Soviet composer (1909-1968) (born in 1909)
31
Death of Elly Ney That year: 1968, Classical music, German pianist (born in 1882)
Also in March
Inauguration: Centennial Concert Hall That year: 1968, Classical music (Winnipeg, Canada) . Death of Marie Cavan That year: 1968, Classical music, opera singer (1889-1968) (born in 1889) .
April
01
Death of Walter William Stockhoff That year: 1968, Classical music, composer (born in 1876)
04
Birth of Peter Fletcher That year: 1968, Classical music, American musician
06
Death of Nataliya Izmaylova That year: 1968, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (1899-1968) (born in 1899)
07
Birth of Maksim Ignatyev That year: 1968, Classical music, music teacher, trombonist
08
Death of Yan Fengying That year: 1968, Classical music, Chinese opera performer (1930-1968) (born in 1930)
10
Birth of Helene Gjerris That year: 1968, Classical music, singer, opera singer
15
Death of Borys Liatoshynsky That year: 1968, Classical music, Ukrainian composer, conductor, teacher (born in 1895)
Birth of Stella Doufexis That year: 1968, Classical music, mezzo-soprano (dead in 2015)
Birth of Rustam Duloev That year: 1968, Classical music, Italian opera singer
Death of Boris Lyatoshinsky That year: 1968, Classical music, composer (born in 1895)
16
Death of Nelly Corradi That year: 1968, Classical music, Italian actress and singer (born in 1914)
17
Birth of Keiko Harada That year: 1968, Classical music, Japanese composer
21
Death of Norman Demuth That year: 1968, Classical music, British composer and musicologist (born in 1898)
Birth of Jean-Louis Agobet That year: 1968, Classical music, composer
24
Birth of Roxanna Panufnik That year: 1968, Classical music, British composer
30
Birth of Petr Hanzlík That year: 1968, Classical music, Czech composer and singer
May
03
Death of Leonid Sabaneyev That year: 1968, Classical music, Russian musicologist, music critic, composer and scientist (born in 1881)
Death of Welton Hickin That year: 1968, Classical music, composer (born in 1876)
05
Birth of Vincent Dumestre That year: 1968, Classical music, French musician
06
Birth of Chi Wai Eric Wong That year: 1968, Classical music, composer
08
Death of Gitta Halász That year: 1968, Classical music, (1889-1968) opera singer (born in 1889)
Death of Bruno Landi That year: 1968, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1900)
Birth of Jaroslav Březina That year: 1968, Classical music, Czech opera singer
10
Birth of Alice Coote That year: 1968, Classical music, British mezzo-soprano
15
Death of Florence Austral That year: 1968, Classical music, singer (1892-1968) (born in 1892)
16
Birth of Monica Danielson That year: 1968, Classical music, opera singer
24
Death of Bernard Rogers That year: 1968, Classical music, American composer (born in 1893)
Death of Ellen Nielsen That year: 1968, Classical music, Danish opera singer (1890-1968) (born in 1890)
25
Birth of Alexander Liebreich That year: 1968, Classical music, German conductor
27
Death of John Gläser That year: 1968, Classical music, German tenor (born in 1888)
28
Birth of Zhang Ye That year: 1968, Classical music, Chinese singer
Birth of Marcin Bronikowski That year: 1968, Classical music, Polish singer
June
01
Death of Giovanni Fusco That year: 1968, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1906)
Birth of Daniel Hůlka That year: 1968, Classical music, Czech actor and opera singer
Death of Otto Stoll That year: 1968, Classical music, composer (born in 1889)
02
Death of André Mathieu That year: 1968, Classical music, Canadian composer (born in 1929)
03
Death of Adalbert Möhring That year: 1968, Classical music, composer (born in 1890)
05
Death of Jerzy Gert That year: 1968, Classical music, Polish composer and conductor (born in 1908)
06
Birth of Régis Campo That year: 1968, Classical music, French composer
11
Birth of Camilla Nylund That year: 1968, Classical music, Finnish singer and opera singer
12
Death of Fidelio F. Finke That year: 1968, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1891)
14
Death of Karl-Birger Blomdahl That year: 1968, Classical music, Swedish composer (born in 1916)
Premiere of String Quartet No. 12 in D-flat major, Op. 133 That year: 1968, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), Dmitri Shostakovich
15
Death of José Sosa Esquivel That year: 1968, Classical music, Mexican opera singer (born in 1923)
16
Death of Paule de Lestang That year: 1968, Classical music, French pianist (1875-1968) (born in 1875)
Death of Joseph M. Daly That year: 1968, Classical music, composer (born in 1891)
17
Death of Federico Longas That year: 1968, Classical music, composer (born in 1893)
20
Birth of Jim Cornelison That year: 1968, Classical music, American singer
21
Birth of Lubica Vargicova That year: 1968, Classical music, opera singer
Death of Léopold Gouvy That year: 1968, Classical music, composer (born in 1871)
22
Birth of Geert Van Hoorick That year: 1968, Classical music, composer
Death of Alfredo Pinto That year: 1968, Classical music, conductor, pianist (born in 1891)
23
Birth of Lesley Barber That year: 1968, Classical music, Canadian composer
Birth of Maximilian Dimoff That year: 1968, Classical music, American musician
24
Birth of María José Montiel That year: 1968, Classical music, Spanish opera mezzo-soprano
26
Inauguration: Santa Fe Opera Theater That year: 1968, Classical music (Santa Fe, United States of America)
Death of Bram Bruin That year: 1968, Classical music, composer (born in 1912)
29
Birth of Bejun Mehta That year: 1968, Classical music, American opera singer (born 1968)
July
02
Birth of Masakazu Natsuda That year: 1968, Classical music, Japanese conductor and musicologist
Birth of Alberto Colla That year: 1968, Classical music, composer
04
Birth of Naoko Shimizu That year: 1968, Classical music, Japanese violist
Death of Hana Kramperová That year: 1968, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1888)
07
Death of Leo Sowerby That year: 1968, Classical music, American composer and church musician (1895-1968) (born in 1895)
Birth of Antonello Palombi That year: 1968, Classical music, opera singer, tenor
10
Birth of Claudia Pop That year: 1968, Classical music, Romanian opera singer
12
Death of Ada Sari That year: 1968, Classical music, singer, actress, and educator (born in 1886)
Death of Ila Verbőczy That year: 1968, Classical music, singer, opera singer (born in 1907)
Death of Maurice Reuchsel That year: 1968, Classical music, composer (born in 1880)
13
Birth of Andrea Meláth That year: 1968, Classical music, opera singer, university teacher
19
Birth of Julie Nesrallah That year: 1968, Classical music, singer
Death of Jaroslav Očenášek That year: 1968, Classical music, Czech composer, choirmaster and organist (born in 1901)
20
Death of Joseph Keilberth That year: 1968, Classical music, German conductor (born in 1908)
Birth of Markus Huber That year: 1968, Classical music, German conductor
21
Death of Karl Aagard Østvig That year: 1968, Classical music, Norwegian singer (1889-1968) (born in 1889)
Birth of Natal'ya Zavarzina That year: 1968, Classical music, opera singer
23
Death of Julius Isserlis That year: 1968, Classical music, Russian pianist and composer (born in 1888)
24
Birth of Thor Inge Falch That year: 1968, Classical music, singer, opera singer
30
Death of Jón Leifs That year: 1968, Classical music, Icelandic composer and conductor (1899-1968) (born in 1899)
Death of Josip Križaj That year: 1968, Classical music, opera singer (1887-1968) (born in 1887)
Birth of Giambattista Fedrici That year: 1968, Classical music, Italian composer, pianist, author and music producer
August
01
Birth of Peter Verhoyen That year: 1968, Classical music, Flemish flute and piccolo player
02
Death of Richard Watson That year: 1968, Classical music, Australian bass opera and concert singer (1903-1968) (born in 1903)
04
Birth of Olga Neuwirth That year: 1968, Classical music, Austrian composer
Birth of Epifanio Comis That year: 1968, Classical music, American musicianItalian pianist
Death of Paul Ulanowsky That year: 1968, Classical music, Austrian musician (born in 1908)
06
Birth of Marc Claesen That year: 1968, Classical music, Belgian opera singer (dead in 2015)
07
Birth of James L. King That year: 1968, Classical music, composer
08
Death of Fritz Stiedry That year: 1968, Classical music, Austrian conductor (born in 1883)
Birth of Yvie Burnett That year: 1968, Classical music, Scottish operatic mezzo-soprano
10
Birth of Salvatore Licitra That year: 1968, Classical music, Italian operatic tenor (dead in 2011)
14
Death of Martin Taras That year: 1968, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1899-1968) (born in 1899)
16
Birth of Andrea Ferrante That year: 1968, Classical music, Italian composer
20
Birth of Katharina Herb That year: 1968, Classical music, German opera singer
23
Birth of Sérgio Azevedo That year: 1968, Classical music, Portuguese composer
Birth of Laura Claycomb That year: 1968, Classical music, American soprano
26
Death of Emma Luart That year: 1968, Classical music, singer (born in 1892)
27
Death of Wilhelm Patsche That year: 1968, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1887-1968) (born in 1887)
28
Birth of François Martin That year: 1968, Classical music, Canadian luth player, singer and guitarist
September
02
Birth of Alison Buchanan That year: 1968, Classical music, opera singer
03
Death of Juan José Castro That year: 1968, Classical music, Argentine musician, composer, condutro, violinist and pianist (born in 1895)
04
Death of Sergey Aksakov That year: 1968, Classical music, composer (born in 1890)
05
Birth of Jailton de Oliveira That year: 1968, Classical music, composer
06
Death of Anny Konetzni That year: 1968, Classical music, Austrian operatic soprano (1902-1968) (born in 1902)
Death of Karl Rankl That year: 1968, Classical music, British composer and conductor (born in 1898)
07
Birth of Marianna Laba That year: 1968, Classical music, Ukrainian singer
Birth of Andreja Zakonjšek Krt That year: 1968, Classical music, Slovenian soprano
08
Death of August Topman That year: 1968, Classical music, Estonian conductor, composer and music educator (1882-1968) (born in 1882)
11
Birth of Tatiana Komarova That year: 1968, Classical music, Russian composer
13
Birth of Benjamin Schmid That year: 1968, Classical music, Austrian violinist
17
Birth of Jens Joneleit That year: 1968, Classical music, German composer
21
Birth of Ayano Itō That year: 1968, Classical music, Japanese violinist and concertmaster
22
Death of Norman Scott That year: 1968, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1921)
24
Birth of Marco Santilli That year: 1968, Classical music, composer, music arranger, instrumentalist, singer, producer
Death of Purcell James Mansfield That year: 1968, Classical music, composer (born in 1889)
26
Death of Władysław Kędra That year: 1968, Classical music, Polish musician (born in 1918)
29
Death of Karola Vajdová That year: 1968, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1919)
October
08
Death of Helmi Einer That year: 1968, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (born in 1888)
09
Birth of Rubén Dubrovsky That year: 1968, Classical music, Argentinean conductor
10
Birth of Pirjo Levandi That year: 1968, Classical music, Estonian opera singer
11
Birth of Sandrine Erdely-Sayo That year: 1968, Classical music, French musician
12
Birth of Hirofumi Yoshida That year: 1968, Classical music, Japanese conductor
Death of Tauno Hannikainen That year: 1968, Classical music, Finnish conductor (born in 1896)
Birth of John Lundgren That year: 1968, Classical music, Swedish opera singer
13
Birth of Carlos Marín That year: 1968, Classical music, Spanish singer (1968-2021) (dead in 2021)
15
Death of Franz Reizenstein That year: 1968, Classical music, British composer (born in 1911)
16
Birth of Francesco Libetta That year: 1968, Classical music, pianist, composer
18
Death of Margarit Babayan That year: 1968, Classical music, pianist, singer, musicologist, music teacher (born in 1874)
21
Birth of Giovanni Ricciardi That year: 1968, Classical music, Italian musician
22
Death of Yves Fossoul That year: 1968, Classical music, composer
25
Birth of Liao Changyong That year: 1968, Classical music, Chinese singer
28
Death of Erling Krogh That year: 1968, Classical music, Norwegian operatic tenor (born in 1888)
30
Death of Hartwig von Wersebe That year: 1968, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1879)
31
Birth of Emily Magee That year: 1968, Classical music, American operatic soprano
November
01
Birth of Javier Jacinto That year: 1968, Classical music, Spanish composer
06
Death of Charles Munch That year: 1968, Classical music, French musician (1891-1968) (born in 1891)
Death of Guillaume Landré That year: 1968, Classical music, Dutch composer (1905-1968) (born in 1905)
Birth of Miriam Sharoni That year: 1968, Classical music, Swedish singer and opera singer
08
Birth of Paul Gay That year: 1968, Classical music, French opera singer
09
Birth of Nazzareno Carusi That year: 1968, Classical music, Italian musician
11
Death of Jeanne Demessieux That year: 1968, Classical music, French composer, pianist, organist and music teacher (1921-1968) (born in 1921)
Birth of Salvador Rojo-Gamón That year: 1968, Classical music, composer
12
Death of Claire Friché That year: 1968, Classical music, Belgian opera singer (born in 1875)
13
Death of Kaja Norena That year: 1968, Classical music, Norwegian singer (1884-1968) (born in 1884)
Birth of Xu Zhong That year: 1968, Classical music, Chinese pianist
15
Birth of Marcus Schmickler That year: 1968, Classical music, German musician
17
Death of Matylda Polińska-Lewicka That year: 1968, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1881)
18
Birth of Indra Thomas That year: 1968, Classical music, American opera singer
24
Death of Jaroslav Jaroš That year: 1968, Classical music, Czechoslovak opera singer (born in 1902)
25
Death of Marcel Labey That year: 1968, Classical music, French conductor and composer (born in 1875)
27
Death of Hans Redlich That year: 1968, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1903)
28
Death of Erwin Wohlfahrt That year: 1968, Classical music, tenor (born in 1932)
Birth of Marius Felix Lange That year: 1968, Classical music, German film score composer (dead in 2021)
Death of Jonas Būtėnas That year: 1968, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (born in 1892)
Also in November
Birth of Pascal Pons That year: 1968, Classical music, French musician .
December
01
Death of Nicolae Bretan That year: 1968, Classical music, Romanian musician and music critic (born in 1887)
Birth of Karine Babajanyan That year: 1968, Classical music, Armenian singer and opera singer
03
Death of Francesc Juanola i Reixach That year: 1968, Classical music, Spanish composer (1891-1968) (born in 1891)
05
Death of Ernesto Rosillo Pérez That year: 1968, Classical music, Spanish composer (1893-1968) (born in 1893)
06
Death of Cirila Medved-Škerlj That year: 1968, Classical music, Slovene singer (born in 1893)
Death of Artemis Kyparissi That year: 1968, Classical music, Greek singer (1886-1968) (born in 1886)
09
Birth of Alexandre Tharaud That year: 1968, Classical music, French pianist
Composition of Tuning, Op. 24 That year: 1968, Classical music (Electroacoustic music), Karlheinz Stockhausen
11
Birth of Fabien Lévy That year: 1968, Classical music, French composer
12
Birth of Arnulf Herrmann That year: 1968, Classical music, German composer
14
Death of Margarete Klose That year: 1968, Classical music, singer (born in 1899)
Birth of Florin Chilian That year: 1968, Classical music, Romanian musician
20
Death of Anna Utry That year: 1968, Classical music, singer (born in 1907)
21
Birth of Boris Yoffe That year: 1968, Classical music, German composer
29
Birth of Carlo Ponti That year: 1968, Classical music, American conductor
31
Death of Sabin Drăgoi That year: 1968, Classical music, Romanian musician (1894-1968) (born in 1894)
Death of Everett Titcomb That year: 1968, Classical music, composer (born in 1884)
This was also in 1968
Inauguration: Pfalzbau That year: 1968, Classical music (Ludwigshafen, Germany). Birth of Johannes Chum That year: 1968, Classical music, Austrian singer . Inception: King's Singers That year: 1968, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Gordan Nikolitch That year: 1968, Classical music, Serbian classical violinist . Closing: Sundance Festival of the Chamber Arts That year: 1968, Classical music (Upper Black Eddy, United States of America). Birth of Fredrik Ullén That year: 1968, Classical music, Swedish musician . Birth of Anja Kampe That year: 1968, Classical music, German-Italian operatic soprano . Inception: Bartholdy-Quartett That year: 1968, Classical music (Germany). Inception: Pacific Chorale That year: 1968, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Junge Kantorei That year: 1968, Classical music. Birth of Michelle DeYoung That year: 1968, Classical music, American operatic mezzo-soprano . Birth of Orfeo Mandozzi That year: 1968, Classical music, Swiss musician . Birth of Javier Torres Maldonado That year: 1968, Classical music, Mexican composer . Inception: Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers That year: 1968, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Vancouver Woodwind Quintet That year: 1968, Classical music (Canada). Death of Jeanne Margaret Boyd That year: 1968, Classical music, composer (born in 1890) . Inception: Brighton Festival Chorus That year: 1968, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Daan Vandewalle That year: 1968, Classical music, Belgian pianist . Inception: London Sinfonietta That year: 1968, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Philharmonia Virtuosi That year: 1968, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Christoph Campestrini That year: 1968, Classical music, Austrian conductor . Birth of Dale Sorensen That year: 1968, Classical music, Canadian musician . Birth of Milena Kitić That year: 1968, Classical music, Opera soprano . Birth of Vittorio Ghielmi That year: 1968, Classical music, Italian composer, conductor . Inception: Uppsala Kammarorkester That year: 1968, Classical music. Birth of Gregor Prächt That year: 1968, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Gilad Karni That year: 1968, Classical music, Israeli violist . Inception: Raleigh Boychoir That year: 1968, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Claudia Novikova That year: 1968, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1895) . Inauguration: Festival of Neglected Romantic Music That year: 1968, Classical music (Indianapolis, United States of America). Dissolution: Quintette à vent français That year: 1968, Classical music (France). Inception: Choralerna That year: 1968, Classical music. Birth of Joe Cutler That year: 1968, Classical music, British composer . Birth of Christoph König That year: 1968, Classical music, German conductor . Birth of Robin de Raaff That year: 1968, Classical music, Dutch composer . Birth of Laurence Cummings That year: 1968, Classical music, British musician . Inception: KwaZulu-Natal Youth Choir That year: 1968, Classical music. Birth of Myron Michailidis That year: 1968, Classical music, Greek conductor . Birth of Henrik Schaefer That year: 1968, Classical music, German conductor . Birth of Rachel Podger That year: 1968, Classical music, British musician . Birth of Anthony Fiumara That year: 1968, Classical music, Dutch composer and musicologist . Birth of Sergio Militello That year: 1968, Classical music, composer . Birth of Barbara Haveman That year: 1968, Classical music, Dutch singer and opera singer . Birth of Jon Nakamatsu That year: 1968, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Stuart Skelton That year: 1968, Classical music, Australian operatic tenor . Death of Yuri Yatsevich That year: 1968, Classical music, Ukrainian composer (born in 1901) . Birth of Àngel Òdena That year: 1968, Classical music, Spanish opera singer . Birth of Mark Hetzler That year: 1968, Classical music, American musician . Inception: Taipei Century Symphony Orchestra That year: 1968, Classical music. Birth of Alexandra Petersamer That year: 1968, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Inception: Boys Choir of Harlem That year: 1968, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Canadian Children's Opera Chorus That year: 1968, Classical music (Canada). Inauguration: Avar Musical-Dramatic Theatre Gamzat Tsadasa That year: 1968, Classical music (Makhachkala, Russia). Death of Clive Carey That year: 1968, Classical music, British baritone, singing teacher, composer, opera producer and folk song collector (born in 1883) . Inception: Bearsden Choir That year: 1968, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Bournemouth Sinfonietta That year: 1968, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Filippo Gamba That year: 1968, Classical music, Italian pianist . Birth of Ian Cresswell That year: 1968, Classical music, Australian composer . Inception: University of Pretoria Camerata That year: 1968, Classical music (South Africa). Inception: The Scholars That year: 1968, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Wang Jian That year: 1968, Classical music, Chinese cellist . Birth of Pilar Jurado That year: 1968, Classical music, Spanish singer . Birth of Andrei Ivanovitch That year: 1968, Classical music, Romanian musician . Birth of Miguel Harth-Bedoya That year: 1968, Classical music, Peruvian musician . Inauguration: Společenský Dům That year: 1968, Classical music (Olomouc, Czech Republic). Inception: Malta Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1968, Classical music. Birth of Yasuo Shinozaki That year: 1968, Classical music, Japanese conductor . Inception: Atlantic Symphony Orchestra That year: 1968, Classical music (Canada). Inception: Philip Glass Ensemble That year: 1968, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Frutillar Musical Weeks That year: 1968, Classical music (Frutillar, Chile). Birth of B. Deutung That year: 1968, Classical music, German composer and record producer . Birth of Alexander Gallee That year: 1968, Classical music, Austrian opera singer . Birth of Vitalij Kowaljow That year: 1968, Classical music, Ukrainian singer and opera singer . Birth of Stefan Forand That year: 1968, Classical music, composer . Birth of Hélène Bernardy That year: 1968, Classical music, Belgian opera singer . Inception: The Florida Orchestra That year: 1968, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Thomas Grabosch That year: 1968, Classical music, composer . Inception: Cantamus Girls Choir That year: 1968, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Chœur de l'Elysée That year: 1968, Classical music (Switzerland). Death of Andre Skalski That year: 1968, Classical music, composer (born in 1895) . Birth of Christophe Frionnet That year: 1968, Classical music, French composer and poet . Birth of Shai Cohen That year: 1968, Classical music, Israeli musician . Birth of Nancy Fabiola Herrera That year: 1968, Classical music, Spanish mezzo-soprano opera singer . Birth of Sophie Daneman That year: 1968, Classical music, British soprano . Death of Theodoros Androulis That year: 1968, Classical music, Greek baritone (born in 1905) . Birth of Hélène Collerette That year: 1968, Classical music, Canadian violinist . Birth of Maurizio Benini That year: 1968, Classical music, Italian conductor . Birth of Brett Polegato That year: 1968, Classical music, Canadian opera singer . Birth of Andreas Karasiak That year: 1968, Classical music, German classical singer . Birth of Scott Hendricks That year: 1968, Classical music, American opera singer (baritone) . Birth of Tetsurō Ban That year: 1968, Classical music, Japanese conductor . Birth of Hélène Lindqvist That year: 1968, Classical music, Swedish musician . Inception: Via Nova Quartet That year: 1968, Classical music. Inception: The Rich-Tone Chorus That year: 1968, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Ying Huang That year: 1968, Classical music, Chinese operatic soprano . Birth of Hakan Aysev That year: 1968, Classical music, Turkish opera singer . Birth of Kai-Uwe Jirka That year: 1968, Classical music, German conductor . Birth of Christophe Béguin That year: 1968, Classical music, French cellist . Birth of Josephine van Lier That year: 1968, Classical music, Dutch musician . Inception: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra That year: 1968, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Peter Kirichek That year: 1968, Classical music, Soviet singer (born in 1902) . Birth of Christoph Lahme That year: 1968, Classical music, composer . Birth of Tuija Knihtilä That year: 1968, Classical music, Finnish singer . Birth of Paul Armin Edelmann That year: 1968, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer . Birth of Artur Pizarro That year: 1968, Classical music, Portuguese pianist . Birth of Zsolt Hamar That year: 1968, Classical music, Hungarian conductor . Inception: Ensemble Renaissance That year: 1968, Classical music (Serbia). Inception: Sofia boys choir That year: 1968, Classical music. Birth of Dorthe Elsebet Larsen That year: 1968, Classical music, Danish opera singer . Birth of Per Tengstrand That year: 1968, Classical music, Swedish musician . Birth of Alwynne Pritchard That year: 1968, Classical music, British composer . Birth of Yevgeny Shapovalov That year: 1968, Classical music, Israeli opera singer and record producer (dead in 2022) . Birth of Ludovic Tézier That year: 1968, Classical music, French singer . Inauguration: Voronezh State Opera That year: 1968, Classical music (Voronezh, Russia). Birth of Juan Manuel Ruiz That year: 1968, Classical music, composer . Birth of Hans Griepentrog That year: 1968, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Tadashi Miroku That year: 1968, Classical music, Japanese singer . Birth of Henry Waddington That year: 1968, Classical music, singer, performing artist . Birth of Matthew Polenzani That year: 1968, Classical music, American opera singer . Birth of Ramón Humet That year: 1968, Classical music, Catalan composer . Birth of Richard Dubugnon That year: 1968, Classical music, Swiss musician and composer . Birth of Martin Winkler That year: 1968, Classical music, opera singer, musician . Birth of Sunao Isaji That year: 1968, Classical music, Japanese composer . Birth of Gianluca Capuano That year: 1968, Classical music . Birth of Christian Franz That year: 1968, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Sabina von Walther That year: 1968, Classical music, Italian opera singer . Birth of Alexandra von Weth That year: 1968, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Janina Baechle That year: 1968, Classical music, German operatic mezzo-soprano . Birth of Wieland Satter That year: 1968, Classical music, German opera singer . Birth of Klaus Knopper That year: 1968, Classical music, German computer scientist .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
- Piano Concerto in E-flat major, WoO 4 That year: 1968, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist) Premiere, composed in 1784
- Darius Milhaud (age 76)
- Symphonie pour l'univers claudélien, Op. 427 (Work for orchestra)
- Piano trio, Op. 428 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- L'histoire de Tobie et Sarah, Op. 426 (Incidental music)
- Paul Claudel, Op. 427 (Film score)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 62)
- Violin Sonata, Op. 134 That year: 1968, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Samuel Barber (age 58)
- Despite and Still (5 songs), Op. 41 (Song, lied)
- 2 Pieces, Opp. 42 (Song, lied)
- Benjamin Britten (age 55)
- The Prodigal Son, Op. 81 That year: 1968, Classical music (Opera) Premiere
- Children's Crusade, Op. 82 (Work for choir)
- Iannis Xenakis (age 46)
- Nomos gamma (Work for orchestra)
- Nuits (Work for choir)
- Pierre Boulez (age 43)
- Domaines (Work for soloist)
- Figures-Doubles-Prismes (Work for orchestra)
- Livre pour cordes (Work for orchestra)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 40)
- From the Seven Days, Opp. 26 (Work for choir)
- Spiral, Op. 27 (Electroacoustic music)
- Kurzwellen, Op. 25 (Electroacoustic music)
- Stimmung "Paris Version", Op. 24 1/2 (Vocal music)
- Philip Glass (1937-0000)
- How Now (Work for chamber orchestra)
- How Now (Work for soloist)
- Gradus (Work for soloist)
- Music for the Red Horse Animation (Theatrical music)