The year 1969 in classical music and in lyrical art
1969. With other artists, Benjamin Britten, John Cage and Aram Khachaturian influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Theodor W. Adorno. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Symphony No. 14, Op. 135” de Dmitri Shostakovich, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1969 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 1969.
1969, from day to day
17
Birth of Vassil SpassovThat year: 1969, Classical music, composer
January
02
Birth of Andión FernándezThat year: 1969, Classical music, Philippine opera soprano
03
Birth of Nadja MichaelThat year: 1969, Classical music, German operatic soprano
04
Birth of Boris BerezovskyThat year: 1969, Classical music, Russian virtuoso pianist (dead in 2013)
07
Birth of Kevin NoeThat year: 1969, Classical music, American composer
08
Birth of Svyatoslav SmirnovThat year: 1969, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer
10
Death of John BrownleeThat year: 1969, Classical music, Australian opera singer (born in 1900)
Birth of Maria Riccarda WesselingThat year: 1969, Classical music, mezzosoprano
12
Birth of Regina SchörgThat year: 1969, Classical music, singer
13
Birth of Suzana Šuvaković SavićThat year: 1969, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2016)
14
Birth of Marek KalbusThat year: 1969, Classical music, German opera singer
16
Death of Vernon DukeThat year: 1969, Classical music, American composer (born in 1903)
17
Death of Grażyna BacewiczThat year: 1969, Classical music, Polish musician (born in 1909)
Birth of Julija Nikolaevna ZamjatinaThat year: 1969, Classical music, opera singer, singer, teacher
Birth of Giovanni BataloniThat year: 1969, Classical music, composer
18
Birth of Olha NahornaThat year: 1969, Classical music, actor
21
Birth of Thomas VikströmThat year: 1969, Classical music, Swedish singer
Birth of Joji HattoriThat year: 1969, Classical music, Violinist and Conductor
22
Birth of Roy Zu-AretsThat year: 1969, Classical music, Israeli pianist
Birth of Maciej PikulskiThat year: 1969, Classical music, Polish pianist
23
Death of Jaroslav KřičkaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator and composer (born in 1882)
Birth of François-Frédéric GuyThat year: 1969, Classical music, French pianist
25
Birth of Aleš BrisceinThat year: 1969, Classical music, opera singer, musician
Death of Mikhail KhalileevThat year: 1969, Classical music, Soviet bassoonist (born in 1906)
26
Birth of Martin MuehleThat year: 1969, Classical music, German opera singer
28
Death of Vasiliy KuznetsovThat year: 1969, Classical music, Soviet trombonist (born in 1886)
30
Death of Fritzi MassaryThat year: 1969, Classical music, singer (1882-1969) (born in 1882)
31
Birth of Katrine GislingeThat year: 1969, Classical music, Danish musician
Birth of Misato MochizukiThat year: 1969, Classical music, Japanese composer
February
02
Death of Giovanni MartinelliThat year: 1969, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1885)
Birth of Heli VeskusThat year: 1969, Classical music, Estonian opera singer
Birth of Raúl FerreroThat year: 1969, Classical music, composer
07
Death of Margaret RitchieThat year: 1969, Classical music, English soprano (born in 1903)
09
Birth of Natalia UshakovaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer
11
Death of Henry PravecekThat year: 1969, Classical music, Czech composer, conductor and choir director (1885-1969) (born in 1885)
13
Birth of Joyce DiDonatoThat year: 1969, Classical music, American opera mezzo-soprano
Death of Georges JouatteThat year: 1969, Classical music, French singer and music educator (born in 1892)
14
Birth of Mario Quiroz AlcántaraThat year: 1969, Classical music, composer
16
Birth of Hrant PapyanThat year: 1969, Classical music, Armenian opera singer
19
Birth of Sophie KochThat year: 1969, Classical music, French opera singer (mezzo soprano)
20
Death of Ernest AnsermetThat year: 1969, Classical music, Swiss conductor (1883–1969) (born in 1883)
Birth of Jacek JaniszewskiThat year: 1969, Classical music, singer, opera singer
22
Death of Oscar Eberhard SchminkeThat year: 1969, Classical music, composer (born in 1881)
23
Death of Constantin SilvestriThat year: 1969, Classical music, Romanian conductor (born in 1913)
25
Death of Maria Bilińska-RiegerowaThat year: 1969, Classical music, pianist (born in 1911)
27
Death of Alīda VāneThat year: 1969, Classical music, Latvian opera singer (born in 1899)
March
02
Death of Anna BethellThat year: 1969, Classical music, British actress and singer (born in 1882)
03
Birth of Anna KorondiThat year: 1969, Classical music, Hungarian singer
04
Birth of Cécile DarouxThat year: 1969, Classical music, flautist (dead in 2011)
06
Birth of Anahit MekhitarianThat year: 1969, Classical music, Armenian operatic soprano
08
Birth of Antigoni GoniThat year: 1969, Classical music, Greek guitarist, recording artist, and concertizer, and the founder and Chair of the Pre-College Division of the Guitar Department at the Juilliard School
09
Birth of Stéphane BletThat year: 1969, Classical music, French pianist
Death of János SárdyThat year: 1969, Classical music, Hungarian actor, opera singer (born in 1907)
11
Birth of Jonas AlberThat year: 1969, Classical music, conductor
Birth of David Joseph StithThat year: 1969, Classical music, composer
12
Birth of Kristīne ZadovskaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Latvian opera singer
13
Birth of Susanna MälkkiThat year: 1969, Classical music, Finnish conductor and cellist
Death of Mercedes CapsirThat year: 1969, Classical music, singer (born in 1897)
Birth of Katrin ScholzThat year: 1969, Classical music, German university teacher
14
Birth of Giancarlo GuerreroThat year: 1969, Classical music, Costa Rican conductor
16
Death of Maxmilián HájekThat year: 1969, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster (born in 1909)
18
Birth of Alessandro GregoThat year: 1969, Classical music, composer
19
Death of Theodor SchaeferThat year: 1969, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator and composer (born in 1904)
20
Death of Amédée Raffat de BailhacThat year: 1969, Classical music, composer (born in 1880)
23
Birth of Pierre KolpThat year: 1969, Classical music, Belgian composer
26
Death of Clara DowThat year: 1969, Classical music, British opera singer and actress (born in 1883)
27
Death of David LloydThat year: 1969, Classical music, Welsh tenor singer (born in 1912)
28
Birth of Daniela BarcellonaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Italian singer
Birth of Leonardo Antonio Di ChiaraThat year: 1969, Classical music, composer
April
02
Death of Fortunio BonanovaThat year: 1969, Classical music, actor and opera singer (born in 1895)
03
Birth of Jeremy Huw WilliamsThat year: 1969, Classical music, Welsh baritone
04
Birth of Piotr AnderszewskiThat year: 1969, Classical music, pianist
Death of Fanny AnitùaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Mexican contralto opera singer (born in 1887)
Birth of Sean GhaziThat year: 1969, Classical music, Malaysian actor and singer
05
Death of Adelaide von SkilondzThat year: 1969, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1882)
06
Death of Eduard Strauss IIThat year: 1969, Classical music, Austrian conductor (born in 1910)
07
Death of Rosa ReyThat year: 1969, Classical music, Spanish actress (born in 1892)
Death of Dorothy GillThat year: 1969, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1891)
08
Death of Arthur Walter KramerThat year: 1969, Classical music, composer (born in 1890)
09
Birth of Giovanni AlleviThat year: 1969, Classical music, Italian pianist and composer
Death of Gino VanelliThat year: 1969, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1896)
11
Birth of Sondra RadvanovskyThat year: 1969, Classical music, singer
Death of Winifred BambrickThat year: 1969, Classical music, Canadian harpist and novelist (born in 1892)
13
Death of Alfred KarindiThat year: 1969, Classical music, Estonian composer (born in 1901)
16
Death of Gustave BretThat year: 1969, Classical music, composer (born in 1875)
17
Birth of Hooman KhalatbariThat year: 1969, Classical music, Iranian-Austrian pianist and music conductor
18
Birth of Patrik StadlerThat year: 1969, Classical music, music pedagogue
20
Death of Oleksandra KropyvnytskaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Ukrainian operatic soprano (born in 1888)
Birth of Oliver StrnadThat year: 1969, Classical music, composer
21
Birth of Marie NishiyamaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Japanese pianist, harpsichordist and harpist
24
Birth of Anders LarssonThat year: 1969, Classical music, Swedish actor (1969-)
27
Birth of Donata D'Annunzio LombardiThat year: 1969, Classical music, Italian singer and opera singer
Death of Susanne CordaThat year: 1969, Classical music, (1928--1969) opera singer (born in 1928)
29
Death of Julius KatchenThat year: 1969, Classical music, American concert pianist (born in 1926)
30
Death of Lyubov Andreeva-DelmasThat year: 1969, Classical music, Russian opera singer (1884-1969) (born in 1884)
May
03
Birth of Sonora VaiceThat year: 1969, Classical music, Latvian opera singer
04
Birth of Jaak JõekallasThat year: 1969, Classical music, Estonian opera singer
06
Death of Jacques de La PresleThat year: 1969, Classical music, French composer and music educator (born in 1888)
09
Birth of Nelson GoernerThat year: 1969, Classical music, Argentinian pianist
Death of Imrich JakubekThat year: 1969, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1922)
13
Birth of Behzad MirkhaniThat year: 1969, Classical music, Iranian musician
14
Birth of Stephen DeCesareThat year: 1969, Classical music, American composer, singer and opera singer
Birth of Goran DimeThat year: 1969, Classical music, singer
16
Death of Helena OleskaThat year: 1969, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1875)
17
Death of Maria OlszewskaThat year: 1969, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1892)
21
Birth of Julian SmithThat year: 1969, Classical music, British musician
22
Birth of Toby SpenceThat year: 1969, Classical music, British tenor
Birth of Franck YeznikianThat year: 1969, Classical music, composer
23
Birth of Kobie van RensburgThat year: 1969, Classical music, South African singer
25
Birth of Alban GerhardtThat year: 1969, Classical music, German musician
Death of Hasan RashidThat year: 1969, Classical music, Egyptian composer and operatic baritone (born in 1896)
27
Birth of Miah PerssonThat year: 1969, Classical music, Swedish soprano singer
28
Birth of Jozef KapustkaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Polish classical pianist
29
Birth of Selcuk CaraThat year: 1969, Classical music, German singer, opera singer, actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter and film editor
30
Death of Hans Müller-KrayThat year: 1969, Classical music, German conductor (born in 1908)
Also in May
Birth of Guy BocatiThat year: 1969, Classical music, songwriter, composer, singer .
June
02
Death of Henri KochThat year: 1969, Classical music, Belgian violinist (born in 1903)
05
Death of Karl BleyleThat year: 1969, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1880)
Death of Eduards MiķelsonsThat year: 1969, Classical music, Latvian opera singer (born in 1896)
08
Death of Lenora Beatrice SparkesThat year: 1969, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1879)
12
Birth of Mark StoneThat year: 1969, Classical music, British singer
Death of Henri PontbriandThat year: 1969, Classical music, music pedagogue, painter, opera singer (born in 1894)
Death of Saramae EndichThat year: 1969, Classical music, singer (born in 1928)
16
Death of Umberto UrbanoThat year: 1969, Classical music, Italian singer and opera singer (born in 1885)
19
Birth of Vasily ShcherbakovThat year: 1969, Classical music, Russian musician
Birth of Marc HervieuxThat year: 1969, Classical music, Canadian opera singer
Death of Poul WiedemannThat year: 1969, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1890)
23
Death of Hans BjörklindThat year: 1969, Classical music, painter (1908-1969) (born in 1908)
24
Birth of Markus EicheThat year: 1969, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
27
Birth of Alessandro EssenoThat year: 1969, Classical music, Italian composer
Birth of Heike MatthiesenThat year: 1969, Classical music, German classical guitarist
30
Birth of Linda ListerThat year: 1969, Classical music, singer
Death of Jan Evangelista ZelinkaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1893)
July
05
Death of Wilhelm BackhausThat year: 1969, Classical music, pianist (born in 1884)
07
Death of Gladys SwarthoutThat year: 1969, Classical music, American singer (born in 1900)
Birth of Paulo SzotThat year: 1969, Classical music, Operatic baritone
09
Death of Pierre CapdevielleThat year: 1969, Classical music, French musician (born in 1906)
Birth of Katarína Jorda KramolišováThat year: 1969, Classical music, Slovak opera singer
10
Birth of Jonas KaufmannThat year: 1969, Classical music, German tenor
Birth of Vivica GenauxThat year: 1969, Classical music, singer
Birth of Juliane BanseThat year: 1969, Classical music, German soprano
11
Birth of Askar AbdrazakovThat year: 1969, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer
Death of Hina SpaniThat year: 1969, Classical music, singer (born in 1896)
16
Birth of Niels Jørgen RiisThat year: 1969, Classical music, Danish opera singer
21
Birth of Johan ReuterThat year: 1969, Classical music, Danish singer
22
Death of Leopold Magenti i ChelviThat year: 1969, Classical music, Spanish composer, musicologist and pianist (1896-1969) (born in 1896)
25
Death of Douglas MooreThat year: 1969, Classical music, American composer (born in 1893)
28
Death of Frank LoesserThat year: 1969, Classical music, American songwriter (1910-1969) (born in 1910)
Death of Gabriel von WayditchThat year: 1969, Classical music, American-Hungarian composer (born in 1888)
31
Birth of Nobuyuki NakajimaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Japanese musician
August
01
Death of Boris GmyryaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Ukrainian singer (born in 1903)
Birth of Franco VassalloThat year: 1969, Classical music, Italian singer
02
Death of Hagigat RzayevaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Azerbaijani singer and actor (born in 1907)
03
Birth of Lani MisaluchaThat year: 1969, Classical music, singer
Birth of Manjola NallbaniThat year: 1969, Classical music, Albanian opera singer
06
Death of Theodor W. AdornoThat year: 1969, Classical music, German sociologist, philosopher and musicologist (1903-1969) (born in 1903)
Birth of Pasi PirinenThat year: 1969, Classical music, Finnish trumpeter
07
Birth of Alexei SultanovThat year: 1969, Classical music, Uzbekistani musician (dead in 2005)
11
Death of Miriam LicetteThat year: 1969, Classical music, singer (born in 1885)
18
Death of Laci BoldemannThat year: 1969, Classical music, Swedish composer (born in 1921)
Birth of Rob PetersThat year: 1969, Classical music, composer
19
Birth of Christoph BrunnerThat year: 1969, Classical music, Swiss singer
23
Birth of Edgar BastidasThat year: 1969, Classical music, Venezuelan musician
27
Birth of Christian VoigtThat year: 1969, Classical music, German opera singer and singer
28
Birth of Tania MillerThat year: 1969, Classical music, Canadian conductor
29
Birth of Martin WölfelThat year: 1969, Classical music, German opera singer
31
Death of Ottmar GersterThat year: 1969, Classical music, German composer and conductor (born in 1897)
Death of Johannes MüllerThat year: 1969, Classical music, German composer and singer (born in 1893)
Death of Albine NagelThat year: 1969, Classical music, Austrian soprano and opera singer (1884-1969) (born in 1884)
September
03
Birth of Marcel BeekmanThat year: 1969, Classical music, Dutch singer
06
Death of Aleksandras KutkusThat year: 1969, Classical music, Lithuanian singer (born in 1899)
07
Birth of Mine KawakamiThat year: 1969, Classical music, Japanese musician
08
Birth of Jasmina NovokmetThat year: 1969, Classical music, Serbian musician
11
Inauguration: Alice Tully HallThat year: 1969, Classical music (Manhattan, United States of America)
Birth of Thomas Alexander MatyasThat year: 1969, Classical music, composer
13
Death of Tom BurkeThat year: 1969, Classical music, British singer (born in 1890)
Birth of Eric SchisselThat year: 1969, Classical music, composer
14
Death of Alice ZeppilliThat year: 1969, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1885)
16
Death of Prenkë JakovaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Compose, musician and author (born in 1917)
Birth of Hal CazaletThat year: 1969, Classical music, Tenor opera singer
17
Death of Édouard MignanThat year: 1969, Classical music, French musician (born in 1884)
18
Death of Rudolf Wagner-RégenyThat year: 1969, Classical music, Austro-Hungarian composer (born in 1903)
Birth of Johanna DodererThat year: 1969, Classical music, Austrian composer
Birth of Boldizsár LászlóThat year: 1969, Classical music, Hungarian vocalist
Birth of Marc CoppeyThat year: 1969, Classical music, French cellist
Death of Theodor KösslThat year: 1969, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer, lawyer and choirmaster (born in 1886)
19
Birth of Jóhann JóhannssonThat year: 1969, Classical music, Icelandic musician and composer (dead in 2018)
Death of Niels Jacob HansenThat year: 1969, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1880)
Birth of Conchita FranquiThat year: 1969, Classical music, Cuban opera singer
22
Birth of Tuomas KantelinenThat year: 1969, Classical music, Finnish composer
27
Birth of Warwick FyfeThat year: 1969, Classical music, opera singer
29
Premiere of Symphony No. 14, Op. 135That year: 1969, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Dmitri Shostakovich
30
Birth of Antonio PolitanoThat year: 1969, Classical music, composer
Also in September
Death of Margarete BäumerThat year: 1969, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1898) .
October
04
Birth of Thomas SøndergårdThat year: 1969, Classical music, Danish conductor
08
Death of Eduardo CiannelliThat year: 1969, Classical music, Italian actor (1889-1969) (born in 1889)
Birth of Dimitri AshkenazyThat year: 1969, Classical music, Icelandic clarinetist
Birth of Susumu AoyagiThat year: 1969, Classical music, pianist
15
Birth of Klára KolonitsThat year: 1969, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer
18
Death of Hans StieberThat year: 1969, Classical music, German composer and choir director (born in 1886)
22
Death of Engelbert CzubokThat year: 1969, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1902)
23
Death of Gerhard PechnerThat year: 1969, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1903)
24
Death of Jan PlichtaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator, composer and violist (born in 1898)
Death of Christian WahleThat year: 1969, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1884)
25
Birth of Rufat RamazanovThat year: 1969, Classical music, musician
27
Death of Jaume PahissaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Catalan composer, conductor and music writer (born in 1880)
Birth of Thomas LaskeThat year: 1969, Classical music, opera singer
28
Birth of Marcus BoschThat year: 1969, Classical music, German conductor
30
Birth of Thomas Johannes MayerThat year: 1969, Classical music, opera singer
Birth of Noé ColínThat year: 1969, Classical music, Mexican opera singer
31
Birth of Matteo FalloniThat year: 1969, Classical music, composer
November
04
Death of Ferenc SzabóThat year: 1969, Classical music, Hungarian composer (1902-1969) (born in 1902)
07
Birth of Hélène GrimaudThat year: 1969, Classical music, French pianist
14
Birth of Jorge SalgueiroThat year: 1969, Classical music, Portuguese trumpeter, conductor and musicologist
Birth of Ola EliassonThat year: 1969, Classical music, Swedish actor
16
Birth of Violetta EgorovaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Russian pianist
17
Birth of Roberto CominatiThat year: 1969, Classical music, Italian pianist
18
Death of Léon JongenThat year: 1969, Classical music, Belgian conductor and composer (born in 1884)
24
Death of Howell GlynneThat year: 1969, Classical music, Welsh opera singer (born in 1906)
26
Birth of Lü SiqingThat year: 1969, Classical music, Chinese musician
27
Birth of Stéphane GinsburghThat year: 1969, Classical music, Belgian pianist
29
Birth of Ann-Helen MoenThat year: 1969, Classical music, singer
December
01
Death of Angel JarcThat year: 1969, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1900)
02
Birth of Maximianno CobraThat year: 1969, Classical music, conductor, composer, musician
06
Birth of Robert deMaineThat year: 1969, Classical music, American musician
Birth of Ian LowThat year: 1969, Classical music, composer
07
Death of Giuseppe BlancThat year: 1969, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1886)
08
Birth of Robert VoiseyThat year: 1969, Classical music, composer
09
Birth of Arndís HallaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Icelandic opera singer
Birth of Robin FollmanThat year: 1969, Classical music, singer
11
Birth of Jordan NoblesThat year: 1969, Classical music, composer
12
Birth of Jason Barry-SmithThat year: 1969, Classical music, Australian operatic baritone
20
Birth of Éric MorinThat year: 1969, Classical music, Canadian classical music composer and educator
Death of Adolf VogelThat year: 1969, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1897)
Death of Eleanor EvansThat year: 1969, Classical music, British singer, actress and stage director (born in 1893)
21
Birth of Jonathan StockhammerThat year: 1969, Classical music, American conductor
25
Birth of Lili HaydnThat year: 1969, Classical music, Canadian actor and musician
Birth of Tatsuya ShimonoThat year: 1969, Classical music, conductor
26
Birth of Albert PatronThat year: 1969, Classical music, Composer, philosopher, printmaker, writer
Birth of Alexander KaimbacherThat year: 1969, Classical music, Austrian opera singer
30
Birth of Enno PoppeThat year: 1969, Classical music, German composer and conductor
Birth of Jozef LuptákThat year: 1969, Classical music, cellist and artistic director
31
Death of Salvatore BaccaloniThat year: 1969, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1900)
This was also in 1969
Birth of Guillaume SutreThat year: 1969, Classical music, French violinist . Inception: Kaunas State ChoirThat year: 1969, Classical music (Lithuania). Inception: Orchestre National de LyonThat year: 1969, Classical music (France). Birth of Igor RomaThat year: 1969, Classical music, pianist . Birth of Natasha AntoniazzoThat year: 1969, Classical music, Croatian opera singer . Inception: The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln CenterThat year: 1969, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Jason KouchakThat year: 1969, Classical music, pianist/composer . Inception: City of Rochester Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1969, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Martin PhilipThat year: 1969, Classical music, baker, author and banjoist . Birth of Christine GoerkeThat year: 1969, Classical music, singer . Birth of Daniel PropperThat year: 1969, Classical music, Swedish pianist . Birth of Maria GrenfellThat year: 1969, Classical music, New Zealand composer . Inauguration: State Opera of the Komi RepublicThat year: 1969, Classical music (Syktyvkar, Russia). Birth of Roumen KroumovThat year: 1969, Classical music, Bulgarian pianist . Inception: Ex CathedraThat year: 1969, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Biel Solothurn Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1969, Classical music. Death of Juan GarcíaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (born in 1896). Birth of Detlef RothThat year: 1969, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Jörg SchneiderThat year: 1969, Classical music, Austrian opera singer . Birth of Andreas NoldaThat year: 1969, Classical music, composer . Inception: Tokyo String QuartetThat year: 1969, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Las Piñas Boys ChoirThat year: 1969, Classical music. Death of Waldemar JohnsenThat year: 1969, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (born in 1911). Inception: New York Harp EnsembleThat year: 1969, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Opéra de Saint-ÉtienneThat year: 1969, Classical music (Saint-Étienne, France). Inauguration: Cultural Center of the PhilippinesThat year: 1969, Classical music (Manila, Philippines). Birth of Guido RimondaThat year: 1969, Classical music, violinist . Birth of Masamichi KinoshitaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Japanese composer . Birth of Zsuzsanna FülöpThat year: 1969, Classical music, (1968--) opera and operetta singer . Inception: Taipei Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1969, Classical music. Death of Hanns-Heinz NissenThat year: 1969, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1905). Inauguration: Würzburger BachtageThat year: 1969, Classical music (Würzburg, Germany). Birth of Marco AngiusThat year: 1969, Classical music, conductor . Inception: The Consort of MusickeThat year: 1969, Classical music (Great Britain). Inauguration: Vale of Glamorgan FestivalThat year: 1969, Classical music (Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom). Birth of Daniel TaylorThat year: 1969, Classical music, Canadian opera singer . Birth of Joanna SperskaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Polish opera singer . Inception: The Hong Kong Children's ChoirThat year: 1969, Classical music. Inception: National Arts Centre OrchestraThat year: 1969, Classical music (Canada). Birth of Carlos CosíasThat year: 1969, Classical music, Spanish singer . Death of Hertta WeissmanThat year: 1969, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (born in 1891). Birth of Dyfed Wyn-EvansThat year: 1969, Classical music, Welsh baritone opera singer . Birth of Nikolai SchukoffThat year: 1969, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer . Birth of Miriam TreichlThat year: 1969, Classical music, Swedish actress . Inception: Palm Beach OperaThat year: 1969, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Jochen KupferThat year: 1969, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Gerold HuberThat year: 1969, Classical music, German pianist . Inauguration: Newport Music FestivalThat year: 1969, Classical music (Newport, United States of America). Inception: Mormon Youth Symphony and ChorusThat year: 1969, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Zhang LipingThat year: 1969, Classical music, Chinese opera singer . Birth of Kathrin GöringThat year: 1969, Classical music, German singer . Birth of Robert GierlachThat year: 1969, Classical music, Bariton singer . Birth of Ildebrando D'ArcangeloThat year: 1969, Classical music, Italian bass-baritone . Inception: Tunisian Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1969, Classical music (Tunisia). Inception: College Light Opera CompanyThat year: 1969, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Surrey OperaThat year: 1969, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Eldad TsabaryThat year: 1969, Classical music, composer . Birth of Christian GerhaherThat year: 1969, Classical music, German singer . Inception: Woden Valley Youth ChoirThat year: 1969, Classical music. Birth of Vladimir StoyanovThat year: 1969, Classical music, Bulgarian singer . Birth of Ángeles Blancas GulínThat year: 1969, Classical music, opera singer, performing artist . Inception: Central Maryland ChoraleThat year: 1969, Classical music. Birth of Eteri GvazavaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer . Birth of Oliver RingelhahnThat year: 1969, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer . Death of Clarence DickinsonThat year: 1969, Classical music, American composer and music educator (born in 1873). Inception: Kent OperaThat year: 1969, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Vienna Radio Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1969, Classical music. Birth of Branimir KrsticThat year: 1969, Classical music, composer . Inauguration: Manitoba OperaThat year: 1969, Classical music (Winnipeg, Canada). Birth of Eiichi ChijiiwaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Japanese violinist and concertmaster . Death of Manuel Martínez FaixaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Spanish conductor and composer (born in 1892). Birth of Yann BeuronThat year: 1969, Classical music, French singer and opera singer . Birth of Kristian AlexanderThat year: 1969, Classical music, Canadian music conductor . Inception: Reno Philharmonic OrchestraThat year: 1969, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Natsuko KiharaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Japanese pianist . Birth of Tatjana PavlovskajaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Russian opera singer . Inauguration: Été de CarinthieThat year: 1969, Classical music (Carinthia, Austria). Birth of Anjelika AkbarThat year: 1969, Classical music, Turkish pianist . Birth of Ciarán FarrellThat year: 1969, Classical music, Irish composer . Inception: Raschèr Saxophone QuartetThat year: 1969, Classical music. Inception: Szeged Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1969, Classical music (Hungary). Birth of Wilfried LingenbergThat year: 1969, Classical music, German composer and classical philologist . Birth of Gerlinde SämannThat year: 1969, Classical music, German soprano . Inception: Orchestra VictoriaThat year: 1969, Classical music (Australia). Inception: Clemencic ConsortThat year: 1969, Classical music (Austria). Birth of Jonathan GoldsteinThat year: 1969, Classical music, British composer and conductor (dead in 2019). Birth of Takenori NemotoThat year: 1969, Classical music, Japanese composer, conductor, musician and hornist . Birth of Fabiana BravoThat year: 1969, Classical music, singer . Birth of Cheng WaiThat year: 1969, Classical music, pianist from Hong Kong . Inauguration: Chestnut Hill ConcertsThat year: 1969, Classical music (Madison, United States of America). Death of Alfred ReynoldsThat year: 1969, Classical music, English composer of light music (born in 1884). Birth of Nina KotovaThat year: 1969, Classical music, Russian American cellist . Birth of Katharine FugeThat year: 1969, Classical music, British soprano . Birth of Peter AutyThat year: 1969, Classical music, British singer . Birth of Stella GrigorianThat year: 1969, Classical music, Georgian opera and concert singer . Death of Mary CaweinThat year: 1969, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1889). Birth of Lorenzo RegazzoThat year: 1969, Classical music, Italian opera singer . Inception: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber OrchestraThat year: 1969, Classical music (Germany). Inception: VocalEssenceThat year: 1969, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Patrick Van GoethemThat year: 1969, Classical music, Belgian countertenor .
Works (composition or publishing)
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Darius Milhaud (age 77)
- Suite in G, Op. 431 (Work for orchestra)
- Stanford Serenade, Op. 430 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Musique pour Ars Nova, Op. 432 (Work for orchestra)
- Musique pour Graz, Op. 429 (Work for orchestra)
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Aaron Copland (age 69)
- Happy Anniversary (Work for orchestra)
- Inaugural Fanfare (Work for orchestra)
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Olivier Messiaen (age 61)
- The Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Work for choir)
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Benjamin Britten (age 56)
- Who are these Children?, Op. 84 (Song, lied)
- Suite for harp, Op. 83 (Work for soloist)
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Iannis Xenakis (age 47)
- Persephassa (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Synaphaï (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Kraanerg (Incidental music), composed in 1968
- Anaktoria (Work for chamber orchestra)
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Pierre Boulez (age 44)
- Pour le Dr. Kalmus (Work for orchestra)
- Über das, über ein verschwindelaren (Work for choir)
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Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 41)
- Fresco, Op. 29 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Momente, Op. 13 (Vocal music)
- Dr. K-Sextett, Op. 28 (Work for chamber orchestra)
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Philip Glass (1937-0000)
- Music in Contrary Motion (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Music in Fifths (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Music in Similar Motion (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Two Pages (Work for soloist)