1969, from day to day
1969. With other artists, Benjamin Britten, Igor Stravinsky and John Cage 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 390 of these moments for 1969.
The year 1969 in classical music and in lyrical art
17
Birth of Vassil Spassov That year: 1969, Classical music, composer
January
01
Birth of Christine Goerke That year: 1969, Classical music, singer
02
Birth of Andión Fernández That year: 1969, Classical music, Philippine opera soprano
03
Birth of Nadja Michael That year: 1969, Classical music, German operatic soprano
04
Birth of Boris Berezovsky That year: 1969, Classical music, Russian virtuoso pianist (dead in 2013)
07
Birth of Kevin Noe That year: 1969, Classical music, American composer
08
Birth of Svyatoslav Smirnov That year: 1969, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer
10
Death of John Brownlee That year: 1969, Classical music, Australian opera singer (born in 1900)
Birth of Maria Riccarda Wesseling That year: 1969, Classical music, Swiss-Dutch operatic mezzo-soprano
12
Birth of Regina Schörg That year: 1969, Classical music, singer
13
Birth of Suzana Šuvaković Savić That year: 1969, Classical music, Serbian opera singer (1969-2016) (dead in 2016)
14
Birth of Marek Kalbus That year: 1969, Classical music, German opera singer
15
Birth of Miriam Treichl That year: 1969, Classical music, Swedish actress
16
Death of Vernon Duke That year: 1969, Classical music, American composer (1903-1969) (born in 1903)
17
Death of Grażyna Bacewicz That year: 1969, Classical music, Polish composer, violinist (1909–1969) (born in 1909)
Birth of Julija Nikolaevna Zamjatina That year: 1969, Classical music, opera singer, teacher
Birth of Giovanni Bataloni That year: 1969, Classical music, composer
18
Birth of Olha Nahorna That year: 1969, Classical music, actor
21
Birth of Thomas Vikström That year: 1969, Classical music, Swedish singer
Birth of Joji Hattori That year: 1969, Classical music, Japanese violinist and conductor
22
Birth of Roy Zu-Arets That year: 1969, Classical music, Israeli pianist
Birth of Maciej Pikulski That year: 1969, Classical music, Polish pianist
23
Death of Jaroslav Křička That year: 1969, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator and composer (born in 1882)
Birth of François-Frédéric Guy That year: 1969, Classical music, French pianist
25
Birth of Aleš Briscein That year: 1969, Classical music, opera singer, musician
Death of Mikhail Khalileev That year: 1969, Classical music, Soviet bassoonist (1906-1969) (born in 1906)
26
Birth of Martin Muehle That year: 1969, Classical music, German opera singer
28
Death of Vasiliy Kuznetsov That year: 1969, Classical music, Soviet trombonist (born in 1886)
30
Death of Fritzi Massary That year: 1969, Classical music, singer (1882-1969) (born in 1882)
31
Birth of Katrine Gislinge That year: 1969, Classical music, Danish musician
Birth of Misato Mochizuki That year: 1969, Classical music, Japanese composer
February
02
Death of Giovanni Martinelli That year: 1969, Classical music, Italian operatic tenor (born in 1885)
Birth of Heli Veskus That year: 1969, Classical music, Estonian opera singer
Birth of Raúl Ferrero That year: 1969, Classical music, composer
07
Death of Margaret Ritchie That year: 1969, Classical music, English soprano (1903-1969) (born in 1903)
09
Birth of Natalia Ushakova That year: 1969, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer
11
Death of Henry Pravecek That year: 1969, Classical music, Czech composer, conductor and choir director (1885-1969) (born in 1885)
13
Birth of Joyce DiDonato That year: 1969, Classical music, American opera mezzo-soprano
Death of Georges Jouatte That year: 1969, Classical music, French singer and music educator (born in 1892)
14
Birth of Mario Quiroz Alcántara That year: 1969, Classical music, composer
16
Death of Joseph Schuster That year: 1969, Classical music, American cellist (1903-1969) (born in 1903)
Birth of Hrant Papyan That year: 1969, Classical music, Armenian opera singer
19
Birth of Sophie Koch That year: 1969, Classical music, French opera singer (mezzo soprano)
20
Death of Ernest Ansermet That year: 1969, Classical music, Swiss conductor (1883–1969) (born in 1883)
Birth of Jacek Janiszewski That year: 1969, Classical music, Polish opera singer
22
Death of Oscar Eberhard Schminke That year: 1969, Classical music, composer (born in 1881)
23
Death of Constantin Silvestri That year: 1969, Classical music, Romanian conductor and composer (born in 1913)
25
Death of Maria Bilinska-Riegerowa That year: 1969, Classical music, pianist (born in 1911)
27
Death of Alīda Vāne That year: 1969, Classical music, Latvian opera singer (born in 1899)
March
02
Death of Anna Bethell That year: 1969, Classical music, British actress and singer (born in 1882)
03
Birth of Anna Korondi That year: 1969, Classical music, Hungarian singer
04
Birth of Cécile Daroux That year: 1969, Classical music, flautist (dead in 2011)
06
Birth of Anahit Mekhitarian That year: 1969, Classical music, Armenian operatic soprano
08
Birth of Antigoni Goni That 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 Blet That year: 1969, Classical music, French pianist (1969-2022) (dead in 2022)
Death of János Sárdy That year: 1969, Classical music, Hungarian actor, opera singer (1907-1969) (born in 1907)
11
Birth of Jonas Alber That year: 1969, Classical music, conductor
Birth of David Joseph Stith That year: 1969, Classical music, composer
12
Birth of Kristīne Zadovska That year: 1969, Classical music, Latvian opera singer
13
Birth of Susanna Mälkki That year: 1969, Classical music, Finnish conductor and cellist
Death of Mercedes Capsir That year: 1969, Classical music, Catalan operatic soprano (born in 1897)
Birth of Katrin Scholz That year: 1969, Classical music, German university teacher
14
Birth of Giancarlo Guerrero That year: 1969, Classical music, Costa Rican conductor
Birth of Karen Durgaryan That year: 1969, Classical music, conductor
16
Death of Maxmilián Hájek That year: 1969, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster (1909-1969) (born in 1909)
18
Birth of Alessandro Grego That year: 1969, Classical music, composer
19
Death of Theodor Schaefer That year: 1969, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator and composer (1904-1969) (born in 1904)
20
Death of Amédée Raffat de Bailhac That year: 1969, Classical music, composer (born in 1880)
23
Birth of Pierre Kolp That year: 1969, Classical music, Belgian composer
26
Death of Clara Dow That year: 1969, Classical music, British opera singer and actress (1883-1969) (born in 1883)
27
Death of David Lloyd That year: 1969, Classical music, Welsh tenor singer (1912-1969) (born in 1912)
28
Birth of Daniela Barcellona That year: 1969, Classical music, Italian singer
Birth of Leonardo Antonio Di Chiara That year: 1969, Classical music, composer
April
02
Death of Fortunio Bonanova That year: 1969, Classical music, actor and opera singer (1895-1969) (born in 1895)
03
Birth of Jeremy Huw Williams That year: 1969, Classical music, Welsh baritone
04
Birth of Piotr Anderszewski That year: 1969, Classical music, Polish pianist
Death of Fanny Anitùa That year: 1969, Classical music, Mexican contralto opera singer (born in 1867)
Birth of Sean Ghazi That year: 1969, Classical music, Malaysian actor and singer
05
Death of Adelaide von Skilondz That year: 1969, Classical music, Russian-born Swedish opera singer (born in 1882)
06
Death of Eduard Strauss II That year: 1969, Classical music, Austrian conductor (born in 1910)
Birth of Costantino Catena That year: 1969, Classical music, Italian pianist
07
Death of Dorothy Gill That year: 1969, Classical music, British opera singer and actress (born in 1891)
Death of Rosa Rey That year: 1969, Classical music, Spanish actress (1892-1969) (born in 1892)
08
Death of Arthur Walter Kramer That year: 1969, Classical music, composer (born in 1890)
09
Birth of Giovanni Allevi That year: 1969, Classical music, Italian pianist and composer (1969-)
Death of Gino Vanelli That year: 1969, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1896)
11
Birth of Sondra Radvanovsky That year: 1969, Classical music, American-Canadian opera singer
Death of Winifred Bambrick That year: 1969, Classical music, Canadian harpist and novelist (1892-1969) (born in 1892)
13
Death of Alfred Karindi That year: 1969, Classical music, Estonian composer (born in 1901)
16
Death of Gustave Bret That year: 1969, Classical music, composer (born in 1875)
17
Birth of Hooman Khalatbari That year: 1969, Classical music, Iranian-Austrian pianist and music conductor
18
Birth of Patrik Stadler That year: 1969, Classical music, music teacher
20
Death of Oleksandra Kropyvnytska That year: 1969, Classical music, Ukrainian operatic soprano (born in 1888)
Birth of Oliver Strnad That year: 1969, Classical music, composer
21
Birth of Marie Nishiyama That year: 1969, Classical music, Japanese pianist, harpsichordist and harpist
24
Birth of Anders Larsson That year: 1969, Classical music, Swedish actor (1969-)
25
Death of Fred Belloni That year: 1969, Classical music, Dutch composer (born in 1891)
27
Birth of Donata D'Annunzio Lombardi That year: 1969, Classical music, Italian singer and opera singer
Death of Susanne Corda That year: 1969, Classical music, (1928--1969) opera singer (born in 1928)
29
Death of Julius Katchen That year: 1969, Classical music, American concert pianist (born in 1926)
30
Death of Lyubov Andreeva-Delmas That year: 1969, Classical music, Russian opera singer (1884-1969) (born in 1884)
May
03
Birth of Sonora Vaice That year: 1969, Classical music, Latvian opera singer
04
Birth of Jaak Jõekallas That year: 1969, Classical music, Estonian opera singer
06
Death of Jacques de La Presle That year: 1969, Classical music, French composer and music educator (born in 1888)
09
Birth of Nelson Goerner That year: 1969, Classical music, Argentinian pianist
Death of Imrich Jakubek That year: 1969, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1922)
13
Birth of Behzad Mirkhani That year: 1969, Classical music, Iranian musician
14
Birth of Stephen DeCesare That year: 1969, Classical music, American composer, singer and opera singer
Birth of Goran Dime That year: 1969, Classical music, singer
16
Death of Helena Oleska That year: 1969, Classical music, opera singer, voice teacher (born in 1875)
17
Death of Maria Olszewska That year: 1969, Classical music, German opera singer (1892-1969) (born in 1892)
21
Birth of Julian Smith That year: 1969, Classical music, British musician
22
Birth of Toby Spence That year: 1969, Classical music, British tenor
Birth of Franck Yeznikian That year: 1969, Classical music, composer
23
Birth of Kobie van Rensburg That year: 1969, Classical music, South African singer
25
Birth of Alban Gerhardt That year: 1969, Classical music, German musician
Death of Hasan Rashid That year: 1969, Classical music, Egyptian composer and operatic baritone (1896-1969) (born in 1896)
27
Birth of Miah Persson That year: 1969, Classical music, Swedish soprano singer
28
Birth of Jozef Kapustka That year: 1969, Classical music, Polish classical pianist
29
Birth of Aline Kutan That year: 1969, Classical music, Canadian singer
Birth of Selcuk Cara That year: 1969, Classical music, German singer, opera singer, actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter and film editor
30
Death of Hans Müller-Kray That year: 1969, Classical music, German conductor (born in 1908)
Also in May
Birth of Guy Bocati That year: 1969, Classical music, songwriter, composer, singer .
June
02
Death of Henri Koch That year: 1969, Classical music, Belgian violinist (born in 1903)
Premiere of Kraanerg That year: 1969, Classical music (Incidental music), Iannis Xenakis
05
Death of Karl Bleyle That year: 1969, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1880)
Death of Eduards Miķelsons That year: 1969, Classical music, Latvian opera singer (born in 1896)
08
Death of Lenora Beatrice Sparkes That year: 1969, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1879)
12
Birth of Mark Stone That year: 1969, Classical music, British singer
Death of Saramae Endich That year: 1969, Classical music, singer (1928-1969) (born in 1928)
Death of Henri Pontbriand That year: 1969, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (born in 1894)
13
Birth of Petr Wagner That year: 1969, Classical music, Czech musician (1969-2019) (dead in 2019)
16
Death of Umberto Urbano That year: 1969, Classical music, Italian singer and opera singer (1885-1969) (born in 1885)
19
Birth of Vasily Shcherbakov That year: 1969, Classical music, Russian musician
Birth of Marc Hervieux That year: 1969, Classical music, Canadian opera singer
Death of Poul Wiedemann That year: 1969, Classical music, Danish opera singer (1890-1969) (born in 1890)
23
Death of Hans Björklind That year: 1969, Classical music, painter (1908-1969) (born in 1908)
24
Birth of Markus Eiche That year: 1969, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
27
Birth of Alessandro Esseno That year: 1969, Classical music, Italian composer
30
Birth of Linda Lister That year: 1969, Classical music, singer
Death of Jan Evangelista Zelinka That year: 1969, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1893)
July
05
Death of Wilhelm Backhaus That year: 1969, Classical music, German pianist (born in 1884)
07
Death of Gladys Swarthout That year: 1969, Classical music, American singer (1900-1969) (born in 1900)
Birth of Paulo Szot That year: 1969, Classical music, Brazilian operatic baritone
09
Death of Pierre Capdevielle That year: 1969, Classical music, French musician (1906-1969) (born in 1906)
Birth of Katarína Jorda Kramolišová That year: 1969, Classical music, Slovak opera singer
10
Birth of Jonas Kaufmann That year: 1969, Classical music, German tenor
Birth of Vivica Genaux That year: 1969, Classical music, American opera singer
Birth of Juliane Banse That year: 1969, Classical music, German soprano
11
Birth of Askar Abdrazakov That year: 1969, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer
Death of Hina Spani That year: 1969, Classical music, Argentine singer and music teacher (born in 1896)
16
Birth of Niels Jørgen Riis That year: 1969, Classical music, Danish opera singer
17
Death of Juan García That year: 1969, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (born in 1896)
21
Birth of Johan Reuter That year: 1969, Classical music, Danish singer
22
Death of Leopold Magenti i Chelvi That year: 1969, Classical music, Spanish composer, musicologist and pianist (1896-1969) (born in 1896)
25
Death of Douglas Moore That year: 1969, Classical music, American composer (1893-1969) (born in 1893)
28
Death of Frank Loesser That year: 1969, Classical music, American songwriter (1910–1969) (born in 1910)
Death of Gabriel von Wayditch That year: 1969, Classical music, American-Hungarian composer (1888-1969) (born in 1888)
31
Birth of Nobuyuki Nakajima That year: 1969, Classical music, Japanese musician
August
01
Death of Boris Gmyrya That year: 1969, Classical music, Soviet-Ukrainian singer (born in 1903)
Birth of Franco Vassallo That year: 1969, Classical music, Italian singer
02
Death of Hagigat Rzayeva That year: 1969, Classical music, Azerbaijani singer and actor (1907-1969) (born in 1907)
03
Birth of Lani Misalucha That year: 1969, Classical music, Filipino singer (born 1969)
Birth of Manjola Nallbani That year: 1969, Classical music, Albanian opera singer
06
Death of Theodor W. Adorno That year: 1969, Classical music, German philosopher, sociologist and theorist (1903–1969) (born in 1903)
Birth of Pasi Pirinen That year: 1969, Classical music, Finnish trumpeter
07
Birth of Alexei Sultanov That year: 1969, Classical music, Uzbekistani musician (dead in 2005)
11
Death of Miriam Licette That year: 1969, Classical music, singer (1885-1969) (born in 1885)
18
Death of Laci Boldemann That year: 1969, Classical music, Swedish composer (born in 1921)
Birth of Rob Peters That year: 1969, Classical music, composer
19
Birth of Christoph Brunner That year: 1969, Classical music, Swiss singer
23
Birth of Edgar Bastidas That year: 1969, Classical music, Venezuelan musician
Death of Helmi Liukkonen That year: 1969, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (1907-1969) (born in 1907)
27
Birth of Christian Voigt That year: 1969, Classical music, German opera singer and singer
28
Birth of Tania Miller That year: 1969, Classical music, Canadian conductor
29
Birth of Martin Wölfel That year: 1969, Classical music, German opera singer
31
Death of Ottmar Gerster That year: 1969, Classical music, German composer and conductor (born in 1897)
Death of Johannes Müller That year: 1969, Classical music, German composer and singer (born in 1893)
Death of Albine Nagel That year: 1969, Classical music, Austrian soprano and opera singer (1884-1969) (born in 1884)
September
03
Birth of Marcel Beekman That year: 1969, Classical music, Dutch singer
06
Death of Aleksandras Kutkus That year: 1969, Classical music, Lithuanian singer (born in 1899)
07
Birth of Mine Kawakami That year: 1969, Classical music, Japanese musician
08
Birth of Jasmina Novokmet That year: 1969, Classical music, Serbian musician
11
Inauguration: Alice Tully Hall That year: 1969, Classical music (Manhattan, United States of America)
Birth of Thomas Alexander Matyas That year: 1969, Classical music, composer
13
Death of Tom Burke That year: 1969, Classical music, British singer (1890-1969) (born in 1890)
Birth of Eric Schissel That year: 1969, Classical music, composer
14
Death of Alice Zeppilli That year: 1969, Classical music, French opera singer (1885-1969) (born in 1885)
16
Death of Prenkë Jakova That year: 1969, Classical music, Compose, musician and author (born in 1917)
Birth of Hal Cazalet That year: 1969, Classical music, Tenor opera singer
17
Death of Édouard Mignan That year: 1969, Classical music, French musician (born in 1884)
18
Death of Rudolf Wagner-Régeny That year: 1969, Classical music, Austro-Hungarian composer (1903-1969) (born in 1903)
Birth of Johanna Doderer That year: 1969, Classical music, Austrian composer
Birth of Boldizsár László That year: 1969, Classical music, Hungarian vocalist
Birth of Marc Coppey That year: 1969, Classical music, French cellist
Death of Theodor Kössl That year: 1969, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer, lawyer and choirmaster (born in 1886)
19
Birth of Jóhann Jóhannsson That year: 1969, Classical music, Icelandic musician and composer (dead in 2018)
Death of Niels Jacob Hansen That year: 1969, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1880)
Birth of Conchita Franqui That year: 1969, Classical music, Cuban opera singer
22
Birth of Tuomas Kantelinen That year: 1969, Classical music, Finnish composer
27
Birth of Warwick Fyfe That year: 1969, Classical music, Australian operatic heldenbaritone (born 1969)
29
Premiere of Symphony No. 14, Op. 135 That year: 1969, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Dmitri Shostakovich
30
Birth of Antonio Politano That year: 1969, Classical music, composer
Also in September
Death of Margarete Bäumer That year: 1969, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1898) .
October
02
Inauguration: Kulturpalast Dresden That year: 1969, Classical music (Dresden, Germany)
04
Birth of Thomas Søndergård That year: 1969, Classical music, Danish conductor
08
Death of Eduardo Ciannelli That year: 1969, Classical music, Italian actor (1889-1969) (born in 1889)
Birth of Dimitri Ashkenazy That year: 1969, Classical music, Icelandic clarinetist
Birth of Susumu Aoyagi That year: 1969, Classical music, Japanese pianist, professor (1969-)
09
Birth of Nicola Campogrande That year: 1969, Classical music, Italian composer
15
Birth of Klára Kolonits That year: 1969, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer
18
Death of Hans Stieber That year: 1969, Classical music, German composer and choir director (born in 1886)
22
Death of Engelbert Czubok That year: 1969, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1902)
23
Death of Gerhard Pechner That year: 1969, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1903)
24
Death of Christian Wahle That year: 1969, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1884)
Death of Jan Plichta That year: 1969, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator, composer and violist (born in 1898)
25
Birth of Rufat Ramazanov That year: 1969, Classical music, musician
Birth of Gwyn Hughes Jones That year: 1969, Classical music, Welsh opera singer
27
Death of Jaume Pahissa That year: 1969, Classical music, Catalan composer, conductor and music writer (1880-1969) (born in 1880)
Birth of Thomas Laske That year: 1969, Classical music, Opera singer
28
Birth of Marcus Bosch That year: 1969, Classical music, German conductor
30
Birth of Noé Colín That year: 1969, Classical music, Mexican opera singer
Birth of Thomas Johannes Mayer That year: 1969, Classical music, opera singer
31
Birth of Matteo Falloni That year: 1969, Classical music, composer
November
04
Death of Ferenc Szabó That year: 1969, Classical music, Hungarian composer (1902–1969) (born in 1902)
07
Birth of Hélène Grimaud That year: 1969, Classical music, French pianist
14
Birth of Jorge Salgueiro That year: 1969, Classical music, Portuguese trumpeter, conductor and musicologist
Birth of Ola Eliasson That year: 1969, Classical music, Swedish actor
16
Birth of Violetta Egorova That year: 1969, Classical music, Russian pianist
17
Birth of Roberto Cominati That year: 1969, Classical music, Italian pianist
18
Death of Léon Jongen That year: 1969, Classical music, Belgian conductor and composer (born in 1884)
24
Death of Howell Glynne That year: 1969, Classical music, Welsh opera singer (born in 1906)
26
Birth of Lü Siqing That year: 1969, Classical music, Chinese musician
27
Birth of Stéphane Ginsburgh That year: 1969, Classical music, Belgian pianist
29
Birth of Ann-Helen Moen That year: 1969, Classical music, singer
December
01
Death of Angel Jarc That year: 1969, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1900)
02
Birth of Maximianno Cobra That year: 1969, Classical music, Brazilian composer, conductor and musician
06
Birth of Robert deMaine That year: 1969, Classical music, American musician
Birth of Ian Low That year: 1969, Classical music, composer
07
Death of Giuseppe Blanc That year: 1969, Classical music, Italian composer (1886-1969) (born in 1886)
08
Birth of Robert Voisey That year: 1969, Classical music, American composer and producer
09
Birth of Arndís Halla That year: 1969, Classical music, Icelandic opera singer
Birth of Robin Follman That year: 1969, Classical music, singer
11
Birth of Jordan Nobles That year: 1969, Classical music, composer
12
Birth of Jason Barry-Smith That year: 1969, Classical music, Australian operatic baritone
20
Birth of Éric Morin That year: 1969, Classical music, Canadian classical music composer and educator
Death of Adolf Vogel That year: 1969, Classical music, German opera singer (1897-1969) (born in 1897)
Death of Eleanor Evans That year: 1969, Classical music, British singer, actress and stage director (born in 1893)
21
Birth of Jonathan Stockhammer That year: 1969, Classical music, American conductor
25
Birth of Lili Haydn That year: 1969, Classical music, American musician
Birth of Tatsuya Shimono That year: 1969, Classical music, conductor
26
Birth of Alexander Kaimbacher That year: 1969, Classical music, Austrian opera singer
Birth of Albert Patron That year: 1969, Classical music, Composer, philosopher, printmaker, writer
30
Birth of Enno Poppe That year: 1969, Classical music, German composer and conductor
Birth of Jozef Lupták That year: 1969, Classical music, cellist and artistic director
31
Death of Salvatore Baccaloni That year: 1969, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1900)
This was also in 1969
Birth of Annette Postel That year: 1969, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Gabor Tarkövi That year: 1969, Classical music, Hungarian trumpeter . Birth of Yann Beuron That year: 1969, Classical music, French singer and opera singer . Inception: The Consort of Musicke That year: 1969, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inauguration: Newport Music Festival That year: 1969, Classical music (Newport, United States of America). Birth of Kathrin Göring That year: 1969, Classical music, German singer . Inception: VocalEssence That year: 1969, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Woden Valley Youth Choir That year: 1969, Classical music. Inception: Zamir Chorale of Boston That year: 1969, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Oliver Ringelhahn That year: 1969, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer . Inception: Reno Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1969, Classical music (United States of America). Death of José Echániz That year: 1969, Classical music (born in 1905) . Inception: City of Rochester Symphony Orchestra That year: 1969, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Palm Beach Opera That year: 1969, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Hertta Weissman That year: 1969, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (born in 1891) . Inauguration: State Opera of the Komi Republic That year: 1969, Classical music (Syktyvkar, Russia). Inception: New York Harp Ensemble That year: 1969, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center That year: 1969, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Evi Güdel-Tanner That year: 1969, Classical music, Swiss composer, arranger, music pedagogue . Birth of Sonja Korkeala That year: 1969, Classical music, Finnish violinist . Birth of Nina Kotova That year: 1969, Classical music, Russian American cellist . Dissolution: Sebastian Orchestr That year: 1969, Classical music. Inauguration: Carinthischer Sommer That year: 1969, Classical music (Carinthia, Austria). Inception: Las Piñas Boys Choir That year: 1969, Classical music. Birth of Anton Martynov That year: 1969, Classical music, Russian violinist . Birth of Guillaume Sutre That year: 1969, Classical music, French violinist . Inception: Raschèr Saxophone Quartet That year: 1969, Classical music. Birth of Maria Grenfell That year: 1969, Classical music, New Zealand composer . Inception: Promenade Theatre Orchestra That year: 1969, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Liviu Prunaru That year: 1969, Classical music, Romanian musician . Birth of Cheng Wai That year: 1969, Classical music, pianist from Hong Kong . Birth of Branimir Krstic That year: 1969, Classical music, composer . Birth of Wilfried Lingenberg That year: 1969, Classical music, German composer and classical philologist . Birth of Jennifer Rivera That year: 1969, Classical music, American opera singer . Birth of Jason Kouchak That year: 1969, Classical music, pianist/composer . Birth of Jörg Schneider That year: 1969, Classical music, Austrian opera singer . Birth of Carlos Cosías That year: 1969, Classical music, Spanish singer . Birth of Kristian Alexander That year: 1969, Classical music, Canadian music conductor . Birth of Guido Rimonda That year: 1969, Classical music, violinist . Birth of Ciarán Farrell That year: 1969, Classical music, Irish composer . Birth of Anjelika Akbar That year: 1969, Classical music, Turkish pianist . Birth of Jean-Luc Tingaud That year: 1969, Classical music, conductor . Inception: Orchestra Victoria That year: 1969, Classical music (Australia). Birth of Victoria Borisova-Ollas That year: 1969, Classical music, Swedish composer . Birth of Lorenzo Regazzo That year: 1969, Classical music, Italian opera singer . Birth of Robert Gierlach That year: 1969, Classical music, Bariton singer . Birth of Gerlinde Sämann That year: 1969, Classical music, German soprano . Inception: Szeged Symphony Orchestra That year: 1969, Classical music (Hungary). Birth of Fabiana Bravo That year: 1969, Classical music, singer . Birth of Stella Grigorian That year: 1969, Classical music, Georgian opera and concert singer . Birth of Tatjana Pavlovskaja That year: 1969, Classical music, Russian opera singer . Inauguration: Chestnut Hill Concerts That year: 1969, Classical music (Madison, United States of America). Birth of Zsuzsanna Fülöp That year: 1969, Classical music, (1968--) opera and operetta singer . Inception: Kaunas State Choir That year: 1969, Classical music (Lithuania). Birth of Masamichi Kinoshita That year: 1969, Classical music, Japanese composer . Death of Hanns-Heinz Nissen That year: 1969, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1905) . Inauguration: Würzburger Bachtage That year: 1969, Classical music (Würzburg, Germany). Birth of Peter Auty That year: 1969, Classical music, British singer . Inception: Kent Opera That year: 1969, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Clemencic Consort That year: 1969, Classical music (Austria). Birth of Martin Philip That year: 1969, Classical music, baker, author and banjoist . Birth of Elena Kelessidi That year: 1969, Classical music, Kazakh opera singer of Greek parentage . Birth of Detlef Roth That year: 1969, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Christian Gerhaher That year: 1969, Classical music, German singer . Inception: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra That year: 1969, Classical music (Germany). Birth of Francesco Manara That year: 1969, Classical music, Italian violinist . Inception: Taipei Symphony Orchestra That year: 1969, Classical music. Inception: Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra That year: 1969, Classical music (Austria). Death of Manuel Martínez Faixa That year: 1969, Classical music, Spanish conductor and composer (born in 1892) . Inception: Mormon Youth Symphony and Chorus That year: 1969, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Jochen Kupfer That year: 1969, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Vladimir Stoyanov That year: 1969, Classical music, Bulgarian singer . Birth of Zhang Liping That year: 1969, Classical music, Chinese opera singer . Birth of Adam Skoumal That year: 1969, Classical music, performer . Inception: Biel Solothurn Symphony Orchestra That year: 1969, Classical music (Switzerland). Birth of Dyfed Wyn-Evans That year: 1969, Classical music, Welsh baritone opera singer . Birth of Joanna Sperska That year: 1969, Classical music, Polish opera singer . Inception: Ex Cathedra That year: 1969, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: College Light Opera Company That year: 1969, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Central Maryland Chorale That year: 1969, Classical music. Birth of Gustavo Sánchez That year: 1969, Classical music, Spanish choir master . Death of Mary Cawein That year: 1969, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1889) . Birth of Katharine Fuge That year: 1969, Classical music, British soprano . Birth of Natsuko Kihara That year: 1969, Classical music, Japanese pianist . Inception: The Hong Kong Children's Choir That year: 1969, Classical music. Birth of Roumen Kroumov That year: 1969, Classical music, Bulgarian pianist . Birth of Natasha Antoniazzo That year: 1969, Classical music, Croatian opera singer . Death of Waldemar Johnsen That year: 1969, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (born in 1911) . Death of Clarence Dickinson That year: 1969, Classical music, American composer and music educator (born in 1873) . Birth of Eldad Tsabary That year: 1969, Classical music, composer . Birth of Andreas Nolda That year: 1969, Classical music, composer . Inception: Surrey Opera That year: 1969, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Nikolai Schukoff That year: 1969, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer . Inception: Tokyo String Quartet That year: 1969, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Orchestre National de Lyon That year: 1969, Classical music (France). Birth of Daniel Schmahl That year: 1969, Classical music, jazz trumpeter, classical trumpeter . Birth of María Espada That year: 1969, Classical music, Spanish singer . Birth of Daniel Taylor That year: 1969, Classical music, Canadian opera singer . Birth of Patrick Van Goethem That year: 1969, Classical music, Belgian countertenor . Birth of Jonathan Goldstein That year: 1969, Classical music, British composer and conductor (dead in 2019) . Birth of Eteri Gvazava That year: 1969, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer . Birth of Antye Greie That year: 1969, Classical music, German musician . Birth of Gerold Huber That year: 1969, Classical music, German pianist . Birth of Daniel Propper That year: 1969, Classical music, Swedish pianist . Birth of Ildebrando D'Arcangelo That year: 1969, Classical music, Italian bass-baritone . Death of Alfred Reynolds That year: 1969, Classical music, English composer of light music (born in 1884) . Birth of Igor Roma That year: 1969, Classical music, musical artist . Inauguration: Opéra de Saint-Étienne That year: 1969, Classical music (Saint-Étienne, France). Inception: Tunisian Symphony Orchestra That year: 1969, Classical music (Tunisia). Birth of Marco Angius That year: 1969, Classical music, conductor . Inception: National Arts Centre Orchestra That year: 1969, Classical music (Canada). Inception: Scottish Ensemble That year: 1969, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Eiichi Chijiiwa That year: 1969, Classical music, Japanese violinist and concertmaster . Inauguration: Manitoba Opera That year: 1969, Classical music (Winnipeg, Canada). Birth of Takenori Nemoto That year: 1969, Classical music, Japanese composer, conductor, musician and hornist . Inauguration: Vale of Glamorgan Festival That year: 1969, Classical music (Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom).
Works (composition or publishing)
- Darius Milhaud (age 77)
- Musique pour Graz, Op. 429 (Work for orchestra)
- Suite in G, Op. 431 (Work for orchestra)
- Musique pour Ars Nova, Op. 432 (Work for orchestra)
- Stanford Serenade, Op. 430 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Aaron Copland (age 69)
- Inaugural Fanfare (Work for orchestra)
- Happy Anniversary (Work for orchestra)
- Olivier Messiaen (age 61)
- The Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Work for choir)
- Benjamin Britten (age 56)
- Who are these Children?, Op. 84 (Song, lied)
- Suite for harp, Op. 83 (Work for soloist)
- Iannis Xenakis (age 47)
- Synaphaï (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Persephassa (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Anaktoria (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Pierre Boulez (age 44)
- Über das, über ein verschwindelaren (Work for choir)
- Pour le Dr. Kalmus (Work for orchestra)
- 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)
- Philip Glass (1937-0000)
- Music in Fifths (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Music in Similar Motion (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Music in Contrary Motion (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Two Pages (Work for soloist)