1971, from day to day
1971. With other artists, Igor Stravinsky, Aram Khachaturian and John Cage influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Anna Netrebko, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141” 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 1971 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 1971.
The year 1971 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Birth of Alicia Berneche That year: 1971, Classical music, American opera singer
02
Birth of Pascal Amoyel That year: 1971, Classical music, French pianist
03
Death of Olle Strandberg That year: 1971, Classical music, Swedish actor (1886-1971) (born in 1886)
04
Birth of Amarilli Nizza That year: 1971, Classical music, Italian operatic soprano
05
Death of Enid Watkins That year: 1971, Classical music, American singer (1890-1971) (born in 1890)
08
Death of Adriano Lualdi That year: 1971, Classical music, Italian composer (1885-1971) (born in 1885)
10
Death of William Vennard That year: 1971, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1909)
12
Death of Carl Maria Waldmeier That year: 1971, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1884)
13
Death of Henri Tomasi That year: 1971, Classical music, French composer and conductor (born in 1901)
Death of Robert Still That year: 1971, Classical music, British composer (born in 1910)
14
Birth of Sarah Hicks That year: 1971, Classical music, American conductor
Death of Erzsi Gervay That year: 1971, Classical music, (1889--1971) opera singer, recitalist, voice teacher (born in 1889)
17
Birth of Leonardo Ciampa That year: 1971, Classical music, American organist, pianist, composer and writer
18
Death of František Maxián That year: 1971, Classical music, Czech pianist and university educator (born in 1907)
Birth of Kee-Yong Chong That year: 1971, Classical music, Malaysian composer
20
Death of Stanisław Drabik That year: 1971, Classical music, Polish singer (1900-1971) (born in 1900)
21
Birth of Torben Grue That year: 1971, Classical music, drummer
24
Birth of Zhang Huoding That year: 1971, Classical music, opera singer, Peking opera actor
25
Birth of Denis-Pierre Gustin That year: 1971, Classical music, flautist
27
Death of Odd Wolstad That year: 1971, Classical music, singer, actor, opera singer (born in 1925)
28
Death of Georges Van van Parys That year: 1971, Classical music, French film score composer (born in 1902)
29
Birth of Matthias Pintscher That year: 1971, Classical music, German composer
30
Birth of Monika Gonzalez That year: 1971, Classical music, opera singer
February
01
Birth of Mikołaj Górecki That year: 1971, Classical music, Polish composer
Birth of Markus Poschner That year: 1971, Classical music, German conductor
03
Birth of Franck Bedrossian That year: 1971, Classical music, French composer
07
Death of Elvira Amazar That year: 1971, Classical music, Russian opera singer (born in 1899)
12
Birth of Melvin Lauf That year: 1971, Classical music, composer
15
Death of Marian Koval That year: 1971, Classical music, Soviet composer (1907-1971) (born in 1907)
19
Birth of Gil Shaham That year: 1971, Classical music, Israeli musician
Birth of Massimo Giordano That year: 1971, Classical music, Italian tenor
Birth of Yukio Yokoyama That year: 1971, Classical music, Japanese pianist (1971-)
Death of Martin Kremer That year: 1971, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1898-1971) (born in 1898)
Death of Ferdinand Krčmář That year: 1971, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1902)
20
Death of Alexander Tsfasman That year: 1971, Classical music, Soviet Jazz composer, pianist, arranger and conductor (1906—1971) (born in 1906)
21
Birth of Giovanni Amighetti That year: 1971, Classical music, musician
22
Birth of Lea Salonga That year: 1971, Classical music, Filipina singer and actress (born 1971)
Birth of Andžella Goba That year: 1971, Classical music, Latvian opera singer
Birth of Bruno Miranda That year: 1971, Classical music, composer
26
Death of Josef Berg That year: 1971, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1927)
27
Death of Else Margrethe Gardelli That year: 1971, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1922)
March
01
Birth of Thomas Adès That year: 1971, Classical music, British composer, pianist and conductor
Birth of Christoph Genz That year: 1971, Classical music, German singer
Birth of Michael Weinius That year: 1971, Classical music, Swedish opera singer
05
Birth of Vlad Korshunov That year: 1971, Classical music, composer
06
Death of Robert Thurston Dart That year: 1971, Classical music, British musicologist (born in 1921)
Death of Hans Duhan That year: 1971, Classical music, Austrian singer, director, conductor and musician (born in 1890)
07
Birth of Aga Mikolaj That year: 1971, Classical music, Polish singer and opera singer (dead in 2021)
Birth of Manuela Uhl That year: 1971, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
Birth of Wilbert Berendsen That year: 1971, Classical music, composer
09
Birth of Pierre Jodlowski That year: 1971, Classical music, French composer
10
Birth of Larisa Kostyuk That year: 1971, Classical music, Russian opera singer
Death of Janusz Popławski That year: 1971, Classical music, actor (born in 1898)
15
Birth of Andriy Romanenko That year: 1971, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer
Birth of Laurent Koehl That year: 1971, Classical music, French singer
17
Death of Piero Coppola That year: 1971, Classical music, Italian composer and conductor (1888-1971) (born in 1888)
Death of Margarethe Arndt-Ober That year: 1971, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1885)
18
Death of Karl Klingler That year: 1971, Classical music, German composer, concertmaster and university teacher (1879-1971) (born in 1879)
Birth of Christian Arming That year: 1971, Classical music, Austrian conductor
19
Death of Jean-Marie Beaudet That year: 1971, Classical music, Canadian musician (born in 1908)
20
Death of Semen Kapara That year: 1971, Classical music, ukrainian singer (born in 1894)
21
Birth of Domenico Nordio That year: 1971, Classical music, violinist and conductor
Birth of Nora Gubisch That year: 1971, Classical music, French opera singer
23
Birth of Leszek Możdżer That year: 1971, Classical music, Polish musician
Birth of Coboflupi That year: 1971, Classical music, composer
24
Birth of Topi Lehtipuu That year: 1971, Classical music, Finnish singer
25
Birth of Muriel Rochat Rienth That year: 1971, Classical music, Swiss flautist
28
Death of Felix Wolfes That year: 1971, Classical music, German-american composer (born in 1892)
30
Death of Maxim Mikhailov That year: 1971, Classical music, Russian operatic bass (born in 1893)
Death of Erma Zarska That year: 1971, Classical music, Soprano opera vocalist (born in 1889)
Birth of Ofèlia Sala That year: 1971, Classical music, singer, musician
31
Death of Karl King That year: 1971, Classical music, American composer and conductor (born in 1891)
Also in March
Inception: San Francisco Contemporary Music Players That year: 1971, Classical music (United States of America) .
April
01
Death of Dorothy Erhart That year: 1971, Classical music, composer (born in 1894)
03
Death of Gertrude Kappel That year: 1971, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1884)
05
Death of José Cubiles That year: 1971, Classical music, Spanish musician (1894-1971) (born in 1894)
06
Death of Igor Stravinsky That year: 1971, Classical music, Russian composer, pianist and conductor (1882–1971) (born in 1882)
Birth of Ozymandias That year: 1971, Classical music, Swiss pianist
07
Birth of Carlos Mena That year: 1971, Classical music, Spanish opera singer
11
Death of Zbigniew Drzewiecki That year: 1971, Classical music, Polish pianist and pedagogue (born in 1890)
Death of Aleksandr Korobeychenko That year: 1971, Classical music, Soviet Ukrainian singer (1900-1971) (born in 1900)
Birth of Wojciech Dyngosz That year: 1971, Classical music, opera singer, university teacher
12
Birth of Edwin Outwater That year: 1971, Classical music, American conductor
Death of Ruth Glowa-Burkhardt That year: 1971, Classical music, German singer (1918-1971) (born in 1918)
14
Birth of Olga Gouriakova That year: 1971, Classical music, singer, musician
15
Birth of Dorothee Mields That year: 1971, Classical music, German soprano
Death of Fritz Lubrich That year: 1971, Classical music, German composer (born in 1888)
Birth of Lara St. John That year: 1971, Classical music, Canadian musician
Birth of Konstantin Andreyev That year: 1971, Classical music, Ukrainian tenor
Death of Fritz Lubrich Jr. That year: 1971, Classical music, composer (born in 1888)
20
Death of Tosko Iliev That year: 1971, Classical music, Bulgarian tenor (born in 1895)
22
Death of Josef Celerin That year: 1971, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1898)
26
Birth of Klaus Lang That year: 1971, Classical music, Austrian composer, organist and academic
27
Birth of Olari Elts That year: 1971, Classical music, Estonian conductor
28
Birth of Madelaine Wibom That year: 1971, Classical music, Swedish opera singer
Also in April
Birth of Serge Schoonbroodt That year: 1971, Classical music, Belgian organist .
May
01
Birth of Lance Ryan That year: 1971, Classical music, Canadian singer and opera singer
06
Birth of Eduard Topchjan That year: 1971, Classical music, Armenian conductor
Birth of Anna Radziejewska That year: 1971, Classical music, Polish mezzo-soprano singer
08
Birth of Barbara Hannigan That year: 1971, Classical music, Canadian operatic soprano
10
Death of Shūkichi Mitsukuri That year: 1971, Classical music, Japanese composer (born in 1895)
Birth of Christine Gogolin That year: 1971, Classical music, German presenter and opera singer
Death of Sirzad Huseynov That year: 1971, Classical music, opera singer, actor (born in 1906)
12
Birth of Oliver Lewis That year: 1971, Classical music, violinist
13
Birth of Tedi Papavrami That year: 1971, Classical music, Albanian violinist
Birth of Maria Keohane That year: 1971, Classical music, Swedish singer
Birth of Alexander Kirsch That year: 1971, Classical music, composer
15
Death of Maria Mosciska That year: 1971, Classical music, Ukrainian soprano (1882-1971) (born in 1882)
16
Premiere of Owen Wingrave, Op. 85 That year: 1971, Classical music (Opera), Benjamin Britten
18
Birth of Camilla Tilling That year: 1971, Classical music, Swedish soprano
19
Death of Bernard Wagenaar That year: 1971, Classical music, Dutch-American composer (1894-1971) (born in 1894)
20
Birth of Paweł Jan Mykietyn That year: 1971, Classical music, Polish composer
21
Birth of Yoshikazu Mera That year: 1971, Classical music, Japanese countertenor singer
Birth of Grant Doyle That year: 1971, Classical music, opera singer
23
Birth of Eteri Lamoris That year: 1971, Classical music, Spanish singer and opera singer
25
Birth of Jitka Čechová That year: 1971, Classical music, Czech pianist
29
Birth of Martin Lohse That year: 1971, Classical music, Danish composer
Birth of Aram Van Ballaert That year: 1971, Classical music, Belgian musician
30
Death of Marcel Dupré That year: 1971, Classical music, French organist and composer (born in 1886)
Birth of Michał Jelonek That year: 1971, Classical music, Polish musician and composer
31
Birth of Diana Damrau That year: 1971, Classical music, German soprano opera singer
June
03
Birth of Jean-Philippe Biojout That year: 1971, Classical music, French bass-baritone opera singer
04
Death of Vlastislav Antonín Vipler That year: 1971, Classical music, Czech conductor and composer (born in 1903)
06
Death of Arnold Elston That year: 1971, Classical music, American composer and educator (born in 1907)
08
Death of Julius Huehn That year: 1971, Classical music, American singer (1904-1971) (born in 1904)
09
Birth of Erika Miklósa That year: 1971, Classical music, singer
10
Birth of Dan Ettinger That year: 1971, Classical music, Israeli conductor
13
Death of Mafalda Salvatini That year: 1971, Classical music, singer (1886-1971) (born in 1886)
Birth of Karmen Puis That year: 1971, Classical music, Estonian opera singer, soprano
16
Birth of Röstäm Säyetqolof That year: 1971, Classical music, Russian pianist
17
Birth of Ain Anger That year: 1971, Classical music, Estonian operatic bass
Death of Augusto Sebastiani That year: 1971, Classical music, composer (born in 1889)
21
Death of Ludwig Schmidseder That year: 1971, Classical music, German composer (born in 1904)
Birth of Jan P. Muchow That year: 1971, Classical music, Czech composer
Birth of Klaudia Dernerová That year: 1971, Classical music, Slovak soprano
23
Death of Walter Schulthess That year: 1971, Classical music, composer (1894-1971) (born in 1894)
24
Death of Liva Järnefelt That year: 1971, Classical music, Swedish mezzo-soprano opera singer (born in 1876)
25
Death of Mignon Nevada That year: 1971, Classical music, singer (born in 1886)
Death of Lev Stepanov That year: 1971, Classical music, Soviet composer (1908-1971) (born in 1908)
26
Death of Juan Manén That year: 1971, Classical music, Spanish musician (born in 1883)
Death of Guillermo Uribe Holguín That year: 1971, Classical music, Colombian musician (born in 1880)
Death of Inia Te Wiata That year: 1971, Classical music, Ngati Raukawa; opera singer, film actor, carver, artist (born in 1915)
28
Birth of Juan Carlos Echeverry That year: 1971, Classical music, Colombian singer
Birth of Eldar Aliev That year: 1971, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2020)
29
Death of Néstor Mesta Chaires That year: 1971, Classical music, Mexican tenor (born in 1908)
Also in June
Birth of Fayçal Karoui That year: 1971, Classical music, French conductor .
July
01
Birth of Radosław Rydlewski That year: 1971, Classical music, Polish singer
Death of Taijirō Gō That year: 1971, Classical music, Japanese composer (1907-1971) (born in 1907)
11
Birth of Andrey Alekseyev That year: 1971, Classical music, conductor
13
Birth of Jan Kopp That year: 1971, Classical music, German composer
16
Birth of Malika Kishino That year: 1971, Classical music, Japanese composer
17
Birth of Anzhelina Shvachka That year: 1971, Classical music, Ukrainian operatic mezzo-soprano singer
19
Birth of Urs Bühler That year: 1971, Classical music, Swiss singer
22
Birth of Henrik Wiese That year: 1971, Classical music, German flutist
24
Death of Alan Rawsthorne That year: 1971, Classical music, British composer (1905-1971) (born in 1905)
Death of Christl Mardayn That year: 1971, Classical music, Austrian actress, singer (born in 1896)
25
Birth of Gulnora Alimova That year: 1971, Classical music, pianist
27
Death of Bernhard Paumgartner That year: 1971, Classical music, Austrian composer and conductor (born in 1887)
Birth of Tanja Donath That year: 1971, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
28
Birth of Xavier Pagès i Corella That year: 1971, Classical music, Spanish musician
Death of Annon Lee Silver That year: 1971, Classical music, Canadian lyric soprano singer (born in 1938)
Birth of Massimiliano Pidò That year: 1971, Classical music, composer
30
Birth of François Leleux That year: 1971, Classical music, French oboist, conductor, and professor
Birth of Johanna Rusanen-Kartano That year: 1971, Classical music, Finnish soprano singer
August
02
Birth of Ismo Eskelinen That year: 1971, Classical music, Finnish guitarist
03
Death of Yuri Fayer That year: 1971, Classical music, Russian musician (1890-1971) (born in 1890)
06
Birth of Artsvik Demurchyan That year: 1971, Classical music, Armenian opera singer
07
Birth of Tobias Cole That year: 1971, Classical music, Australian singer
12
Death of Viktor Hospach That year: 1971, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1904)
17
Birth of Anthony Kearns That year: 1971, Classical music, Irish singer
23
Birth of Toshio Yanagisawa That year: 1971, Classical music, musician, conductor
24
Death of Karel Pravoslav Sádlo That year: 1971, Classical music, Czech music educator, violoncellist and university educator (born in 1898)
26
Death of Francesco Santoliquido That year: 1971, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1883)
27
Inception: Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México That year: 1971, Classical music (Mexico)
Birth of Edita Adlerová That year: 1971, Classical music, Operatic mezzo-soprano
31
Birth of Vadim Repin That year: 1971, Classical music, Russian violinist
September
02
Death of Vladimir Fere That year: 1971, Classical music, Soviet composer (1902—1971) (born in 1902)
06
Birth of Lior Navok That year: 1971, Classical music, Israeli composer, conductor, and pianist
07
Death of Ludwig Suthaus That year: 1971, Classical music, German opera singer (1906-1971) (born in 1906)
08
Birth of Dustin O'Halloran That year: 1971, Classical music, American musician
Birth of Tamar Iveri That year: 1971, Classical music, Georgian opera singer
11
Death of Joe Jordan That year: 1971, Classical music, American musician (1882-1971) (born in 1882)
13
Birth of Ezio Bosso That year: 1971, Classical music, Italian composer, pianist and conductor (dead in 2020)
Death of George Lambert That year: 1971, Classical music, English baritone and voice teacher in Canada (born in 1900)
15
Birth of Tecwyn Evans That year: 1971, Classical music, New Zealand conductor and composer
17
Death of Oszkár Kálmán That year: 1971, Classical music, (1887–1971) opera singer (born in 1887)
18
Birth of Anna Netrebko That year: 1971, Classical music, Russian-born Austrian operatic soprano
22
Birth of Roberto Procaccini That year: 1971, Classical music, Italian composer and record producer
27
Death of Einar Ralf That year: 1971, Classical music, Swedish composer and opera singer (born in 1888)
29
Birth of Yitzhak Yedid That year: 1971, Classical music, Israeli musician
October
02
Birth of André Heyboer That year: 1971, Classical music, French opera singer
Death of Rudolf Laubenthal That year: 1971, Classical music, musician, opera singer (born in 1886)
08
Death of Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman That year: 1971, Classical music, composer (1892-1971) (born in 1892)
09
Birth of Rodrigo Vitta That year: 1971, Classical music, composer
10
Birth of Evgeny Kissin That year: 1971, Classical music, Russian classical pianist
14
Birth of Anne Gastinel That year: 1971, Classical music, French cellist
15
Death of Albert Alain That year: 1971, Classical music, French composer and organist (1880-1971) (born in 1880)
17
Birth of Anna-Maria Helsing That year: 1971, Classical music, Finnish conductor
23
Birth of Carlo Forlivesi That year: 1971, Classical music, Italian composer
24
Death of Carl Ruggles That year: 1971, Classical music, American composer (1876-1971) (born in 1876)
25
Birth of Midori Gotō That year: 1971, Classical music, Japanese American Violinist
28
Birth of Roxana Briban That year: 1971, Classical music, Romanian operatic soprano (1971-2010) (dead in 2010)
30
Death of Osvald Chlubna That year: 1971, Classical music, Czech music educator and composer (born in 1893)
Death of Josephine Antoine That year: 1971, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1907)
Also in October
Birth of Nyle Wolfe That year: 1971, Classical music, Irish singer .
November
06
Birth of François-Xavier Roth That year: 1971, Classical music, French conductor
08
Birth of Ruben Gazarian That year: 1971, Classical music, Armenian conductor
16
Birth of Annely Peebo That year: 1971, Classical music, Estonian singer
18
Death of Eva Liebenberg That year: 1971, Classical music, German actress and opera singer (1890-1971) (born in 1890)
19
Birth of Bernhard Gál That year: 1971, Classical music, Austrian composer
Death of Rodrigo Herrmann That year: 1971, Classical music, composer, conductor (born in 1916)
20
Birth of Varduhi Khachatryan That year: 1971, Classical music, Armenian opera singer
22
Death of Zez Confrey That year: 1971, Classical music, American composer and pianist (born in 1895)
24
Birth of Stéphane Denève That year: 1971, Classical music, French conductor
Birth of Eir Inderhaug That year: 1971, Classical music, Norwegian singer
Death of Mykhaylo Demyanovych Romens’ky That year: 1971, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer (1887-1971) (born in 1887)
27
Birth of Mirela Zafiri That year: 1971, Classical music, Romanian opera singer (dead in 2012)
29
Death of Heinz Tiessen That year: 1971, Classical music, German composer (1887-1971) (born in 1887)
December
01
Birth of Joachim Knop That year: 1971, Classical music, Danish opera singer
Birth of Andreas Winkler That year: 1971, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer
02
Inauguration: Finlandia Hall That year: 1971, Classical music (Helsinki, Finland)
04
Birth of Klaus Kuttler That year: 1971, Classical music, Austrian singer, opera singer and composer
05
Birth of Stanislav Ioudenitch That year: 1971, Classical music, Uzbekistani-born American pianist
06
Birth of Garrett Keast That year: 1971, Classical music, conductor
07
Birth of Jasmin Bašić That year: 1971, Classical music, Bosnian tenor
08
Death of Marie Collier That year: 1971, Classical music, Australian opera soprano (1927-1971) (born in 1927)
Birth of Yelena Shumkova That year: 1971, Classical music, opera singer
11
Death of Ines Maria Ferraris That year: 1971, Classical music, singer (born in 1882)
18
Birth of Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt That year: 1971, Classical music, cellist
22
Birth of Jelena Bodražić That year: 1971, Classical music, mezzo-soprano opera and concert singer born in Serbia
24
Death of Pere Mercader i Terrades That year: 1971, Classical music, Spanish composer (1916-1971) (born in 1916)
27
Death of Ernst Kozub That year: 1971, Classical music, German opera singer (1924-1971) (born in 1924)
28
Death of Max Steiner That year: 1971, Classical music, Austria-born American music composer of theatre and films, as well as a conductor (1988-1971) (born in 1888)
29
Birth of Latica Honda-Rosenberg That year: 1971, Classical music, university teacher
30
Birth of Facundo Agudin That year: 1971, Classical music, Argentinian conductor
Birth of Wannes Vanderhoeven That year: 1971, Classical music, composer
This was also in 1971
Inception: Chilingirian Quartet That year: 1971, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Wessex Youth Orchestra That year: 1971, Classical music (United Kingdom). Death of Marguerite Brián-Schwarck That year: 1971, Classical music, singer, opera singer (born in 1885) . Birth of Fabio Costa That year: 1971, Classical music, Brazilian conductor . Inception: Wolf Trap Opera Company That year: 1971, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Žofie Vokálková That year: 1971, Classical music, Czech flautist . Inception: City of London Sinfonia That year: 1971, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Ana María Martínez That year: 1971, Classical music, Puerto Rican soprano . Birth of Daniel Dodds That year: 1971, Classical music . Birth of Guy Braunstein That year: 1971, Classical music, German musician . Birth of Ivan Meylemans That year: 1971, Classical music, Belgian conductor . Birth of Stephan Macleod That year: 1971, Classical music, musician . Birth of Maurice Steger That year: 1971, Classical music, Swiss musician . Death of Marie-Anne Asselin That year: 1971, Classical music, Canadian mezzo-soprano (born in 1888) . Birth of Roland Liiv That year: 1971, Classical music, Estonian opera singer . Death of Maria Montana That year: 1971, Classical music, American operatic soprano (born in 1893) . Death of Nadezhda Silvestrova That year: 1971, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (born in 1920) . Birth of Roy Vanegas That year: 1971, Classical music, composer . Inception: Vancouver Chamber Choir That year: 1971, Classical music (Canada). Birth of Emmanuel Leducq-Barome That year: 1971, Classical music, French conductor . Inception: Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire That year: 1971, Classical music (France). Birth of Robert Merwald That year: 1971, Classical music, German opera singer . Inception: Coral Belles Arts de Sabadell That year: 1971, Classical music (Spain). Birth of Peter Askim That year: 1971, Classical music, American composer and musician . Death of Hans Baron That year: 1971, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1880) . Birth of Peter Jablonski That year: 1971, Classical music, Swedish musician . Inauguration: Varaždin Baroque Evenings That year: 1971, Classical music (Varaždin, Croatia). Inception: Metro Nashville Chorus That year: 1971, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Egbert Junghanns That year: 1971, Classical music, lyrical singer . Inception: Choir of Clare College Cambridge That year: 1971, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Karel Mark Chichon That year: 1971, Classical music, British conductor . Inception: Huelgas Ensemble That year: 1971, Classical music. Inception: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony That year: 1971, Classical music (Canada). Birth of Samuel Youn That year: 1971, Classical music, South Korean opera singer . Birth of Matthew Guerrieri That year: 1971, Classical music, composer . Birth of Darya Dadvar That year: 1971, Classical music, Iranian singer . Birth of Yannis Pouspourikas That year: 1971, Classical music, French conductor . Inception: New Amsterdam Singers That year: 1971, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: W11 Opera That year: 1971, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Nexus That year: 1971, Classical music (Canada). Death of André d'Arkor That year: 1971, Classical music, b. 1901-01-01 d. 1971-01-01 Fach: ["Lyric"] (born in 1901) . Birth of Christian Immler That year: 1971, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Xavier Phillips That year: 1971, Classical music, French cellist . Inception: Alban Berg Quartet That year: 1971, Classical music. Birth of Lisa Milne That year: 1971, Classical music, British singer . Inception: Dudaryk That year: 1971, Classical music (Soviet Union). Birth of Robin Blaze That year: 1971, Classical music, British opera singer . Inception: Banna Chluain Meala That year: 1971, Classical music (Republic of Ireland). Birth of Omar Vladimir Marcano That year: 1971, Classical music, composer . Birth of Florian Boesch That year: 1971, Classical music, Austrian opera singer . Inauguration: Artscape Theatre Centre That year: 1971, Classical music (City of Cape Town, South Africa). Birth of Anna Agathonos That year: 1971, Classical music, musician, musicologist and opera singer . Birth of Jacques Greg-Belobo That year: 1971, Classical music, Cameroonian singer . Birth of Rauno Elp That year: 1971, Classical music, Estonian opera singer . Inception: Vienna Hofburg Orchestra That year: 1971, Classical music (Austria). Birth of Steven Osborne That year: 1971, Classical music, Scottish pianist . Inception: Leeds Youth Opera That year: 1971, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Guido Balestracci That year: 1971, Classical music, performer . Birth of Barbara Schmidt-Gaden That year: 1971, Classical music, German opera singer . Birth of Marco Lo Muscio That year: 1971, Classical music, Italian organist, pianist and composer . Birth of Per Rundberg That year: 1971, Classical music, Swedish pianist . Inception: Государственный камерный хор Министерства культуры СССР That year: 1971, Classical music. Birth of Jorge Calleja That year: 1971, Classical music, Composer . Birth of Sasa Ivaci That year: 1971, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Simon O'Neill That year: 1971, Classical music, New Zealand opera tenor . Inception: Harvard–Radcliffe Collegium Musicum That year: 1971, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Five Centuries Ensemble That year: 1971, Classical music (France). Birth of Giovanni Angeleri That year: 1971, Classical music, Italian conductor . Birth of Sharon Kam That year: 1971, Classical music, German clarinetist . Birth of Jolana Fogašová That year: 1971, Classical music, singer . Birth of Angelo Manzotti That year: 1971, Classical music, Italian opera singer . Death of Vittoria Palombini That year: 1971, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1903) . Birth of Mario Hossen That year: 1971, Classical music, austrian-Bulgarian violinist and conductor . Inception: Grex Vocalis That year: 1971, Classical music. Birth of Stefan Gottfried That year: 1971, Classical music, Austrian conductor and harpsichord . Birth of Pedro Halffter Caro That year: 1971, Classical music, Spanish musician . Birth of Alexander Joel That year: 1971, Classical music, British pianist and conductor . Birth of André Vidal That year: 1971, Classical music, composer . Birth of Marie Devellereau That year: 1971, Classical music, French singer . Death of Teofil Kotykiewicz Jr. That year: 1971, Classical music, composer (born in 1880) . Inception: Society for New Music That year: 1971, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Franziska Gottwald That year: 1971, Classical music, German mezzo-soprano . Birth of Adela Golac Rilović That year: 1971, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Oliver Zwarg That year: 1971, Classical music, German opera singer . Birth of Sebastian Knauer That year: 1971, Classical music, German musician . Birth of Chad Shelton That year: 1971, Classical music, Operatic tenor . Inception: Geneva Amateur Operatic Society That year: 1971, Classical music. Inception: Delta Youth Orchestra That year: 1971, Classical music (Canada). Inception: Opera Orchestra of New York That year: 1971, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Juliette Pochin That year: 1971, Classical music, British singer and composer, one half of the composer duo Morgan Pochin . Inception: National Choir of Spain That year: 1971, Classical music (Spain). Birth of Haim Fabrizio Cipriani That year: 1971, Classical music, Italian musician and rabbi . Birth of Nuno Côrte-Real That year: 1971, Classical music, Composer, musician . Inauguration: Georgian National Philharmonic Hall That year: 1971, Classical music (Tbilisi, Georgia). Birth of Márta Ábrahám That year: 1971, Classical music, violinist, music pedagogue, musicologist . Inauguration: State Opera Stara Zagora That year: 1971, Classical music (Stara Zagora, Bulgaria). Inception: Concord String Quartet That year: 1971, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Peter Szilvay That year: 1971, Classical music, conductor . Birth of Andrea Cogliati That year: 1971, Classical music, composer . Birth of Gun-Brit Barkmin That year: 1971, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Death of José María Franco Bordóns That year: 1971, Classical music, Basque composer (born in 1894) . Birth of Stephan Beneking That year: 1971, Classical music, composer . Birth of Markus Flaig That year: 1971, Classical music, German bass-baritone . Birth of Ryan Murphy That year: 1971, Classical music, choirmaster . Inception: Westmoreland Choral Society That year: 1971, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of İbrahim Yazıcı That year: 1971, Classical music, Turkish orchestra conductor . Birth of Gotho Griesmeier That year: 1971, Classical music, Austrian opera singer . Birth of Mehdi Bozorgmehr That year: 1971, Classical music, Iranian musician and composer . Inception: La Follia That year: 1971, Classical music (France). Birth of André de Ridder That year: 1971, Classical music, German conductor . Birth of Maciej Żółtowski That year: 1971, Classical music, Composer and conductor . Death of Juan Altisent That year: 1971, Classical music, Spanish composer (born in 1891) . Inception: New York Philomusica Chamber Ensemble That year: 1971, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Arizona Opera That year: 1971, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Shchedryk That year: 1971, Classical music (Ukraine). Birth of Andreas Jankowitsch That year: 1971, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Andreas Schager That year: 1971, Classical music, Austrian opera singer . Inception: Monroe Symphony Orchestra That year: 1971, Classical music (United States of America).
Works (composition or publishing)
- Darius Milhaud (age 79)
- Musique pour San Francisco, Op. 436 (Work for orchestra)
- Sonata, Op. 437 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Homage à Igor Stravinsky, Op. 435 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Aaron Copland (age 71)
- Threnody No.1: In Memoriam Igor Stravinsky (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 65)
- Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141 That year: 1971, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- 6 Romances, Opp. 140 (Song, lied)
- Olivier Messiaen (age 63)
- From the canyons to the stars… That year: 1971, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), published in 1974
- Le Tombeau de Jean-Pierre Guézec (Work for soloist)
- Samuel Barber (age 61)
- The Lovers, Op. 43 (Work for choir)
- Fadograph of a Yestern Scene, Op. 44 (Work for orchestra)
- Benjamin Britten (age 58)
- Death in Venice, Op. 88 That year: 1971, Classical music (Opera)
- The Journey of the Magi (Canticle IV), Op. 86 (Song, lied)
- Iannis Xenakis (age 49)
- Antikhthon (Incidental music)
- Aroura (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Charisma (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Mikka (Work for soloist)
- Persépolis (Electroacoustic music)
- Pierre Boulez (age 46)
- Éclat/Multiples (Work for orchestra)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 43)
- Trans, Op. 35 (Electroacoustic music)
- Star Sound, Op. 34 (Work for orchestra)