1972, from day to day
1972. With other artists, Benjamin Britten, John Cage and Carl Orff influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Brian Tyler, 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 1972 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 1972.
The year 1972 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Birth of Vera Polachova That year: 1972, Classical music, opera singer
02
Birth of Paolo Bordogna That year: 1972, Classical music, Italian opera singer
03
Birth of Kevin Puts That year: 1972, Classical music, American composer (born 1972)
06
Birth of Oleg Dolgov That year: 1972, Classical music, Russian opera singer
07
Death of Kamila Ungrová That year: 1972, Classical music, Czechoslovak opera singer (born in 1887)
08
Premiere of Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141 That year: 1972, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Dmitri Shostakovich
10
Birth of Tomasz Konieczny That year: 1972, Classical music, Polish bass-baritone singer and actor
12
Birth of Motoharu Kawashima That year: 1972, Classical music, Japanese composer
Birth of Dan Coleman That year: 1972, Classical music, American composer
15
Birth of Philip Legge That year: 1972, Classical music, composer
17
Death of Thyge Thygesen That year: 1972, Classical music, Danish opera singer (1904-1972) (born in 1904)
19
Death of Michael Rabin That year: 1972, Classical music, American violinist (1936-1972) (born in 1936)
Death of Sofya Akimova That year: 1972, Classical music, Armenian music teacher and opera singer (born in 1887)
20
Death of Aranka Nagy That year: 1972, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (1882-1972) (born in 1882)
Birth of Alessandro Kirschner That year: 1972, Classical music, composer
25
Birth of Karine Deshayes That year: 1972, Classical music, French opera singer
Birth of Jesper Taube That year: 1972, Classical music, Swedish singer
26
Death of Vladimir Mikhailovich Yurovsky That year: 1972, Classical music, Ukrainian Soviet film music composer (1915-1972) (born in 1915)
27
Birth of Wynne Evans That year: 1972, Classical music, Welsh tenor
29
Death of Margherita Grandi That year: 1972, Classical music, singer (born in 1894)
30
Death of Karel Boleslav Jirák That year: 1972, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator and composer (born in 1891)
31
Birth of Nikola Matisic That year: 1972, Classical music, Swedish-Croatian singer
February
01
Death of Valborg Werbeck-Svärdström That year: 1972, Classical music, Swedish singer and voice instructor (born in 1879)
Birth of Taryn Fiebig That year: 1972, Classical music, Australian opera soprano (dead in 2021)
Death of Maria Rajdl That year: 1972, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1900)
02
Birth of Zoë Keating That year: 1972, Classical music, Canadian avant-garde cellist and composer based in San Francisco
05
Birth of Mina Kubota That year: 1972, Classical music, Japanese composer and pianist (1972-)
Birth of Richard Bauer That year: 1972, Classical music, Brazilian singer
07
Birth of Akiko Suwanai That year: 1972, Classical music, Japanese violinist
11
Birth of Laurent Alvaro That year: 1972, Classical music, French singer
13
Death of Ester Textorius That year: 1972, Classical music, Swedish actress (born in 1883)
17
Death of Gavriil Popov That year: 1972, Classical music, Russian Soviet composer (born in 1904)
19
Birth of Cinzia Platania That year: 1972, Classical music, composer
20
Birth of Armen Bedrossian That year: 1972, Classical music, French composer
Birth of Antonello Rizzella That year: 1972, Classical music, composer
21
Birth of Szilvia Rálik That year: 1972, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer
22
Birth of Rolando Villazón That year: 1972, Classical music, Mexican naturalized French tenor
Death of Oszkár Maleczky That year: 1972, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1894)
24
Birth of Arcadi Volodos That year: 1972, Classical music, Russian pianist
Birth of Theodoros Currentzis That year: 1972, Classical music, Greek musician, conductor
Birth of Sergio Tiempo That year: 1972, Classical music, Venezuelan-Argentine musician
26
Birth of Stanislav Vavřínek That year: 1972, Classical music, Czech conductor
March
02
Death of Erna Sack That year: 1972, Classical music, singer (born in 1898)
03
Birth of Gisela Stille That year: 1972, Classical music, Swedish actress
05
Death of Conny Söderström That year: 1972, Classical music, Swedish singer and actor (1911-1972) (born in 1911)
06
Birth of Orlanda Velez Isidro That year: 1972, Classical music, Portuguese singer
09
Birth of Till Fellner That year: 1972, Classical music, Austrian musician
13
Birth of Marianne Thorsen That year: 1972, Classical music, violinist
15
Birth of Barbara Fonyó That year: 1972, Classical music, actor, opera singer
17
19
Birth of Isabelle Faust That year: 1972, Classical music, German classical violinist
Birth of Kay Stiefermann That year: 1972, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
20
Death of Albert Pek That year: 1972, Classical music, Czech composer, pianist, choirmaster and collector of regional songs (1893-1972) (born in 1893)
23
Birth of Pavla Vykopalová That year: 1972, Classical music, Czech soprano
24
Birth of Momo Kodama That year: 1972, Classical music, Japanese pianist (1972−)
31
Birth of Maroš Bango That year: 1972, Classical music, opera singer
April
03
Death of Ferde von Grofé That year: 1972, Classical music, American composer, arranger, pianist and instrumentalist (born in 1892)
Birth of Gillian Keith That year: 1972, Classical music, Canadian opera singer
Birth of Aleksandr Manotskov That year: 1972, Classical music, composer
04
Birth of Vladimir Jurowski That year: 1972, Classical music, Russian conductor
Death of Stefan Wolpe That year: 1972, Classical music, German composer (born in 1902)
07
Death of Carl Jöken That year: 1972, Classical music, German singer (born in 1893)
Birth of Marit Strindlund That year: 1972, Classical music, Swedish conductor
08
Birth of Paul Miles-Kingston That year: 1972, Classical music, British opera singer
10
Death of Helene Wildbrunn That year: 1972, Classical music, Austrian soprano (born in 1882)
Birth of Zbyněk Müller That year: 1972, Classical music, conductor
12
Birth of Agnieszka Makówka That year: 1972, Classical music, Polish opera singer
Birth of Troy Banarzi That year: 1972, Classical music, British composer
15
Death of Erica Darbow That year: 1972, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (born in 1891)
16
Birth of Sam Haywood That year: 1972, Classical music, Australian pianist
19
Birth of Evelina Vorontsova That year: 1972, Classical music, Russian pianist
24
Birth of Zuill Bailey That year: 1972, Classical music, American musician
Birth of Bjarte Eike That year: 1972, Classical music, Norwegian musician
25
Birth of Edith Haller That year: 1972, Classical music, Italian opera singer
Birth of Mariusz Latek That year: 1972, Classical music, conductor
26
Birth of Nikolai Lugansky That year: 1972, Classical music, Russian pianist
28
Birth of Helena Tulve That year: 1972, Classical music, Estonian composer
29
Birth of Javier Lanis That year: 1972, Classical music, músico y pianista
May
01
Birth of Fernando Martin Otero That year: 1972, Classical music, Argentinian Composer- Pianist- Vocalist-
Birth of Inga Kalna That year: 1972, Classical music, Latvian opera singer
Death of Fernand Ansseau That year: 1972, Classical music, Belgian singer (1890-1972) (born in 1890)
02
Birth of Georg Nigl That year: 1972, Classical music, Austrian baritone singer
Birth of Allan Bergius That year: 1972, Classical music, German singer
04
Death of György Losonczy That year: 1972, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (1905-1972) (born in 1905)
08
Birth of Brian Tyler That year: 1972, Classical music, American composer, producer and conductor
Birth of Holger Marks That year: 1972, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
11
Birth of Kirill Petrenko That year: 1972, Classical music, Russian conductor
16
Birth of John Osborn That year: 1972, Classical music, American operatic tenor
17
Death of Auguste Le Guennant That year: 1972, Classical music, French composer, organist and music educator (1881-1972) (born in 1881)
19
Death of Rito Selvaggi That year: 1972, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1898)
Death of Germaine Hoerner That year: 1972, Classical music, French singer (born in 1905)
20
Birth of Paul Lewis That year: 1972, Classical music, British musician
24
Birth of Felix Korobov That year: 1972, Classical music, Russian conductor
25
Death of Jef Tinel That year: 1972, Classical music, composer (born in 1888)
29
Death of Margaret Ruthven Lang That year: 1972, Classical music, American composer (born in 1867)
Death of Emma Vecla That year: 1972, Classical music, French operatic soprano (born in 1877)
Birth of James Rutherford That year: 1972, Classical music, British bass baritone
31
Birth of Jordan Grigg That year: 1972, Classical music, composer
June
03
Birth of Urmas Põldma That year: 1972, Classical music, Estonian operatic tenor
Death of Bernard Walton That year: 1972, Classical music, British musician (born in 1917)
05
Birth of Michael Keprt That year: 1972, Classical music, Czech conductor and composer
08
Birth of Sylvie Pullès That year: 1972, Classical music, composer
Death of Marie Řezníčková That year: 1972, Classical music, opera singer, pedagogue (born in 1900)
11
Death of Lucia-Minodora Cosma That year: 1972, Classical music, Romanian soprano (born in 1875)
13
Birth of Kristjan Järvi That year: 1972, Classical music, Estonian conductor
14
Death of Ivan Semenoff That year: 1972, Classical music, French composer (1917-1972) (born in 1917)
18
Birth of Anu Tali That year: 1972, Classical music, Estonian conductor
19
Death of Helge Rosvaenge That year: 1972, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1897)
21
Birth of Serena Daolio That year: 1972, Classical music, Italian singer
Death of Seth Bingham That year: 1972, Classical music, American organist and composer (1882-1972) (born in 1882)
Birth of Andrea Turchetto That year: 1972, Classical music, composer
27
Death of Cédia Brault That year: 1972, Classical music, Canadian singer (born in 1894)
29
Birth of Külli Tomingas That year: 1972, Classical music, Estonian singer
Also in June
Birth of Kimiko Wakiyama That year: 1972, Classical music, composer, pianist .
July
01
Birth of Nathan Berg That year: 1972, Classical music, Canadian opera singer
02
Death of Béla Csóka That year: 1972, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1898)
03
Death of Yeung Yip Wang That year: 1972, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1900)
04
Birth of Nazakat Teymurova That year: 1972, Classical music, opera singer, singer, music teacher
06
Birth of Jukka Iisakkila That year: 1972, Classical music, Finnish musician and conductor
09
Death of Robert Weede That year: 1972, Classical music, American operatic baritone (1903-1972) (born in 1903)
10
Death of Jean Madeira That year: 1972, Classical music, singer (1918-1972) (born in 1918)
Birth of Vykintas Bieliauskas That year: 1972, Classical music, conductor, composer, university teacher
Birth of Dōzan Fujiwara That year: 1972, Classical music, Japanese shakuhachi player, composer (1972-)
Birth of Michael Kupfer-Radecky That year: 1972, Classical music, German opera singer
16
Birth of Jenny Carlstedt That year: 1972, Classical music, Finnish opera singer
17
Birth of Hiba Kawas That year: 1972, Classical music, Lebanese Opera and Musician
Birth of Wojciech Wentura That year: 1972, Classical music, opera tenor singer
Birth of Jeyhun Kerim Allahverdiyev That year: 1972, Classical music, composer
20
Birth of Elena Zoubareva That year: 1972, Classical music, Russian soprano
Birth of Birgitte Christensen That year: 1972, Classical music, opera singer
Death of Richard Capellmann That year: 1972, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1904)
22
Death of Pavel Bořkovec That year: 1972, Classical music, Czech music educator and composer (born in 1894)
Death of Hugo Kauder That year: 1972, Classical music, Austrian musician (born in 1888)
Birth of Sébastien Damiani That year: 1972, Classical music, French pianist
23
Birth of Anja Harteros That year: 1972, Classical music, operatic soprano
24
Birth of Renata Pokupić That year: 1972, Classical music, Croatian opera singer
28
Death of Helen Traubel That year: 1972, Classical music, American singer (born in 1899)
Birth of Anne Rodier That year: 1972, Classical music, French singer
29
Birth of Loïc Guguen That year: 1972, Classical music, French singer (dead in 2023)
31
Death of France Langus That year: 1972, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1920)
August
02
Death of Rudolph Ganz That year: 1972, Classical music, Swiss musician (1877-1972) (born in 1877)
Death of Vadim Borisovsky That year: 1972, Classical music, Russian musician (born in 1900)
06
Birth of Lisa Smirnova That year: 1972, Classical music, Austrian musician
08
Birth of Anastasia Chebotareva That year: 1972, Classical music, Ukrainian musician
12
Death of Alf Hurum That year: 1972, Classical music, Norwegian composer and painter (1882-1972) (born in 1882)
14
Death of Oscar Levant That year: 1972, Classical music, American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972) (born in 1906)
17
Birth of Róbert Urbán-Nagy That year: 1972, Classical music, opera singer
21
Death of Yvonne Gall That year: 1972, Classical music, French singer (born in 1885)
23
Death of Balys Dvarionas That year: 1972, Classical music, Lithuanian musician (1904-1972) (born in 1904)
26
Birth of Nataša Mirković That year: 1972, Classical music, Bosnian singer and actress
29
Death of René Leibowitz That year: 1972, Classical music, French composer and conductor (1913–1972) (born in 1913)
Also in August
Birth of Anna Maria Friman That year: 1972, Classical music, Swedish singer .
September
05
Death of Dóra Bársony That year: 1972, Classical music, (1888--1972) opera singer (born in 1888)
06
Birth of Leonardo Estévez That year: 1972, Classical music, Argentine opera singer
08
Birth of Eglise Gutiérrez That year: 1972, Classical music, Cuban-American operatic soprano
09
Birth of Sarah Crane That year: 1972, Classical music, Australian operatic soprano
10
Birth of François Sarhan That year: 1972, Classical music, French composer
15
Death of Ulvi Cemal Erkin That year: 1972, Classical music, Turkish composer (born in 1906)
Death of Jonas Byra That year: 1972, Classical music, Lithuanian singer (1891-1972) (born in 1891)
16
Birth of James Westman That year: 1972, Classical music, Canadian baritone
Birth of Dirk Aleschus That year: 1972, Classical music, German opera singer
Birth of Carlos Gonzalo Guzmán-Muñoz That year: 1972, Classical music, composer
18
Birth of Simone Dinnerstein That year: 1972, Classical music, American classical pianist
19
Death of Robert Casadesus That year: 1972, Classical music, French pianist and composer (born in 1899)
22
Birth of Cecilia Zilliacus That year: 1972, Classical music, Swedish violinist
23
Birth of Ignat Solzhenitsyn That year: 1972, Classical music, American conductor
Death of Frits Schuurman That year: 1972, Classical music, Dutch conductor (1898-1972) (born in 1898)
Birth of Khatuna Mikaberidze That year: 1972, Classical music, opera singer
25
Death of Friedrich Schröder That year: 1972, Classical music, German composer (born in 1910)
28
Death of Maurice Thiriet That year: 1972, Classical music, French composer (born in 1906)
Death of Božo Vičar That year: 1972, Classical music, opera singer, concert singer (born in 1894)
29
Death of Richard Crooks That year: 1972, Classical music, American opera tenor (born in 1900)
October
01
Birth of Burkhart M. Schürmann That year: 1972, Classical music, composer
02
Birth of Sharon Bezaly That year: 1972, Classical music, Israeli musician
06
Death of Jeanne Blancard That year: 1972, Classical music, French composer and pianist (born in 1884)
10
Birth of Sergej Newski That year: 1972, Classical music, Russian composer
14
Death of Joseph Kaminski That year: 1972, Classical music, Israeli composer (born in 1903)
Birth of David Habbin That year: 1972, Classical music, British opera singer
17
Death of Günter Neumann That year: 1972, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1938)
19
Death of Fatma Mukhtarova That year: 1972, Classical music, Soviet singer (born in 1893)
Death of David Hughes That year: 1972, Classical music, Welsh opera singer, born 1925 (born in 1929)
24
Death of Thelma Votipka That year: 1972, Classical music, singer (born in 1906)
26
Birth of Venanzio Cellitti That year: 1972, Classical music, composer
27
Birth of Marika Krook That year: 1972, Classical music, Finnish singer and actor
Birth of Kazuhiro Takagi That year: 1972, Classical music, violinist, concertmaster
Death of Milo Miloradovich That year: 1972, Classical music, American opera vocalist and cookbook author (1897-1972) (born in 1897)
29
Death of Ferran Ardèvol Miralles That year: 1972, Classical music, Catalan businessperson, composer and conductor (1887-1972) (born in 1887)
November
04
Birth of Mariusz Kwiecień That year: 1972, Classical music, Polish opera singer
10
Death of Hajibababeyov Huseinaga That year: 1972, Classical music, Azerbaijani opera singer (born in 1898)
12
Death of Rudolf Friml That year: 1972, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1879)
15
Birth of Montserrat Martí That year: 1972, Classical music, Spanish opera singer
Birth of Ivo Varbanov That year: 1972, Classical music, Bulgarian musician
16
Death of Ulysse Paquin That year: 1972, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (born in 1885)
17
Birth of Štefan Kocán That year: 1972, Classical music, Slovak singer
19
Birth of Koit Soasepp That year: 1972, Classical music, Estonian opera singer
Birth of Tamás Beischer-Matyó That year: 1972, Classical music, composer
21
Death of Karel Hába That year: 1972, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer, choirmaster and violist (born in 1898)
22
Death of Imre Ungár That year: 1972, Classical music, pianist (1909-1972) (born in 1909)
24
Birth of Lawrence Brownlee That year: 1972, Classical music, American opera tenor
28
Death of Havergal Brian That year: 1972, Classical music, British composer (born in 1876)
30
Death of Hans Erich Apostel That year: 1972, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1901)
December
04
Death of Mikalay Aladaw That year: 1972, Classical music, Soviet composer and university teacher (1890-1972) (born in 1890)
Birth of Olivia Pop That year: 1972, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
05
Birth of Kotono Sakakura That year: 1972, Classical music, harpsichordist
06
Death of Leslie Rands That year: 1972, Classical music, British opera singer and actor (born in 1900)
07
Birth of Arianna Zukerman That year: 1972, Classical music, American opera singer
10
Birth of Yūichi Nakayama That year: 1972, Classical music, violinist, concertmaster
14
Death of Štefa Petrová That year: 1972, Classical music, Czechoslovak opera singer (born in 1909)
Birth of Krzysztof Drzewiecki That year: 1972, Classical music, musician, opera singer (dead in 2006)
15
Death of Herbert Eimert That year: 1972, Classical music, German musicologist and composer (1897–1972) (born in 1897)
Death of Monique de la Bruchollerie That year: 1972, Classical music, French musician (born in 1915)
Birth of Lars Woldt That year: 1972, Classical music, German opera singer
17
Death of Erwin Dressel That year: 1972, Classical music, German musician (born in 1909)
18
Death of Rudolf Watzke That year: 1972, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1892)
Birth of Ittai Shapira That year: 1972, Classical music, Israeli-American violinist
19
Birth of Rosa Blasi That year: 1972, Classical music, American actress (born December 19, 1972)
Death of Alexander Uninsky That year: 1972, Classical music, Russian-American musician (born in 1910)
21
Birth of Erwin Schrott That year: 1972, Classical music, Uruguayan opera singer
28
Birth of Nina Adlon That year: 1972, Classical music, Austrian opera singer
31
Death of Josef Toman That year: 1972, Classical music, Czech composer and organist (born in 1894)
Also in December
Birth of Malek Jandali That year: 1972, Classical music, Award-winning composer & pianist .
This was also in 1972
Inception: Minnesota Youth Symphonies That year: 1972, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Arnold Schoenberg Chor That year: 1972, Classical music (Austria). Inception: La Petite Bande That year: 1972, Classical music (Belgium). Birth of Cornelia Samuelis That year: 1972, Classical music, German singer . Inception: Empire Brass That year: 1972, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Gabriela Eibenová That year: 1972, Classical music, Czech soprano . Inception: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Chorus That year: 1972, Classical music. Birth of Jennifer Aylmer That year: 1972, Classical music, singer . Inception: The English Concert That year: 1972, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Mira Glodeanu That year: 1972, Classical music, French violinist . Birth of Genevieve Lacey That year: 1972, Classical music, musical artist . Birth of Réka Szilvay That year: 1972, Classical music, Hungarian-Finnish musician . Inception: Hortus Musicus That year: 1972, Classical music (Estonia). Birth of Judith Braun That year: 1972, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: Manchester Camerata That year: 1972, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Daniel Laumans That year: 1972, Classical music, composer . Birth of Simone Schneider That year: 1972, Classical music, German operatic soprano . Inception: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra That year: 1972, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Abbé Anatole Levergeois That year: 1972, Classical music, composer (born in 1876) . Birth of Roniere Leite Soares That year: 1972, Classical music, composer . Inception: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra That year: 1972, Classical music (Finland). Birth of Katarzyna Mycka That year: 1972, Classical music, Polish musician . Birth of Markéta Cukrová That year: 1972, Classical music, singer, translator . Birth of Peter van de Velde That year: 1972, Classical music, organist . Inauguration: Rencontres internationales de musique contemporaine That year: 1972, Classical music (Metz, France). Birth of Irina Titaeva That year: 1972, Classical music, French singer . Birth of Konrad Jarnot That year: 1972, Classical music, English baritone . Inauguration: Festival de Saintes That year: 1972, Classical music (Saintes, France). Inception: St. Lawrence Choir That year: 1972, Classical music. Birth of Edward Rushton That year: 1972, Classical music, British composer . Inception: Pomerium (early music group) That year: 1972, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Matthias Foremny That year: 1972, Classical music, German conductor . Birth of Judith Sportel That year: 1972, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Tim Davies That year: 1972, Classical music, Australian orchestrator and composer . Birth of Mikhail Kruglov That year: 1972, Classical music, Russian singer . Inception: Helsinki Strings That year: 1972, Classical music (Finland). Inception: Ensemble 2e2m That year: 1972, Classical music (France). Birth of Sandrine Lebec That year: 1972, Classical music . Birth of Alessio Allegrini That year: 1972, Classical music, Italian musician and hornist . Birth of Sean O’Loughlin That year: 1972, Classical music, conductor, composer . Birth of Mateo Soto That year: 1972, Classical music, composer . Birth of Martina Janková That year: 1972, Classical music, Czech opera singer . Birth of Robert Fuchs (b.1972) That year: 1972, Classical music, composer . Birth of He Hui That year: 1972, Classical music, Chinese operatic soprano . Inception: Manitoba Chamber Orchestra That year: 1972, Classical music (Canada). Inauguration: Sitka Summer Music Festival That year: 1972, Classical music (Sitka, United States of America). Inception: Orfeó Valencià Navarro Reverter That year: 1972, Classical music (Spain). Inauguration: Weilburger Schlosskonzerte That year: 1972, Classical music (Weilburg, Germany). Birth of Xenia Löffler That year: 1972, Classical music . Death of Florrie Australie Clarke That year: 1972, Classical music, composer (born in 1875) . Birth of Roland Glassl That year: 1972, Classical music, German musician . Birth of Satō Shuntarō That year: 1972, Classical music, conductor . Birth of John Wilson That year: 1972, Classical music, British conductor, arranger and musicologist . Inception: The Philadelphia Singers That year: 1972, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Ileana Tonca That year: 1972, Classical music, Romanian opera singer and soprano . Birth of Niksa Radovanovic That year: 1972, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: Orkest de Volharding That year: 1972, Classical music (Netherlands). Birth of Raffi Besalyan That year: 1972, Classical music, Armenian musician . Inception: Southern California Community Choir That year: 1972, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: The New England Ragtime Ensemble That year: 1972, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Matthew Herbert That year: 1972, Classical music, British musician . Birth of Margarita de Arellano That year: 1972, Classical music, American musician, singer and opera singer . Birth of Aaron Andrew Hunt That year: 1972, Classical music, composer . Inception: Musica Orbis That year: 1972, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Stephan Loges That year: 1972, Classical music, singer, musician, performing artist . Birth of John Relyea That year: 1972, Classical music, Canadian opera singer . Inauguration: Été musical de Saint-Robert That year: 1972, Classical music (Saint-Robert, France). Birth of Kyu Won Han That year: 1972, Classical music, singer . Birth of Andrea Rutigliano That year: 1972, Classical music, composer . Inception: Moscow State Academic Chamber Choir That year: 1972, Classical music (Soviet Union). Birth of Eckehard Stier That year: 1972, Classical music, German conductor . Inception: Music of the Baroque That year: 1972, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Daniel Rowland That year: 1972, Classical music, Dutch-British violinist (dead in 1790) . Birth of Robert Fuchs of Prague That year: 1972, Classical music, composer . Birth of Philipp von Steinaecker That year: 1972, Classical music, conductor, cellist . Birth of Eivind Gullberg Jensen That year: 1972, Classical music, Norwegian conductor . Inception: Kocian Quartet That year: 1972, Classical music. Inauguration: Christchurch Town Hall That year: 1972, Classical music (Christchurch City, New Zealand). Birth of Dean Burry That year: 1972, Classical music, Canadian composer . Inauguration: Moscow Chamber Musical Theatre That year: 1972, Classical music (Moscow, Russia). Birth of Kenneth Tse That year: 1972, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Moises Olvera That year: 1972, Classical music, composer . Inception: Georgian Bay Symphony That year: 1972, Classical music (Canada). Inception: Collage New Music That year: 1972, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Anke Vondung That year: 1972, Classical music, singer . Birth of Ricardo Gallén That year: 1972, Classical music, Spanish musician . Birth of Margriet van Reisen That year: 1972, Classical music, Dutch singer . Birth of Nicolas André That year: 1972, Classical music, conductor . Inception: Pražák Quartet That year: 1972, Classical music. Birth of Ulla Miilmann That year: 1972, Classical music, Danish musician . Inception: Washington Savoyards That year: 1972, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Maja Rajdl That year: 1972, Classical music, Norwegian soprano (born in 1900) . Birth of Ricardo Morales That year: 1972, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Daniel Giglberger That year: 1972, Classical music . Inauguration: Festival d'Automne à Paris That year: 1972, Classical music (Paris, France). Inauguration: Gibson Amphitheatre That year: 1972, Classical music (Universal City, United States of America). Inception: San Francisco Symphony Chorus That year: 1972, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Benoît Haller That year: 1972, Classical music, Choral and orchestra conductor . Birth of Kristina Vahrenkamp That year: 1972, Classical music . Inception: Brodsky Quartet That year: 1972, Classical music. Birth of Jaki Jurgec That year: 1972, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: English Chamber Choir That year: 1972, Classical music. Inception: New Japan Philharmonic That year: 1972, Classical music (Japan). Birth of Atlan Karp That year: 1972, Classical music, Estonian opera singer . Birth of Lin Chien-Kwan That year: 1972, Classical music, Singaporean musician . Closing: Grand Opera House That year: 1972, Classical music (Belfast, United Kingdom). Inception: Marosensemblen That year: 1972, Classical music. Birth of Yannick Delez That year: 1972, Classical music, composer, instrumentalist . Death of Josefina Robledo Gallego That year: 1972, Classical music, classical guitarist, composer (born in 1897) . Inception: Dale Warland Singers That year: 1972, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Violet Mount That year: 1972, Classical music, singer (born in 1875) . Birth of Luciano Mastro That year: 1972, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Grégoire Hetzel That year: 1972, Classical music, French composer . Inception: Seattle Pro Musica That year: 1972, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Zachary Carrettin That year: 1972, Classical music, American musician . Death of Marisa Ferrer That year: 1972, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1902) . Dissolution: Hungarian Quartet That year: 1972, Classical music (Hungary). Inception: Opera Southwest That year: 1972, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Hansjörg Albrecht That year: 1972, Classical music, German conductor and choir director . Birth of Otis Murphy That year: 1972, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Jeff Enns That year: 1972, Classical music . Dissolution: Hollyridge Strings That year: 1972, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Sunbeam Theatre That year: 1972, Classical music (Eastern District, People's Republic of China). Inception: Linköping University Male Voice Choir That year: 1972, Classical music (Sweden). Birth of Jan Matásek That year: 1972, Classical music, Czech composer and trombonist . Birth of Natsumi Tamai That year: 1972, Classical music, Japanese violinist and concertmaster . Inception: Toth Duo That year: 1972, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Quirine Viersen That year: 1972, Classical music, Dutch cellist . Birth of Drorit Valk That year: 1972, Classical music, Israeli violinist . Inception: Israel Piano Trio That year: 1972, Classical music. Birth of Katja Boost That year: 1972, Classical music, German opera singer . Inauguration: Darmstadt State Theater That year: 1972, Classical music (Darmstadt, Germany). Inception: Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies That year: 1972, Classical music (United States of America).
Works (composition or publishing)
- Darius Milhaud (age 80)
- Ode pour Jérusalem, Op. 440 (Work for orchestra)
- Promesse de Dieu, Op. 438 (Work for choir)
- Les momies d'Égypte, Op. 439 (Work for choir)
- Ani maamin, un chant perdu et retrouvé, Op. 441 (Work for choir)
- Aaron Copland (age 72)
- Night Thoughts: Homage to Ives (Work for soloist)
- 3 Latin American Sketches (Work for orchestra)
- Olivier Messiaen (age 64)
- Meditations on the mystery of the Holy Trinity (Work for soloist)
- Garden warbler (Work for soloist)
- Samuel Barber (age 62)
- 3 Songs, Opp. 45 (Song, lied)
- Benjamin Britten (age 59)
- Suite No. 3 for cello, Op. 87 (Work for soloist)
- Iannis Xenakis (age 50)
- Linaia-Agon (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Polytope de Cluny (Electroacoustic music)
- Pierre Boulez (age 47)
- ...Explosante-fixe... (Work for orchestra)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 44)
- Alphabet für Liège, Op. 36 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Ylem, Op. 37 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- In the Sky I Am Walking, Op. 36 1/2 (Vocal music)