1976, from day to day
1976. With other artists, Olivier Messiaen, Astor Piazzolla and Carl Orff influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Benjamin Britten. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Einstein on the Beach” de Philip Glass, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1976 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 1976.
The year 1976 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
02
Birth of Laura Alonso Padín That year: 1976, Classical music, Spanish operatic soprano
05
Death of Georges Migot That year: 1976, Classical music, French composer (born in 1891)
Birth of Marko Ivanović That year: 1976, Classical music, Czech conductor and composer
06
Death of Afrasiyab Badalbeyli That year: 1976, Classical music, Azerbaijani musician (1907-1976) (born in 1907)
Death of Óscar Esplá That year: 1976, Classical music, Spanish composer (born in 1886)
09
Birth of Svitlana Azarova That year: 1976, Classical music, Ukrainian/Dutch composer of contemporary classical music
11
Death of Yury Biryukov That year: 1976, Classical music, Soviet composer (born in 1908)
15
Birth of Sunhae Im That year: 1976, Classical music, South Korean opera singer
16
Birth of Andreana Nikolova That year: 1976, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer
18
Death of Friedrich Hollaender That year: 1976, Classical music, London-born German film composer and author (1896-1976) (born in 1896)
21
Birth of Slava Grigoryan That year: 1976, Classical music, Australian musician
22
Death of Henri Lebon That year: 1976, Classical music, flautist (born in 1911)
26
Birth of Michał Bogdanowicz That year: 1976, Classical music, opera singer
27
Birth of Renaud Capuçon That year: 1976, Classical music, French violinist
Birth of James Ehnes That year: 1976, Classical music, Canadian concert violinist
Birth of Eos Counsell That year: 1976, Classical music, Welsh musician
29
Birth of Elin Rombo That year: 1976, Classical music, Swedish opera singer
30
Birth of Daniel Okulitch That year: 1976, Classical music, Canadian opera bass-baritone
31
Birth of Cédric Pescia That year: 1976, Classical music, French musician
February
02
Death of Ludwika Jaworzyńska That year: 1976, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1884)
06
Birth of Róbert Rezsnyák That year: 1976, Classical music, opera singer
08
Death of Gladys Moncrieff That year: 1976, Classical music, Australian singer (born in 1892)
09
Death of Percy Faith That year: 1976, Classical music, Canadian bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor, known for his lush arrangements of pop and Christmas standards (1908-1976) (born in 1908)
10
Birth of Elisabeth Jansson That year: 1976, Classical music, Swedish actress
11
Birth of Jakub Burzyński That year: 1976, Classical music, Polish music theorist, singer and conductor
12
Birth of Richard Belcastro That year: 1976, Classical music, composer
13
Death of Lily Pons That year: 1976, Classical music, American opera singer and actress (1898-1976) (born in 1898)
Birth of Loïc Guénin That year: 1976, Classical music, percussionist, composer, plastic artist, improviser, teacher
14
Death of Lída Mašková That year: 1976, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1890)
16
Birth of Li-Wei Qin That year: 1976, Classical music, Chinese-Australian cellist
20
Birth of Johanna Beisteiner That year: 1976, Classical music, Austrian classical guitarist
23
Birth of Irina Zahharenkova That year: 1976, Classical music, Estonian pianist
Birth of Petronel Malan That year: 1976, Classical music, South African musician
Death of Winifred Copperwheat That year: 1976, Classical music, English classical viola player and teacher (1905-1976) (born in 1905)
24
Birth of Adriana Kučerová That year: 1976, Classical music, Slovak soprano
Birth of Narmina Afandiyeva That year: 1976, Classical music, Azerbaijani pianist
25
Death of Tarquinia Tarquini That year: 1976, Classical music, Italian soprano (born in 1882)
March
01
Death of Jean Martinon That year: 1976, Classical music, French conductor and composer (born in 1910)
02
Birth of Wojciech Gierlach That year: 1976, Classical music, opera singer
Birth of Melanie Forgeron That year: 1976, Classical music, German singer
03
Birth of Karolina Jaroszewska That year: 1976, Classical music, Polish musician
08
Birth of Aida Čorbadžić That year: 1976, Classical music, Bosniak opera singer
09
Birth of Helena Juntunen That year: 1976, Classical music, Finnish opera singer
11
Birth of Radek Baborák That year: 1976, Classical music, Czech hornist
13
Death of Emmy Krüger That year: 1976, Classical music, German opera singer (soprano) (born in 1886)
15
Birth of Céline Scheen That year: 1976, Classical music, Belgian soprano singer
Death of Herman Zhukovsky That year: 1976, Classical music, Ukrainian composer (1913-1976) (born in 1913)
Death of Maria Kaczurbina That year: 1976, Classical music, composer, pedagogue (born in 1908)
16
Death of Isidoro Fagoaga That year: 1976, Classical music, Basque opera singer, writer, musicographer (born in 1893)
17
Death of Giulia Tess That year: 1976, Classical music, Italian soprano (born in 1889)
18
Birth of Naoyuki Matsumoto That year: 1976, Classical music, Japanese composer
19
Death of Ivo Tijardović That year: 1976, Classical music, Croatian composer (1895-1976) (born in 1895)
Death of Luděk Pacák That year: 1976, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1902)
22
Death of Sergey Tarnovsky That year: 1976, Classical music, Russian pianist (born in 1883)
Birth of Marita Sølberg That year: 1976, Classical music, Norwegian soprano
23
Birth of Jon Christos That year: 1976, Classical music, British singer
24
Birth of Annette Dasch That year: 1976, Classical music, German singer
Birth of Agnieszka Franków-Żelazny That year: 1976, Classical music, conductor
Birth of Ekaterina Semenchuk That year: 1976, Classical music, Russian opera singer
25
Death of Maria Zamboni That year: 1976, Classical music, Italian operstic soprano (1895-1976) (born in 1895)
26
Birth of Javier Camarena That year: 1976, Classical music, Mexican tenor opera singer
Death of Felicie Hüni-Mihacsek That year: 1976, Classical music, singer (born in 1891)
27
Birth of Makito Shibuya That year: 1976, Classical music, composer, cellist
April
01
Death of Alexander Shemansky That year: 1976, Classical music, Russian tenor (born in 1900)
Death of Otto Köhler That year: 1976, Classical music, German opera singer (1903-1976) (born in 1903)
03
Birth of Darren Jeffery That year: 1976, Classical music, Opera Singer (Bass-Bariton)
05
Birth of Svetlin Roussev That year: 1976, Classical music, Bulgarian violinist
06
Birth of Joseph Brent That year: 1976, Classical music, American composer, mandolinist, multi-instrumentalist, and teacher
09
Death of Akio Yashiro That year: 1976, Classical music, Japanese composer (1929–1976) (born in 1929)
11
Death of Enrico Mainardi That year: 1976, Classical music, Italian musician (born in 1897)
17
Birth of Hèctor Parra E Parra That year: 1976, Classical music, Spanish musician
19
Birth of Narine Ananikyan That year: 1976, Classical music, Armenian opera singer
21
Birth of Ramón Souto That year: 1976, Classical music, Spanish composer
22
Birth of François Lis That year: 1976, Classical music, French opera singer
23
Birth of Bryce Dessner That year: 1976, Classical music, American composer and guitarist
Birth of Matteo Messori That year: 1976, Classical music, musician
25
Death of Alexander Brailowsky That year: 1976, Classical music, Ukrainian-born French pianist (1896-1976) (born in 1896)
Birth of Artur Ruciński That year: 1976, Classical music, Polish opera singer
30
Death of Edvard Fliflet Bræin That year: 1976, Classical music, Norwegian musician (born in 1924)
Birth of Sarah Tynan That year: 1976, Classical music, British opera singer
May
03
Birth of Michael Maniaci That year: 1976, Classical music, Countertenor who has soprano range
Birth of Hannah Holgersson That year: 1976, Classical music, singer
Death of Valentinas Adamkevičius That year: 1976, Classical music, Lithuanian singer (born in 1925)
04
Death of Mária Budánovits That year: 1976, Classical music, opera singer, voice teacher (born in 1889)
08
Death of Valentino Bucchi That year: 1976, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1916)
12
Death of Rudolf Kempe That year: 1976, Classical music, German conductor (born in 1910)
13
Death of Hans Stüwe That year: 1976, Classical music, German actor (1901-1976) (born in 1901)
15
Death of David Munrow That year: 1976, Classical music, British musician (1942-1976) (born in 1942)
Birth of Rem Urasin That year: 1976, Classical music, Russian pianist
16
Birth of Chiara Zeffirelli That year: 1976, Classical music, Soprano coloratura
17
Birth of Peter Schöne That year: 1976, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
Death of Anton Cíger That year: 1976, Classical music, composer, music teacher, conductor, choir director, folklorist (born in 1911)
19
Death of Wiktor Brégy That year: 1976, Classical music, Polish singer and music educator (born in 1903)
26
Death of Maggie Teyte That year: 1976, Classical music, English operatic soprano (1888–1976) (born in 1888)
28
Birth of Tomislav Mužek That year: 1976, Classical music, Croatian opera singer
Birth of Pamelia Kurstin That year: 1976, Classical music, American musician
Also in May
Birth of Emiliano Gonzalez Toro That year: 1976, Classical music, opera singer, performing artist .
June
01
Birth of Alessandro Amato That year: 1976, Classical music, composer
03
Death of Revol Bunin That year: 1976, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1924)
Birth of Julia Küsswetter That year: 1976, Classical music, German opera singer
04
Birth of Lucie Ceralová That year: 1976, Classical music, Czech opera singer
Death of Aleksander Michałowski That year: 1976, Classical music, opera singer, actor (born in 1891)
Birth of Davide Franceschetti That year: 1976, Classical music, Italian pianist
05
Death of Harold Williams That year: 1976, Classical music, Australian baritone and music teacher (born in 1893)
Birth of Maria Fontosh That year: 1976, Classical music, singer
06
Death of Elisabeth Rethberg That year: 1976, Classical music, German American opera singer (1894-1976) (born in 1894)
Death of Charles Panzéra That year: 1976, Classical music, opera singer (1896-1976) (born in 1896)
Birth of Roman Jbanov That year: 1976, Classical music, accordionist
09
Birth of Dmitri Kourliandski That year: 1976, Classical music, Russian composer
Birth of Samuele Simoncini That year: 1976, Classical music, Italian opera singer
11
Birth of Inês Thomas Almeida That year: 1976, Classical music, singer
12
Death of Milvi Laid That year: 1976, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (born in 1906)
13
Death of Géza Anda That year: 1976, Classical music, Swiss pianist and conductor of Hungarian birth (1921-1976) (born in 1921)
16
Birth of Nokuthula Ngwenyama That year: 1976, Classical music, American classical composer and violist
20
Birth of Paweł Gusnar That year: 1976, Classical music, saxophonist
21
Birth of Melliangee Pérez That year: 1976, Classical music, Puerto Rican soprano
24
Death of Samuel Dushkin That year: 1976, Classical music, American musician (1891-1976) (born in 1891)
27
Death of Zara Levina That year: 1976, Classical music, Ukrainian composer and pianist (born in 1906)
28
Death of Yakov Zak That year: 1976, Classical music, Soviet pianist (1913-1976) (born in 1913)
30
Death of Marguerite Roesgen-Champion That year: 1976, Classical music, Swiss composer (1894-1976) (born in 1894)
July
02
Birth of Fernando Concha Viaux That year: 1976, Classical music, Swedish singer
Birth of Hakan Ali Toker That year: 1976, Classical music, composer
07
Birth of Vasily Petrenko That year: 1976, Classical music, Russian conductor
08
Birth of Peter McGillivray That year: 1976, Classical music, musical artist
12
Birth of Ali Ahmadifar That year: 1976, Classical music, Iranian composer, teacher and researcher
13
Birth of Huw Watkins That year: 1976, Classical music, British composer and pianist
19
Death of Arnold Azrikan That year: 1976, Classical music, Russian opera singer (born in 1906)
Birth of Ewa Strusińska That year: 1976, Classical music, Polish conductor
22
Death of Karol Hławiczka That year: 1976, Classical music, Polish musician (1894-1976) (born in 1894)
Birth of Nadja Stefanoff That year: 1976, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
23
Birth of Péter Halász That year: 1976, Classical music, (1976–) Hungarian musician
Birth of Ferran Cruixent That year: 1976, Classical music, Spanish composer and pianist
Birth of Matthäus Schmidlechner That year: 1976, Classical music, Austrian opera singer and singer
25
Premiere of Einstein on the Beach That year: 1976, Classical music (Opera), Philip Glass
Birth of Davide Cabassi That year: 1976, Classical music, Italian pianist
26
Birth of LeoneNero That year: 1976, Classical music, composer
29
Death of Olive Kline That year: 1976, Classical music, American opera singer (1887-1976) (born in 1887)
31
Death of Juozas Mažeika That year: 1976, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (born in 1907)
August
02
Birth of Krisztina Kónya That year: 1976, Classical music, Hungarian singer
03
Birth of Tania Kross That year: 1976, Classical music, Dutch singer
05
Birth of Leonardo García Alarcón That year: 1976, Classical music, Argentine conductor
Birth of Kevin John Edusei That year: 1976, Classical music, German conductor
06
Death of Gregor Piatigorsky That year: 1976, Classical music, Ukraine-born American cellist (born in 1903)
12
Birth of Stuart MacRae That year: 1976, Classical music, British composer
Birth of Lan Anh That year: 1976, Classical music, Vietnamese opera singer
13
Birth of Julija Kramar That year: 1976, Classical music, Slovene singer
17
Birth of Emre Sabuncuoğlu That year: 1976, Classical music, Turkish musician
24
Birth of Fernanda Lara That year: 1976, Classical music, Brazilian singer
26
Death of Lotte Lehmann That year: 1976, Classical music, German soprano (born in 1888)
September
05
Death of Lilly Lamprecht That year: 1976, Classical music, Danish opera singer (1887-1976) (born in 1887)
06
Birth of Sofi Jeannin That year: 1976, Classical music, Swedish singer and choir director
Death of Alfred Laubin That year: 1976, Classical music, Oboist, instrument maker (born in 1906)
07
Birth of Fidan Hacıyeva That year: 1976, Classical music, Azerbaijani opera artist
08
Birth of Ilan Volkov That year: 1976, Classical music, Israeli conductor
Death of Joaquín Zamacois That year: 1976, Classical music, Chilean-Spanish music theorist, music teacher and composer (1894-1976) (born in 1894)
Death of Zoltán Závodszky That year: 1976, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer, translator and voice teacher (1892-1976) (born in 1892)
09
Death of Inez Köhler That year: 1976, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (born in 1900)
10
Death of Enrico Campi That year: 1976, Classical music, Italian singer (born in 1919)
11
Death of Jan Kunc That year: 1976, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1883)
12
Death of Sergali Abzjanov That year: 1976, Classical music, Soviet singer, opera singer and composer (1912-1976) (born in 1912)
Birth of Tatsuo Nishie That year: 1976, Classical music, Japanese violinist and concertmaster
13
Birth of Simon Orfila That year: 1976, Classical music, Spanish opera singer
15
Birth of Mikhail Kazakov That year: 1976, Classical music, Russian opera singer (bass)
Birth of Karen Vourc'h That year: 1976, Classical music, French soprano
16
Birth of Elīna Garanča That year: 1976, Classical music, Latvian opera singer
17
Birth of Cahangir Qurbanov That year: 1976, Classical music, opera singer
21
Birth of Max Emanuel Cenčić That year: 1976, Classical music, Croatian singer
23
Death of Roger Bourdin That year: 1976, Classical music, French musician and flautist (born in 1923)
25
Birth of Colin Currie That year: 1976, Classical music, British percussionist
26
Birth of Ildar Abdrazakov That year: 1976, Classical music, Russian operatic bass
28
Death of Miloš Sokola That year: 1976, Classical music, Czech violinist, composer and musician (born in 1913)
Birth of Anastasiya Mazankina That year: 1976, Classical music, pianist, music teacher, public figure
Birth of Julian Kuerti That year: 1976, Classical music, Canadian conductor
Death of Jaroslav Gleich That year: 1976, Classical music, opera singer, actor, singer (born in 1900)
29
Birth of Tayren Nicole Ben-Abraham That year: 1976, Classical music, composer
30
Death of Aage Fønss That year: 1976, Classical music, actor (1887-1976) (born in 1887)
Death of Louis Fourestier That year: 1976, Classical music, French conductor (1892-1976) (born in 1892)
Birth of Joana Carneiro That year: 1976, Classical music, Portuguese conductor
October
05
Birth of Jean-Baptiste Robin That year: 1976, Classical music, French composer and organist
07
Birth of Pekka Kuusisto That year: 1976, Classical music, Finnish musician
Death of Nikolai Lopatnikoff That year: 1976, Classical music, Russian-American composer, music teacher and academic (born in 1903)
08
Birth of Jennifer Koh That year: 1976, Classical music, American violinist
10
Birth of Kiril Manolov That year: 1976, Classical music, Bulgarian singer
13
Birth of Anton Eriksson That year: 1976, Classical music, Swedish actor
14
Birth of Keren Motseri That year: 1976, Classical music, singer
15
Birth of Nikolay Baskov That year: 1976, Classical music, Russian singer
18
Death of Janine Micheau That year: 1976, Classical music, French operatic soprano (1914–1976) (born in 1914)
21
Death of Zora Ropas That year: 1976, Classical music, concert singer, opera singer, music teacher (born in 1893)
26
Death of Deryck Cooke That year: 1976, Classical music, British musicologist and broadcaster (born in 1919)
28
Death of Karol Mieczysław Prosnak That year: 1976, Classical music, composer, conductor (born in 1898)
30
Birth of Viacheslav Dinerchtein That year: 1976, Classical music, musician
Birth of Ryō Mikami That year: 1976, Classical music, violinist, concertmaster
November
03
Death of Dean Dixon That year: 1976, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1915)
07
Birth of Shani Diluka That year: 1976, Classical music, Classical pianist
09
Death of Rosina Lhévinne That year: 1976, Classical music, Russian-American pianist and pedagogue (born in 1880)
Birth of Tiziano Bedetti That year: 1976, Classical music, composer
Birth of Paolo Tabilo Sagua That year: 1976, Classical music, composer
10
Birth of Gomes Washington Luiz That year: 1976, Classical music, composer
11
Birth of Suzan Erens That year: 1976, Classical music, Dutch singer
Birth of David Lewiston Sharpe That year: 1976, Classical music, British composers
12
Death of Walter Piston That year: 1976, Classical music, American composer (1894–1976) (born in 1894)
14
Birth of Sandra Trattnigg That year: 1976, Classical music, Austrian concert and opera soprano
17
Birth of Celso Albelo That year: 1976, Classical music, Operatic tenor
Death of Brita Hertzberg That year: 1976, Classical music, Swedish actress (born in 1901)
18
Death of Alfred Jerger That year: 1976, Classical music, Austrian actor, singer and opera singer (1889-1976) (born in 1889)
19
Birth of Samir Jafarov That year: 1976, Classical music, opera singer
22
Birth of Daniel Müller-Schott That year: 1976, Classical music, German musician
26
Death of Petr Amiranashvili That year: 1976, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1907-1976) (born in 1907)
Birth of Migel Gomez That year: 1976, Classical music, composer
27
Death of Vlastimil Šíma That year: 1976, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1890)
29
Death of Giovanni Voyer That year: 1976, Classical music, Spanish singer (1901-1976) (born in 1901)
30
Birth of Iveta Apkalna That year: 1976, Classical music, Latvian organist
December
03
Birth of Tomotaka Okamoto That year: 1976, Classical music, Japanese singer
04
Death of Benjamin Britten That year: 1976, Classical music, English composer, conductor, and pianist (1913-1976) (born in 1913)
Death of Oles Chishko That year: 1976, Classical music, Soviet singer (1895-1976) (born in 1895)
07
Birth of Alfredo Daza That year: 1976, Classical music, Mexican singer
10
Death of Nino Martini That year: 1976, Classical music, Italian opera singer and actor (born in 1902)
Birth of Konstantin Lifschitz That year: 1976, Classical music, Russian and Swiss pianist and university teacher
11
Death of Francesco Merli That year: 1976, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1887)
Birth of Christian Fliegner That year: 1976, Classical music, German singer and music educator
14
Birth of Camille Zamora That year: 1976, Classical music, American singer and opera singer
15
Death of Ervin Galsay That year: 1976, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (1923-1976) (born in 1923)
17
Birth of Mark Kosower That year: 1976, Classical music, American musician
23
Birth of Natalia Strelchenko That year: 1976, Classical music, Norwegian concert pianist of Russian origin (dead in 2015)
Death of Frank Forest That year: 1976, Classical music, American opera singer (1896-1976) (born in 1896)
24
Birth of María José Siri That year: 1976, Classical music, Uruguayan soprano
26
Birth of Kirill Karabits That year: 1976, Classical music, Ukrainian conductor
29
Death of Laura Robertson That year: 1976, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1888)
This was also in 1976
Birth of Jean-Luc Ballestra That year: 1976, Classical music, French singer . Birth of Masaaki Tanokura That year: 1976, Classical music, Japanese violinist and concertmaster . Inception: National Scout and Guide Symphony Orchestra That year: 1976, Classical music. Birth of Siegfried Pokern That year: 1976, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 2008) . Inception: Ensemble InterContemporain That year: 1976, Classical music (France). Birth of Matthew Martin That year: 1976, Classical music, composer, performer (dead in 1838) . Birth of Shai Wosner That year: 1976, Classical music, Israeli pianist . Inception: New England Philharmonic That year: 1976, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Early Music Consort That year: 1976, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Boston Lyric Opera That year: 1976, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: The Songmakers' Almanac That year: 1976, Classical music. Inception: Emerson String Quartet That year: 1976, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Daniel Åberg That year: 1976, Classical music, conductor . Inception: Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris That year: 1976, Classical music. Birth of Max Prodinger That year: 1976, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer . Death of Edith Boroschek That year: 1976, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1898) . Death of Yoshie Fujiwara That year: 1976, Classical music, Japanese opera singer (born in 1898) . Birth of Iurie Ciobanu That year: 1976, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Philip Moore That year: 1976, Classical music, British pianist . Inception: Montreal Youth Symphony Orchestra That year: 1976, Classical music (Canada). Birth of Ana James That year: 1976, Classical music, singer . Birth of Ben Palmer That year: 1976, Classical music, British television director . Inception: Land of Lakes Choirboys That year: 1976, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Yoonki Baek That year: 1976, Classical music, South Korean singer and opera singer . Inception: State Opera of South Australia That year: 1976, Classical music (Australia). Birth of Ireneusz Miczka That year: 1976, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Andres Gabetta That year: 1976, Classical music, French musician . Death of Kazimierz Rafał Chłapowski That year: 1976, Classical music, composer (born in 1896) . Birth of Sorin Coliban That year: 1976, Classical music, Romanian singer . Birth of Sebastian Kaniuk That year: 1976, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Carolin Widmann That year: 1976, Classical music, German violinist and university teacher . Birth of Michael Nagy That year: 1976, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Inception: Abegg Trio That year: 1976, Classical music (Germany). Inception: Lille national orchestra That year: 1976, Classical music. Birth of Amira Selim That year: 1976, Classical music, Egyptian soprano and opera singer . Birth of Martin Kasík That year: 1976, Classical music, pianist . Birth of Anna Zasimova That year: 1976, Classical music, German-Russian pianist, musicologist, music pedagogue and art historian . Birth of Orlin Anastassov That year: 1976, Classical music, Bulgarian singer . Birth of Ilona Timchenko That year: 1976, Classical music, Russian pianist . Birth of Günther Groissböck That year: 1976, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer . Birth of Antonio Escobar That year: 1976, Classical music, Spanish musical artist (born 1976) . Inception: Les Sacqueboutiers That year: 1976, Classical music (France). Birth of Claire Rutter That year: 1976, Classical music, English soprano . Inception: The Arcadian Singers That year: 1976, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Australian Children's Choir That year: 1976, Classical music (Australia). Birth of Anna Nechaeva That year: 1976, Classical music, Russian soprano singer . Inauguration: Rencontres musicales d'Évian That year: 1976, Classical music (Évian-les-Bains, France). Birth of Nadia Krasteva That year: 1976, Classical music, Bulgarian mezzo-soprano . Inception: Leopolder-Quartett That year: 1976, Classical music. Birth of Jonathan Lemalu That year: 1976, Classical music, New Zealand singer (1976— ) . Birth of Llŷr Williams That year: 1976, Classical music, Welsh pianist . Birth of Roberto Tagliavini That year: 1976, Classical music, Italian singer and opera singer . Birth of Mikayel Hakhnazaryan That year: 1976, Classical music . Birth of Mirijam Contzen That year: 1976, Classical music, Violinist (b. 1976) . Inception: Cayuga Chamber Orchestra That year: 1976, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Reo Yamaguchi That year: 1976, Classical music, trumpeter . Inception: Thomas Circle Singers That year: 1976, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Krasnodarsk State Opera and Ballet Theatre That year: 1976, Classical music (Krasnoyarsk, Russia). Inception: Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble That year: 1976, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of James Lowe That year: 1976, Classical music, British conductor and violist . Inception: Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra That year: 1976, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Bruno Procopio That year: 1976, Classical music, Brazilian musician . Birth of Elizabeth Askren That year: 1976, Classical music, Franco-American conductor . Birth of Saleem Abboud Ashkar That year: 1976, Classical music, Israeli pianist . Inception: Concorde Contemporary Music Ensemble That year: 1976, Classical music (Republic of Ireland). Inception: Hyperion Ensemble That year: 1976, Classical music (Romania). Inception: Johannesburg Youth Orchestra That year: 1976, Classical music (South Africa). Birth of Alexander Tsymbalyuk That year: 1976, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer . Birth of Aušrinė Stundytė That year: 1976, Classical music, Lithuanian singer and opera singer . Birth of Anita Rywalska-Sosnowska That year: 1976, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: Opera Roanoke That year: 1976, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Orlando Quartet That year: 1976, Classical music. Death of Santo Santonocito That year: 1976, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1887) . Inauguration: Festival international de quatuors à cordes du Luberon That year: 1976, Classical music (Roussillon, France). Inauguration: Opera Theatre of Saint Louis That year: 1976, Classical music (St. Louis, United States of America). Birth of Peter Sonn That year: 1976, Classical music, Austrian opera singer . Birth of Aapo Häkkinen That year: 1976, Classical music, Finnish musician and conductor . Inception: Montgomery Symphony Orchestra That year: 1976, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Magali Mosnier That year: 1976, Classical music, flautist . Inception: Washington Chamber Symphony That year: 1976, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Justin Michael McKay That year: 1976, Classical music, composer . Inception: Salt Lake Symphony That year: 1976, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Michele Detwiler That year: 1976, Classical music, American opera singer . Birth of Hideyuki Nishimura That year: 1976, Classical music, Japanese bass vocalist, choir conductor, and composer (dead in 2018) . Birth of Claudio Bohórquez That year: 1976, Classical music, performer . Inauguration: Folkoperan That year: 1976, Classical music (Stockholm, Sweden). Birth of Mathieu Chartier That year: 1976, Classical music, composer . Birth of Giovanni Battista Parodi That year: 1976, Classical music, Italian singer . Birth of Ludovik Kendi That year: 1976, Classical music, Romanian opera singer . Birth of Gustavo Gimeno That year: 1976, Classical music, Spanish conductor . Birth of Jader Bignamini That year: 1976, Classical music, Italian conductor and clarinetist . Birth of Erwin Belakowitsch That year: 1976, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer . Birth of Adrian Brendel That year: 1976, Classical music, British cellist . Birth of Uwe Stickert That year: 1976, Classical music, German opera singer . Birth of Daniel Kellogg That year: 1976, Classical music, American composer . Birth of Joan Martorell Adrover That year: 1976, Classical music, Keyboard player and composer from Mallorca . Birth of José Mor That year: 1976, Classical music, performer . Inception: Mshengu White Mambazo That year: 1976, Classical music (South Africa). Inauguration: Tage Alter Musik in Herne That year: 1976, Classical music (Herne, Germany). Inception: Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France That year: 1976, Classical music (France). Birth of Anna Samuil That year: 1976, Classical music, Russian opera, recital and concert singer . Death of Juan Casanova Vicuña That year: 1976, Classical music, composer, conductor (born in 1894) . Birth of Margot Oitzinger That year: 1976, Classical music . Inauguration: Innsbruck Festival of Early Music That year: 1976, Classical music (Innsbruck, Austria). Death of A. Manevich That year: 1976, Classical music, Israeli composer (born in 1907) . Inception: Atlanta Chamber Players That year: 1976, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Osor Musical Evenings That year: 1976, Classical music (Mali Lošinj, Croatia). Birth of Anna Kravtchenko That year: 1976, Classical music, Italian concert pianist and teacher of Ukrainian origin . Birth of Kiya Tabassian That year: 1976, Classical music . Birth of Robert Edward Bridson That year: 1976, Classical music, composer . Inception: European Union Youth Orchestra That year: 1976, Classical music. Inauguration: Cantiere Internazionale d'Arte That year: 1976, Classical music (Tuscany, Italy). Inauguration: Schubertiade Vorarlberg That year: 1976, Classical music (Vorarlberg, Austria). Birth of Amanda Forsythe That year: 1976, Classical music, singer . Death of Vasco Campagnano That year: 1976, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1910) . Inception: Gamelan Son of Lion That year: 1976, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Markus Landerer That year: 1976, Classical music, German conductor . Inception: Brandis-Quartett That year: 1976, Classical music. Inception: Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra That year: 1976, Classical music. Birth of Thomas Rettensteiner That year: 1976, Classical music, Austrian opera singer . Inception: Hoketus That year: 1976, Classical music (Netherlands). Inception: Thirteen Strings That year: 1976, Classical music (Canada). Birth of Gábor Boldoczki That year: 1976, Classical music, Hungarian musician . Death of Gambar Zulalov That year: 1976, Classical music, Azerbaijani opera singer and actor (born in 1895) . Birth of Sara Trauffer That year: 1976, Classical music, instrumentalist, compiler . Birth of Alexander Vinogradov That year: 1976, Classical music, Russian opera singer . Inauguration: Sinziger Orgelwoche That year: 1976, Classical music (Sinzig, Germany). Inception: Carmel Symphony Orchestra That year: 1976, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Xavier Sabata That year: 1976, Classical music, Catalan opera singer (countertenor) and actor . Birth of Christina Gerstberger That year: 1976, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Yago Mahugo That year: 1976, Classical music, performer . Birth of Juraj Valčuha That year: 1976, Classical music, Slovak conductor and musician .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Benjamin Britten (age 63)
- Lachrymae (2), Op. 48a (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Welcome Ode, Op. 95 (Work for choir)
- Praise we great men (Work for choir)
- Sea Symphony (Work for choir)
- Tema "Sacher" (Work for soloist)
- Iannis Xenakis (age 54)
- Retours-Windungen (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Epeï (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Dmaathen (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Theraps (Work for soloist)
- Mikka 'S' (Work for soloist)
- Khoaï (Work for soloist)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 48)
- Amour, Op. 44 (Work for soloist)