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  3. 1977

The year 1977 in classical music and in lyrical art

1977. With other artists, Aram Khachaturian, 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 Maria Callas De Las Mercedes. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Sirius, Opp. 43” de Karlheinz Stockhausen, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.

All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1977 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 330 of these moments for 1977.

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1977, from day to day

 

1977

modern & contemporary era

January


01

Death of Michael MannThat year: 1977, Classical music, German-born musician and professor of German literature (born in 1919)

Roland Hayes

Death of Roland HayesThat year: 1977, Classical music, African American singer (born in 1887)

02

Death of Dilermando ReisThat year: 1977, Classical music, Brazilian musician (born in 1916)

04

Birth of Soni PetrovskiThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer

08

Birth of Nicolas DautricourtThat year: 1977, Classical music, French violinist

15

Death of Riho PätsThat year: 1977, Classical music, Estonian conductor and composer (1899-1977) (born in 1899)

18

Death of Waldemar KlingelhöferThat year: 1977, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1900)

19

Death of Yvonne PrintempsThat year: 1977, Classical music, singer and actress (born in 1894)

21

Death of John VincentThat year: 1977, Classical music, American composer, conductor and music educator (born in 1902)

Birth of Étienne GuéreauThat year: 1977, Classical music, French pianist

22

Birth of Mauro IuratoThat year: 1977, Classical music, violinist, concertmaster

Birth of Annamária BarabásThat year: 1977, Classical music, Romanian opera singer of Swiss-Hungarian descent

23

Mason Bates

Birth of Mason BatesThat year: 1977, Classical music, American composer

25

Birth of Stefan MilenkovićThat year: 1977, Classical music, Serbian musician

26

Ēriks Ešenvalds

Birth of Ēriks EšenvaldsThat year: 1977, Classical music, Latvian choral composer

28

Cristian Carrara

Birth of Cristian CarraraThat year: 1977, Classical music, Italian composer

29

Birth of Desirée RancatoreThat year: 1977, Classical music, Italian operatic soprano

31

Birth of Ekaterina ScherbachenkoThat year: 1977, Classical music, Operatic soprano

Also in January

Death of José Del ValaThat year: 1977, Classical music, French singer (born in 1905) .

February


02

Birth of Evelina De LainThat year: 1977, Classical music, Concert Pianist, Composer, Jazz Musician, World Record Holder, Educator, Author, Producer

Birth of Jakub KowalewskiThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer

03

Birth of Alenka GotarThat year: 1977, Classical music, Slovenian singer

04

Matthew Schellhorn

Birth of Matthew SchellhornThat year: 1977, Classical music, British Classical pianist

06

Birth of Cristina DamianThat year: 1977, Classical music, Romanian singer and opera singer

08

Eivind Groven

Death of Eivind GrovenThat year: 1977, Classical music, Norwegian musician (born in 1901)

10

Grace Williams

Death of Grace WilliamsThat year: 1977, Classical music, Welsh composer (1906-1977) (born in 1906)

11

Birth of Veronika GroissThat year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer, singer

12

Death of Trygve TorjussenThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer (born in 1885)

13

Birth of Daniil ShtodaThat year: 1977, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer

19

Vittorio Grigolo

Birth of Vittorio GrigoloThat year: 1977, Classical music, Italian opera singer

Birth of Oskar EkbergThat year: 1977, Classical music, Swedish classical pianist

21

Birth of Jarosław BrękThat year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer

23

Death of Margaret DaumThat year: 1977, Classical music, soprano (born in 1906)

25

Birth of Sarah Jezebel DevaThat year: 1977, Classical music, British vocalist

26

Birth of Szilvi SzendiThat year: 1977, Classical music, Hungarian actress

27

Birth of Mitsunobu TakayaThat year: 1977, Classical music, conductor

28

Birth of Philipp MaintzThat year: 1977, Classical music, German composer

March


03

Birth of Ewa BiegasThat year: 1977, Classical music, Polish singer

05

Silvia Careddu

Birth of Silvia CaredduThat year: 1977, Classical music, Italian flautist

07

Birth of Bartosz Kowalski-BanasewiczThat year: 1977, Classical music, Polish composer

08

Death of Olga Eugenie von Thillot ThierfelderThat year: 1977, Classical music, Finnish actor (born in 1892)

Death of Carmen VildezThat year: 1977, Classical music, French opera singer (1884-1977) (born in 1884)

09

Birth of Irina IordachescuThat year: 1977, Classical music, singer

12

Birth of Maciej ZolnowskiThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer

14

Death of Gyula DávidThat year: 1977, Classical music, Hungarian musician (born in 1913)

Death of Julius KatonaThat year: 1977, Classical music, (1902-1977) opera and operetta singer (born in 1902)

15

Xuefei Yang

Birth of Xuefei YangThat year: 1977, Classical music, Chinese guitarist

Birth of Igor EscuderoThat year: 1977, Classical music, Spanish composer of classical music

17

Death of Margarita CuetoThat year: 1977, Classical music, Mexican opera singer (born in 1900)

18

Clemens Unterreiner

Birth of Clemens UnterreinerThat year: 1977, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer

20

Death of Helmut FellmerThat year: 1977, Classical music, German conductor (born in 1908)

Death of Suzanne LefortThat year: 1977, Classical music, French singer (born in 1919)

22

Death of Karla TicháThat year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1895)

25

Natalie Clein

Birth of Natalie CleinThat year: 1977, Classical music, British musician

Death of Yvonne D'ArleThat year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1898)

26

Birth of Marianne GesswagnerThat year: 1977, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer

28

Death of Olga Afanasevna KasjevarovaThat year: 1977, Classical music, Soviet opera singer and music educator (1905-1977) (born in 1905)

29

Death of Fritz OllendorffThat year: 1977, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1912)

31

Finghin Collins

Birth of Finghin CollinsThat year: 1977, Classical music, Irish musician

Death of Thérèse LobiewskiThat year: 1977, Classical music, Russian actor and opera singer (1889-1977) (born in 1889)

Death of Renée GillyThat year: 1977, Classical music, French operatic mezzo-soprano (born in 1906)

April


04

Death of Jenő ZádorThat year: 1977, Classical music, American composer (born in 1894)

06

Death of Broadus ErleThat year: 1977, Classical music, American musician (born in 1918)

09

Death of Petros EpitropakisThat year: 1977, Classical music, Greek tenor (born in 1894)

14

Death of Vilgelm Marjanovitsj JablonskiyThat year: 1977, Classical music, musician, music pedagogue (born in 1889)

17

Birth of Frederik MagleThat year: 1977, Classical music, Danish composer, concert organist, and pianist

Birth of Alexander GhindinThat year: 1977, Classical music, Russian pianist

20

Birth of Ulrike Maria MaierThat year: 1977, Classical music, German singer and opera singer

24

Birth of Margareta KlobučarThat year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer

Birth of Benjamin NunnThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer

27

Birth of Dai FujikuraThat year: 1977, Classical music, Japanese composer

Birth of Igor DurlovskiThat year: 1977, Classical music, singer

Birth of Edward Elwyn JonesThat year: 1977, Classical music, British musician

May


01

Death of Johannes WeyrauchThat year: 1977, Classical music, German composer (born in 1897)

Stéphane Sénéchal

Birth of Stéphane SénéchalThat year: 1977, Classical music, French singer

02

Yusif Eyvazov

Birth of Yusif EyvazovThat year: 1977, Classical music, Azerbaijani tenor singer

04

Hans Martin Sutermeister

Death of Hans Martin SutermeisterThat year: 1977, Classical music, Swiss physician writer (1907-1977) (born in 1907)

06

Death of Joseph Dewar HislopThat year: 1977, Classical music, Scottish opera singer (born in 1884)

07

Birth of Lisa KellyThat year: 1977, Classical music, Irish singer

08

Birth of Gal JamesThat year: 1977, Classical music, Israeli operatic soprano

10

Birth of Sergei NakariakovThat year: 1977, Classical music, Russian trumpeter

12

Wu Fei

Birth of Wu FeiThat year: 1977, Classical music, Chinese singer

26

Andrew Kennedy

Birth of Andrew KennedyThat year: 1977, Classical music, British opera singer

28

Death of Jiří ReinbergerThat year: 1977, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and organist (born in 1914)

30

Death of Adam RaczkowskiThat year: 1977, Classical music, singer, opera singer, actor (born in 1898)

31

Birth of Joni HensonThat year: 1977, Classical music, singer

Also in May

Birth of Yōsuke KawasakiThat year: 1977, Classical music, orchestral violinist, chamber musician and soloist. .

June


02

Birth of Dmitriy Ul'yanovThat year: 1977, Classical music, singer, opera singer

04

Death of Giuliano BernardiThat year: 1977, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1939)

09

Death of Marianne MörnerThat year: 1977, Classical music, actress (born in 1895)

12

Birth of Alexei Anatoljewitsch MarkowThat year: 1977, Classical music, Russian opera singer

18

Birth of Du YunThat year: 1977, Classical music, Composer, multi-instrumentalist, performance artist

22

Jurek Dybal

Birth of Jurek DybalThat year: 1977, Classical music, Polish musician

Birth of Gunilla SüssmannThat year: 1977, Classical music, Norwegian pianist

23

Birth of Jennifer ThomasThat year: 1977, Classical music, American pianist

26

Death of Sergei LemeshevThat year: 1977, Classical music, Soviet opera singer and director (born in 1902)

28

Measha Brueggergosman

Birth of Measha BrueggergosmanThat year: 1977, Classical music, singer

July


02

Death of Gert PotgieterThat year: 1977, Classical music, South African opera singer (born in 1929)

Jefferson Scherrer

Birth of Jefferson ScherrerThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer

04

Death of Alois ReiserThat year: 1977, Classical music, Czech conductor and composer (born in 1884)

Birth of Tomohiro OuraThat year: 1977, Classical music, conductor

05

Birth of Steven Sharp NelsonThat year: 1977, Classical music, American musician, cellist

Birth of Nikolay SachenkoThat year: 1977, Classical music, violinist

08

Birth of Mark OmvleeThat year: 1977, Classical music, Dutch opera singer and voice actor

09

Maxim Rubtsov

Birth of Maxim RubtsovThat year: 1977, Classical music, flautist

10

Birth of Algirdas BagdonavičiusThat year: 1977, Classical music, Lithuanian singer

11

Anna S. Þorvaldsdóttir

Birth of Anna S. ÞorvaldsdóttirThat year: 1977, Classical music, Icelandic composer

12

Death of Fritz Heinrich KleinThat year: 1977, Classical music, German composer (born in 1892)

Death of František Suchý BrněnskýThat year: 1977, Classical music, Czech oboist, music educator and composer (born in 1902)

14

Óscar Garrido de la Rosa

Birth of Óscar Garrido de la RosaThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer

17

Death of Witold MałcużyńskiThat year: 1977, Classical music, Polish musician (born in 1914)

Birth of Aleksey VolodinThat year: 1977, Classical music, Russian pianist

22

Death of Francesco CangiulloThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer (born in 1884)

23

Birth of Silvia CollocaThat year: 1977, Classical music, Singer, actress, author and TV cooking personality

24

Birth of Maria Maksakova, Jr.That year: 1977, Classical music, Russian opera singer

26

Gena Branscombe

Death of Gena BranscombeThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer (born in 1881)

27

Birth of Albert GarziaThat year: 1977, Classical music, Maltese composer

28

Birth of Audun IversenThat year: 1977, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer

Birth of Angelo Maria TrovatoThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer

29

Birth of Giorgio BerrugiThat year: 1977, Classical music, Italian opera singer

30

Birth of Viktória MesterThat year: 1977, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer

August


03

Death of Wanda AchselThat year: 1977, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1886)

04

Birth of Sarah CoburnThat year: 1977, Classical music, singer

05

Birth of Gavriel LipkindThat year: 1977, Classical music, Israeli classical cellist

06

Birth of Kenji SakaiThat year: 1977, Classical music, Japanese composer

07

Aleksandra Kurzak

Birth of Aleksandra KurzakThat year: 1977, Classical music, Polish operatic soprano

10

David Greilsammer

Birth of David GreilsammerThat year: 1977, Classical music, Israeli musician

11

Nicolas Horvath

Birth of Nicolas HorvathThat year: 1977, Classical music, French pianist and electroacoustic composer

12

Birth of Zanne StapelbergThat year: 1977, Classical music, South African oparatic artist

14

Death of Henryk DuczmalThat year: 1977, Classical music, conductor (born in 1908)

15

Birth of Andrej KowalinskijThat year: 1977, Classical music, performer

16

Birth of Eric Paul NicholsThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer

17

Death of Pavel SerebryakovThat year: 1977, Classical music, Russian pianist and music pedagogue (born in 1909)

18

Birth of Dirk ElsemannThat year: 1977, Classical music, German church musician

20

Arturo Chacón Cruz

Birth of Arturo Chacón CruzThat year: 1977, Classical music, Mexican tenor

22

Birth of Cathrine WinnesThat year: 1977, Classical music, Norwegian conductor

26

Death of Heinz RöttgerThat year: 1977, Classical music, German composer (born in 1909)

Also in August

Death of Josephine BrandellThat year: 1977, Classical music, British actor and opera singer (1891-1977) (born in 1891) .

September


02

Birth of Ayako TakagiThat year: 1977, Classical music, flautist

Birth of James ValentiThat year: 1977, Classical music, American opera singer

06

Death of Paul BurkhardThat year: 1977, Classical music, Swiss composer (1911-1977) (born in 1911)

Yuval Avital

Birth of Yuval AvitalThat year: 1977, Classical music, Israeli composer

11

Birth of Irina LankovaThat year: 1977, Classical music, Concert Pianist

Birth of Jennifer SowleThat year: 1977, Classical music, singer

13

Leopold Stokowski

Death of Leopold StokowskiThat year: 1977, Classical music, British conductor (born in 1882)

Death of Hans KrotthammerThat year: 1977, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1918)

16

Maria Callas De Las Mercedes

Death of Maria Callas De Las MercedesThat year: 1977, Classical music, American-born Greek operatic soprano (born in 1923)

18

Death of Rosette AndayThat year: 1977, Classical music, (1899--1977) opera singer (born in 1899)

Death of Josef Vlach-VrutickýThat year: 1977, Classical music, Czech composer and conductor (born in 1897)

25

Łukasz Borowicz

Birth of Łukasz BorowiczThat year: 1977, Classical music, conductor

27

Death of Jarmila LenskáThat year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1900)

29

Alexander Tcherepnin

Death of Alexander TcherepninThat year: 1977, Classical music, American composer (born in 1899)

Death of Joseph LittauThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer (born in 1891)

October


03

Birth of Cornel FreyThat year: 1977, Classical music, Swiss singer and opera singer

04

National Opera Studio

Inception: National Opera StudioThat year: 1977, Classical music (United Kingdom)

Death of Alfred PongratzThat year: 1977, Classical music, German actor (born in 1900)

Death of Wiera LuczeThat year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer, music pedagogue (born in 1879)

11

Birth of Jan KučeraThat year: 1977, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and pianist

12

Marina Poplavskaya

Birth of Marina PoplavskayaThat year: 1977, Classical music, Russian operatic soprano

Nino Surguladze

Birth of Nino SurguladzeThat year: 1977, Classical music, singer, opera singer

Birth of Hamed NikpayThat year: 1977, Classical music, Iranian Singer And Composer

14

Joseph Kaiser

Birth of Joseph KaiserThat year: 1977, Classical music, Canadian opera singer

17

Birth of Nicole CabellThat year: 1977, Classical music, singer

18

Birth of Yoko KikuchiThat year: 1977, Classical music, Japanese pianist

20

Leila Josefowicz

Birth of Leila JosefowiczThat year: 1977, Classical music, American-Canadian classical violinist.

Birth of Richard JensenThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer

21

Tugan Sokhiev

Birth of Tugan SokhievThat year: 1977, Classical music, conductor

Death of Ferit TüzünThat year: 1977, Classical music, Turkish composer (born in 1929)

26

Death of Juliska KulcsárThat year: 1977, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (born in 1895)

Leandro de Oliveira

Birth of Leandro de OliveiraThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer

27

Birth of Duncan HoneybourneThat year: 1977, Classical music, British musician

29

Death of Erich DofleinThat year: 1977, Classical music, German musicologist and editor (born in 1900)

30

Death of Drago KocakovThat year: 1977, Classical music, economist (born in 1908)

31

Birth of Manuel Alejandre PradaThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer

Also in October

Death of Quiteria Herminia Gómez SerraThat year: 1977, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (born in 1891) .

November


02

Geneviève Laurenceau

Birth of Geneviève LaurenceauThat year: 1977, Classical music, French violinist

03

Birth of David JalbertThat year: 1977, Classical music, Canadian pianist

06

Birth of Igor MalinovskyThat year: 1977, Classical music, violinist

Pierre Bleuse

Birth of Pierre BleuseThat year: 1977, Classical music, French conductor

Birth of Sabrina Pena YoungThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer

14

Death of Richard AddinsellThat year: 1977, Classical music, English film score composer (born in 1904)

16

Death of Gaetano ComelliThat year: 1977, Classical music, conductor (born in 1894)

17

Gwendolyn Masin

Birth of Gwendolyn MasinThat year: 1977, Classical music, Dutch musician

Birth of Evrim DemirelThat year: 1977, Classical music, Turkish musician

Birth of Peter SeymourThat year: 1977, Classical music, American musician

Birth of Jonathan CohenThat year: 1977, Classical music, English cellist and conductor

Death of Kichinosuke NegishiThat year: 1977, Classical music, Japanese opera singer (born in 1892)

21

Pablo Heras-Casado

Birth of Pablo Heras-CasadoThat year: 1977, Classical music, Spanish conductor

Death of Paul SchöfflerThat year: 1977, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1897)

Birth of Mariusz PatyraThat year: 1977, Classical music, Polish musician

Birth of Norbert ErnstThat year: 1977, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer

22

Ezequiel Diz

Birth of Ezequiel DizThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer

24

Birth of Andrea KalivodováThat year: 1977, Classical music, Czech opera singer

25

Birth of Falko HönischThat year: 1977, Classical music, German politician

27

Birth of Jörg HalubekThat year: 1977, Classical music, German conductor, organist and music educator

28

Death of Mikhail VaĭmanThat year: 1977, Classical music, Soviet violinist (born in 1926)

29

Death of David GamrekeliThat year: 1977, Classical music, Georgian operatic baritone (born in 1911)

30

Alessio Bax

Birth of Alessio BaxThat year: 1977, Classical music, Italian classical pianist

December


01

Birth of Patrick Dupré QuigleyThat year: 1977, Classical music, American conductor

03

Birth of David GvinianidzeThat year: 1977, Classical music, singer, opera singer

07

Birth of Susanna AnderssonThat year: 1977, Classical music, singer

Birth of Susanne HouThat year: 1977, Classical music, violinist

10

Death of Louise Lincoln KerrThat year: 1977, Classical music, American composer (born in 1892)

12

Death of Luis H. SalgadoThat year: 1977, Classical music, Ecuadorian composer (born in 1903)

14

Andrés Orozco-Estrada

Birth of Andrés Orozco-EstradaThat year: 1977, Classical music, Colombian musician

Death of Martin AbendrothThat year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1883)

16

Thomas Schippers

Death of Thomas SchippersThat year: 1977, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1930)

17

Birth of Jan KaňkaThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer, music pedagogue

18

Death of Yakov FlierThat year: 1977, Classical music, Russian musician (born in 1912)

Olivier Cavé

Birth of Olivier CavéThat year: 1977, Classical music, Swiss pianist

Death of Petar ZolotovichThat year: 1977, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (born in 1893)

22

Death of Johann Nepomuk DavidThat year: 1977, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1895)

Lotte Schöne

Death of Lotte SchöneThat year: 1977, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (born in 1891)

Death of Louis GravelThat year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer, choir director (born in 1895)

25

Death of Salvatore PapaccioThat year: 1977, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1890)

26

Death of Zygmunt WiehlerThat year: 1977, Classical music, Polish composer (born in 1890)

29

Birth of Agunda KulajewaThat year: 1977, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer

31

Birth of Ingeborg BørchThat year: 1977, Classical music, Danish opera singer

Also in December

Birth of Mauro GhilardiniThat year: 1977, Classical music, Italian composer and opera singer .


This was also in 1977

Inception: Budapest Strings Chamber OrchestraThat year: 1977, Classical music. Birth of Radu MarianThat year: 1977, Classical music, Moldovan singer . Birth of Thomas RosenkranzThat year: 1977, Classical music, American pianist . Inception: Youth Orchestras of San AntonioThat year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: DuPage Opera TheatreThat year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Concerto VocaleThat year: 1977, Classical music (Belgium). Birth of Grigor IlievThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer . Birth of Susana Cortés GómezThat year: 1977, Classical music, Spanish singer . Birth of Evgenia RubinovaThat year: 1977, Classical music, German pianist and music educator . Inception: The Stonewall ChoraleThat year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Greater Baltimore Youth OrchestraThat year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Elin Manahan ThomasThat year: 1977, Classical music, Welsh soprano . Birth of Christian HübnerThat year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: NewbandThat year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson trioThat year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Gerd JaburekThat year: 1977, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer . Birth of Evelyn PollockThat year: 1977, Classical music, American musician, singer and opera singer . Birth of Vicente ParrillaThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer . Birth of Alexander MogilevskyThat year: 1977, Classical music, Russian pianist . Birth of Gregory Carl PfeifferThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer . Birth of Georgij SekuloskiThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer . Birth of Wilhelm SchwinghammerThat year: 1977, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Erik NielsenThat year: 1977, Classical music, conductor . Birth of Delphine GalouThat year: 1977, Classical music, French opera singer . Birth of Disella LarusdottirThat year: 1977, Classical music, singer, musician . Birth of Christina LandshamerThat year: 1977, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Inception: Beijing Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1977, Classical music (People's Republic of China). Birth of Ken-David MasurThat year: 1977, Classical music, conductor . Birth of Luke TanThat year: 1977, Classical music, American singer . Death of Margit SchaumanThat year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1895). Birth of Viviane HagnerThat year: 1977, Classical music, German musician . Inauguration: York Early Music FestivalThat year: 1977, Classical music (York, United Kingdom). Birth of Thomas OliemansThat year: 1977, Classical music, Dutch opera singer . Birth of Giulio PrandiThat year: 1977, Classical music, Italian conductor . Inception: Saint Peter's Singers of LeedsThat year: 1977, Classical music (United Kingdom). Closing: Palace Theatre, RothesayThat year: 1977, Classical music (Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom). Birth of Patricia KopatchinskajaThat year: 1977, Classical music, Moldovan-Austrian musician . Birth of Ionuț PascuThat year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: New York Chamber SymphonyThat year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Mary Elizabeth WilliamsThat year: 1977, Classical music, American singer . Birth of Cyril AuvityThat year: 1977, Classical music, singer, opera singer . Inception: Columbia Concert BandThat year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Austin Civic OrchestraThat year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Blagica Pop TomovaThat year: 1977, Classical music, Macedonian singer and opera singer . Inception: A Sei VociThat year: 1977, Classical music (France). Birth of Valentina FijačkoThat year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Dejan LazićThat year: 1977, Classical music, pianist / composer . Closing: West Side Orchestral ConcertsThat year: 1977, Classical music (New York City, United States of America). Inception: Oxford Pro Musica SingersThat year: 1977, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Carolyn KuanThat year: 1977, Classical music, conductor . Birth of Christianne StotijnThat year: 1977, Classical music, Dutch singer and opera singer . Birth of Adam FularaThat year: 1977, Classical music, Polish guitarist . Death of Rayna StoyanovaThat year: 1977, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (born in 1907). Birth of Luciano BatinićThat year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: Dallas Symphony ChorusThat year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Bruno BrunThat year: 1977, Classical music, clarinetist (born in 1910). Birth of René SoomThat year: 1977, Classical music, Estonian opera singer . Inception: Cincinnati Pops OrchestraThat year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Andrea OlivaThat year: 1977, Classical music, Italian flautist . Birth of Freddy KempfThat year: 1977, Classical music, British musician . Inception: SequentiaThat year: 1977, Classical music (Germany). Birth of Lawrence PowerThat year: 1977, Classical music, British violist . Inception: Ensemble für frühe Musik AugsburgThat year: 1977, Classical music (Germany). Birth of Zoltan PaulinyiThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer . Inauguration: Spoleto Festival USAThat year: 1977, Classical music (Charleston, United States of America). Birth of Sébastien BérangerThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer . Birth of Daniel RozenhallThat year: 1977, Classical music, Swedish electroacoustic composer . Birth of Cathy BasrakThat year: 1977, Classical music, American musician . Inception: Arvada ChoraleThat year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Det Norske KammerorkesterThat year: 1977, Classical music. Inception: Nanyang Chinese OrchestraThat year: 1977, Classical music. Birth of Othalie GrahamThat year: 1977, Classical music, singer . Birth of Toshiki UsuiThat year: 1977, Classical music, pianist . Inception: Miami Boys ChoirThat year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Denver Young Artists OrchestraThat year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Asuka SezakiThat year: 1977, Classical music, Japanese violinist . Birth of ilya konovalovThat year: 1977, Classical music, Israeli violinist . Death of Mihaela MărăcineanuThat year: 1977, Classical music, Romanian opera singer . Inception: Washington Bach ConsortThat year: 1977, Classical music. Birth of Kazuko HiyamaThat year: 1977, Classical music, Japanese pianist . Birth of Nicholas SöderlundThat year: 1977, Classical music, 1977- . Birth of Yasushi HiranoThat year: 1977, Classical music, Japanese opera singer and bass-baritone . Birth of Prince PoppycockThat year: 1977, Classical music, American opera singer . Death of Alessandro ZilianiThat year: 1977, Classical music, [occupation:tenore] [dates:1906] [archive:Archivio Biografico Italiano] (born in 1907). Inception: The SixteenThat year: 1977, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inauguration: Memphis in MayThat year: 1977, Classical music (Memphis, United States of America). Birth of Vasco MendonçaThat year: 1977, Classical music, Portuguese composer . Birth of Christian PoltéraThat year: 1977, Classical music, cellist . Birth of Lenneke RuitenThat year: 1977, Classical music, Dutch singer . Inception: La Chapelle RoyaleThat year: 1977, Classical music. Inception: American Composers OrchestraThat year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Angela MeadeThat year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Francesco AngelicoThat year: 1977, Classical music, Italian conductor . Death of Berta Josephine HeckerThat year: 1977, Classical music, composer (born in 1880). Inception: Pro AnimaThat year: 1977, Classical music (Soviet Union). Death of Grete StückgoldThat year: 1977, Classical music, singer (born in 1895). Birth of Paul JacobsThat year: 1977, Classical music, American organist .

Works (composition or publishing)
  • Samuel Osborne Barber (age 67)
    • Ballad for piano, Op. 46 (Work for soloist)
  • Iannis Xenakis (age 55)
    • Jonchaies (Work for orchestra)
    • La légende d'Eer (Diatope) (Electroacoustic music)
    • Kottos (Work for soloist)
    • A Hélène (Work for choir)
    • A Colone (Work for choir)
    • Akanthos (Song, lied)
  • Pierre Boulez (age 52)
    • Messagesquisse (Work for chamber orchestra)
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 49)
    • Sirius, Opp. 43 (Electroacoustic music)
    • Atmen gibt das Leben, Op. 39 (Work for choir)
    • In Freundschaft, Op. 46 (Work for chamber orchestra)
    • Jubiläum, Op. 45 (Work for orchestra)
  • Philip Glass (1937-0000)
    • Dressed Like an Egg (Theatrical music)
    • Mark di Suvero, sculptor (Film score)
    • North Star (Work for chamber orchestra)
    • Fourth Series Part One (Work for choir)
    • Modern Love Waltz (Work for soloist)

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