1977, from day to day
1977. With other artists, Aram Khachaturian, Aaron Copland 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. 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 360 of these moments for 1977.
The year 1977 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Death of Michael Mann That year: 1977, Classical music, German-born musician and professor of German literature (born in 1919)
Death of Roland Hayes That year: 1977, Classical music, African American singer (1887–1977) (born in 1887)
02
Death of Dilermando Reis That year: 1977, Classical music, Brazilian musician (born in 1916)
04
Birth of Soni Petrovski That year: 1977, Classical music, composer
08
Birth of Nicolas Dautricourt That year: 1977, Classical music, French violinist
15
Death of Riho Päts That year: 1977, Classical music, Estonian conductor and composer (1899-1977) (born in 1899)
18
Death of Waldemar Klingelhöfer That year: 1977, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1900)
19
Death of Yvonne Printemps That year: 1977, Classical music, singer and actress (born in 1894)
21
Death of John Vincent That year: 1977, Classical music, American composer, conductor and music educator (1902-1977) (born in 1902)
Birth of Étienne Guéreau That year: 1977, Classical music, French pianist
22
Birth of Simone Menezes That year: 1977, Classical music, Italo-Brazilian conductor
Birth of Mauro Iurato That year: 1977, Classical music, musical artist
Birth of Annamária Barabás That year: 1977, Classical music, Romanian opera singer of Swiss-Hungarian descent
23
Birth of Mason Bates That year: 1977, Classical music, American composer
25
Birth of Stefan Milenković That year: 1977, Classical music, Serbian musician
26
Birth of Ēriks Ešenvalds That year: 1977, Classical music, Latvian choral composer
28
Birth of Cristian Carrara That year: 1977, Classical music, Italian composer
29
Birth of Desirée Rancatore That year: 1977, Classical music, Italian operatic soprano
31
Birth of Ekaterina Scherbachenko That year: 1977, Classical music, Operatic soprano
February
02
Birth of Evelina De Lain That year: 1977, Classical music, Ukrainian classical and jazz pianist, composer, author, performance coach, educator and producer
Birth of Jakub Kowalewski That year: 1977, Classical music, composer
03
Birth of Alenka Gotar That year: 1977, Classical music, Slovenian singer
04
Birth of Matthew Schellhorn That year: 1977, Classical music, British Classical pianist
06
Birth of Cristina Damian That year: 1977, Classical music, Romanian singer and opera singer
08
Death of Eivind Groven That year: 1977, Classical music, Norwegian musician (born in 1901)
Birth of Constantino Martínez-Orts That year: 1977, Classical music, Spanish film music director
10
Death of Grace Williams That year: 1977, Classical music, Welsh composer (1906-1977) (born in 1906)
11
Birth of Veronika Groiss That year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer
12
Death of Trygve Torjussen That year: 1977, Classical music, composer (born in 1885)
13
Birth of Daniil Shtoda That year: 1977, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer
15
Death of Lūcija Garūta That year: 1977, Classical music, Latvian composer (born in 1902)
19
Birth of Vittorio Grigolo That year: 1977, Classical music, Italian opera singer
Birth of Oskar Ekberg That year: 1977, Classical music, Swedish classical pianist
21
Birth of Jarosław Bręk That year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer
23
Death of Margaret Daum That year: 1977, Classical music, soprano (born in 1906)
26
Birth of Szilvi Szendi That year: 1977, Classical music, Hungarian actress
27
Birth of Mitsunobu Takaya That year: 1977, Classical music, conductor
28
Birth of Philipp Maintz That year: 1977, Classical music, German composer
March
03
Birth of Ewa Biegas That year: 1977, Classical music, Polish singer
04
Death of Mihaela Mărăcineanu That year: 1977, Classical music, Romanian opera singer (born in 1942)
05
Birth of Silvia Careddu That year: 1977, Classical music, Italian flautist
07
Birth of Bartosz Kowalski-Banasewicz That year: 1977, Classical music, Polish composer
08
Death of Carmen Vildez That year: 1977, Classical music, French opera singer (1884-1977) (born in 1884)
Death of Olga Eugenie von Thillot Thierfelder That year: 1977, Classical music, Finnish actor (born in 1892)
09
Birth of Irina Iordachescu That year: 1977, Classical music, singer
10
Death of William G. James That year: 1977, Classical music, Australian musician (1892-1977) (born in 1892)
12
Birth of Maciej Zolnowski That year: 1977, Classical music, composer
14
Death of Gyula Dávid That year: 1977, Classical music, Hungarian musician (born in 1913)
Birth of Britta Byström That year: 1977, Classical music, Swedish classical composer
Death of Julius Katona That year: 1977, Classical music, opera and operetta singer (born in 1902)
15
Birth of Xuefei Yang That year: 1977, Classical music, Chinese guitarist
Birth of Igor Escudero That year: 1977, Classical music, Spanish composer of classical music
17
Death of Margarita Cueto That year: 1977, Classical music, Mexican opera singer (1900-1977) (born in 1900)
18
Birth of Clemens Unterreiner That year: 1977, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer
20
Death of Helmut Fellmer That year: 1977, Classical music, German conductor (born in 1908)
Death of Suzanne Lefort That year: 1977, Classical music, French singer (1919-1977) (born in 1919)
22
Death of Karla Tichá That year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1895)
25
Birth of Natalie Clein That year: 1977, Classical music, British musician
Death of Yvonne D'Arle That year: 1977, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1898)
26
Birth of Marianne Gesswagner That year: 1977, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer
28
Death of Olga Afanasevna Kasjevarova That year: 1977, Classical music, Soviet opera singer and music educator (1905-1977) (born in 1905)
29
Death of Fritz Ollendorff That year: 1977, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1912)
30
Death of Renée Gilly That year: 1977, Classical music, French operatic mezzo-soprano (born in 1906)
31
Birth of Finghin Collins That year: 1977, Classical music, Irish musician
Death of Thérèse Lobiewski That year: 1977, Classical music, Russian actor and opera singer (1889-1977) (born in 1889)
April
04
Death of Jenő Zádor That year: 1977, Classical music, American composer (born in 1894)
06
Death of Broadus Erle That year: 1977, Classical music, American musician (born in 1918)
09
Death of Petros Epitropakis That year: 1977, Classical music, Greek tenor (born in 1894)
14
Death of Vilgelm Marjanovitsj Jablonskiy That year: 1977, Classical music, musician, music teacher (born in 1889)
17
Birth of Frederik Magle That year: 1977, Classical music, Danish composer, concert organist, and pianist
Birth of Alexander Ghindin That year: 1977, Classical music, Russian pianist
20
Birth of Ulrike Maria Maier That year: 1977, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
24
Birth of Margareta Klobučar That year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer
Birth of Benjamin Nunn That year: 1977, Classical music, composer
27
Birth of Dai Fujikura That year: 1977, Classical music, Japanese composer
Birth of Igor Durlovski That year: 1977, Classical music, singer
Birth of Edward Elwyn Jones That year: 1977, Classical music, British musician
May
01
Death of Johannes Weyrauch That year: 1977, Classical music, German composer (1897-1977) (born in 1897)
Birth of Stéphane Sénéchal That year: 1977, Classical music, French singer
02
Birth of Yusif Eyvazov That year: 1977, Classical music, Opera singer
04
Death of Hans Martin Sutermeister That year: 1977, Classical music, Swiss physician writer (1907-1977) (born in 1907)
06
Death of Joseph Dewar Hislop That year: 1977, Classical music, Scottish opera singer (1884-1977) (born in 1884)
07
Birth of Lisa Kelly That year: 1977, Classical music, Irish singer
08
Birth of Gal James That year: 1977, Classical music, Israeli operatic soprano
10
Birth of Sergei Nakariakov That year: 1977, Classical music, Russian trumpeter
12
Birth of Wu Fei That year: 1977, Classical music, Chinese singer
15
Birth of Bernd Richard Deutsch That year: 1977, Classical music, Austrian composer
22
Death of José Del Vala That year: 1977, Classical music, French singer (born in 1905)
26
Birth of Andrew Kennedy That year: 1977, Classical music, British opera singer
28
Death of Jiří Reinberger That year: 1977, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and organist (born in 1914)
30
Death of Adam Raczkowski That year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer, actor (born in 1898)
31
Birth of Joni Henson That year: 1977, Classical music, singer
Also in May
Birth of Yōsuke Kawasaki That year: 1977, Classical music, American orchestral violinist, chamber musician and soloist .
June
02
Birth of Dmitriy Ul'yanov That year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer
04
Death of Giuliano Bernardi That year: 1977, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1939)
09
Death of Marianne Mörner That year: 1977, Classical music, actress (born in 1895)
12
Birth of Alexey Markov That year: 1977, Classical music, Russian opera singer
16
Birth of Pablo Sáinz Villegas That year: 1977, Classical music, Spanish musician
18
Birth of Du Yun That year: 1977, Classical music, Chinese-born American composer, multi-instrumentalist, performance artist
21
Birth of Berit Norbakken Solset That year: 1977, Classical music, Norwegian soprano
22
Birth of Jurek Dybal That year: 1977, Classical music, Polish musician
Birth of Gunilla Süssmann That year: 1977, Classical music, Norwegian pianist
23
Birth of Jennifer Thomas That year: 1977, Classical music, American pianist
26
Death of Sergei Lemeshev That year: 1977, Classical music, Soviet opera singer and director (1902-1977) (born in 1902)
28
Birth of Measha Brueggergosman That year: 1977, Classical music, singer
July
02
Birth of Georgii Cherkin That year: 1977, Classical music, Bulgarian musician
Death of Gert Potgieter That year: 1977, Classical music, South African opera singer (born in 1929)
Birth of Jefferson Scherrer That year: 1977, Classical music, composer
04
Death of Alois Reiser That year: 1977, Classical music, Czech conductor and composer (born in 1884)
Birth of Tomohiro Oura That year: 1977, Classical music, Japanese conductor (born 1977)
05
Birth of Steven Sharp Nelson That year: 1977, Classical music, American musician, cellist
Birth of Nikolai Sachenko That year: 1977, Classical music, Russian violinist (born 1977)
06
Death of Ödön Pártos That year: 1977, Classical music, Hungarian born Israeli composer (1907-1977) (born in 1907)
07
Birth of Stanislav Palúch That year: 1977, Classical music, Slovak violinist
08
Birth of Mark Omvlee That year: 1977, Classical music, Dutch opera singer and voice actor
09
Birth of Maxim Rubtsov That year: 1977, Classical music, flautist
10
Birth of Algirdas Bagdonavičius That year: 1977, Classical music, Lithuanian singer
11
Birth of Anna S. Þorvaldsdóttir That year: 1977, Classical music, Icelandic composer
12
Death of Fritz Heinrich Klein That year: 1977, Classical music, German composer (born in 1892)
Death of František Suchý Brněnský That year: 1977, Classical music, Czech oboist, music educator and composer (born in 1902)
14
Birth of Óscar Garrido de la Rosa That year: 1977, Classical music, composer
17
Death of Witold Małcużyński That year: 1977, Classical music, Polish musician (born in 1914)
Birth of Alexei Volodin That year: 1977, Classical music, Russian pianist
22
Death of Francesco Cangiullo That year: 1977, Classical music, composer (born in 1884)
23
Birth of Silvia Colloca That year: 1977, Classical music, Italian singer, actress, author and TV cooking personality
24
Birth of Maria Maksakova, Jr. That year: 1977, Classical music, Russian opera singer
26
Death of Gena Branscombe That year: 1977, Classical music, Canadian composer (born in 1881)
27
Birth of Albert Garzia That year: 1977, Classical music, Maltese composer
28
Birth of Audun Iversen That year: 1977, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer
Birth of Angelo Maria Trovato That year: 1977, Classical music, composer
29
Birth of Giorgio Berrugi That year: 1977, Classical music, Italian opera singer
30
Birth of Viktória Mester That year: 1977, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer
August
03
Death of Wanda Achsel That year: 1977, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1886)
04
Birth of Sarah Coburn That year: 1977, Classical music, singer
05
Birth of Gavriel Lipkind That year: 1977, Classical music, Israeli classical cellist
06
Birth of Kenji Sakai That year: 1977, Classical music, Japanese composer
07
Birth of Aleksandra Kurzak That year: 1977, Classical music, Polish operatic soprano
09
Birth of Mathieu Herzog That year: 1977, Classical music, French conductor
10
Birth of David Greilsammer That year: 1977, Classical music, Musician
11
Birth of Nicolas Horvath That year: 1977, Classical music, French pianist and electroacoustic composer
12
Birth of Zanne Stapelberg That year: 1977, Classical music, South African oparatic artist
14
Death of Henryk Duczmal That year: 1977, Classical music, conductor (born in 1908)
15
Birth of Andrej Kowalinskij That year: 1977, Classical music, performer
16
Birth of Eric Paul Nichols That year: 1977, Classical music, composer
17
Death of Pavel Serebryakov That year: 1977, Classical music, Russian pianist and music pedagogue (born in 1909)
18
Birth of Dirk Elsemann That year: 1977, Classical music, German church musician
20
Birth of Arturo Chacón Cruz That year: 1977, Classical music, Mexican tenor
22
Birth of Cathrine Winnes That year: 1977, Classical music, Norwegian conductor
26
Death of Heinz Röttger That year: 1977, Classical music, German composer (born in 1909)
Also in August
Death of Josephine Brandell That year: 1977, Classical music, British actor and opera singer (1891-1977) (born in 1891) .
September
02
Birth of Ayako Takagi That year: 1977, Classical music, flautist
Birth of James Valenti That year: 1977, Classical music, American opera singer
06
Death of Paul Burkhard That year: 1977, Classical music, Swiss composer (1911-1977) (born in 1911)
Birth of Yuval Avital That year: 1977, Classical music, Israeli multimedia artist, composer and guitarist
11
Birth of Irina Lankova That year: 1977, Classical music, Belgian concert pianist
Birth of Jennifer Sowle That year: 1977, Classical music, singer
13
Death of Leopold Stokowski That year: 1977, Classical music, British-born American conductor (1882–1977) (born in 1882)
Death of Hans Krotthammer That year: 1977, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (1918-1977) (born in 1918)
16
Death of Maria Callas That year: 1977, Classical music, American-born Greek operatic soprano (born in 1923)
18
Death of Rosette Anday That year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1899)
Death of Josef Vlach-Vrutický That year: 1977, Classical music, Czech composer and conductor (born in 1897)
23
Birth of Andrea Bacchetti That year: 1977, Classical music, Italian pianist
25
Birth of Łukasz Borowicz That year: 1977, Classical music, conductor
27
Death of Jarmila Lenská That year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1900)
29
Death of Alexander Tcherepnin That year: 1977, Classical music, American composer (1899-1977) (born in 1899)
Death of Joseph Littau That year: 1977, Classical music, composer (born in 1891)
October
03
Birth of Cornel Frey That year: 1977, Classical music, Swiss singer and opera singer
04
Inception: National Opera Studio That year: 1977, Classical music (United Kingdom)
Death of Alfred Pongratz That year: 1977, Classical music, German actor (1900-1977) (born in 1900)
Death of Wiera Luce That year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher (born in 1879)
10
Death of Enrique Casal Chapí That year: 1977, Classical music, Spanish composer (born in 1909)
11
Birth of Jan Kučera That year: 1977, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and pianist
12
Birth of Marina Poplavskaya That year: 1977, Classical music, Russian operatic soprano
Birth of Nino Surguladze That year: 1977, Classical music, Georgian mezzo-soprano (born 1977)
Birth of Hamed Nikpay That year: 1977, Classical music, Iranian Singer And Composer
14
Birth of Joseph Kaiser That year: 1977, Classical music, Canadian opera singer
17
Birth of Nicole Cabell That year: 1977, Classical music, American soprano
18
Birth of Yoko Kikuchi That year: 1977, Classical music, Japanese pianist
20
Birth of Leila Josefowicz That year: 1977, Classical music, American-Canadian classical violinist.
Birth of Richard Jensen That year: 1977, Classical music, composer
21
Birth of Tugan Sokhiev That year: 1977, Classical music, Russian conductor
Death of Ferit Tüzün That year: 1977, Classical music, Turkish composer (born in 1929)
26
Death of Juliska Kulcsár That year: 1977, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (born in 1895)
Birth of Leandro de Oliveira That year: 1977, Classical music, composer
27
Birth of Duncan Honeybourne That year: 1977, Classical music, British musician
29
Death of Erich Doflein That year: 1977, Classical music, German musicologist and editor (1900-1977) (born in 1900)
30
Death of Drago Kocakov That year: 1977, Classical music, economist (born in 1908)
31
Birth of Manuel Alejandre Prada That year: 1977, Classical music, composer
Also in October
Death of Quiteria Herminia Gómez Serra That year: 1977, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (born in 1891) .
November
02
Birth of Geneviève Laurenceau That year: 1977, Classical music, French violinist
03
Birth of David Jalbert That year: 1977, Classical music, Canadian pianist
06
Birth of Igor Malinovsky That year: 1977, Classical music, violinist
Birth of Pierre Bleuse That year: 1977, Classical music, French conductor
Birth of Sabrina Pena Young That year: 1977, Classical music, composer
15
Death of Richard Addinsell That year: 1977, Classical music, English composer (born in 1904)
16
Death of Gaetano Comelli That year: 1977, Classical music, conductor (born in 1894)
17
Birth of Evrim Demirel That year: 1977, Classical music, Turkish musician
Birth of Gwendolyn Masin That year: 1977, Classical music, Dutch musician
Birth of Peter Seymour That year: 1977, Classical music, American musician
Birth of Jonathan Cohen That year: 1977, Classical music, English cellist and conductor
Death of Kichinosuke Negishi That year: 1977, Classical music, Japanese opera singer (born in 1892)
21
Birth of Pablo Heras-Casado That year: 1977, Classical music, Spanish conductor
Death of Paul Schöffler That year: 1977, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1897)
Birth of Mariusz Patyra That year: 1977, Classical music, Polish musician
Birth of Norbert Ernst That year: 1977, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer
22
Birth of Ezequiel Diz That year: 1977, Classical music, composer
24
Birth of Andrea Kalivodová That year: 1977, Classical music, Czech opera singer
25
Birth of Falko Hönisch That year: 1977, Classical music, German politician
27
Birth of Jörg Halubek That year: 1977, Classical music, German conductor, organist and music educator
28
Death of Mikhail Vaĭman That year: 1977, Classical music, Soviet violinist (born in 1926)
29
Death of David Gamrekeli That year: 1977, Classical music, Georgian operatic baritone (born in 1911)
30
Birth of Alessio Bax That year: 1977, Classical music, Italian classical pianist
December
01
Birth of Patrick Dupré Quigley That year: 1977, Classical music, American conductor
03
Birth of David Gvinianidze That year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer
07
Birth of Susanna Andersson That year: 1977, Classical music, singer
Birth of Susanne Hou That year: 1977, Classical music, violinist
10
Death of Louise Lincoln Kerr That year: 1977, Classical music, American musician (1892–1977) (born in 1892)
12
Death of Luis H. Salgado That year: 1977, Classical music, Ecuadorian composer (born in 1903)
14
Birth of Andrés Orozco-Estrada That year: 1977, Classical music, Colombian musician
Death of Martin Abendroth That year: 1977, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1883)
16
Death of Thomas Schippers That year: 1977, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1930)
17
Birth of Jan Kaňka That year: 1977, Classical music, composer, music teacher
18
Death of Yakov Flier That year: 1977, Classical music, Russian musician (born in 1912)
Birth of Olivier Cavé That year: 1977, Classical music, Swiss pianist
Death of Petar Zolotovich That year: 1977, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (1893-1977) (born in 1893)
22
Death of Johann Nepomuk David That year: 1977, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1895)
Death of Lotte Schöne That year: 1977, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (born in 1891)
Death of Louis Gravel That year: 1977, Classical music, Canadian choirmaster (born in 1895)
25
Death of Salvatore Papaccio That year: 1977, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1890)
26
Death of Zygmunt Wiehler That year: 1977, Classical music, Polish composer (1890-1977) (born in 1890)
29
Birth of Agunda Kulaeva That year: 1977, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer
31
Birth of Ingeborg Børch That year: 1977, Classical music, Danish opera singer
Also in December
Birth of Mauro Ghilardini That year: 1977, Classical music, Italian composer and opera singer .
This was also in 1977
Birth of René Soom That year: 1977, Classical music, Estonian opera singer . Inception: American Composers Orchestra That year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Dejan Lazić That year: 1977, Classical music, pianist / composer . Birth of Luke Tan That year: 1977, Classical music, American singer . Death of Berta Josephine Hecker That year: 1977, Classical music, composer (born in 1880) . Birth of Lenneke Ruiten That year: 1977, Classical music, Dutch singer . Birth of Evgenia Rubinova That year: 1977, Classical music, German pianist and music educator . Birth of Valentina Fijačko That year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Carolyn Kuan That year: 1977, Classical music, chinese-American conductor (born 1977) . Birth of Othalie Graham That year: 1977, Classical music, singer . Inception: A Sei Voci That year: 1977, Classical music (France). Inception: Arvada Chorale That year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Zoltan Paulinyi That year: 1977, Classical music, composer . Inauguration: Bargemusic That year: 1977, Classical music (New York City, United States of America). Birth of Maximilian Schmitt That year: 1977, Classical music, lyrical singer . Birth of Francesco Angelico That year: 1977, Classical music, Italian conductor . Inception: Columbia Concert Band That year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Yasushi Hirano That year: 1977, Classical music, Japanese opera singer and bass-baritone . Birth of Asuka Sezaki That year: 1977, Classical music, Japanese violinist . Birth of Patricia Kopatchinskaja That year: 1977, Classical music, Moldovan-Austrian musician . Inception: Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson trio That year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Toshiki Usui That year: 1977, Classical music, Japanese pianist . Death of Rayna Stoyanova That year: 1977, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (born in 1907) . Inception: Ensemble für frühe Musik Augsburg That year: 1977, Classical music (Germany). Birth of Christianne Stotijn That year: 1977, Classical music, Dutch singer and opera singer . Birth of Susana Cortés Gómez That year: 1977, Classical music, Spanish singer . Birth of Christian Poltéra That year: 1977, Classical music, Swiss cellist . Birth of Delphine Galou That year: 1977, Classical music, French opera singer . Dissolution: Luton Girls Choir That year: 1977, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Austin Civic Orchestra That year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra That year: 1977, Classical music. Birth of Georgij Sekuloski That year: 1977, Classical music, composer . Birth of Cathy Basrak That year: 1977, Classical music, American violist . Inception: Saint Peter's Singers of Leeds That year: 1977, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Nicholas Söderlund That year: 1977, Classical music, 1977- . Inception: Newband That year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Viviane Hagner That year: 1977, Classical music, German musician . Birth of Sebastian Klinger That year: 1977, Classical music, performer . Inception: Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra That year: 1977, Classical music. Death of Margit Schauman That year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1895) . Birth of Luca Guglielmi That year: 1977, Classical music, Italian conductor, composer and organist . Birth of Jane Archibald That year: 1977, Classical music, Canadian soprano . Birth of ilya konovalov That year: 1977, Classical music, Israeli violinist . Inception: Nanyang Chinese Orchestra That year: 1977, Classical music. Birth of Thomas Rosenkranz That year: 1977, Classical music, American pianist . Inception: Denver Young Artists Orchestra That year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Adam Fulara That year: 1977, Classical music, Polish guitarist . Birth of Mary Elizabeth Williams That year: 1977, Classical music, American singer . Inception: The Stonewall Chorale That year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Beijing Symphony Orchestra That year: 1977, Classical music (People's Republic of China). Birth of Gregory Carl Pfeiffer That year: 1977, Classical music, composer . Birth of Giulio Prandi That year: 1977, Classical music, Italian conductor . Birth of Radu Marian That year: 1977, Classical music, Moldovan singer . Inception: Oxford Pro Musica Singers That year: 1977, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Sequentia That year: 1977, Classical music (Germany). Birth of Susanne Bernhard That year: 1977, Classical music, German soprano . Birth of Cyril Auvity That year: 1977, Classical music, French tenor . Death of Alessandro Ziliani That year: 1977, Classical music, [occupation:tenore] [dates:1906] [archive:Archivio Biografico Italiano] (born in 1907) . Birth of Kazuko Hiyama That year: 1977, Classical music, Japanese pianist . Birth of Paul Jacobs That year: 1977, Classical music, American organist . Birth of Gerd Jaburek That year: 1977, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer . Inception: Rheinische Kantorei That year: 1977, Classical music. Birth of Lawrence Power That year: 1977, Classical music, British violist . Birth of Dísella Lárusdóttir That year: 1977, Classical music, Icelandic opera singer . Inception: The Sixteen That year: 1977, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Det Norske Kammerorkester That year: 1977, Classical music. Birth of Blagica Pop Tomova That year: 1977, Classical music, Macedonian singer and opera singer . Inception: New York Chamber Symphony That year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Ionuț Pascu That year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: Pro Anima That year: 1977, Classical music (Soviet Union). Inauguration: Memphis in May That year: 1977, Classical music (Memphis, United States of America). Inception: Il Complesso Barocco That year: 1977, Classical music. Birth of Evelyn Pollock That year: 1977, Classical music, American musician, singer and opera singer . Inception: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra That year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: La Chapelle Royale That year: 1977, Classical music. Inception: Miami Boys Choir That year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: York Early Music Festival That year: 1977, Classical music (York, United Kingdom). Birth of Christina Landshamer That year: 1977, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Closing: West Side Orchestral Concerts That year: 1977, Classical music (New York City, United States of America). Inception: Concerto Vocale That year: 1977, Classical music (Belgium). Birth of Freddy Kempf That year: 1977, Classical music, British musician . Birth of Hervé Grelat That year: 1977, Classical music, instrumentalist, conductor . Birth of Grigor Iliev That year: 1977, Classical music, composer . Death of Grete Stückgold That year: 1977, Classical music, singer (born in 1895) . Inception: Greater Baltimore Youth Orchestra That year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Youth Orchestras of San Antonio That year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Julien Masmondet That year: 1977, Classical music, conductor . Birth of Debora Waldman That year: 1977, Classical music, Israeli conductor . Birth of Erik Nielsen That year: 1977, Classical music, conductor . Inception: Dallas Symphony Chorus That year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Thomas Oliemans That year: 1977, Classical music, Dutch opera singer . Birth of Paul Daniel That year: 1977, Classical music, Estonian instrumentalist . Birth of Boris Brovtsyn That year: 1977, Classical music, performer . Birth of Prince Poppycock That year: 1977, Classical music, American opera singer . Birth of Ken-David Masur That year: 1977, Classical music, German-born American conductor (born 1977) . Birth of Daniel Rozenhall That year: 1977, Classical music, Swedish electroacoustic composer . Inception: Washington Bach Consort That year: 1977, Classical music. Inception: Divertimento Ensemble That year: 1977, Classical music. Birth of Vasco Mendonça That year: 1977, Classical music, Portuguese composer . Birth of Elin Manahan Thomas That year: 1977, Classical music, Welsh soprano . Birth of Stephan Drakulich That year: 1977, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Alexander Schneider That year: 1977, Classical music, alto . Birth of Wilhelm Schwinghammer That year: 1977, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Alexander Mogilevsky That year: 1977, Classical music, Russian pianist . Birth of Luciano Batinić That year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Andrea Oliva That year: 1977, Classical music, Italian flautist . Birth of Angela Meade That year: 1977, Classical music, opera singer . Inauguration: Spoleto Festival USA That year: 1977, Classical music (Charleston, United States of America). Birth of Vicente Parrilla That year: 1977, Classical music, composer . Closing: Palace Theatre, Rothesay That year: 1977, Classical music (Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom). Inception: DuPage Opera Theatre That year: 1977, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Sébastien Béranger That year: 1977, Classical music, composer .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Samuel Barber (age 67)
- Ballad for piano, Op. 46 (Work for soloist)
- Iannis Xenakis (age 55)
- Jonchaies (Work for orchestra)
- A Colone (Work for choir)
- A Hélène (Work for choir)
- Akanthos (Song, lied)
- Kottos (Work for soloist)
- La légende d'Eer (Diatope) (Electroacoustic music)
- Pierre Boulez (age 52)
- Messagesquisse (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 49)
- Sirius, Opp. 43 (Electroacoustic music)
- In Freundschaft, Op. 46 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Atmen gibt das Leben, Op. 39 (Work for choir)
- Jubiläum, Op. 45 (Work for orchestra)
- Philip Glass (1937-0000)
- North Star (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Modern Love Waltz (Work for soloist)
- Fourth Series Part One (Work for choir)
- Dressed Like an Egg (Theatrical music)
- Mark di Suvero, sculptor (Film score)