1978, from day to day
1978. With other artists, Vladimir Horowitz, John Cage 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 Aram Khachaturian. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Vanessa, Op. 32” de Samuel Barber, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1978 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 350 of these moments for 1978.
The year 1978 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Birth of Ana Durlovski That year: 1978, Classical music, Macedonian singer and opera singer
Birth of Masahiro Masuda That year: 1978, Classical music, Japanese guitarist
06
Birth of Oksana Lyniv That year: 1978, Classical music, orchestra conductor
Birth of Francesco Demuro That year: 1978, Classical music, Italian opera singer
Birth of Nikki Einfeld That year: 1978, Classical music, Canadian opera singer
07
Birth of Janine Jansen That year: 1978, Classical music, Dutch violinist and violist
08
Birth of Eleonore Marguerre That year: 1978, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
09
Death of Naomichi Nishida That year: 1978, Classical music, Japanese composer and conductor (1907-1978) (born in 1907)
Birth of Kouhei Ihara That year: 1978, Classical music, composer
10
Death of Don Gillis That year: 1978, Classical music, American composer (born in 1912)
Birth of Sagi Hartov That year: 1978, Classical music, Israeli musician, chelist
11
Birth of Ian Parker That year: 1978, Classical music, Canadian pianist
12
Birth of Anna Meredith That year: 1978, Classical music, British composer and performer of electronic and acoustic music
14
Death of Robert Heger That year: 1978, Classical music, German composer and conductor (born in 1886)
18
Death of Ivan Dzerzhinsky That year: 1978, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1909)
Birth of Christian Sturm That year: 1978, Classical music, German tenor (born 1978)
22
Birth of Joseph Calleja That year: 1978, Classical music, Maltese operatic tenor
Death of Gorō Ishii That year: 1978, Classical music, Japanese composer (born in 1903)
25
Birth of Agata Zubel That year: 1978, Classical music, Polish composer and singer
Death of Imre Palló That year: 1978, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (1891-1978) (born in 1891)
27
Death of Marguerite Canal That year: 1978, Classical music, French composer (born in 1890)
30
Birth of Sergey Koudriakov That year: 1978, Classical music, Russian pianist
31
Death of Margit Angerer That year: 1978, Classical music, Hungarian singer and opera singer (born in 1895)
February
04
Birth of Matus Tomko That year: 1978, Classical music, Slovak opera singer
Birth of François Dumeaux That year: 1978, Classical music, composer
06
Birth of Gaston Rivero That year: 1978, Classical music, uruguayan-US American operatic tenor
08
Birth of Giedrius Alkauskas That year: 1978, Classical music, Lithuanian composer
11
Birth of Tanja Becker-Bender That year: 1978, Classical music, German musician
12
Inception: Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra That year: 1978, Classical music (Venezuela)
13
Birth of Philippe Jaroussky That year: 1978, Classical music, French countertenor
Death of Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender That year: 1978, Classical music, German opera singer (1897-1978) (born in 1897)
14
Death of Jindřich Rohan That year: 1978, Classical music, conductor (1919-1978) (born in 1919)
15
Birth of Sarah Maria Sun That year: 1978, Classical music, opera singer
19
Death of Ruzena Herlinger That year: 1978, Classical music, Czechoslovak-Canadian classical singer (born in 1890)
22
Death of Sergey Tsenin That year: 1978, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (born in 1903)
27
Death of Vadim Salmanov That year: 1978, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1912)
Birth of Sandra Pastrana That year: 1978, Classical music, Spanish opera singer
March
01
Birth of Janine Kitzen That year: 1978, Classical music, Dutch singer
05
Death of Cesare Andrea Bixio That year: 1978, Classical music, Italian composer (1896-1978) (born in 1896)
07
Birth of Quinn Kelsey That year: 1978, Classical music, American operatic baritone
Birth of Wolfgang Koch That year: 1978, Classical music, Austrian musician
09
Birth of Christina Khosrowi That year: 1978, Classical music, German opera singer
Death of L. Radley Flynn That year: 1978, Classical music, British opera singer and actor (born in 1902)
10
Birth of Gerardo Aponte That year: 1978, Classical music, composer
11
Death of Hélène Bouvier That year: 1978, Classical music, singer (born in 1905)
12
Death of Nils Eriksson That year: 1978, Classical music, musician (1902-1978) (born in 1902)
18
Birth of Manolito Mario Franz That year: 1978, Classical music, German opera singer
24
Birth of Christian Van Horn That year: 1978, Classical music, singer
27
Birth of Michèle Losier That year: 1978, Classical music, Canadian singer
28
Death of Alfredo Corda That year: 1978, Classical music, Swiss singer and opera singer (1922-1978) (born in 1922)
29
Birth of Agnieszka Sławińska That year: 1978, Classical music, Polish singer
Also in March
Inauguration: Boettcher Concert Hall That year: 1978, Classical music (Denver, United States of America) .
April
04
Death of Árpád Kishegyi That year: 1978, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1922)
Birth of Phil Thurston That year: 1978, Classical music, British composer
06
Death of Nicolas Nabokov That year: 1978, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1903)
Death of Carlo Tagliabue That year: 1978, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1898)
Birth of Justin Doyle That year: 1978, Classical music, Australian rugby league footballer
07
Birth of Jo Appleby That year: 1978, Classical music, British singer
13
Birth of Šimon Voseček That year: 1978, Classical music, Austrian composer
Birth of Nick Garrett That year: 1978, Classical music, British opera singer
14
Birth of Kaori Muraji That year: 1978, Classical music, Japanese musician
Birth of Jiří Kadeřábek That year: 1978, Classical music, Czech composer
15
Birth of Giorgi Latsabidze That year: 1978, Classical music, Georgian classical pianist
Birth of Alexander Alexandrovich Novikov That year: 1978, Classical music, saxophonist
16
Birth of Tom V. Lawrie That year: 1978, Classical music, composer
19
Birth of Iva Mihanović That year: 1978, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
21
Birth of Friar Alessandro That year: 1978, Classical music, singer
29
Death of Giacomo Vaghi That year: 1978, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1901)
May
01
Death of Aram Khachaturian That year: 1978, Classical music, Soviet Armenian composer (1903–1978) (born in 1903)
02
Death of Heinz Bongartz That year: 1978, Classical music, German conductor and composer (1894-1978) (born in 1894)
04
Birth of Matthew Rose That year: 1978, Classical music, British opera singer
05
Birth of Ola Gjeilo That year: 1978, Classical music, Norwegian composer and pianist
Death of Ján Móry That year: 1978, Classical music, Slovak composer and pedagogue (born in 1892)
06
Birth of Cheng-Shiun Li That year: 1978, Classical music, composer
07
Birth of Antal Pusztai That year: 1978, Classical music, Hungarian musician
Birth of Christoffer Sundqvist That year: 1978, Classical music, Finnish musician
08
Birth of Teodora Gheorghiu That year: 1978, Classical music, Romanian opera singer
10
Death of Boris Khaykin That year: 1978, Classical music, Russian conductor (1904-1978) (born in 1904)
11
Birth of Perttu Kivilaakso That year: 1978, Classical music, Finnish musician
12
Death of Alois Pernerstorfer That year: 1978, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1912)
14
Death of Alexander Kipnis That year: 1978, Classical music, operatic bass (born in 1891)
15
Birth of Sergey Semishkur That year: 1978, Classical music, performing artist
16
Death of William Steinberg That year: 1978, Classical music, American conductor (1899-1978) (born in 1899)
Birth of Árpád Sándor That year: 1978, Classical music, opera singer
18
Death of Ingrid Ryning That year: 1978, Classical music, Swedish actress (1921-1978) (born in 1921)
20
Death of Bjarne Brustad That year: 1978, Classical music, Norwegian musician (1895-1978) (born in 1895)
26
Death of Jelena Stiepanowa That year: 1978, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (1891-1978) (born in 1891)
27
Death of Wilhelm von Hohenesche That year: 1978, Classical music, Swiss opera singer (baritone) and opera director (1900-1978) (born in 1900)
30
Birth of Jan Erik Fillan That year: 1978, Classical music, opera singer
June
01
Death of Abdylas Maldybaev That year: 1978, Classical music, Soviet singer (1906-1978) (born in 1906)
Birth of Miloš Mihajlović That year: 1978, Classical music, Serbian musician
06
Birth of Sophie Solomon That year: 1978, Classical music, British composer
Birth of Norihisa Uemoto That year: 1978, Classical music, Japanese singer
07
Birth of Antal Cseh That year: 1978, Classical music, (1978–) Hungarian opera singer
10
Birth of Karl Scully That year: 1978, Classical music, Irish opera singer
11
Birth of Peter Dijkstra That year: 1978, Classical music, Dutch conductor
12
Birth of Barnabás Kelemen That year: 1978, Classical music, Hungarian musician
13
Birth of Steven Fox That year: 1978, Classical music, American conductor of classical music
14
Birth of Floraleda Sacchi That year: 1978, Classical music, Italian musicologist
16
Birth of Oksana Dyka That year: 1978, Classical music, Ukrainian operatic soprano
19
Birth of Marios Joannou Elia That year: 1978, Classical music, Cypriot composer
Birth of Branden James That year: 1978, Classical music, American singer
Birth of Simone Movio That year: 1978, Classical music, Italian composer
22
Birth of Novogradska That year: 1978, Classical music, Macedonian musician
Birth of Aarón Zapico That year: 1978, Classical music, musician, harpsichordist, conductor
23
Birth of Melissa Madden Gray That year: 1978, Classical music, Australian dancer and cabaret performer
Death of Ingeborg Holmgren That year: 1978, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (1897-1978) (born in 1897)
26
Birth of Moicelí Medina That year: 1978, Classical music, musician, conductor, music teacher, violinist
29
Death of Aldo Ferraresi That year: 1978, Classical music, Italian musician (1902-1978) (born in 1902)
July
02
Birth of Gianfranco Pappalardo Fiumara That year: 1978, Classical music, Italian musician
04
Death of Irén Miklóssy That year: 1978, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer and voice teacher (1907–1978) (born in 1907)
05
Birth of Vazgen Ghazaryan That year: 1978, Classical music, opera singer
06
Death of Giovanni Pennacchio That year: 1978, Classical music, Italian composer, conductor and musicologist (born in 1878)
10
Birth of Svetlana Stepchenko That year: 1978, Classical music, Russian actor
12
Birth of Kristiina Poska That year: 1978, Classical music, Estonian conductor
Death of Leo Edwards That year: 1978, Classical music, American composer (1886-1978) (born in 1886)
14
Death of Maria Grinberg That year: 1978, Classical music, Russian-Soviet pianist and teacher (born in 1908)
Birth of Ainārs Rubiķis That year: 1978, Classical music, (1978--) Latvian conductor
15
Death of Juan Dotras Vila That year: 1978, Classical music, Spanish composer (born in 1900)
Birth of Jennifer O'Loughlin That year: 1978, Classical music, American opera singer
16
Birth of Maria Agresta That year: 1978, Classical music, Italian singer
Death of Edis De Philippe That year: 1978, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1912)
18
Birth of Michele Marelli That year: 1978, Classical music, Italian musician
20
Birth of Ricardo Araujo That year: 1978, Classical music, Colombian musician
Birth of Benedikt Schiefer That year: 1978, Classical music, German composer
21
Birth of Elena Maximova That year: 1978, Classical music, Russian opera singer
Birth of Stephanie Krone That year: 1978, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
22
Birth of Daniel Johannsen That year: 1978, Classical music, Austrian opera singer and tenor
Death of Chrystia Kolessa That year: 1978, Classical music, cellist, music teacher (born in 1915)
23
Birth of Li Yugang That year: 1978, Classical music, Chinese singer and actor
Birth of Emanuel-Cristian Caraman That year: 1978, Classical music, Romanian opera singer
26
Birth of Silvia Moi That year: 1978, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer
27
Death of Willem van Otterloo That year: 1978, Classical music, Dutch conductor and composer (born in 1907)
Birth of Akiko Ono That year: 1978, Classical music, Japanese music educator
28
Birth of Machinefabriek That year: 1978, Classical music, Dutch musician/sound artist and graphic designer
Birth of Inga Šl̨ubovska That year: 1978, Classical music, Latvian opera singer
August
01
Death of Rudolf Kolisch That year: 1978, Classical music, Austrian musician (1896-1978) (born in 1896)
Birth of Severin von Eckardstein That year: 1978, Classical music, German musician
Birth of Roberto Plano That year: 1978, Classical music, Italian pianist
02
Death of Carlos Chávez That year: 1978, Classical music, Mexican composer (1899-1978) (born in 1899)
Death of Aleksey Pirogov That year: 1978, Classical music, Russian opera singer and actor (born in 1895)
04
Death of René Challan That year: 1978, Classical music, French composer (born in 1910)
Birth of Guillermo García Calvo That year: 1978, Classical music, conductor, opera director
11
Birth of Lucas Macías Navarro That year: 1978, Classical music, Spanish musician
Birth of Luciano Lamonarca That year: 1978, Classical music, Italian singer
14
Birth of Ivan Ilić That year: 1978, Classical music, Serbian pianist
15
Birth of Carlos Andrés Jurado That year: 1978, Classical music, composer
18
Birth of Lev Zhurbin That year: 1978, Classical music, Russian/American musician
19
Birth of Francisco Javier González Compeán That year: 1978, Classical music, composer
20
Death of Ivan Jirko That year: 1978, Classical music, Czech composer (1926-1978) (born in 1926)
22
Birth of Siranush Gasparyan That year: 1978, Classical music, Armenian dramatic soprano
23
Birth of Jeanne You That year: 1978, Classical music, South Korean pianist
29
Birth of Michael Laurenz That year: 1978, Classical music, opera singer, performing artist
Birth of Adrian Hanke That year: 1978, Classical music, composer
Also in August
Death of Lorri Lail That year: 1978, Classical music, Swedish actress (born in 1904) .
September
01
Birth of Ivan Ozhogin That year: 1978, Classical music, Russian singer
05
Birth of Frank Huang That year: 1978, Classical music, American musician
Death of Josef Klička That year: 1978, Classical music, Czech composer and conductor (1889-1978) (born in 1889)
06
Birth of Priit Volmer That year: 1978, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (born 1978)
08
Death of Pancho Vladigerov That year: 1978, Classical music, Bulgarian musician (1899-1978) (born in 1899)
15
Death of Inga Peters That year: 1978, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1888)
16
Birth of Yekaterina Mechetina That year: 1978, Classical music, Russian pianist
18
Death of Maro Ajemian That year: 1978, Classical music, pianist (born in 1921)
Death of Bohuslav Taraba That year: 1978, Classical music, Czech composer, painter and writer (1894-1978) (born in 1894)
19
Birth of Ramin Karimloo That year: 1978, Classical music, Iranian-Canadian actor, singer and composer
20
Birth of Patrizio Buanne That year: 1978, Classical music, Italian singer
24
Birth of Javier Perianes That year: 1978, Classical music, Spanish musician
25
Birth of Marianna Shirinyan That year: 1978, Classical music, Armenian musician
26
Birth of Ingfrid Breie Nyhus That year: 1978, Classical music, Norwegian pianist
Death of Svetozar Banovec That year: 1978, Classical music, Slovene opera singer (born in 1894)
27
Birth of Mihaela Ursuleasa That year: 1978, Classical music, pianist (1978-2012) (dead in 2012)
29
Birth of Stefan Zink That year: 1978, Classical music, composer
30
Death of Fritz Rieger That year: 1978, Classical music, German conductor (1910-1978) (born in 1910)
October
05
Death of José Luccioni That year: 1978, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1903)
07
Birth of Alison Balsom That year: 1978, Classical music, English trumpet player
08
Death of Tibor Serly That year: 1978, Classical music, Hungarian musician (1901-1978) (born in 1901)
Death of Simone Ballard That year: 1978, Classical music, French opera singer (1895-1978) (born in 1895)
Birth of Hiroaki Fueta That year: 1978, Classical music, Japanese singer
11
Birth of Anja Bihlmaier That year: 1978, Classical music, German conductor
12
Birth of Konstantin Wolff That year: 1978, Classical music, German opera singer
18
Death of Marianne Mathy That year: 1978, Classical music, singer (born in 1890)
19
Birth of Avi Avital That year: 1978, Classical music, Israeli musician
Birth of Sargis Aghamalyan That year: 1978, Classical music, Armenian opera singer
24
Birth of Alfio That year: 1978, Classical music, opera singer
25
Birth of David T. Little That year: 1978, Classical music, American composer
Death of Herbert Alsen That year: 1978, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1906)
26
Birth of Tyondai Braxton That year: 1978, Classical music, American musician
Death of Marina Kozolupova That year: 1978, Classical music, Soviet violinist (born in 1918)
27
Birth of Vanessa Vanessa-Mae That year: 1978, Classical music, British violinist
29
Death of Willi Störring That year: 1978, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1896)
30
Birth of Massimo Cavalletti That year: 1978, Classical music, Italian singer
31
Death of Sesshū Kai That year: 1978, Classical music, Japanese composer (born in 1938)
Also in October
Birth of Nicola Alaimo That year: 1978, Classical music, Italian bass-baritone lyric singer (born 1978) .
November
01
Birth of Mika Kares That year: 1978, Classical music, Finnish singer and opera singer
02
Birth of Viktoriya Yermolyeva That year: 1978, Classical music, Ukrainian pianist
04
Birth of Valentina Igoshina That year: 1978, Classical music, Russian pianist
06
Birth of Ramón Tebar That year: 1978, Classical music, Spanish pianist and conductor
13
Birth of Alba Ventura That year: 1978, Classical music, Catalan pianist and music pedagogue
14
Birth of Chanda Dancy That year: 1978, Classical music, African-American musician and composer
Birth of Petr Wajsar That year: 1978, Classical music, Czech composer
16
Birth of Florian Helgath That year: 1978, Classical music, German musician and choir director
18
Birth of Andris Nelsons That year: 1978, Classical music, Latvian conductor
Birth of Eduardo Banks That year: 1978, Classical music, Brazilian musician and composer
19
Birth of Michał Dworzyński That year: 1978, Classical music, Polish conductor
Death of Rosl Schmid That year: 1978, Classical music, German pianist (1911-1978) (born in 1911)
20
Birth of Chris Opperman That year: 1978, Classical music, American composer
21
Birth of David Ameln That year: 1978, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
Birth of Julie Boulianne That year: 1978, Classical music, Canadian singer
23
Birth of Vladimir Vasilyev That year: 1978, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer
24
Death of Gertrude Concannon That year: 1978, Classical music, Australian opera singer and musician (1899-1978) (born in 1899)
28
Birth of Juan Francisco Gatell That year: 1978, Classical music, Argentine singer
29
Birth of Jason Michael Huffman That year: 1978, Classical music, composer
30
Death of Eileen Law That year: 1978, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1900)
December
03
Death of William Grant Still That year: 1978, Classical music, American composer (born in 1895)
04
Birth of Nicolas Reymond That year: 1978, Classical music, Swiss musician and opera singer
07
Birth of Barbara Sabella That year: 1978, Classical music, Czech opera singer
09
Death of Bedřich Váška That year: 1978, Classical music, cellist, music teacher (born in 1879)
12
Birth of Evren Genis That year: 1978, Classical music, composer
14
Birth of Martina Filjak That year: 1978, Classical music, Croatian pianist
Birth of Vasily Ladyuk That year: 1978, Classical music, Russian opera singer
Death of Pavla Udovič That year: 1978, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1904)
15
Birth of Kristof Lauwers That year: 1978, Classical music, composer
16
Birth of Sylvain D. Barbot That year: 1978, Classical music, composer
21
Death of Walther Schneiderhan That year: 1978, Classical music, Austrian musician and violinist (born in 1901)
Birth of Renaud Déjardin That year: 1978, Classical music, composer
26
Birth of Olivier Derivière That year: 1978, Classical music, French video game composer
30
Death of Hanna Honthy That year: 1978, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer and actress (born in 1893)
Death of Gino Del Signore That year: 1978, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1906-1978) (born in 1906)
Birth of Benjamin Cornelius-Bates That year: 1978, Classical music, composer
31
Birth of Alexei Ogrintchouk That year: 1978, Classical music, Russian and Dutch oboist and conductor
Birth of Douglas Walter Scott That year: 1978, Classical music, composer
Also in December
Birth of Marianne Fiset That year: 1978, Classical music, Canadian singer .
This was also in 1978
Birth of Martin Achrainer That year: 1978, Classical music, Austrian operatic bass-baritone . Inauguration: MITO SettembreMusica That year: 1978, Classical music (Turin, Italy). Inauguration: London Handel Festival That year: 1978, Classical music (London, United Kingdom). Birth of Vincent Schirrmacher That year: 1978, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: London Classical Players That year: 1978, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of George-Emmanuel Lazaridis That year: 1978, Classical music, Greek pianist and composer . Inception: Holst Singers That year: 1978, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Kateřina Hebelková That year: 1978, Classical music, Czech opera singer and vocalist . Birth of Sophie-Mayuko Vetter That year: 1978, Classical music, German pianist . Birth of Jussi Myllys That year: 1978, Classical music, lyrical singer . Inception: London Baroque That year: 1978, Classical music. Inception: Rolnicka Praha That year: 1978, Classical music. Death of Margarete Maschmann That year: 1978, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1886) . Birth of Miguel Salmon Del Real That year: 1978, Classical music, Mexican orchestra conductor . Inception: Borodin Trio That year: 1978, Classical music (Soviet Union). Inception: Nouvel Orchestre Symphonique de la RTBF That year: 1978, Classical music. Birth of Rodney Clarke That year: 1978, Classical music, British opera singer . Birth of Rintarō Akamatsu That year: 1978, Classical music, Japanese pianist . Inauguration: Grieg Hall That year: 1978, Classical music (Bergen Municipality, Norway). Closing: Loew's Grand Theatre That year: 1978, Classical music (Atlanta, United States of America). Inception: Columbia Chorale That year: 1978, Classical music. Birth of Claire Chase That year: 1978, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Takahiro Tajima That year: 1978, Classical music, violinist, concertmaster . Inception: Knoxville Opera Company That year: 1978, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Concerts de Vollore That year: 1978, Classical music (Vollore-Ville, France). Inception: Orchestra of Opera North That year: 1978, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Riccardo Minasi That year: 1978, Classical music, Italian conductor . Birth of Dmitry Kouzov That year: 1978, Classical music . Inception: Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss That year: 1978, Classical music. Inception: Pittsburgh Festival Opera That year: 1978, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Lucy Crowe That year: 1978, Classical music, British soprano . Birth of Mathias Hedegaard That year: 1978, Classical music, Danish opera singer . Birth of Chen Reiss That year: 1978, Classical music, Israeli singer . Inception: Strauss Festival Orchester Wien That year: 1978, Classical music. Inception: Academy of St Olave's That year: 1978, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Stefan Temmingh That year: 1978, Classical music, South African conductor . Birth of Benjamin Bayl That year: 1978, Classical music, Australian conductor . Birth of Peter Whelan That year: 1978, Classical music, conductor, performer . Inception: Toronto Children's Chorus That year: 1978, Classical music (Canada). Inception: Bachchor Wiesbaden That year: 1978, Classical music. Birth of Maja Bösch That year: 1978, Classical music, instrumentalist, composer . Birth of Kateřina Jalovcová That year: 1978, Classical music, Czech opera singer . Inception: English Baroque Choir That year: 1978, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Alea III That year: 1978, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Ensemble Clément Janequin That year: 1978, Classical music (France). Inception: Tulsa Signature Symphony That year: 1978, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1978, Classical music (Mexico). Birth of Steven Beck That year: 1978, Classical music (dead in 1929) . Inception: Utah Opera That year: 1978, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra That year: 1978, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: National Children's Orchestra of Great Britain That year: 1978, Classical music. Inception: Opera North That year: 1978, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Vuk Matić That year: 1978, Classical music, Serbian opera singer . Inception: English Symphony Orchestra That year: 1978, Classical music. Inception: Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston That year: 1978, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Pocket Opera That year: 1978, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: The Jakarta Symphony That year: 1978, Classical music (Indonesia). Death of Anita Gura That year: 1978, Classical music, German soloist and opera singer (1911-1978) (born in 1911) . Birth of Barbara Kozelj That year: 1978, Classical music, Slovenian singer . Death of Cyril Jenkins That year: 1978, Classical music, composer (born in 1885) . Birth of Burcu Uyar That year: 1978, Classical music, Turkish opera singer . Inauguration: Festival de Lanaudière That year: 1978, Classical music (Lanaudière, Canada). Birth of Lisa Hopkins That year: 1978, Classical music, American classical singer and actress . Death of Chan Pei Aap That year: 1978, Classical music, Hong Kong film actress (born in 1908) . Birth of Nils Mönkemeyer That year: 1978, Classical music, German university teacher and violist . Death of Bruno Brun That year: 1978, Classical music, clarinetist (born in 1910) . Inception: Stockholm Youth Symphony Orchestra That year: 1978, Classical music. Birth of Christopher Ainslie That year: 1978, Classical music, South African opera singer . Death of Eva Eschenbach That year: 1978, Classical music, German actor, singer and opera singer (born in 1908) . Birth of Maxim Rysanov That year: 1978, Classical music, Ukrainian violist . Inception: Amsterdam Guitar Trio That year: 1978, Classical music. Inception: Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería That year: 1978, Classical music. Birth of Juuli Lill That year: 1978, Classical music, Estonian opera singer . Birth of Eri Nakamura That year: 1978, Classical music, lyrical singer . Inception: Central Philippine University Bahandi Singers That year: 1978, Classical music. Birth of Olivia Vermeulen That year: 1978, Classical music, singer, musician . Birth of Olga Jelínková That year: 1978, Classical music, Czech opera singer . Inception: Quink Vocal Ensemble That year: 1978, Classical music. Death of Štefka Polič That year: 1978, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1893) . Birth of Helena Lucić Šego That year: 1978, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Güvenç Dağüstün That year: 1978, Classical music, Turkish opera vocalist . Dissolution: Symphony of the New World That year: 1978, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Yohei Arai That year: 1978, Classical music, composer . Inception: Orchestre de chambre de Paris That year: 1978, Classical music. Inauguration: Merkin Hall That year: 1978, Classical music (Manhattan, United States of America). Birth of Nilo Alcala That year: 1978, Classical music, Filipino composer, arranger, and singer . Birth of Ivan Repušić That year: 1978, Classical music, Croatian conductor . Birth of Noah Stewart That year: 1978, Classical music, American opera singer . Birth of Leo Hussain That year: 1978, Classical music, British conductor . Birth of Leonidas Sakellarides That year: 1978, Classical music, composer . Birth of Hércules Alves de Melo That year: 1978, Classical music, composer . Birth of Maija Skille That year: 1978, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: English Baroque Soloists That year: 1978, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Artur Zagajewski That year: 1978, Classical music, composer . Inception: Chanticleer That year: 1978, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival That year: 1978, Classical music (Huddersfield, United Kingdom). Inception: Silesian String Quartet That year: 1978, Classical music. Inauguration: Opera na Zamku That year: 1978, Classical music (Szczecin, Poland). Inception: Pacific Symphony That year: 1978, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: The Bach Ensemble That year: 1978, Classical music. Birth of Jennifer Holloway That year: 1978, Classical music, American opera singer . Inception: San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus That year: 1978, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Linda Heins That year: 1978, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Wonny Song That year: 1978, Classical music, Canadian musician . Birth of Julien Martineau That year: 1978, Classical music, French musician . Inauguration: The Lighthouse That year: 1978, Classical music (Poole, United Kingdom). Birth of Tansel Akzeybek That year: 1978, Classical music, German operatic tenor . Birth of Tali Goldberg That year: 1978, Classical music, Israeli violinist . Birth of Yūki Kakiuchi That year: 1978, Classical music, conductor .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Samuel Barber (age 68)
- Vanessa, Op. 32 That year: 1978, Classical music (Opera), composed in 1957
- Third Essay for orchestra, Op. 47 (Work for orchestra)
- Canzonetta for oboe and string orchestra, Op. 48 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Henri Dutilleux (age 62)
- Timbres, Espace, Mouvement ou la Nuit Etoilée That year: 1978, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Iannis Xenakis (age 56)
- Pléïades (Work for chamber orchestra), composed in 1979
- Ikhoor (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Mycenae alpha (Electroacoustic music)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 50)
- Thursday, Opp. 48-50 (Opera)
- Philip Glass (1937-0000)
- Fourth Series Part Three (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Fourth Series Part Two (Dance No.2) (Work for soloist)