The year 1979 in classical music and in lyrical art
1979. With other artists, John Cage, Aaron Copland and Vladimir Horowitz influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Nadia Boulanger. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Il sogno di Scipione” de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1979 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 380 of these moments for 1979.
1979, from day to day
January
01
Birth of Matthew BarnsonThat year: 1979, Classical music, American composer
03
Birth of Nicholas PhanThat year: 1979, Classical music, American operatic tenor
07
Birth of Zdeněk KlaudaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Czech composer
Death of Ferdinand KottasThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1906)
09
Death of Avery ClaflinThat year: 1979, Classical music, American composer (born in 1898)
Death of Milada Nedeová-WuršerováThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1900)
10
Death of Marjorie LawrenceThat year: 1979, Classical music, Australian singer (born in 1907)
11
Birth of Keisuke OkazakiThat year: 1979, Classical music, concertmaster, violinist
13
Death of Jindřich BlažíčekThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1903)
15
Birth of Christos ChristodoulouThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer
20
Premiere of Il sogno di ScipioneThat year: 1979, Classical music (Theatrical music), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
25
Birth of Frederieke SaeijsThat year: 1979, Classical music, Dutch musician
27
Death of Mihály ErdélyiThat year: 1979, Classical music, Hungarian composer, lyricist, actor, and producer (born in 1895)
28
Birth of Sergejs JēgersThat year: 1979, Classical music, Latvian opera singer and singer
Birth of Maite MaruriThat year: 1979, Classical music, Spanish opera singer
Birth of Luis Vergara MartinThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer
29
Birth of Veronika DzhioevaThat year: 1979, Classical music, South Ossetian operatic soprano singer
31
Death of Olga OlginaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Polish opera singer and music educator (born in 1904)
Death of Aleksandra YakovlevaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Russian opera singer (born in 1889)
February
02
Birth of Quentin HindleyThat year: 1979, Classical music, conductor
03
Death of Gerald CockshottThat year: 1979, Classical music, British composer (born in 1915)
07
Death of Charles SeegerThat year: 1979, Classical music, American musicologist (born in 1886)
14
Birth of Tsakane Valentine MaswanganyiThat year: 1979, Classical music, singer
15
Death of Rafael Rodríguez AlbertThat year: 1979, Classical music, Spanish composer (born in 1902)
16
Birth of Elizabeth WattsThat year: 1979, Classical music, singer
Birth of Jussi MerikantoThat year: 1979, Classical music, Finnish opera singer
19
Birth of Dmitry KorchakThat year: 1979, Classical music, Russian tenor
21
Birth of Tituss BurgessThat year: 1979, Classical music, American actor and singer
Death of Reine GianoliThat year: 1979, Classical music, French pianist (born in 1915)
Birth of Hiroaki TakahaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Japanese composer, pianist and conductor
22
Birth of Marco SartorThat year: 1979, Classical music, Uruguayan musician
23
Birth of Arttu KatajaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Finnish singer
25
Birth of Melanie ScholtzThat year: 1979, Classical music, South African musician (born 1979)
26
Birth of Daníel BjarnasonThat year: 1979, Classical music, Icelandic composer
27
Birth of Pumeza MatshikizaThat year: 1979, Classical music, South African singer
Birth of Arijana Marić GiglianiThat year: 1979, Classical music, Croatian opera singer
March
03
Death of Käthe HeidersbachThat year: 1979, Classical music, German soprano (born in 1897)
04
Death of František DutkaThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer, singer (born in 1910)
05
Death of Alan CrofootThat year: 1979, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (born in 1929)
07
Death of Guiomar NovaesThat year: 1979, Classical music, Brazilian pianist (born in 1895)
11
Death of Jeanne LeleuThat year: 1979, Classical music, French composer (born in 1898)
Death of Gerhard StolzeThat year: 1979, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1926)
Birth of Julien ChauvinThat year: 1979, Classical music, French music director and violinist
12
Birth of Mads WighusThat year: 1979, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer
13
Death of Madeleine GreyThat year: 1979, Classical music, French singer (born in 1896)
16
Birth of Veronika WiednerováThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer, pedagogue
17
Death of Giacomo Lauri-VolpiThat year: 1979, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1892)
Death of Kristaq AntoniuThat year: 1979, Classical music, Romanian actor and singer (born in 1907)
19
Birth of Marcin MarkowiczThat year: 1979, Classical music, Polish violinist
22
Death of Walter LeggeThat year: 1979, Classical music, English classical music producer (born in 1906)
25
Death of Anton HeillerThat year: 1979, Classical music, Austrian musician (born in 1923)
Birth of Flávio Régis CunhaThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer
26
Birth of Saioa HernándezThat year: 1979, Classical music, Spanish opera singer
Death of Einar BeyronThat year: 1979, Classical music, Swedish actor (born in 1901)
27
Birth of Daishin KashimotoThat year: 1979, Classical music, Japanese musician
31
Death of Franz LechleitnerThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer and jurist from Austria (born in 1914)
April
01
Birth of Mikko FranckThat year: 1979, Classical music, Finnish conductor
03
Death of Ernst GlaserThat year: 1979, Classical music, German / Norwegian violinist (born in 1904)
08
Birth of Deyan VatchkovThat year: 1979, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer
10
Death of Nino RotaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Italian composer (1911-1979) (born in 1911)
11
Birth of Danielle de NieseThat year: 1979, Classical music, Operatic soprano
13
Death of Imrich GodinThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1907)
Death of Winnie Becker-FischerThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1895)
14
Birth of Ondřej KyasThat year: 1979, Classical music, Czech composer
15
Death of Alba Rosa ViëtorThat year: 1979, Classical music, Italian violinist and composer (1889–1979) (born in 1889)
Death of Ladislav StancekThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer, music pedagogue (born in 1898)
16
Death of Maria CanigliaThat year: 1979, Classical music, singer (born in 1905)
22
Birth of Gabriel MalancioiuThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer
26
Death of Volodymyr IvasyukThat year: 1979, Classical music, Ukrainian composer and poet (born in 1949)
Birth of Melissa FerlaakThat year: 1979, Classical music, singer
Birth of Stefan SolyomThat year: 1979, Classical music, Swedish conductor
29
Death of Julia PerryThat year: 1979, Classical music, American composer (born in 1924)
May
01
Death of Bronislav GimpelThat year: 1979, Classical music, American musician (born in 1911)
04
Birth of Magnus LoddgardThat year: 1979, Classical music, Norwegian conductor
06
Death of Milton AgerThat year: 1979, Classical music, American composer (born in 1893)
Birth of Jan Erik MikalsenThat year: 1979, Classical music, Norwegian contemporary music composer
07
Birth of Vito ŽurajThat year: 1979, Classical music, Slovenian composer
08
Death of Anna OnoThat year: 1979, Classical music, Japanese violinist (born in 1890)
09
Death of Zoltán KelemenThat year: 1979, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (born in 1926)
Birth of Nelly PalmerThat year: 1979, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
11
Death of Iwamoto MariThat year: 1979, Classical music, Japanese violinist (born in 1926)
14
Birth of Danjūrō IshizakaThat year: 1979, Classical music, German musician
16
Birth of Antti SiiralaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Finnish musician
17
Birth of Kristóf BarátiThat year: 1979, Classical music, violinist
18
Birth of Blagoj NacoskiThat year: 1979, Classical music, Macedonian singer
19
Birth of Enea ScalaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Italian operatic tenor
Birth of Joshua GuerreroThat year: 1979, Classical music, American operatic tenor
20
Birth of Stefan PrinsThat year: 1979, Classical music, Belgian musician
Death of Stefan MartonThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1911)
23
Birth of Ivo KahánekThat year: 1979, Classical music, Czech music educator and pianist
26
Birth of Helena DixThat year: 1979, Classical music, Australian musician
27
Birth of Károly PellerThat year: 1979, Classical music, actor
28
Birth of Jacopo La FauciThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer
30
Birth of Alan BuribayevThat year: 1979, Classical music, Kazakhstani musician
31
Birth of Nicolas BaldeyrouThat year: 1979, Classical music, French clarinettist
June
01
Birth of Stefania DovhanThat year: 1979, Classical music, Ukrainian-American singer
08
Birth of Janne BerglundThat year: 1979, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer
Birth of Adam CuerdenThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer
09
Death of Sándor SvédThat year: 1979, Classical music, Hungarian singer (born in 1906)
Death of Walter GeislerThat year: 1979, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1913)
12
Death of František VitásekThat year: 1979, Classical music, Czech composer and roman catholic priest (born in 1915)
14
Birth of Johannes MoserThat year: 1979, Classical music, German musician
15
Death of Veturia GogaThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1883)
19
Birth of Monika MedekThat year: 1979, Classical music, Austrian opera singer
20
Birth of Jessica PrattThat year: 1979, Classical music, British australian coloratura soprano
23
Birth of Karen KeyhaniThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer
25
Death of Ewa Bandrowska-TurskaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Polish singer, opera singer and music educator (born in 1894)
Death of Ferruccio ScagliaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Italian conductor and violinist (born in 1921)
Birth of Anton SalnikovThat year: 1979, Classical music, Russian musician
28
Death of Paul DessauThat year: 1979, Classical music, German composer and conductor (born in 1894)
Death of Natan RakhlinThat year: 1979, Classical music, ukrainian conductor (born in 1905)
Birth of Nélida BéjarThat year: 1979, Classical music, Spanish composer
July
01
Birth of Peyman SadeghianThat year: 1979, Classical music, Iranian Composer
03
Death of Louis DureyThat year: 1979, Classical music, French composer (born in 1888)
Birth of Carmelo Luca SambataroThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer
04
Birth of Kazem AbdullahThat year: 1979, Classical music, American conductor and musician
Birth of David Ruiz MolinaThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer
05
Birth of Artur MarluzhokovThat year: 1979, Classical music, actor, opera singer, singer
06
Death of Antonio María BarbieriThat year: 1979, Classical music, Catholic cardinal (born in 1892)
10
Death of Arthur FiedlerThat year: 1979, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1894)
Birth of Mehdi HosseiniThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer
12
Death of Kalervo TuukkanenThat year: 1979, Classical music, Finnish composer (born in 1909)
Inception: Gay Men's Chorus of Los AngelesThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America)
13
Death of Ralya TonchevaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (born in 1894)
14
Birth of Judy KangThat year: 1979, Classical music, Canadian violinist.
16
Death of Alfred DellerThat year: 1979, Classical music, Countertenor singer (born in 1912)
17
Birth of Anthony McGillThat year: 1979, Classical music, American musician
Birth of Gianluca CascioliThat year: 1979, Classical music, Italian musician
21
Death of Karl KruegerThat year: 1979, Classical music (born in 1894)
23
Death of Rina MassardiThat year: 1979, Classical music, actor, filmmaker, opera singer (born in 1897)
Death of Mathieu AhlersmeyerThat year: 1979, Classical music, German actor, singer and opera singer (born in 1896)
25
Death of Simon Peder EdwardsenThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1892)
Death of Dora GattaThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1928)
28
Birth of Sébastien GuezeThat year: 1979, Classical music, French opera singer
29
Death of Ture AraThat year: 1979, Classical music, Finnish singer and stage actor (1903–1979) (born in 1903)
August
07
Birth of Benjamin WallfischThat year: 1979, Classical music, British composer and conductor
Birth of Jérémy JouveThat year: 1979, Classical music, French guitarist
08
Birth of Bryan HymelThat year: 1979, Classical music, American opera singer
Birth of Richard HarwoodThat year: 1979, Classical music, British musician
Birth of Heather W. ReichgottThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer
13
Death of Johanna MartzyThat year: 1979, Classical music, Hungarian violinist (born in 1924)
15
Birth of Ailyn PérezThat year: 1979, Classical music, American opera singer
17
Birth of Daniel OchoaThat year: 1979, Classical music, German opera singer
18
Birth of Delphine LizéThat year: 1979, Classical music, French pianist
19
Birth of Andrew StaplesThat year: 1979, Classical music, British opera singer
20
Birth of Bart Van ReynThat year: 1979, Classical music, conductor
24
Death of Ernst GruberThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1918)
27
Birth of Carmen MonarchaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Brazilian soprano
Birth of Steve WächterThat year: 1979, Classical music, German opera singer
30
Birth of Ida HeinrichThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2019)
31
Birth of Daria van den BerckenThat year: 1979, Classical music, Dutch pianist
September
01
Birth of Benjamin C. S. BoyleThat year: 1979, Classical music, American musician
02
Death of Jacques FévrierThat year: 1979, Classical music, French pianist (born in 1900)
Birth of Samuel JerónimoThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer
06
Death of Ronald BingeThat year: 1979, Classical music, British composer and arranger (born in 1910)
09
Birth of Loup-Denis ElionThat year: 1979, Classical music, French actor and singer
10
Death of Stanyslav LiudkevychThat year: 1979, Classical music, Ukrainian composer (born in 1879)
12
Death of Antanas SodeikaThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer, singer (born in 1890)
13
Birth of Herbert SchuchThat year: 1979, Classical music, German pianist
Birth of Małgorzata WalentynowiczThat year: 1979, Classical music, pedagogue, pianist
16
Birth of Iestyn DaviesThat year: 1979, Classical music, British opera singer
Birth of Ai OkumuraThat year: 1979, Classical music, Japanese violinist
17
Death of Miloslav KabeláčThat year: 1979, Classical music, Czech composer and conductor (born in 1908)
Death of Peter LaggerThat year: 1979, Classical music, Swiss singer and opera singer (born in 1926)
18
Birth of Simon TrpčeskiThat year: 1979, Classical music, Macedonian musician
Death of Gloria GuzmánThat year: 1979, Classical music, spanish-born Argentine vedette and actress (born in 1902)
19
Birth of Isabelle DruetThat year: 1979, Classical music, French mezzo-soprano
21
Birth of Maija KovaļevskaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Latvian opera soprano
22
Birth of Emilie AutumnThat year: 1979, Classical music, American musician
24
Death of Michelangelo AbbadoThat year: 1979, Classical music, Italian violinist (born in 1900)
Birth of Sigrid PlundrichThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer
25
Birth of Marc ScoffoniThat year: 1979, Classical music, French singer
Birth of Tadeusz SzlenkierThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer, singer
29
Death of Ivan WyschnegradskyThat year: 1979, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1893)
Death of Lubomír ŽeleznýThat year: 1979, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1925)
30
Death of Marija AleškevičiūtėThat year: 1979, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (born in 1925)
Also in September
Birth of Hiroharu OnoThat year: 1979, Classical music, Japanese singer .
October
01
Death of Roy HarrisThat year: 1979, Classical music, American composer (1898-1979) (born in 1898)
Birth of Marcelo LehningerThat year: 1979, Classical music, music director
05
Death of Eugenia ZareskaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer (born in 1910)
08
Birth of Alexander ShelleyThat year: 1979, Classical music, British conductor
10
Death of Paul ParayThat year: 1979, Classical music, French conductor (born in 1886)
Birth of Claire DebonoThat year: 1979, Classical music, Maltese opera singer and soprano
Birth of Tamaki KawakuboThat year: 1979, Classical music, violinist
13
Death of Rebecca ClarkeThat year: 1979, Classical music, English composer and violist (born in 1886)
14
Birth of Marcus PausThat year: 1979, Classical music, Norwegian composer
15
Birth of Torgeir Kinne SolsvikThat year: 1979, Classical music, Norwegian pianist
Birth of Stefan ŁabanowskiThat year: 1979, Classical music, Polish pianist
17
Death of Pierre BernacThat year: 1979, Classical music, French singer (born in 1899)
Death of Karel ReinerThat year: 1979, Classical music, Czech composer and pianist (born in 1910)
Birth of Albina ShagimuratovaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Russian operatic soprano
18
Birth of Anne LovettThat year: 1979, Classical music, French musician
19
Birth of Simón MorgadoThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer
20
Death of Rayén QuitralThat year: 1979, Classical music, Chilean singer and opera singer (born in 1916)
Birth of Eduard TsangaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Russian opera singer (dead in 2017)
22
Death of Nadia BoulangerThat year: 1979, Classical music, French musician and teacher (born in 1887)
23
Birth of Kirill GersteinThat year: 1979, Classical music, Jewish American and Russian pianist
26
Death of Minto CatoThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1900)
27
Death of Germaine LubinThat year: 1979, Classical music, singer (born in 1890)
31
Birth of Andrew NormanThat year: 1979, Classical music, American composer
November
01
Death of Leo GinzburgThat year: 1979, Classical music, Conductor and pianist (born in 1901)
Inauguration: Singletary Center for the ArtsThat year: 1979, Classical music (Lexington, United States of America)
Birth of Marcello NardisThat year: 1979, Classical music, Italian opera singer
04
Death of Jorma HuttunenThat year: 1979, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (born in 1907)
Birth of Georgi ArakelovThat year: 1979, Classical music, Armenian opera singer
05
Death of Edith BrodersenThat year: 1979, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1934)
06
Birth of Dmitri JurowskiThat year: 1979, Classical music, Russian conductor
08
Death of Milada RabasováThat year: 1979, Classical music, Czechoslovak opera singer (born in 1891)
11
Death of Dimitri TiomkinThat year: 1979, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1894)
12
Birth of Kristīne OpolaisThat year: 1979, Classical music, Latvian opera singer
13
Death of Freda BettiThat year: 1979, Classical music, French operatic mezzo-soprano, singing teacher (born in 1924)
Death of Tony PoncetThat year: 1979, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1918)
18
Death of Kwan Ying LinThat year: 1979, Classical music, Hong Kong actress
19
Death of Max ProebstlThat year: 1979, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1913)
Birth of David MiguelThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer
20
Birth of Joseph HallmanThat year: 1979, Classical music, American composer
Birth of Rita RáczThat year: 1979, Classical music, (1979-) opera singer
22
Birth of Darrell AngThat year: 1979, Classical music, Singaporean conductor
23
Birth of Tamás ÉrdiThat year: 1979, Classical music, Hungarian pianist
Birth of Zachary GordinThat year: 1979, Classical music, American baritone
Birth of Shunsuke MatsuoThat year: 1979, Classical music, Japanese guitarist
24
Birth of Diego TorreThat year: 1979, Classical music, Mexican and Australian tenor opera singer
27
Birth of Hilary HahnThat year: 1979, Classical music, American classical violinist
30
Inauguration: Berwald HallThat year: 1979, Classical music (Stockholm Municipality, Sweden)
December
11
Birth of Jean MullerThat year: 1979, Classical music, Luxembourgish pianist
13
Birth of Matthew StiffThat year: 1979, Classical music, British musician
Birth of David VaňáčThat year: 1979, Classical music, music arranger, opera singer
24
Death of Piroska TutsekThat year: 1979, Classical music, Hungarian singer (born in 1905)
25
Death of Mario FilippeschiThat year: 1979, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1907)
27
Birth of Giulio MastrototaroThat year: 1979, Classical music, Italian baritone
28
Death of Antonín ŠatraThat year: 1979, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1901)
29
Birth of Sofya GulyakThat year: 1979, Classical music, Russian pianist
30
Death of Richard RodgersThat year: 1979, Classical music, American composer of songs and Broadway musicals (born in 1902)
Birth of Tona BrownThat year: 1979, Classical music, US violinist, mezzo soprano
This was also in 1979
Inception: EndymionThat year: 1979, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Antonio CambioThat year: 1979, Classical music, instrumentalist . Birth of Anthony MarwoodThat year: 1979, Classical music, English classical violinist . Birth of Mandy FredrichThat year: 1979, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Inception: San Francisco Girls ChorusThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Ohio Light OperaThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Liang YintangThat year: 1979, Classical music, Cantonese opera actor (born in 1913). Birth of Martin SturfältThat year: 1979, Classical music, Swedish musician . Birth of Barbary BuffyThat year: 1979, Classical music, German opera singer . Birth of Pavol BreslikThat year: 1979, Classical music, Slovak singer . Inception: Long Beach OperaThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: HesperusThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Buxton FestivalThat year: 1979, Classical music (Buxton, United Kingdom). Birth of Changhan LimThat year: 1979, Classical music, South Korean opera singer . Death of Artūrs CavaraThat year: 1979, Classical music, Latvian opera singer (born in 1901). Birth of Jacques ImbrailoThat year: 1979, Classical music, South African classical baritone (born 1978) . Birth of Clément SaunierThat year: 1979, Classical music, French trumpeter . Birth of Diana HigbeeThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Tobias BerndtThat year: 1979, Classical music . Birth of Laura GiordanoThat year: 1979, Classical music, Italian singer and opera singer . Death of Səltənət QuliyevaThat year: 1979, Classical music, actor, opera singer (born in 1907). Death of Roger FayeulleThat year: 1979, Classical music (born in 1913). Birth of Monika BohinecThat year: 1979, Classical music, Slovene opera singer . Inception: Athens Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Moscow VirtuosiThat year: 1979, Classical music (Russia). Birth of Inon BarnatanThat year: 1979, Classical music, musician . Birth of Kristian BezuidenhoutThat year: 1979, Classical music, Australian pianist and harpsichordist . Inception: Group 180That year: 1979, Classical music (Hungary). Death of Jeanne DusseauThat year: 1979, Classical music, music pedagogue, opera singer, singer (born in 1893). Inception: New London ChoraleThat year: 1979, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Tapestry New Opera WorksThat year: 1979, Classical music (Canada). Birth of Gabriel IsenbergThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer . Birth of Fany MaselliThat year: 1979, Classical music . Inception: Rondò VenezianoThat year: 1979, Classical music (Italy). Birth of Flurin CaduffThat year: 1979, Classical music, Swiss opera singer . Birth of Celia Claudia Cambara BatistaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Cuban pianist . Birth of Theresa KronthalerThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer, performing artist . Birth of Roman PayerThat year: 1979, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer . Birth of James GaffiganThat year: 1979, Classical music, American conductor . Inception: Empire State Youth OrchestraThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Neues Bachisches Collegium MusicumThat year: 1979, Classical music (German Democratic Republic). Birth of Christophe DumauxThat year: 1979, Classical music, French opera singer . Birth of Tobias HaaksThat year: 1979, Classical music, (1979-) opera and operetta singer . Birth of Péter Wagner-PuskásThat year: 1979, Classical music, Hungarian musician . Inception: Endellion QuartetThat year: 1979, Classical music. Inception: Singapore Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1979, Classical music (Singapore). Birth of Ryan WigglesworthThat year: 1979, Classical music, English composer and conductor . Birth of Alexandre Da CostaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Canadian violinist . Birth of Michaela Maria MayerThat year: 1979, Classical music, German opera singer (soprano) . Birth of Giulio Alvise CaselliThat year: 1979, Classical music, Italian opera singer . Birth of Katharina MagieraThat year: 1979, Classical music, German opera singer . Inception: Ars Nova CopenhagenThat year: 1979, Classical music. Death of Johann AdmoniThat year: 1979, Classical music, Composer and pianist (born in 1906). Birth of AnnaMaria CardinalliThat year: 1979, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Liza FerschtmanThat year: 1979, Classical music, Dutch classical violinist . Birth of Yuka TsuboiThat year: 1979, Classical music, performer . Inception: Ensemble Gilles BinchoisThat year: 1979, Classical music (France). Inception: Tallahassee Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Soyeon Kate LeeThat year: 1979, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Lorène de RatuldThat year: 1979, Classical music . Inception: Elmer Iseler SingersThat year: 1979, Classical music (Canada). Birth of Vassily PrimakovThat year: 1979, Classical music, pianist . Birth of Matteo FranceschiniThat year: 1979, Classical music, Italian composer . Inauguration: Danuta Baduszkowa Musical TheatreThat year: 1979, Classical music (Gdynia, Poland). Birth of Marina DomashenkoThat year: 1979, Classical music, singer . Inception: Les Arts FlorissantsThat year: 1979, Classical music (France). Birth of Eric StokloßaThat year: 1979, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Johannes Boris BorowskiThat year: 1979, Classical music, German composer . Birth of Daniel RöhnThat year: 1979, Classical music, German-Swedish violinist . Birth of Miguel Álvarez-FernándezThat year: 1979, Classical music, Spanish sound artist, composer, theorist, and curator . Birth of Andrew GoodwinThat year: 1979, Classical music, Australian opera singer . Birth of Ekaterina GubanovaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Russian mezzo-soprano singer . Inauguration: Atlanta OperaThat year: 1979, Classical music (Atlanta, United States of America). Inauguration: Festival international de musique de ColmarThat year: 1979, Classical music (Colmar, France). Birth of Natalia LomeikoThat year: 1979, Classical music, performer . Birth of Kiera DuffyThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: Petersen QuartetThat year: 1979, Classical music. Birth of Gabriele NaniThat year: 1979, Classical music, Italian singer . Birth of Diego Martin-EtxebarriaThat year: 1979, Classical music, conductor . Birth of Vinzenz PraxmarerThat year: 1979, Classical music, conductor . Inauguration: Festival BerliozThat year: 1979, Classical music (La Côte-Saint-André, France). Inception: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & ChoirThat year: 1979, Classical music. Inception: Quatuor EnescoThat year: 1979, Classical music. Inception: New Jersey Youth SymphonyThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Mark BowdenThat year: 1979, Classical music, British composer . Death of Raphae͏̈l FumetThat year: 1979, Classical music, French organist and composer (born in 1898). Birth of Vida MiknevičiūtėThat year: 1979, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer . Birth of Matthew OdellThat year: 1979, Classical music, American musician . Inauguration: Piano aux JacobinsThat year: 1979, Classical music (Toulouse, France). Birth of Philippe TalbotThat year: 1979, Classical music, lyrical singer . Birth of Amit DolbergThat year: 1979, Classical music, Israeli pianist . Death of Mukasch AbdrajewThat year: 1979, Classical music, Soviet composer and music educator (1920-1979) (born in 1920). Inception: National Youth Orchestra of ScotlandThat year: 1979, Classical music. Inception: Long Island PhilharmonicThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Kazuki YamadaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Japanese conductor . Birth of Daigo MarumotoThat year: 1979, Classical music, Japanese composer . Birth of Lisa BatiashviliThat year: 1979, Classical music, Georgian musician . Birth of Amihai GroszThat year: 1979, Classical music, Israeli-born violist . Inception: Alvarez Chamber OrchestraThat year: 1979, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: New Zealand Youth ChoirThat year: 1979, Classical music. Inception: Chicago Pro MusicaThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Tafelmusik Baroque OrchestraThat year: 1979, Classical music (Canada). Birth of Asaf MaozThat year: 1979, Classical music, Israeli violinist . Birth of Karin ShifrinThat year: 1979, Classical music, Israeli opera singer . Inception: Lyric Opera San DiegoThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Antoine TamestitThat year: 1979, Classical music, French musician . Inception: Boston PhilharmonicThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Anselmi HirvonenThat year: 1979, Classical music, Finnish opera singer . Birth of Monica YunusThat year: 1979, Classical music, Bangladeshi Operatic soprano . Birth of Timour AbdikeyevThat year: 1979, Classical music, Azerbaijani opera singer . Inauguration: Macedonian National Opera and BalletThat year: 1979, Classical music (Skopje, North Macedonia). Birth of Sayako KusakaThat year: 1979, Classical music, concertmaster, violinist . Dissolution: Musica OrbisThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Kate RoyalThat year: 1979, Classical music, singer . Inception: English Touring OperaThat year: 1979, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Balint KarosiThat year: 1979, Classical music, (1979--) organist, composer, classical pianist, clarinetist . Birth of Judd GreensteinThat year: 1979, Classical music, American composer . Inception: VoltiThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Frank MagineThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer (born in 1888). Birth of Benjamin ShwartzThat year: 1979, Classical music, Music conductor . Inception: Seattle Men's ChorusThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Thomas EbensteinThat year: 1979, Classical music, Austrian opera singer . Inception: Taipei Chinese OrchestraThat year: 1979, Classical music. Birth of Jean DeroyerThat year: 1979, Classical music, conductor . Birth of Hrachuhí BassénzThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: The Parley of InstrumentsThat year: 1979, Classical music (England). Birth of Latonia MooreThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Kazunobu KurokawaThat year: 1979, Classical music, choir director, conductor . Dissolution: Festival Singers of CanadaThat year: 1979, Classical music. Inauguration: Teatro GoldoniThat year: 1979, Classical music (Venice, Italy). Birth of Fabio FresiThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer . Birth of Francisco Javier Hernando RodríguezThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer . Birth of Marie CantagrillThat year: 1979, Classical music, French violinist . Inception: Cherubini QuartetThat year: 1979, Classical music. Birth of Michael FrancisThat year: 1979, Classical music, British conductor .
Works (composition or publishing)
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Iannis Xenakis (age 57) - Pléïades (Work for chamber orchestra), published in 1978
- Palimpsest (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Palimpsest (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Dikhthas (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Anemoessa (Work for choir)
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Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 51) - Invisible Choirs, Op. 79 (Work for choir)
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Philip Glass (1937-0000) - SatyagrahaThat year: 1979, Classical music (Opera), published in 1983
- Dance (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Mad Rush (Work for soloist)
- Fourth Series Part Four (Mad Rush) (Work for soloist)
