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  2. History: That year
  3. 1979

The year 1979 in classical music and in lyrical art

1979. With other artists, Olivier Messiaen, Vladimir Horowitz and György Ligeti 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 360 of these moments for 1979.

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1979, from day to day

 

1979

modern & contemporary era

January


01

Birth of Matthew BarnsonThat year: 1979, Classical music, American composer

07

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, violinist, concertmaster

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

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

Elizabeth Watts

Birth of Elizabeth WattsThat year: 1979, Classical music, singer

Birth of Jussi MerikantoThat year: 1979, Classical music, Finnish opera singer

19

Dmitry Korchak

Birth of Dmitry KorchakThat year: 1979, Classical music, Russian tenor

21

Tituss Burgess

Birth of Tituss BurgessThat year: 1979, Classical music, 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

26

Birth of Daníel BjarnasonThat year: 1979, Classical music, Icelandic composer

27

Pumeza Matshikiza

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

Jeanne Leleu

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)

Julien Chauvin

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, pedagogue, opera singer

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

25

Death of Anton HeillerThat year: 1979, Classical music, Austrian musician (born in 1923)

Flávio Régis Cunha

Birth of Flávio Régis CunhaThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer

26

Saioa Hernández

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

Mikko Franck

Birth of Mikko FranckThat year: 1979, Classical music, Finnish conductor

03

Death of Ernst GlaserThat year: 1979, Classical music, German musician (born in 1904)

08

Birth of Deyan VatchkovThat year: 1979, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer

10

Nino Rota

Death of Nino RotaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Italian composer (1911-1979) (born in 1911)

11

Danielle de Niese

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

Alba Rosa Viëtor

Death of Alba Rosa ViëtorThat year: 1979, Classical music, Italian violinist and composer (born in 1889)

Death of Ladislav StančekThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer, music pedagogue (born in 1898)

16

Maria Caniglia

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

Stefan Solyom

Birth of Stefan SolyomThat year: 1979, Classical music, Swedish conductor

29

Julia Perry

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

Milton Ager

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 Joshua GuerreroThat year: 1979, Classical music, American operatic tenor

20

Birth of Stefan PrinsThat year: 1979, Classical music, Belgian musician

Death of Štefan MártonThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1911)

23

Birth of Ivo KahánekThat year: 1979, Classical music, Czech music educator and pianist

26

Helena Dix

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

Nicolas Baldeyrou

Birth of Nicolas BaldeyrouThat year: 1979, Classical music, French clarinettist

June


01

Birth of Stefania DovhanThat year: 1979, Classical music, 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 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

Jessica Pratt

Birth of Jessica PrattThat year: 1979, Classical music, British australian coloratura soprano

23

Karen Keyhani

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

Paul Dessau

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

Louis Durey

Death of Louis DureyThat year: 1979, Classical music, French composer (born in 1888)

Carmelo Luca Sambataro

Birth of Carmelo Luca SambataroThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer

04

Birth of Kazem AbdullahThat year: 1979, Classical music, American conductor and musician

David Ruiz Molina

Birth of David Ruiz MolinaThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer

05

Birth of Artur MarluzhokovThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer, actor, singer

06

Antonio María Barbieri

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

Alfred Deller

Death of Alfred DellerThat year: 1979, Classical music, Countertenor singer (born in 1912)

17

Gianluca Cascioli

Birth of Gianluca CascioliThat year: 1979, Classical music, Italian musician

Anthony McGill

Birth of Anthony McGillThat year: 1979, Classical music, American musician

23

Death of Rina MassardiThat year: 1979, Classical music, filmmaker, actor, 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

Benjamin Wallfisch

Birth of Benjamin WallfischThat year: 1979, Classical music, British composer and conductor

Birth of Jérémy JouveThat year: 1979, Classical music, French guitarist

08

Bryan Hymel

Birth of Bryan HymelThat year: 1979, Classical music, American opera singer

Richard Harwood

Birth of Richard HarwoodThat year: 1979, Classical music, British musician

Heather W. Reichgott

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

Ailyn Pérez

Birth of Ailyn PérezThat year: 1979, Classical music, American opera singer

17

Daniel Ochoa

Birth of Daniel OchoaThat year: 1979, Classical music, German opera singer

18

Birth of Delphine LizéThat year: 1979, Classical music, French pianist

19

Andrew Staples

Birth of Andrew StaplesThat year: 1979, Classical music, British opera singer

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

Benjamin C. S. Boyle

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

Ronald Binge

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 LyudkevychThat year: 1979, Classical music, Ukrainian composer (born in 1879)

12

Death of Antanas SodeikaThat year: 1979, Classical music, singer, opera singer (born in 1890)

13

Herbert Schuch

Birth of Herbert SchuchThat year: 1979, Classical music, German pianist

Birth of Małgorzata WalentynowiczThat year: 1979, Classical music, pianist, pedagogue

16

Iestyn Davies

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

Simon Trpčeski

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

Isabelle Druet

Birth of Isabelle DruetThat year: 1979, Classical music, French mezzo-soprano

21

Birth of Maija KovaļevskaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Latvian opera soprano

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

Marc Scoffoni

Birth of Marc ScoffoniThat year: 1979, Classical music, French singer

Birth of Tadeusz SzlenkierThat year: 1979, Classical music, singer, opera singer

29

Ivan Wyschnegradsky

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

Roy Harris

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

Alexander Shelley

Birth of Alexander ShelleyThat year: 1979, Classical music, British conductor

10

Paul Paray

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

Rebecca Clarke

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

Pierre Bernac

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)

Albina Shagimuratova

Birth of Albina ShagimuratovaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Russian singer

19

Simón Morgado

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

Nadia Boulanger

Death of Nadia BoulangerThat year: 1979, Classical music, French musician and teacher (born in 1887)

23

Kirill Gerstein

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

Dimitri Tiomkin

Death of Dimitri TiomkinThat year: 1979, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1894)

12

Kristīne Opolais

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)

Tony Poncet

Death of Tony PoncetThat year: 1979, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1918)

18

Death of Kwan Ying LinThat year: 1979, Classical music, actor

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

Joseph Hallman

Birth of Joseph HallmanThat year: 1979, Classical music, American composer

Birth of Rita RáczThat year: 1979, Classical music, (1979-) opera singer

22

Darrell Ang

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

Diego Torre

Birth of Diego TorreThat year: 1979, Classical music, Mexican and Australian tenor opera singer

27

Hilary Hahn

Birth of Hilary HahnThat year: 1979, Classical music, musician

30

Inauguration: Berwald HallThat year: 1979, Classical music (Stockholm Municipality, Sweden)

December


11

Birth of Jean MullerThat year: 1979, Classical music, Luxembourgish pianist

13

Matthew Stiff

Birth of Matthew StiffThat year: 1979, Classical music, British musician

Birth of David VaňáčThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer, music arranger

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

Richard Rodgers

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

Birth of Marina DomashenkoThat year: 1979, Classical music, singer . Inception: Tafelmusik Baroque OrchestraThat year: 1979, Classical music (Canada). Birth of Flurin CaduffThat year: 1979, Classical music, Swiss opera singer . Birth of Vassily PrimakovThat year: 1979, Classical music, pianist . Birth of James GaffiganThat year: 1979, Classical music, American conductor . Birth of Sayako KusakaThat year: 1979, Classical music, violinist, concertmaster . Birth of Theresa KronthalerThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer, performing artist . Inception: Elmer Iseler SingersThat year: 1979, Classical music (Canada). Inception: Long Island PhilharmonicThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Buxton FestivalThat year: 1979, Classical music (Buxton, United Kingdom). Inception: Rondò VenezianoThat year: 1979, Classical music (Italy). Inception: Chicago Pro MusicaThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Balint KarosiThat year: 1979, Classical music, (1979--) organist, composer, classical pianist, clarinetist . Death of Səltənət QuliyevaThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer, actor (born in 1907). Birth of Mandy FredrichThat year: 1979, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Soyeon Kate LeeThat year: 1979, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Laura GiordanoThat year: 1979, Classical music, Italian singer and opera singer . Birth of Kristian BezuidenhoutThat year: 1979, Classical music, Australian pianist and harpsichordist . Inception: New Jersey Youth SymphonyThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Pavol BreslikThat year: 1979, Classical music, singer, opera singer, musician . Inception: Long Beach OperaThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Fabio FresiThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer . Birth of Giulio Alvise CaselliThat year: 1979, Classical music, Italian opera singer . Birth of Antoine TamestitThat year: 1979, Classical music, French musician . Inception: Empire State Youth OrchestraThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Mark BowdenThat year: 1979, Classical music, British composer . Birth of Barbary BuffyThat year: 1979, Classical music, German opera singer . Inauguration: Danuta Baduszkowa Musical TheatreThat year: 1979, Classical music (Gdynia, Poland). Birth of Timour AbdikeyevThat year: 1979, Classical music, Azerbaijani opera singer . Birth of Alexandre Da CostaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Canadian violinist . Birth of Anselmi HirvonenThat year: 1979, Classical music, Finnish opera singer . Birth of Diana HigbeeThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: Alvarez Chamber OrchestraThat year: 1979, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Philippe TalbotThat year: 1979, Classical music, lyrical singer . Inception: Tallahassee Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Tobias HaaksThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: Singapore Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1979, Classical music (Singapore). Inception: San Francisco Girls ChorusThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Inon BarnatanThat year: 1979, Classical music, musician . Inauguration: Festival international de musique de ColmarThat year: 1979, Classical music (Colmar, France). Birth of Natalia LomeikoThat year: 1979, Classical music, performer . Birth of Matthew OdellThat year: 1979, Classical music, American musician . Death of Frank MagineThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer (born in 1888). Inception: Endellion QuartetThat year: 1979, Classical music. Death of Johann AdmoniThat year: 1979, Classical music, Composer and pianist (born in 1906). Birth of Benjamin ShwartzThat year: 1979, Classical music, Music conductor . Inception: National Youth Orchestra of ScotlandThat year: 1979, Classical music. Birth of Thomas EbensteinThat year: 1979, Classical music, Austrian opera singer . Inauguration: Macedonian National Opera and BalletThat year: 1979, Classical music (Skopje, North Macedonia). Inception: Tapestry New Opera WorksThat year: 1979, Classical music (Canada). Inception: VoltiThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Vinzenz PraxmarerThat year: 1979, Classical music, conductor . Birth of Miguel Álvarez-FernándezThat year: 1979, Classical music, Spanish sound artist, composer, theorist, and curator . Inception: Ensemble Gilles BinchoisThat year: 1979, Classical music (France). Birth of Michael FrancisThat year: 1979, Classical music, British conductor . Birth of Christophe DumauxThat year: 1979, Classical music, French opera singer . Inception: Ohio Light OperaThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Daigo MarumotoThat year: 1979, Classical music, Japanese composer . Inception: Taipei Chinese OrchestraThat year: 1979, Classical music. Birth of Eric StokloßaThat year: 1979, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Death of Raphae͏̈l FumetThat year: 1979, Classical music, French organist and composer (born in 1898). Birth of Roman PayerThat year: 1979, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer . Inception: Cherubini QuartetThat year: 1979, Classical music. Birth of Marie CantagrillThat year: 1979, Classical music, French violinist . Inception: Neues Bachisches Collegium MusicumThat year: 1979, Classical music (German Democratic Republic). Dissolution: Musica OrbisThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Katharina MagieraThat year: 1979, Classical music, German opera singer . Birth of Clément SaunierThat year: 1979, Classical music, French trumpeter . Birth of Gabriel IsenbergThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer . Inauguration: Teatro GoldoniThat year: 1979, Classical music (Venice, Italy). Birth of Kiera DuffyThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Lisa BatiashviliThat year: 1979, Classical music, Georgian musician . Inauguration: Piano aux JacobinsThat year: 1979, Classical music (Toulouse, France). Birth of Judd GreensteinThat year: 1979, Classical music, American composer . Birth of Anthony MarwoodThat year: 1979, Classical music, English classical violinist . Inception: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & ChoirThat year: 1979, Classical music. Inception: Seattle Men's ChorusThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: English Touring OperaThat year: 1979, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inauguration: Atlanta OperaThat year: 1979, Classical music (Atlanta, United States of America). Birth of Jean DeroyerThat year: 1979, Classical music, conductor . Inception: Group 180That year: 1979, Classical music (Hungary). Birth of Amit DolbergThat year: 1979, Classical music, Israeli pianist . Inception: Lyric Opera San DiegoThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Changhan LimThat year: 1979, Classical music, South Korean opera singer . Inception: Athens Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Festival BerliozThat year: 1979, Classical music (La Côte-Saint-André, France). Birth of Amihai GroszThat year: 1979, Classical music, Israeli-born violist . Inception: Moscow VirtuosiThat year: 1979, Classical music (Russia). Inception: EndymionThat year: 1979, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Latonia MooreThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Asaf MaozThat year: 1979, Classical music, Israeli violinist . Death of Artūrs CavaraThat year: 1979, Classical music, Latvian opera singer (born in 1901). Birth of Celia Claudia Cambara BatistaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Cuban pianist . Birth of Kate RoyalThat year: 1979, Classical music, singer . Birth of AnnaMaria CardinalliThat year: 1979, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Monika BohinecThat year: 1979, Classical music, Slovene opera singer . Inception: The Parley of InstrumentsThat year: 1979, Classical music (England). Inception: HesperusThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Kazunobu KurokawaThat year: 1979, Classical music, conductor, choir director . Birth of Jacques ImbrailoThat year: 1979, Classical music, singer, lawyer, performing artist, opera singer . Birth of Karin ShifrinThat year: 1979, Classical music, Israeli opera singer . Birth of Sebastian KrauseThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer . Death of Jeanne DusseauThat year: 1979, Classical music, music pedagogue, singer, opera singer (born in 1893). Birth of Kazuki YamadaThat year: 1979, Classical music, Japanese conductor . Inception: Petersen QuartetThat year: 1979, Classical music. Birth of Ryan WigglesworthThat year: 1979, Classical music, English composer and conductor . Inception: Les Arts FlorissantsThat year: 1979, Classical music (France). Death of Mukasch AbdrajewThat year: 1979, Classical music, Soviet composer and music educator (1920-1979) (born in 1920). Birth of Francisco Javier Hernando RodríguezThat year: 1979, Classical music, composer . Birth of Hrachuhí BassénzThat year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Diego Martin-EtxebarriaThat year: 1979, Classical music, conductor . Birth of Johannes Boris BorowskiThat year: 1979, Classical music, German composer . Inception: Ars Nova CopenhagenThat year: 1979, Classical music. Birth of Monica YunusThat year: 1979, Classical music, Bangladeshi Operatic soprano . Birth of Gabriele NaniThat year: 1979, Classical music, Italian singer . Inception: Boston PhilharmonicThat year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Liza FerschtmanThat year: 1979, Classical music, Dutch classical violinist . Birth of Andrew GoodwinThat year: 1979, Classical music, Australian opera singer . Birth of Michaela Maria MayerThat year: 1979, Classical music, German opera singer (soprano) . Inception: New Zealand Youth ChoirThat year: 1979, Classical music.

Works (composition or publishing)
  • Iannis Xenakis (age 57)
    • Pléïades (Work for chamber orchestra), published in 1978
    • Palimpsest (Work for chamber orchestra)
    • Palimpsest (Work for chamber orchestra)
    • Anemoessa (Work for choir)
    • Dikhthas (Work for chamber orchestra)
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 51)
    • Invisible Choirs, Op. 79 (Work for choir)
  • 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)

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