The year 1980 in classical music and in lyrical art
1980. With other artists, John Cage, Leonard Bernstein and Mstislav Rostropovich influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as David Garrett, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Satyagraha” de Philip Glass, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1980 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 1980.
1980, from day to day
January
02
Death of Władysław SkoraczewskiThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer, singer (born in 1919)
03
Death of Alexander SvechnikovThat year: 1980, Classical music, Soviet conductor, choir director and music educator (1890-1980) (born in 1890)
04
Birth of Tetsuya HoriThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer
05
Birth of Katarzyna BorekThat year: 1980, Classical music, pianist
Death of Walther GrunerThat year: 1980, Classical music, German-born singing teacher and operatic baritone (born in 1905)
11
Birth of Klaudia PasternakThat year: 1980, Classical music, Polish musician
Birth of Yaeko TakemuraThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer, pianist
12
Death of Leonid KochanskiThat year: 1980, Classical music, music pedagogue (born in 1893)
13
Death of Andre KostelanetzThat year: 1980, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1901)
15
Death of Édouard SennyThat year: 1980, Classical music, Belgian composer and poet (1923-1980) (born in 1923)
16
Birth of Gioconda VessichelliThat year: 1980, Classical music, Italian opera singer
17
Birth of Gareth McLearnonThat year: 1980, Classical music, British musician
Birth of Daichi FujikiThat year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese countertenor
19
Birth of Christoph AltstaedtThat year: 1980, Classical music, German conductor and pianist
21
Death of Elvira de HidalgoThat year: 1980, Classical music, Operatic soprano and pedagogue (born in 1891)
24
Death of Stanislav NeuhausThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian musician (born in 1927)
25
Birth of Yuka ŌtaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese pianist
26
Death of Hugo EigendorffThat year: 1980, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1901)
28
Death of Franco EvangelistiThat year: 1980, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1926)
February
01
Birth of Daniela FallyThat year: 1980, Classical music, Austrian soprano opera singer
Birth of Ainhoa ZuazuaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Spanish singer
09
Death of John KennedyThat year: 1980, Classical music, Australian musician (20th century) (born in 1922)
10
Birth of Shōko SawamuraThat year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese singer
13
Birth of Lukáš VasilekThat year: 1980, Classical music, choir director, conductor
Death of Zofia StachurskaThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer, pedagogue (born in 1915)
14
Birth of Stéphane MagnenatThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer
15
Birth of Domingo HindoyanThat year: 1980, Classical music, Venezuelan conductor
18
Birth of Cezar Florin CezarThat year: 1980, Classical music, Romanian opera countertenor, singer and pianist
Death of Muriel BrunskillThat year: 1980, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1899)
19
Birth of Evija MartinsoneThat year: 1980, Classical music, Latvian opera singer
22
Death of Jerzy LefeldThat year: 1980, Classical music, Polish musician (born in 1898)
Death of Emy von StettenThat year: 1980, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1898)
23
Birth of Cornelius MeisterThat year: 1980, Classical music, German conductor
Birth of Rafael PayareThat year: 1980, Classical music, Venezuelan conductor
25
Birth of Di XiaoThat year: 1980, Classical music, Classical Pianist
28
Birth of Aryan OmidThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer
March
01
Death of John Jacob NilesThat year: 1980, Classical music, American musician (born in 1892)
09
Birth of Anna ClyneThat year: 1980, Classical music, British composer
12
Birth of David Butt PhilipThat year: 1980, Classical music, British singer
Birth of Christopher BolducThat year: 1980, Classical music, American opera singer
13
Birth of Alberto PizzoThat year: 1980, Classical music, Italian composer
Death of Aleksandr KolobovThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer (born in 1895)
15
Birth of Cristian MăcelaruThat year: 1980, Classical music, Romanian violinist and conductor
20
Birth of Alexander KobrinThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian musician
22
Death of Zdeněk DudaThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1920)
23
Death of Anita MezeThat year: 1980, Classical music, Slovene opera singer (born in 1913)
24
Death of Jan GajdosThat year: 1980, Classical music, choir director, composer, organ builder, organist (born in 1903)
25
Death of Walter SusskindThat year: 1980, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and pianist (born in 1913)
Birth of Arturo Gutiérrez-MartínezThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer
29
Death of Hans-Hermann NissenThat year: 1980, Classical music, German bass-baritone (born in 1893)
Death of William CochranThat year: 1980, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1943)
April
02
Birth of Takahiro FunamotoThat year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese composer
Death of Pascual de RogatisThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer (born in 1880)
05
Birth of Johannes PramsohlerThat year: 1980, Classical music, Austrian baroque violinist
12
Birth of Mike SolomonThat year: 1980, Classical music, American composer and musician
14
Birth of Dong-Min LimThat year: 1980, Classical music, South Korean musician
15
Birth of Tiina-Maija KoskelaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Finnish opera singer
16
Birth of Shkodran TolajThat year: 1980, Classical music, singer
Death of Egil NordsjøThat year: 1980, Classical music, Norwegian musician (born in 1908)
18
Birth of Claudio MaldonadoThat year: 1980, Classical music, Composer and classical guitarist
19
Birth of Yevgeny SudbinThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian pianist
20
Death of Hilde KonetzniThat year: 1980, Classical music, singer (born in 1905)
Birth of Qismət MəmmədzadəThat year: 1980, Classical music, singer
22
Death of Jane FromanThat year: 1980, Classical music, American actress and singer (1907-1980) (born in 1907)
23
Birth of Simon ZaouiThat year: 1980, Classical music, French pianist
24
Birth of Catrin FinchThat year: 1980, Classical music, Welsh harpist
Death of Vootele VeikatThat year: 1980, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (born in 1907)
25
Birth of Rostislav KrimerThat year: 1980, Classical music, musical artist
29
Birth of Pietari InkinenThat year: 1980, Classical music, Finnish musician
30
Birth of Aurélien DumontThat year: 1980, Classical music, French composer
Also in April
Birth of Keiko MitsuhashiThat year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese conductor .
May
01
Birth of Fernando VarelaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Classical Crossover and Operatic tenor
03
Birth of Celine ByrneThat year: 1980, Classical music, Irish soprano
05
Birth of Julia KleiterThat year: 1980, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
06
Death of Adele KernThat year: 1980, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1901)
17
Death of Erling BreneThat year: 1980, Classical music, Danish composer (born in 1896)
Death of Maria KurenkoThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian soprano opera singer (born in 1890)
Death of Ernst WiemannThat year: 1980, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1919)
21
Birth of Olga PeretyatkoThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian operatic soprano
Birth of Nuno Peixoto de PinhoThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer
22
Death of Pavol TonkovičThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer, conductor, folklorist, music pedagogue (born in 1907)
23
Death of Larysa AlieksandroŭskajaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (1904-1980) (born in 1904)
27
Death of Seiichi SuzukiThat year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese composer (1901-1980) (born in 1901)
28
Birth of Sarah NemtsovThat year: 1980, Classical music, German composer
29
Death of Daniël Clement dit FiefvezThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer (born in 1902)
30
Birth of Isaac WardellThat year: 1980, Classical music, American composer
Birth of Carly ParadisThat year: 1980, Classical music, Canadian composer and pianist
June
04
Birth of Sébastien DaucéThat year: 1980, Classical music, French conductor and musicologist
05
Birth of Irina LunguThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian operatic soprano
06
Birth of Tineke Van IngelgemThat year: 1980, Classical music, musician, performing artist
07
Death of Richard BonelliThat year: 1980, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1889)
10
Death of Władysław SzeptyckiThat year: 1980, Classical music, Polish singer (born in 1915)
11
Death of Alois KlímaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Czech conductor (born in 1905)
12
Birth of Szabolcs BricknerThat year: 1980, Classical music, Hungarian singer
Birth of James McFadyenThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer
13
Birth of Deividas NorvilasThat year: 1980, Classical music, Lithuanian singer
Death of Holger ByrdingThat year: 1980, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1891)
14
Death of Fryderyk SadowskiThat year: 1980, Classical music, Polish violinist (born in 1921)
Birth of Aleizah Morganna Martínez BautistaThat year: 1980, Classical music, model, opera singer
15
Birth of Morganna LoveThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer
19
Death of Georges HugonThat year: 1980, Classical music, French composer (born in 1904)
20
Death of Allan PetterssonThat year: 1980, Classical music, Swedish composer and violist (born in 1911)
Death of Kurt MühlhardtThat year: 1980, Classical music, German opera singer and actor (born in 1903)
Birth of Rafael Sales ArantesThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer
21
Birth of Ayşegül AbadanThat year: 1980, Classical music, pianist
22
Birth of Risto JoostThat year: 1980, Classical music, Estonian conductor and countertenor
Birth of Johannes WeisserThat year: 1980, Classical music, musician, opera singer, singer
24
Birth of Arantza EzenarroThat year: 1980, Classical music, Spanish singer and opera singer
25
Death of Romanas MarijošiusThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer, singer (born in 1914)
28
Death of José IturbiThat year: 1980, Classical music, Spanish conductor and pianist (born in 1895)
Death of Yoshirō IrinoThat year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese composer (born in 1921)
29
Birth of Katherine JenkinsThat year: 1980, Classical music, Welsh classical crossover singer
Birth of Alexander BeridzeThat year: 1980, Classical music, Georgian classical pianist
July
05
Death of A. J. PotterThat year: 1980, Classical music, Irish composer (born in 1918)
Birth of Mads TollingThat year: 1980, Classical music, Danish-American violinist and composer
08
Birth of Pirjo JonasThat year: 1980, Classical music, Estonian opera singer, soprano
10
Death of Lkhasaran LinkhovoinThat year: 1980, Classical music, Soviet actor, singer and opera singer (1924-1980) (born in 1924)
Birth of Rudolf RojahnThat year: 1980, Classical music, American composer
15
Death of Henri MartelliThat year: 1980, Classical music, French composer and choreographer (born in 1895)
17
Death of Georg SternThat year: 1980, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1921)
Death of Ivanka RibičThat year: 1980, Classical music, music pedagogue, musician, opera singer (born in 1895)
19
Birth of Urška Arlič GololičičThat year: 1980, Classical music, Slovenian opera singer
21
Death of Olga Mikk-KrullThat year: 1980, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (born in 1887)
28
Death of Otakar KrausThat year: 1980, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1909)
29
Death of Jan TausingerThat year: 1980, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster (born in 1921)
Birth of Szilárd SziklaváriThat year: 1980, Classical music, Romanian opera singer (dead in 2012)
30
Birth of Ayako UeharaThat year: 1980, Classical music, pianist
August
04
Birth of Daniel JohanssonThat year: 1980, Classical music, Swedish tenor
06
Birth of Christiane KargThat year: 1980, Classical music, German operatic soprano
Birth of Nuška DraščekThat year: 1980, Classical music, Slovene singer
18
Birth of Katie HarmanThat year: 1980, Classical music, American beauty pageant contestant, singer and actor
22
Inauguration: Kaliningrad Regional PhilharmonicHallThat year: 1980, Classical music (Kaliningrad, Russia)
25
Birth of Rory MacdonaldThat year: 1980, Classical music, British conductor
Death of Aune Rättyä-PälliThat year: 1980, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (born in 1936)
26
Death of Miliza KorjusThat year: 1980, Classical music, American coloratura soprano opera singer and actress (born in 1909)
27
Death of André MarchalThat year: 1980, Classical music, French musician (born in 1894)
28
Birth of Antony HämäläinenThat year: 1980, Classical music, Finnish singer
Birth of Yoshiaki KimuraThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer
30
Birth of Thomas WeinhappelThat year: 1980, Classical music, Austrian opera singer
September
02
Death of Marcel CiampiThat year: 1980, Classical music, French musician (born in 1891)
04
Birth of David GarrettThat year: 1980, Classical music, German violinist
05
Premiere of SatyagrahaThat year: 1980, Classical music (Opera), Philip Glass
Death of Don BanksThat year: 1980, Classical music, Australian composer (1923-1980) (born in 1923)
06
Birth of Alexander Ferdinand GrychtolikThat year: 1980, Classical music, German harpsichordist, improviser and musicologist
10
Birth of Marina RebekaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Latvian operatic soprano
14
Birth of Ben LeeThat year: 1980, Classical music, British electric violinist, composer and producer
Birth of Mátti KovlerThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer
Birth of Summer WatsonThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer
15
Death of Rodrigo PratsThat year: 1980, Classical music, Cuban composer of zarzuelas (born in 1909)
16
Death of Ludmila ČervinkováThat year: 1980, Classical music, Czech opera singer, music educator and university educator (born in 1908)
18
Birth of Jonathan BissThat year: 1980, Classical music, American pianist, teacher and writer
Death of Giuseppe LugoThat year: 1980, Classical music, Italian opera singer and actor (born in 1899)
Death of Walter MidgleyThat year: 1980, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1913)
19
Birth of MichiruThat year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese composer
25
Death of Mirto PicchiThat year: 1980, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1915)
29
Birth of Wladislaw Michailowitsch LawrikThat year: 1980, Classical music, conductor
October
02
Death of Lina PagliughiThat year: 1980, Classical music, singer (born in 1907)
10
Birth of Pavao MašićThat year: 1980, Classical music, Harpsichordist and organist
13
Death of Mária DósaThat year: 1980, Classical music, (1909--1980) opera singer (born in 1909)
Birth of Ananth PattabiramanThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer
14
Birth of Sayo KosugiThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer, pianist
15
Death of Paul CamerloThat year: 1980, Classical music, French singer (born in 1899)
21
Death of Nezaket MemmedovaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Azerbaijani singer (born in 1944)
23
Death of Dinu BădescuThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1904)
27
Birth of Missy MazzoliThat year: 1980, Classical music, American composer and pianist
28
Birth of Agnes ObelThat year: 1980, Classical music, Danish singer, composer, and pianist
30
Birth of Eduard KunzThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian musician
Also in October
Birth of Rinat ShahamThat year: 1980, Classical music, Israeli singer .
November
05
Birth of Ibrahim MaaloufThat year: 1980, Classical music, French-Lebanese trumpeter
07
Birth of Matias Tosi-SocolovThat year: 1980, Classical music, Argentinian opera singer
08
Birth of Anna-Maria KalesidisThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer
10
Premiere of SalammbôThat year: 1980, Classical music (Opera), Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Birth of Keita MatsumiyaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese composer
Death of Jarmila PustinskáThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1900)
11
Death of Georgi VinogradovThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian operatic tenor (born in 1908)
12
Death of Alexander VoormolenThat year: 1980, Classical music, Dutch composer (born in 1895)
14
Death of Lia SalgadoThat year: 1980, Classical music, Brazilian opera singer (born in 1914)
15
Death of Emilio PujolThat year: 1980, Classical music, Spanish musician (born in 1886)
Birth of Adam SchoenbergThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer
19
Birth of Martin StadtfeldThat year: 1980, Classical music, German musician
24
Birth of Camille ButcherThat year: 1980, Classical music, French singer and opera singer
28
Death of Gavino GabrielThat year: 1980, Classical music, Italian composer and musicologist (born in 1881)
30
Birth of Vanessa GoikoetxeaThat year: 1980, Classical music, operatic soprano
December
02
Birth of Hana BlažíkováThat year: 1980, Classical music, Czech soprano, harpist
Birth of Christopher StarkThat year: 1980, Classical music, American composer
03
Death of Dorothy AlberyThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer (born in 1900)
04
Death of Zdeněk OtavaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Czech music educator, opera singer and university educator (born in 1902)
10
Birth of Sarah ChangThat year: 1980, Classical music, violinist
Birth of Saeka MatsuyamaThat year: 1980, Classical music, violinist
12
Death of Ludmila KoulováThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer, singer (born in 1892)
17
Birth of Dinara AliyevaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Azerbaijani operatic soprano
Birth of Johannes KlumppThat year: 1980, Classical music, German conductor
Birth of Slavomír HořínkaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Czech composer
Birth of Erik LeeThat year: 1980, Classical music, Swedish opera singer
Death of Margarida Elias i CasalsThat year: 1980, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (born in 1923)
20
Birth of Vittoria YeoThat year: 1980, Classical music, South Korean singer
22
Birth of Abiodun KoyaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Nigerian opera and gospel singer
24
Death of Alec WilderThat year: 1980, Classical music, American composer, lyricist (born in 1907)
Death of Paul SchwarzThat year: 1980, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1887)
27
Birth of Caroline HurtutThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer, writer
31
Death of Youra GullerThat year: 1980, Classical music, French musician (born in 1895)
This was also in 1980
Birth of Laurent LapassaThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer . Inception: Light Opera WorksThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Olesya GolovnevaThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Ekaterina TretyakovaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer . Birth of Nathan PachecoThat year: 1980, Classical music, American singer . Birth of David DanzmayrThat year: 1980, Classical music, Austrian conductor . Birth of Alfredo VottaThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer . Birth of Vincent DuboisThat year: 1980, Classical music, French organist born in Saint-Brieuc in 1980 . Birth of Benjamin BrunsThat year: 1980, Classical music, German opera singer . Birth of Davinia RodríguezThat year: 1980, Classical music, Spanish singer and opera singer . Birth of Zdravka AmbricThat year: 1980, Classical music, German opera singer . Birth of Jérôme ComteThat year: 1980, Classical music, French musician . Inception: Chamber Opera Theater of New YorkThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Mikhail OvrutskyThat year: 1980, Classical music, performer . Inception: Portland Gay Men's ChorusThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Stanislav LeontievThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian tenor soloist . Birth of Arda DoganThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: Los Angeles Guitar QuartetThat year: 1980, Classical music. Birth of Iain BellThat year: 1980, Classical music, English composer . Inception: Australia EnsembleThat year: 1980, Classical music (Australia). Birth of Jenny BaeThat year: 1980, Classical music, South Korean violinist . Birth of Nadezhda PavlovaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian opera singer . Inception: Basel SinfoniettaThat year: 1980, Classical music (Switzerland). Inauguration: Boston Early Music FestivalThat year: 1980, Classical music (Boston, United States of America). Birth of Michael SpyresThat year: 1980, Classical music, American baritenor . Birth of Navah PerlmanThat year: 1980, Classical music, American musician . Dissolution: Portsmouth SinfoniaThat year: 1980, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Ann Marie CalhounThat year: 1980, Classical music, American violinist and entrepreneur . Birth of Hendrickje Van KerckhoveThat year: 1980, Classical music, musician, performing artist, singer . Inception: Fairhaven SingersThat year: 1980, Classical music (United Kingdom). Dissolution: Quartetto ItalianoThat year: 1980, Classical music. Dissolution: American Boychoir SchoolThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San FranciscoThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: NovantiquaThat year: 1980, Classical music (Switzerland). Birth of Stephanie HamplThat year: 1980, Classical music, German opera singer . Closing: Annual Avant Garde Festival of New YorkThat year: 1980, Classical music (New York City, United States of America). Birth of Julie AlbersThat year: 1980, Classical music, performer . Birth of Olivier HouetteThat year: 1980, Classical music, harpsichordist, music pedagogue, organist . Birth of Frédérique VézinaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Canadian opera singer . Inauguration: Rossini Opera FestivalThat year: 1980, Classical music (Pesaro, Italy). Birth of Clemens van der FeenThat year: 1980, Classical music, Dutch composer . Birth of Thorwald JørgensenThat year: 1980, Classical music, Dutch musician . Birth of Robert SmithThat year: 1980, Classical music, Viola da gamba player . Inception: Deutsche KammerphilharmonieThat year: 1980, Classical music (Germany). Inauguration: Festspielhaus BregenzThat year: 1980, Classical music (Vorarlberg, Austria). Birth of Andris PogaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Latvian conductor . Inception: Ozark Festival OrchestraThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Gabrielle PhiliponetThat year: 1980, Classical music, French operatic soprano . Birth of Gabriella Di LaccioThat year: 1980, Classical music, Brazilian operatic soprano . Inception: Contemporary Vocal EnsembleThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Opéra de MontréalThat year: 1980, Classical music (Canada). Inception: Piffaro, The Renaissance BandThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Domkonzerte KönigslutterThat year: 1980, Classical music (Königslutter am Elm, Germany). Inauguration: Pacific Opera VictoriaThat year: 1980, Classical music (Victoria, Canada). Birth of David CohenThat year: 1980, Classical music, performer . Birth of Romana VaccaroThat year: 1980, Classical music, German singer, opera singer and music educator . Birth of Oliver KuusikThat year: 1980, Classical music, Estonian opera singer . Birth of Marta MathéuThat year: 1980, Classical music, Catalan soprano . Inception: The King's ConsortThat year: 1980, Classical music. Birth of Mai WashioThat year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese singer . Death of Aleksey KorolevThat year: 1980, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (born in 1905). Inception: Die SingphonikerThat year: 1980, Classical music. Birth of Evan JohnsonThat year: 1980, Classical music, American composer . Birth of Nikolay BorchevThat year: 1980, Classical music, Belarusian singer and opera singer . Birth of Jonas VitaudThat year: 1980, Classical music . Birth of Alexis DemaillyThat year: 1980, Classical music, trumpeter . Birth of Ulrich CordesThat year: 1980, Classical music, German tenor . Inception: University of the Philippines Singing AmbassadorsThat year: 1980, Classical music. Birth of Francesco MeliThat year: 1980, Classical music, Italian opera singer . Birth of Celena ShaferThat year: 1980, Classical music, singer . Birth of Jack LiebeckThat year: 1980, Classical music, British violonist . Inception: Artis QuartettThat year: 1980, Classical music. Inception: Alicia Bamboo EnsembleThat year: 1980, Classical music. Inception: Ricercar ConsortThat year: 1980, Classical music (Belgium). Inception: Nordic Chamber Opera OrchestraThat year: 1980, Classical music. Birth of Igor TchetuevThat year: 1980, Classical music, performer . Birth of Thomas TatzlThat year: 1980, Classical music, Austrian opera singer . Birth of Plamena MangovaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Bulgarian musician . Inauguration: Ambronay FestivalThat year: 1980, Classical music (Ambronay, France). Death of Polyna SavridiThat year: 1980, Classical music, American singer and opera singer . Birth of Liang WangThat year: 1980, Classical music, American oboist . Birth of Marc MauillonThat year: 1980, Classical music, French singer and opera singer . Death of Lampros MavrakisThat year: 1980, Classical music, Greek opera singer (born in 1909). Birth of William JosephThat year: 1980, Classical music, American pianist . Inception: Southern Consort of VoicesThat year: 1980, Classical music. Inception: Colne Valley Youth OrchestraThat year: 1980, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Alexandre DoisyThat year: 1980, Classical music, musician . Birth of Carla MaffiolettiThat year: 1980, Classical music, Brazilian/Italian opera singer . Inception: Ensemble ModernThat year: 1980, Classical music (Germany). Inception: New York City Gay Men's ChorusThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Ruby HughesThat year: 1980, Classical music, lyrical singer . Birth of Anja-Nina BahrmannThat year: 1980, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Inception: Trio FontenayThat year: 1980, Classical music (Germany). Inception: The PolyphonicsThat year: 1980, Classical music. Inception: Orchestra della ToscanaThat year: 1980, Classical music (Italy). Birth of Dobrinka TabakovaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Bulgarian-British composer . Birth of David SchneebeliThat year: 1980, Classical music, instrumentalist . Inception: Le QuatuorThat year: 1980, Classical music (France). Death of Jean MoscopolThat year: 1980, Classical music, Romanian singer (born in 1903). Inception: Li-Ron ChoirThat year: 1980, Classical music (Israel). Inception: The Baltimore ConsortThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran CanariaThat year: 1980, Classical music. Birth of Caroline CampbellThat year: 1980, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Cheryl Frances-HoadThat year: 1980, Classical music, British composer . Birth of Izabela MatułaThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: Cleveland Chamber SymphonyThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Louise M. Davies Symphony HallThat year: 1980, Classical music (San Francisco, United States of America). Birth of Theo KänzigThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer, music pedagogue, performing artist . Birth of Vladimir KulenovicThat year: 1980, Classical music, conductor . Inception: Pacific Mozart EnsembleThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Dmitry SinkovskyThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian conductor, concertmaster, and violinist . Inception: Hanover BandThat year: 1980, Classical music. Inception: Turtle Creek ChoraleThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Boston Classical OrchestraThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Mengla HuangThat year: 1980, Classical music, performer . Birth of Jacob CooperThat year: 1980, Classical music, American contemporary classical composer . Inception: Auckland Philharmonia OrchestraThat year: 1980, Classical music (New Zealand). Inception: St Giles OrchestraThat year: 1980, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Orchestre Symphonique des Etudiants de Louvain-la-NeuveThat year: 1980, Classical music (Belgium). Birth of Ruben DroleThat year: 1980, Classical music, Swiss opera singer . Birth of Elisabeth TeigeThat year: 1980, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer . Birth of Roxana ConstantinescuThat year: 1980, Classical music, Romanian opera singer . Birth of Armen BadalyanThat year: 1980, Classical music, Armenian opera singer . Inception: Singapore Symphony ChorusThat year: 1980, Classical music. Birth of Alyson CambridgeThat year: 1980, Classical music, singer . Death of Elsie SuddabyThat year: 1980, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1893). Birth of Endrik ÜksväravThat year: 1980, Classical music, conductor . Inception: Ensemble ContrechampsThat year: 1980, Classical music (Switzerland). Birth of Jose Franch-BallesterThat year: 1980, Classical music, Spanish clarinetist . Birth of Nabil ShehataThat year: 1980, Classical music, performer . Birth of Yingdi SunThat year: 1980, Classical music, Chinese pianist . Inception: Gothic VoicesThat year: 1980, Classical music. Inauguration: Festival de La Roque-d'AnthéronThat year: 1980, Classical music (La Roque-d'Anthéron, France). Death of Marion MatthäusThat year: 1980, Classical music, musician, opera singer, singer (born in 1896). Inauguration: House of Arts PiešťanyThat year: 1980, Classical music (Piešťany, Slovakia). Birth of Dora DeliyskaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Bulgarian classical pianist . Dissolution: English Opera GroupThat year: 1980, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Princeton Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Alissa MargulisThat year: 1980, Classical music, performer . Death of Yoshio ShigezonoThat year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese lyricist (born in 1908).
Works (composition or publishing)
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Iannis Xenakis (age 58) - Aïs (Song, lied)
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Pierre Boulez (age 55) - Notations I-IV (Work for orchestra)
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Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 52) - Thursday, Opp. 48-50 (Opera)
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Philip Glass (1937-0000) - A Madrigal Opera (Incidental music)
