1983, from day to day
1983. With other artists, Mstislav Rostropovich, Aaron Copland and Olivier Messiaen influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Georges Auric. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “St. Francis of Assisi” de Olivier Messiaen, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1983 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 320 of these moments for 1983.
The year 1983 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Birth of Valentina Peleggi That year: 1983, Classical music, Italian conductor
03
Death of Marion Talley That year: 1983, Classical music, American opera singer (1906-1983) (born in 1906)
Birth of Janai Brugger That year: 1983, Classical music, Operatic soprano
Death of Eduard Khagagortyan That year: 1983, Classical music, Soviet composer (1930-1983) (born in 1930)
Death of Maria Milkova-Zolotovich That year: 1983, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (1898-1983) (born in 1898)
05
Death of Amy Evans That year: 1983, Classical music, singer and actress (1884-1983) (born in 1884)
Death of Tugomir Franc That year: 1983, Classical music, Yugoslavian opera singer (born in 1932)
07
Death of Edith Coates That year: 1983, Classical music, singer (born in 1908)
Death of Lulu Benstead That year: 1983, Classical music, Australian opera singer (1891-1983) (born in 1891)
09
Birth of Giora Schmidt That year: 1983, Classical music, American musician
10
Birth of Mari Eriksmoen That year: 1983, Classical music, Norwegian singer and opera singer
12
Death of Einar Nørby That year: 1983, Classical music, Danish opera singer (1896-1983) (born in 1896)
13
Death of Alberto Poltronieri That year: 1983, Classical music, Italian violinist and music teacher (born in 1892)
Death of Christoph Reuland That year: 1983, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1903)
14
Birth of Christian Schumann That year: 1983, Classical music, German conductor
Birth of Guido Alici That year: 1983, Classical music, composer
Birth of Federico Kersner That year: 1983, Classical music, composer
16
Birth of Benyamin Sönmez That year: 1983, Classical music, cellist (dead in 2011)
18
Death of Meta Kodanipork That year: 1983, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (1904-1983) (born in 1904)
22
Birth of Miho Watanabe That year: 1983, Classical music, Japanese violinist
30
Birth of Sayaka Shoji That year: 1983, Classical music, Japanese violinist
31
Death of Aleksandr Baturin That year: 1983, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (1904-1983) (born in 1904)
Birth of Andrea Manco That year: 1983, Classical music, Italian musician
February
05
Death of Sten Frykberg That year: 1983, Classical music, Swedish conductor (1910-1983) (born in 1910)
Birth of Kunito Nishitani That year: 1983, Classical music, Japanese violinist and conductor
Birth of Juan Carlos Hiza Martinez That year: 1983, Classical music, composer
08
Death of Alfred Wallenstein That year: 1983, Classical music, American musician (born in 1898)
10
Birth of Timo Riihonen That year: 1983, Classical music, Finnish singer
12
Death of Eubie Blake That year: 1983, Classical music, American jazz pianist (1887–1983) (born in 1887)
Birth of Lavinia Meijer That year: 1983, Classical music, Dutch musician
14
Birth of Rhydian Roberts That year: 1983, Classical music, British singer and actor
17
Death of Tancredi Pasero That year: 1983, Classical music, Opera bass (1893-1983) (born in 1893)
18
Birth of Merūnas Vitulskis That year: 1983, Classical music, Lithuanian singer
19
Birth of Miz That year: 1983, Classical music, Japanese violinist
20
Death of Alberto Ginastera That year: 1983, Classical music, Argentine composer (1916-1983) (born in 1916)
Death of Arno Schellenberg That year: 1983, Classical music, German singer (born in 1903)
21
Birth of Juriy Vladimirovitsj Medjanik That year: 1983, Classical music, conductor, violinist, bayanist, bandoneonist
22
Death of Adrian Boult That year: 1983, Classical music, British conductor (born in 1889)
23
Death of Herbert Howells That year: 1983, Classical music, English composer, organist, and teacher (born in 1892)
24
Death of Ia Uudelepp That year: 1983, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (born in 1913)
26
Birth of Irene Roberts That year: 1983, Classical music, American mezzo-soprano
28
Death of Monir Vakili That year: 1983, Classical music, Iranian soprano (born in 1923)
March
06
Death of Cathy Berberian That year: 1983, Classical music, American mezzo-soprano and composer (born in 1925)
Birth of Yaron Kohlberg That year: 1983, Classical music, Israeli musician
07
Death of Igor Markevitch That year: 1983, Classical music, Ukrainian conductor and composer (born in 1912)
Death of Claude Vivier That year: 1983, Classical music, Canadian composer (born in 1948)
08
Death of William Walton That year: 1983, Classical music, English composer (1902–1983) (born in 1902)
Birth of Nino Machaidze That year: 1983, Classical music, Georgian operatic soprano
Birth of Jakub Polaczyk That year: 1983, Classical music, Polish pianist and composer
09
Birth of Lígia Moreno That year: 1983, Classical music, Brazilian pianist
19
Birth of Ambur Braid That year: 1983, Classical music, Canadian opera singer
20
Death of Ada Witowska-Kamińska That year: 1983, Classical music, Polish opera singer (born in 1902)
23
Death of David Wynne That year: 1983, Classical music, Welsh composer (born in 1900)
24
Birth of Flavio Ferri-Benedetti That year: 1983, Classical music, Italian countertenor
27
Birth of Cigdem Soyarslan That year: 1983, Classical music, Turkish opera singer
April
01
Birth of Boris Sevastyanov That year: 1983, Classical music, Ukrainian composer, arranger, singer, writer and social activist
Birth of Boglárka Pohly That year: 1983, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer
02
Birth of Mark Kreyn That year: 1983, Classical music, composer
04
Birth of Julián Mosca That year: 1983, Classical music, composer
05
Birth of Levente Molnár That year: 1983, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer
06
Birth of Mayumi Sakamoto That year: 1983, Classical music, Japanese pianist (1983-)
Death of Miroslav Jiroušek That year: 1983, Classical music, Czech composer, mathematician and choirmaster (born in 1903)
08
Death of Sigurd Björling That year: 1983, Classical music, Swedish singer (born in 1907)
09
Birth of Siiri Koel That year: 1983, Classical music, Estonian opera singer
11
Birth of Brian Alan DeLaney That year: 1983, Classical music, American composer and musician
14
Death of Elisabeth Lutyens That year: 1983, Classical music, British composer (born in 1906)
Closing: Warner Theatre That year: 1983, Classical music (Pittsburgh, United States of America)
16
Birth of Robin Ticciati That year: 1983, Classical music, British conductor
17
Death of Thomas L. Thomas That year: 1983, Classical music, Welsh singer (born in 1911)
18
Birth of Daniele Rustioni That year: 1983, Classical music, Italian conductor
Birth of Grga Peroš That year: 1983, Classical music, composer
19
Inauguration: Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex That year: 1983, Classical music (Libertador Municipality, Venezuela)
Death of William Horne That year: 1983, Classical music, American operatic tenor (born in 1913)
22
Death of Antonín Modr That year: 1983, Classical music, Czech violinist, composer and musicologist (born in 1898)
Birth of Gary Griffiths That year: 1983, Classical music, British singer
23
Birth of Miloš Karadaglić That year: 1983, Classical music, classical guitarist
Birth of Oksana Pečeny That year: 1983, Classical music, Slovenian musician
24
Birth of Alex Ness That year: 1983, Classical music, composer
29
Birth of Jolanta Kowalska That year: 1983, Classical music, Polish singer
30
Death of Moritsuna Kuroyanagi That year: 1983, Classical music, Japanese violinist and concertmaster (1908-1983) (born in 1908)
May
01
Birth of Krzysztof Aleksander Janczak That year: 1983, Classical music, Polish composer
04
Death of Nino Sanzogno That year: 1983, Classical music, Italian conductor (born in 1911)
06
Birth of Ingeborg Schübeler Gillebo That year: 1983, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer
08
Death of Bohumír Halouzka That year: 1983, Classical music, Czech composer, choirmaster and organist (born in 1892)
09
Birth of Natalie Ni Shi That year: 1983, Classical music, Canadian operatic soprano
Birth of Claudia Rumondor That year: 1983, Classical music, Dutch composer
10
Birth of Cameron Mozee-Baum That year: 1983, Classical music, composer
11
Birth of Zsolt Keresztury-Albert That year: 1983, Classical music, composer
13
Death of Oldřich Palkovský That year: 1983, Classical music, Czech music educator and composer (born in 1907)
Death of Sylvio Lacharité That year: 1983, Classical music (born in 1914)
16
Death of Vina Bovy That year: 1983, Classical music, Belgian operatic soprano singer (born in 1900)
Birth of Arus Adschemjan That year: 1983, Classical music, Armenian pianist
Death of Eduard Müller That year: 1983, Classical music, Swiss organist (1912-1983) (born in 1912)
18
Birth of Nadine Koutcher That year: 1983, Classical music, Belarussian opera singer
24
Birth of Yu Kosuge That year: 1983, Classical music, Japanese musician
28
Birth of Jacob Koranyi That year: 1983, Classical music, (1983 - ) cellist
30
Birth of Christopher Magiera That year: 1983, Classical music, American opera singer
June
01
Death of Alexander McCurdy That year: 1983, Classical music, organist and educator (born in 1905)
02
Birth of Péter Balczó That year: 1983, Classical music, (1983-) opera singer
Death of Donald Gramm That year: 1983, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1927)
04
Birth of Stephanie Atanasov That year: 1983, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer
Birth of Costas Anastassopoulos That year: 1983, Classical music, composer
06
Birth of Tomasz Opałka That year: 1983, Classical music, Polish composer
08
Birth of Mohamed Amin Zulkifli That year: 1983, Classical music, composer
10
Death of Said Rustamov That year: 1983, Classical music, Azerbaijani musician (1907-1983) (born in 1907)
Inauguration: Nova Hall That year: 1983, Classical music (Azuma, Japan)
15
Birth of Julia Fischer That year: 1983, Classical music, German classical violinist, pianist
17
Birth of Lilian Akopova That year: 1983, Classical music, Ukrainian pianist and Academic musician
18
Birth of Sergey Malov That year: 1983, Classical music, Russian violinist and violist
19
Death of Erzsi Radnai That year: 1983, Classical music, (1900-1983) opera singer (born in 1900)
23
Birth of Jenny Q. Chai That year: 1983, Classical music, Chinese pianist
24
Birth of Paweł Pudło That year: 1983, Classical music, Polish composer
26
Death of Mária Malátková That year: 1983, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1944)
27
Birth of Anna Prohaska That year: 1983, Classical music, Austrian opera singer
Death of Clytie Hine That year: 1983, Classical music, Australian singer (1887-1983) (born in 1887)
July
02
Death of Bartolomej Urbanec That year: 1983, Classical music, Slovak composer and conductor (1918-1983) (born in 1918)
03
Death of Julián Santos Carrión That year: 1983, Classical music, composer (born in 1908)
04
Death of Daniele Amfitheatrof That year: 1983, Classical music, composer (born in 1901)
05
Death of Václav Trojan That year: 1983, Classical music, Czech music educator and composer (1907-1983) (born in 1907)
07
Death of Antanas Kučingis That year: 1983, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (born in 1899)
Birth of Matthieu Jacquot That year: 1983, Classical music, composer
10
Death of Werner Egk That year: 1983, Classical music, German composer (born in 1901)
11
Birth of Megan Marie Hart That year: 1983, Classical music, American opera singer
12
Birth of Yuriy Yurchuk That year: 1983, Classical music, Opera singer
14
Birth of Geoffrey Paterson That year: 1983, Classical music, British conductor
15
Birth of Jonathan Estabrooks That year: 1983, Classical music, Canadian singer
16
Death of Jaroslav Krombholc That year: 1983, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and pianist (born in 1918)
Death of David Ward That year: 1983, Classical music, bass opera singer (1922-1983) (born in 1922)
18
Birth of Yevgeny Kungurov That year: 1983, Classical music, Russian opera and pop singer (baritone)
21
Birth of Francesco Chirichella That year: 1983, Classical music, composer
22
Birth of Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick That year: 1983, Classical music, American operatic soprano, composer and presenter (dead in 2019)
23
Death of Georges Auric That year: 1983, Classical music, French composer (born in 1899)
25
Birth of Angela Brower That year: 1983, Classical music, American operatic mezzo-soprano
Birth of Zsolt Haja That year: 1983, Classical music, (1983--) opera singer
August
04
Birth of Anna Vinnitskaya That year: 1983, Classical music, Russian pianist
06
Death of Klaus Nomi That year: 1983, Classical music, German countertenor (born in 1944)
Birth of Olha Bezsmertna That year: 1983, Classical music, soprano opera singer
09
Birth of Thierry Deleruyelle That year: 1983, Classical music, French composer
Birth of Alicja Smietana That year: 1983, Classical music, Polish violinist
10
Death of León Simar That year: 1983, Classical music, Belgian musician (born in 1909)
13
Death of Zdeněk Liška That year: 1983, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1922)
24
Death of Arkady Filippenko That year: 1983, Classical music, Soviet-Ukrainian composer (1912-1983) (born in 1912)
25
Birth of Péter Tóth That year: 1983, Classical music, Hungarian musician
28
Death of Rubaba Muradova That year: 1983, Classical music, Azerbaijani singer (1933-1983) (born in 1933)
September
03
Death of Einar Larsson That year: 1983, Classical music, Swedish singer (born in 1897)
10
Birth of Filip Bandžak That year: 1983, Classical music, Czech opera singer
11
Death of Sylvia Cecil That year: 1983, Classical music, singer and actress (born in 1898)
13
Birth of Alessandro Taverna That year: 1983, Classical music, pianist
15
Birth of Nikolaj Tokarev That year: 1983, Classical music, Russian pianist
Death of Justinas Kudirka That year: 1983, Classical music, Lithuanian singer (born in 1893)
16
Inauguration: Michael Fowler Centre That year: 1983, Classical music (Wellington, New Zealand)
17
Birth of Esther Kretzinger That year: 1983, Classical music, German opera singer
19
Birth of Ken Namba That year: 1983, Classical music, Japanese composer
25
Death of Paul Jacobs That year: 1983, Classical music, American pianist and harpsichordist (born in 1930)
29
Birth of Lisette Oropesa That year: 1983, Classical music, Lyric coloratura operatic soprano
Death of Motonari Iguchi That year: 1983, Classical music, Japanese musician (born in 1908)
October
02
Death of Tatjana Fjodorovna Toegarinova That year: 1983, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (born in 1925)
05
Birth of Julia Novikova That year: 1983, Classical music, Russian opera singer
14
Birth of Hikari Kiyama That year: 1983, Classical music, Japanese composer
16
Death of Øivin Fjeldstad That year: 1983, Classical music, Norwegian conductor and violinist (1903-1983) (born in 1903)
17
Inception: Spanish National Youth Orchestra That year: 1983, Classical music (Spain)
Death of Edda Ehrnrooth That year: 1983, Classical music, Finnish opear singer and actor (born in 1893)
19
Death of Alberto Salvi That year: 1983, Classical music, composer (born in 1893)
23
Birth of Nikhil Mathew That year: 1983, Classical music, Indian singer
24
Death of Jiang Wen-Ye That year: 1983, Classical music, Taiwanese composer (1910-1983) (born in 1910)
29
Birth of Piers Baron That year: 1983, Classical music, record producer and musician
31
Birth of Xie Jingxian That year: 1983, Classical music, Chinese pianist
November
03
Birth of Rame Lahaj That year: 1983, Classical music, operatic tenor
Birth of Hanna Husáhr That year: 1983, Classical music, Swedish opera singer
07
Death of Germaine Tailleferre That year: 1983, Classical music, French composer (1892-1983) (born in 1892)
Birth of Romain Leleu That year: 1983, Classical music, French trumpeter
Death of Ernesto Vinci That year: 1983, Classical music, Canadian music pedagogue (born in 1898)
11
Death of Alfred Loewenguth That year: 1983, Classical music, French violinist (born in 1911)
18
Birth of Alina Pogostkina That year: 1983, Classical music, German musician
19
Inauguration: The Kentucky Center That year: 1983, Classical music (Louisville, United States of America)
22
Birth of Marie Vermeulin That year: 1983, Classical music, French classical pianist
23
Birth of Igor Jankowski That year: 1983, Classical music, Polish-Belarusian composer, teacher and music activist
24
Death of Ivan Skobtsov That year: 1983, Classical music, Soviet Russian singer (born in 1900)
26
Death of Carl Seemann That year: 1983, Classical music, German pianist (1910-1983) (born in 1910)
28
Premiere of St. Francis of Assisi That year: 1983, Classical music (Opera), Olivier Messiaen
December
01
Birth of Jorge Luis Valverde-Bartlett That year: 1983, Classical music, Ecuadorean composer
02
Birth of Shin'ichirō Miyagawa That year: 1983, Classical music, Japanese composer
07
Death of Antal Molnár That year: 1983, Classical music, Hungarian composer, violist, music educator and aesthetics (born in 1890)
Birth of Emiri Miyamoto That year: 1983, Classical music, Japanese violinist (1983-)
10
Birth of Anna Goryachova That year: 1983, Classical music, Russian mezzo-soprano
11
Birth of Heather Newhouse That year: 1983, Classical music, Canadian opera singer
15
Death of Andrzej Bieżan That year: 1983, Classical music, Polish pianist and composer (born in 1945)
18
Birth of Paulo Couceiro That year: 1983, Classical music, composer
19
Birth of Beate Ritter That year: 1983, Classical music, Austrian opera singer
24
Death of Isobel Baillie That year: 1983, Classical music, Scottish opera singer (born in 1895)
27
Birth of Giacomo Scinardo That year: 1983, Classical music, Italian classical pianist
This was also in 1983
Inception: KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1983, Classical music (South Africa). Birth of Adrian Sâmpetrean That year: 1983, Classical music, Romanian musician and opera singer . Birth of Anita Hartig That year: 1983, Classical music, Romanian opera singer . Birth of Adam Asnan That year: 1983, Classical music, electroacoustic musician . Inception: Big Apple Chorus That year: 1983, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Einar Wærmö That year: 1983, Classical music, Swedish singer (born in 1901) . Inception: Affabre Concinui That year: 1983, Classical music (Poland). Birth of Zerrin Karslı That year: 1983, Classical music, Turkish opera singer . Birth of Philipp Bohnen That year: 1983, Classical music . Birth of Teodor Ilincăi That year: 1983, Classical music, Romanian opera tenor . Death of Christo Bajew That year: 1983, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1922) . Inception: Academia Bizantina That year: 1983, Classical music (Italy). Inception: Joven Orquesta Nacional de España That year: 1983, Classical music. Birth of Lorenza Borrani That year: 1983, Classical music, Italian violinist . Inauguration: Marrowstone Music Festival That year: 1983, Classical music (Bellingham, United States of America). Inception: The Pink Singers That year: 1983, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Wiebke Lehmkuhl That year: 1983, Classical music, German singer . Inception: L'arpa festante That year: 1983, Classical music. Death of Mammadali Aliyev That year: 1983, Classical music, opera singer, singer (born in 1936) . Death of Arturo Ferrara That year: 1983, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1900) . Dissolution: Loewenguth Quartet That year: 1983, Classical music (France). Inception: Shanghai Quartet That year: 1983, Classical music. Birth of Paul Appleby That year: 1983, Classical music, American operatic tenor singer . Birth of Elisabeta Marin That year: 1983, Classical music, Romanian opera singer . Inauguration: Festival Chopin à Paris That year: 1983, Classical music (Paris, France). Inception: Oregon Mozart Players That year: 1983, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Nicholas Collon That year: 1983, Classical music, British conductor . Death of Charles Kullman That year: 1983, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1903) . Dissolution: Atlantic Symphony Orchestra That year: 1983, Classical music (Canada). Inception: Opéra National de Lyon That year: 1983, Classical music (France). Birth of Christian Ihle Hadland That year: 1983, Classical music, Norwegian pianist . Birth of Ina Kringlebotn That year: 1983, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (dead in 2015) . Birth of Anna Lasota That year: 1983, Classical music, Polish opera and musical singer (soprano) . Birth of Thomas Gould That year: 1983, Classical music, British violinist . Death of Willi Schwenkreis That year: 1983, Classical music, German singer, music educator and opera singer (1905-1983) (born in 1905) . Inception: Fiori Musicali That year: 1983, Classical music. Birth of Christina Poulitsi That year: 1983, Classical music, Greek soprano . Birth of Martin Grubinger That year: 1983, Classical music, Austrian percussionist . Inception: I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra That year: 1983, Classical music (Canada). Birth of Elena Galitskaya That year: 1983, Classical music, Russian singer . Birth of Alberto Navas That year: 1983, Classical music, Spanish musician . Inception: National Youth Choirs of Great Britain That year: 1983, Classical music (United Kingdom). Death of Leah Frances Russell That year: 1983, Classical music, Australian opera singer (born in 1891) . Birth of Ben Johnson That year: 1983, Classical music, lyrical singer . Inception: Symphony New Brunswick That year: 1983, Classical music (Canada). Birth of Joanna Freszel That year: 1983, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: Maulbronn Chamber Choir That year: 1983, Classical music. Inception: Ensemble Alternance That year: 1983, Classical music (France). Birth of Deborah Nemtanu That year: 1983, Classical music, Romanian violinist . Birth of Benjamin Wand That year: 1983, Classical music, composer . Inception: The New York Pops That year: 1983, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Edgardo Rocha That year: 1983, Classical music, Uruguayan opera singer . Birth of Golda Schultz That year: 1983, Classical music, South African soprano singer . Birth of Lana Trotovšek That year: 1983, Classical music, Slovenian musician . Inauguration: Park City International Music Festival That year: 1983, Classical music (Park City, United States of America). Birth of Gaëlle Arquez That year: 1983, Classical music, French mezzo-soprano . Inception: Orchestra Nova San Diego That year: 1983, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Azis Sadikovic That year: 1983, Classical music, Austrian conductor . Birth of Karel Deseure That year: 1983, Classical music, Belgian flautist, composer, conductor . Inception: Rönninge Show Chorus That year: 1983, Classical music. Birth of Laura Nicorescu That year: 1983, Classical music, Romanian singer and opera singer . Birth of Felix Rühling That year: 1983, Classical music, composer . Birth of Adrien Perruchon That year: 1983, Classical music, conductor . Inception: City of Glasgow Chorus That year: 1983, Classical music (United Kingdom). Death of Friedel Beckmann That year: 1983, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1901) . Inception: Boca Raton Symphony Orchestra That year: 1983, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of David Afkham That year: 1983, Classical music, Orchestral conductor . Inception: Quartetto d'archi di Venezia That year: 1983, Classical music (Italy). Birth of Nicky Spence That year: 1983, Classical music, (1983-) opera singer, recitalist . Birth of Simon Callaghan That year: 1983, Classical music, British pianist . Inception: Budapest Festival Orchestra That year: 1983, Classical music (Hungary). Birth of Francine Vis That year: 1983, Classical music, Dutch mezzo-soprano . Birth of Diana Schnürpel That year: 1983, Classical music, opera singer, performing artist . Birth of Lena Haselmann That year: 1983, Classical music, German/Norwegian mezzo-soprano . Birth of Henri Chalet That year: 1983, Classical music, choir director . Birth of Apostolos Angelis That year: 1983, Classical music, Greek composer, engineer and producer . Inauguration: Walkenrieder Kreuzgangkonzerte That year: 1983, Classical music (Walkenried, Germany). Birth of Alexander Sitkovetsky That year: 1983, Classical music, British musician . Birth of Christian-Pierre La Marca That year: 1983, Classical music, performer . Death of José Castañeda Medinilla That year: 1983, Classical music, Guatemalan composer, conductor and music artist (1898-1983) (born in 1898) . Birth of Mariam Nazarian That year: 1983, Classical music, American musician . Inception: Westchester Philharmonic That year: 1983, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: I Salonisti That year: 1983, Classical music (Switzerland). Inception: Lund Chamber Choir That year: 1983, Classical music (Sweden). Inception: Pensacola Opera That year: 1983, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Jessica Linnebach That year: 1983, Classical music, Canadian musician . Inception: Macao Orchestra That year: 1983, Classical music. Birth of Bassem Akiki That year: 1983, Classical music, conductor . Birth of Benjamin Kim That year: 1983, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Sophie Bevan That year: 1983, Classical music, British soprano . Birth of Andrijana Vuckovic That year: 1983, Classical music, pianist . Inauguration: Musikalischer Sommer in Ostfriesland That year: 1983, Classical music (Emden, Germany). Birth of Leslie Suganandarajah That year: 1983, Classical music, Sri-Lankan-German conductor . Death of Eugene Linden That year: 1983, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1902) . Inception: Amici Cantus That year: 1983, Classical music (Finland). Inception: Esprit Orchestra That year: 1983, Classical music (Canada). Inception: Georgia Mass Choir That year: 1983, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Avanti! Chamber Orchestra That year: 1983, Classical music (Finland). Birth of Martina Bortolotti That year: 1983, Classical music, Italian opera singer . Inception: Scharoun Ensemble That year: 1983, Classical music (Germany). Birth of Rafailas Karpis That year: 1983, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer . Birth of Maria Kallaste That year: 1983, Classical music, Estonian opera singer . Birth of Ann Cleare That year: 1983, Classical music, Irish composer . Inception: Cappella Istropolitana That year: 1983, Classical music. Birth of Sylvia Schwartz That year: 1983, Classical music, Spanish operatic soprano . Birth of Natacha Kudritskaya That year: 1983, Classical music, Ukrainian pianist . Inception: Mandelring Quartett That year: 1983, Classical music (Germany). Death of Irena Turkevycz-Martynec That year: 1983, Classical music, prima donna in the Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet (1899-1983) (born in 1899) . Birth of Kamil Pękala That year: 1983, Classical music, Polish opera singer . Birth of Jasmine Choi That year: 1983, Classical music, Korean musician . Inauguration: Oulu Music Centre That year: 1983, Classical music (Oulu, Finland). Inception: Symphony Nova Scotia That year: 1983, Classical music (Canada). Inception: Club Foot Orchestra That year: 1983, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Kammerchor Carmina Mundi That year: 1983, Classical music (Germany). Birth of Paul Wiancko That year: 1983, Classical music, American cellist and composer . Inception: Danubius Quartet That year: 1983, Classical music. Birth of Francesco Piemontesi That year: 1983, Classical music, Swiss pianist . Birth of Helena Basilova That year: 1983, Classical music, pianist . Birth of Shōichi Yabuta That year: 1983, Classical music, Japanese composer . Birth of Krešimir Stražanac That year: 1983, Classical music, Opera singer . Inception: Chicago Gay Men's Chorus That year: 1983, Classical music (United States of America).
Works (composition or publishing)
- Iannis Xenakis (age 61)
- Lichens (Work for orchestra)
- Shaar (Work for orchestra)
- Chant des Soleils (Work for choir)
- Tetras (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Khal Perr (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 55)
- Piano Piece, Op. 49 3/4 (Work for soloist)
- Philip Glass (1937-0000)
- Akhnaten That year: 1983, Classical music (Opera)
- Satyagraha That year: 1983, Classical music (Opera), composed in 1979
- String Quartet No. 2, “Company” (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Company (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Hebeve Song (Song, lied)
- Music for Cold Harbor (Theatrical music)