The year 1989 in classical music and in lyrical art
1989. With other artists, Olivier Messiaen, Mstislav Rostropovich and Leonard Bernstein influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Herbert von Karajan. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “The Little Antiformalistic Paradise” de Francis Poulenc, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1989 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 270 of these moments for 1989.
1989, from day to day
January
07
Birth of Lahav ShaniThat year: 1989, Classical music, Israeli conductor and pianist
08
Death of Manuel CompinskyThat year: 1989, Classical music, violinist (born in 1901)
09
Death of Stasys DautartasThat year: 1989, Classical music, opera singer, singer (born in 1899)
11
Death of Einar AnderssonThat year: 1989, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (born in 1909)
Birth of Riad MammadovThat year: 1989, Classical music, Russian pianist
12
Premiere of The Little Antiformalistic ParadiseThat year: 1989, Classical music (Work for choir), Francis Poulenc
15
Death of Günter ReichThat year: 1989, Classical music, baritone (born in 1921)
17
Death of Olga AverinoThat year: 1989, Classical music, Russian-born American soprano and voice teacher (born in 1895)
21
Birth of Nareh ArghamanyanThat year: 1989, Classical music, Armenian musician
25
Death of Gleb Pavlovitsj TaranovThat year: 1989, Classical music, Soviet composer (1904-1989) (born in 1904)
29
Birth of Benjamin NacarThat year: 1989, Classical music, composer
31
Death of Yasushi AkutagawaThat year: 1989, Classical music, Japanese musician and television personality (born in 1925)
February
01
Birth of Dilyara IdrisovaThat year: 1989, Classical music, opera singer, performing artist, singer
10
Birth of Yekwon SunwooThat year: 1989, Classical music, South Korean classical pianist
15
Death of Santa BiondoThat year: 1989, Classical music, Italian American operatic soprano (born in 1892)
19
Death of Robert KernsThat year: 1989, Classical music, american baritone (born in 1933)
20
Death of Erika KöthThat year: 1989, Classical music, singer (born in 1925)
24
Death of Otar TaktakishviliThat year: 1989, Classical music, Georgian composer (1924-1989) (born in 1924)
25
Birth of Mikhail ShekhtmanThat year: 1989, Classical music, Russian classical pianist and conductor
Birth of Pawel KolesnikowThat year: 1989, Classical music, Russian pianist
Birth of Benjamin AttahirThat year: 1989, Classical music, French composer, violinist, and conductor
Death of Minna NyhusThat year: 1989, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1939)
28
Birth of Yagan M KielyThat year: 1989, Classical music, composer
March
03
Birth of Yulia MazurovaThat year: 1989, Classical music, Russian mezzo-soprano
Birth of Laurianne ThysebaertThat year: 1989, Classical music, composer
Birth of Michael MazinThat year: 1989, Classical music, composer
06
Birth of Ray ChenThat year: 1989, Classical music, Taiwanese-Australian violinist
09
Death of Dagmar GustafsonThat year: 1989, Classical music, Swedish actress (born in 1895)
12
Death of Jakob GimpelThat year: 1989, Classical music, Polish concert pianist and educator (born in 1906)
16
Death of Leslie ChabayThat year: 1989, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1907)
17
Birth of Francesca DegoThat year: 1989, Classical music, Italian violinist
22
Birth of Lukáš KlánskýThat year: 1989, Classical music, Czech pianist
29
Birth of Mehmet Erhan TanmanThat year: 1989, Classical music, composer
April
02
Birth of Axelle FanyoThat year: 1989, Classical music, French soprano
04
Birth of Andreas OttensamerThat year: 1989, Classical music, Austrian classical clarinetist
12
Death of Georges SébastianThat year: 1989, Classical music, French conductor (born in 1903)
Death of Hendrik KrummThat year: 1989, Classical music, Soviet Estonian singer, opera singer and music educator (1934-1989) (born in 1934)
16
Death of Vasiliy Tret'yakThat year: 1989, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1926-1989) (born in 1926)
Birth of Schaghajegh NosratiThat year: 1989, Classical music, German pianist
18
Death of Julia SmithThat year: 1989, Classical music, American composer and pianist (born in 1905)
29
Death of Eric WildThat year: 1989, Classical music, Canadian conductor (born in 1910)
Death of Else SchøttThat year: 1989, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1895)
May
03
Birth of José IvanovichThat year: 1989, Classical music, composer
11
Death of Jitka SnížkováThat year: 1989, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer, pianist and musicologist (born in 1924)
Death of Baudordzhi YampilovThat year: 1989, Classical music, Soviet conductor and composer (1916-1989) (born in 1916)
12
Birth of Haruka NagaoThat year: 1989, Classical music, Japanese violinist
17
Birth of Alexandra SoummThat year: 1989, Classical music, French violinist from Montpellier (born 1989)
18
Death of Simon SakharovThat year: 1989, Classical music, conductor, music pedagogue (born in 1907)
21
Death of Rolf ApreckThat year: 1989, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1928)
22
Death of Steven De GrooteThat year: 1989, Classical music, South African musician (born in 1953)
23
Death of Olga MorávkováThat year: 1989, Classical music, opera singer, singer (born in 1915)
24
Death of Mia BeyerlThat year: 1989, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1900)
29
Death of Giuseppe PatanèThat year: 1989, Classical music, Italian conductor (born in 1932)
30
Death of Zinka MilanovThat year: 1989, Classical music, Croatian opera singer (born in 1906)
June
02
Birth of Aljoša JurinićThat year: 1989, Classical music, Croatian pianist
Death of Ernő BaloghThat year: 1989, Classical music, (1897--1989) Hungarian born American classical pianist (born in 1897)
Birth of Csaba SándorThat year: 1989, Classical music, (1989--) opera singer
04
Death of Václav KašlíkThat year: 1989, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and director (born in 1917)
08
Birth of Amaury VassiliThat year: 1989, Classical music, French singer
09
Death of Kiril KrstevThat year: 1989, Classical music, Bulgaria opera singer (born in 1921)
10
Birth of Emil EliassonThat year: 1989, Classical music, conductor
12
Birth of Yuki ItoThat year: 1989, Classical music, cellist
13
Death of Scott RossThat year: 1989, Classical music, American musician (born in 1951)
20
Birth of Mojca BitencThat year: 1989, Classical music, opera singer
21
Death of Paul DoktorThat year: 1989, Classical music, American musician (born in 1919)
22
Death of Henri SauguetThat year: 1989, Classical music, French composer (born in 1901)
Death of Anton DermotaThat year: 1989, Classical music, Slovenian opera singer (born in 1910)
26
Birth of David OrrThat year: 1989, Classical music, composer for video games and visual media
July
05
Death of Michele MoleseThat year: 1989, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1928)
08
Death of Platon MaiborodaThat year: 1989, Classical music, Ukrainian composer (born in 1918)
12
Death of Carlos PueblaThat year: 1989, Classical music, Cuban musician (born in 1917)
14
Inauguration: Opéra BastilleThat year: 1989, Classical music (Quinze-Vingts, France)
16
Death of Herbert von KarajanThat year: 1989, Classical music, Austrian conductor (born in 1908)
18
Birth of Laura Olivia SpengelThat year: 1989, Classical music, Polish mezzo-soprano
22
Death of Martti TalvelaThat year: 1989, Classical music, Finnish operatic bass (born in 1935)
24
Birth of Alessandra PaonessaThat year: 1989, Classical music, Canadian soprano
30
Birth of Yanpeng ZhangThat year: 1989, Classical music, composer
31
Death of Anne RoselleThat year: 1989, Classical music, Hungarian actress and opera singer (born in 1894)
August
01
Death of John OgdonThat year: 1989, Classical music, English pianist and composer (born in 1937)
Inception: Gondwana ChoirsThat year: 1989, Classical music (Australia)
03
Birth of Balázs SzalkaiThat year: 1989, Classical music, composer
15
Death of Nikolay Vladimirovitsj BerdievThat year: 1989, Classical music, composer, trumpeter (born in 1922)
17
Death of Agostino FerrinThat year: 1989, Classical music, Italian singer (born in 1928)
18
Birth of François-Xavier PoizatThat year: 1989, Classical music, French musician
21
Birth of Juan de Dios MateosThat year: 1989, Classical music, Opera singer, tenor
22
Death of Edward B. NilsenThat year: 1989, Classical music, composer, conductor (born in 1935)
25
Death of Yan FrenkelThat year: 1989, Classical music, Ukrainian composer (1920-1989) (born in 1920)
Death of Roman PalesterThat year: 1989, Classical music, Polish composer (born in 1907)
Death of Gunnar BergThat year: 1989, Classical music, Danish composer (born in 1909)
Death of Nikolay KorshunovThat year: 1989, Classical music, Soviet musician (born in 1910)
26
Death of Richard WalkerThat year: 1989, Classical music, English singer and actor (born in 1897)
29
Birth of Grigori Anatoljewitsch SchkarupaThat year: 1989, Classical music, Russian opera singer
September
03
Inauguration: BunkamuraThat year: 1989, Classical music (Dōgenzaka, Japan)
Inauguration: Orchard HallThat year: 1989, Classical music (Shibuya-ku, Japan)
04
Death of Cecil ArdenThat year: 1989, Classical music, American mezzo-soprano/contralto opera singer (born in 1894)
07
Death of Mikhail GoldsteinThat year: 1989, Classical music, Ukrainian composer and musician (born in 1917)
Birth of Abdullah A. DiabThat year: 1989, Classical music, composer
10
Birth of Marek PavelecThat year: 1989, Classical music, Czech violinist
13
Death of Géza FridThat year: 1989, Classical music, Hungarian/Dutch composer and pianist (born in 1904)
14
Birth of Kaito NakahoriThat year: 1989, Classical music, Japanese composer
15
Death of Jan DeGaetaniThat year: 1989, Classical music, singer (born in 1933)
Birth of Kris Chetan RamluThat year: 1989, Classical music, New Zealand musician
16
Death of Rose Thisse-DerouetteThat year: 1989, Classical music, composer (born in 1902)
30
Death of Virgil ThomsonThat year: 1989, Classical music, American composer and critic (born in 1896)
Birth of Koka NikoladzeThat year: 1989, Classical music, Georgian composer
Birth of Nikolaos-Laonikos Psimikakis-ChalkokondylisThat year: 1989, Classical music, composer
Also in September
Death of Aleksandra Nikolaevna StrelnikovaThat year: 1989, Classical music, Russian opera singer (1912-1989) (born in 1912) .
October
01
Death of Witold RowickiThat year: 1989, Classical music, Polish conductor (born in 1914)
02
Death of Aarne ViisimaaThat year: 1989, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (born in 1898)
Birth of Takahiro TsujiThat year: 1989, Classical music, composer, music arranger
09
Birth of Milica MajstorovićThat year: 1989, Classical music, Serbian singer
12
Birth of Tyler VersluisThat year: 1989, Classical music, composer
18
Death of Mikhail RaukhvergerThat year: 1989, Classical music, Russian musician (born in 1901)
19
Death of Karel Václav ŠtěpkaThat year: 1989, Classical music, Czech composer and choirmaster (born in 1908)
25
Birth of Robert Bogan KangThat year: 1989, Classical music, composer
31
Death of Conrad BeckThat year: 1989, Classical music, Swiss composer (1901-1989) (born in 1901)
Death of Amparito FarrarThat year: 1989, Classical music, American opera singer (1893-1989) (born in 1893)
November
05
Death of Vladimir HorowitzThat year: 1989, Classical music, American classical pianist and composer (born in 1903)
09
Birth of Maria NohrThat year: 1989, Classical music, Opera singer
Birth of Jennifer PikeThat year: 1989, Classical music, British violinist
11
Death of Holger BolandThat year: 1989, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1905)
Death of Heinz IrsenThat year: 1989, Classical music, composer (born in 1906)
14
Birth of Mauricio Andrés Castillo HidalgoThat year: 1989, Classical music, composer
21
Death of Valentina KameníkováThat year: 1989, Classical music, Czech music educator and pianist (born in 1930)
25
Birth of Mario HäringThat year: 1989, Classical music, German pianist
Birth of Benjamin BeilmanThat year: 1989, Classical music, American violinist
December
02
Death of Christiane CastelliThat year: 1989, Classical music, French singer (born in 1922)
03
Death of Ruth MichaelisThat year: 1989, Classical music, German opera singer and music educator (born in 1909)
05
Death of John PritchardThat year: 1989, Classical music, English conductor (born in 1921)
Birth of Julia LezhnevaThat year: 1989, Classical music, Russian soprano
Death of Nina TychynskaThat year: 1989, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer (born in 1942)
06
Death of Joachim RöntgenThat year: 1989, Classical music, Dutch violinist (1906-1989) (born in 1906)
07
Birth of Bogdan VolkovThat year: 1989, Classical music, Operatic tenor
Birth of Kirill RichterThat year: 1989, Classical music, Russian composer, pianist
10
Birth of Louis LancienThat year: 1989, Classical music, French pianist
Death of Ruth LingeThat year: 1989, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (born in 1921)
15
Birth of Shiran WangThat year: 1989, Classical music, pianist
16
Death of Gianni PoggiThat year: 1989, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1921)
20
Death of Kurt BöhmeThat year: 1989, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1908)
Death of Irma BeilkeThat year: 1989, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1904)
21
Death of Ján CikkerThat year: 1989, Classical music, Slovak composer (1911–1989) (born in 1911)
Death of Elsie GriffinThat year: 1989, Classical music, English operatic and operetta soprano (born in 1895)
22
Birth of Ikuko OkumuraThat year: 1989, Classical music, Japanese singer
26
Death of Lennox BerkeleyThat year: 1989, Classical music, British composer (born in 1903)
27
Death of Kurt BaumThat year: 1989, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1908)
Death of Yelizaveta ChavdarThat year: 1989, Classical music, Soviet singer, opera singer and music educator (1925-1989) (born in 1925)
Death of Magda TiszayThat year: 1989, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1917)
This was also in 1989
Inception: GrauSchumacher Piano DuoThat year: 1989, Classical music (Germany). Birth of Federica LombardiThat year: 1989, Classical music, Italian operatic soprano (born 1989) . Inception: Darwin Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1989, Classical music (Australia). Inception: BIT20 EnsembleThat year: 1989, Classical music (Norway). Inception: Antalya State Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1989, Classical music. Inception: Grand Marshal of Ayacucho Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1989, Classical music (Venezuela). Inception: Amici MusicaeThat year: 1989, Classical music (Spain). Birth of Adrien La MarcaThat year: 1989, Classical music, performer . Inception: Ensemble UnitedBerlinThat year: 1989, Classical music. Inception: Toronto Philharmonic OrchestraThat year: 1989, Classical music (Canada). Death of Karl GrenacherThat year: 1989, Classical music, (1907-1989) (born in 1907). Birth of Dionysis GrammenosThat year: 1989, Classical music, Greek musician and conductor . Inception: Camerata de' BardiThat year: 1989, Classical music (Italy). Birth of Peter KellnerThat year: 1989, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Domen KrižajThat year: 1989, Classical music, opera singer, singer . Inception: Chœur d'Oratorio de ParisThat year: 1989, Classical music. Inception: Seattle Chamber PlayersThat year: 1989, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Ryan BancroftThat year: 1989, Classical music, American conductor . Inception: Cello Octet AmsterdamThat year: 1989, Classical music. Inauguration: MikaeliThat year: 1989, Classical music (Mikkeli, Finland). Birth of Bernt Ola VolungholenThat year: 1989, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer . Inception: Montreal Baroque OrchestraThat year: 1989, Classical music. Birth of Johannes HillThat year: 1989, Classical music, Singer . Inauguration: Festival Saou chante MozartThat year: 1989, Classical music (Saou, France). Inception: Muddy River Opera CompanyThat year: 1989, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of David MackorThat year: 1989, Classical music, composer . Inception: San Francisco Choral SocietyThat year: 1989, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Semana Internacional de Órgano de GranadaThat year: 1989, Classical music (Granada, Spain). Inception: Minnesota SinfoniaThat year: 1989, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Sebastian WartigThat year: 1989, Classical music, German opera singer . Inception: I Virtuosi ItalianiThat year: 1989, Classical music. Inauguration: Cemal Reşit Rey Concert HallThat year: 1989, Classical music (Istanbul, Turkey). Inauguration: Adam International Cello Festival and CompetitionThat year: 1989, Classical music (Christchurch City, New Zealand). Birth of Yūsuke SatōThat year: 1989, Classical music, Japanese pianist . Birth of Elizabeth OgonekThat year: 1989, Classical music, composer . Birth of Alexander KrichelThat year: 1989, Classical music, German pianist . Death of Sof'ya PanovaThat year: 1989, Classical music, Soviet Russian singer (born in 1911). Inception: Cleveland Youth Wind SymphonyThat year: 1989, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Airi SuzukiThat year: 1989, Classical music, Japanese violinist . Birth of Julian BlissThat year: 1989, Classical music, Clarinettist . Inception: American Bach SoloistsThat year: 1989, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Festival Europäische KirchenmusikThat year: 1989, Classical music (Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany). Birth of Jihyun Cecilia LeeThat year: 1989, Classical music, Korean operatic soprano . Birth of Rachael WilsonThat year: 1989, Classical music, American operatic mezzo-soprano . Inception: Blue Choir of Sam Ratulangi UniversityThat year: 1989, Classical music. Dissolution: Denver Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1989, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Le Concert des NationsThat year: 1989, Classical music (Spain). Inception: The Cardinall's MusickThat year: 1989, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Benedict KlöcknerThat year: 1989, Classical music, cellist . Inception: Moscow Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1989, Classical music. Birth of Louis-Noel Bestion de CamboulasThat year: 1989, Classical music . Dissolution: Smetana QuartetThat year: 1989, Classical music. Inception: Texas A&M Wind SymphonyThat year: 1989, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Jauna muzikaThat year: 1989, Classical music. Birth of Sara BlanchThat year: 1989, Classical music, Spanish singer . Inception: Ahn TrioThat year: 1989, Classical music (South Korea). Inception: Alla FrancescaThat year: 1989, Classical music (France). Birth of Serge KakudjiThat year: 1989, Classical music, Congolese opera singer . Inception: Noord Nederlands OrkestThat year: 1989, Classical music (Netherlands). Inception: Orchestre Symphonique FrançaisThat year: 1989, Classical music. Inauguration: Ars MusicaThat year: 1989, Classical music (City of Brussels, Belgium). Inception: Artemis QuartetThat year: 1989, Classical music. Birth of Aquiles LázaroThat year: 1989, Classical music, composer . Inauguration: Morton H. Meyerson Symphony CenterThat year: 1989, Classical music (Dallas, United States of America). Inception: Le Nouvel Ensemble ModerneThat year: 1989, Classical music (Canada). Inauguration: BodenseefestivalThat year: 1989, Classical music (Friedrichshafen, Germany). Inception: Deutsches Kammerorchester BerlinThat year: 1989, Classical music. Birth of Manuel WalserThat year: 1989, Classical music, opera singer, singer . Inception: Tallinn Chamber OrchestraThat year: 1989, Classical music. Birth of Ben GernonThat year: 1989, Classical music, conductor . Inception: National Academy Orchestra of CanadaThat year: 1989, Classical music (Canada). Inception: Detmold Chamber OrchestraThat year: 1989, Classical music. Inauguration: opéra d'AutomneThat year: 1989, Classical music (Semur-en-Auxois, France). Inauguration: Musikfestspiele SaarThat year: 1989, Classical music (Saarland, Germany). Inception: Magnificat Baroque EnsembleThat year: 1989, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: St. Lawrence String QuartetThat year: 1989, Classical music. Birth of Selene ZanettiThat year: 1989, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Christina NaughtonThat year: 1989, Classical music, pianist . Inception: Colorado Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1989, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Astrid MathyshekThat year: 1989, Classical music, German opera singer . Inception: Australian Brandenburg OrchestraThat year: 1989, Classical music (Australia). Inception: Reading Symphony Youth OrchestraThat year: 1989, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Giedrė ŠlekytėThat year: 1989, Classical music, conductor . Birth of Karen ClarkThat year: 1989, Classical music, Scottish classical bassoonist . Inauguration: Hong Kong Cultural CentreThat year: 1989, Classical music (Yau Tsim Mong District, People's Republic of China). Inception: Orchestre de RennesThat year: 1989, Classical music (France). Inception: Turetsky Choir Art GroupThat year: 1989, Classical music (Soviet Union). Birth of Nuno CoelhoThat year: 1989, Classical music, conductor . Inception: Chœur MikrokosmosThat year: 1989, Classical music. Inception: Musicians of the Old Post RoadThat year: 1989, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Michelle NaughtonThat year: 1989, Classical music, pianist . Inauguration: Festival Orgel PLUSThat year: 1989, Classical music (Bottrop, Germany). Inception: Red ByrdThat year: 1989, Classical music. Inception: IcebreakerThat year: 1989, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Sächsisches BarockorchesterThat year: 1989, Classical music. Birth of Bruno DelepelaireThat year: 1989, Classical music, French cellist . Inauguration: Espoo Cultural CentreThat year: 1989, Classical music (Tapiola, Finland). Birth of Bomsori KimThat year: 1989, Classical music, South Korean violinist . Inauguration: Rossini in WildbadThat year: 1989, Classical music (Bad Wildbad, Germany).
Works (composition or publishing)
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Olivier Messiaen (age 81) - A smile (Work for orchestra)
- The city on high (Work for chamber orchestra)
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Henri Dutilleux (age 73) - Mystère de l'Instant (Work for orchestra)
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Iannis Xenakis (age 67) - Rebonds (Work for soloist), composed in 1988
- Okho (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Voyage absolu des Unari vers Andromède (Electroacoustic music)
- Ophaa (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Echange (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Epcycle (Work for chamber orchestra)
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Philip Glass (1937-0000) - ItaipuThat year: 1989, Classical music (Work for choir)
- String Quartet No. 4, “Buczak” (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Music from The Screens (Work for chamber orchestra)
- The French Lieutenant Sleeps from The Screens (Work for soloist)
- France from The Screens (Work for soloist)
- Night on the Balcony from The Screens (Work for soloist)
- The Orchard (from The Screens) (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Richard Stilwell (1942-0000)
- Ypsilon, Op. 2 ex59 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Sukat, Op. 2 ex60 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Even, Op. 1 ex59 (Work for chamber orchestra)
