The year 1993 in classical music and in lyrical art
1993. With other artists, Krzysztof Penderecki, Paco de Lucía and Pierre Boulez influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Marian Anderson. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Helikopter-Streichquartett (Mittwoch), Op. 69” de Karlheinz Stockhausen, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1993 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 240 of these moments for 1993.
1993, from day to day
January
05
Birth of Nancy ZhouThat year: 1993, Classical music, American violinist
Birth of Péter SasThat year: 1993, Classical music, composer
08
Death of Theo BruinsThat year: 1993, Classical music, Dutch musician (born in 1929)
13
Death of Camargo GuarnieriThat year: 1993, Classical music, Brazilian composer (born in 1907)
14
Death of Mariana de GonichThat year: 1993, Classical music, Cuban opera singer and music educator (born in 1900)
18
Death of Harri NikkonenThat year: 1993, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (born in 1933)
21
Death of Ján ZimmerThat year: 1993, Classical music, Slovak composer (born in 1926)
22
Death of Erik W. TawaststjernaThat year: 1993, Classical music, Finnish musicologist, pianist and music teacher (born in 1916)
Birth of Beatrice RanaThat year: 1993, Classical music, Italian pianist
Death of Patricia BrooksThat year: 1993, Classical music, American soprano and music teacher (1937-1993) (born in 1937)
24
Death of Gustav ErnesaksThat year: 1993, Classical music, Estonian composer and choir conductor (born in 1908)
25
Death of Judith HellwigThat year: 1993, Classical music, Austrian operatic soprano (born in 1906)
Death of Auli Mikkola-MeurmanThat year: 1993, Classical music, Finnish pianist (1906-1993) (born in 1906)
28
Death of Erik HersethThat year: 1993, Classical music, sailor (born in 1892)
Death of Gerda LammersThat year: 1993, Classical music, German soprano (born in 1915)
31
Death of Helga GörlinThat year: 1993, Classical music, Swedish actress (born in 1900)
February
02
Death of Gino BechiThat year: 1993, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1913)
Death of Alexander SchneiderThat year: 1993, Classical music, Lithuanian musician (born in 1908)
Death of Vasiliy DulskiyThat year: 1993, Classical music, Soviet conductor, hornist and composer (born in 1918)
03
Death of Karel GoeyvaertsThat year: 1993, Classical music, Belgian composer (born in 1923)
Death of Françoys BernierThat year: 1993, Classical music, Canadian music conductor and educator (born in 1927)
07
Death of Shovkat AlakbarovaThat year: 1993, Classical music, Azerbaijani singer (born in 1922)
15
Death of Paul SpäniThat year: 1993, Classical music, Swiss singer and music educator (1929-1993) (born in 1929)
16
Death of András FaragóThat year: 1993, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (born in 1919)
19
Death of Vera DavydovaThat year: 1993, Classical music, Soviet singer, opera singer and music educator (1906-1993) (born in 1906)
21
Birth of Micah John WalterThat year: 1993, Classical music, composer
23
Death of Walburga WegnerThat year: 1993, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1908)
27
Death of Pina CarmirelliThat year: 1993, Classical music, Italian musician (1914–1993) (born in 1914)
Death of Marģeris ZariņšThat year: 1993, Classical music, Latvian composer (born in 1910)
Birth of Juan Pérez FloristánThat year: 1993, Classical music, Spanish pianist
Birth of Lucas JussenThat year: 1993, Classical music, Dutch pianist classical
March
01
Death of Nicola MontiThat year: 1993, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1920)
05
Birth of Joshua CoyneThat year: 1993, Classical music, American composer
Birth of Sarah WittekindThat year: 1993, Classical music, composer
06
Death of Walther GeiserThat year: 1993, Classical music, Swiss composer (1897-1993) (born in 1897)
07
Death of Earl WrightsonThat year: 1993, Classical music, American singer (born in 1916)
24
Death of William SmithThat year: 1993, Classical music, conductor and arranger, associate conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra from 1976–93
28
Death of Italo TajoThat year: 1993, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1915)
29
Death of William ParkerThat year: 1993, Classical music, baritone (born in 1944)
30
Death of Willy OstijnThat year: 1993, Classical music, Belgian neoclassical composer of the 20th century. (born in 1913)
31
Death of Nicanor Zabaleta ZalaThat year: 1993, Classical music, Basque harpist (born in 1907)
Death of Rolf BjörlingThat year: 1993, Classical music, Swedish opera singer and actor (born in 1928)
Birth of Hubert ZapiórThat year: 1993, Classical music, Polish operatic baritone and actor
April
07
Death of Heinz HoppeThat year: 1993, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1924)
08
Death of Marian AndersonThat year: 1993, Classical music, African-American contralto (born in 1897)
11
Birth of Ivett GyöngyösiThat year: 1993, Classical music, Hungarian pianist
Death of Samo SmerkoljThat year: 1993, Classical music, Slovene opera singer (born in 1921)
15
Death of Lucette DescavesThat year: 1993, Classical music, French pianist (born in 1906)
16
Death of Josef GreindlThat year: 1993, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1912)
19
Death of Blas GalindoThat year: 1993, Classical music, Mexican composer from San Gabriel, Jalisco (born in 1910)
23
Death of Daniel JonesThat year: 1993, Classical music, Welsh composer (born in 1912)
25
Death of Georges FavreThat year: 1993, Classical music, French musicologist (born in 1905)
May
03
Birth of Demetrio BonvecchioThat year: 1993, Classical music, composer
13
Birth of Adrien TrybuckiThat year: 1993, Classical music, French composer
14
Birth of Antonio KowatschThat year: 1993, Classical music, composer
18
Death of Maria GentileThat year: 1993, Classical music, Italian soprano (born in 1902)
20
Death of Carmelo PaceThat year: 1993, Classical music, Maltese composer and a professor of musical theory (born in 1906)
22
Death of Mieczysław HorszowskiThat year: 1993, Classical music, Polish musician (born in 1892)
25
Birth of Adèle CharvetThat year: 1993, Classical music, French opera singer
June
06
Birth of Rodrigo de Oliveira LeiteThat year: 1993, Classical music, composer
08
Death of Roberto CaamañoThat year: 1993, Classical music, Argentinian pianist, composer, conductor and music educator (born in 1923)
09
Birth of Ilyich RivasThat year: 1993, Classical music, Venezuelan-American conductor
Birth of Tessa SeymourThat year: 1993, Classical music, American cellist
10
Death of Arleen AugerThat year: 1993, Classical music, singer (born in 1939)
19
Birth of Shon BoublilThat year: 1993, Classical music, Canadian Classical and Jazz Guitarist
21
Death of Ticho ParlyThat year: 1993, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1928)
22
Birth of Ingmar LazarThat year: 1993, Classical music, French musician
Birth of Mark HeidenThat year: 1993, Classical music, American film composer and conductor
24
Death of Hans BeirerThat year: 1993, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1911)
Death of Éva HarmathThat year: 1993, Classical music, musician, opera singer, singer (born in 1930)
Death of Nuni NanevThat year: 1993, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (born in 1908)
25
Death of Hans HopfThat year: 1993, Classical music, German operatic tenor (born in 1916)
Death of Miroslav KlegaThat year: 1993, Classical music, Czech member of Czech National Council, music educator and composer (born in 1926)
28
Death of Boris ChristoffThat year: 1993, Classical music, Bulgarian bass singer (born in 1914)
July
06
Death of Gino FratesiThat year: 1993, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1906)
12
Death of Mikhail MeerovichThat year: 1993, Classical music, Soviet composer (1920-1993) (born in 1920)
19
Death of Szymon GoldbergThat year: 1993, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1909)
20
Birth of Luca AlbaneseThat year: 1993, Classical music, composer
29
Death of Anatoly VedernikovThat year: 1993, Classical music, Soviet Russian pianist (born in 1920)
August
02
Death of Yuri LevitinThat year: 1993, Classical music, Soviet Russian composer (born in 1912)
Death of Bronislava TaufrováThat year: 1993, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1923)
05
Death of Eugen SuchoňThat year: 1993, Classical music, Slovak composer (1908–1993) (born in 1908)
10
Death of Gražina MatulaitytėThat year: 1993, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (born in 1899)
11
Death of Harold WrightThat year: 1993, Classical music, American clarinetists (born in 1926)
14
Death of Gerd NienstedtThat year: 1993, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1932)
Birth of Asbjørn Ibsen BruunThat year: 1993, Classical music, composer
20
Birth of Aria TesolinThat year: 1993, Classical music, Canadian child singer
21
Death of Tatiana TroyanosThat year: 1993, Classical music, classical music and opera singer (born in 1938)
Death of Anny HelmThat year: 1993, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1903)
28
Death of Prudencija NavickaitėThat year: 1993, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (born in 1920)
30
Death of Ibrahim MammadovThat year: 1993, Classical music, composer (born in 1928)
September
02
Birth of Jamal AliyevThat year: 1993, Classical music, Azerbaijani cellist (born 1993)
04
Birth of Mark VincentThat year: 1993, Classical music, Australian opera singer
07
Death of Bożena Brun-BarańskaThat year: 1993, Classical music, Polish actress (born in 1919)
Death of Gyula Angyal NagyThat year: 1993, Classical music, Hungarian tenor (born in 1914)
11
Death of Erich LeinsdorfThat year: 1993, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1912)
14
Death of Peter TranchellThat year: 1993, Classical music, British composer (born in 1922)
15
Death of Pietro CarapellucciThat year: 1993, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1922)
16
Death of František JílekThat year: 1993, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and pianist (born in 1913)
Death of Mlhoš KafkaThat year: 1993, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1928)
17
Death of Hans FranzenThat year: 1993, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1935)
19
Death of Elena DirsienėThat year: 1993, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (born in 1914)
22
Death of Maurice AbravanelThat year: 1993, Classical music, Ottoman-American Jewish conductor (born in 1903)
23
Birth of George VennerThat year: 1993, Classical music, composer
30
Birth of Margarita BalanasThat year: 1993, Classical music, musical artist
October
04
Birth of Siobhan OwenThat year: 1993, Classical music, Australian singer and harpist
08
Birth of Christina BrabetzThat year: 1993, Classical music, German musician
09
Inauguration: Opéra de MassyThat year: 1993, Classical music (Massy, France)
10
Death of Catherine CollardThat year: 1993, Classical music, French musician (born in 1947)
11
Death of Jess ThomasThat year: 1993, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1927)
20
Birth of Fran RomguerThat year: 1993, Classical music, composer
22
Birth of Nathan ChanThat year: 1993, Classical music, cellist
23
Death of Elena NicolaiThat year: 1993, Classical music, singer (born in 1905)
24
Death of Bahrija Nuri HadžićThat year: 1993, Classical music, Bosnian soprano (born in 1904)
27
Death of Peeter LiljeThat year: 1993, Classical music, Estonian conductor (born in 1950)
29
Birth of Sebastian UnbescheidThat year: 1993, Classical music, composer
31
Death of Arvids ŽilinskisThat year: 1993, Classical music, Latvian composer, music educator, and pianist (1905-1993) (born in 1905)
Death of Meston ReidThat year: 1993, Classical music, British opera singer and actor (born in 1945)
November
03
Birth of Luka DemarinThat year: 1993, Classical music, composer
09
Death of Stanley MyersThat year: 1993, Classical music, British film composer (born in 1930)
14
Death of Robert BlackThat year: 1993, Classical music, conductor (born in 1950)
16
Death of Lucia PoppThat year: 1993, Classical music, Slovak operatic soprano (born in 1939)
19
Death of Aleksandr Nikolaevitsj ZagrebelniyThat year: 1993, Classical music, singer (born in 1937)
22
Death of Tatiana NikolayevaThat year: 1993, Classical music, Russian Soviet pianist, composer and teacher (born in 1924)
23
Death of Daniel MajeskeThat year: 1993, Classical music, violinist (born in 1932)
26
Death of César Guerra-PeixeThat year: 1993, Classical music, Brazilian musician (born in 1914)
27
Death of Jean-Claude HartemannThat year: 1993, Classical music, French conductor (born in 1929)
28
Death of Camillo TogniThat year: 1993, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1922)
December
05
Death of Hajime HaradaThat year: 1993, Classical music, Japanese composer (1930-1993) (born in 1930)
09
Death of Salvatore AllegraThat year: 1993, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1897)
Death of Vera FirsovaThat year: 1993, Classical music, Russian opera singer (1918-1993) (born in 1918)
Birth of Wietse RobbroeckxThat year: 1993, Classical music, composer
10
Death of Alice TullyThat year: 1993, Classical music, singer (born in 1902)
12
Death of Joan CrossThat year: 1993, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1900)
Death of Mary JarredThat year: 1993, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1899)
13
Death of Gaziza ZhubanovaThat year: 1993, Classical music, Kazakh composer (born in 1927)
15
Death of Pantelejmon Markovič NorcovThat year: 1993, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1900-1993) (born in 1900)
Birth of Matthias TscharnThat year: 1993, Classical music, composer
16
Birth of Lara ÖmeroğluThat year: 1993, Classical music, Turkish classical pianist
Birth of Víctor Alberto Alario Del RíoThat year: 1993, Classical music, composer
17
Birth of Timothy ChooiThat year: 1993, Classical music, Canadian-American Violinist
21
Death of Ivan KozlovskyiThat year: 1993, Classical music, Ukrainian soviet singer (born in 1900)
25
Birth of Alexander KorotkovThat year: 1993, Classical music, composer
29
Death of Nikolas EconomouThat year: 1993, Classical music, Cypriot composer and pianist (born in 1953)
This was also in 1993
Inception: TambucoThat year: 1993, Classical music (Mexico). Inauguration: SommerMusikAkademie Schloss HundisburgThat year: 1993, Classical music (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany). Inception: Jerusalem QuartetThat year: 1993, Classical music. Inception: Deutsches Filmorchester BabelsbergThat year: 1993, Classical music. Death of Jiří František NovákThat year: 1993, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and pianist (born in 1913). Inception: Czech National Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1993, Classical music. Inauguration: Les Nuits pianistiquesThat year: 1993, Classical music (Aix-en-Provence, France). Inception: FranuiThat year: 1993, Classical music (Austria). Inception: Bilkent Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1993, Classical music. Death of Zenon BrzewskiThat year: 1993, Classical music, Polish musician (born in 1923). Inception: Joven Orquesta Nacional de CataluñaThat year: 1993, Classical music (Spain). Birth of Idunnu MünchThat year: 1993, Classical music, German operatic mezzo-soprano . Inauguration: Moritzburg FestivalThat year: 1993, Classical music (Moritzburg, Germany). Death of Chan Pei MuiThat year: 1993, Classical music, Cantonese opera performer (born in 1908). Inauguration: Rencontres d'ensembles de violoncellesThat year: 1993, Classical music (Beauvais, France). Inception: Bampton Classical OperaThat year: 1993, Classical music (United Kingdom). Death of Vyacheslav Semenovych NescheretnyThat year: 1993, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer ( baritone ) (born in 1928). Inception: Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe VerdiThat year: 1993, Classical music. Inception: Orchestra Roma SinfoniettaThat year: 1993, Classical music. Inception: Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic OrchestraThat year: 1993, Classical music (Turkey). Inception: Eggner TrioThat year: 1993, Classical music (Austria). Inauguration: Holder's FestivalThat year: 1993, Classical music (Saint James, Barbados). Dissolution: Lucerne Festival OrchestraThat year: 1993, Classical music. Inception: Tees Valley Youth ChoirThat year: 1993, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Quatuor HabaneraThat year: 1993, Classical music. Death of Tamehiro KumadaThat year: 1993, Classical music, composer (born in 1913). Inception: Connecticut Grand Opera and OrchestraThat year: 1993, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Noboru ItōThat year: 1993, Classical music, Japanese composer (born in 1903). Birth of Bror Magnus TødenesThat year: 1993, Classical music, Norwegian operatic tenor . Birth of Kálmán SzennaiThat year: 1993, Classical music . Birth of Julian HabermannThat year: 1993, Classical music, German tenor . Inauguration: Bellingham Festival of MusicThat year: 1993, Classical music (Bellingham, United States of America). Inception: English Cornett and Sackbut EnsembleThat year: 1993, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: More MaiorumThat year: 1993, Classical music. Death of Dana Ročnik-GregoričThat year: 1993, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1914). Inception: The Australian VoicesThat year: 1993, Classical music (Australia). Inauguration: Festival international de musique de Salon-de-ProvenceThat year: 1993, Classical music (Salon-de-Provence, France). Inception: European Medical Students' Orchestra and ChoirThat year: 1993, Classical music. Inception: New England String EnsembleThat year: 1993, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Opera a la CarteThat year: 1993, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Konstantin KrimmelThat year: 1993, Classical music, person . Inception: Hugo-Wolf-QuartettThat year: 1993, Classical music. Inauguration: Schlossfestspiele SchwerinThat year: 1993, Classical music (Schwerin, Germany). Inception: Capitol Hill ChoraleThat year: 1993, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Soirées lyriques de GigondasThat year: 1993, Classical music (Gigondas, France). Inception: Pride of Baltimore ChorusThat year: 1993, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Daniel EichleitnerThat year: 1993, Classical music, composer . Birth of Piotr NowakThat year: 1993, Classical music, Polish pianist . Inception: Chamartín Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1993, Classical music (Spain). Dissolution: Central Florida Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1993, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Lea DesandreThat year: 1993, Classical music, French-Italian mezzo-soprano . Inception: Choir of Chichester CathedralThat year: 1993, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Winds Across the BayThat year: 1993, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Midwest Young ArtistsThat year: 1993, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Chicago a cappellaThat year: 1993, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Ensamble Nacional del SurThat year: 1993, Classical music (Argentina). Inception: Europa String ChoirThat year: 1993, Classical music. Inception: Orlando Pops OrchestraThat year: 1993, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Wong Hok SingThat year: 1993, Classical music, Chinese opera performer, film director, and actor (born in 1915). Birth of James NewbyThat year: 1993, Classical music, lyrical singer . Inauguration: November MusicThat year: 1993, Classical music (North Brabant, Netherlands). Inception: Choral ArtsThat year: 1993, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Quintessential Vocal EnsembleThat year: 1993, Classical music. Inception: Orlando Philharmonic OrchestraThat year: 1993, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Ğarïfolla QurmanğalïjevThat year: 1993, Classical music, Russian actor, singer and opera singer (1909-1993) (born in 1909). Birth of Fumiaki MiuraThat year: 1993, Classical music, Japanese musician and violinist . Inauguration: Semana Musical Llao LlaoThat year: 1993, Classical music (Bariloche, Argentina). Dissolution: Galimir QuartetThat year: 1993, Classical music. Death of Katya SpiridonovaThat year: 1993, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (born in 1902). Inception: Musica Angelica Baroque OrchestraThat year: 1993, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Jacksonville Symphony Youth OrchestraThat year: 1993, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Camerata RomeuThat year: 1993, Classical music (Cuba). Birth of Bruno PhilippeThat year: 1993, Classical music, performer . Death of Wong Chiu MoThat year: 1993, Classical music, opera singer ( 1912). Inception: Ensemble 21That year: 1993, Classical music. Inception: Michigan State University Children's ChoirThat year: 1993, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Syrian National Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1993, Classical music. Birth of Andrew ForbesThat year: 1993, Classical music, British musician; organist & harpsichordist; Director of Music of Glasgow Cathedral . Inception: Pacific Symphony Youth OrchestraThat year: 1993, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Markus SuihkonenThat year: 1993, Classical music, performing artist, singer .
Works (composition or publishing)
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Iannis Xenakis (age 71) - Mosaïques (Work for orchestra)
- Bakxai Evrupidou (Work for choir)
- Plektó (Work for chamber orchestra)
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Pierre Boulez (age 68) - ...Explosante-fixe... (Work for choir)
- Mémoriale : version orchestre (Work for orchestra with soloist)
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Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 65) - Helikopter-Streichquartett (Mittwoch), Op. 69That year: 1993, Classical music (Electroacoustic music)
- Wednesday, Opp. 65-71 (Opera)
- Points, Op. 1/2 (Work for orchestra)
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Philip Glass (1937-0000) - Symphony No. 1, “Low”That year: 1993, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Orphée (Opera)
- In the Summer House (Theatrical music)
- Woyzeck (Theatrical music)
- 12 Pieces for Ballet (Work for soloist)
- Tesra (Work for soloist)
- In the Summer House (Work for chamber orchestra)
