1996, from day to day
1996. With other artists, James Horner, Mstislav Rostropovich and Mikis Theodorakis influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Tōru Takemitsu. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Symphony No. 4, “Heroes”” 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 1996 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 210 of these moments for 1996.
The year 1996 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
04
Death of Ramón Vinay That year: 1996, Classical music, Chilean opera singer (1911-1996) (born in 1911)
05
Death of Richard Versalle That year: 1996, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1933)
08
Death of Zakir Baghirov That year: 1996, Classical music, Soviet composer and music educator (1916-1996) (born in 1916)
09
Death of Else Liebesberg That year: 1996, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (born in 1918)
11
Death of Andrew McKinley That year: 1996, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1903)
12
Death of Eduard Haken That year: 1996, Classical music, Czech actor, doctor and opera singer (born in 1910)
Death of Georg Littasy That year: 1996, Classical music, opera singer (bass) (born in 1912)
17
Birth of Klaus Mäkelä That year: 1996, Classical music, Finnish conductor and violoncellist
26
Death of Maria Fotino That year: 1996, Classical music, Romanian pianist (born in 1913)
27
Birth of Denis G. Labrecque That year: 1996, Classical music, composer
29
Inauguration: The Funen Opera That year: 1996, Classical music (Odense Municipality, Denmark)
31
Death of Leonard Treash That year: 1996, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1909)
February
05
Death of Gianandrea Gavazzeni That year: 1996, Classical music, Italian conductor (born in 1909)
07
Death of Boris Tchaikovsky That year: 1996, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1925)
12
Death of Désirée Louise Anna Ernestine von Halban That year: 1996, Classical music, opera singer; wife of Jacques Goudstikker (born in 1912)
Death of Lissie von Rosen That year: 1996, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1924)
17
Death of Alberto Bruni Tedeschi That year: 1996, Classical music, italian composer (1915-1996) (born in 1915)
19
Death of Dorothy Maynor That year: 1996, Classical music, American singer (born in 1910)
20
Death of Tōru Takemitsu That year: 1996, Classical music, Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory (born in 1930)
Death of Khabir Galimov That year: 1996, Classical music, Soviet Russian singer (born in 1905)
21
Death of Morton Gould That year: 1996, Classical music, American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist (born in 1913)
23
Death of Liubov Popova That year: 1996, Classical music, Soviet singer (mezzo-soprano) (born in 1925)
26
Death of Mieczysław Weinberg That year: 1996, Classical music, Polish Soviet composer (born in 1919)
Death of Kiyoko Tanaka That year: 1996, Classical music, Japanese pianist (1932-1996) (born in 1932)
March
01
Death of Masao Araya That year: 1996, Classical music, conductor (born in 1914)
07
Birth of Luis Topete Galván That year: 1996, Classical music, composer
08
Birth of Jack Glendon Sumrall III That year: 1996, Classical music, composer
09
Death of Vytautas Blažys That year: 1996, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (1927-1996) (born in 1927)
12
Birth of Aristo Sham That year: 1996, Classical music, pianist
15
Death of Olga Rudge That year: 1996, Classical music, American musician (1895–1996) (born in 1895)
17
Death of Elsa Respighi That year: 1996, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1894)
22
Death of Václav Nelhýbel That year: 1996, Classical music, Czech composer (1919-1996) (born in 1919)
24
Death of Tadeusz Wojciech Maklakiewicz That year: 1996, Classical music, classical composer (born in 1922)
31
Death of Robert Marcellus That year: 1996, Classical music, clarinetist (1928-1996) (born in 1928)
April
08
Death of Donald Adams That year: 1996, Classical music, Opera singer, actor (1928-1996) (born in 1928)
09
Death of Luis Sandi That year: 1996, Classical music, Mexican composer (born in 1905)
11
Death of Antonia Rosado Casas That year: 1996, Classical music, es muy buena (born in 1923)
16
Birth of Valentin Tournet That year: 1996, Classical music, French gambist and conductor
20
Birth of Veriko Tchumburidze That year: 1996, Classical music, Georgian / Turkish violinist
24
Death of Rafael Orozco That year: 1996, Classical music, Spanish musician (1946-1996) (born in 1946)
Also in April
Death of Angélica Morales von Sauer That year: 1996, Classical music, composer (born in 1911) .
May
05
Death of Salli Terri That year: 1996, Classical music, North American singer and arranger (born in 1922)
11
Death of Bruce Boyce That year: 1996, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (1910-1996) (born in 1910)
18
Death of Mary Alice Therp That year: 1996, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1896)
24
Death of Jacob Druckman That year: 1996, Classical music, American composer (1928-1996) (born in 1928)
Death of Jarmila Vašicová That year: 1996, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1935)
26
Death of Yuriy Rom That year: 1996, Classical music, Soviet flautist and pedagogue (1940-1996) (born in 1940)
30
Death of Alo Mattiisen That year: 1996, Classical music, Estonian composer (born in 1961)
31
Death of Ton de Leeuw That year: 1996, Classical music, Dutch composer (born in 1926)
June
02
Death of Pilar Lorengar That year: 1996, Classical music, Spanish operatic soprano (born in 1928)
03
Death of Ferdinand Leitner That year: 1996, Classical music, German composer and conductor (1912-1996) (born in 1912)
07
Death of Ulrich Koch That year: 1996, Classical music, German musician (1921-1996) (born in 1921)
10
Birth of Ilja Aksionovas That year: 1996, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer
18
Death of Miriam Gideon That year: 1996, Classical music, American composer (born in 1906)
Death of Tadeusz Dobrzański That year: 1996, Classical music, conductor, composer (born in 1916)
Death of Piero Sardelli That year: 1996, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1913)
July
04
Death of Siĭka Petrova That year: 1996, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1914)
06
Birth of Kyler LaViollette That year: 1996, Classical music, composer
12
Death of Gottfried von Einem That year: 1996, Classical music, Austrian composer (1916-1996) (born in 1918)
Death of Kazuko Yasukawa That year: 1996, Classical music, Japanese pianist (born in 1922)
Birth of Thomas Little That year: 1996, Classical music, composer
Birth of Shombit Kumar Podder That year: 1996, Classical music, composer
18
Death of John Frandsen That year: 1996, Classical music, Danish conductor (born in 1918)
Death of Veera Nelus That year: 1996, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (born in 1916)
20
Birth of Martin James Bartlett That year: 1996, Classical music, British musician
25
Death of Mikael Tariverdiev That year: 1996, Classical music, Soviet composer (born in 1931)
28
Death of Michel Philippot That year: 1996, Classical music, French composer (*1925 - †1996) (born in 1925)
August
01
Death of John Lanigan That year: 1996, Classical music, Australian operatic tenor, born 7 January 1921 in Seddon, Australia and died 1 August 1996 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (born in 1921)
Death of Alois Veselý That year: 1996, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer, clarinettist and choirmaster (born in 1928)
10
Death of Reinhold Bartel That year: 1996, Classical music, German opera singer and singer (1926-1996) (born in 1926)
11
Death of Rafael Kubelík That year: 1996, Classical music, Czech conductor, violinist and composer (born in 1914)
12
Death of Karl Terkal That year: 1996, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1919)
13
Death of David Tudor That year: 1996, Classical music, American pianist and composer (born in 1926)
Death of Louise Talma That year: 1996, Classical music, American composer (1906-1996) (born in 1906)
14
Death of Sergiu Celibidache That year: 1996, Classical music, Romanian conductor (1912–1996) (born in 1912)
18
Death of Красуля Георгій Андрійович That year: 1996, Classical music, Ukrainian male singer (born in 1929)
20
Death of Dora Massini That year: 1996, Classical music, Ukrainian soprano (born in 1907)
22
Death of Mareo Ishiketa That year: 1996, Classical music, composer (born in 1916)
23
Death of Jurriaan Andriessen That year: 1996, Classical music, Dutch composer (born in 1925)
25
Death of Sylvia Fisher That year: 1996, Classical music, Australian operatic soprano (1910-1996) (born in 1910)
September
01
Death of Ljuba Welitsch That year: 1996, Classical music, Bulgarian singer (1913-1996) (born in 1913)
Death of Vagn Holmboe That year: 1996, Classical music, Danish composer (1909-1996) (born in 1909)
Death of László Domahidy, Sr. That year: 1996, Classical music, (1920-1996) opera singer (born in 1920)
02
Death of Otto Luening That year: 1996, Classical music, American composer (born in 1900)
03
Death of Veniamin Basner That year: 1996, Classical music, Soviet and Russian composer (born in 1925)
12
Death of Eleazar de Carvalho That year: 1996, Classical music, Brazilian conductor, composer and music educator (1912-1996) (born in 1912)
Premiere of Friday, Opp. 62-64 That year: 1996, Classical music (Opera), Karlheinz Stockhausen
20
Birth of Josiah Hohulin That year: 1996, Classical music, composer
23
Death of František Rauch That year: 1996, Classical music, Czech music educator and pianist (born in 1910)
Death of Denis Dowling That year: 1996, Classical music, New Zealand-born operatic baritone (1910-1996) (born in 1910)
28
Birth of Arthur Jussen That year: 1996, Classical music, Dutch pianist (classical)
Also in September
Death of Niccolò Castiglioni That year: 1996, Classical music, Italian musician (1932-1996) (born in 1932) .
October
01
Death of Uno Kreen That year: 1996, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (born in 1928)
02
Death of Joonas Kokkonen That year: 1996, Classical music, Finnish composer (1921–1996) (born in 1921)
04
Birth of Fabio Valente That year: 1996, Classical music, composer
05
Death of Arnold van Mill That year: 1996, Classical music, Dutch opera singer (born in 1921)
Death of Minoru Yamamoto That year: 1996, Classical music, Japanese composer (born in 1913)
Death of Antonina Kawecka That year: 1996, Classical music, Antonina Kawecka (born in 1923)
06
Death of Zbyněk Přecechtěl That year: 1996, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1916)
Death of Juozė Augaitytė That year: 1996, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (born in 1906)
09
Birth of Joshua M. Abramson That year: 1996, Classical music, composer
17
Death of Berthold Goldschmidt That year: 1996, Classical music, German composer (1903-1996) (born in 1903)
28
Birth of Daniel Chiva Sanz That year: 1996, Classical music, composer
29
Death of Eugen Kapp That year: 1996, Classical music, Estonian composer (1908-1996) (born in 1908)
Death of Radik Arslanovitsj Gareev That year: 1996, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer (born in 1956)
November
05
Death of Arne Hendriksen That year: 1996, Classical music, Norwegian-Swedish singer (born in 1911)
Death of Michael Böhm That year: 1996, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1955)
12
Death of Gwen Catley That year: 1996, Classical music, English coloratura soprano (born in 1906)
Death of Igor Michaylovitsj Asseev That year: 1996, Classical music, Soviet composer (1921-1996) (born in 1921)
17
Death of Kurt von Ruffin That year: 1996, Classical music, German actor (born in 1901)
18
Death of Yoritoyo Inoue That year: 1996, Classical music, Japanese cellist and music educator (1912-1996) (born in 1912)
19
Birth of Adrian D. Holmes That year: 1996, Classical music, American composer, musician
23
Birth of Isaac Jákobsson-Bazille That year: 1996, Classical music, composer
24
Death of Edison Denisov That year: 1996, Classical music, Russian Soviet composer (born in 1929)
Death of Štěpánka Jelínková That year: 1996, Classical music, Czech singer and opera singer (born in 1911)
26
Death of Philippe Hirschhorn That year: 1996, Classical music, Latvian violinist (1946-1996) (born in 1946)
Death of Joan Hammond That year: 1996, Classical music, Australian operatic soprano and golfer (1912-1996) (born in 1912)
28
Death of Charles Bressler That year: 1996, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1926)
Death of Anna Pollak That year: 1996, Classical music, British opera singer (1912-1996) (born in 1912)
Birth of Peter Moore That year: 1996, Classical music, Irish musician, born 1996
December
02
Death of Jules Bastin That year: 1996, Classical music, Belgian singer (born in 1933)
Birth of I Eon Byun That year: 1996, Classical music, composer
05
Birth of Adam Mikołaj Goździewski That year: 1996, Classical music, pianist
06
Death of Kurt Westi That year: 1996, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1939)
07
Death of Muslim Abdullin That year: 1996, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1916-1996) (born in 1916)
13
Death of Lorenzo Alvary That year: 1996, Classical music, Hungarian musician, singer and opera singer (1907-1996) (born in 1907)
18
Death of Constantin Dumitru That year: 1996, Classical music, Romanian opera singer (born in 1935)
24
Death of Tamara Alioșina-Alexandrova That year: 1996, Classical music, Soviet singer, opera singer and music educator (1928-1996) (born in 1928)
25
Death of August Wenzinger That year: 1996, Classical music, Swiss viola da gamba performer and conductor (born in 1905)
29
Death of Gino Sinimberghi That year: 1996, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1913)
This was also in 1996
Inception: Pro Cantione Antiqua That year: 1996, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Corigliano Quartet That year: 1996, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Emily Pogorelc That year: 1996, Classical music, American operatic soprano . Death of Tania León That year: 1996, Classical music, Cuban composer and conductor (born in 1943) . Inauguration: Toulouse les Orgues That year: 1996, Classical music (Toulouse, France). Inauguration: PromFest That year: 1996, Classical music (Pärnu, Estonia). Inception: Novosibirsk Youth Symphony Orchestra That year: 1996, Classical music. Inception: Joyous Celebration That year: 1996, Classical music (South Africa). Inception: Casalquartett That year: 1996, Classical music (Switzerland). Death of Elisaveta Yovevich That year: 1996, Classical music, Bulgarian opera vocalist (born in 1901) . Inception: Opera in the Heights That year: 1996, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Ensemble Syntagma That year: 1996, Classical music (France). Inception: Moroccan Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1996, Classical music (Morocco). Inception: FLUX Quartet That year: 1996, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Les Muffatti That year: 1996, Classical music. Inception: Irish Baroque Orchestra That year: 1996, Classical music. Inception: Rose Ensemble That year: 1996, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Elena Dan That year: 1996, Classical music, Romanian opera singer (born in 1967) . Dissolution: Frankfurter Kantorei That year: 1996, Classical music (Germany). Inception: Motion Trio That year: 1996, Classical music (Poland). Inauguration: Festival Amazonas de Ópera That year: 1996, Classical music (Manaus, Brazil). Inception: West of Scotland Schools Symphony Orchestra That year: 1996, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Singapore Chinese Orchestra That year: 1996, Classical music (Singapore). Inauguration: Brutal Assault That year: 1996, Classical music (Jaroměř, Czech Republic). Inception: Richmond Boys Choir That year: 1996, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Orchestra da camera italiana That year: 1996, Classical music (Italy). Inception: Suspicious Cheese Lords That year: 1996, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Ensemble Antiphona That year: 1996, Classical music. Birth of Anna El-Khashem That year: 1996, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: Ensemble 96 That year: 1996, Classical music. Inauguration: Musicalta That year: 1996, Classical music (Lapoutroie, France). Inception: National Youth Choir of Scotland That year: 1996, Classical music. Inception: Metro Voices That year: 1996, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: The Regent String Quartet That year: 1996, Classical music. Inception: Dublin Choral Foundation That year: 1996, Classical music (Republic of Ireland). Death of Hubert Klyne Headley That year: 1996, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1906) . Inception: Académie du Palais royal That year: 1996, Classical music (France). Inauguration: Prague International Organ Festival That year: 1996, Classical music (Prague, Czech Republic). Birth of Sonoko Miriam Welde That year: 1996, Classical music, Norwegian violinist . Closing: Kunst- und Kongresshaus That year: 1996, Classical music (Lucerne, Switzerland). Closing: Sinziger Orgelwoche That year: 1996, Classical music (Sinzig, Germany). Inception: Boston Modern Orchestra Project That year: 1996, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Scala & Kolacny Brothers That year: 1996, Classical music (Belgium). Inception: Musica Ficta That year: 1996, Classical music (Denmark). Inception: London Oratory School Schola That year: 1996, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1996, Classical music. Death of Filomela Piteiu_Georgescu That year: 1996, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1902) . Inauguration: Opera Theatre of Lucca That year: 1996, Classical music (Lucca, Italy). Inception: Eighth Blackbird That year: 1996, Classical music. Inauguration: MATA Festival That year: 1996, Classical music (New York City, United States of America). Inception: Opera Tampa That year: 1996, Classical music (United States of America). Dissolution: Central Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1996, Classical music. Inception: The Choral Project That year: 1996, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of D.J. Marcolesco That year: 1996, Classical music, composer . Inauguration: International Festival of Lyric Singing That year: 1996, Classical music (Trujillo, Peru). Inception: Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt That year: 1996, Classical music (Germany). Inception: Ensemble Masques That year: 1996, Classical music. Inception: Europa Philharmonie That year: 1996, Classical music. Inauguration: Hot Springs Music Festival That year: 1996, Classical music (Hot Springs, United States of America). Inception: Kölner Akademie That year: 1996, Classical music. Inception: Vox Clamantis That year: 1996, Classical music (Estonia). Inception: Dublin Gospel Choir That year: 1996, Classical music. Dissolution: 29th Street Saxophone Quartet That year: 1996, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: La Venexiana That year: 1996, Classical music (Italy). Inception: Wratislavia That year: 1996, Classical music. Inception: World Voices That year: 1996, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Peter Le Tissier That year: 1996, Classical music, composer .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Iannis Xenakis (age 74)
- Hunem-Iduhey (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Ittidra (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Roscobeck (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Zythos (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Philip Glass (1937-0000)
- Symphony No. 4, “Heroes” That year: 1996, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Les Enfants Terribles (Opera)
- Six Scenes from Les Enfants Terribles (Work for chamber orchestra)
- The Secret Agent (Film score)