1998, from day to day
1998. With other artists, Giya Kancheli, Mstislav Rostropovich and Paco de Lucía influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Alfred Schnittke. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Monsters of Grace” 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 1998 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 1998.
The year 1998 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
05
Death of Hugo Avendaño That year: 1998, Classical music, singer (1927-1998) (born in 1927)
06
Death of Georgy Sviridov That year: 1998, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1915)
08
Death of Michael Tippett That year: 1998, Classical music, English composer (1905-1996) (born in 1905)
09
Birth of Ignacio P. Guerra That year: 1998, Classical music, composer
11
Death of Klaus Tennstedt That year: 1998, Classical music, German conductor (1926-1998) (born in 1926)
Death of Miroslav Raichl That year: 1998, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1930)
16
Death of Alexey Sergeev That year: 1998, Classical music, Soviet singer (1919-1998) (born in 1919)
26
Death of Shin'ichi Suzuki That year: 1998, Classical music, Japanese violinist and pioneer of musical pedagogy (1898-1998) (born in 1898)
27
Death of Naan Põld That year: 1998, Classical music, Estonian tenor and teacher (1921-1998) (born in 1921)
30
Death of Richard Cassilly That year: 1998, Classical music, American opera singer (1927-1998) (born in 1927)
Birth of Tan Yan Zhang That year: 1998, Classical music, Singaporean composer
February
01
Death of Ernő Kenéz That year: 1998, Classical music, opera and operetta singer, pharmacist (born in 1922)
02
Birth of Adrián Fuentes Flores That year: 1998, Classical music, composer
Birth of Guy-Baptiste Jaccottet That year: 1998, Classical music, composer
04
Death of Michel Roux That year: 1998, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1924)
08
Death of Gino Penno That year: 1998, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1920)
13
Death of Vyacheslav Hrinchenko That year: 1998, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1938-1998) (born in 1938)
Death of Claude Prey That year: 1998, Classical music, French composer (born in 1925)
16
Death of Peter Schwarz That year: 1998, Classical music, conductor, cellist (born in 1925)
19
Death of Elisabeth Lindermeier That year: 1998, Classical music, German operatic soprano (1923-1998) (born in 1923)
24
Death of Geoffrey Bush That year: 1998, Classical music, British composer, organist and scholar (born in 1920)
Death of Ernst Gutstein That year: 1998, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (1924-1998) (born in 1924)
Death of Paul Makanowitzky That year: 1998, Classical music, American musician (born in 1920)
27
Death of Oleksandr Taranets That year: 1998, Classical music, Ukrainian singer (1924-1998) (born in 1924)
28
Death of Todd Duncan That year: 1998, Classical music, American opera singer (1903-1998) (born in 1903)
March
01
Death of Miltiades Caridis That year: 1998, Classical music, German musician (1923-1998) (born in 1923)
07
Death of Leonie Rysanek That year: 1998, Classical music, Austrian soprano (1926-1998) (born in 1926)
19
Death of Ana Kaskas That year: 1998, Classical music, American opera singer of Lithuanian descent (born in 1907)
24
Death of Albina Bini That year: 1998, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1899)
25
Birth of Riley Lannon That year: 1998, Classical music, composer
29
Death of Nada Tončić That year: 1998, Classical music, singer (born in 1909)
Also in March
Inception: National Youth Wind Ensemble of Great Britain That year: 1998, Classical music (United Kingdom) .
April
11
Death of Ivan Tcherepnin That year: 1998, Classical music, American composer born in France of Russian-Chinese parentage, son of Alexander Tcherepnin (born in 1943)
18
Inauguration: Festspielhaus Baden-Baden That year: 1998, Classical music (Baden-Baden, Germany)
26
Death of Mečislovas Kymantas That year: 1998, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (born in 1920)
28
Birth of Bruno Henrique Peres That year: 1998, Classical music, composer
30
Death of Roman Maciejewski That year: 1998, Classical music, Polish composer (1910-1998) (born in 1910)
May
05
Death of Adam Rieger That year: 1998, Classical music, Polish pianist (1909-1998) (born in 1909)
09
Inauguration: Hakodate Performing Arts Center That year: 1998, Classical music (Hakodate, Japan)
10
Death of Clara Rockmore That year: 1998, Classical music, (1911-1998) Russian-American musician (born in 1911)
Death of Oreste Kirkop That year: 1998, Classical music, Maltese opera singer (born in 1923)
12
Birth of Benjamín Álvarez That year: 1998, Classical music, composer
17
Death of Nina Dorliak That year: 1998, Classical music, Russian singer, opera singer and music educator (born in 1908)
20
Death of Karl Joseph Hering That year: 1998, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1929-1998) (born in 1929)
27
Death of Ghazaros Saryan That year: 1998, Classical music, Soviet armenian composer (1920-1998) (born in 1920)
June
01
Birth of Joshua A. Roberts That year: 1998, Classical music, composer
03
Death of Poul Bundgaard That year: 1998, Classical music, Danish actor and opera singer (born in 1922)
08
Birth of Marco Elia Righi That year: 1998, Classical music, composer
11
Death of Lucia Valentini Terrani That year: 1998, Classical music, Italian lyric singer (1946-1998) (born in 1946)
Birth of Pavel Vondráček That year: 1998, Classical music, composer
12
Birth of Nicholas Kraus Wilbur That year: 1998, Classical music, composer
18
Birth of Patricia Janečková That year: 1998, Classical music, Slovak opera crossover singer (1998-2023) (dead in 2023)
Birth of Eli Zupke That year: 1998, Classical music, composer
21
Death of Marijan Gabrijelčič That year: 1998, Classical music, composer, music teacher, university teacher (born in 1940)
23
Death of Jan Seidel That year: 1998, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1908)
27
Death of Zsolt Bende That year: 1998, Classical music, opera singer, voice teacher (1926-1998) (born in 1926)
Death of Bernard Plantey That year: 1998, Classical music, French opera singer (1925-1998) (born in 1925)
29
Birth of Felix Lechner That year: 1998, Classical music, composer
30
Death of Renato Capecchi That year: 1998, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1923-1998) (born in 1923)
Death of Gastone Limarilli That year: 1998, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1927-1998) (born in 1927)
July
03
Death of George Lloyd That year: 1998, Classical music, British composer (born in 1913)
Birth of Ayden Kael McDonald That year: 1998, Classical music, composer
06
Death of Arta Florescu That year: 1998, Classical music, Romanian operatic soprano and pedagogue (born in 1921)
07
Death of Angelo Michajlov That year: 1998, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1939)
08
Death of Miloslav Kořínek That year: 1998, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1925)
10
Birth of Pietro Cattaneo That year: 1998, Classical music, composer
Death of Willy Ferenz That year: 1998, Classical music, (1923-1998) (born in 1923)
20
Death of Tossy Spivakovsky That year: 1998, Classical music, American musician (born in 1906)
23
Death of Hermann Prey That year: 1998, Classical music, German lyric baritone singer (born in 1929)
Death of André Gertler That year: 1998, Classical music, (1907-1998) classical violinist (born in 1907)
25
Death of Matteo Manuguerra That year: 1998, Classical music, French singer (1924-1998) (born in 1924)
30
Death of Barbara Giuranna That year: 1998, Classical music, Italian pianist and composer (1902-1998) (born in 1899)
Death of Míla Ledererová That year: 1998, Classical music, opera singer, pedagogue (born in 1907)
31
Birth of Ed Peng That year: 1998, Classical music, composer
August
03
Death of Alfred Schnittke That year: 1998, Classical music, German Soviet composer (born in 1934)
10
Death of Mikhail Krasnov That year: 1998, Classical music, Russian musician (born in 1918)
11
Birth of Nadia Azzi That year: 1998, Classical music, American classical pianist of Lebanese-Japanese origin
Death of Caro Lamoureux That year: 1998, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (born in 1904)
12
Death of James O'Neal That year: 1998, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1949)
16
Death of Alain Marion That year: 1998, Classical music, French flutist (1938-1998) (born in 1938)
17
Inauguration: Petronas Philharmonic Hall That year: 1998, Classical music (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
19
Death of Ilva Ligabue That year: 1998, Classical music, singer (born in 1932)
Death of Sylvia Stahlman That year: 1998, Classical music, American soprano (1929–1998) (born in 1929)
Birth of Jared Destro That year: 1998, Classical music, composer
24
Death of Pau Vidal i Guinovart That year: 1998, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (born in 1913)
Death of John Littleton That year: 1998, Classical music, singer, composer, opera singer (born in 1930)
26
Death of Remo Giazotto That year: 1998, Classical music, Italian musicologist, composer and biographer (born in 1910)
Death of Charles Jauquier That year: 1998, Classical music, Swiss singer (1920-1998) (born in 1920)
27
Inauguration: Shanghai Grand Theatre That year: 1998, Classical music (Shanghai, People's Republic of China)
29
Death of Manja Mlejnik That year: 1998, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1915)
September
11
Birth of Joshua Branstetter That year: 1998, Classical music, composer
17
Death of Penka Dilova That year: 1998, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1943)
22
Death of Nikolay Manoylo That year: 1998, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1927-1998) (born in 1927)
28
Death of Antonio Galiè That year: 1998, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1925)
Birth of Michael Van der Zwaluw That year: 1998, Classical music, composer
30
Death of Pavel Štěpán That year: 1998, Classical music, Czech music educator, pianist and university educator (1925-1998) (born in 1925)
Also in September
Inauguration: Benaroya Hall That year: 1998, Classical music (Seattle, United States of America) .
October
06
Death of Alexander Gray That year: 1998, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1929)
07
Death of Gladys Kuchta That year: 1998, Classical music, American opera singer (1915-1998) (born in 1915)
Death of Jozef Malovec That year: 1998, Classical music, Slovakian composer (1933-1998) (born in 1933)
08
Death of Anatol Vieru That year: 1998, Classical music, Romanian composer (1926–1998) (born in 1926)
12
Death of Fernando González Casellas That year: 1998, Classical music, composer (1925-1998) (born in 1925)
14
Death of Petr Belinnik That year: 1998, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1906-1998) (born in 1906)
15
Death of Nurghisa Tilendiev That year: 1998, Classical music, Soviet conductor and composer (1925-1998) (born in 1925)
16
Death of Kirsten Schultz That year: 1998, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1929)
25
Death of Algis Juraitis That year: 1998, Classical music, Soviet conductor (born in 1928)
November
11
Death of Gérard Grisey That year: 1998, Classical music, French composer (born in 1946)
12
Birth of Jan Sára Dybicz That year: 1998, Classical music, composer
13
Death of Xäydär Bigiçef That year: 1998, Classical music, Soviet Tatar singer (born in 1949)
14
Death of Doi Yutaka That year: 1998, Classical music, composer, conductor, pianist (born in 1928)
21
Death of Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz That year: 1998, Classical music, Polish composer, musicologist and music educator (born in 1916)
28
Birth of Mao Fujita That year: 1998, Classical music, Japanese pianist (1998-)
29
Death of Reine Flachot That year: 1998, Classical music, French cellist and music educator (1922-1998) (born in 1922)
Also in November
Death of Eva Maria Goergen That year: 1998, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1929-1998) (born in 1929) .
December
01
Death of Donald Smith That year: 1998, Classical music, Australian tenor (born in 1922)
Death of Raymond Wolansky That year: 1998, Classical music, American opera singer (1926-1998) (born in 1926)
04
Death of Elisabeta Neculce-Carțiș That year: 1998, Classical music, Romanian opera singer (1923-1998) (born in 1923)
07
Death of John Addison That year: 1998, Classical music, British composer (1920–1998) (born in 1920)
Birth of Tony Yike Yang That year: 1998, Classical music, Canadian pianist
14
Death of Leo Nadelmann That year: 1998, Classical music, Swiss pianist and composer (1913-1998) (born in 1913)
Birth of Aliosha Bielenberg That year: 1998, Classical music, composer
15
Birth of Riccardo Quadri That year: 1998, Classical music, composer
18
Death of Johann Cilenšek That year: 1998, Classical music, German composer and music educator (1913-1998) (born in 1913)
22
Birth of Daniel Kharitonov That year: 1998, Classical music, Russian pianist
26
Death of Helge Brilioth That year: 1998, Classical music, Swedish singer and opera singer (born in 1931)
28
Death of Edgar Hovhannisyan That year: 1998, Classical music, Armenian composer (born in 1930)
Death of Märta Byström That year: 1998, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1908)
This was also in 1998
Inception: New Trinity Baroque That year: 1998, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Universitas Cantat That year: 1998, Classical music (Poznań, Poland). Death of Stanisław Wisłocki That year: 1998, Classical music, Polish conductor (born in 1921) . Inception: The Chamber Music Society of Colombo That year: 1998, Classical music (Sri Lanka). Inception: Oxford Philomusica That year: 1998, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Ariel Quartet That year: 1998, Classical music (Israel). Birth of Ángela Pérez Pérez That year: 1998, Classical music, composer . Death of Giuseppe Modesti That year: 1998, Classical music, Italian bass-baritone singer (born in 1915) . Inception: Silk Road Project That year: 1998, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Europäisches Klassikfestival Ruhr That year: 1998, Classical music (Ruhr, Germany). Birth of Robin Pannenberg That year: 1998, Classical music, composer . Inauguration: Carl Orff-Festspiele Andechs That year: 1998, Classical music (Andechs, Germany). Inauguration: Bonner Schumannfest That year: 1998, Classical music (Bonn, Germany). Inception: Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir That year: 1998, Classical music. Inception: Iran's National Orchestra That year: 1998, Classical music. Inception: Oslo Camerata That year: 1998, Classical music (Norway). Inception: The Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1998, Classical music (Singapore). Inception: Calder Quartet That year: 1998, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Désirée Manns That year: 1998, Classical music, composer . Inception: Bursa State Symphony Orchestra That year: 1998, Classical music (Turkey). Birth of Jess Gillam That year: 1998, Classical music, British saxophonist . Inception: Ensemble Baroque de Toulouse That year: 1998, Classical music (France). Inauguration: PICCFEST That year: 1998, Classical music (Eugene, United States of America). Death of Luciano Rosada That year: 1998, Classical music, Italian conductor (born in 1923) . Inception: Wieniawski Kwartet That year: 1998, Classical music. Inception: Polish Chamber Orchestra Camerata-Wroclaw That year: 1998, Classical music. Inception: Colours of Gospel That year: 1998, Classical music. Inception: La Tempesta That year: 1998, Classical music. Dissolution: Eesti Raadio estraadiorkester That year: 1998, Classical music. Death of Baygali Dosimzjanovitsj Dosimzjanov That year: 1998, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1920-1998) (born in 1920) . Death of Anne Wood That year: 1998, Classical music, Wood, Anne (1907–1998), singer and opera administrator (born in 1907) . Inception: New Hampshire Gay Men's Chorus That year: 1998, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Toronto Northern Lights That year: 1998, Classical music (Canada). Inception: ETHEL That year: 1998, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Constantinople That year: 1998, Classical music (Canada). Inception: Czech Ensemble Baroque That year: 1998, Classical music (Czech Republic). Inception: The Brabant Ensemble That year: 1998, Classical music (United Kingdom). Closing: Amicitia Theater That year: 1998, Classical music (Súdwest-Fryslân, Netherlands). Birth of Selina Ott That year: 1998, Classical music, Austrian trumpeter . Inauguration: Zeit für Neue Musik That year: 1998, Classical music (Bayreuth, Germany). Inception: Le Poème Harmonique That year: 1998, Classical music. Inception: Ensemble Ausonia That year: 1998, Classical music (Belgium). Inauguration: Heinrich-Schütz-Musikfest That year: 1998, Classical music (Dresden, Germany). Inauguration: Grange Park Opera That year: 1998, Classical music (West Horsley, United Kingdom). Birth of Adam Kamieniecki That year: 1998, Classical music, opera singer . Inauguration: Bowery Ballroom That year: 1998, Classical music (Manhattan, United States of America). Inception: Tippett Quartet That year: 1998, Classical music. Inception: Doric String Quartet That year: 1998, Classical music. Inception: New York Collegium That year: 1998, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Café Zimmermann That year: 1998, Classical music. Inception: Music of Remembrance That year: 1998, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Rouen Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1998, Classical music (France). Inception: Coro Sinfonico di Milano Giuseppe Verdi That year: 1998, Classical music. Death of Sergei Orekhov That year: 1998, Classical music, Russian musician (born in 1935) . Inception: Cancionero That year: 1998, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inauguration: Les Jardins musicaux That year: 1998, Classical music (Cernier, Switzerland). Inception: Baltimore Philharmonia That year: 1998, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1998, Classical music. Inception: Youthful Spirit That year: 1998, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Grange Park Opera That year: 1998, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inauguration: Éclats de voix That year: 1998, Classical music (France, France). Inception: San Diego Jewish Men's Choir That year: 1998, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Oregon Bach Festival Youth Choral Academy That year: 1998, Classical music. Inception: Fundación Cultural Patagonia String Quartet That year: 1998, Classical music (Argentina). Inception: Nathaniel Dett Chorale That year: 1998, Classical music (Canada). Inception: Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1998, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Pacific Boychoir That year: 1998, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Odhecaton That year: 1998, Classical music. Inception: Early Music Network That year: 1998, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Messiaen au pays de la Meije That year: 1998, Classical music (La Grave, France). Inception: Mpiri That year: 1998, Classical music. Inception: Forma Antiqva That year: 1998, Classical music (Spain). Inception: North American Choral Company That year: 1998, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Beijing Music Festival That year: 1998, Classical music (Beijing, People's Republic of China). Inception: Brothers in Harmony That year: 1998, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Silent Orchestra That year: 1998, Classical music (United States of America).
Works (composition or publishing)
- Pierre Boulez (age 73)
- Sur Incises (Work for orchestra)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 70)
- Wednesday, Opp. 65-71 (Opera)
- Philip Glass (1937-0000)
- Monsters of Grace (Opera), published in 1997
- White Raven (Opera)
- The Joyful Moment (Work for soloist)
- Dracula (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Psalm CXXVI (126) (Work for choir)
- The Truman Show (Film score)
- Dracula (Film score)