The year 2004 in classical music and in lyrical art
2004. With other artists, Claudio Abbado, Ennio Morricone and James Horner influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Jerry Goldsmith. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Piano Concerto No. 2, “After Lewis and Clark”” 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 2004 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 2004.
2004, from day to day
January
02
Death of Etta Moten BarnettThat year: 2004, Classical music, American singer, actress, activist (1901-2004) (born in 1901)
Death of Francis BayerThat year: 2004, Classical music, French composer and musicologist (born in 1938)
04
Death of Norman PlattThat year: 2004, Classical music, British conductor (1920-2004) (born in 1920)
08
Death of Ivo JirásekThat year: 2004, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator and composer (born in 1920)
11
Death of Sylvie Pécot-DouatteThat year: 2004, Classical music, performer (born in 1957)
Death of Johannes LükkiThat year: 2004, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (born in 1913)
14
Death of Joaquín Nin-CulmellThat year: 2004, Classical music, American composer and pianist of Cuban descent (born in 1908)
Birth of Paul JiThat year: 2004, Classical music, American-Chinese pianist
18
Death of Gérard JarryThat year: 2004, Classical music, violinist (born in 1936)
Death of David HiteThat year: 2004, Classical music, clarinetist (born in 1923)
Death of Giuse GerbinoThat year: 2004, Classical music, Italian operatic mezzo-soprano (1925-2004) (born in 1925)
20
Death of François-Louis DeschampsThat year: 2004, Classical music, Belgian singer (1919-2004) (born in 1919)
27
Inauguration: Azerbaijan State Philharmonic HallThat year: 2004, Classical music (Baku, Azerbaijan)
28
Death of Esther RéthyThat year: 2004, Classical music, singer (born in 1912)
29
Death of Serafim TulikovThat year: 2004, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1914)
February
01
Death of Juan Carlos GebelinThat year: 2004, Classical music, Lyric singer (born in 1937)
02
Death of William McAlpineThat year: 2004, Classical music, British tenor (born in 1922)
05
Death of Birutė AlmonaitytėThat year: 2004, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (born in 1934)
08
Death of Gérard SerkoyanThat year: 2004, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1922)
20
Death of Ørnulf GulbransenThat year: 2004, Classical music, Norwegian musician (born in 1916)
22
Birth of Shannon Rioux-SmithThat year: 2004, Classical music, composer
24
Death of Virtú MaragnoThat year: 2004, Classical music, Argentinian composer (born in 1928)
29
Death of Witold RudzińskiThat year: 2004, Classical music, Polish conductor and composer (born in 1913)
March
01
Death of Massimo de BernartThat year: 2004, Classical music, Italian conductor (born in 1950)
11
Death of Jiří BerdychThat year: 2004, Classical music, Czechoslovak opera singer (born in 1931)
15
Death of Eva LikovaThat year: 2004, Classical music, singer (born in 1919)
16
Death of Vilém TauskýThat year: 2004, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator and composer (born in 1910)
18
Death of Erna SpoorenbergThat year: 2004, Classical music, Dutch singer and opera singer (born in 1926)
19
Death of Alice SamterThat year: 2004, Classical music, German composer (born in 1908)
20
Death of Bernhard ChristensenThat year: 2004, Classical music, Danish musician (born in 1906)
26
Death of Vladimir IvanovskyThat year: 2004, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (1912-2004) (born in 1912)
27
Birth of Amira WillighagenThat year: 2004, Classical music, Dutch-South African singer
Death of H. Christopher Longuet-HigginsThat year: 2004, Classical music, British chemist and psychologist (born in 1923)
Death of Alė KalvaitytėThat year: 2004, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (born in 1908)
28
Death of Maliq HerriThat year: 2004, Classical music, opera singer, singer (born in 1923)
Death of Howard MawsonThat year: 2004, Classical music, Canadian singer and opera singer (born in 1920)
Also in March
Death of Janina GarściaThat year: 2004, Classical music, Polish composer (born in 1920) .
April
01
Death of Annette DanielsThat year: 2004, Classical music, singer (born in 1961)
02
Birth of Hayden RobertsThat year: 2004, Classical music, composer
04
Death of Nikita BogoslovskyThat year: 2004, Classical music, Soviet and Russian composer, conductor, pianist, writer (born in 1913)
06
Death of Ruth Stuber JeanneThat year: 2004, Classical music, Classical Percussionist (born in 1910)
08
Death of Peter ElvinsThat year: 2004, Classical music, opera singer, singer (born in 1934)
10
Death of Marita NapierThat year: 2004, Classical music, South African singer (born in 1939)
11
Death of Paul HamburgerThat year: 2004, Classical music, British musician (born in 1920)
16
Death of Vlada MikštaitėThat year: 2004, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1924)
21
Death of Tui St. George TuckerThat year: 2004, Classical music, American composer (born in 1924)
25
Death of Margot GuilleaumeThat year: 2004, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1910)
Death of Gisela Scherzer-ReningThat year: 2004, Classical music, German actress (born in 1925)
29
Death of Emil KleinThat year: 2004, Classical music, Romanian conductor (born in 1955)
30
Death of Boris PiergamienszczikowThat year: 2004, Classical music, Russian composer and musician (born in 1948)
May
02
Death of Aldo BertocciThat year: 2004, Classical music, Italian singer (born in 1915)
05
Death of František SlámaThat year: 2004, Classical music, Czech music educator, educator and violoncellist (born in 1923)
Death of Maurice AllardThat year: 2004, Classical music, French musician (born in 1923)
15
Death of Marius ConstantThat year: 2004, Classical music, French composer (1925-2004) (born in 1925)
16
Death of Riccardo BrengolaThat year: 2004, Classical music, Italian violinist and music teacher (born in 1917)
17
Death of Susana Baron SupervielleThat year: 2004, Classical music, Argentinian composer (born in 1910)
23
Death of Adele LeighThat year: 2004, Classical music, British operatic soprano (born in 1928)
25
Death of Ludmilla IssakovaThat year: 2004, Classical music, music pedagogue, opera singer (born in 1924)
27
Death of Denis ApIvorThat year: 2004, Classical music, British composer (born in 1916)
31
Death of Pierre DuvalThat year: 2004, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (born in 1932)
June
02
Death of Nicolai GhiaurovThat year: 2004, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1929)
04
Death of Vladislav UspenskyThat year: 2004, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1937)
05
Death of Iona BrownThat year: 2004, Classical music, British violinist and conductor (born in 1941)
13
Death of Mary LeSawyerThat year: 2004, Classical music, singer (born in 1917)
19
Death of Peter GuthThat year: 2004, Classical music, concertmaster (born in 1953)
23
Birth of Alexandra TrusovaThat year: 2004, Classical music, Russian figure skater
24
Death of Trudeliese SchmidtThat year: 2004, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1941)
25
Death of Tigran LevonyanThat year: 2004, Classical music, actor, director, opera singer (born in 1936)
27
Death of Fausto RomitelliThat year: 2004, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1963)
Also in June
Inception: The Heritage OrchestraThat year: 2004, Classical music (United Kingdom) .
July
01
Death of Todor SkalovskiThat year: 2004, Classical music, Macedonian composer, choir and orchestra conductor (born in 1909)
03
Death of Kemble StoutThat year: 2004, Classical music, composer (born in 1916)
04
Death of Jean-Marie AubersonThat year: 2004, Classical music, Swiss musician (born in 1920)
Death of Jean-Louis FlorentzThat year: 2004, Classical music, French organist and composer (born in 1947)
05
Death of Tapani ValtasaariThat year: 2004, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1941)
06
Death of Pavel LisitsianThat year: 2004, Classical music, Russian singer (born in 1911)
Death of Arkadij SawczenkoThat year: 2004, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1936-2004) (born in 1936)
13
Death of Carlos KleiberThat year: 2004, Classical music, German-born Austrian conductor (born in 1930)
14
Death of Bianca BeriniThat year: 2004, Classical music, Italian mezzo-soprano (born in 1928)
Death of Gábor AndrássyThat year: 2004, Classical music, Romanian opera singer (born in 1943)
15
Death of Yoko WatanabeThat year: 2004, Classical music, singer (born in 1953)
18
Death of Ksenija VidaliThat year: 2004, Classical music, music pedagogue, musician, opera singer (born in 1913)
21
Death of Jerry GoldsmithThat year: 2004, Classical music, American composer and conductor, most known for his works in film and television scoring (1924-2004) (born in 1929)
23
Death of Carlos ParedesThat year: 2004, Classical music, Portuguese musician (born in 1925)
Death of Ferry GruberThat year: 2004, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1926)
24
Death of Claude BallifThat year: 2004, Classical music, French composer (born in 1924)
26
Death of Gloria AgostiniThat year: 2004, Classical music, Canadian harpist and teacher (born in 1923)
30
Death of Jan HanušThat year: 2004, Classical music, Czech composer (1915-2004) (born in 1915)
August
09
Death of Bogusław MadeyThat year: 2004, Classical music, conductor (born in 1932)
10
Death of Václav LídlThat year: 2004, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1922)
11
Death of Mária Kišonová-HubováThat year: 2004, Classical music, Czechoslovak opera singer and music educator (born in 1915)
Death of Vladilen Grigorevitsj GritsjukThat year: 2004, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1933)
13
Death of Stefan DimitrovThat year: 2004, Classical music, Bulgarian singer (born in 1939)
Death of Sei IkenoThat year: 2004, Classical music, Japanese composer (1931-2004) (born in 1931)
15
Death of Semiha BerksoyThat year: 2004, Classical music, Turkish opera singer (born in 1910)
17
Death of Gérard SouzayThat year: 2004, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1918)
18
Death of Elmer BernsteinThat year: 2004, Classical music, American composer and conductor (1922-2004) (born in 1922)
29
Death of Hans VonkThat year: 2004, Classical music, Dutch conductor (born in 1942)
September
01
Death of DelkashThat year: 2004, Classical music, Iranian musician (born in 1924)
02
Death of Kieth EngenThat year: 2004, Classical music, singer (born in 1925)
03
Death of André DumortierThat year: 2004, Classical music, Belgian musician (born in 1910)
04
Death of William ZakariasenThat year: 2004, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1930)
05
Death of Vaska BidzhovaThat year: 2004, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1924)
15
Death of Gunilla SöderströmThat year: 2004, Classical music, Swedish actress (born in 1943)
19
Death of Kenneth SandfordThat year: 2004, Classical music, British actor and opera singer (born in 1924)
27
Death of Fred NachbaurThat year: 2004, Classical music, composer (born in 1951)
28
Death of István RuhaThat year: 2004, Classical music, concertmaster (born in 1931)
29
Death of Heinz WallbergThat year: 2004, Classical music, German conductor (born in 1923)
October
05
Death of Magafur KhismatullinThat year: 2004, Classical music, Soviet Bashkir singer (born in 1915)
14
Death of Rohan Joseph de SaramThat year: 2004, Classical music, Sri Lankan musician (born in 1953)
16
Death of Jon Bratt OtnesThat year: 2004, Classical music, Norwegian diplomat and opera singer (born in 1919)
17
Death of Rudolf AlariThat year: 2004, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (born in 1911)
19
Death of Urszula MitregaThat year: 2004, Classical music, Polish opera singer (born in 1948)
20
Death of William BrownThat year: 2004, Classical music, African-American operatic tenor (born in 1938)
23
Death of Robert MerrillThat year: 2004, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1917)
26
Death of Ricardo OdnoposoffThat year: 2004, Classical music, Argentine-born violinist (born in 1914)
27
Death of Claude HelfferThat year: 2004, Classical music, French musician (born in 1922)
28
Death of Gertrud Burgsthaler-SchusterThat year: 2004, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1916)
29
Death of Pierre ThibaudThat year: 2004, Classical music, French trumpeter and music educator (born in 1929)
31
Death of Egon SchulzThat year: 2004, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1934)
November
08
Death of Bruno BettinelliThat year: 2004, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1913)
09
Death of Ravil MartynovThat year: 2004, Classical music, Russian conductor (1946-2004) (born in 1946)
16
Death of Massimo FrecciaThat year: 2004, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1906)
21
Death of Zina KreljaThat year: 2004, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1925)
26
Death of Phyllis MailingThat year: 2004, Classical music, Canadian mezzo-soprano (born in 1929)
28
Birth of Andrew FarnThat year: 2004, Classical music, composer
Also in November
Inauguration: Bizkaia ArenaThat year: 2004, Classical music (Barakaldo, Spain) .
December
02
Death of Vladimir FilippovThat year: 2004, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (born in 1920)
03
Death of Marek StachowskiThat year: 2004, Classical music, Polish composer (born in 1936)
Death of Aleksandrs DaškovsThat year: 2004, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (1914-2004) (born in 1914)
04
Death of Elena SouliotisThat year: 2004, Classical music, Greek operatic soprano singer (born in 1943)
05
Death of Giuseppe CamporaThat year: 2004, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1923)
12
Death of Sheila Jones HarmsThat year: 2004, Classical music, singer (born in 1931)
15
Death of Sidonie GoossensThat year: 2004, Classical music, British musician (born in 1899)
Death of Nüzhet ÖykenThat year: 2004, Classical music, Turkish opera singer (born in 1946)
17
Inauguration: Sage GatesheadThat year: 2004, Classical music (Gateshead, United Kingdom)
19
Death of Renata TebaldiThat year: 2004, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1922)
28
Death of Noni ŽunecThat year: 2004, Classical music, concert singer, opera singer (born in 1921)
This was also in 2004
Inauguration: East Neuk FestivalThat year: 2004, Classical music (East Neuk, United Kingdom). Inception: MusicAeternaThat year: 2004, Classical music. Inception: Soul SoundsThat year: 2004, Classical music. Inception: Opera Company of MiddleburyThat year: 2004, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Van Baerle TrioThat year: 2004, Classical music. Inception: Vox LuminisThat year: 2004, Classical music (Belgium). Inception: Second Movement OperaThat year: 2004, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Opera GoldThat year: 2004, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Lake Murray Symphony OrchestraThat year: 2004, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Orchestra Mozart AcademyThat year: 2004, Classical music. Inauguration: Festliche Tage Neuer MusikThat year: 2004, Classical music (Brunswick, Germany). Inception: L'Armonia SonoraThat year: 2004, Classical music. Death of Viktor GalkinThat year: 2004, Classical music, Russian hornist (born in 1947). Death of Alfred OrdaThat year: 2004, Classical music, Polish singer (born in 1915). Inception: Ensemble CinquecentoThat year: 2004, Classical music (Austria). Inception: Skipton Building Society CamerataThat year: 2004, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: CBSO Youth OrchestraThat year: 2004, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Swansea City OperaThat year: 2004, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inauguration: Musique de chambre à GivernyThat year: 2004, Classical music (Giverny, France). Inauguration: ARTSaha!That year: 2004, Classical music (Omaha, United States of America). Inception: Artists' Vocal EnsembleThat year: 2004, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Ibrahim TukiqiThat year: 2004, Classical music, Albanian singer (born in 1926). Inception: Kenyan Boys ChoirThat year: 2004, Classical music. Inception: Eden SinfoniaThat year: 2004, Classical music (United Kingdom). Death of Jovan ŠajnovićThat year: 2004, Classical music, Serbian conductor (born in 1924). Inception: La RêveuseThat year: 2004, Classical music (France). Death of Anneli Aarika-SzrokThat year: 2004, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (born in 1924). Inception: Taplow ChoirsThat year: 2004, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Vienna Girls' ChoirThat year: 2004, Classical music (Austria). Inception: Discovery Gospel ChoirThat year: 2004, Classical music. Inception: Chelsea OperaThat year: 2004, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Bray Youth ChoirThat year: 2004, Classical music. Inception: Les DissonancesThat year: 2004, Classical music (France). Death of Hans Herbert FiedlerThat year: 2004, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1907). Inception: Trio TalwegThat year: 2004, Classical music. Inception: Northern SpiritThat year: 2004, Classical music. Inception: CityMusic ClevelandThat year: 2004, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Michel DebostThat year: 2004, Classical music, French musician (born in 1934). Inception: Wollongong Symphony OrchestraThat year: 2004, Classical music (Australia). Inauguration: Musique des LumièresThat year: 2004, Classical music (Sorèze, France). Inauguration: Nox IlluminataThat year: 2004, Classical music (Basel, Switzerland). Inauguration: Great Mountains Music Festival & SchoolThat year: 2004, Classical music (Pyeongchang County, South Korea). Inception: The 5 BrownsThat year: 2004, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic HallThat year: 2004, Classical music (Katedralna, Poland). Inauguration: The Princeton FestivalThat year: 2004, Classical music (Princeton Meadows, United States of America). Inception: Trilogy: An Opera CompanyThat year: 2004, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Ezra AndersonThat year: 2004, Classical music, composer . Inauguration: Lavaux ClassicThat year: 2004, Classical music (Cully, Switzerland). Inception: Barocco sempre giovaneThat year: 2004, Classical music. Inception: Bulgarian Children's Chorus and School Gergana, New YorkThat year: 2004, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Accessible Contemporary MusicThat year: 2004, Classical music (United States of America). Death of John McHughThat year: 2004, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1911). Death of Angelica HarutyunyanThat year: 2004, Classical music, Soviet singer (born in 1926). Inception: Quatuor VoceThat year: 2004, Classical music. Dissolution: The Women's PhilharmonicThat year: 2004, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Gümüşlük International Classical Music FestivalThat year: 2004, Classical music (Bodrum, Turkey). Inception: Camerata KlaipėdaThat year: 2004, Classical music. Inception: Orquesta Sinfónica de YucatánThat year: 2004, Classical music (Mexico). Inception: Ensemble SantenayThat year: 2004, Classical music (Germany). Inception: Cello FuryThat year: 2004, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Manhattan Piano TrioThat year: 2004, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Orchestra MozartThat year: 2004, Classical music. Inception: Quatuor TanaThat year: 2004, Classical music. Inception: AmiinaThat year: 2004, Classical music (Iceland). Inauguration: OrgelArenaThat year: 2004, Classical music (Thuringia, Germany).
Works (composition or publishing)
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Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 76) - Klavierstück XVIII, Op. 73 2/3 (Work for soloist)
- Mittwoch-Formel, Op. 73 1/2 (Work for chamber orchestra)
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Philip Glass (1937-0000) - Piano Concerto No. 2, “After Lewis and Clark” (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry (Film score)
- Orion (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Secret Window (Film score)
- Taking Lives (Film score)
- Undertow (Film score)
