2005, from day to day
2005. With other artists, Ennio Morricone, Pierre Boulez and Claudio Abbado influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Birgit Nilsson. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Waiting for the Barbarians” 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 2005 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 230 of these moments for 2005.
The year 2005 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Death of Hugh Seymour Davies That year: 2005, Classical music, English musician, 1943-2005 (born in 1943)
Inauguration: J. K. Tyl Theatre That year: 2005, Classical music (Plzeň, Czech Republic)
06
Death of Veli Mukhatov That year: 2005, Classical music, Turkmenistani musician (1916-2005) (born in 1916)
Death of Boris Shtokolov That year: 2005, Classical music, Russian singer (born in 1930)
10
Death of Margherita Carosio That year: 2005, Classical music, singer (1908-2005) (born in 1908)
11
Death of Pierre-Philippe Bauzin That year: 2005, Classical music, French organist, improviser and composer (born in 1933)
Death of Ruth Packer That year: 2005, Classical music, singer (born in 1910)
13
Death of Nell Rankin That year: 2005, Classical music, singer (1924-2005) (born in 1924)
14
Death of Edwin Bélanger That year: 2005, Classical music, Canadian conductor, violinist, violist, arranger, and music educator (1910-2005) (born in 1910)
15
Death of Victoria de los Ángeles That year: 2005, Classical music, Catalan/Spanish opera singer (born in 1923)
Inauguration: Copenhagen Opera House That year: 2005, Classical music (Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark)
16
Death of Lucia Danieli That year: 2005, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1927)
20
Premiere of Symphony No. 7, “Toltec” That year: 2005, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Philip Glass
Death of Claudine Perretti That year: 2005, Classical music, Swiss pianist (born in 1934)
24
Death of June Bronhill That year: 2005, Classical music, singer (1929-2005) (born in 1929)
26
Death of David Gershfeld That year: 2005, Classical music, Soviet composer (1911-2005) (born in 1911)
27
Death of Eugeniu Ureche That year: 2005, Classical music, actor (born in 1917)
30
Death of Artyk Myrzabaev That year: 2005, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1930-2005) (born in 1930)
February
01
Death of Franco Mannino That year: 2005, Classical music, Italian composer (1924-2005) (born in 1924)
03
Death of Andreas Makris That year: 2005, Classical music, Greek-American composer and violinist (born in 1930)
06
Death of Lazar Berman That year: 2005, Classical music, Russian pianist (born in 1930)
Death of Karl Haas That year: 2005, Classical music, American radio host (born in 1913)
09
Death of Ursula Schröder-Feinen That year: 2005, Classical music, German soprano (born in 1936)
11
Death of Dénes Kovács That year: 2005, Classical music, (1930–2005) Hungarian classical violinist (born in 1930)
12
Death of Margita Abrahámová That year: 2005, Classical music, Czechoslovak opera singer (born in 1933)
13
Death of Sixten Ehrling That year: 2005, Classical music, Swedish conductor (born in 1918)
16
Death of Marcello Viotti That year: 2005, Classical music, Swiss conductor (1954-2005) (born in 1954)
19
Birth of Alma Deutscher That year: 2005, Classical music, British composer, pianist and violinist
Death of Anton Eberst That year: 2005, Classical music, Clarinetist, professor, author (born in 1920)
21
Death of Ara Berberian That year: 2005, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1930)
Death of Josef Metternich That year: 2005, Classical music, German opera singer (1915-2005) (born in 1915)
26
Death of Dorothy Dow That year: 2005, Classical music, American dramatic soprano singer (born in 1920)
March
02
Death of Ivan Parík That year: 2005, Classical music, Slovak composer (1936-2005) (born in 1936)
04
Death of Una Hale That year: 2005, Classical music, singer (born in 1922)
05
Death of Sergiu Comissiona That year: 2005, Classical music, American conductor (1928-2005) (born in 1928)
07
Death of James Stuart That year: 2005, Classical music, American opera director and operatic tenor (born in 1928)
09
Death of Meredith Davies That year: 2005, Classical music, British conductor (1922-2005) (born in 1922)
13
Death of Yoshihisa Taira That year: 2005, Classical music, Japanese-born French composer (born in 1937)
14
Inauguration: Müpa Budapest That year: 2005, Classical music (Budapest District IX, Hungary)
16
Death of Timofei Dokshizer That year: 2005, Classical music, Russian musician (1921-2005) (born in 1921)
17
Death of Gary Bertini That year: 2005, Classical music, Israeli composer and conductor (born in 1927)
Death of Theodor Uppman That year: 2005, Classical music, American opera singer (1920-2005) (born in 1920)
23
Death of Marko Salo That year: 2005, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (born in 1964)
28
Death of Moura Lympany That year: 2005, Classical music, British musician (born in 1916)
30
Death of Gulkhar Hasanova That year: 2005, Classical music, Azerbaijani opera singer (born in 1918)
April
02
Death of Berthe di Vito-Delvaux That year: 2005, Classical music, Belgian composer (born in 1915)
05
Death of Marta Belen That year: 2005, Classical music, American opera singer (1942-2005) (born in 1942)
06
Death of André Luy That year: 2005, Classical music, Swiss organist and musicologist (1927-2005) (born in 1927)
09
Death of Shin Sekiya That year: 2005, Classical music, Japanese choir director and conductor (1928-2005) (born in 1928)
10
Death of Norbert Brainin That year: 2005, Classical music, Austrian musician (born in 1923)
14
Inauguration: Casa da Música That year: 2005, Classical music (Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, Portugal)
18
Death of Kenneth Schermerhorn That year: 2005, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1929)
May
09
Birth of Anthony J. Nemeth That year: 2005, Classical music, composer
12
Death of Sara Qadimova That year: 2005, Classical music, Azerbaijani singer (born in 1922)
13
Death of Viktor Nikolaevich Kurin That year: 2005, Classical music, Ukrainian singer and opera singer (1934-2005) (born in 1934)
Death of Miroslav Kokoška That year: 2005, Classical music, Czech marimba player and composer (born in 1944)
22
Death of Thurl Ravenscroft That year: 2005, Classical music, American actor (born in 1914)
25
Death of Ruth Laredo That year: 2005, Classical music, American classical pianist (born in 1937)
26
Death of Yevheniy Yatsenko That year: 2005, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer (born in 1985)
29
Death of George Rochberg That year: 2005, Classical music, American composer (1918-2005) (born in 1918)
30
Death of Lucien Lupi That year: 2005, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1926)
June
02
Death of Andrii Ishchenko That year: 2005, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1937)
03
Death of Hetty Plümacher That year: 2005, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1919-2005) (born in 1919)
06
Death of Siegfried Palm That year: 2005, Classical music, German cellist (born in 1927)
Death of Jan Verbeeck That year: 2005, Classical music, Belgian opera singer (born in 1913)
10
Death of Michèle Auclair That year: 2005, Classical music, French violinist (1924-2005) (born in 1924)
11
Death of Ghena Dimitrova That year: 2005, Classical music, Bulgarian lyric singer (born in 1941)
Death of Francesco Albanese That year: 2005, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1912)
Death of Jolán Páka That year: 2005, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1920)
13
Death of David Diamond That year: 2005, Classical music, American classical composer (1915-2005) (born in 1915)
14
Death of Carlo Maria Giulini That year: 2005, Classical music, Italian conductor (born in 1914)
22
Death of David Breeden That year: 2005, Classical music, Classical clarinet (born in 1946)
26
Inauguration: Philharmonie Luxembourg That year: 2005, Classical music (Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
27
Death of Jiří Ropek That year: 2005, Classical music, Czech composer and organist (born in 1922)
28
Death of Frances Greer That year: 2005, Classical music, singer (1917-2005) (born in 1917)
29
Death of Angelene Collins Rasmussen That year: 2005, Classical music, American singer
30
Death of Alexei Sultanov That year: 2005, Classical music, Uzbekistani musician (born in 1969)
July
01
Inauguration: Shanghai Oriental Art Center That year: 2005, Classical music (Shanghai, People's Republic of China)
05
Death of Alicia Aguilar That year: 2005, Classical music, opera singer, writer (born in 1930)
06
Death of Richard Verreau That year: 2005, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (born in 1926)
10
Death of Serge Lancen That year: 2005, Classical music, French composer and pianist (1922–2005) (born in 1922)
12
Death of Piero Cappuccilli That year: 2005, Classical music, Italian baritone (born in 1929)
13
Birth of Elijah Hertzog That year: 2005, Classical music, composer
14
Death of Sylvia Saurette That year: 2005, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1935)
21
Death of Tamara Lund That year: 2005, Classical music, Finnish actor, singer and opera singer (1941-2005) (born in 1941)
27
Death of Helen L. Phillips That year: 2005, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1919)
28
Death of Jiří Jirouš That year: 2005, Classical music, Czech conductor, violinist, composer and pianist (1923-2005) (born in 1923)
August
02
Death of Margrit Conrad That year: 2005, Classical music, Swiss singer (1918-2005) (born in 1918)
Death of Loulie Jean Norman That year: 2005, Classical music, American musician (1913-2005) (born in 1913)
Death of Johannes Fischer That year: 2005, Classical music, German church musician and composer (born in 1933)
05
Death of Jane Lawrence That year: 2005, Classical music, American opera singer and actor (1915-2005) (born in 1915)
06
Death of James Wilson That year: 2005, Classical music, Irish composer (1922-2005) (born in 1922)
07
Death of Leni Alexander That year: 2005, Classical music, composer (born in 1924)
11
Death of Gisela Schmidting That year: 2005, Classical music, German actress and opera singer (born in 1920)
13
Death of Arnold Cooke That year: 2005, Classical music, British composer (born in 1906)
14
Death of Beverly Wolff That year: 2005, Classical music, American mezzo-soprano (1928-2005) (born in 1928)
21
Death of Lev Naumov That year: 2005, Classical music, Russian classical pianist, composer and educator (born in 1925)
Death of Martin Dillon That year: 2005, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1957)
22
Death of Luc Ferrari That year: 2005, Classical music, French composer (born in 1929)
25
Death of Lora Aborn That year: 2005, Classical music, composer (born in 1907)
31
Death of Stefania Woytowicz That year: 2005, Classical music, Polish concert soprano (born in 1922)
Death of Sophie Watillon That year: 2005, Classical music, Belgian viol player (born in 1965)
Also in August
Closing: Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts That year: 2005, Classical music (New Orleans, United States of America) .
September
01
Death of Manuel Ausensi That year: 2005, Classical music, Spanish singer (born in 1919)
10
Premiere of Waiting for the Barbarians That year: 2005, Classical music (Opera), Philip Glass
15
Death of Jeronimas Kačinskas That year: 2005, Classical music, Lithuanian composer (1907-2005) (born in 1907)
19
Death of William Vacchiano That year: 2005, Classical music, American trumpeter and trumpet instructor (born in 1912)
Birth of Aidan Lamb That year: 2005, Classical music, composer
26
Death of Alberto Hamin That year: 2005, Classical music, Mexican singer (born in 1932)
Also in September
Death of Bruno Aderhold That year: 2005, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1915) .
October
06
Death of Jiří Válek That year: 2005, Classical music, Czech composer (1923-2005) (born in 1923)
08
Inauguration: Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia That year: 2005, Classical music (Valencia, Spain)
11
Death of Lars Ekman That year: 2005, Classical music, Swedish singer (1929-2005) (born in 1929)
17
Death of Jonas Aleksa That year: 2005, Classical music, Lithuanian conductor and university teacher (1939-2005) (born in 1939)
18
Death of Gianfranco Rivoli That year: 2005, Classical music, Italian conductor (1921-2005) (born in 1921)
24
Death of Joy Clements That year: 2005, Classical music, Operatic soprano (born in 1932)
26
Death of Józef Patkowski That year: 2005, Classical music, Polish composer, music educator and musicologist (born in 1929)
29
Death of Robert Gerle That year: 2005, Classical music, American violinist and music educator (1924-2005) (born in 1924)
November
01
Death of Skitch Henderson That year: 2005, Classical music, American pianist, conductor, and composer (1918-2005) (born in 1918)
04
Death of Bohumil Gregor That year: 2005, Classical music, Czech conductor (1926-2005) (born in 1926)
05
Death of Virginia MacWatters That year: 2005, Classical music, American operatic soprano. (born in 1912)
06
Death of Francesco de De Masi That year: 2005, Classical music, Italian conductor and film score composer (born in 1930)
09
Death of Jean Catoire That year: 2005, Classical music, French composer (born in 1923)
Death of Sindo Saavedra That year: 2005, Classical music, Spanish composer (1949-2005) (born in 1949)
10
Death of Gardner Read That year: 2005, Classical music, American composer (1913-2005) (born in 1913)
11
Death of Keith Andes That year: 2005, Classical music, actor (born in 1920)
16
Death of Simone Couderc That year: 2005, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1911)
20
Death of James King That year: 2005, Classical music, tenor (1925-2005) (born in 1925)
23
Death of Guillermina Higareda That year: 2005, Classical music, Mexican opera singer (born in 1939)
29
Death of Deon van der Walt That year: 2005, Classical music, Notable South African opera tenor (born in 1958)
30
Death of Marcel Ostaševski That year: 2005, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1916)
December
01
Death of Werner Enders That year: 2005, Classical music, German singer (born in 1924)
03
Death of Lance Dossor That year: 2005, Classical music, Australian musician (born in 1916)
05
Death of Carmelo Mollica That year: 2005, Classical music, opera singer, actor (born in 1920)
08
Death of Donald Martino That year: 2005, Classical music, American composer (1931-2005) (born in 1931)
09
Death of György Sándor That year: 2005, Classical music, Hungarian musician (born in 1912)
Death of Homer Mensch That year: 2005, Classical music, American classical double-bassist (born in 1914)
25
Death of Birgit Nilsson That year: 2005, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (1918-2005) (born in 1918)
Death of Gladys Midgley That year: 2005, Classical music, British singer (born in 1911)
26
Death of Muriel Costa-Greenspon That year: 2005, Classical music, singer (born in 1937)
27
Death of Arthur Cosenza That year: 2005, Classical music, Stage director of opera snd impresario (born in 1924)
28
Birth of Sabrina Schantz That year: 2005, Classical music, composer
29
Death of Elizabeth Parcells That year: 2005, Classical music, American coloratura soprano (born in 1951)
Death of Tamara Pronina That year: 2005, Classical music, opera singer, translator (born in 1946)
31
Death of Enrico di Di Giuseppe That year: 2005, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1932)
This was also in 2005
Inception: Boscorale That year: 2005, Classical music. Inauguration: Holland Performing Arts Center That year: 2005, Classical music (Omaha, United States of America). Inception: Collegium 1704 That year: 2005, Classical music (Czech Republic). Inception: Musica a Palazzo That year: 2005, Classical music. Inception: Bells on Temple Square That year: 2005, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Akustika Chamber Singers That year: 2005, Classical music (South Africa). Inauguration: Festival Présences électronique That year: 2005, Classical music (Paris, France). Inauguration: Ibirapuera Auditorium That year: 2005, Classical music (São Paulo, Brazil). Inception: Janaki String Trio That year: 2005, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Aurora Orchestra That year: 2005, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Alamire That year: 2005, Classical music (England). Inception: Shanghai City Symphonic Orchestra That year: 2005, Classical music. Inauguration: Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ That year: 2005, Classical music (Amsterdam, Netherlands). Dissolution: Gaede Trio That year: 2005, Classical music (Germany). Inception: Taschenphilharmonie That year: 2005, Classical music. Inception: Central European Chamber Orchestra That year: 2005, Classical music. Inception: Orquesta Sinfónica de Burgos That year: 2005, Classical music (Spain). Death of Nikolai Dmitrienko That year: 2005, Classical music, Soviet Russian actor (born in 1927) . Inauguration: Great Wall International Music Academy That year: 2005, Classical music (Beijing, People's Republic of China). Inception: Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 2005, Classical music (Thailand). Inception: Voces8 That year: 2005, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Chiaroscuro Quartet That year: 2005, Classical music (Kingdom of Great Britain). Inception: Qingdao Symphony Orchestra That year: 2005, Classical music. Inception: Gamer Symphony Orchestra at The University of Maryland That year: 2005, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: New York City Master Chorale That year: 2005, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Internationale Gluck-Opern-Festspiele That year: 2005, Classical music (Nuremberg, Germany). Inauguration: Festival 1001 Notes That year: 2005, Classical music (Limoges, France). Inception: Le Cercle de l'Harmonie That year: 2005, Classical music. Inception: Victorian Opera That year: 2005, Classical music (Australia). Inception: New Dublin Voices That year: 2005, Classical music. Inception: La Grande Chapelle That year: 2005, Classical music (Spain). Inception: Tulsa Symphony Orchestra That year: 2005, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: FILharmoniKA That year: 2005, Classical music. Inception: The Crossing That year: 2005, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Sommeroper Bamberg That year: 2005, Classical music (Bamberg, Germany). Inauguration: Festival Musique en Brionnais That year: 2005, Classical music (Burgundy, France). Inception: Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra That year: 2005, Classical music (Japan). Inception: Youth State Orchestra of Armenia That year: 2005, Classical music (Armenia). Inception: Sonic.Art Saxophonquartett That year: 2005, Classical music. Inception: Victoria Philharmonic Choir That year: 2005, Classical music (Canada). Inception: The Chelsea Symphony That year: 2005, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Gisborne Youth Concert Band That year: 2005, Classical music (New Zealand). Inception: Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic That year: 2005, Classical music. Inception: Capella de la Torre That year: 2005, Classical music (Germany). Inception: Cappella Mediterranea That year: 2005, Classical music. Inception: Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir That year: 2005, Classical music (Denmark). Inception: American Modern Ensemble That year: 2005, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: River Oaks Chamber Orchestra That year: 2005, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Sidney Sax That year: 2005, Classical music, British violinist (born in 1913) . Inception: Angkor National Youth Orchestra That year: 2005, Classical music (Cambodia). Dissolution: Netherlands Radio Symphony That year: 2005, Classical music. Dissolution: Komorni zbor RTV Slovenija That year: 2005, Classical music (Slovenia). Inauguration: Mogens Dahl Concert Hall That year: 2005, Classical music (Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark). Dissolution: Lindsay String Quartet That year: 2005, Classical music. Inception: City Opera of Vancouver That year: 2005, Classical music (Canada). Inauguration: Ferguson Center for the Arts That year: 2005, Classical music (Newport News, United States of America). Inception: Juventas New Music Ensemble That year: 2005, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Really Spicy Opera That year: 2005, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Rock Choir That year: 2005, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Calcutta Chamber Orchestra That year: 2005, Classical music. Inception: Ardenza Trio That year: 2005, Classical music (Bulgaria). Inception: American Lyric Theater That year: 2005, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Portland Choir & Orchestra That year: 2005, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: ACM Gospel Choir That year: 2005, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Galatea Quartet That year: 2005, Classical music. Inauguration: Saparmurat Turkmenbashi Theatre That year: 2005, Classical music (Ashgabat, Turkmenistan). Dissolution: Radio Kamerorkest That year: 2005, Classical music. Inception: Simon Bolivar Youth Symphonic Band That year: 2005, Classical music (Venezuela). Inception: Ensemble Dal Niente That year: 2005, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Montenegrin Guitar Duo That year: 2005, Classical music. Inception: Barokksolistene That year: 2005, Classical music (Norway). Inception: Bergen National Opera That year: 2005, Classical music (Norway). Dissolution: Melos Quartet That year: 2005, Classical music. Dissolution: Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Halle That year: 2005, Classical music. Inauguration: Festival international de musique de Wissembourg That year: 2005, Classical music (Wissembourg, France).
Works (composition or publishing)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 77)
- Sound : the 24 Hours of the Day, Opp. 81-101 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Philip Glass (1937-0000)
- Symphony No. 8 (Work for orchestra)
- A Musical Portrait of Chuck Close (Work for soloist)
- In the Night Kitchen (Work for choir)
- Neverwas (Film score)