2006, from day to day
2006. With other artists, James Horner, Mikis Theodorakis 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 György Ligeti. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “The Passion of Ramakrishna” 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 2006 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 220 of these moments for 2006.
The year 2006 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Death of Zlata Tkach That year: 2006, Classical music, Moldovan composer and music educator (born in 1928)
02
Death of Jaroslav Souček That year: 2006, Classical music, Czech opera singer (born in 1935)
03
Death of Arturo Sergi That year: 2006, Classical music, American musician, singer and opera singer (born in 1925)
04
Death of Gretl Schörg That year: 2006, Classical music, singer (born in 1914)
07
Death of Yuri Boukoff That year: 2006, Classical music, Bulgarian pianist (1923-2006) (born in 1923)
10
Death of David Portilla That year: 2006, Classical music, Mexican opera singer (born in 1933)
12
Death of Meinrad Schütter That year: 2006, Classical music, Swiss composer (1910-2006) (born in 1910)
20
Death of Karl-Christian Kohn That year: 2006, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1928)
23
Death of David Weber That year: 2006, Classical music, American musician (born in 1913)
Death of Olga Marie Mikalsen That year: 2006, Classical music, Norwegian singer (born in 1915)
27
Death of Jan Frank Fischer That year: 2006, Classical music, Czech composer and translator, 1921-2006 (born in 1921)
28
Death of Herta Glaz That year: 2006, Classical music, American opera singer (1908-2006) (born in 1908)
29
Death of Ludovic Spiess That year: 2006, Classical music, Romanian singer and opera singer (born in 1938)
30
Death of Krzysztof Drzewiecki That year: 2006, Classical music, musician, opera singer (born in 1972)
February
06
Death of Mary Henderson That year: 2006, Classical music, Canadian classical singer (born in 1912)
08
Death of Akira Ifukube That year: 2006, Classical music, Japanese composer (1914-2006) (born in 1914)
09
Death of Laurie Z That year: 2006, Classical music, pianist, composer, arranger, performer, producer (born in 1957)
15
Death of Andrey Petrov That year: 2006, Classical music, Soviet and Russian composer (1930–2006) (born in 1930)
Death of Eric Shilling That year: 2006, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1920)
Death of Antonio Lotti That year: 2006, Classical music, lyric singing, opera singer (born in 1954)
16
Death of Lya Hubic That year: 2006, Classical music, Romanian soprano (1911-2006) (born in 1911)
18
Death of Raymond Vaillant That year: 2006, Classical music, French composer (born in 1935)
22
Death of Frank Little That year: 2006, Classical music, Operatic tenor (1939-2006) (born in 1939)
27
Death of Milton Katims That year: 2006, Classical music, American conductor (1909-2006) (born in 1909)
28
Death of Napoleón Dihmes That year: 2006, Classical music, Dominican singer and opera singer (1928-2006) (born in 1928)
Also in February
Death of Chen Peixun That year: 2006, Classical music, composer and university teacher (1922-2006) (born in 1921) .
March
09
Death of Anna Moffo That year: 2006, Classical music, American opera singer, television personality, and dramatic actress (1932-2006) (born in 1932)
Birth of Gabriel J. Ackerman That year: 2006, Classical music, composer
14
Death of Georg Völker That year: 2006, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1923)
15
Death of Ali Tajvidi That year: 2006, Classical music, Iranian musician (born in 1919)
17
Death of İstemihan Taviloğlu That year: 2006, Classical music, Turkish composer (born in 1945)
19
Death of Anselmo Colzani That year: 2006, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1918-2006) (born in 1918)
20
Death of Miroslav Brajnik That year: 2006, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1920)
25
Death of Ismail Gadzhibekov That year: 2006, Classical music, Azerbaijani music composer (born in 1949)
29
Death of Werner Wolf Glaser That year: 2006, Classical music, Swedish musician (born in 1910)
April
01
Death of Yury Mazurok That year: 2006, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (born in 1931)
06
Death of Augustyn Bloch That year: 2006, Classical music, Polish musician (born in 1929)
07
Death of Vinzenz Maria Demetz That year: 2006, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (born in 1912)
Death of Ömer Yılmaz That year: 2006, Classical music, Turkish opera singer (born in 1953)
09
Death of Robin Orr That year: 2006, Classical music, Scottish composer (born in 1909)
Death of Natalia Troitskaya That year: 2006, Classical music, Russian operatic soprano (born in 1951)
18
Death of Maria Dziewulska That year: 2006, Classical music, Polish composer (1909-2006) (born in 1909)
24
Death of Erik Bergman That year: 2006, Classical music, Finnish composer (1911-2006) (born in 1911)
28
Death of Jan Koetsier That year: 2006, Classical music, Dutch conductor (born in 1911)
May
01
Death of Rauno Lehtinen That year: 2006, Classical music, Finnish musician, composer and conductor (born in 1932)
Death of Yvonne Levering That year: 2006, Classical music, Belgian pianist and singer (born in 1905)
03
Death of Lars-Erik Jonsson That year: 2006, Classical music, Swedish singer and opera singer (born in 1959)
05
Death of Štěpán Lucký That year: 2006, Classical music, Czech composer, choirmaster and organist (born in 1919)
07
Death of Jan Simons That year: 2006, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (born in 1925)
11
Death of Amin Feres That year: 2006, Classical music, Brazilian singer (1934-2006) (born in 1934)
Death of Vinko Štrucl That year: 2006, Classical music, composer, conductor, music arranger (born in 1933)
19
Death of Miroslav Pelikán That year: 2006, Classical music, Czech music educator and composer (1922-2006) (born in 1922)
23
Death of Werner Jacob That year: 2006, Classical music, German organist and composer (born in 1938)
25
Death of Otto Zykan That year: 2006, Classical music, Austrian composer (1935-2006) (born in 1935)
26
Death of Štěpán Koníček That year: 2006, Classical music, Czech conductor and composer (born in 1928)
29
Death of Margarita Gonzalez Ontiveros That year: 2006, Classical music, Mexican opera mezzo-soprano (born in 1927)
June
01
Death of Sándor Mucsi That year: 2006, Classical music, Hungarian actor (born in 1926)
05
Death of Irène Aïtoff That year: 2006, Classical music, French pianist (born in 1904)
Death of Elizabeth Fretwell That year: 2006, Classical music, Australian singer and opera singer (born in 1920)
09
Death of Hanns Petersen That year: 2006, Classical music, German teacher, opera and pop singer (1927-2006) (born in 1927)
11
Death of Rolande Falcinelli That year: 2006, Classical music, French musician (born in 1920)
12
Death of György Ligeti That year: 2006, Classical music, Hungarian composer (1923-2006) (born in 1923)
14
Inauguration: Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts That year: 2006, Classical music (Toronto, Canada)
15
Death of Kōtarō Satō That year: 2006, Classical music, Japanese conductor (1944-2006) (born in 1944)
29
Death of Joyce Hatto That year: 2006, Classical music, English musician (1928-2006) (born in 1928)
30
Death of Charles Farncombe That year: 2006, Classical music, English conductor (born in 1919)
July
03
Death of Lorraine Hunt Lieberson That year: 2006, Classical music, American mezzo-soprano (1954-2006) (born in 1954)
10
Death of Ruth Schönthal That year: 2006, Classical music, German composer (1924–2006) (born in 1924)
12
Death of Stasys Baranauskas-Baras That year: 2006, Classical music, Lithuanian singer (born in 1920)
20
Death of Naum Shtarkman That year: 2006, Classical music, Russian musician (born in 1927)
21
Death of Georges Rabol That year: 2006, Classical music, French pianist (born in 1938)
27
Birth of Ethan Yang That year: 2006, Classical music, composer
August
03
Death of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf That year: 2006, Classical music, German opera soprano (born in 1915)
05
Death of Adrienne Clostre That year: 2006, Classical music, composer (born in 1921)
14
Death of Ruth Guldbæk That year: 2006, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1919)
15
Birth of Or Vaitzman That year: 2006, Classical music, composer
18
Death of Rudolf A. Hartmann That year: 2006, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1937)
19
Death of Bernard Fabre-Garrus That year: 2006, Classical music (born in 1944)
24
Death of James Tenney That year: 2006, Classical music, American composer and music theorist (1934–2006) (born in 1934)
Death of Léopold Simoneau That year: 2006, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (born in 1916)
25
Death of Heikki Toivanen That year: 2006, Classical music, Finnish singer and opera singer (1948-2006) (born in 1948)
Death of Tōroku Takagi That year: 2006, Classical music, Japanese composer (born in 1904)
28
Death of Nikos Ntoufexiades That year: 2006, Classical music, singer (born in 1916)
29
Death of Benjamin Rawitz-Castel That year: 2006, Classical music, pianist (born in 1946)
Death of Oslavio Di Credico That year: 2006, Classical music, Italian tenor (born in 1937)
31
Death of Paolo Montarsolo That year: 2006, Classical music, Italian singer (born in 1925)
September
01
Inauguration: Palace of Peace and Reconciliation That year: 2006, Classical music (Astana, Kazakhstan)
02
Death of Karl Engel That year: 2006, Classical music, Swiss musician (1923-2006) (born in 1923)
03
Death of Eva Knardahl That year: 2006, Classical music, Norwegian musician (1927-2006) (born in 1927)
04
Death of Astrid Varnay That year: 2006, Classical music, American singer (born in 1918)
Death of Ingrid Bjoner That year: 2006, Classical music, Norwegian soprano (1927-2006) (born in 1927)
Death of Norman Kelley That year: 2006, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1911)
14
Death of Włodzimierz Tyszler That year: 2006, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1944)
15
Death of Vasif Adigozalov That year: 2006, Classical music, composer (born in 1935)
18
Death of Michelangelo Verso That year: 2006, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1920)
20
Death of Armin Jordan That year: 2006, Classical music, Swiss conductor (1932-2006) (born in 1932)
Death of Martta Kontula That year: 2006, Classical music, Finnish actress (born in 1908)
23
Death of Malcolm Arnold That year: 2006, Classical music, English composer, conductor (1921-2006) (born in 1921)
24
Death of Thomas Stewart That year: 2006, Classical music, American bass-baritone singer (1928-2006) (born in 1928)
28
Death of Viktor Kalabis That year: 2006, Classical music, Czech composer (1923-2006) (born in 1923)
Death of Endel Aimre That year: 2006, Classical music, actor, opera singer (born in 1918)
October
05
Death of Giorgos Zervanos That year: 2006, Classical music, Greek opera singer (born in 1930)
11
Death of Azat Ğabbasof That year: 2006, Classical music, Tatar opera singer (1925-2006) (born in 1925)
Death of Carlotta Ordassy That year: 2006, Classical music, Hungarian born American opera singer (1921-2006) (born in 1921)
14
Death of Joseph Primavera That year: 2006, Classical music, Conductor, Violist (born in 1926)
18
Death of Nadezhda I͡Ureneva That year: 2006, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher (born in 1933)
19
Death of Willy Lockwood That year: 2006, Classical music, double-bassist (born in 1915)
21
Death of Setrak That year: 2006, Classical music, French Armenian pianist (born in 1931)
22
Death of Walter Carringer That year: 2006, Classical music, American opera singer (1924-2006) (born in 1924)
26
Death of John Kentish That year: 2006, Classical music, British opera singer (1910-2006) (born in 1910)
Death of Hanna Fahlbusch-Wald That year: 2006, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (born in 1948)
27
Death of Jozsef Gregor That year: 2006, Classical music, Hungarian singer (born in 1940)
November
01
Death of Silvio Varviso That year: 2006, Classical music, Swiss conductor (1924-2006) (born in 1924)
02
Death of Zsuzsa Erdész That year: 2006, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (born in 1933)
04
Death of Délfor Medina That year: 2006, Classical music, Argentinian actor (born in 1928)
07
Birth of Drew Bales That year: 2006, Classical music, composer
08
Death of Iosif Conta That year: 2006, Classical music, Romanian conductor (born in 1924)
14
Death of Ogtay Aghayev That year: 2006, Classical music, singer and actor (1934-2006) (born in 1934)
16
Death of Mykola Kondratyuk That year: 2006, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1931-2006) (born in 1931)
21
Death of Dora Komarek That year: 2006, Classical music, Austrian actor and opera singer (1914-2006) (born in 1914)
Death of Věroslav Neumann That year: 2006, Classical music, Czech composer and choirmaster (1931-2006) (born in 1931)
24
Death of Anna-Lisa Björling That year: 2006, Classical music, Swedish actor and singer (born in 1910)
Death of Robert McFerrin That year: 2006, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1921)
Death of Clara Bonaldi That year: 2006, Classical music, French violinist (born in 1937)
28
Death of Martha Lipton That year: 2006, Classical music, American opera singer (1913-2006) (born in 1913)
Death of Jan Drzewiecki That year: 2006, Classical music, Polish pianist (born in 1938)
December
01
Death of Elaine Arnold That year: 2006, Classical music, American operatic soprano (born in 1910)
02
Death of Richard Vernon That year: 2006, Classical music, American operatic bass (1953-2006) (born in 1953)
12
Death of Lucien Goethals That year: 2006, Classical music, Belgian composer (born in 1931)
Death of Daniel Chabrun That year: 2006, Classical music, French conductor (born in 1925)
14
Death of Otmar Mácha That year: 2006, Classical music, Czech theatre director and composer (born in 1922)
18
Death of Daniel Pinkham That year: 2006, Classical music, American composer (1923-2006) (born in 1923)
22
Death of Galina Ustvolskaya That year: 2006, Classical music, Russian composer (1919-2006) (born in 1919)
23
Death of Rosina Raisbeck That year: 2006, Classical music, Australian mezzo-soprano (1916-2006) (born in 1916)
25
Death of Kōmei Abe That year: 2006, Classical music, Japanese composer (born in 1911)
Death of Raymonde Serverius That year: 2006, Classical music, Belgian singer (1924-2006) (born in 1924)
28
Death of Pilar Andrés de Pablo That year: 2006, Classical music, Spanish soprano, opera singer and voice teacher (1921-2006) (born in 1921)
31
Death of Craig Timberlake That year: 2006, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1920)
This was also in 2006
Inauguration: English Music Festival That year: 2006, Classical music (Dorchester, United Kingdom). Inception: The Parsonage That year: 2006, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inauguration: Île de découvertes That year: 2006, Classical music (Île-de-France, France). Inception: Colin Currie Group That year: 2006, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Classical Revolution That year: 2006, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: GAIA Chamber Music Festival That year: 2006, Classical music (Oberhofen, Switzerland). Inception: Quintette K That year: 2006, Classical music. Inauguration: Operosa That year: 2006, Classical music (Belgrade, Bulgaria). Inception: Ely Imps That year: 2006, Classical music (United Kingdom). Dissolution: Philharmonia Virtuosi That year: 2006, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Franz Schubert Filharmonia That year: 2006, Classical music (Spain). Inauguration: Thüringer Schlossfestspiele Sondershausen That year: 2006, Classical music (Sondershausen, Germany). Inception: Les Ombres That year: 2006, Classical music (France). Inception: Capellen Choir That year: 2006, Classical music. Inception: Musiciens de Saint-Julien That year: 2006, Classical music (France). Inception: City Choir of Washington That year: 2006, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Atlanta Chamber Winds That year: 2006, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Texarkana Symphony Orchestra That year: 2006, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Arab Youth Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 2006, Classical music (Syria). Birth of Leia Zhu That year: 2006, Classical music, British-Chinese violinist . Inception: Ensemble Pigmalion That year: 2006, Classical music. Inception: Berlin International Opera That year: 2006, Classical music. Inauguration: Festival de Valloires That year: 2006, Classical music (Argoules, France). Inception: Hageland Wind Orchestra That year: 2006, Classical music. Inception: Blackbird Leys Choir That year: 2006, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Sacred Heart Choir, Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus That year: 2006, Classical music (Malaysia). Death of Clodomiro Caspary That year: 2006, Classical music, Brazilian pianist (1932-2006) (born in 1932) . Death of Silveira Peixoto That year: 2006, Classical music, Brazilian writer (born in 1909) . Death of Walter Uhlig That year: 2006, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1925) . Dissolution: Beethoven Academie That year: 2006, Classical music (Belgium). Inception: The Bala Brothers That year: 2006, Classical music (South Africa). Inception: Bradford Girls' Choir That year: 2006, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Gli Incogniti That year: 2006, Classical music. Inception: Armida Quartett That year: 2006, Classical music. Inception: Angelis That year: 2006, Classical music. Inception: Bucharest Symphony Orchestra That year: 2006, Classical music. Inception: Evmolpeya That year: 2006, Classical music. Inception: Metropolis Ensemble That year: 2006, Classical music. Inception: Trio Dali That year: 2006, Classical music. Inauguration: Beigang International Music Festival That year: 2006, Classical music (Beigang, Taiwan). Inception: Boulanger Trio That year: 2006, Classical music. Inception: Singapore Symphony Children's Choir That year: 2006, Classical music. Inauguration: Komorniki Festival of Organ and Chamber Music That year: 2006, Classical music (Komorniki, Poland). Inception: Maîtrise de Toulouse (Conservatoire de Toulouse) That year: 2006, Classical music. Death of Antonio Theba That year: 2006, Classical music, opera singer, actor . Inauguration: CLASSIX Kempten That year: 2006, Classical music (Kempten, Germany). Inception: Apollon Musagète Quartett That year: 2006, Classical music (Poland). Death of Jan Broeckx That year: 2006, Classical music, Belgian musicologist, longtime director of IPEM (born in 1920) . Inception: Pygmalion Ensemble That year: 2006, Classical music (France). Inception: Chamber Music Charleston That year: 2006, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Festival Napa Valley That year: 2006, Classical music (Napa, United States of America). Inception: New Zealand Chamber Soloists That year: 2006, Classical music. Inauguration: Opera Nova That year: 2006, Classical music (Bydgoszcz, Poland). Inception: Opera Vista That year: 2006, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Staatskapelle Halle That year: 2006, Classical music. Inception: KLPac Sinfonietta That year: 2006, Classical music. Inception: New York Polyphony That year: 2006, Classical music. Dissolution: Trio Fontenay That year: 2006, Classical music (Germany). Inception: Phoenix Opera That year: 2006, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Harlem Quartet That year: 2006, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra That year: 2006, Classical music (Malaysia). Inception: Voce That year: 2006, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Greenwich Trio That year: 2006, Classical music. Inception: Adi Choir That year: 2006, Classical music (Israel). Inception: Tartar Lamb That year: 2006, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Hereford Cathedral School Chamber Choir That year: 2006, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Opera Cleveland That year: 2006, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Festival Off and Back That year: 2006, Classical music (Venelles, France). Inception: City of Bath Male Choir That year: 2006, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Scherzi Musicali That year: 2006, Classical music (Belgium). Inception: Symphony Orchestra of India That year: 2006, Classical music. Death of Eduardo Grau That year: 2006, Classical music, Spanish-born Argentinian composer (born in 1919) . Inception: Chamber Orchestra of New York That year: 2006, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Valencian Community Orchestra That year: 2006, Classical music (Spain).
Works (composition or publishing)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 78)
- Türin (Electroacoustic music)
- Philip Glass (1937-0000)
- The Passion of Ramakrishna (Work for choir)
- The Reaping (Film score)
- Chaotic Harmony (Film score)
- Roving Mars (Film score)
- The Illusionist (Film score)
- A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash (Film score)
- Notes on a Scandal (Film score)