The year 2007 in classical music and in lyrical art
2007. With other artists, Paco de Lucía, Ennio Morricone and Gia Kancheli influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Luciano Pavarotti. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Sound : the 24 Hours of the Day, Opp. 81-101” de Karlheinz Stockhausen, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 2007 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 190 of these moments for 2007.
2007, from day to day
January
01
Death of Werner HollwegThat year: 2007, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1936)
Death of Eleonore SchoenfeldThat year: 2007, Classical music, American musician (born in 1925)
02
Death of Izudin ČavrkovićThat year: 2007, Classical music, Bosnia and Herzegovina musician (born in 1941)
03
Death of János FürstThat year: 2007, Classical music, Hungarian-born conductor and violinist (born in 1935)
09
Death of Pierre PierlotThat year: 2007, Classical music, French musician (born in 1921)
11
Death of Puchi BalseiroThat year: 2007, Classical music, Puerto Rican musician (born in 1926)
18
Death of Alexander SatzThat year: 2007, Classical music, Soviet musician (born in 1941)
19
Death of Eugene HolmesThat year: 2007, Classical music, African American operatic baritone (born in 1934)
21
Death of Peer RabenThat year: 2007, Classical music, German composer and actor (born in 1940)
Death of Mina FoleyThat year: 2007, Classical music, singer (born in 1930)
Death of Inga SundströmThat year: 2007, Classical music, Swedish singer (born in 1919)
22
Death of Arnold KatzThat year: 2007, Classical music, Russian conductor (born in 1924)
24
Death of Klára PalánkayThat year: 2007, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1921)
28
Death of Karel SvobodaThat year: 2007, Classical music, Czech composer (1938—2007) (born in 1938)
Death of Vittoria CalmaThat year: 2007, Classical music, Polish singer (born in 1920)
Also in January
Dissolution: San Miguel Philharmonic OrchestraThat year: 2007, Classical music .
February
01
Death of Gian Carlo MenottiThat year: 2007, Classical music, (1911-2007) Italian-American composer and librettist (born in 1911)
02
Death of Parviz YahaghiThat year: 2007, Classical music, Iranian Musician & Composer (born in 1936)
03
Death of Jacqueline RobinThat year: 2007, Classical music, French musician (born in 1917)
08
Death of Jan TruhlářThat year: 2007, Classical music, Czech music educator and composer (born in 1928)
09
Death of Kostas PaskalisThat year: 2007, Classical music, Greek opera singer (born in 1929)
14
Death of Gareth MorrisThat year: 2007, Classical music, British musician (born in 1920)
20
Death of Siegfried LandauThat year: 2007, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1921)
Death of Jozef SixtaThat year: 2007, Classical music, composer, music pedagogue (born in 1940)
22
Death of Edgar EvansThat year: 2007, Classical music, Welsh opera singer (born in 1912)
26
Death of Vladimir YermakovThat year: 2007, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1946)
28
Death of Anna TassopoulosThat year: 2007, Classical music, Greek singer and opera singer (born in 1915)
March
04
Death of Natalie BodanyaThat year: 2007, Classical music, singer (born in 1908)
13
Death of Kurt HübenthalThat year: 2007, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1918)
17
Death of Ernst HaefligerThat year: 2007, Classical music, Swiss tenor (born in 1919)
19
Death of Renée MaheuThat year: 2007, Classical music, Canadian journalist (born in 1929)
22
Death of Nisar BazmiThat year: 2007, Classical music, Pakistani composer (born in 1925)
23
Death of Paul CohenThat year: 2007, Classical music, American saxophonist; performer, teacher, historian, musicologist, and author in areas related to the saxophone (born in 1934)
25
Death of Guy ChauvetThat year: 2007, Classical music, French singer (born in 1933)
27
Death of Wojtek DrabowiczThat year: 2007, Classical music, Polish singer (born in 1966)
29
Death of Margarete HerzbergThat year: 2007, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1921)
Death of Mimi LernerThat year: 2007, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1945)
30
Death of Marcel MerkèsThat year: 2007, Classical music, Opera tenor (born in 1920)
April
16
Death of Valeriy Pavlovitsj MineevThat year: 2007, Classical music, balalaikist, guitarist, music pedagogue (born in 1936)
17
Death of Kitty CarlisleThat year: 2007, Classical music, American stage and screen actress, singer, and spokesperson for the arts (born in 1910)
19
Death of George Logie-SmithThat year: 2007, Classical music, Australian musician (born in 1914)
22
Death of Dodi ProteroThat year: 2007, Classical music, singer (born in 1931)
25
Death of Jean-Pierre SabouretThat year: 2007, Classical music, French violinist (born in 1944)
27
Death of Mstislav RostropovichThat year: 2007, Classical music, Russian cellist and conductor (born in 1927)
May
03
Death of A. KaramanovThat year: 2007, Classical music, Ukrainian composer and pianist (1934-2007) (born in 1934)
07
Death of Olda AndreevaThat year: 2007, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1915)
Death of Bent NorupThat year: 2007, Classical music, Danish opera singer and singer (born in 1936)
08
Death of Milena Di GiuseppantonioThat year: 2007, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1935)
10
Death of Ian AdamThat year: 2007, Classical music, opera singer, singer (born in 1931)
16
Death of Gohar GasparyanThat year: 2007, Classical music, Armenian opera singer (1924-2007) (born in 1924)
21
Death of Calvin SiebThat year: 2007, Classical music, American-Canadian violinist and educator (born in 1925)
24
Death of Cédric DumontThat year: 2007, Classical music, Swiss composer and conductor (1916-2007) (born in 1916)
28
Death of Radoslav SvozilThat year: 2007, Classical music, opera singer, violinist (born in 1923)
29
Death of Donald JohanosThat year: 2007, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1928)
June
05
Death of André DavidThat year: 2007, Classical music, French composer (born in 1922)
08
Death of Gertrud SpliidThat year: 2007, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1941)
10
Birth of Melani GarcíaThat year: 2007, Classical music, Spanish singer
11
Death of Tetsuji EmuraThat year: 2007, Classical music, Japanese composer (born in 1960)
12
Death of Mac MorganThat year: 2007, Classical music, American bass-baritone (born in 1917)
13
Death of Oskar MorawetzThat year: 2007, Classical music, Czech-Canadian music educator and composer (born in 1917)
17
Death of Paul StraussThat year: 2007, Classical music (born in 1922)
21
Death of Lilyana BarevaThat year: 2007, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (born in 1922)
Death of Lilyana BarevaThat year: 2007, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (born in 1922)
25
Death of MahastiThat year: 2007, Classical music, Iranian musician (born in 1946)
Death of Halyna TuftinaThat year: 2007, Classical music, Soviet singer, opera singer and music educator (1933-2007) (born in 1933)
26
Death of Thea KingThat year: 2007, Classical music, British clarinettist (born in 1925)
July
01
Death of Fyodor DruzhininThat year: 2007, Classical music, Russian composer and musician (born in 1932)
02
Death of Beverly SillsThat year: 2007, Classical music, American operatic soprano (1929-2007) (born in 1929)
05
Death of Régine CrespinThat year: 2007, Classical music, French singer (born in 1927)
06
Death of Unni Bugge-HansenThat year: 2007, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (born in 1910)
08
Death of Nikola NikolovThat year: 2007, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1925)
12
Death of Nicolae MoldoveanuThat year: 2007, Classical music, Romanian conductor, writer and composer (born in 1922)
13
Death of Ilja ZeljenkaThat year: 2007, Classical music, Slovak music educator and composer (born in 1932)
Death of Zdeněk LukášThat year: 2007, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1928)
14
Death of Romke KalmaThat year: 2007, Classical music, Dutch opera singer (born in 1921)
17
Death of Teresa Stich-RandallThat year: 2007, Classical music, singer (born in 1927)
18
Death of Jerry HadleyThat year: 2007, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1952)
19
Death of Eugeniusz BanaszczykThat year: 2007, Classical music, Polish actor and singer (born in 1925)
24
Death of Nikos ZaccariaThat year: 2007, Classical music, Greek opera singer (born in 1923)
28
Death of Theo AltmeyerThat year: 2007, Classical music, German classical tenor (born in 1931)
30
Death of Louis MoyseThat year: 2007, Classical music, French musician (born in 1912)
31
Death of Petr RůžičkaThat year: 2007, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1936)
August
04
Death of Ruth ZechlinThat year: 2007, Classical music, Composer from Germany (born in 1926)
06
Death of Teizo MatsumuraThat year: 2007, Classical music, Japanese composer and poet (born in 1929)
07
Death of Edward ZambaraThat year: 2007, Classical music, Canadian singer (born in 1926)
13
Death of Josef SivóThat year: 2007, Classical music, concertmaster (born in 1931)
14
Death of Tikhon KhrennikovThat year: 2007, Classical music, Russian Soviet composer (1913-2007) (born in 1913)
16
Death of Aarno WalliThat year: 2007, Classical music, Finnish pianist and conductor (born in 1920)
19
Death of Rajko KoritnikThat year: 2007, Classical music, Slovenian operatic tenor (1930-2007) (born in 1930)
21
Death of Rose BamptonThat year: 2007, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1907)
30
Death of Helmut KrebsThat year: 2007, Classical music, German tenor (born in 1913)
Also in August
Death of Muammer EsiThat year: 2007, Classical music, Turkish opera singer (born in 1919) .
September
01
Death of Alfredo GiacomottiThat year: 2007, Classical music, performer (1933-) (born in 1933)
03
Death of Robert KingThat year: 2007, Classical music, English conductor, harpsichordist and editor (born in 1960)
06
Death of Luciano PavarottiThat year: 2007, Classical music, Italian operatic tenor (born in 1935)
10
Death of Rolf ReuterThat year: 2007, Classical music, German conductor (born in 1926)
14
Death of Robert SavoieThat year: 2007, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (born in 1927)
16
Death of Jean BalissatThat year: 2007, Classical music, Swiss conductor (1936-2007) (born in 1936)
20
Death of Juraj PospíšilThat year: 2007, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1931)
26
Death of Ninel' TkachenkoThat year: 2007, Classical music, Russian opera singer (born in 1928)
27
Inauguration: Gallo Center for the ArtsThat year: 2007, Classical music (Modesto, United States of America)
30
Death of David OhanesianThat year: 2007, Classical music, Romanian opera singer (born in 1927)
Also in September
Dissolution: SWR Rundfunkorchester KaiserslauternThat year: 2007, Classical music .
October
02
Death of Elfi von DassanowskyThat year: 2007, Classical music, Austrian musician and filmmaker (born in 1924)
Death of İclal ArThat year: 2007, Classical music, Turkish soprano (born in 1904)
03
Death of Giuseppe ValdengoThat year: 2007, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1914)
04
Death of Emil KamilarowThat year: 2007, Classical music, musician (born in 1928)
05
Death of Matilde Salvador i SegarraThat year: 2007, Classical music, Spanish artist (1918-2007) (born in 1918)
Death of Fernando Rosas PfingsthornThat year: 2007, Classical music, Chilean conductor (born in 1931)
Death of Jeroným ZajíčekThat year: 2007, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator, composer and choirmaster (born in 1926)
09
Death of Kurt SchwaenThat year: 2007, Classical music, German composer (born in 1909)
12
Death of Saodat KabulovaThat year: 2007, Classical music, Soviet opera singer, music educator and actor (1925-2007) (born in 1925)
24
Death of Petr EbenThat year: 2007, Classical music, Czech composer and organist (born in 1929)
25
Death of Margita ČesányiováThat year: 2007, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1911)
Death of Harvey ShapiroThat year: 2007, Classical music, American cellist (born in 1911)
27
Death of Pierre MolletThat year: 2007, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (born in 1920)
November
06
Death of Guðmundur JónssonThat year: 2007, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1920)
13
Death of Erik KurmangalievThat year: 2007, Classical music, Russian actor and opera singer (born in 1959)
19
Death of Paul BrodieThat year: 2007, Classical music, Canadian musician (born in 1934)
21
Death of Andrew FöldiThat year: 2007, Classical music, American bass baritone (born in 1926)
23
Death of Frank GuarreraThat year: 2007, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1923)
Death of Lorenzo MalfattiThat year: 2007, Classical music, American opera singer and professor of music (born in 1923)
December
01
Death of Alojz KubicekThat year: 2007, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1928)
04
Death of Zara DolukhanovaThat year: 2007, Classical music, singer (born in 1918)
Death of Valery EgudinThat year: 2007, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1937-2007) (born in 1937)
05
Death of Karlheinz StockhausenThat year: 2007, Classical music, German composer (born in 1928)
Death of Andrew ImbrieThat year: 2007, Classical music, American composer (born in 1921)
12
Death of Saadet İkesusThat year: 2007, Classical music, Turkish opera singer (born in 1916)
13
Death of Carlo Felice CillarioThat year: 2007, Classical music, Italian conductor (born in 1915)
15
Death of André JorrandThat year: 2007, Classical music, French organist and composer (born in 1921)
17
Inception: Clash of the ChoirsThat year: 2007, Classical music (United States of America)
19
Death of Jiří SternwaldThat year: 2007, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1910)
21
Death of Jiří PauerThat year: 2007, Classical music, Czech music educator and composer (born in 1919)
25
Death of Lore WissmannThat year: 2007, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1922)
30
Death of Lajos KozmaThat year: 2007, Classical music, opera singer, voice teacher (born in 1938)
Also in December
Inauguration: National Centre for the Performing ArtsThat year: 2007, Classical music (Xichang'anjie Subdistrict, People's Republic of China) .
This was also in 2007
Inauguration: Rencontres baroques rémoisesThat year: 2007, Classical music (Reims, France). Death of Fakhereh SabaThat year: 2007, Classical music, Iranian opera singer (born in 1920). Inception: Ensemble Vocapella LimburgThat year: 2007, Classical music. Inception: Hangzhou Philharmonic OrchestraThat year: 2007, Classical music. Inception: Bourbon BaroqueThat year: 2007, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: RadiusThat year: 2007, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Les Monts du ReuilThat year: 2007, Classical music. Dissolution: New Hampshire Symphony OrchestraThat year: 2007, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Quatuor Cambini-ParisThat year: 2007, Classical music (France). Dissolution: AngelisThat year: 2007, Classical music. Death of Ljiljana Molnar-TalajićThat year: 2007, Classical music, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatian opera singer (born in 1938). Death of John ThowThat year: 2007, Classical music, American composer and music pedagogue (born in 1949). Inception: Oakville EnsembleThat year: 2007, Classical music (Canada). Dissolution: Boys Choir of HarlemThat year: 2007, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Sitkovetsky TrioThat year: 2007, Classical music. Inception: The University of Copenhagen Symphony OrchestraThat year: 2007, Classical music (Denmark). Inception: Qatar Philharmonic OrchestraThat year: 2007, Classical music. Inception: Lunatics at LargeThat year: 2007, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Covenant VoicesThat year: 2007, Classical music (South Africa). Inception: New Era OrchestraThat year: 2007, Classical music. Inception: Fugata QuintetThat year: 2007, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Bucharest Symphony OrchestraThat year: 2007, Classical music. Inception: BlakeThat year: 2007, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Schumann QuartetThat year: 2007, Classical music (Germany). Dissolution: Musica Antiqua KölnThat year: 2007, Classical music. Dissolution: Sfx boys' choir liverpoolThat year: 2007, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Auricle EnsembleThat year: 2007, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Philharmonic Orchestra of FeniceThat year: 2007, Classical music (Italy). Inception: Waltham Symphony OrchestraThat year: 2007, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken KaiserslauternThat year: 2007, Classical music (Germany). Inception: Dallas Millennial Choirs and OrchestrasThat year: 2007, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: I Cinque Elementi Wind QuintetThat year: 2007, Classical music. Inauguration: Dar Sébastian fait son opéraThat year: 2007, Classical music (Hammamet, Tunisia). Inception: Los Angeles Electric 8That year: 2007, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: GrimebornThat year: 2007, Classical music (East London, United Kingdom). Inception: ArtecomboThat year: 2007, Classical music (France). Inception: JACK QuartetThat year: 2007, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Jersey Chamber OrchestraThat year: 2007, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: A Far CryThat year: 2007, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Chaya ArbelThat year: 2007, Classical music, Israeli composer (born in 1921). Inception: Russian Chamber Music Foundation of SeattleThat year: 2007, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Radom Chamber OrchestraThat year: 2007, Classical music. Inception: Portuguese Chamber OrchestraThat year: 2007, Classical music. Inception: Les Sirènes Female Chamber ChoirThat year: 2007, Classical music (United Kingdom). Dissolution: SaffireThat year: 2007, Classical music (Australia). Inception: The Gospel Truth ChoirThat year: 2007, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Brecon BaroqueThat year: 2007, Classical music. Inception: Berliner OperngruppeThat year: 2007, Classical music. Inception: Carrington-BrownThat year: 2007, Classical music.
Works (composition or publishing)
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Henri Dutilleux (age 91) - Le Temps L'Horloge (Song, lied)
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Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 79) - Sound : the 24 Hours of the Day, Opp. 81-101 (Work for chamber orchestra)
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Philip Glass (1937-0000) - Appomattox (Opera)
- Beckett Shorts (Theatrical music)
- Cassandra's Dream (Film score)
- Animals in Love (Film score)
- No Reservations (Film score)
- Book of Longing (Song, lied)
- Songs and Poems (Work for soloist)
