2016, from day to day
2016. With other artists, Ennio Morricone, Krzysztof Penderecki and Pierre Boulez influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Pierre Boulez. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 2016 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 160 of these moments for 2016.
The year 2016 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Death of Gilberto Mendes That year: 2016, Classical music, Brazilian composer, university professor and researcher (born in 1922)
05
Death of Pierre Boulez That year: 2016, Classical music, French composer, conductor and writer (1925–2016) (born in 1925)
08
Death of Eva Fleischer That year: 2016, Classical music, opera singer (1922-2016) (born in 1922)
13
Death of Bern Herbolsheimer That year: 2016, Classical music, American composer (born in 1948)
14
Death of Franco Oppo That year: 2016, Classical music, Italian composer (1935-2016) (born in 1935)
17
Death of Tamara Chumakova That year: 2016, Classical music, Soviet Russian opera singer (born in 1932)
19
Death of Milan Bürger That year: 2016, Classical music, Czechoslovak opera singer (1963-2016) (born in 1963)
22
Death of Viktor Massányi That year: 2016, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1967)
24
Death of Dmitri Miller That year: 2016, Classical music, Soviet cellist (1942-2016) (born in 1942)
25
Death of Denise Duval That year: 2016, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1921)
26
Death of Anna Maria Canali That year: 2016, Classical music, Italian operatic mezzo-soprano (1918-2016) (born in 1918)
29
Death of Aurèle Nicolet That year: 2016, Classical music, Swiss flautist (1926-2016) (born in 1926)
Death of Sonja Draksler That year: 2016, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (1927-2016) (born in 1927)
February
03
Death of Saulius Sondeckis That year: 2016, Classical music, Lithuanian violinist, conductor, orchestra leader and professor (born in 1928)
Death of Jayne Casselman That year: 2016, Classical music, American singer and opera singer (born in 1960)
04
Death of Ulf Söderblom That year: 2016, Classical music, Finnish conductor (1930-2016) (born in 1930)
17
Death of Elena Rizzieri That year: 2016, Classical music, Italian soprano (born in 1922)
20
Death of Ove Verner Hansen That year: 2016, Classical music, Danish actor (1932-2016) (born in 1932)
21
Death of Pascal Bentoiu That year: 2016, Classical music, Romanian composer and musicologist (born in 1927)
22
Death of Yolande Fox That year: 2016, Classical music, American singer, model, activist (born in 1928)
26
Death of Eri Klas That year: 2016, Classical music, Estonian conductor (born in 1939)
27
Death of Francisco Kraus Trujillo That year: 2016, Classical music, Spanish singer (1926-2016) (born in 1926)
Also in February
Inauguration: Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Centre That year: 2016, Classical music (Kuwait City, Kuwait) .
March
01
Death of Ludmila Škorpilová That year: 2016, Classical music, Czech opera singer (1936-2016) (born in 1936)
05
Death of Nikolaus Harnoncourt That year: 2016, Classical music, Austrian conductor (born in 1929)
11
Death of Deva Dassy That year: 2016, Classical music, French actor and opera singer (1911-2016) (born in 1911)
Death of Vladimír Gajdoš That year: 2016, Classical music, composer, music teacher, conductor (born in 1936)
14
Death of Peter Maxwell Davies That year: 2016, Classical music, English composer and conductor (1934-2016) (born in 1934)
15
Death of Claudine Collart That year: 2016, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1923)
17
Death of Drora Drorit That year: 2016, Classical music, Israeli singer (born in 1923)
23
Death of Gegham Grigoryan That year: 2016, Classical music, musical artist (born in 1951)
Death of Jeanine Collard That year: 2016, Classical music, French singer (born in 1923)
25
Death of Shannon Bolin That year: 2016, Classical music, American singer and actor (1917-2016) (born in 1917)
31
Death of Terry Plumeri That year: 2016, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1945)
April
02
Death of Leopold Yashchenko That year: 2016, Classical music, musicologist, conductor (born in 1928)
05
Death of Elsie Morison That year: 2016, Classical music, australian operatic singer (1924-2016) (born in 1924)
09
Death of Tony Conrad That year: 2016, Classical music, American filmmaker, violinist and composer (1940-2016) (born in 1940)
12
Death of Alan Loveday That year: 2016, Classical music, New Zealand violinist (1928-2016) (born in 1928)
Death of Jiří Kusý That year: 2016, Classical music, Czech opera singer (born in 1948)
18
Death of Brian Asawa That year: 2016, Classical music, American opera singer (1966-2016) (born in 1966)
21
Death of Law Kar-Po That year: 2016, Classical music, Cantonese opera performer (1930-2016) (born in 1930)
27
Death of Gabriela Sima That year: 2016, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (1955-2016) (born in 1955)
29
Death of Dmytro Hnatyuk That year: 2016, Classical music, Ukrainian singer (1925-2016) (born in 1925)
May
01
Death of Paul Popescu That year: 2016, Classical music, conductor (born in 1929)
03
Death of Zoia Khrystych That year: 2016, Classical music, Ukrainian and Soviet opera singer (1932-2016) (born in 1932)
05
Death of Isao Tomita That year: 2016, Classical music, Japanese musician (1932-2016) (born in 1932)
Death of Romalı Perihan That year: 2016, Classical music, Turkish opera singer (soprano), model, and actress (1942-2016) (born in 1942)
15
Death of Jane Little That year: 2016, Classical music, double bass player from Atlanta (1929-2016) (born in 1929)
16
Death of Irene Jordan That year: 2016, Classical music, American operatic soprano (born in 1919)
21
Death of Jane Fawcett That year: 2016, Classical music, code-breaker, singer, and preservationist (1921-2016) (born in 1921)
25
Death of Annamária Albert That year: 2016, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1926)
Also in May
Death of Lavinia Bertotti That year: 2016, Classical music .
June
04
Death of Phyllis Curtin That year: 2016, Classical music, Operatic soprano (born in 1921)
Death of Aleksandr Jakovlevitsj Gromisj That year: 2016, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1950)
06
Death of Erich Wessner That year: 2016, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (1948-2016) (born in 1948)
08
Death of Vladislav Yankovsky That year: 2016, Classical music, Soviet and Russian clarinetist and conductor (1952-2016) (born in 1952)
Death of Nobu Wakabayashi That year: 2016, Classical music, Japanese violinist (born in 1958)
11
Death of Alberto Remedios That year: 2016, Classical music, British opera singer (1935-2016) (born in 1935)
13
Death of Oleg Karavaychuk That year: 2016, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1927)
14
Death of Ondina Otta Klasinc That year: 2016, Classical music, Slovene opera singer (born in 1924)
23
Death of Alfred Šramek That year: 2016, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (1951-2016) (born in 1951)
24
Death of Anton Djakov That year: 2016, Classical music, Swiss singer and opera singer (1934-2016) (born in 1934)
26
Death of Sergei Cortez That year: 2016, Classical music, Belarusian composer (1935-2016) (born in 1935)
Death of Dany Barraud That year: 2016, Classical music, French opera singer (1940-2016) (born in 1940)
27
Death of Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen That year: 2016, Classical music, Danish composer (born in 1932)
29
Death of Vasyl Slipak That year: 2016, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer (born in 1974)
July
04
Death of Geoffrey Shovelton That year: 2016, Classical music, British opera singer and actor (born in 1936)
05
Death of Alirio Díaz That year: 2016, Classical music, guitarist (born in 1923)
Death of Antoine d'd'Ormesson That year: 2016, Classical music, French composer and theatre director (born in 1924)
06
Death of Nicolau de Figueiredo That year: 2016, Classical music, musicologist (born in 1960)
09
Death of Maralin Niska That year: 2016, Classical music, Operatic soprano (born in 1926)
10
Death of Atilla Manizade That year: 2016, Classical music, Turkish-Cypriot singer (born in 1945)
11
Death of Milan Jíra That year: 2016, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and pianist (born in 1935)
12
Death of Gregg Smith That year: 2016, Classical music, American choral conductor and composer (1931-2016) (born in 1931)
14
Death of Clyde Thomas Rollins That year: 2016, Classical music, composer (born in 1952)
20
Death of André Isoir That year: 2016, Classical music, French organist (1935-2016) (born in 1935)
24
Death of Marni Nixon That year: 2016, Classical music, American singer and actress (1930-2016) (born in 1930)
26
Death of Hiroko Nakamura That year: 2016, Classical music, Japanese pianist (1944-2016) (born in 1944)
27
Death of Einojuhani Rautavaara That year: 2016, Classical music, Finnish composer (1928–2016) (born in 1928)
29
Death of Günter von Kannen That year: 2016, Classical music, (1940--) German opera singer (bass-baritone) (born in 1940)
August
04
Death of Patrice Munsel That year: 2016, Classical music, American soprano singer (1925-2016) (born in 1925)
06
Death of Jan Nowowiejski That year: 2016, Classical music, Polish pianist (1933-2016) (born in 1933)
07
Death of Anđelko Klobučar That year: 2016, Classical music, Croatian composer and organist (1931-2016) (born in 1931)
08
Death of Irena Ylienė That year: 2016, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (1923-2016) (born in 1923)
10
Death of Ralph Mason That year: 2016, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1938)
14
Death of Bi Chunfang That year: 2016, Classical music, Chinese opera singer (born in 1927)
16
Inauguration: Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center That year: 2016, Classical music (Kallithea Municipality, Greece)
20
Death of Daniela Dessì That year: 2016, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1957-2016) (born in 1957)
30
Death of Halina Łukomska That year: 2016, Classical music, Polish soprano (born in 1929)
31
Inauguration: Dubai Opera House That year: 2016, Classical music (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
Death of Jacques Leduc That year: 2016, Classical music, Belgian composer (born in 1932)
September
08
Death of Johan Botha That year: 2016, Classical music, South African operatic tenor (1965-2016) (born in 1965)
Death of Pentti Perksalo That year: 2016, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (born in 1929)
12
Death of Hidayat Inayat Khan That year: 2016, Classical music, British composer (1917-2016) (born in 1917)
19
Death of Eduard Serov That year: 2016, Classical music, Russian conductor (born in 1937)
23
Death of Leyla Demiriş That year: 2016, Classical music, Turkish soprano opera singer (born in 1945)
27
Death of Ifigenia Didaskalou That year: 2016, Classical music, Greek writer (1916-2016) (born in 1916)
30
Death of Lilleba Lund Kvandal That year: 2016, Classical music, Norwegian soprano (1940-2016) (born in 1940)
October
02
Death of Neville Marriner That year: 2016, Classical music, British conductor and violinist (1924–2016) (born in 1924)
Death of Thomas Round That year: 2016, Classical music, English opera singer (1915-2016) (born in 1915)
05
Death of Pompeiu Hărășteanu That year: 2016, Classical music, Romanian singer (born in 1935)
07
Death of Anne Pashley That year: 2016, Classical music, athletics competitor (1935-2016) (born in 1935)
10
Death of Jiří Matys That year: 2016, Classical music, Czech composer and educator (1927-2016) (born in 1927)
12
Death of Elisabeth Breul That year: 2016, Classical music, opera singer (1930-2016) (born in 1930)
13
Death of Gerhard Wimberger That year: 2016, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1923)
18
Death of Suzana Šuvaković Savić That year: 2016, Classical music, Serbian opera singer (1969-2016) (born in 1969)
19
Death of Vitalij Kyrejko That year: 2016, Classical music, 20th century Ukrainian composer (born in 1926)
21
Death of Antonia Fahberg That year: 2016, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1928)
25
Death of Ursula Boese That year: 2016, Classical music, German operatic contralto (born in 1928)
28
Death of John Del Carlo That year: 2016, Classical music, American opera singer (1951–2016) (born in 1951)
29
Death of Roland Dyens That year: 2016, Classical music, French composer (born in 1955)
November
02
Death of Slavčo Dimovski That year: 2016, Classical music, Macedonian opera singer (born in 1955)
Death of Olga Andreevna Zacharova That year: 2016, Classical music, singer, opera singer (born in 1933)
04
Death of Branka Stilinović That year: 2016, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1926)
06
Death of Zoltán Kocsis That year: 2016, Classical music, (1952–2016) classical pianist, conductor and composer (born in 1952)
07
Death of Philip Potter That year: 2016, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1936)
Death of Sinyan Shen That year: 2016, Classical music, American physicist (1949-2016) (born in 1949)
Death of Janusz Żełobowski That year: 2016, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1932)
16
Death of Tomislav Neralić That year: 2016, Classical music, Croatian opera singer (born in 1917)
17
Death of Jutta Vulpius That year: 2016, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1927)
20
Death of Ágnes Vámos That year: 2016, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1926)
21
Death of Jean-Claude Risset That year: 2016, Classical music, French composer (born in 1938)
22
Death of Gloria Lane That year: 2016, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1930)
25
Death of Pauline Oliveros That year: 2016, Classical music, American composer and musician (born in 1932)
Death of Alexander Yossifov That year: 2016, Classical music, Bulgarian composer (born in 1940)
Death of Russell Oberlin That year: 2016, Classical music, American countertenor (born in 1928)
Death of Jan van Dijk That year: 2016, Classical music, composer (born in 1918)
27
Death of Nijolė Ambrazaitytė That year: 2016, Classical music, opera singer and politician (1939-2016) (born in 1939)
30
Death of Kamilló Lendvay That year: 2016, Classical music, Hungarian composer (born in 1928)
Death of Aleksei Maslennikov That year: 2016, Classical music, Russian opera singer (born in 1929)
December
01
Death of Elisabeth Carron That year: 2016, Classical music, American operatic soprano (born in 1922)
03
Death of Gigliola Frazzoni That year: 2016, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1927-2016) (born in 1927)
Death of Antonio Membrado That year: 2016, Classical music, Spanish musician (1935-2016) (born in 1935)
04
Death of Julia Gomelskaya That year: 2016, Classical music, Ukrainian composer of contemporary classical music (1964-2016) (born in 1964)
06
Death of Éva Lehoczky That year: 2016, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (born in 1925)
Death of Marja Toppinen-Schumacher That year: 2016, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (born in 1940)
07
Death of Vilma Bukovec That year: 2016, Classical music, Slovenian opera singer (born in 1920)
Death of Gerti Gordon That year: 2016, Classical music, Austrian actress (1933-2016) (born in 1933)
14
Death of Karel Husa That year: 2016, Classical music, Czech-born American conductor and composer (born in 1921)
Death of Claudia Parada That year: 2016, Classical music, Chilean opera singer (born in 1927)
Death of Lotte Rysanek That year: 2016, Classical music, Austrian operatic soprano (born in 1924)
Death of Wojciech Jan Śmietana That year: 2016, Classical music, Polish opera singer (born in 1933)
22
Death of Hirokazu Sato That year: 2016, Classical music, Japanese composer and guitarist (born in 1966)
23
Death of Heinrich Schiff That year: 2016, Classical music, Austrian cellist and conductor (born in 1951)
Death of Zhou Baokui That year: 2016, Classical music, Yue opera actress (1920-2016) (born in 1920)
25
Death of Miriam Pirazzini That year: 2016, Classical music, Operatic mezzo-soprano (born in 1918)
This was also in 2016
Death of Colin Matthews That year: 2016, Classical music, English composer (born in 1946) . Inception: Albion Quartet That year: 2016, Classical music. Death of Monsieur de La Voix That year: 2016, Classical music, composer . Inauguration: Algiers Opera House Boualem Bessaïh That year: 2016, Classical music (Algiers, Algeria). Inception: A Nocte Temporis That year: 2016, Classical music. Inception: SWR Symphonieorchester That year: 2016, Classical music. Dissolution: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra That year: 2016, Classical music (Germany). Death of Nolan Van Way That year: 2016, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1931) . Death of De Grignis That year: 2016, Classical music, composer . Death of Iris Kells That year: 2016, Classical music, English opera singer (born in 1923) . Dissolution: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra That year: 2016, Classical music (Germany). Dissolution: Anonymous 4 That year: 2016, Classical music (United States of America). Dissolution: Butterfly Music Transgender Chorus That year: 2016, Classical music (United States of America). Closing: Stadtsaal Innsbruck That year: 2016, Classical music (Innsbruck, Austria). Death of Rita Vaitkevičienė-Viržonytė That year: 2016, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (born in 1928) . Inauguration: Koningin Elisabethzaal That year: 2016, Classical music (Antwerp, Belgium).