2022, from day to day
2022. With other artists, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jenő Jandó and Kaija Saariaho influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Angelo Badalamenti.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 2022 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 120 of these moments for 2022.
The year 2022 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
02
Death of Jorma Katrama That year: 2022, Classical music, Finnish musician (born in 1936)
05
Death of Dale Clevenger That year: 2022, Classical music, American musician (born in 1940)
Death of Neil Nongkynrih That year: 2022, Classical music, Indian musician (born in 1970)
06
Death of Carlo Meliciani That year: 2022, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1929)
Death of Zhang Jiqing That year: 2022, Classical music, Chinese opera artist (1938-2022) (born in 1938)
07
Death of Mark Forest That year: 2022, Classical music, American actor, bodybuilder and opera singer (born in 1933)
Death of Stéphane Blet That year: 2022, Classical music, French pianist (1969-2022) (born in 1969)
08
Death of Ventsislav Yankov That year: 2022, Classical music, Bulgarian pianist (born in 1926)
09
Death of Maria Ewing That year: 2022, Classical music, American opera singer (soprano/mezzo-soprano) (born in 1950)
16
Death of William Cochran That year: 2022, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1943)
17
Death of Armando Gama That year: 2022, Classical music, Portuguese singer (born in 1954)
Death of Nikša Bareza That year: 2022, Classical music, conductor (born in 1936)
Death of Kumi Bandō That year: 2022, Classical music, Japanese flutist (born in 1958)
18
Death of Paavo Heininen That year: 2022, Classical music, Finnish composer and pianist (born in 1938)
19
Death of Nigel Rogers That year: 2022, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1935)
27
Death of Alain Bancquart That year: 2022, Classical music, French composer (born in 1934)
30
Death of Piero Gamba That year: 2022, Classical music, Italian musician (born in 1936)
Death of Jon Appleton That year: 2022, Classical music, American composer (born in 1939)
February
01
Death of James Douglas That year: 2022, Classical music, Scottish composer, born 1932 (born in 1932)
04
Death of Gianluca Floris That year: 2022, Classical music, Italian writer (born in 1964)
06
Death of George Crumb That year: 2022, Classical music, American composer (1929-2022) (born in 1929)
09
Death of Joseph Horovitz That year: 2022, Classical music, British composer (born in 1926)
12
Death of William Kraft That year: 2022, Classical music, American composer and musician (born in 1923)
Death of Ivo Beikircher That year: 2022, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1937)
18
Death of Levon Chaushian That year: 2022, Classical music, Armenian composer (born in 1946)
Death of Yōichirō Ōmachi That year: 2022, Classical music, Japanese conductor (born in 1931)
19
Death of Judith Beckmann That year: 2022, Classical music, American singer and opera singer (born in 1935)
22
Death of Josephine Veasey That year: 2022, Classical music, British mezzo (born in 1930)
23
Death of Antonietta Stella That year: 2022, Classical music, singer (born in 1929)
Death of Carlos Barbosa-Lima That year: 2022, Classical music, Brazilian classical guitarist and arranger (born in 1944)
26
Death of Yevgeny Shapovalov That year: 2022, Classical music, Israeli opera singer and record producer (born in 1968)
Also in February
Death of Walter Barylli That year: 2022, Classical music, Austrian musician (born in 1921) . Death of José Carlos Xavier That year: 2022, Classical music, Portuguese operatic tenor (born in 1947) .
March
01
Death of Yvonne Ciannella That year: 2022, Classical music, American coloratura soprano in opera and concert (born in 1926)
08
Death of René Clemencic That year: 2022, Classical music, Austrian classical musician (born in 1928)
14
Death of Zuqiang Wu That year: 2022, Classical music, Chinese composer (born in 1927)
18
Death of Bernabé Martí That year: 2022, Classical music, Spanish operatic tenor (born in 1928)
19
Death of Michail Jurowski That year: 2022, Classical music, Soviet and Russian conductor (born in 1945)
23
Death of Zinaida Ignatyeva That year: 2022, Classical music, Russian pianist (born in 1938)
Death of Andrzej Cwojdziński That year: 2022, Classical music, Polish composer, conductor and music teacher (born in 1928)
25
Death of Philip Jeck That year: 2022, Classical music, British artist (born in 1952)
31
Death of Andrzej Bujakiewicz That year: 2022, Classical music, Polish conductor (born in 1939)
April
07
Death of Birgit Nordin That year: 2022, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (born in 1934)
Death of Christopher Ball That year: 2022, Classical music, British musician (born in 1936)
10
Death of Philippe Boesmans That year: 2022, Classical music, Belgian composer and organist (born in 1936)
17
Death of Radu Lupu That year: 2022, Classical music, Romanian pianist (born in 1945)
18
Death of Harrison Birtwistle That year: 2022, Classical music, English composer (1934–2022) (born in 1934)
Death of Nicholas Angelich That year: 2022, Classical music, American pianist (born in 1970)
21
Death of Renate Holm That year: 2022, Classical music, German-Austrian actress, singer and opera singer (born in 1931)
26
Death of Klaus Schulze That year: 2022, Classical music, German composer and musician (1947–2022) (born in 1947)
May
09
Death of Minoru Nojima That year: 2022, Classical music, Japanese pianist (1945-2022) (born in 1945)
11
Death of William Bennett That year: 2022, Classical music, British flutist (born in 1936)
Death of Alexander Toradze That year: 2022, Classical music, American musician (born in 1952)
Death of June Preston That year: 2022, Classical music, American child actress who went on to become an internationally renowned opera singer. (born in 1928)
12
Death of Henry Mollicone That year: 2022, Classical music, American composer (born in 1946)
13
Death of Teresa Berganza That year: 2022, Classical music, Spanish mezzo-soprano (born in 1935)
Death of Simon Preston That year: 2022, Classical music, English organist, conductor, and composer (born in 1938)
Death of Hideo Kojima That year: 2022, Classical music, Japanese violinist, conductor, concertmaster (born in 1941)
14
Death of Renat Ibragimov That year: 2022, Classical music, Soviet and Russian singer (born in 1947)
19
Death of Mariana Cioromila That year: 2022, Classical music, Romanian mezzo-soprano (born in 1952)
27
Death of Lenka Šmídová That year: 2022, Classical music, Czech opera singer (1961–2022) (born in 1961)
28
Death of Victor von Halem That year: 2022, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1940)
Death of Marija Bitenc Samec That year: 2022, Classical music, Slovenian violist (born in 1932)
June
03
Death of Kari Frisell That year: 2022, Classical music, Norwegian singer (born in 1922)
16
Death of Rino Vernizzi That year: 2022, Classical music, Italian musician (born in 1946)
17
Death of Peter Maus That year: 2022, Classical music, German operatic tenor (1949–2022) (born in 1948)
18
Death of Hans-Dieter Bader That year: 2022, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1938)
Death of Iulia Buciuceanu That year: 2022, Classical music, Romanian opera singer (born in 1931)
20
Death of Kurt Equiluz That year: 2022, Classical music, German classical singer (born in 1929)
July
09
Death of Rudolf Schasching That year: 2022, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (born in 1957)
12
Death of Jan Wijn That year: 2022, Classical music, Dutch pianist (born in 1934)
15
Death of Aron Aronov That year: 2022, Classical music, Bulgarian tenor (born in 1937)
Death of Shōkoku Kin That year: 2022, Classical music, Japanese conductor (born in 1942)
17
Death of Sevda Ibrahimova That year: 2022, Classical music, Azerbaijani composer (born in 1939)
18
Death of Vincent DeRosa That year: 2022, Classical music, American musician (born in 1920)
22
Death of Stefan Soltesz That year: 2022, Classical music, Hungarian conductor (born in 1949)
Death of Henrique Morelenbaum That year: 2022, Classical music, Brazilian conductor (born in 1931)
25
Death of Milenko Stefanovic That year: 2022, Classical music, Serbian and Yugoslav clarinetist (born in 1930)
27
Death of Yury Marusin That year: 2022, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer (born in 1945)
August
08
Death of Anatoly Luppov That year: 2022, Classical music, Russian composer and music educator (born in 1929)
16
Death of Matti Lehtinen That year: 2022, Classical music, Finnish operatic baritone (1922–2022) (born in 1922)
27
Death of Juan Francisco Sans That year: 2022, Classical music, Venezuelan musician (born in 1960)
30
Death of Aleksandr Skulsky That year: 2022, Classical music, conductor (born in 1942)
September
05
Death of Lars Vogt That year: 2022, Classical music, German pianist (1970–2022) (born in 1970)
18
Death of Teruyuki Noda That year: 2022, Classical music, Japanese composer (1940-2022) (born in 1940)
October
07
Death of Toshi Ichiyanagi That year: 2022, Classical music, Japanese composer, pianist (1933-2022) (born in 1933)
09
Death of Josep Soler i Sardà That year: 2022, Classical music, Catalan composer (born in 1935)
14
Death of Mariana Nicolesco That year: 2022, Classical music, Romanian operatic soprano (1948–2022) (born in 1948)
15
Death of Eduard Wollitz That year: 2022, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1928)
19
Death of Joanna Simon That year: 2022, Classical music, American mezzo-soprano (1936–2022) (born in 1940)
20
Death of Philippe Aïche That year: 2022, Classical music, French violinist (born in 1962)
23
Death of Libor Pešek That year: 2022, Classical music, Czech conductor (born in 1933)
Death of Galina Pisarenko That year: 2022, Classical music, Soviet Russian singer (born in 1934)
26
Death of Lia Origoni That year: 2022, Classical music, Italian actress and singer (born in 1919)
28
Death of Helena Łazarska That year: 2022, Classical music, Polish opera singer (born in 1934)
29
Death of Rainer Büsching That year: 2022, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1943)
November
05
Death of Daniele Barioni That year: 2022, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1930)
11
Death of Božena Glavak That year: 2022, Classical music, Died 11.11.2022. in hospital of Varaždin, Croatia (born in 1932)
17
Death of Azio Corghi That year: 2022, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1937)
18
Death of Ned Rorem That year: 2022, Classical music, American composer and diarist (born in 1923)
28
Death of Gabriele Lechner That year: 2022, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1961)
December
03
Death of Volodymyr Kozhukhar That year: 2022, Classical music, Ukrainian conductor (born in 1941)
06
Death of Edino Krieger That year: 2022, Classical music, Brazilian composer (1928-2022) (born in 1928)
09
Death of Mermen Qamar Gul That year: 2022, Classical music, Afghan Pioneer artis (born in 1952)
10
Death of John Aler That year: 2022, Classical music, American lyric tenor (born in 1949)
11
Death of Angelo Badalamenti That year: 2022, Classical music, American composer (born in 1937)
15
Death of Oqtay Radjabov That year: 2022, Classical music, Azerbaijani composer and music educator (born in 1941)
17
Death of Urmas Sisask That year: 2022, Classical music, Estonian composer (1960-2022) (born in 1960)
19
Death of Stanley Drucker That year: 2022, Classical music, American musician (born in 1929)
25
Death of Claire Gagnier That year: 2022, Classical music, Canadian singer and opera singer (born in 1924)
Death of Fausto Cepeda That year: 2022, Classical music, Dominican Republic opera singer (born in 1939)
26
Death of Monika Frimmer That year: 2022, Classical music, German soprano (born in 1955)
This was also in 2022
Death of Nguyen Van Quy That year: 2022, Classical music, composer and musician from Vietnam (born in 1925) . Death of Guan Guimin That year: 2022, Classical music, Chinese opera singer (born in 1946) . Death of Thomas Sleeper That year: 2022, Classical music, American composer (born in 1956) . Death of Simon Sargon That year: 2022, Classical music, American composer (born in 1938) . Death of Valery Klimov That year: 2022, Classical music, Russian musician (born in 1931) . Death of Doreen Hume That year: 2022, Classical music, singer (born in 1926) . Death of Joseph Kalichstein That year: 2022, Classical music, Israeli musician (born in 1946) . Death of Annerose Schmidt That year: 2022, Classical music, German pianist (born in 1936) .