1931, from day to day
1931. With other artists, Arnold Schoenberg, Béla Bartók and Maurice Ravel influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Carl Nielsen. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Four Portraits from 'The Gambler', Op. 49” de Sergei Prokofiev, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1931 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 360 of these moments for 1931.
The year 1931 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
02
Birth of John Noble That year: 1931, Classical music, English baritone singer (1931-2008) (dead in 2008)
Birth of Aleksey Levitsky That year: 1931, Classical music, Soviet Russian singer (1931-2008) (dead in 2008)
05
Birth of Alfred Brendel That year: 1931, Classical music, Austrian pianist, poet and author
08
Death of Otto Singer That year: 1931, Classical music, German composer (born in 1863)
11
Birth of Eve Queler That year: 1931, Classical music, American conductor
Death of Oscar Fetrás That year: 1931, Classical music, German composer (born in 1854)
Death of George Coleman Young That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1877)
13
Death of Arthur Jan Frans De Hovre That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1868)
14
Birth of Juraj Pospíšil That year: 1931, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 2007)
17
Birth of Akhmad Babakulov That year: 1931, Classical music, Soviet singer, opera singer and music educator (1931-1990) (dead in 1990)
19
Birth of Simone Mangelsdorff That year: 1931, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 1973)
20
Birth of Birgit Finnilä That year: 1931, Classical music, Swedish alto artist
Birth of Roberto Bañuelas That year: 1931, Classical music, Mexican composer (dead in 2015)
21
Death of Felix Blumenfeld That year: 1931, Classical music, Russian composer, pianist, conductor (1863-1931) (born in 1863)
24
Birth of Ib Nørholm That year: 1931, Classical music, Danish composer and organist (1931–2019) (dead in 2019)
26
Death of Alfredo Barbirolli That year: 1931, Classical music, composer
28
Birth of Ezio Flagello That year: 1931, Classical music, American opera singer (1931-2009) (dead in 2009)
30
Death of Alfred Tofft That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1865)
31
Birth of Nolan Van Way That year: 1931, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 2016)
February
01
Death of Alexander Thom Cringan That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1860)
03
Birth of Leonid Yekimov That year: 1931, Classical music, opera singer from Russia (1931-2017) (dead in 2017)
04
Birth of Hidetake Konoe That year: 1931, Classical music, Japanese composer and conductor (1931-2003) (dead in 2003)
07
Death of Sven Nyblom That year: 1931, Classical music, Swedish actor (1868-1931) (born in 1868)
09
Birth of Xavier Benguerel That year: 1931, Classical music, Spanish composer (1931-2017) (dead in 2017)
Death of William John Hall That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1867)
11
Birth of Takeshi Kobayashi That year: 1931, Classical music, violinist, concertmaster
12
Birth of Leonid Boldin That year: 1931, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1931-2013) (dead in 2013)
15
Birth of Shigenobu Yamaoka That year: 1931, Classical music, Japanese conductor
Birth of Mark Reshetin That year: 1931, Classical music, Soviet Russian singer (dead in 2001)
Death of Ottilie Strobach That year: 1931, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (1851-1931) (born in 1851)
16
Death of Juan Vert That year: 1931, Classical music, Spanish composer (1890-1931) (born in 1890)
Death of Dirk Schäfer That year: 1931, Classical music, Dutch concert pianist and composer (1873-1931) (born in 1873)
Birth of Ana María Olaria That year: 1931, Classical music, opera singer
17
Birth of Eberhard Kraus That year: 1931, Classical music, German composer (1931-2003) (dead in 2003)
18
Birth of Victor Martens That year: 1931, Classical music, Canadian classical singer (dead in 2018)
20
Birth of Margareta Hallin That year: 1931, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (dead in 2020)
Death of Grigory Pirogov That year: 1931, Classical music, Russian singer (born in 1885)
23
Death of Nellie Melba That year: 1931, Classical music, Australian opera singer (born in 1861)
Death of Mario Ancona That year: 1931, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1860)
Death of Emilio Mesejo That year: 1931, Classical music, Spanish actor and singer (born in 1864)
Birth of Jon Weaving That year: 1931, Classical music, Australian opera singer (1931-2011) (dead in 2011)
24
Birth of Sei Ikeno That year: 1931, Classical music, Japanese composer (1931-2004) (dead in 2004)
26
Birth of Ruth-Margret Pütz That year: 1931, Classical music, opera singer from Germany (dead in 2019)
Birth of Aleksandr Michaylovitsj Vrabel That year: 1931, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2002)
Also in February
Premiere of The forgotten offerings That year: 1931, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Olivier Messiaen .
March
01
Death of Isabel Bru That year: 1931, Classical music, Spanish actor and singer (1874-1931) (born in 1874)
03
Death of Otto Reutter That year: 1931, Classical music, German comedian, coupletist, and singer (1870-1931) (born in 1870)
04
Birth of Manfred Drescher That year: 1931, Classical music, German opera singer (1931-2015) (dead in 2015)
05
Birth of Barry Tuckwell That year: 1931, Classical music, Australian horn player (dead in 2020)
Birth of Anthony Hedges That year: 1931, Classical music, English composer (1931-2019) (dead in 2019)
06
Birth of Oleksandr Bilash That year: 1931, Classical music, Ukrainian composer (1931-2003) (dead in 2003)
07
Birth of Mady Mesplé That year: 1931, Classical music, French soprano (1931-2020) (dead in 2020)
08
Death of Clara Kathleen Rogers That year: 1931, Classical music, American composer (born in 1844)
10
Birth of Niza de Castro Tank That year: 1931, Classical music, Brazilian opera singer
11
Birth of Geraldine Decker That year: 1931, Classical music, American singer and opera singer (1931-2013) (dead in 2013)
12
Birth of François Rabbath That year: 1931, Classical music, French musician
13
Birth of Dodi Protero That year: 1931, Classical music, singer (1931-2007) (dead in 2007)
14
Birth of Ian Adam That year: 1931, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2007)
16
Birth of Theo Altmeyer That year: 1931, Classical music, German classical tenor (dead in 2007)
17
Birth of Setrak That year: 1931, Classical music, French Armenian pianist (dead in 2006)
Birth of Margit László That year: 1931, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (1931-2019) (dead in 2019)
Birth of Zlata Gašperšič Ognjanović That year: 1931, Classical music, Slovene soprano singer
19
Death of Ignatius de Orellana That year: 1931, Classical music, British xomposer (born in 1860)
21
Death of Erik Schmedes That year: 1931, Classical music, Danish opera singer (1868-1931) (born in 1868)
Death of Henry Eymieu That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1860)
22
Death of Ofelia Nieto That year: 1931, Classical music, Spanish singer (born in 1898)
Birth of Ramiz Kovaçi That year: 1931, Classical music, musical artist (dead in 1994)
26
Death of Otto Keller That year: 1931, Classical music, German writer and poet (1875-1931) (born in 1875)
28
Birth of Kalju Karask That year: 1931, Classical music, Estonian actor, singer and opera singer (1931-2011) (dead in 2011)
29
Birth of Gloria Davy That year: 1931, Classical music, singer (1931-2012) (dead in 2012)
Birth of Halina Słonicka That year: 1931, Classical music, Polish opera singer (1931-2000) (dead in 2000)
30
Birth of Sándor Szokolay That year: 1931, Classical music, Hungarian composer and professor (1931–2013) (dead in 2013)
April
01
Death of Józefa Rożniecka That year: 1931, Classical music, actress, opera singer (born in 1867)
02
Birth of Kunnakudi Subbalakshmi That year: 1931, Classical music, Indian singer (dead in 2010)
03
Birth of Jiří Laburda That year: 1931, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer, musicologist and choirmaster
04
Death of George Whitefield Chadwick That year: 1931, Classical music, American composer (born in 1854)
Birth of Jüri Pärg That year: 1931, Classical music, singer, opera singer
06
Birth of Joan Carlyle That year: 1931, Classical music, English opera singer (dead in 2021)
Birth of Radomil Eliška That year: 1931, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator, professor and university educator (1931-2019) (dead in 2019)
08
Premiere of The Bolt, Op. 27 That year: 1931, Classical music (Ballet), Dmitri Shostakovich
09
Death of Paul Vidal That year: 1931, Classical music, French composer, conductor and music teacher (born in 1863)
11
Death of Ludwig Hermann Otto Finzenhagen That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1860)
12
Birth of Martin Boykan That year: 1931, Classical music, American composer (1931-2021) (dead in 2021)
Birth of Jacqueline Delman That year: 1931, Classical music, opera singer
13
Birth of Anita Cerquetti That year: 1931, Classical music, Italian singer (1931-2014) (dead in 2014)
Death of Maurice Abrahams That year: 1931, Classical music, Ukrainian-born American song writer (born in 1883)
15
Birth of Noreen Berry That year: 1931, Classical music, South African opera singer (dead in 2012)
18
Inauguration: Teatro Principal That year: 1931, Classical music (Caracas, Venezuela)
21
Birth of Frederic Mayer That year: 1931, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1931-2013) (dead in 2013)
Birth of Bengt Rundgren That year: 1931, Classical music, Swedish actor (dead in 2008)
Birth of John Hsu That year: 1931, Classical music, American academic (dead in 2018)
24
Death of Desider Zador That year: 1931, Classical music, opera singer (1873-1931) (born in 1873)
27
Birth of Igor Oistrakh That year: 1931, Classical music, Ukrainian musician (dead in 2021)
30
Death of Richard Sahla That year: 1931, Classical music, German concert violinist (born in 1855)
May
01
Death of Georges Auvray That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1858)
03
Death of Otto Winter Hjelm That year: 1931, Classical music, Norwegian composer (born in 1837)
Death of Frank H. Losey That year: 1931, Classical music, American composer and musician (born in 1870)
04
Birth of Gennady Rozhdestvensky That year: 1931, Classical music, Russian conductor and composer (1931-2018) (dead in 2018)
05
Birth of Mykola Kondratyuk That year: 1931, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1931-2006) (dead in 2006)
Birth of Matti Tuloisela That year: 1931, Classical music, Finnish opera singer
Death of Marino Aineto That year: 1931, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (born in 1873)
06
Birth of Jane Berbié That year: 1931, Classical music, singer
07
Birth of Ingvar Wixell That year: 1931, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (1931-2011) (dead in 2011)
Birth of Helge Brilioth That year: 1931, Classical music, Swedish singer and opera singer (dead in 1998)
Death of Antonín Petzold That year: 1931, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer, choirmaster and organist (born in 1858)
08
Birth of Charles Wilson That year: 1931, Classical music, Canadian composer, born 1931 (dead in 2019)
Death of Bertha Lewis That year: 1931, Classical music, British opera singer and actress (born in 1887)
Death of Paolo Litta That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1871)
09
Birth of Igor Ozim That year: 1931, Classical music, Slovene violinist, musician and music educator
Death of Johann Neuner That year: 1931, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1867)
Death of Max Runze That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1849)
10
Birth of Yūzō Toyama That year: 1931, Classical music, Japanese composer and conductor (dead in 2023)
12
Death of Eugène Ysaÿe That year: 1931, Classical music, Belgian violinist, composer and conductor (born in 1858)
Death of Ernestina Bendazzi-Garulli That year: 1931, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1864)
16
Birth of Donald Martino That year: 1931, Classical music, American composer (1931-2005) (dead in 2005)
Birth of Thomas Ungar That year: 1931, Classical music, Austrian conductor
18
Death of Hans Hermann That year: 1931, Classical music, German composer (1870-1931) (born in 1870)
19
Birth of Éric Tappy That year: 1931, Classical music, Swiss opera singer
Birth of Tamara Sorokina That year: 1931, Classical music, operatic singer (1931-2021) (dead in 2021)
25
Birth of Włodzimierz Denysenko That year: 1931, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2019)
27
Birth of Věroslav Neumann That year: 1931, Classical music, Czech composer and choirmaster (1931-2006) (dead in 2006)
28
Birth of Peter Westergaard That year: 1931, Classical music, American composer (dead in 2019)
Death of Regina Pinkert That year: 1931, Classical music, Polish opera singer and soprano (born in 1869)
29
Birth of Sheila Jones Harms That year: 1931, Classical music, singer (dead in 2004)
31
Birth of Shirley Verrett That year: 1931, Classical music, American opera singer, educator and writer (dead in 2010)
June
02
Birth of Elena Kittnarová That year: 1931, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2012)
Death of Fedor Pavlov That year: 1931, Classical music, Soviet conductor and composer (1892-1931) (born in 1892)
Death of Karolyn Wells Bassett That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1892)
06
Birth of Joyce Barker That year: 1931, Classical music, singer (1931-1992) (dead in 1992)
07
Death of Auguste Caliga-Ihle That year: 1931, Classical music, 13 Apr 1862 - 7 Jun 1931 (born in 1862)
09
Death of Henrique Oswald That year: 1931, Classical music, Brazilian composer (1852–1931) (born in 1852)
11
Birth of Audrey Schuh That year: 1931, Classical music, Operatic soprano (dead in 2023)
12
Birth of Yevheniia Miroshnychenko That year: 1931, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer (dead in 2009)
15
Death of Paula Doenges That year: 1931, Classical music, German opera singer (1874-1931) (born in 1874)
17
Birth of Mignon Dunn That year: 1931, Classical music, American mezzo-soprano opera singer
18
Birth of Klaus Wunderlich That year: 1931, Classical music, German musician (dead in 1997)
Death of Fanny Holland That year: 1931, Classical music, singer and actress (1847-1931) (born in 1847)
20
Birth of Arne Nordheim That year: 1931, Classical music, Norwegian composer (1931-2010) (dead in 2010)
Death of Nellie Stewart That year: 1931, Classical music, Australian actress and singer (1858–1931) (born in 1858)
25
Birth of Iulia Buciuceanu That year: 1931, Classical music, Romanian opera singer (dead in 2022)
26
Birth of Lucien Goethals That year: 1931, Classical music, Belgian composer (dead in 2006)
Death of Willem Feltzer That year: 1931, Classical music, conductor, composer, violinist, music teacher (born in 1874)
30
Birth of James Loughran That year: 1931, Classical music, British conductor
Also in June
Inception: Orquesta Sinfónica del SODRE That year: 1931, Classical music .
July
02
Death of Charles Quef That year: 1931, Classical music, French organist and composer (born in 1873)
06
Birth of Irène Mannheimer That year: 1931, Classical music, Swedish pianist
07
Birth of Mario Barrientos That year: 1931, Classical music, Chilean singer (dead in 2023)
08
Birth of Barbara Fei That year: 1931, Classical music, Hong Kong opera singer (dead in 2017)
11
Birth of Anđelko Klobučar That year: 1931, Classical music, Croatian composer and organist (1931-2016) (dead in 2016)
12
Birth of André Laporte That year: 1931, Classical music, Belgian composer
18
Birth of Yury Mazurok That year: 1931, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (dead in 2006)
19
Death of Ettore Gandolfi That year: 1931, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1862)
21
Death of Herman Bemberg That year: 1931, Classical music, French-Argentine composer (1859-1931) (born in 1859)
23
Birth of Ava June That year: 1931, Classical music, British singer and opera singer (dead in 2013)
Death of William Wolstenholme That year: 1931, Classical music, British composer (born in 1865)
25
Birth of Liselotte Becker-Egner That year: 1931, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 2015)
26
Birth of Tony Curiel That year: 1931, Classical music, Dominican opera singer (dead in 2009)
27
Death of Lennart Lundberg That year: 1931, Classical music, Swedish composer and pianist (born in 1863)
30
Birth of Moshe Atzmon That year: 1931, Classical music, Israeli conductor
31
Birth of Ivan Rebroff That year: 1931, Classical music, German singer (1931–2008) (dead in 2008)
August
01
Birth of Nico Castel That year: 1931, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 2015)
Death of André Tabuteau That year: 1931, Classical music, composer
02
Birth of Philippa Schuyler That year: 1931, Classical music, American pianist and composer (dead in 1967)
04
Death of Marie Wittich That year: 1931, Classical music, German operatic soprano (born in 1868)
09
Birth of Ursula Brömme That year: 1931, Classical music, German soprano (1931-2000) (dead in 2000)
10
Birth of Renate Holm That year: 1931, Classical music, German-Austrian actress, singer and opera singer (dead in 2022)
11
Birth of Ricardo Visus That year: 1931, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (dead in 2020)
12
Birth of Netania Davrath That year: 1931, Classical music, Ukrainian-born Israeli operatic soprano (1931-1987) (dead in 1987)
15
Birth of Mikael Tariverdiev That year: 1931, Classical music, Soviet composer (dead in 1996)
17
Birth of István Ruha That year: 1931, Classical music, Romanian-born Hungarian violinist (dead in 2004)
19
Death of Oscar Jüttner That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1863)
20
Death of Waldemar von Baußnern That year: 1931, Classical music, German composer (born in 1866)
21
Death of César Thomson That year: 1931, Classical music, Belgian musician (born in 1857)
Birth of Gregg Smith That year: 1931, Classical music, American choral conductor and composer (1931-2016) (dead in 2016)
22
Birth of Yōichirō Ōmachi That year: 1931, Classical music, Japanese conductor (dead in 2022)
Death of Joseph Tabrar That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1858)
25
Birth of Nancy Tatum That year: 1931, Classical music, American opera singer
28
Birth of Cristina Deutekom That year: 1931, Classical music, Dutch operatic soprano (dead in 2014)
Birth of John Shirley-Quirk That year: 1931, Classical music, English bass-baritone (dead in 2014)
Also in August
Birth of Fernando Rosas Pfingsthorn That year: 1931, Classical music, Chilean conductor (1931-2007) (dead in 2007) .
September
01
Death of Stanislav Suda That year: 1931, Classical music, Czech composer (1865-1931) (born in 1865)
03
Death of Franz Schalk That year: 1931, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1863)
Birth of Rudolf Kelterborn That year: 1931, Classical music, Swiss composer (1931-2021) (dead in 2021)
05
Birth of Henrique Morelenbaum That year: 1931, Classical music, Brazilian conductor (dead in 2022)
07
Birth of Charles Camilleri That year: 1931, Classical music, Maltese composer (dead in 2009)
Birth of Herbert Doussant That year: 1931, Classical music, American operatic tenor (dead in 2018)
10
Death of Alfonso Rendano That year: 1931, Classical music, Italian composer (1853-1931) (born in 1853)
Birth of Zdzisław Nikodem That year: 1931, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2012)
22
Birth of Nello Santi That year: 1931, Classical music, Italian conductor (1931-2020) (dead in 2020)
Birth of Shirley Carpenter That year: 1931, Classical music, composer
23
Death of Adolf Weidig That year: 1931, Classical music, American composer (born in 1867)
26
Birth of Kazuo Fukuda That year: 1931, Classical music, Japanese conductor
28
Death of Sylvain Dupuis That year: 1931, Classical music, Belgian composer and conductor (born in 1856)
October
01
Birth of Sylvano Bussotti That year: 1931, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 2021)
02
Birth of Pierre Cogen That year: 1931, Classical music, French musician
Birth of Richard Novák That year: 1931, Classical music, Czech composer, opera singer and organist
03
Death of Carl Nielsen That year: 1931, Classical music, Danish composer (born in 1865)
04
Birth of Anna Reynolds That year: 1931, Classical music, English classical mezzo-soprano (dead in 2014)
Death of Thomas Vowler Short That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1856)
07
Birth of Štefan Babjak That year: 1931, Classical music, Slovak opera singer (dead in 2008)
08
Death of Luigi von Kunits That year: 1931, Classical music, Austrian musician (1870-1931) (born in 1870)
09
Death of Emanuel Veselík That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1857)
16
Birth of Valery Klimov That year: 1931, Classical music, Russian musician (dead in 2022)
20
Death of Emánuel Moór That year: 1931, Classical music, Hungarian musician (1863-1931) (born in 1863)
Birth of Lauris Elms That year: 1931, Classical music, singer
22
Birth of Hikaru Hayashi That year: 1931, Classical music, Japanese composer (dead in 2012)
Birth of Wilhelm Dieter Siebert That year: 1931, Classical music, German composer (1931-2011) (dead in 2011)
23
Premiere of Violin Concerto in D major That year: 1931, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), Igor Stravinsky
24
Birth of Sofiä Ğobäydullinä That year: 1931, Classical music, Russian composer
26
Death of Celestino Piaggio That year: 1931, Classical music, Pianist and composer (1886-1931) (born in 1886)
27
Death of Ludvík Vítězslav Čelanský That year: 1931, Classical music, Czech conductor, theater manager, music educator, composer and director conductor of Czech philharmony (born in 1870)
Birth of Mursal Badirov That year: 1931, Classical music, musical artist (dead in 2003)
29
Birth of William Walker That year: 1931, Classical music, baritone, born 1931 (dead in 2010)
Birth of Stanislav Mjartan That year: 1931, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1997)
31
Birth of Bozena Ruk-Focic That year: 1931, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2010)
November
01
Birth of Dimitri Bashkirov That year: 1931, Classical music, Russian pianist (dead in 2021)
Birth of Jiří Berdych That year: 1931, Classical music, Czechoslovak opera singer (1931-2004) (dead in 2004)
04
Premiere of Judith, Op. 392 That year: 1931, Classical music (Incidental music), Darius Milhaud
08
Death of Otto Dorn That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1848)
11
Birth of Claude Lefebvre That year: 1931, Classical music, composer and poet from France (dead in 2012)
16
Death of Fritz Baselt That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1863)
17
Death of Georgi Atanasov That year: 1931, Classical music, Bulgarian composer (1882-1931) (born in 1882)
18
Death of Oscar Bergström That year: 1931, Classical music, Swedish actor (born in 1874)
19
Death of Frederic Cliffe That year: 1931, Classical music, British composer (1857-1931) (born in 1857)
21
Birth of Malcolm Williamson That year: 1931, Classical music, Australian composer (1931–2003) (dead in 2003)
22
Death of Ellen Sandels That year: 1931, Classical music, author, composer, pianist (born in 1859)
23
Death of Leonora Braham That year: 1931, Classical music, singer and actress (1853-1931) (born in 1853)
26
Birth of Josef Sivó That year: 1931, Classical music, concertmaster (dead in 2007)
27
Premiere of Piano Concerto in D major, Op. 82 That year: 1931, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), Maurice Ravel
Death of Akira Nakada That year: 1931, Classical music, Japanese composer (1886-1931) (born in 1886)
28
Birth of Joan Guinjoan That year: 1931, Classical music, Catalan composer and pianist (dead in 2019)
Death of Mathilda Lagermarck That year: 1931, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1853)
30
Birth of Günther Herbig That year: 1931, Classical music, German conductor
Death of Marc Delmas That year: 1931, Classical music, French composer (born in 1885)
Death of Irma Polak That year: 1931, Classical music, Slovene opera singer (born in 1875)
Death of Marcelle Demougeot That year: 1931, Classical music, French lyric artist (born in 1876)
Death of John Hyatt Brewer That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1856)
December
02
Birth of Ratiba El-Hefny That year: 1931, Classical music, Egyptian singer (1931-2013) (dead in 2013)
03
Birth of Sergei Dorensky That year: 1931, Classical music, Russian musician (dead in 2020)
Death of Justin Elie That year: 1931, Classical music, Hatian pianist (1883-1931) (born in 1883)
Death of Anna Henneberg That year: 1931, Classical music, music teacher, opera singer (born in 1862)
04
Birth of Cholo Montironi That year: 1931, Classical music, Argentine musician
08
Birth of Rudolf Komorous That year: 1931, Classical music, Czech electronic musician, bassoonist, music educator and composer
Birth of Franz Wyzner That year: 1931, Classical music, Austrian opera singer
09
Death of Raimund von zur Mühlen That year: 1931, Classical music, German operatic tenor (born in 1854)
10
Birth of Makoto Shinohara That year: 1931, Classical music, Japanese composer
13
Birth of George Fortune That year: 1931, Classical music, American baritone (dead in 2019)
Death of Fritz Zierau That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1865)
16
Birth of Kenneth Gilbert That year: 1931, Classical music, Canadian musician (1931-2020) (dead in 2020)
Death of Leo Schützendorf That year: 1931, Classical music, singer, opera singer, musician, actor (born in 1886)
Death of Nathalie Hansen That year: 1931, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (born in 1870)
17
Death of Milo Ellsworth Benedict That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1866)
19
Birth of Dalton Baldwin That year: 1931, Classical music, American musician (1931-2019) (dead in 2019)
Death of Aranka Fodor That year: 1931, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (born in 1883)
Death of Marie Lehmann That year: 1931, Classical music, German operatic soprano (born in 1851)
Death of Lech Chojecki That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1858)
23
Birth of Maria Tipo That year: 1931, Classical music, Italian pianist
24
Birth of Mauricio Kagel That year: 1931, Classical music, Argentine-German composer (1931-2008) (dead in 2008)
27
Death of Walter Courvoisier That year: 1931, Classical music, Swiss composer and music educator (1875-1931) (born in 1875)
Death of Agustarello Affre That year: 1931, Classical music, French operatic tenor (born in 1858)
Death of Peter Christian Lutkin That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1858)
29
Birth of Thomas Carey That year: 1931, Classical music, American opera singer, 1931-2002 (dead in 2002)
This was also in 1931
Inception: Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra That year: 1931, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Bel Canto Chorus That year: 1931, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Napoleon Rutkowski That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1868) . Death of Louis Raffy That year: 1931, Classical music, French organist and composer (born in 1868) . Birth of Georgi Božikov That year: 1931, Classical music, Macedonian opera singer (dead in 1986) . Birth of Antonino Riccardo Luciani That year: 1931, Classical music, composer . Death of Feliks Dziuban That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1924) . Death of Hilarión Domingo Moreno Montes de Oca That year: 1931, Classical music, Argentine diplomat (born in 1863) . Death of John Mais Capel That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1862) . Birth of Eric Garrett That year: 1931, Classical music, English operatic bass (dead in 2009) . Inception: Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra That year: 1931, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Anthime Donnay That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1841) . Birth of Hajo Müller That year: 1931, Classical music, German actor and opera singer (dead in 2020) . Death of Isca Jarová That year: 1931, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1903) . Death of Alexandre Debert That year: 1931, Classical music, composer . Death of Vincent d'Indy That year: 1931, Classical music, French composer and teacher (born in 1851) . Death of Guido Spinetti That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1850) . Death of Adolphe Schuppan That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1863) . Birth of Hossein Sarshar That year: 1931, Classical music, Iranian singer and opera singer (dead in 1992) . Inception: Griller Quartet That year: 1931, Classical music (United Kingdom). Death of Eduard Rohde Jr. That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1856) . Inception: Modesto Symphony Orchestra That year: 1931, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Ernst Wachter That year: 1931, Classical music, German opera singer and music educator (born in 1872) . Death of Karoline Charles-Hirsch That year: 1931, Classical music, music teacher, stage actor, opera singer (born in 1848) . Birth of Claudia Hellmann That year: 1931, Classical music, German contralto (dead in 2017) . Death of Friedrich Warnecke That year: 1931, Classical music, writer (born in 1856) . Death of Ludwig Schwab That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1910) . Inauguration: Paramount Theatre That year: 1931, Classical music (Oakland, United States of America). Inauguration: Teatro Bernocchi That year: 1931, Classical music (Milan, Italy). Birth of Otto Peter That year: 1931, Classical music, Swiss opera singer . Death of Désiré Demest That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1864) . Death of Pedro Antonio Iparraguirre That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1879) . Inception: Belgian National Orchestra That year: 1931, Classical music (Belgium). Inception: English National Opera That year: 1931, Classical music (United Kingdom). Death of William Shakespeare That year: 1931, Classical music, British opera singer 1849-1931 (born in 1849) . Inception: Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra That year: 1931, Classical music (Russia). Inception: Azerbaijan State Orchestra of Folk Instruments That year: 1931, Classical music (Azerbaijan). Birth of Keiichi Suga That year: 1931, Classical music, conductor . Death of Franz Kessel That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1862) . Inauguration: Weimarhalle That year: 1931, Classical music (Weimar, Germany). Birth of Susumu Ōnishi That year: 1931, Classical music, composer . Death of Lucie Magagne That year: 1931, Classical music, pianist, opera singer (born in 1882) . Birth of Lyudmila Harutyunova That year: 1931, Classical music, Armenian Soviet opera singer . Birth of Lenelies Höhle That year: 1931, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 1990) . Death of Otton Mieczysław Żukowski That year: 1931, Classical music, Polish composer (born in 1867) . Inception: National Symphony Orchestra That year: 1931, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Rafael Ibarbia That year: 1931, Classical music, conductor, composer, pianist (dead in 2003) . Death of Anton W. Rijp That year: 1931, Classical music, composer (born in 1867) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Edward Elgar (age 74)
- Nursery Suite (Work for orchestra)
- The Rapid Stream (Work for choir)
- When Swallows Fly (Work for choir)
- Jean Sibelius (age 66)
- Funeral Music, Op. 111b (Work for soloist)
- Alexander Glazunov (age 66)
- Concert Ballad for cello and orchestra in C major, Op. 108 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Sergei Rachmaninoff (age 58)
- Variations on a theme by Corelli, Op. 42 That year: 1931, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Arnold Schoenberg (age 57)
- 2 Pieces for piano, Opp. 33 (Work for soloist)
- Mirror canon with two free middle voices, A major (Work for choir)
- Quarter note (Work for soloist)
- Very fast, Slowly (Work for soloist)
- Andante (Work for soloist)
- Gustav Holst (age 57)
- 6 Choruses, Opp. 53 (Work for choir)
- Wassail Song (Work for choir)
- The Bells (Film score)
- Maurice Ravel (age 56)
- Piano Concerto in G major, Op. 83 That year: 1931, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Béla Bartók (age 50)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 That year: 1931, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- 44 Duets for 2 violins That year: 1931, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), composed in 1932
- Hungarian Sketches (Work for orchestra)
- Transylvanian Dances (Work for orchestra)
- Zoltán Kodály (age 49)
- Prelude (Work for soloist)
- Matrai kepek (Work for choir)
- Sergei Prokofiev (age 40)
- Four Portraits from 'The Gambler', Op. 49 That year: 1931, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 53 That year: 1931, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- String Quartet No. 1 in B minor, Op. 50 That year: 1931, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- On the Dnieper, Op. 51 (Ballet)
- 6 Pieces for piano, Opp. 52 (Work for soloist)
- Darius Milhaud (age 39)
- Sonata, Op. 112 (Work for soloist)
- Arthur Honegger (age 39)
- La Belle de Moudon (Opera)
- Cris du monde (Incidental music)
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold (age 34)
- Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 3 (Work for soloist)
- George Gershwin (age 33)
- Second Rhapsody That year: 1931, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Francis Poulenc (age 32)
- Bagatelle for violin and piano in D minor, Op. 60 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 3 Poems, Opp. 57 (Song, lied)
- 4 Poems, Opp. 58 (Song, lied)
- 5 Poems, Opp. 59 (Song, lied)
- Aaron Copland (age 31)
- Miracle at Verdun (Work for orchestra)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 25)
- Alone, Op. 26 (Film score)
- Rule, Britannia!, Op. 28 (Incidental music)
- Golden Mountains, Op. 30 (Film score)
- Hypothetically Murdered, Op. 31 (Incidental music)
- Suite from The Bolt, Op. 27a (Work for orchestra)
- Suite from Golden Mountains, Op. 30a (Work for orchestra)
- The Green Company (Work for orchestra)
- 2 Pieces for string quartet (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Olivier Messiaen (age 23)
- le Tombeau resplendissant (Work for orchestra)
- Samuel Barber (age 21)
- The School for Scanda, Op. 5 (Work for orchestra)
- Dover Beach, Op. 3 (Song, lied)
- Benjamin Britten (age 18)
- String Quartet in D major (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Plymouth Town (Ballet)