1941, from day to day
1941. With other artists, Richard Strauss, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Sergei Prokofiev influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Plácido Domingo, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, “Leningrad”” de Dmitri Shostakovich, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1941 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 1941.
The year 1941 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
02
Death of Mischa Levitzki That year: 1941, Classical music, Russian-born American concert pianist (born in 1898)
Birth of Kazuyoshi Akiyama That year: 1941, Classical music, Japanese conductor
Death of Ary Schuyer That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1881)
03
Premiere of Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 That year: 1941, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Sergei Rachmaninoff
06
Birth of Tamara Lund That year: 1941, Classical music, Finnish actor, singer and opera singer (1941-2005) (dead in 2005)
07
Birth of Iona Brown That year: 1941, Classical music, British violinist and conductor (dead in 2004)
Death of Henry B. Vincent That year: 1941, Classical music, Composer and organist (born in 1872)
10
Death of Frank Bridge That year: 1941, Classical music, English composer and violist (born in 1879)
12
Death of Ren Guang That year: 1941, Classical music, Chinese musician (born in 1900)
18
Birth of Yuriy Batsazov That year: 1941, Classical music, Soviet singer
21
Birth of Plácido Domingo That year: 1941, Classical music, Spanish tenor and conductor
23
Death of Dobri Hristov That year: 1941, Classical music, Bulgarian composer (1875-1941) (born in 1875)
26
Death of Georg Zoller That year: 1941, Classical music, German composer (born in 1852)
27
Death of Iver Holter That year: 1941, Classical music, Norwegian composer (1850-1941) (born in 1850)
Death of Louis Bleuzet That year: 1941, Classical music, French oboist and music educator (born in 1874)
28
Birth of Malini Rajurkar That year: 1941, Classical music, Indian singer (dead in 2023)
31
Birth of Alexander Satz That year: 1941, Classical music, Soviet musician (1941-2007) (dead in 2007)
Also in January
Death of Otto Kockert That year: 1941, Classical music, German composer, conductor, pianist and arranger (born in 1865) .
February
01
Death of Aleksandr Chesnokov That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1880)
04
Birth of Vladislav Pyavko That year: 1941, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (dead in 2020)
06
Birth of Stephen Albert That year: 1941, Classical music, American composer (1941-1992) (dead in 1992)
Death of Arthur A. Penn That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1875)
08
Birth of Carol Plantamura That year: 1941, Classical music, American opera singer
13
Birth of Eleonora Jankovič That year: 1941, Classical music, opera singer, musician, singer (dead in 2019)
15
Death of Guido Adler That year: 1941, Classical music, Austrian musicologist, writer (born in 1855)
16
Death of Frida Felser That year: 1941, Classical music, German opera singer and singer (1872-1941) (born in 1872)
17
Birth of Glyn Evans That year: 1941, Classical music, Canadian opera singer
19
Death of Hamilton Harty That year: 1941, Classical music, Irish composer, conductor, pianist and organist (born in 1879)
24
Birth of Kari Onstad That year: 1941, Classical music, Norwegian actor and singer (1941-2020) (dead in 2020)
Death of Willy Strehl That year: 1941, Classical music, Austrian film actor, stage actor and opera singer (born in 1881)
March
01
Death of August Weiss That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1861)
04
Birth of Yuri Simonov That year: 1941, Classical music, Russian conductor
Death of Edoardo Mascheroni That year: 1941, Classical music, Italian composer and conductor (1852-1941) (born in 1852)
07
Death of Arnold Schering That year: 1941, Classical music, German musicologist (born in 1877)
Birth of Ivan Zelenka That year: 1941, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and musician
08
Death of José Serrano That year: 1941, Classical music, Spanish composer (born in 1873)
Birth of Ivana Loudová That year: 1941, Classical music, Czech music educator and composer (dead in 2017)
09
Death of Casper Reardon That year: 1941, Classical music, American harpist (born in 1907)
11
Death of Walford Davies That year: 1941, Classical music, British composer (born in 1869)
Death of Melanie Kurt That year: 1941, Classical music, Austran soprano opera singer (1880-1941) (born in 1880)
Birth of Allan Evans That year: 1941, Classical music, American bass-baritone (1941-2018) (dead in 2018)
12
Birth of Erkki Salmenhaara That year: 1941, Classical music, Finnish composer, critic and musicologist (dead in 2002)
Death of Charles Sanford Skilton That year: 1941, Classical music, American composer, teacher and musicologist (1868-1941) (born in 1868)
Birth of Tapani Valtasaari That year: 1941, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2004)
Death of Isidore Luckstone That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1861)
16
Birth of Volodymyr Kozhukhar That year: 1941, Classical music, Ukrainian conductor (dead in 2022)
17
Death of Wassily Sapellnikoff That year: 1941, Classical music, Russian musician (born in 1867)
Birth of Georges Dumortier That year: 1941, Classical music, Belgian television presenter
19
Birth of Bruno Leonardo Gelber That year: 1941, Classical music, Argentine pianist
22
Birth of Alide Maria Salvetta That year: 1941, Classical music, singer (1941-1991) (dead in 1991)
23
Death of Angelo Badà That year: 1941, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1876-1941) (born in 1876)
Birth of Sergey Kadantsev That year: 1941, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2010)
27
Death of Primo Riccitelli That year: 1941, Classical music, Italian composer (1875-1941) (born in 1875)
Death of Rita Strohl That year: 1941, Classical music, French composer (1865-1941) (born in 1865)
Birth of Maria Szczucka That year: 1941, Classical music, opera singer
Death of Stewart Macpherson That year: 1941, Classical music, British composer (1865-1941) (born in 1865)
28
Birth of Nicola Martinucci That year: 1941, Classical music, Italian opera singer
29
Premiere of Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 That year: 1941, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Benjamin Britten
Death of Henry S. Sawyer That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1864)
30
Birth of Uwe Mund That year: 1941, Classical music, Austrian conductor
Birth of Laila Andersson-Palme That year: 1941, Classical music, Swedish actress
31
Death of Hans Siewert That year: 1941, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1872)
April
03
Birth of Jorma Hynninen That year: 1941, Classical music, Finnish singer
05
Birth of Oqtay Radjabov That year: 1941, Classical music, Azerbaijani composer and music educator (dead in 2022)
06
Birth of Zdeněk Hatina That year: 1941, Classical music, Czech composer
09
Death of Hedy Iracema-Brügelmann That year: 1941, Classical music, German operatic soprano (born in 1881)
Death of Isidore Witmark That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1871)
11
Birth of Arthur Davies That year: 1941, Classical music, Welsh tenor singer (dead in 2018)
12
Birth of Jadwiga Gadulanka That year: 1941, Classical music, Polish opera singer
13
Birth of Margaret Price That year: 1941, Classical music, Welsh opera singer (1941-2011) (dead in 2011)
15
Birth of Konstantin Ilyich Pluzhnikov That year: 1941, Classical music, singer
16
Death of Pearl G. Curran That year: 1941, Classical music, American songwriter (1875-1941) (born in 1875)
19
Death of Johanna Müller-Hermann That year: 1941, Classical music, Austrian composer (1868-1941) (born in 1868)
20
Birth of Paul Frey That year: 1941, Classical music, Canadian opera singer
21
Death of Agustín Bardi That year: 1941, Classical music, Argentine musician (born in 1884)
22
Premiere of Vaucochard et fils Ier That year: 1941, Classical music (Opera), Emmanuel Chabrier
Birth of Rudolf Mazzola That year: 1941, Classical music, Swiss singer and opera singer (1941-2010) (dead in 2010)
23
Birth of Gillian Whitehead That year: 1941, Classical music, New Zealand composer
24
Birth of John Williams That year: 1941, Classical music, Australian classical guitarist
Death of Wilhelm Guttmann That year: 1941, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1886)
25
Birth of Rudolf Růžička That year: 1941, Classical music, Czech composer
26
Birth of Marko Savić That year: 1941, Classical music, Serbian musician (1941-2013) (dead in 2013)
27
Birth of Carmen Reppel That year: 1941, Classical music, German soprano
30
Birth of Luis Antonio García Navarro That year: 1941, Classical music, conductor (dead in 2001)
May
01
Death of Julia Claussen That year: 1941, Classical music, Swedish mezzo-soprano (born in 1879)
Birth of Juraj Hatrík That year: 1941, Classical music, Slovakian composer (dead in 2021)
02
Birth of Grigory Kontsur That year: 1941, Classical music, Soviet Russian opera singer (1941-2020) (dead in 2020)
03
Death of Selma Ek That year: 1941, Classical music, singer (born in 1856)
Birth of Samvel Aloumyan That year: 1941, Classical music, Armenian pianist (1941-1987) (dead in 1987)
05
Premiere of Paul Bunyan, Op. 17 That year: 1941, Classical music (Opera), Benjamin Britten
06
Birth of Ghena Dimitrova That year: 1941, Classical music, Bulgarian lyric singer (dead in 2005)
07
Birth of Ernesto Gavazzi That year: 1941, Classical music, opera singer
08
Death of Heinrich Zöllner That year: 1941, Classical music, German composer and conductor (born in 1854)
Birth of Michael Jon Smith That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (dead in 2009)
11
Death of Charles-Hilaire Laurent That year: 1941, Classical music, composer
Death of James C. Bradford That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1885)
12
Birth of Valery Vladimirovich Kastelsky That year: 1941, Classical music, Russian pianist (dead in 2001)
14
Birth of Gertrud Spliid That year: 1941, Classical music, Danish opera singer (1941-2007) (dead in 2007)
Death of Maurice Simon That year: 1941, Classical music, French organist (1879-1941) (born in 1879)
18
Death of Milka Ternina That year: 1941, Classical music, Croatian opera singer (1863-1941) (born in 1863)
19
Death of Thomas Whitney Surette That year: 1941, Classical music, US writer and lecturer (born in 1862)
21
Death of Miron Polyakin That year: 1941, Classical music, Russian musician (born in 1895)
22
Death of Jaroslav Galia That year: 1941, Classical music, Czech composer and choirmaster (1875-1941) (born in 1875)
23
Death of Slavko Osterc That year: 1941, Classical music, Slovenian composer (1895-1941) (born in 1895)
24
Birth of Konrad Boehmer That year: 1941, Classical music, Dutch composer, musicologist and music critic (dead in 2014)
25
Birth of Diane Bish That year: 1941, Classical music, American composer, organist and executive producer
Death of Miguel Lerdo de Tejada That year: 1941, Classical music, Mexican musician (born in 1869)
26
Birth of Imants Kalniņš That year: 1941, Classical music, Latvian composer
27
Birth of Teppo Hauta-aho That year: 1941, Classical music, Finnish musician (dead in 2021)
Death of Kate Condon That year: 1941, Classical music, American opera singer (1877-1941) (born in 1877)
29
Death of Oskar Joost That year: 1941, Classical music, musician (born in 1898)
30
Death of John Forsell That year: 1941, Classical music, Swedish opera singer and administrator (1868-1941) (born in 1868)
Death of Edmund L. Gruber That year: 1941, Classical music, United States general (1879-1941) (born in 1879)
June
01
Birth of Edo de Waart That year: 1941, Classical music, Dutch conductor (born 1941)
Birth of Simeon Gugulovski That year: 1941, Classical music, Macedonian operatic tenor and singer (1941–1995) (dead in 1995)
03
Birth of Genady Iskhakov That year: 1941, Classical music, Polish actor and singer
05
Birth of Martha Argerich That year: 1941, Classical music, Argentine pianist (born 1941)
06
Death of Ben Goodson That year: 1941, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1878)
07
Birth of Jaime Laredo That year: 1941, Classical music, American conductor and violinist
Birth of Jan Rybarski That year: 1941, Classical music, conductor, choir director, composer, organist, music teacher (dead in 2018)
08
Birth of Paula Robison That year: 1941, Classical music, American musician
Death of Eugène Grassi That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1881)
10
Death of H. M. Tennent That year: 1941, Classical music, British songwriter (born in 1879)
12
Birth of Lyudmila Cheshmedzhieva That year: 1941, Classical music, actor, opera singer
16
Birth of Dino Ciani That year: 1941, Classical music, Italian musician (dead in 1974)
17
Death of Johan Wagenaar That year: 1941, Classical music, Dutch composer, teacher, and organist (born in 1862)
20
Death of Valentin Neuville That year: 1941, Classical music, French composer and organist (born in 1863)
24
Death of Ernest Bryant Crampton That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1881)
25
Death of Alfred Pringsheim That year: 1941, Classical music, German Jewish mathematician, art collector, patron of the arts and refugee from Nazis (1850-1941) (born in 1850)
27
Death of Mikhail Kurbanov That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1857)
28
Birth of Gunilla von Bahr That year: 1941, Classical music, flautist (dead in 2013)
29
Death of Ignacy Jan Paderewski That year: 1941, Classical music, Polish pianist, composer, supporter of Poland's independence movements, politician, Prime Minister of reborn Poland (1860–1941) (born in 1860)
30
Birth of Peter Karner That year: 1941, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer
July
01
Death of Paul Ambrose That year: 1941, Classical music, Canadian organist, composer, conductor (born in 1868)
03
Birth of Bohodar Kotorovych That year: 1941, Classical music, Ukrainian violinist (dead in 2009)
Birth of Miroslav Kejmar That year: 1941, Classical music, Czech music educator and trumpeter
04
Death of Karl Rorich That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1869)
05
Death of Oskar Fried That year: 1941, Classical music, German composer and conductor (born in 1871)
08
Death of Philippe Gaubert That year: 1941, Classical music, French musician (born in 1879)
09
Birth of Timothy Nolen That year: 1941, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 2023)
10
Death of Jelly Roll Morton That year: 1941, Classical music, American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer (born in 1890)
14
Birth of Karel Jerič That year: 1941, Classical music, opera singer
Death of Hermann Kleemeyer That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1859)
17
Death of Jean Marie Missud That year: 1941, Classical music, conductor, composer, clarinetist (born in 1852)
18
Birth of Frank Proto That year: 1941, Classical music, American musician
19
Birth of Édith Lejet That year: 1941, Classical music, French composer
24
Birth of Laraine Stephens That year: 1941, Classical music, American actress
25
Birth of Dimi Palos That year: 1941, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2018)
27
Birth of Johannes Fritsch That year: 1941, Classical music, German musician (dead in 2010)
Birth of Christian Boesch That year: 1941, Classical music, Austria operatic baritone
28
Birth of Izudin Čavrković That year: 1941, Classical music, Bosnia and Herzegovina musician (dead in 2007)
Birth of Anna Maria Kieffer That year: 1941, Classical music, Brazilian singer
29
Birth of Gennadiy Ivanovitsj Vasko That year: 1941, Classical music, opera singer
30
Death of Hugo Becker That year: 1941, Classical music, German cellist and composer (born in 1863)
31
Birth of Frøydis Ree Wekre That year: 1941, Classical music, Norwegian musician
August
01
Birth of Jordi Savall That year: 1941, Classical music, Spanish musician, conductor, and composer
02
Birth of Hannelore Bode That year: 1941, Classical music, German opera singer
Birth of Moya Henderson That year: 1941, Classical music, Australian composer
05
Birth of Lenny Breau That year: 1941, Classical music, Canadian-American guitarist (1941–1984) (dead in 1984)
08
Death of Andrey Labinsky That year: 1941, Classical music, Russian opera singer (born in 1871)
09
Death of Ingeborg Nørregaard Hansen That year: 1941, Classical music, Danish opera singer (1874-1941) (born in 1874)
11
Death of Arthur Hinton That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1869)
13
Birth of Hideo Kojima That year: 1941, Classical music, Japanese violinist, conductor, concertmaster (dead in 2022)
Death of Walter Petzer That year: 1941, Classical music, music critic, pianist, music teacher, composer (born in 1866)
16
Death of John Coates That year: 1941, Classical music, (1865-1941) British opera singer (born in 1865)
Birth of Josef Ábel That year: 1941, Classical music, Czech singer and actor
17
Death of Ferdinand Eckert That year: 1941, Classical music, Czech conductor, hornist and composer (1865-1941) (born in 1865)
18
Death of Josef Adel Wünsch That year: 1941, Classical music, Czech composer and organist (born in 1850)
20
Birth of Anne Evans That year: 1941, Classical music, British operatic soprano
24
Death of Rafael Vásquez Álvarez That year: 1941, Classical music, Guatemalan composer (1885-1941) (born in 1885)
26
Birth of Raúl Jaurena That year: 1941, Classical music, Uruguayan composer (dead in 2021)
28
Birth of Paul Plishka That year: 1941, Classical music, Operatic bass
Death of Emmanuel Metter That year: 1941, Classical music, Ukrainian conductor (1878-1941) (born in 1878)
Death of Hans Melms That year: 1941, Classical music, singer, opera singer, silent film actor, film actor (born in 1869)
31
Birth of Emmanuel Nunes That year: 1941, Classical music, Portuguese composer and music teacher (dead in 2012)
September
01
Birth of Júlia Várady That year: 1941, Classical music, singer
03
Death of Kamillo Horn That year: 1941, Classical music, composer, pedagogue, harpist, poet, choir director (born in 1860)
04
Death of Emilio López del Toro That year: 1941, Classical music, Spanish composer (1873-1941) (born in 1873)
05
Death of Ernst Kraus That year: 1941, Classical music, tenor (born in 1863)
Birth of Valentina Kochur That year: 1941, Classical music, opera singer
09
Birth of Sachiko Yasuda That year: 1941, Classical music, Japanese singer
Death of Helena Stone Torgerson That year: 1941, Classical music, harpist, composer (born in 1878)
10
Birth of Christopher Hogwood That year: 1941, Classical music, English conductor, harpsichordist and musicologist (dead in 2014)
Death of Mykhailo Donets That year: 1941, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1883)
11
Birth of Ève Brenner That year: 1941, Classical music, French opera singer (born 1941)
Birth of Miklós Mersei That year: 1941, Classical music, (1941–2020) opera singer (dead in 2020)
14
Death of Veniamin Fleishman That year: 1941, Classical music, Russian Jewish opera composer (born in 1913)
Birth of Nicola Samale That year: 1941, Classical music, Italian composer, director and musicologist
18
Death of Louis Feuillard That year: 1941, Classical music, French cellist (1872-1941) (born in 1872)
22
Birth of Anna Tomowa-Sintow That year: 1941, Classical music, Bulgarian soprano
Birth of Maurizio Frusoni That year: 1941, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1941-2000) (dead in 2000)
26
Birth of Salvatore Accardo That year: 1941, Classical music, Italian classical violinist and conductor
28
Birth of Avraham Eilam-Amzallag That year: 1941, Classical music, musician
29
Birth of Glenys Linos That year: 1941, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher (dead in 2020)
October
03
Birth of Ruggero Raimondi That year: 1941, Classical music, Italian opera singer
04
Death of Albert Roberval That year: 1941, Classical music, opera singer, stage actor (born in 1869)
08
Death of Alma Kuula That year: 1941, Classical music, Finnish singer (1884-1941) (born in 1884)
09
Birth of Wicus Slabbert That year: 1941, Classical music, singer, opera singer, music teacher
11
Birth of Zsuzsanna Dobránszky That year: 1941, Classical music, (1941--2019) opera singer (dead in 2019)
16
Birth of Derek Bourgeois That year: 1941, Classical music, English composer (b. 1941) (dead in 2017)
Birth of Eva-Maria Bundschuh That year: 1941, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
17
Death of Guglielmo Zuelli That year: 1941, Classical music, Italian composer/conductor (born in 1859)
Birth of Paul Ellison That year: 1941, Classical music, professor
18
Death of Margit Nagy That year: 1941, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1893)
Birth of Juozas Malikonis That year: 1941, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer
19
Death of Wilhelm Kienzl That year: 1941, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1857)
Birth of Ernst-Dieter Suttheimer That year: 1941, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
23
Birth of Lawrence Foster That year: 1941, Classical music, American conductor
26
Death of Georgette Leblanc That year: 1941, Classical music, French singer (born in 1869)
Death of Victor Schertzinger That year: 1941, Classical music, American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter (1888-1941) (born in 1888)
Death of Leopolda Hanusová That year: 1941, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1875)
27
Birth of Hartmut Welker That year: 1941, Classical music, bariton vocalist (1941-)
29
Death of Edmée Favart That year: 1941, Classical music, singer (1886-1941) (born in 1886)
Also in October
Death of Franz Costa That year: 1941, Classical music, opera singer, stage actor (born in 1861) .
November
01
Death of Gustáv Staník That year: 1941, Classical music, composer, organist, conductor, choir director (born in 1857)
04
Birth of Glenys Fowles That year: 1941, Classical music, singer
06
Birth of James Bowman That year: 1941, Classical music, British countertenor (dead in 2023)
07
Birth of Trudeliese Schmidt That year: 1941, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 2004)
08
Birth of Simon Standage That year: 1941, Classical music, English violinist and conductor
Death of Léon Escalais That year: 1941, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1859)
10
Birth of Graham Clark That year: 1941, Classical music, British opera singer (dead in 2023)
12
Death of Mária Sámson That year: 1941, Classical music, opera singer (1893--1941) (born in 1893)
16
Death of Miina Härma That year: 1941, Classical music, Estonian composer (1864-1941) (born in 1864)
Death of Eugénie Vergin That year: 1941, Classical music, French singer and singing teacher (born in 1854)
19
Birth of Ralf Döring That year: 1941, Classical music, singer
20
Birth of Gary Karr That year: 1941, Classical music, American musician
21
Birth of İdil Biret That year: 1941, Classical music, Turkish pianist
23
Death of Toshiko Sekiya That year: 1941, Classical music, Japanese composer and singer (1904-1941) (born in 1904)
25
Birth of Eleni Karaindrou That year: 1941, Classical music, Greek composer, musician
Death of Henri Christiné That year: 1941, Classical music, composer and conductor (1867-1941) (born in 1867)
Birth of Miwako Matsumoto That year: 1941, Classical music, Japanese singer
26
Birth of Susanne Marsee That year: 1941, Classical music, American mezzo-soprano
28
Death of Gustav Ernest That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1858)
29
Death of Frank Waller That year: 1941, Classical music, athletics competitor (born in 1884)
December
02
Birth of Sergei Banevich That year: 1941, Classical music, Soviet and Russian composer
03
Death of Christian Sinding That year: 1941, Classical music, Norwegian composer (born in 1856)
06
Birth of John Nelson That year: 1941, Classical music, American conductor, born 1941
07
Death of Lluís Millet That year: 1941, Classical music, Spanish composer and musician (1867-1941) (born in 1867)
11
Death of Paul Viardot That year: 1941, Classical music, French violinist and musicologist (1857-1941) (born in 1857)
Death of Georg Zottmayr That year: 1941, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1869)
Birth of Sung Kwak That year: 1941, Classical music, Conductor and Music Director
14
Birth of Karan Armstrong That year: 1941, Classical music, Operatic soprano (dead in 2021)
20
Birth of Barbara McAlister That year: 1941, Classical music, American artist
22
Death of Karel Hašler That year: 1941, Classical music, Czech songwriter and actor (born in 1879)
Death of Leopoldo Mugnone That year: 1941, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1858)
Death of Jurgis Karnavičius That year: 1941, Classical music, Lithuanian composer and violist (born in 1884)
Death of Santos Jorge That year: 1941, Classical music, Panamanian composer (born in 1870)
Death of Jacob Henry Hall That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1855)
24
Death of Siegfried Alkan That year: 1941, Classical music, German composer (1858-1941) (born in 1858)
29
Death of Teiichi Okano That year: 1941, Classical music, Japanese composer (1878-1941) (born in 1878)
Death of Pierre Kunc That year: 1941, Classical music, French composer and organist (1865-1941) (born in 1865)
Death of Robert Hood Bowers That year: 1941, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1877)
31
Death of Jānis Vītiņš That year: 1941, Classical music, Latvian opera singer (born in 1897)
Also in December
Death of Aleksandra Panayeva That year: 1941, Classical music, Russian opera singer (1853-1941) (born in 1853) .
This was also in 1941
Death of Gustaf Erik Brutsner That year: 1941, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1893) . Inception: Victoria Symphony That year: 1941, Classical music (Canada). Death of Federico Chaves That year: 1941, Classical music, Spanish composer (born in 1877) . Birth of Dietrich Lohff That year: 1941, Classical music, composer . Death of Oscar J. Lehrer That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1871) . Death of Arthur Mason That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1870) . Death of Aleksandr Petrovič Koptjae͏̈v That year: 1941, Classical music, composer, musicologist, musicographer (born in 1868) . Inception: Cathedral Choral Society That year: 1941, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Columbus Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1941, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Donetsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre That year: 1941, Classical music (Voroshylovskyi District (Donetsk), Ukraine). Inception: National Symphony Orchestra That year: 1941, Classical music (Dominican Republic). Death of Chrétien Rogister That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1884) . Death of Adolph Mann That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1874) . Inauguration: Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre That year: 1941, Classical music (Moscow, Russia). Birth of Horst Vladar That year: 1941, Classical music, German opera singer . Birth of Jürgen Hartfiel That year: 1941, Classical music, bariton (1941-) . Inception: Florida Grand Opera That year: 1941, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Collegiate Chorale That year: 1941, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Hubert Schoonbroodt That year: 1941, Classical music, Belgian musician (dead in 1992) . Birth of Janet Price That year: 1941, Classical music, Welsh soprano . Death of William Hargreaves That year: 1941, Classical music, English composer (born in 1880) . Inception: Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus That year: 1941, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Frank Addison Porter That year: 1941, Classical music, Pianist; Composer (born in 1859) . Death of Mary Lewis That year: 1941, Classical music, American soprano opera singer (1897-1941) (born in 1897) . Birth of Yutaka Hoshide That year: 1941, Classical music, Japanese conductor (1941-) . Birth of José de Oliveira Lopes That year: 1941, Classical music, Portuguese opera singer (dead in 2013) . Death of Félix Ortiz de San Pelayo That year: 1941, Classical music, Spanish composer (born in 1857) . Closing: Queen's Hall That year: 1941, Classical music (City of Westminster, United Kingdom). Death of Pjotr Ivanovitsj Zasetskiy That year: 1941, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1899) . Death of Giuseppe Giannelli That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1864) . Birth of Evi Vanamölder That year: 1941, Classical music, music teacher, opera singer . Inception: Windsor Symphony Orchestra That year: 1941, Classical music (Canada). Inception: Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra That year: 1941, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Pyotr Renchitsky That year: 1941, Classical music, pianist (born in 1874) . Inception: First Piano Quartet That year: 1941, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Žiga Hirschler That year: 1941, Classical music, Croatian composer (born in 1894) . Death of Amalia Paoli That year: 1941, Classical music, Puerto Rican operatic soprano (born in 1861) . Death of Erima Maewa Kaihau That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1879) . Birth of Rainer Moog That year: 1941, Classical music, German violist . Birth of Helmut Holzapfel That year: 1941, Classical music, South African tenor . Inception: Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra That year: 1941, Classical music (United Kingdom). Death of Cecil Forsyth That year: 1941, Classical music, British musician (born in 1870) . Death of Michał Józefowicz That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1860) . Death of Jacobus Hendrik Oushoorn That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1874) . Death of Hermann Wesseler That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1869) . Death of Aino Bergö That year: 1941, Classical music, Swedish actress (born in 1915) . Death of Jacques Zoubaloff That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1876) . Death of Auguste Zurfluh That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1870) . Inauguration: Cow Palace That year: 1941, Classical music (San Francisco, United States of America). Death of Arthur Murray Goodhart That year: 1941, Classical music, British composer and organist (born in 1866) . Death of Michael Dachs That year: 1941, Classical music, German composer (born in 1876) . Death of Albert Edward Riley That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1884) . Death of Wladimir Pogojeff That year: 1941, Classical music, composer (born in 1872) . Death of Nicolai de Seversky That year: 1941, Classical music, actor (born in 1875) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Richard Strauss (age 77)
- Verklungene Feste, after piano pieces by Couperin (Ballet)
- Arnold Schoenberg (age 67)
- Organ Sonata (Work for soloist)
- Variations, Op. 40 (Work for soloist)
- Béla Bartók (age 60)
- Suite for 2 pianos, Op. 4b list 3 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Sergei Prokofiev (age 50)
- Betrothal in the Monastery, Op. 86 That year: 1941, Classical music (Opera)
- String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 92 That year: 1941, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- The Year 1941, Op. 90 (Work for orchestra)
- A Summer's Day, Op. 65b (Work for orchestra)
- Symphonic March in B-flat major, Op. 88 (Work for orchestra)
- Arthur Honegger (age 49)
- Symphony No. 2 for strings and trumpet That year: 1941, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- The Shadow of the Ravine (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Petits Airs sur une basse célèbre (Work for soloist)
- The Dream Eater (Ballet)
- 800 Meters (Incidental music)
- La Ligne d'horizon (Incidental music)
- La Mandragore (Incidental music)
- Les Suppliantes (Incidental music)
- L'Ombre de la ravine (Incidental music)
- Darius Milhaud (age 49)
- 4 Sketches, Opp. 227 (Work for orchestra)
- Mills Fanfare, Op. 224 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Concerto No. 2, Op. 225 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Concerto No. 1, Op. 228 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Concerto, Op. 230 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- 2 Exercises for clarinet and piano, Opp. 227 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Sonatina for violin and viola, Op. 226 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 4 Sketches, Opp. 227b (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Pastorale, Op. 229 (Work for soloist)
- Touches blanches, Easy Pieces, Op. 222 No. 1 (Work for soloist)
- Touches noires, Easy Pieces, Op. 222 No. 2 (Work for soloist)
- Choral "Hommage à Paderewski" (Work for soloist)
- 4 Sketches, Opp. 227 (Work for soloist)
- Touches noirs, touches blanches, Op. 222 (Work for soloist)
- Carl Orff (age 46)
- Entrata für Orchester, nach „The Bells" von W. Byrd (Work for orchestra)
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold (age 44)
- The Sea Wolf (Film score)
- A Passover Psalm, Op. 30 (Work for choir)
- Prayer, Op. 32 (Work for choir)
- Four Shakespeare-Songs, Opp. 31 (Song, lied)
- Francis Poulenc (age 42)
- Les animaux modèles, Op. 111 (Ballet)
- Exultate Deo, Op. 109 (Work for choir)
- Salve regina, Op. 110 (Work for choir)
- Improvisation No. 11, Op. 113 (Work for soloist)
- Improvisation No. 12, Op. 113, “Hommage à Schubert” (Work for soloist)
- Deux poèmes d'Apollinaire, Opp. 127 (Song, lied)
- Aaron Copland (age 41)
- Piano Sonata (Work for soloist)
- Episode (Work for soloist)
- Arrangement of An Outdoor Overture (Work for orchestra)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 35)
- Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, “Leningrad” That year: 1941, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Polka in F-sharp minor, Op. 58i (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Songs of a Guard's Division : The Fearless Regiments Are On the Move (Work for choir)
- The Oath to the People's Commissar (Work for choir)
- Olivier Messiaen (age 33)
- Quartet for the End of Time That year: 1941, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Chœurs pour une Jeanne d'Arc (Work for choir)
- Benjamin Britten (age 28)
- String Quartet No. 1, Op. 25 That year: 1941, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra) Premiere, published in 1942
- Matinées musicales on a theme by Gioachino Rossini, Op. 24 (Work for orchestra)
- Scottish Ballad, Op. 26 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- An American Overture, Op. 27 (Work for orchestra)