1979, from day to day
1979. With other artists, Olivier Messiaen, John Cage and Leonard Bernstein influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Nino Rota. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Il sogno di Scipione” de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1979 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 380 of these moments for 1979.
The year 1979 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Birth of Matthew Barnson That year: 1979, Classical music, American composer
03
Birth of Nicholas Phan That year: 1979, Classical music, American operatic tenor
07
Birth of Zdeněk Klauda That year: 1979, Classical music, Czech composer
Death of Ferdinand Kottas That year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1906)
09
Birth of Amit Dolberg That year: 1979, Classical music, Israeli pianist
Death of Avery Claflin That year: 1979, Classical music, American composer (born in 1898)
Death of Milada Nedeová-Wuršerová That year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1900)
10
Death of Marjorie Lawrence That year: 1979, Classical music, Australian singer (born in 1907)
11
Birth of Keisuke Okazaki That year: 1979, Classical music, violinist, concertmaster
13
Death of Jindřich Blažíček That year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1903)
15
Birth of Christos Christodoulou That year: 1979, Classical music, composer
20
Premiere of Il sogno di Scipione That year: 1979, Classical music (Theatrical music), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
25
Birth of Frederieke Saeijs That year: 1979, Classical music, Dutch musician
26
Birth of Kazuki Yamada That year: 1979, Classical music, Japanese conductor
27
Death of Mihály Erdélyi That year: 1979, Classical music, Hungarian composer, lyricist, actor, and producer (born in 1895)
28
Birth of Sergejs Jēgers That year: 1979, Classical music, Latvian opera singer and singer
Birth of Maite Maruri That year: 1979, Classical music, Spanish opera singer
Birth of Luis Vergara Martin That year: 1979, Classical music, composer
29
Birth of Veronika Dzhioeva That year: 1979, Classical music, South Ossetian operatic soprano singer
31
Death of Olga Olgina That year: 1979, Classical music, Polish opera singer and music educator (1904-1979) (born in 1904)
Death of Aleksandra Yakovleva That year: 1979, Classical music, Russian opera singer (born in 1889)
February
02
Birth of Quentin Hindley That year: 1979, Classical music, conductor
03
Death of Gerald Cockshott That year: 1979, Classical music, British composer (1915-1979) (born in 1915)
07
Death of Charles Seeger That year: 1979, Classical music, American musicologist (born in 1886)
14
Birth of Tsakane Valentine Maswanganyi That year: 1979, Classical music, singer
15
Death of Rafael Rodríguez Albert That year: 1979, Classical music, Spanish composer (1902-1979) (born in 1902)
16
Birth of Elizabeth Watts That year: 1979, Classical music, singer
Birth of Jussi Merikanto That year: 1979, Classical music, Finnish opera singer
19
Birth of Dmitry Korchak That year: 1979, Classical music, Russian tenor
21
Birth of Tituss Burgess That year: 1979, Classical music, American actor and singer
Death of Reine Gianoli That year: 1979, Classical music, French pianist (1915-1979) (born in 1915)
Birth of Hiroaki Takaha That year: 1979, Classical music, Japanese composer, pianist and conductor
22
Birth of Marco Sartor That year: 1979, Classical music, Uruguayan musician
23
Birth of Arttu Kataja That year: 1979, Classical music, Finnish singer
25
Birth of Melanie Scholtz That year: 1979, Classical music, South African musician (born 1979)
26
Birth of Daníel Bjarnason That year: 1979, Classical music, Icelandic composer
27
Birth of Pumeza Matshikiza That year: 1979, Classical music, South African singer
Birth of Arijana Marić Gigliani That year: 1979, Classical music, Croatian opera singer
March
03
Death of Käthe Heidersbach That year: 1979, Classical music, German soprano (born in 1897)
04
Death of František Dutka That year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer, singer (born in 1910)
05
Death of Alan Crofoot That year: 1979, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (born in 1929)
07
Birth of Lisa Batiashvili That year: 1979, Classical music, Georgian musician
Death of Guiomar Novaes That year: 1979, Classical music, Brazilian pianist (1895-1979) (born in 1895)
11
Death of Jeanne Leleu That year: 1979, Classical music, French composer (born in 1898)
Death of Gerhard Stolze That year: 1979, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1926)
Birth of Julien Chauvin That year: 1979, Classical music, French music director and violinist
12
Birth of Mads Wighus That year: 1979, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer
13
Death of Madeleine Grey That year: 1979, Classical music, French singer (born in 1896)
16
Birth of Veronika Wiednerová That year: 1979, Classical music, pedagogue, opera singer
17
Death of Giacomo Lauri-Volpi That year: 1979, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1892-1979) (born in 1892)
Death of Kristaq Antoniu That year: 1979, Classical music, Romanian actor and singer (born in 1907)
19
Birth of Marcin Markowicz That year: 1979, Classical music, Polish violinist
22
Death of Walter Legge That year: 1979, Classical music, English classical music producer (born in 1906)
25
Death of Anton Heiller That year: 1979, Classical music, Austrian musician (born in 1923)
Birth of Flávio Régis Cunha That year: 1979, Classical music, composer
26
Birth of Saioa Hernández That year: 1979, Classical music, Spanish opera singer
Death of Einar Beyron That year: 1979, Classical music, Swedish actor (born in 1901)
27
Birth of Daishin Kashimoto That year: 1979, Classical music, Japanese violinist
31
Death of Franz Lechleitner That year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer and jurist from Austria (born in 1914)
April
01
Birth of Mikko Franck That year: 1979, Classical music, Finnish conductor and violinist
03
Death of Ernst Glaser That year: 1979, Classical music, German / Norwegian violinist (born in 1904)
08
Birth of Deyan Vatchkov That year: 1979, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer
10
Death of Nino Rota That year: 1979, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1911)
11
Birth of Danielle de Niese That year: 1979, Classical music, Operatic soprano
13
Death of Imrich Godin That year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher (born in 1907)
Death of Winnie Becker-Fischer That year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1895)
14
Birth of Ondřej Kyas That year: 1979, Classical music, Czech composer
15
Death of Alba Rosa Viëtor That year: 1979, Classical music, Italian violinist and composer (1889–1979) (born in 1889)
Death of Ladislav Stancek That year: 1979, Classical music, composer, music teacher (born in 1898)
16
Death of Maria Caniglia That year: 1979, Classical music, singer (born in 1905)
22
Birth of Gabriel Malancioiu That year: 1979, Classical music, composer
26
Death of Volodymyr Ivasyuk That year: 1979, Classical music, Ukrainian composer and poet (1949-1979) (born in 1949)
Birth of Melissa Ferlaak That year: 1979, Classical music, singer
Birth of Stefan Solyom That year: 1979, Classical music, Swedish conductor
29
Death of Julia Perry That year: 1979, Classical music, (1924-1979) American composer (born in 1924)
May
01
Death of Bronislav Gimpel That year: 1979, Classical music, American musician (born in 1911)
04
Birth of Magnus Loddgard That year: 1979, Classical music, Norwegian conductor
06
Death of Milton Ager That year: 1979, Classical music, American composer (born in 1893)
Birth of Jan Erik Mikalsen That year: 1979, Classical music, Norwegian contemporary music composer (1979-)
07
Birth of Vito Žuraj That year: 1979, Classical music, Slovenian composer
08
Death of Anna Ono That year: 1979, Classical music, Japanese violinist (born in 1890)
09
Death of Zoltán Kelemen That year: 1979, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (born in 1926)
Birth of Nelly Palmer That year: 1979, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
11
Death of Iwamoto Mari That year: 1979, Classical music, Japanese violinist (born in 1926)
14
Birth of Danjūrō Ishizaka That year: 1979, Classical music, German musician
16
Birth of Antti Siirala That year: 1979, Classical music, Finnish musician
17
Birth of Kristóf Baráti That year: 1979, Classical music, Hungarian classical violinist and music teacher (born: 1979)
18
Birth of Blagoj Nacoski That year: 1979, Classical music, Macedonian singer
19
Birth of Enea Scala That year: 1979, Classical music, Italian operatic tenor
Birth of Joshua Guerrero That year: 1979, Classical music, American operatic tenor
20
Birth of Stefan Prins That year: 1979, Classical music, Belgian musician
Death of Stefan Marton That year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1911)
23
Birth of Ivo Kahánek That year: 1979, Classical music, Czech music educator and pianist
26
Birth of Helena Dix That year: 1979, Classical music, Australian musician
27
Birth of Károly Peller That year: 1979, Classical music, actor
28
Birth of Jacopo La Fauci That year: 1979, Classical music, composer
30
Birth of Alan Buribayev That year: 1979, Classical music, Kazakh orchestral conductor
31
Birth of Nicolas Baldeyrou That year: 1979, Classical music, French clarinettist
Also in May
Birth of Etienne Dupuis That year: 1979, Classical music, Canadian opera singer .
June
01
Birth of Stefania Dovhan That year: 1979, Classical music, Ukrainian-American singer
08
Birth of Janne Berglund That year: 1979, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer
Birth of Adam Cuerden That year: 1979, Classical music, composer
09
Death of Sándor Svéd That year: 1979, Classical music, Hungarian singer (1904-1979) (born in 1906)
Death of Walter Geisler That year: 1979, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1913)
12
Death of František Vitásek That year: 1979, Classical music, Czech composer and roman catholic priest (born in 1915)
14
Birth of Johannes Moser That year: 1979, Classical music, German musician
15
Death of Veturia Goga That year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1883)
19
Birth of Monika Medek That year: 1979, Classical music, Austrian opera singer
20
Birth of Jessica Pratt That year: 1979, Classical music, Australian coloratura soprano
23
Birth of Karen Keyhani That year: 1979, Classical music, composer
25
Death of Ewa Bandrowska-Turska That year: 1979, Classical music, Polish singer, opera singer and music educator (born in 1894)
Death of Ferruccio Scaglia That year: 1979, Classical music, Italian conductor and violinist (born in 1921)
Birth of Anton Salnikov That year: 1979, Classical music, Russian musician
28
Death of Paul Dessau That year: 1979, Classical music, German composer and conductor (1894-1979) (born in 1894)
Death of Natan Rakhlin That year: 1979, Classical music, ukrainian conductor (1906-1979) (born in 1905)
Birth of Nélida Béjar That year: 1979, Classical music, Spanish composer
July
01
Birth of Peyman Sadeghian That year: 1979, Classical music, composer
03
Death of Louis Durey That year: 1979, Classical music, French composer (born in 1888)
Birth of Carmelo Luca Sambataro That year: 1979, Classical music, composer
04
Birth of Kazem Abdullah That year: 1979, Classical music, American conductor and musician
Birth of David Ruiz Molina That year: 1979, Classical music, composer
05
Birth of Artur Marluzhokov That year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer, actor
06
Death of Antonio María Barbieri That year: 1979, Classical music, Catholic cardinal (born in 1892)
10
Death of Arthur Fiedler That year: 1979, Classical music, American conductor (1894-1979) (born in 1894)
Birth of Mehdi Hosseini That year: 1979, Classical music, Persian composer
11
Birth of Antoine Tamestit That year: 1979, Classical music, French musician
12
Death of Kalervo Tuukkanen That year: 1979, Classical music, Finnish composer (1909–1979) (born in 1909)
Inception: Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles That year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America)
13
Death of Ralya Toncheva That year: 1979, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (1894-1979) (born in 1894)
14
Birth of Judy Kang That year: 1979, Classical music, Canadian violinist.
16
Death of Alfred Deller That year: 1979, Classical music, Countertenor singer (born in 1912)
17
Birth of Anthony McGill That year: 1979, Classical music, American musician
Birth of Gianluca Cascioli That year: 1979, Classical music, Italian pianist, conductor and composer
21
Death of Karl Krueger That year: 1979, Classical music (born in 1894)
23
Death of Rina Massardi That year: 1979, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1897)
Death of Mathieu Ahlersmeyer That year: 1979, Classical music, German actor, singer and opera singer (1896-1979) (born in 1896)
25
Death of Simon Peder Edwardsen That year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1892)
Death of Dora Gatta That year: 1979, Classical music, Italian soprano (born in 1928)
28
Birth of Sébastien Gueze That year: 1979, Classical music, French opera singer
29
Death of Ture Ara That year: 1979, Classical music, Finnish singer and stage actor (1903–1979) (born in 1903)
August
07
Birth of Benjamin Wallfisch That year: 1979, Classical music, British composer and conductor
Birth of Jérémy Jouve That year: 1979, Classical music, French guitarist
08
Birth of Bryan Hymel That year: 1979, Classical music, American opera singer
Birth of Richard Harwood That year: 1979, Classical music, British musician
Birth of Heather W. Reichgott That year: 1979, Classical music, composer
13
Death of Johanna Martzy That year: 1979, Classical music, Hungarian violinist (born in 1924)
15
Birth of Ailyn Pérez That year: 1979, Classical music, American opera singer
17
Birth of Daniel Ochoa That year: 1979, Classical music, German opera singer
18
Birth of Delphine Lizé That year: 1979, Classical music, French pianist
19
Birth of Andrew Staples That year: 1979, Classical music, British opera singer
24
Death of Ernst Gruber That year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1918)
27
Birth of Carmen Monarcha That year: 1979, Classical music, Brazilian soprano
Birth of Steve Wächter That year: 1979, Classical music, German opera singer
30
Birth of Ida Heinrich That year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2019)
31
Birth of Daria van den Bercken That year: 1979, Classical music, Dutch pianist
September
01
Birth of Benjamin C. S. Boyle That year: 1979, Classical music, American musician
02
Death of Jacques Février That year: 1979, Classical music, French pianist (born in 1900)
Birth of Samuel Jerónimo That year: 1979, Classical music, Portuguese musician, composer
05
Death of Johann Admoni That year: 1979, Classical music, Composer and pianist (born in 1906)
06
Death of Ronald Binge That year: 1979, Classical music, British composer and arranger (1910-1979) (born in 1910)
09
Birth of Loup-Denis Elion That year: 1979, Classical music, French actor and singer
10
Death of Stanyslav Liudkevych That year: 1979, Classical music, Ukrainian composer (born in 1879)
Death of Jelka Asić That year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer, stage actor (born in 1922)
12
Death of Antanas Sodeika That year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1890)
13
Birth of Herbert Schuch That year: 1979, Classical music, German pianist
Birth of Małgorzata Walentynowicz That year: 1979, Classical music, pianist, pedagogue
16
Birth of Iestyn Davies That year: 1979, Classical music, British opera singer
Birth of Ai Okumura That year: 1979, Classical music, Japanese violinist
17
Death of Miloslav Kabeláč That year: 1979, Classical music, Czech composer and conductor (born in 1908)
Death of Peter Lagger That year: 1979, Classical music, Swiss singer and opera singer (born in 1926)
18
Birth of Simon Trpčeski That year: 1979, Classical music, Macedonian musician
Death of Gloria Guzmán That year: 1979, Classical music, spanish-born Argentine vedette and actress (1902-1979) (born in 1902)
19
Birth of Isabelle Druet That year: 1979, Classical music, French mezzo-soprano
21
Birth of Maija Kovaļevska That year: 1979, Classical music, Latvian opera soprano
22
Birth of Emilie Autumn That year: 1979, Classical music, American musician
24
Death of Michelangelo Abbado That year: 1979, Classical music, Italian violinist (1900-1979) (born in 1900)
Birth of Sigrid Plundrich That year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer
25
Birth of Marc Scoffoni That year: 1979, Classical music, French singer
Birth of Tadeusz Szlenkier That year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer
29
Death of Ivan Wyschnegradsky That year: 1979, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1893)
Death of Lubomír Železný That year: 1979, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1925)
30
Death of Marija Aleškevičiūtė That year: 1979, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (1925-1979) (born in 1925)
Also in September
Birth of Hiroharu Ono That year: 1979, Classical music, Japanese singer .
October
01
Death of Roy Harris That year: 1979, Classical music, American composer (1898-1979) (born in 1898)
Birth of Marcelo Lehninger That year: 1979, Classical music, music director
05
Death of Eugenia Zareska That year: 1979, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer (1910-1979) (born in 1910)
08
Birth of Alexander Shelley That year: 1979, Classical music, British conductor
10
Death of Paul Paray That year: 1979, Classical music, French conductor (1886-1979) (born in 1886)
Birth of Claire Debono That year: 1979, Classical music, Maltese opera singer and soprano
Birth of Tamaki Kawakubo That year: 1979, Classical music, violinist
13
Death of Rebecca Clarke That year: 1979, Classical music, English composer and violist (1886-1979) (born in 1886)
14
Birth of Marcus Paus That year: 1979, Classical music, Norwegian composer
15
Birth of Torgeir Kinne Solsvik That year: 1979, Classical music, Norwegian pianist
Birth of Stefan Łabanowski That year: 1979, Classical music, Polish pianist
17
Death of Pierre Bernac That year: 1979, Classical music, French singer (1899-1979) (born in 1899)
Birth of Albina Shagimuratova That year: 1979, Classical music, Russian operatic soprano
Death of Karel Reiner That year: 1979, Classical music, Czech composer and pianist (born in 1910)
18
Birth of Anne Lovett That year: 1979, Classical music, French musician
19
Birth of Simón Morgado That year: 1979, Classical music, composer
20
Death of Rayén Quitral That year: 1979, Classical music, Chilean singer and opera singer (born in 1916)
Birth of Eduard Tsanga That year: 1979, Classical music, Russian opera singer (1979-2017) (dead in 2017)
22
Death of Nadia Boulanger That year: 1979, Classical music, French musician, conductor, and teacher (born in 1887)
23
Birth of Kirill Gerstein That year: 1979, Classical music, Jewish American and Russian pianist
26
Death of Minto Cato That year: 1979, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1900)
27
Death of Germaine Lubin That year: 1979, Classical music, singer (born in 1890)
30
Birth of Alexandre Da Costa That year: 1979, Classical music, Canadian violinist
31
Birth of Andrew Norman That year: 1979, Classical music, American composer
November
01
Death of Leo Ginzburg That year: 1979, Classical music, Conductor and pianist (born in 1901)
Inauguration: Singletary Center for the Arts That year: 1979, Classical music (Lexington, United States of America)
Birth of Marcello Nardis That year: 1979, Classical music, Italian opera singer
04
Death of Jorma Huttunen That year: 1979, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (1907-1979) (born in 1907)
Birth of Georgi Arakelov That year: 1979, Classical music, Armenian opera singer
05
Death of Edith Brodersen That year: 1979, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1934)
06
Birth of Dmitri Jurowski That year: 1979, Classical music, Russian conductor
08
Death of Milada Rabasová That year: 1979, Classical music, Czechoslovak opera singer (born in 1891)
11
Death of Dimitri Tiomkin That year: 1979, Classical music, Ukrainian-born American film composer (born in 1894)
12
Birth of Kristīne Opolais That year: 1979, Classical music, Latvian opera singer
13
Death of Tony Poncet That year: 1979, Classical music, French opera singer (1918-1979) (born in 1918)
Death of Freda Betti That year: 1979, Classical music, French operatic mezzo-soprano, singing teacher (born in 1924)
18
Death of Kwan Ying Lin That year: 1979, Classical music, Hong Kong actress
19
Death of Max Proebstl That year: 1979, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1913)
Birth of David Miguel That year: 1979, Classical music, composer
20
Birth of Joseph Hallman That year: 1979, Classical music, American composer
Birth of Rita Rácz That year: 1979, Classical music, (1979-) opera singer
22
Birth of Darrell Ang That year: 1979, Classical music, Singaporean conductor
23
Birth of Tamás Érdi That year: 1979, Classical music, Hungarian pianist
Birth of Zachary Gordin That year: 1979, Classical music, American baritone
Birth of Shunsuke Matsuo That year: 1979, Classical music, Japanese guitarist
24
Birth of Diego Torre That year: 1979, Classical music, Mexican and Australian tenor opera singer
27
Birth of Hilary Hahn That year: 1979, Classical music, American classical violinist
30
Inauguration: Berwald Hall That year: 1979, Classical music (Stockholm Municipality, Sweden)
December
11
Birth of Jean Muller That year: 1979, Classical music, Luxembourgish pianist
13
Birth of Matthew Stiff That year: 1979, Classical music, British musician
Birth of David Vaňáč That year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer, music arranger
24
Death of Piroska Tutsek That year: 1979, Classical music, Hungarian singer (1905-1979) (born in 1905)
25
Death of Mario Filippeschi That year: 1979, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1907)
27
Birth of Giulio Mastrototaro That year: 1979, Classical music, Italian baritone
28
Death of Antonín Šatra That year: 1979, Classical music, Czech composer (1901-1979) (born in 1901)
29
Birth of Sofya Gulyak That year: 1979, Classical music, Russian pianist
30
Death of Richard Rodgers That year: 1979, Classical music, American composer of songs and Broadway musicals (1902–1979) (born in 1902)
Birth of Tona Brown That year: 1979, Classical music, US violinist, mezzo soprano
This was also in 1979
Inception: Seattle Men's Chorus That year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Mark Bowden That year: 1979, Classical music, British composer . Birth of Clément Saunier That year: 1979, Classical music, French trumpeter . Inception: Chicago Pro Musica That year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Diana Higbee That year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Jean Deroyer That year: 1979, Classical music, conductor . Inception: Long Island Philharmonic That year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Matthew Odell That year: 1979, Classical music, American musician . Death of Raphae͏̈l Fumet That year: 1979, Classical music, French organist and composer (born in 1898) . Birth of Vassily Primakov That year: 1979, Classical music, pianist . Birth of Katharina Magiera That year: 1979, Classical music, German opera singer . Inception: Athens Symphony Orchestra That year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Kiera Duffy That year: 1979, Classical music, American opera singer . Inception: Quatuor Enesco That year: 1979, Classical music. Inception: Volti That year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Alvarez Chamber Orchestra That year: 1979, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Hesperus That year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Laura Giordano That year: 1979, Classical music, Italian singer and opera singer . Birth of Theresa Kronthaler That year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer, performing artist . Birth of Miguel Álvarez-Fernández That year: 1979, Classical music, Spanish sound artist, composer and theorist . Death of Roger Fayeulle That year: 1979, Classical music (born in 1913) . Death of Joseph Olah That year: 1979, Classical music, Hungarian voice actor and opera singer (born in 1909) . Birth of Martin Sturfält That year: 1979, Classical music, Swedish musician . Inception: Endymion That year: 1979, Classical music (United Kingdom). Death of Artūrs Cavara That year: 1979, Classical music, Latvian opera singer (born in 1901) . Inception: San Francisco Girls Chorus That year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of AnnaMaria Cardinalli That year: 1979, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Fany Maselli That year: 1979, Classical music . Inception: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra That year: 1979, Classical music (Canada). Inception: Endellion String Quartet That year: 1979, Classical music. Birth of Daniel Röhn That year: 1979, Classical music, German-Swedish violinist . Birth of Flurin Caduff That year: 1979, Classical music, Swiss opera singer . Inauguration: Atlanta Opera That year: 1979, Classical music (Atlanta, United States of America). Birth of Michaela Maria Mayer That year: 1979, Classical music, German opera singer (soprano) . Birth of Jacques Imbrailo That year: 1979, Classical music, South African classical baritone (born 1978) . Birth of Balint Karosi That year: 1979, Classical music, (1979--) organist, composer, classical pianist, clarinetist . Birth of Sayako Kusaka That year: 1979, Classical music, Japanese violinist . Birth of Daigo Marumoto That year: 1979, Classical music, Japanese composer . Birth of Ryan Wigglesworth That year: 1979, Classical music, English composer and conductor . Birth of Celia Claudia Cambara Batista That year: 1979, Classical music, Cuban pianist . Birth of Gabriel Isenberg That year: 1979, Classical music, composer . Birth of Barbary Buffy That year: 1979, Classical music, German opera singer . Birth of Péter Wagner-Puskás That year: 1979, Classical music, Hungarian musician . Inception: New London Chorale That year: 1979, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: English Touring Opera That year: 1979, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: New Zealand Youth Choir That year: 1979, Classical music. Birth of Roman Payer That year: 1979, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer . Birth of Judd Greenstein That year: 1979, Classical music, American composer . Birth of Latonia Moore That year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Mandy Fredrich That year: 1979, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Johannes Boris Borowski That year: 1979, Classical music, German composer . Inception: Singapore Symphony Orchestra That year: 1979, Classical music (Singapore). Inception: Boston Philharmonic That year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Elmer Iseler Singers That year: 1979, Classical music (Canada). Birth of Bart Van Reyn That year: 1979, Classical music, Belgian conductor . Inception: Ensemble Gilles Binchois That year: 1979, Classical music (France). Inception: The Parley of Instruments That year: 1979, Classical music (England). Inauguration: Danuta Baduszkowa Musical Theatre That year: 1979, Classical music (Śródmieście, Poland). Inception: Ars Nova Copenhagen That year: 1979, Classical music. Birth of Asaf Maoz That year: 1979, Classical music, Israeli violinist . Inception: Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra That year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Vinzenz Praxmarer That year: 1979, Classical music, conductor . Birth of Liza Ferschtman That year: 1979, Classical music, Dutch classical violinist . Inception: Lyric Opera San Diego That year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Kate Royal That year: 1979, Classical music, English opera singer . Birth of Giulio Alvise Caselli That year: 1979, Classical music, Italian opera singer . Birth of Marie Cantagrill That year: 1979, Classical music, French violinist . Birth of Antonio Cambio That year: 1979, Classical music, instrumentalist . Birth of Karin Shifrin That year: 1979, Classical music, Israeli opera singer . Death of Jeanne Dusseau That year: 1979, Classical music, music teacher, opera singer (born in 1893) . Inauguration: Festival international de musique de Colmar That year: 1979, Classical music (Colmar, France). Inception: Rondò Veneziano That year: 1979, Classical music (Italy). Birth of Vida Miknevičiūtė That year: 1979, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer . Inception: New Jersey Youth Symphony That year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Kristian Bezuidenhout That year: 1979, Classical music, Australian pianist and harpsichordist . Birth of Tobias Haaks That year: 1979, Classical music, (1979-) opera and operetta singer . Birth of Gabriele Nani That year: 1979, Classical music, Italian singer . Birth of Soyeon Kate Lee That year: 1979, Classical music, American musician . Inception: Long Beach Opera That year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Anthony Marwood That year: 1979, Classical music, English classical violinist . Dissolution: Festival Singers of Canada That year: 1979, Classical music. Birth of Ekaterina Gubanova That year: 1979, Classical music, Russian mezzo-soprano singer . Birth of Diego Martin-Etxebarria That year: 1979, Classical music, conductor . Birth of Amihai Grosz That year: 1979, Classical music, Israeli-born violist . Birth of Thomas Ebenstein That year: 1979, Classical music, Austrian opera singer . Birth of Francisco Javier Hernando Rodríguez That year: 1979, Classical music, composer . Birth of Hrachuhí Bassénz That year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer . Death of Səltənət Quliyeva That year: 1979, Classical music, opera singer, actor (born in 1907) . Inception: Ohio Light Opera That year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Monika Bohinec That year: 1979, Classical music, Slovene opera singer . Inception: Cherubini Quartet That year: 1979, Classical music. Birth of Matteo Franceschini That year: 1979, Classical music, Italian composer (1979-) . Birth of Andrew Goodwin That year: 1979, Classical music, Australian opera singer . Inception: Petersen Quartet That year: 1979, Classical music. Birth of Yuka Tsuboi That year: 1979, Classical music, performer . Birth of Changhan Lim That year: 1979, Classical music, South Korean opera singer . Inception: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir That year: 1979, Classical music. Birth of Philippe Talbot That year: 1979, Classical music, lyrical singer . Birth of Monica Yunus That year: 1979, Classical music, Bangladeshi Operatic soprano . Birth of Janja Vuletić That year: 1979, Classical music, Croatian mezzo-soprano . Birth of Timour Abdikeyev That year: 1979, Classical music, Azerbaijani opera singer . Inauguration: Piano aux Jacobins That year: 1979, Classical music (Toulouse, France). Inception: National Youth Orchestra of Scotland That year: 1979, Classical music. Inception: Les Arts Florissants That year: 1979, Classical music (France). Inauguration: Buxton Festival That year: 1979, Classical music (Buxton, United Kingdom). Dissolution: Musica Orbis That year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Natalia Lomeiko That year: 1979, Classical music, performer . Inception: Tapestry Opera That year: 1979, Classical music (Canada). Birth of Anselmi Hirvonen That year: 1979, Classical music, Finnish opera singer . Inception: Taipei Chinese Orchestra That year: 1979, Classical music. Birth of Inon Barnatan That year: 1979, Classical music, musician . Birth of Christophe Dumaux That year: 1979, Classical music, French opera singer . Inception: Group 180 That year: 1979, Classical music (Hungary). Inauguration: Teatro Goldoni That year: 1979, Classical music (Venice, Italy). Birth of Benjamin Shwartz That year: 1979, Classical music, American conductor and musician . Death of Mukasch Abdrajew That year: 1979, Classical music, Soviet composer and music educator (1920-1979) (born in 1920) . Birth of James Gaffigan That year: 1979, Classical music, American conductor . Inauguration: Festival Berlioz That year: 1979, Classical music (La Côte-Saint-André, France). Birth of Lorène de Ratuld That year: 1979, Classical music . Inception: Moscow Virtuosi That year: 1979, Classical music (Russia). Birth of Marina Domashenko That year: 1979, Classical music, singer . Birth of Fabio Fresi That year: 1979, Classical music, composer . Death of Frank Magine That year: 1979, Classical music, composer (born in 1888) . Birth of Elza van den Heever That year: 1979, Classical music, South African soprano concert and opera singer . Inception: Empire State Youth Orchestra That year: 1979, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Eric Stokloßa That year: 1979, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Birth of Kazunobu Kurokawa That year: 1979, Classical music, conductor, choir director . Birth of Pavol Breslik That year: 1979, Classical music, Slovak singer . Death of Liang Yintang That year: 1979, Classical music, Cantonese opera actor (born in 1913) . Birth of Tobias Berndt That year: 1979, Classical music . Birth of Michael Francis That year: 1979, Classical music, British conductor . Inception: Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum That year: 1979, Classical music (German Democratic Republic).
Works (composition or publishing)
- Iannis Xenakis (age 57)
- Pléïades (Work for chamber orchestra), published in 1978
- Anemoessa (Work for choir)
- Palimpsest (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Dikhthas (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Palimpsest (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 51)
- Invisible Choirs, Op. 79 (Work for choir)
- Philip Glass (1937-0000)
- Satyagraha That year: 1979, Classical music (Opera), published in 1983
- Dance (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Mad Rush (Work for soloist)
- Fourth Series Part Four (Mad Rush) (Work for soloist)