2011, from day to day
2011. With other artists, Giya Kancheli, Mikis Theodorakis and Ennio Morricone influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as John Barry. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 2011 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 170 of these moments for 2011.
The year 2011 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
06
Death of Cécile Daroux That year: 2011, Classical music, flautist (born in 1969)
07
Death of John Fryatt That year: 2011, Classical music, British actor and opera singer (1927-2011) (born in 1927)
08
Death of Klauspeter Seibel That year: 2011, Classical music, German conductor and music educator (1936-2011) (born in 1936)
10
Death of Liana Alexandra That year: 2011, Classical music, Romanian composer (born in 1947)
Death of Jean-Marc Cochereau That year: 2011, Classical music, French conductor (born in 1949)
11
Death of John Modinos That year: 2011, Classical music, Cypriot baritone (1927-2011) (born in 1927)
17
Death of Don Kirshner That year: 2011, Classical music, American songwriter, publisher, music producer, manager (born in 1934)
Death of Vyacheslav Khramov That year: 2011, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1950)
21
Death of Caterina Mancini That year: 2011, Classical music, singer (1924-2011) (born in 1924)
Death of Harald Neukirch That year: 2011, Classical music, German opera singer (tenor) (born in 1928)
28
Death of Margaret Price That year: 2011, Classical music, Welsh opera singer (1941-2011) (born in 1941)
29
Death of Milton Babbitt That year: 2011, Classical music, American composer (born in 1916)
Inauguration: The Palladium at the Center for Performing Arts That year: 2011, Classical music (Carmel, United States of America)
30
Death of John Barry That year: 2011, Classical music, British composer and conductor (1933–2011) (born in 1933)
February
02
Death of Armando Chin Yong That year: 2011, Classical music, Malaysian musician (born in 1958)
03
Death of Tatyana Shmyga That year: 2011, Classical music, Soviet and Russian singer and actress (1928-2011) (born in 1928)
Death of Eline Nygaard Riisnæs That year: 2011, Classical music, Norwegian musicologist (born in 1913)
05
Death of Beatrice Krebs That year: 2011, Classical music, singer and actress (born in 1924)
06
Death of Per Grundén That year: 2011, Classical music, Swedish singer (1922-2011) (born in 1922)
08
Death of Roza Baglanova That year: 2011, Classical music, singer (born in 1922)
Death of Enrique Jaso That year: 2011, Classical music, Mexican opera singer (born in 1928)
12
Death of Hans Leygraf That year: 2011, Classical music, Swedish composer, pianist and music educator (born in 1920)
18
Death of Ervin Lukács That year: 2011, Classical music, conductor (born in 1928)
21
Death of Antonín Švorc That year: 2011, Classical music, Czech music educator and opera singer (born in 1934)
Death of Roald Reitan That year: 2011, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1928)
March
01
Death of Tatiana Shebanova That year: 2011, Classical music, Russian classical pianist (born in 1953)
Death of László Külkey That year: 2011, Classical music, Hungarian singer (born in 1926)
02
Death of Lydia Davydova That year: 2011, Classical music, Russian singer (born in 1932)
Death of Čestmír Gregor That year: 2011, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1926)
03
Death of Aldo Clementi That year: 2011, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1925)
05
Death of Masato Usuki That year: 2011, Classical music, Japanese conductor and composer (1934-2011) (born in 1934)
07
Death of Ruth Schob-Lipka That year: 2011, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1928-2011) (born in 1928)
08
Death of Richard Campbell That year: 2011, Classical music, British musician (born in 1956)
09
Death of Sona Aslanova That year: 2011, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1924)
13
Death of Hans Christian That year: 2011, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (born in 1929)
15
Death of Yakov Kreizberg That year: 2011, Classical music, Russian-American conductor (born in 1959)
22
Death of Victor Bouchard That year: 2011, Classical music, Canadian musician (1926-2011) (born in 1926)
25
Inauguration: Municipal Auditorium of Almoradí That year: 2011, Classical music (Almoradí, Spain)
28
Death of Lee Hoiby That year: 2011, Classical music, American composer (1926-2011) (born in 1926)
29
Death of Robert Tear That year: 2011, Classical music, Welsh tenor singer and conductor (born in 1939)
Death of Endre Wolf That year: 2011, Classical music, Hungarian classical violinist (born in 1913)
April
02
Death of Rolando Valdès-Blain That year: 2011, Classical music, Cuban classical guitarist (born in 1922)
03
Death of Ondrej Malachovský That year: 2011, Classical music, Czechoslovak opera singer (born in 1929)
05
Death of Anneliese Müller That year: 2011, Classical music, opera singer (1911-2011) (born in 1911)
08
Death of Donald Shanks That year: 2011, Classical music, Australian bass-baritone opera singer (born in 1940)
09
Death of Daniel Catán That year: 2011, Classical music, Mexican composer and writer (1949–2011) (born in 1949)
14
Death of Ğosman Älmief That year: 2011, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1915)
15
Death of Vincenzo La Scola That year: 2011, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1958)
Death of Bernard Cottret That year: 2011, Classical music, singer (1923-2011) (born in 1923)
17
Death of Eric Gross That year: 2011, Classical music, Australian musician (1926-2011) (born in 1926)
19
Death of Wilhelm Dieter Siebert That year: 2011, Classical music, German composer (1931-2011) (born in 1931)
22
Death of Eyvind Solås That year: 2011, Classical music, Norwegian musician and actor (born in 1937)
23
Death of Peter Lieberson That year: 2011, Classical music, American classical composer (1946-2011) (born in 1946)
Death of Norio Ohga That year: 2011, Classical music, conductor (born in 1930)
27
Death of Anita Välkki That year: 2011, Classical music, Finnish opera singer and voice teacher (1926-2011) (born in 1926)
29
Death of Vladimir Krainev That year: 2011, Classical music, Russian musician (1944-2011) (born in 1944)
May
07
Death of Jane Rhodes That year: 2011, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1929)
Inauguration: Parco della Musica That year: 2011, Classical music (Cagliari, Italy)
13
Inauguration: Harpa That year: 2011, Classical music (Reykjavík, Iceland)
16
Death of Elisabeth Rose That year: 2011, Classical music, lyrical singer (born in 1918)
17
Death of Bruce Haynes That year: 2011, Classical music, American-Canadian musician (born in 1942)
18
Death of Leonard Kastle That year: 2011, Classical music, American composer, librettist and director (born in 1929)
19
Death of Alda Noni That year: 2011, Classical music, Italian opera singer and actress (born in 1916)
Death of Ladislav Simon That year: 2011, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator, composer and pianist (1929-2011) (born in 1929)
23
Death of Juliette Bise That year: 2011, Classical music, (1922-2011) (born in 1922)
29
Death of Vitaly Margulis That year: 2011, Classical music, Ukrainian pianist (born in 1928)
30
Death of Giorgio Tozzi That year: 2011, Classical music, American opera singer (1923-2011) (born in 1923)
31
Death of Mönirä Bulatova That year: 2011, Classical music, Russian opera singer, mezzo-soprano (born in 1914)
June
08
Death of Gábor Magyar That year: 2011, Classical music, Hungarian cellist (born in 1914)
09
Death of Aida Stucki That year: 2011, Classical music, Swiss violinist (1921-2011) (born in 1921)
18
Death of Ekaterina Apostolova That year: 2011, Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer (1917-2011) (born in 1917)
20
Death of Vladimir Pasyoukov That year: 2011, Classical music, Russian opera singer (1944-2011) (born in 1944)
28
Death of Quý Dương That year: 2011, Classical music, singer and composer (born in 1937)
July
04
Death of Gerhard Unger That year: 2011, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1916)
05
Death of Malcolm Forsyth That year: 2011, Classical music, Canadian composer and trombonist (born in 1936)
06
Death of Josef Suk That year: 2011, Classical music, Czech violinist, violist and conductor (1929–2011) (born in 1929)
10
Death of Pierrette Alarie That year: 2011, Classical music, opera singer (1921-2011) (born in 1921)
15
Death of Cornell MacNeil That year: 2011, Classical music, American opera singer (1922-2011) (born in 1922)
17
Death of Graciela Rivera That year: 2011, Classical music, Puerto Rican soprano singer (born in 1921)
19
Death of Karen Khachaturian That year: 2011, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1920)
21
Death of Paul Franke That year: 2011, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1917)
23
Death of David Aiken That year: 2011, Classical music, American musician (born in 1917)
26
Death of Denise Scharley That year: 2011, Classical music, French opera contralto (1917-2011) (born in 1917)
August
01
Death of Milada Šubrtová That year: 2011, Classical music, Czech opera singer (1924-2011) (born in 1924)
03
Death of Nikolai Arnoldovich Petrov That year: 2011, Classical music, Russian pianist (1943-2011) (born in 1943)
05
Death of Frank Gersthofer That year: 2011, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1940)
Death of Jiří Joran That year: 2011, Classical music, opera singer, songwriter (born in 1920)
11
Death of Kalju Karask That year: 2011, Classical music, Estonian actor, singer and opera singer (1931-2011) (born in 1931)
13
Death of Ellen Winther That year: 2011, Classical music, Danish singer (1933-2011) (born in 1933)
17
Death of Keisuke Shinohara That year: 2011, Classical music, Japanese composer and conductor (1959-2011) (born in 1959)
19
Death of Jaroslav Smolka That year: 2011, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer, musicologist and university educator (1933-2011) (born in 1933)
Death of Vilem Sokol That year: 2011, Classical music, American conductor and music educator (born in 1915)
25
Death of Anne Sharp That year: 2011, Classical music, Scottish soprano opera singer (born in 1916)
31
Inauguration: Helsinki Music Centre That year: 2011, Classical music (Helsinki, Finland)
September
04
Death of Luben Yordanoff That year: 2011, Classical music, Bulgarian violinist (1926-2011) (born in 1926)
05
Death of Salvatore Licitra That year: 2011, Classical music, Italian operatic tenor (born in 1968)
07
Inauguration: Montreal Symphony House That year: 2011, Classical music (Montreal, Canada)
12
Death of Nadezjda Kazakovna Petrova That year: 2011, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1919)
15
Death of Helga Pilarczyk That year: 2011, Classical music, German operatic soprano (born in 1925)
16
Inauguration: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts That year: 2011, Classical music (Kansas City, United States of America)
17
Death of Kurt Sanderling That year: 2011, Classical music, German conductor (born in 1912)
19
Death of Ctirad Kohoutek That year: 2011, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and musicologist (1929-2011) (born in 1929)
21
Death of Marcel Bitsch That year: 2011, Classical music, composer (1921-2011) (born in 1921)
23
Death of Maria Teresa Batlle i Fabregat That year: 2011, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (born in 1926)
29
Inauguration: Busan Cinema Center That year: 2011, Classical music (U-dong, South Korea)
Death of Vera Veljkov-Medaković That year: 2011, Classical music, Serbian pianist (1923-2011) (born in 1923)
Death of Michał Szopski That year: 2011, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1915)
October
04
Death of Selma Emiroğlu That year: 2011, Classical music, Turkish cartoonist (born in 1928)
07
Death of George C. Baker That year: 2011, Classical music, American musician (born in 1951)
08
Death of Ingvar Wixell That year: 2011, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (1931-2011) (born in 1931)
12
Inauguration: Royal Opera House Muscat That year: 2011, Classical music (Muscat, Oman)
13
Death of Chris Doig That year: 2011, Classical music, New Zealand opera singer and sports executive (born in 1948)
17
Death of Xin Huguang That year: 2011, Classical music, Chinese composer (1933-2011) (born in 1933)
19
Death of James Yannatos That year: 2011, Classical music, American musician (born in 1929)
Death of Jon Weaving That year: 2011, Classical music, Australian opera singer (1931-2011) (born in 1931)
November
03
Death of Anders Loguin That year: 2011, Classical music, Swedish percussionist (1954-2011) (born in 1954)
04
Death of Anna Di Stasio That year: 2011, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1933)
05
Death of Gisela Schröter That year: 2011, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1928)
14
Death of Rinald Bamberg That year: 2011, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1932)
18
Death of Zdeněk Zouhar That year: 2011, Classical music, Czech music educator, music publicist and composer (1927-2011) (born in 1927)
20
Death of Jan Joris That year: 2011, Classical music, opera singer, conductor (born in 1927)
21
Death of Liselotte Losch That year: 2011, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1917)
22
Death of Sena Jurinac That year: 2011, Classical music, Female opera singer (born in 1921)
23
Death of Montserrat Figueras That year: 2011, Classical music, Catalan soprano singer (born in 1942)
30
Death of Benyamin Sönmez That year: 2011, Classical music, cellist (born in 1983)
Also in November
Death of Marie Hayward That year: 2011, Classical music, singer (born in 1939) .
December
05
Death of Violetta Villas That year: 2011, Classical music, Polish cabaret star, singer, actress, composer, songwriter (1938-2011) (born in 1938)
08
Death of Minoru Miki That year: 2011, Classical music, Japanese composer (1930–2011) (born in 1930)
10
Death of Galina Gudkova That year: 2011, Classical music, singer (born in 1943)
12
Death of John Linton Gardner That year: 2011, Classical music, English composer (1917-2011) (born in 1917)
14
Death of Hubertus Hofmann That year: 2011, Classical music, Brazilian musician (born in 1929)
15
Death of Krasimir Kyurkchiyski That year: 2011, Classical music, Bulgarian composer (born in 1936)
16
Death of Franghiz Ahmadova That year: 2011, Classical music, Azerbaijani opera singer and music educator (1928-2011) (born in 1928)
Death of Mark Kopytman That year: 2011, Classical music, Composer and musicologist (born in 1929)
20
Death of Václav Zítek That year: 2011, Classical music, Czech music educator and opera singer (born in 1932)
22
Death of Armine Tutunjyan That year: 2011, Classical music, Armenian opera singer (born in 1921)
24
Death of Monte Amundsen That year: 2011, Classical music, American actress, singer and soprano (born in 1930)
27
Death of Meral Menderes That year: 2011, Classical music, Turkish opera singer (born in 1933)
This was also in 2011
Inception: Quartetto Noûs That year: 2011, Classical music (Italy). Death of Barbara Howitt That year: 2011, Classical music, English mezzo-soprano (born in 1950) . Inception: Moltopera That year: 2011, Classical music (Hungary). Dissolution: A Sei Voci That year: 2011, Classical music (France). Inception: New Opera Singapore Limited That year: 2011, Classical music. Death of Mesude Çağlayan That year: 2011, Classical music, Turkish opera singer (born in 1918) . Inception: Dallas Chamber Symphony That year: 2011, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: G.A.P. Ensemble That year: 2011, Classical music. Death of Dagmar Wanke-Szendrey That year: 2011, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1925) . Death of Raphaël Passaquet That year: 2011, Classical music, composer (born in 1925) . Dissolution: Syracuse Symphony Orchestra That year: 2011, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Lyric Opera of Virginia That year: 2011, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: La Voce Strumentale That year: 2011, Classical music. Inception: Sol3 Mio That year: 2011, Classical music. Inception: Estonian Festival Orchestra That year: 2011, Classical music. Inauguration: Gran Teatro Nacional That year: 2011, Classical music (Lima, Peru). Inception: Sydney Chamber Opera That year: 2011, Classical music (Australia). Inception: 2Cellos That year: 2011, Classical music (Croatia). Dissolution: New Mexico Symphony Orchestra That year: 2011, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Joseph Haydn Kammerphilharmonie That year: 2011, Classical music. Inauguration: Bach Music Festival of Canada That year: 2011, Classical music (Ontario, Canada). Dissolution: Ensemble 415 That year: 2011, Classical music. Death of Lucille Kailer That year: 2011, Classical music, American operatic soprano (born in 1926) . Inception: Lyric Opera Baltimore That year: 2011, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Zhang Dinghe That year: 2011, Classical music, Chinese conductor and composer (born in 1916) . Inception: La Solfónica That year: 2011, Classical music (Spain). Inception: Orquesta Sinfónica y Coro de la Jornada Mundial de la Juventud That year: 2011, Classical music (Spain). Inception: Quatuor de Genève That year: 2011, Classical music.