- Jan 1 Hermann Zilcher, German pianist and composer (Dr Eisenbart, Die Liebesmesse), dies at 66
- Jan 1 Willem Landré, Dutch composer, and music educator, dies at 73
- Jan 8 Richard Tauber [Denemy], Austrian-British operatic tenor and film actor, dies of lung cancer at 56
- Jan 9 Violet Gordon-Woodhouse, British musician (harpsichord and clavichord), dies at 75
- Jan 26 Ignaz Friedman, Polish pianist and composer, dies at 65
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