Classical Music History (Part 2)

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Birthdays 101 - 191 of 191

• 1940-03-10 Francis Schwartz, American experimental classical music composer (Fluxus), and educator (University of Puerto Rico, 1969-99), born in Altoona, Pennsylvania
• 1941-03-08 Yvar Mikhashoff [Ronald Mackay], American contemporary classical pianist, composer, and educator (University of Buffalo, 1973-93), born in Troy, New York (d. 1993)
• 1941-04-24 John Williams, Australian classical guitarist, born in Melbourne, Victoria
• 1941-05-15 Richard Edward Wilson, American contemporary classical pianist, composer (Diablerie; The Cello Has Many Secrets; Æthelred the Unready), and educator (Vassar, 1966-2016), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• 1941-10-19 Eddie Daniels, American jazz, session, and classical clarinetist (With The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra; Bob James), born in New York City
• 1942-01-05 Maurizio Pollini, Italian classical pianist, born in Milan, Italy (d. 2024) [1]
• 1942-08-08 Vardo Rumessen, Estonian classical pianist, musicologist, politician, and independence advocate, born in Pärnu, Estonian SSR, USSR (d. 2015)
• 1942-09-23 Daniel Perlongo, American classical music composer, and educator, born in Gaastra, Michigan
• 1944-04-17 John Lill, British classical pianist, born in London
• 1944-04-25 Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Norwegian classical pianist and musical pedagogue, born in Østre Toten, Norway
• 1944-10-18 Nelson Freire, Brazilian classical pianist, born in Boa Esperança, Brazil (d. 2021)
• 1945-02-01 Ole Buck, Danish classical pianist and composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
• 1945-05-08 Keith Jarrett, American jazz and classical pianist and composer (The Köln Concert), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
• 1947-12-14 Christopher Parkening, American classical guitarist (transcribed sacred music), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1948-03-01 Richard Festinger, American guitarist, pianist, and classical music composer (Between Thought and Thing; Le Pianiste), born in Newton, Massachusetts
• 1948-04-15 Jan Krzywicki, American classical music composer, conductor (Network for New Music, 1990-), and educator (Temple University), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• 1948-05-06 Jacques Israelievitch, French Canadian classical violinist, concertmaster (St. Louis Symphony, 1978-88; Toronto Symphony, 1988-2008), and music director (Koffler Chamber Orchestra, 2005-14), born in Cannes, France (d. 2015)
• 1948-10-22 Håkon Austbø, Norwegian classical pianist, recording artist, and music professor (Amsterdam Conservatory), born in Kongsberg, Norway
• 1949-03-25 Kaja Danczowska, Polish classical violinist, and teacher, born in Kraków, Poland
• 1949-06-08 Emanuel Ax, Polish-American classical pianist, born in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR (now Ukraine)
• 1950-01-02 David Shifrin, American classical clarinetist, born in Queens, New York
• 1950-03-05 Eugene Fodor, American classical violinist (1974 Tchaikovsky Award), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2011)
• 1950-03-11 Bobby McFerrin, American Grammy Award-winning vocalist ("Don't Worry Be Happy"), and classical music conductor, born in New York City
• 1950-04-26 (Lakshminarayana) "L." Shankar, Indian rock, jazz and Indian classical violinist, singer and composer (Shakti; Frank Zappa; Peter Gabriel), born in Madras, Tamil Nadu
• 1951-05-13 Guus Janssen, Dutch jazz and classical pianist, harpsichordist, and composer, born in Heiloo, Netherlands
• 1951-07-09 Eugeniusz Knapik, Polish pianist and classical music composer (Islands; Up Into The Silence), born in Ruda Śląska, Poland
• 1951-10-28 Rajan Mishra, Indian classical music vocalist, born in Varanasi, India (d. 2021)
• 1952-01-22 Teresa Kaban, Polish classical pianist and co-director of the International Festival of Rediscovered and Forgotten Music, born in Gliwice, Poland
• 1952-06-05 Daniel Katzen, American French horn player (Boston Symphony, 1979-2008), and teacher (University of Arizona, 2008-), born in Rochester, New York
• 1952-12-23 Hans Abrahamsen, Danish classical music composer (Let Me Tell You; Left, Alone; Schnee), born in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
• 1953-07-26 Robert Phillips, American classical guitarist, born in New York City

• 1953-12-22 David Leisner, American classical guitarist and composer, born in Los Angeles, California
• 1953-12-28 Roberto Cacciapaglia, Italian pianist and composer of electronic and classical music, born in Milan, Italy
• 1954-01-25 Jan Sandström, Swedish classical music composer (Motorbike Concerto: Snowflakes), born in Vilhelmina, Sweden
• 1954-05-28 Youri Egorov, Soviet classical pianist, born in Kazan, USSR (d. 1988)
• 1954-08-11 Sinan Savaskan, Turkish-British contemporary classical music composer and educator (The Age of Analysis; Octandre Ensemble), born in Istanbul, Turkey
• 1955-10-19 Roland Dyens, French classical guitarist, composer, and arranger (Libra Sonatine), born in French Tunisia. (d. 2016)
• 1956-03-16 Vladimír Godár, Slovak contemporary classical music and film music composer, born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
• 1956-09-22 David Krakauer, American Grammy Award-winning klezmer, jazz and classical clarinetist (Klezmer Madness!), born in New York City
• 1957-11-04 Elena Kats-Chernin, Russian-Australian classical pianist and composer (Wild Swans), born in Tashkent, USSR (now Uzbekistan)
• 1958-07-26 Angela Hewitt, Canadian classical pianist, born in Ottawa, Ontario
• 1959-03-30 Sabine Meyer, German classical clarinetist, Born in Crailsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
• 1960-01-29 Cho-Liang Lin, American classical violinist (Queen Sophia prize, 1977), and teacher (Juilliard, 1991-present), born in Hsinchu, Taiwan [1]
• 1960-11-14 Piet Swerts, Belgian classical pianist, composer (Rotations; Zodiac), and educator, born in Tongeren, Belgium
• 1960-12-21 Louis Demetrius Alvanis, English classical pianist, born in London, England
• 1961-02-22 Lowell Liebermann, American classical pianist and composer (Gargoyles), born in New York City

• 1961-11-23 Nicolas Bacri, French classical music composer, born in Paris, France
• 1962-01-27 Michael Collins, English classical clarinetist, conductor, and pedagogue, born in Isleworth, West London, England
• 1962-03-24 Angèle Dubeau, Canadian classical violinist, born in Saint-Norbert, Quebec

• 1963-05-27 Calliope Tsoupaki, Greek classical pianist and composer (Sappho's Tears), born in Piraeus, Greece
• 1964-02-06 Petras Geniušas, Lithuanian classical pianist, and educator, born in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, USSR (now Lithuania)
• 1964-09-18 Luca Belcastro, Italian classical music composer (La speranza si torce), born in Como, Italy
• 1964-10-28 Costantino Mastroprimiano, Italian classical pianist, educator, and musicologist, born in Foggia, Italy
• 1965-05-13 Tasmin Little, English classical violinist, born in London, England
• 1966-08-06 Regina Carter, American jazz and classical violinist, and composer, born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1967-05-16 Kirmo Lintinen, Finnish jazz and contemporary classical pianist, conductor, and composer (Cantata Proverbiorum), born in Saarijärvi, Finland
• 1967-08-02 Paolo Restani, Italian classical pianist, born in La Spezia, Italy
• 1969-07-12 Kumiko Ida, Japanese classical pianist (d. 2007)
• 1969-08-30 Dimitris Sgouros, Greek classical pianist, born in Athens, Greece
• 1969-11-07 Hélène Grimaud, French classical pianist, born in Aix-en-Provence, France
• 1970-04-07 Leif Ove Andsnes, Norwegian classical pianist, born in Karmøy, Norway
• 1971-06-01 Roldán González, Cuban hip-hop singer (Orishas), and classical guitarist, born in Quivicán, Cuba
• 1973-09-08 Jonathan Leshnoff, American classical music composer (Hope; Symphony No, 4 - Heichalos), and pedagogue (Towson University), born in New Brunswick, New Jersey
• 1975-03-09 Jane Antonia Cornish, British composer of contemporary classical music (Seascapes), and film scores (Five Children And It), born in London, England
• 1975-03-15 Ľubica Čekovská, Slovak classical pianist and composer (Fragments and Elegies; Two Portraits), born in Humenné, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
• 1975-04-16 Joanna Ławrynowicz, Polish classical pianist, born in Warsaw, Poland [1]
• 1976-01-09 Svitlana Azarova, Ukrainian-Dutch contemporary classical music composer (Momo and the Time Thieves), born in the Ukrainian SSR
• 1976-07-13 Huw Watkins, British pianist and contemporary classical music composer, born in South Wales
• 1977-03-07 Bartosz Kowalski [-Banasewicz], Polish classical music composer (Contra Tempus; Symmetrical Visions), born in Warsaw, Poland
• 1977-08-09 Aldona Nawrocka, Polish classical pianist, composer and educator, born in Rzeszów, Poland
• 1977-10-20 Leila Josefowicz, Canadian-American classical violinist, born in Mississauga, Ontario
• 1978-01-07 Dan Forrest, American classical pianist, composer (Requiem for the Living; Good Night, Dear Heart), and educator, born in Breesport, New York
• 1979-05-17 Kristóf Baráti, Hungarian classical violinist, born in Budapest, Hungary
• 1979-11-27 Hilary Hahn, American classical violinist, born in Lexington, Virginia
• 1980-01-16 Lukasz Urbaniak, Polish classical pianist, composer and teacher, born in Bydgoszcz, Poland
• 1980-11-08 Ana Vidovic, Croatian classical guitarist, born in Karlovac, Croatia
• 1980-12-10 Sarah Chang, Korean-American classical violinist child prodigy, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1982-10-07 Li Yundi, Chinese classical pianist, born in Chongqing, China
• 1984-04-04 Augustin Hadelich, Italian-German-American Grammy-winning classical violinist, born in Cecina, Italy
• 1985-04-21 Łukasz Trepczyński, Polish classical pianist, born in Radomsko, Poland
• 1985-06-30 Rafal Blechacz, Polish classical pianist, born in Nakło nad Notecią, Poland
• 1985-07-02 Vincenzo Maltempo, Italian classical pianist (works of Charles-Valentin Alkan), and teacher, born in Benevento, Italy
• 1986-07-24 Alissa Firsova, Russian-British classical pianist and composer (Tree of Hope; Paradiso), and conductor, born in Moscow, Russia
• 1987-07-20 Nicola Benedetti, Scottish classical violinist, born in West Kilbride, North Ayrshire
• 1991-03-05 Daniil Trifonov, Russian Grammy Award-winning classical pianist, born in Nizhny Novgorod, Soviet Union (now Russia)
• 1992-07-08 Benjamin Grosvenor, British classical pianist, born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England
• 1994-09-01 Kyōhei Sorita, Japanese classical pianist, born in Tokyo, Japan
• 1995-03-23 Jan Lisiecki, Canadian classical pianist, born in Calgary, Alberta
• 1996-10-26 Onutė Gražinytė, Lithuanian classical pianist, born in Vilnus, Lithuania
• 1997-05-08 [Xiaoyu] Bruce Liu, Chinese-Canadian classical pianist (International Chopin Piano Competition, 2021), born in Paris, France

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• 2023-05-06 Menahem Pressler, Israeli-American classical pianist (Beaux Arts Trio, 1955-2008), and educator (Indian University, 1955-2023), dies at 99
• 2024-01-16 Peter Schickele (aka P.D.Q. Bach), American bassoonist, Grammy Award-winning composer, classical music parodist (No-No Nonette; Concerto for Horn & Hardart; Silent Running), and broadcaster, dies at 88 [1]
• 2024-03-23 Maurizio Pollini, Italian classical pianist, dies at 82 [1]

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