Birthdays in Music
- Apr 1 Carla van Neste, Belgian classical violinist (Trio Reine Elisabeth), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1992)
- Apr 3 George Sopkin, American cellist (Fine Arts Quartet, 1941-79), and teacher, born in Chicago, Ilinois (d. 2008)
- Apr 15 John Gregory, British ballet dancer (Harlequin Ballet Company, 1959-69), and writer born in Norwich, England (d. 1996) [1]
- Apr 26 Wilfrid Howard Mellers, English musicologist and composer (François Couperin and the French Classical Tradition), born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire (d. 2008)
- Apr 30 Sid Weiss, American jazz bassist, born in Schenectady, New York (d. 1994)
Deaths in Music
- Apr 12 Josef Nešvera, Czech composer, dies at 71
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