October 1928 in Music History

Events in Music

Oct 8 Cole Porter and E. Ray Goetz' musical "Paris" opens at the Music Box Theater, NYC; runs for 195 performances

Oct 3 Erik Bruhn, Danish dancer (National Ballet of Canada), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1986)
Oct 4 Torben Ulrich, Danish tennis player, musician, writer, filmmaker and father of Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, born in Frederiksberg, Denmark
Oct 9 Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer (Kaivos), born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 2016)
Oct 10 Julian "Junior" Mance, American jazz pianist (Dinah Washington; Dizzy Gillespie), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2021)
Oct 11 Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian violinist, conductor, orchestra leader (Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, 1960-2004), born in Šiauliai, Lithuania (d. 2016)
Oct 11 Russell Oberlin, American countertenor (Pro Musica Antiqua, 1952-66) and educator (Hunter, 1966-94), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2016)
Oct 12 Jerzy Semkow, Polish-French conductor and educator, born in Radomsko (d. 2014)
Oct 14 Gary Graffman, American pianist (Leventritt Award), born in NYC, New York
Oct 17 Ivan Marinov, composer
Oct 22 Clare Fischer, American musician, composer and arranger, born in Durand, Michigan (d. 2012)
Oct 23 Alexander Tanev, Bulgarian composer, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1996)