Music anniversaries to be commemorated on April 11: births, premieres...
Thousands of anniversaries. In 2020, classical music and opera offer many opportunities for music lovers to commemorate composers, conductors, performers and operatic artists, to celebrate the first performances of essential works or the opening of emblematic concert halls. From January to December, there are 365 opportunities to revisit a repertoire, a recording or simply to explore 10 centuries of classical music. Something to satisfy all the inquiring minds.
April 11: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For April 11, there are no less than 84 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Alonso de Mudarra (440th anniversary, Death), Paolo Serrao (190th anniversary, Birth), Bernardino Molinari (140th anniversary, Birth), Kazuo Fukushima (90th anniversary, Birth), Rosa Grünberg (60th anniversary, Death)... to name only some of the artists, composers or performers, known or less known throughout the world.
All important anniversaries to commemorate a April 11
2013
Thomas Hemsley, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, British opera singer
Death (age 85)
2009
Gerda Gilboe, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Danish actress
Death (age 94)
2004
Paul Hamburger, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, British musician
Death (age 83)
2003
Aksel Rykkvin, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Norwegian singer
Birth (17th anniversary)
1998
Ivan Tcherepnin, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, American composer
Death (age 55)
1996
Antonia Rosado Casas, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, opera singer, music pedagogue
Death (age 72)
1995
Äneas Humm, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (25th anniversary)
1993
Samo Smerkolj, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Slovene opera singer
Death (age 71)
Ivett Gyöngyösi, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Hungarian pianist
Birth (27th anniversary)
1992
Hossein Sarshar, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Iranian singer and opera singer
Death (age 61)
1987
Netania Davrath, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Ukrainian-born Israeli operatic soprano
Death (age 55)
1986
Joyce Yang, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, South Korean pianist
Birth (34th anniversary)
1983
Brian Alan DeLaney, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, American composer and musician.
Birth (37th anniversary)
1979
Danielle de Niese, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Operatic soprano
Birth (41th anniversary)
1976
Enrico Mainardi, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Italian musician
Death (age 78)
1975
Salomé Haller, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, French opera singer
Birth (45th anniversary)
1974
Edmund Nick, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, German composer
Death (age 82)
1971
Aleksandr Korobeychenko, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Soviet Ukrainian singer
Death (age 71)
Wojciech Dyngosz, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, opera singer, university teacher
Birth (49th anniversary)
Zbigniew Drzewiecki, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Polish pianist and pedagogue
Death (age 81)
1970
Victor Desautels, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 77)
50th anniversary (2020)
1969
Sondra Radvanovsky, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, singer
Birth (51th anniversary)
Winifred Bambrick, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Canadian harpist and novelist
Death (age 77)
1965
Aldomir Mollov, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Bulgarian singer and opera singer
Birth (55th anniversary)
1964
Paul Agnew, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Scottish opera tenor
Birth (56th anniversary)
Gustav Talman, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 64)
Johann Sebastian Paetsch, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, American musician
Birth (56th anniversary)
1963
Karel Zavřel, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, opera singer, music pedagogue
Death (age 71)
1961
Gizella Goda, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 64)
1960
Rosa Grünberg, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Swedish actress and opera singer
Death (age 82)
1958
Erna Gräsbeck, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer
Death (age 79)
1955
Anders Lorentzson, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (65th anniversary)
1952
Wadia Sabra, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Lebanese composer
Death (age 76)
Margery Booth, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Opera singer and spy
Death (age 47)
1951
Antoine Curé, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, French trumpeter
Birth (69th anniversary)
1948
Paul Weingarten, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Austrian pianist and music teacher
Death (age 61)
1946
Teresa Pérez Frangie, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Birth (74th anniversary)
1942
Frederick Hobbs, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Singer, actor and theatre manager
Death (age 61)
1941
Arthur Davies, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Welsh tenor singer
Birth
1938
Kurt Moll, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
1937
Lando Bartolini, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth (83th anniversary)
1930
Tomás Giribaldi, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Uruguayan musician
Death (age 82)
Kazuo Fukushima, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Japanese composer and musicologist
Birth (90th anniversary)
1928
Jeannette Sinclair, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, singer
Birth (92th anniversary)
1926
Gervase de Peyer, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, English clarinetist and conductor
Birth
Erna Spoorenberg, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Dutch singer and opera singer
Birth
Victor Bouchard, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Canadian musician
Birth
1922
Alexander Raichev, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Bulgarian composer (1922-2003)
Birth
1921
Giovanni Tagliapietra, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, american singer
Death (age 75)
Ida Brag, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Swedish actress
Death (age 54)
1920
Jozefa Ellinger, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 67)
100th anniversary (2020)
1916
Alberto Ginastera, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Argentine composer
Birth
1913
Sonja Coucheron, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, singer, resistance fighter, opera singer
Birth
1911
Władysław Floriański, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Polish singer and director
Death (age 56)
1908
Karel Ančerl, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Czech conductor, composer and director conductor of Czech Philharmonic
Birth
1904
Arnold Matters, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Australian opera singer
Birth
1903
Václav Vlastimil Hausmann, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Czech composer and organist
Death (age 53)
Giuseppina Brambilla, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 83)
1902
Enzo de Muro Lomanto, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Italian operatic tenor
Birth
1901
Ivar Hallström, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Swedish composer
Death (age 74)
1897
Aleksandra Ropskai͡a, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, singer, opera singer, music pedagogue
Birth
1896
Willi Störring, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth
1895
Hans Reinmar, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer
Birth
1891
Sergei Prokofiev, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Ukrainian & Russian Soviet pianist and composer
Birth
1887
Pjotr Petrowitsch Sokalski, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Russian composer
Death (age 54)
1880
Bernardino Molinari, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Italian conductor
Birth
1875
Jindřich Máslo, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Czech music educator, composer and choirmaster
Birth
1868
Emma Romer, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, British soprano singer and theatre manager
Death (age 54)
1866
Jeanne Marie Williaume, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, French opera singer, pianist and music educator
Death (age 85)
1863
Stanislas Verroust, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, French composer, teacher and oboist
Death (age 48)
1854
Antonio Brizzi, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Italian singer, opera singer and music educator
Death (age 84)
1853
Louis-Emmanuel Jadin, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 84)
1831
Jens Larsen Nyrop, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Birth
1830
Paolo Serrao, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Italian musician
Birth
1819
Charles Hallé, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, pianist and conductor, founder of the Hallé orchestra
Birth
1810
Jakob Zupan, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, composer, music pedagogue
Death (age 75)
1803
Henriette Schramm-Graham, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth
1791
Marie Désiré Beaulieu, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
1775
Charles-François Dumonchau, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, composer, pianist
Birth
1773
Carlo Grua, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 73)
1769
Johann Georg Lickl, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Austrian composer, organist, Kapellmeister, piano teacher
Birth
1682
Jean-Joseph Mouret, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
1626
Paul Hainlein, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, German composer
Birth
1580
Alonso de Mudarra, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Spanish composer
Death (age 70)