Thousands of anniversaries. In 2021, 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 93 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
Thomas Hemsley, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, British opera singer
Death (age 85)
Gerda Gilboe, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Danish actress
Death (age 94)
Paul Hamburger, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, British musician
Death (age 83)
Aksel Rykkvin, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Norwegian singer
Birth (17th anniversary)
Ivan Tcherepnin, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, American composer
Death (age 55)
Antonia Rosado Casas, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, music pedagogue, opera singer
Death (age 72)
Äneas Humm, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (25th anniversary)
Ivett Gyöngyösi, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Hungarian pianist
Birth (27th anniversary)
Samo Smerkolj, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Slovene opera singer
Death (age 71)
Hossein Sarshar, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Iranian singer and opera singer
Death (age 61)
Netania Davrath, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Ukrainian-born Israeli operatic soprano
Death (age 55)
Joyce Yang, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, South Korean pianist
Birth (34th anniversary)
Brian Alan DeLaney, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, American composer and musician
Birth (37th anniversary)
Danielle de Niese, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Operatic soprano
Birth (41th anniversary)
Enrico Mainardi, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Italian musician
Death (age 78)
Salomé Haller, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, French opera singer
Birth (45th anniversary)
Edmund Nick, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, German composer
Death (age 82)
Wojciech Dyngosz, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, opera singer, university teacher
Birth (49th anniversary)
49th anniversary (2021)
Zbigniew Drzewiecki, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Polish pianist and pedagogue
Death (age 81)
49th anniversary (2021)
Aleksandr Korobeychenko, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Soviet Ukrainian singer
Death (age 71)
49th anniversary (2021)
Victor Desautels, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 77)
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)
Aldomir Mollov, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Bulgarian singer and opera singer
Birth (55th anniversary)
Paul Agnew, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Scottish opera tenor
Birth (56th anniversary)
Johann Sebastian Paetsch, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, American musician
Birth (56th anniversary)
Gustav Talman, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 64)
Karel Zavřel, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, music pedagogue, opera singer
Death (age 71)
Gizella Goda, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 64)
Rosa Grünberg, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Swedish actress and opera singer
Death (age 82)
Erna Gräsbeck, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer
Death (age 79)
Anders Lorentzson, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (65th anniversary)
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)
Antoine Curé, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, French trumpeter
Birth (69th anniversary)
Paul Weingarten, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Austrian pianist and music teacher
Death (age 61)
Teresa Pérez Frangie, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Birth (74th anniversary)
Frederick Hobbs, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Singer, actor and theatre manager
Death (age 61)
Arthur Davies, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Welsh tenor singer
Birth
Kurt Moll, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
Lando Bartolini, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth (83th anniversary)
Kazuo Fukushima, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Japanese composer and musicologist
Birth (90th anniversary)
Tomás Giribaldi, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Uruguayan musician
Death (age 82)
Jeannette Sinclair, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, singer
Birth (92th anniversary)
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
Alexander Raichev, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Bulgarian composer (1922-2003)
Birth
Giovanni Tagliapietra, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, american singer
Death (age 75)
99th anniversary (2021)
Ida Brag, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Swedish actress
Death (age 54)
99th anniversary (2021)
Jozefa Ellinger, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 67)
Work for soloist
“Le Tombeau de Couperin, Opp. 68”, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history
Premiere
Work for soloist
“Prelude, Op. 68 No. 1”, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history
Premiere
Work for soloist
“Furlana, Op. 68 No. 3”, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history
Premiere
Work for soloist
“Rigaudon, Op. 68 No. 4”, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history
Premiere
Work for soloist
“Toccata, Op. 68 No. 6”, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history
Premiere
Work for orchestra
“Le Tombeau de Couperin (orch.), Op. 68a”, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history
Premiere
Alberto Ginastera, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Argentine composer
Birth
Sonja Coucheron, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, opera singer, resistance fighter, singer
Birth
Władysław Floriański, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Polish singer and director
Death (age 56)
Karel Ančerl, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Czech conductor, composer and director conductor of Czech Philharmonic
Birth
Arnold Matters, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Australian opera singer
Birth
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)
Enzo de Muro Lomanto, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Italian operatic tenor
Birth
Ivar Hallström, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Swedish composer
Death (age 74)
Aleksandra Ropskaya, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Russian opera singer
Birth
Willi Störring, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth
Hans Reinmar, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer
Birth
Pjotr Petrowitsch Sokalski, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Russian composer
Death (age 54)
Bernardino Molinari, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Italian conductor
Birth
Jindřich Máslo, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Czech music educator, composer and choirmaster
Birth
Emma Romer, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, British soprano singer and theatre manager
Death (age 54)
Jeanne Marie Williaume, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, French opera singer, pianist and music educator
Death (age 85)
Stanislas Verroust, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, French composer, teacher and oboist
Death (age 48)
Antonio Brizzi, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Italian singer, opera singer and music educator
Death (age 84)
Louis-Emmanuel Jadin, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 84)
Jens Larsen Nyrop, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Birth
Paolo Serrao, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Italian musician
Birth
Charles Hallé, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, pianist and conductor, founder of the Hallé orchestra
Birth
Jakob Zupan, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, composer, music pedagogue
Death (age 75)
Henriette Schramm-Graham, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth
Marie Désiré Beaulieu, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
Charles-François Dumonchau, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, composer, pianist
Birth
Carlo Grua, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 73)
Johann Georg Lickl, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Austrian composer, organist, Kapellmeister, piano teacher
Birth
Jean-Joseph Mouret, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
Paul Hainlein, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, German composer
Birth
Alonso de Mudarra, Anniversaries (April 11), Classical music history, Spanish composer
Death (age 70)