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 14: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For April 14, there are no less than 81 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Ernest Boulanger (120th anniversary, Death), Werner Wolf Glaser (110th anniversary, Birth), Tetsuo Kawakami (70th anniversary, Birth), Dong-Min Lim (40th anniversary, Birth), Kerstin Meyer (0th 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 14
Kerstin Meyer, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Swedish singer
Death (age 92)
Jean-Claude Malgoire, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, French musician
Death (age 77)
Pavlina Apostolova, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Yugoslav opera singer
Death (age 90)
Manfred Jung, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, German singer and operatic tenor
Death (age 76)
Colin Davis, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, British conductor
Death (age 85)
Ğosman Älmief, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Death (age 95)
Mark Ermler, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Russian conductor
Death (age 69)
Phil Stark, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 72)
Jemal Gokieli, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Georgian conductor
Death (age 70)
Helene Fahrni, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, (1901-1985)
Death (age 83)
Elisabeth Lutyens, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, British composer
Death (age 76)
Alisa Weilerstein, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, American cellist
Birth (38th anniversary)
Ivan Galamian, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, American musician
Death (age 78)
Dong-Min Lim, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, South Korean musician
Birth (40th anniversary)
Ondřej Kyas, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Czech composer
Birth (41th anniversary)
Kaori Muraji, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Japanese musician
Birth (42th anniversary)
Jiří Kadeřábek, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Czech composer
Birth (42th anniversary)
Vilgelm Marjanovitsj J Jablonski, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, music pedagogue, musician
Death (age 87)
Avner Dorman, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Israeli composer
Birth (45th anniversary)
Jean Morel, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, American conductor
Death (age 72)
Christian Blom, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Norwegian composer (1974-)
Birth (46th anniversary)
David Miller, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, singer
Birth (47th anniversary)
Olga Gouriakova, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, musician, singer
Birth (49th anniversary)
49th anniversary (2021)
Emily Pulley, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (53th anniversary)
Werner Volker Meyer, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth (56th anniversary)
Kastriot Tusha, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (57th anniversary)
Aprile Millo, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, American operatic soprano
Birth (62th anniversary)
Monica Groop, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Finnish singer
Birth (62th anniversary)
Mikhail Pletnev, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Russian pianist, conductor, and composer
Birth (63th anniversary)
Barbara Bonney, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, singer
Birth (64th anniversary)
Artur de de Udaeta i Càrdenas, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Spanish businessperson and composer (1876-1954)
Death (age 78)
Norio Kameyama, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, composer, pianist, singer
Birth (67th anniversary)
Guido Paevatalu, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Danish opera singer
Birth (69th anniversary)
Julian Lloyd Webber, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, British solo cellist and conductor
Birth (69th anniversary)
Tetsuo Kawakami, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Japanese composer, music arranger and conductor
Birth (70th anniversary)
Vincenzo D'Annibale, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Italian composer and conductor
Death (age 55)
Claude Vivier, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Canadian composer
Birth
Irena Milkevičiūtė, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer
Birth (73th anniversary)
Takako Nishizaki, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Japanese violinist
Birth (76th anniversary)
Nikolai Arnoldovich Petrov, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Russian pianist
Birth
Geoffrey Shaw, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, British composer
Death (age 63)
Theodor Guschlbauer, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Austrian conductor
Birth (81th anniversary)
Paavo Berglund, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Finnish conductor and violinist
Birth
Egil Monn-Iversen, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Norwegian composer, conductor and producer
Birth
Loren Driscoll, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth
Magda Marsay, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, opera singer, voice teacher
Birth
Karel Berman, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Czech actor, music educator, composer, opera singer, professor and translator
Birth
Suleiman Yudakov, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Tajikistani musician
Birth
Denis ApIvor, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, British composer
Birth
Jiří Reinberger, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Czech music educator, composer and organist
Birth
Jean Fournet, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, French conductor
Birth
Werner Wolf Glaser, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Swedish musician
Birth
José Cabas Galván, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Spanish composer (1853-1909)
Death (age 55)
Yury Biryukov, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Soviet composer
Birth
Alice Barnett, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, British actress and singer
Death (age 54)
Salvatore Baccaloni, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
Ernest Boulanger, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 84)
Wilhelm Garvens, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 81)
Wiktor Łabuński, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, composer, music pedagogue
Birth
George Cehanovsky, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, American operatic baritone
Birth
Emil Rumpel, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, businessperson, concert singer, director, opera singer
Birth
Nils E. T. Henriksson, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Giovanni Pennacchio, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Italian composer, conductor and musicologist
Birth
Antonio Paoli, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Puerto Rican opera singer
Birth
149th anniversary (2021)
Josef Conrat, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Jean-François Delmas, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, French opera singer
Birth
Henrique Oswald, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Brazilian composer (1852–1931)
Birth
Joseph Lanner, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Austrian dance music composer
Death (age 42)
Miguel López Remacha, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, composer, musician, singer
Death (age 54)
Antonie Erhartt, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, actor, opera singer, stage actor
Birth
Angélique D'Hannetaire, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, French actress
Death (age 72)
Joachim Nicolas Eggert, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Swedish composer
Death (age 34)
Félix Le Couppey, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Composer and pedagog
Birth
Carlo Coccia, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
Jan Nepomuk Vocet, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Czech composer and organist
Birth
Mateusz Zwierzchowski, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Polish composer and organist
Death (age 55)
George Frideric Handel, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, German, later British Baroque composer
Death (age 74)
Johann Nepomuk Kanka, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, composer, jurist and lawyer (1744-1798)
Birth
Louis Compain, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, French actor and singer
Birth
Emanuele Barbella, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
Johann Erasmus Kindermann, Anniversaries (April 14), Classical music history, German composer and organist
Death (age 39)