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  2. History: Anniversaries
  3. April 17

Music anniversaries to be commemorated on April 17: births, premieres...

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 17: Essential anniversaries

Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For April 17, there are no less than 84 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Algot Lange (170th anniversary, Birth), Giulio Alary (130th anniversary, Death), Anja Silja (80th anniversary, Birth), Cristina Ortiz (70th anniversary, Birth), Arlene Saunders (0th anniversary, Death)... to name only some of the artists, composers or performers, known or less known throughout the world.

Anniversaries, April 17


< 1900
20th century
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< 1800
Romantic
> 1900
< 1750
Classical
> 1800
< 1600
Baroque
> 1750
< 1400
Renaissance
> 1600
...
Medieval
> 1400

All important anniversaries to commemorate a April 17

 

April 17

2020

Arlene <strong>Saunders</strong> Arlene Saunders, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, American singer

Death (age 89)

2019

Frederick Hemke, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, American musician

Death (age 83)

2013

Deanna <strong>Durbin</strong> Deanna Durbin, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Canadian singer and actress

Death (age 91)

Bernhard Krol, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, German composer and hornist

Death (age 92)

2012

Milivoj Bačanović, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, opera singer

Death (age 90)

2011

Eric Gross, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Australian musician

Death (age 84)

2009

Hermin Esser, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer

Death (age 81)

Józef Radwan, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Polish conductor

Death (age 72)

2007

Kitty Carlisle, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, American actress, singer, and socialite

Death (age 96)

2001

Anne-Charlotte Winter, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, opera singer

Death (age 97)

1997

Mary Thomas, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Welsh soprano

Death (age 64)

1995

Lenke Zsögön, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, opera singer

Death (age 89)

1987

Jozef Grešák, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, composer, teacher, organist, pianist

Death (age 79)

1983

Thomas L. Thomas, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Welsh singer

Death (age 72)

1977

Alexander Ghindin, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Russian pianist

Birth (43th anniversary)

Frederik Magle, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Danish composer, concert organist, and pianist

Birth (43th anniversary)

1975

Irma Jaunzem, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Belarusian singer, opera singer and music educator (1897-1975)

Death (age 77)

Petras Oleka, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer

Death (age 79)

1973

Bogusław Bidziński, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Polish singer

Birth (47th anniversary)

1969

Hooman Khalatbari, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Iranian-Austrian pianist and music conductor

Birth (51th anniversary)

1968

Keiko Harada, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Japanese composer

Birth (52th anniversary)

1965

Vincent Dion Stringer, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, singer, opera singer

Birth (55th anniversary)

1964

Luigi Ferrari Trecate, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Italian musician, composer and organist

Death (age 79)

1963

Fritz Windgassen, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, German operatic tenor

Death (age 80)

1962

Shizuka Nakamura, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Japanese violinist

Birth (58th anniversary)

Dmitrij Vdovin, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, music pedagogue, opera singer

Birth (58th anniversary)

1961

Rebecca Luker, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, American actress and singer

Birth (59th anniversary)

1959

Barbara Kemp, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, German opera singer

Death (age 77)

1958

Rita Montaner, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Cuban classically trained singer, pianist and actress

Death (age 57)

1956

Patrick Gallois, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, French flutist and conductor

Birth (64th anniversary)

1953

Andrea Ihle, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer

Birth (67th anniversary)

1950

Cristina Ortiz, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Brazilian pianist

Birth (70th anniversary)

1948

Jan <strong>Hammer</strong> Jan Hammer, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Czech-born American musician, composer and record producer

Birth (72th anniversary)

1944

Grit van Jüten, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer

Birth (76th anniversary)

1940

Siegfried <strong>Jerusalem</strong> Siegfried Jerusalem, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, German opera vocalist

Birth (80th anniversary)

Anja <strong>Silja</strong> Anja Silja, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Operatic soprano

Birth (80th anniversary)

1935

Templar Saxe, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, British opera singer (1865-1935)

Death (age 69)

1934

Don Kirshner, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, American songwriter, publisher, music producer, manager

Birth

1933

John Ralston, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Australian baritone

Death (age 51)

1932

Jiři Strejc, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Czech conductor, music educator, composer and organist

Birth

Alfred Mahovsky, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Czech conductor, composer and pianist

Death (age 24)

Jindřich Emanuel Siegl, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, music pedagogue, organist, opera singer, composer

Death (age 82)

1929

Mendi Rodan, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Conductor, violinist

Birth

1928

Song, lied

“Foliage of the heart, Op. 20”, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history

Arnold Schoenberg


Premiere

Lutfiyar <strong>Imanov</strong> Lutfiyar Imanov, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Azerbaijani opera singer

Birth

Ryōsaku Kubota, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Japanese violinist

Birth

1927

Graziella Sciutti, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Italian soprano, vocal teacher and opera producer

Birth

Květa Belanová, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth (93th anniversary)

1926

Anton <strong>Foerster</strong> Anton Foerster, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Czech composer, choirmaster and organist

Death (age 88)

1923

Gianni Raimondi, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Italian opera singer

Birth

1922

Vladimír Scheufler, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Czech ethnographer and composer

Birth

1921

Graciela <strong>Rivera</strong> Graciela Rivera, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Puerto Rican soprano singer

Birth

99th anniversary    (2021)

1920

Ada Thuma, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth

1914

Janine Micheau, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, French operatic soprano (1914–1976)

Birth

1913

Barton McGuckin, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Irish opera singer

Death (age 60)

1912

Marta Eggerth, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, American actress

Birth

1911

Josef Kuhn, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Czech composer and organist

Birth

 

Romantic

1909

Roy Ashton, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Australian tenor and make-up artist

Birth

1907

Jeronimas Kačinskas, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Lithuanian composer

Birth

1903

Gregor <strong>Piatigorsky</strong> Gregor Piatigorsky, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Russian-born American cellist

Birth

Nicolas Nabokov, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Russian composer

Birth

1893

Alceste Cœuriot, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, French musician

Death (age 70)

1890

Giulio <strong>Alary</strong> Giulio Alary, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Italian composer

Death (age 76)

20th century

1888

Maggie Teyte, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Operatic soprano

Birth

1884

Zulfugar Hajibeyov, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Azerbaijani composer

Birth

1883

Walter Goetze, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, German composer

Birth

1882

Artur <strong>Schnabel</strong> Artur Schnabel, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Austrian pianist

Birth

1879

Agnès <strong>Borgo</strong> Agnès Borgo, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, actress from Paris Opera

Birth

1876

Opera

“Vanda, Op. 25”, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history

Antonín Dvořák


Premiere

1875

Caroline Duprez, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, French soprano; daughter of tenor Gilbert Duprez (1832-1875)

Death (age 43)

1866

Irene Pewny, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, opera singer, concert singer

Birth

1861

Alois Taux, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, conductor, composer, university teacher

Death (age 43)

1856

Edward Jakobowski, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, British composer

Birth

1855

Maria Sadovska-Barilotti, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, opera singer, stage actor

Birth

1850

Algot Lange, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Swedish actor

Birth

1833

Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Violinist, conductor and composer

Birth

1825

Alexander Reichardt, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer

Birth

Aniceto de Ortega, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Mexican musician

Birth

1774

Václav Tomášek, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Czech music educator and composer

Birth

1764

Johann <strong>Mattheson</strong> Johann Mattheson, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, German composer and theorist

Death (age 82)

 

Baroque

1741

Johann Gottlieb Naumann, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, German opera composer

Birth

1729

Mark Poltoratsky, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, (1729-1795)

Birth

1683

Johann David Heinichen, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, German composer and music theorist

Birth

1669

Antonio Bertali, Anniversaries (April 17), Classical music history, Austrian composer and violinist of Italian birth

Death (age 64)

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