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  2. History: Anniversaries
  3. April 21

Music anniversaries to be commemorated on April 21: 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 21: Essential anniversaries

Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For April 21, there are no less than 77 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Antonín Kammel (290th anniversary, Birth), Heinrich Vogl (120th anniversary, Death), Bruno Maderna (100th anniversary, Birth), Lilleba Lund Kvandal (80th anniversary, Birth), Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski (70th anniversary, Death)... to name only some of the artists, composers or performers, known or less known throughout the world.

Anniversaries, April 21


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

All important anniversaries to commemorate a April 21

 

April 21

2018

Huguette <strong>Tourangeau</strong> Huguette Tourangeau, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, French-Canadian operatic mezzo-soprano

Death (age 79)

2017

Kristine Jepson, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, singer

Death (age 54)

Maria Zhorella Fedorova, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, opera singer

Death (age 101)

2016

Law Kar-Po, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Cantonese opera performer

Death (age 85)

2015

Paul Asciak, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Maltese opera singer

Death (age 92)

2013

Jean-Michel Damase, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, French pianist, conductor and composer

Death (age 85)

2010

Božena Ruk-Fočić, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, opera singer

Death (age 78)

2003

Anne Lise Grøtvik Lunde, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Norwegian opera singer

Death (age 78)

1991

Willi <strong>Boskovsky</strong> Willi Boskovsky, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Austrian musician

Death (age 81)

1985

Guido Ponzini, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Italian musician

Birth (35th anniversary)

Ondrej Francisci, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, composer, choir director, conductor

Death (age 69)

1984

Sofya Druker, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Belarusian opera singer (1907-1984)

Death (age 77)

1982

Ørjan Hartveit, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Norwegian singer

Birth (38th anniversary)

Jean Doyen, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, French pianist

Death (age 75)

1981

Mike Christie, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Singer/Songwriter

Birth (39th anniversary)

1978

Friar Alessandro, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, singer

Birth (42th anniversary)

1976

Ramón Souto, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Spanish composer

Birth (44th anniversary)

1973

Leif Aruhn-Solén, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Swedish opera singer

Birth (47th anniversary)

1969

Marie Nishiyama, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Japanese pianist, harpsichordist and harpist

Birth (51th anniversary)

1968

Jean-Louis Agobet, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, composer

Birth (52th anniversary)

1965

Zoia Gaidai, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Opera soprano

Death (age 62)

1961

James Melton, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, American opera singer

Death (age 57)

1958

Giulio Neri, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Italian operatic bass

Death (age 48)

1955

Ken Takaseki, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Japanese conductor

Birth (65th anniversary)

Rolf Nykmark, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Norwegian singer and conductor

Birth (65th anniversary)

1954

Elvira Galassi, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, sopran (1883 - 1954)

Death (age 70)

1952

Agga Frich, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Norwegian actress, opera singer

Death (age 71)

1951

Martin McEvoy, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth (69th anniversary)

Olive <strong>Fremstad</strong> Olive Fremstad, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Swedish-American operatic mezzo-soprano and soprano singer

Death (age 80)

1950

Richard Bernas, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, American conductor

Birth (70th anniversary)

Adam Tadeusz <strong>Wieniawski</strong> Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Polish composer

Death (age 70)

1948

Carlos López <strong>Buchardo</strong> Carlos López Buchardo, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Argentine composer

Death (age 66)

1940

Lilleba Lund Kvandal, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, singer, opera singer

Birth

1939

Herman Finck, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, British composer

Death (age 66)

1936

Galia Yoncheva, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Bulgarian opera singer

Birth (84th anniversary)

1935

Paulus Krylow, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, composer

Death (age 50)

1933

Easley Blackwood, Jr., Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, American classical pianist

Birth (87th anniversary)

1931

John Hsu, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, American academic

Birth

Frederic Mayer, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer

Birth

Bengt Rundgren, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Swedish actor

Birth

1927

Suzanne Sarroca, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, French singer

Birth (93th anniversary)

Robert Savoie, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Canadian opera singer

Birth

1922

Pierre Petit, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, French composer

Birth

Alessandro Moreschi, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Italian castrato singer

Death (age 63)

1921

Sieglinde Wagner, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer

Birth

99th anniversary    (2021)

1920

Bruno <strong>Maderna</strong> Bruno Maderna, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Italian conductor and composer

Birth

1919

Roger Doucet, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Canadian opera singer

Birth

Michael Mann, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, German-born musician and professor of German literature

Birth

1918

Antonio Pini-Corsi, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Italian opera singer

Death (age 59)

1914

Tone Kozlevčar, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth

1911

Leonard Warren, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Operatic baritone

Birth

 

Romantic

1900

Heinrich Vogl, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, German opera singer

Death (age 55)

1899

Randall <strong>Thompson</strong> Randall Thompson, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, American composer

Birth

1898

Rosalind von Schirach, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth

Louis Théodore <strong>Gouvy</strong> Louis Théodore Gouvy, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, French composer

Death (age 78)

1892

Jaroslav Kvapil, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Czech composer, pianist and choirmaster

Birth

1891

František Suchý Pražský, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Czech conductor, composer, choirmaster and collector of regional songs

Birth

20th century

1889

Opera

“Edgar”, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history

Giacomo Puccini


Premiere

La Scala

Efrem Zimbalist, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, violinist, composer, teacher, conductor

Birth

1888

Julius Weissenborn, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, German bassoonist and composer

Death (age 51)

1882

W. H. Anderson, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Canadian composer

Birth

1878

Temistocle Solera, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Italian opera librettist

Death (age 62)

1876

Vincent Scotto, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, French composer

Birth

1871

Leo <strong>Blech</strong> Leo Blech, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, German opera composer and conductor

Birth

149th anniversary    (2021)

Vojtěch Říhovský, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Czech composer, choirmaster and organist

Birth

149th anniversary    (2021)

1863

Paul Lebrun, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Belgian composer

Birth

1853

Charles Malherbe, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, French musicologist and composer

Birth

1852

Frederik Brun, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth

1851

Hippolyte-Raymond Colet, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, French composer and music educator

Death (age 42)

1832

Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand Unzelmann, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, German opera singer

Death (age 78)

1824

Josep Anselm Clavé, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Catalan businessperson, composer and writer (1824-1874)

Birth

 

Classical

1818

Ferdinand Gumbert, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, German composer, singer and music educator

Birth

1810

Vladimir Opochinin, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth

Romantic

1772

Justine <strong>Favart</strong> Justine Favart, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, French opera singer

Death (age 44)

 

Baroque

1730

Antonín Kammel, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Czech violinist and composer

Birth

1715

Work for choir

“Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret”, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history

Johann Sebastian Bach


Premiere

1142

Peter Abelard, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician (c.1079-1142)

Death (age 63)

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