Music anniversaries to be commemorated on April 21: 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 21: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For April 21, there are no less than 76 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.
All important anniversaries to commemorate a April 21
2018
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 Boskovsky, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Austrian musician
Death (age 81)
1985
Ondrej Francisci, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, composer, choir director, conductor
Death (age 69)
Guido Ponzini, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Italian musician
Birth (35th anniversary)
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
Olive Fremstad, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Swedish-American operatic mezzo-soprano and soprano singer
Death (age 80)
Martin McEvoy, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (69th anniversary)
1950
Richard Bernas, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, American conductor
Birth (70th anniversary)
Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Polish composer
Death (age 70)
1948
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
Alessandro Moreschi, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Italian castrato singer
Death (age 63)
Pierre Petit, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
1921
Sieglinde Wagner, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer
Birth
1920
Bruno Maderna, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Italian conductor and composer
Birth
100th anniversary (2020)
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)
1916
Ubaldo Pacchierotti, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 41)
1914
Tone Kozlevčar, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1911
Leonard Warren, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Operatic baritone
Birth
1900
Heinrich Vogl, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, German opera singer
Death (age 55)
1899
Randall Thompson, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, American composer
Birth
1898
Louis Théodore Gouvy, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 78)
Rosalind von Schirach, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
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
1889
Efrem Zimbalist, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Russian violinist, composer and 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 Blech, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, German opera composer and conductor
Birth
Vojtěch Říhovský, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Czech composer, choirmaster and organist
Birth
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
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
1772
Justine Favart, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, French opera singer
Death (age 44)
1730
Antonín Kammel, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Czech violinist and composer
Birth
1142
Peter Abelard, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician
Death (age 63)