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 78 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
Huguette Tourangeau, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, French-Canadian operatic mezzo-soprano
Death (age 79)
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)
Law Kar-Po, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Cantonese opera performer
Death (age 85)
Paul Asciak, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Maltese opera singer
Death (age 92)
Jean-Michel Damase, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, French pianist, conductor and composer
Death (age 85)
Bozena Ruk-Focic, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 78)
Anne Lise Grøtvik Lunde, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Norwegian opera singer
Death (age 78)
Willi Boskovsky, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Austrian musician
Death (age 81)
Glade Peterson, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, American tenor opera singer
Death (age 61)
Guido Ponzini, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Italian musician
Birth (35th anniversary)
Ondrej Francisci, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, choir director, composer, conductor
Death (age 69)
Sofya Druker, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Belarusian opera singer (1907-1984)
Death (age 77)
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)
Mike Christie, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Singer/Songwriter
Birth (39th anniversary)
Friar Alessandro, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, singer
Birth (42th anniversary)
Ramón Souto, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Spanish composer
Birth (44th anniversary)
Leif Aruhn-Solén, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Swedish opera singer
Birth (47th anniversary)
Marie Nishiyama, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Japanese pianist, harpsichordist and harpist
Birth (51th anniversary)
Jean-Louis Agobet, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, composer
Birth (52th anniversary)
Zoia Gaidai, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Opera soprano
Death (age 62)
James Melton, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, American opera singer
Death (age 57)
Giulio Neri, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Italian operatic bass
Death (age 48)
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)
Elvira Galassi, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, sopran (1883 - 1954)
Death (age 70)
Agga Frich, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Norwegian actress, opera singer
Death (age 71)
Martin McEvoy, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (69th anniversary)
Olive Fremstad, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Swedish-American operatic mezzo-soprano and soprano singer
Death (age 80)
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)
Carlos López Buchardo, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Argentine composer
Death (age 66)
Lilleba Lund Kvandal, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Birth
Herman Finck, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, British composer
Death (age 66)
Galia Yoncheva, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Bulgarian opera singer
Birth (84th anniversary)
Paulus Krylow, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, composer
Death (age 50)
Easley Blackwood, Jr., Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, American classical pianist
Birth (87th anniversary)
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
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
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)
Sieglinde Wagner, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer
Birth
99th anniversary (2021)
Bruno Maderna, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Italian conductor and composer
Birth
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
Antonio Pini-Corsi, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 59)
Tone Kozlevčar, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Leonard Warren, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Operatic baritone
Birth
Heinrich Vogl, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, German opera singer
Death (age 55)
Randall Thompson, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, American composer
Birth
Rosalind von Schirach, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Louis Théodore Gouvy, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 78)
Jaroslav Kvapil, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Czech composer, pianist and choirmaster
Birth
František Suchý Pražský, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Czech conductor, composer, choirmaster and collector of regional songs
Birth
Efrem Zimbalist, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, violinist, composer, teacher, conductor
Birth
Julius Weissenborn, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, German bassoonist and composer
Death (age 51)
W. H. Anderson, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Canadian composer
Birth
Temistocle Solera, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Italian opera librettist
Death (age 62)
Vincent Scotto, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
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)
Paul Lebrun, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Belgian composer
Birth
Charles Malherbe, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, French musicologist and composer
Birth
Frederik Brun, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Hippolyte-Raymond Colet, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, French composer and music educator
Death (age 42)
Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand Unzelmann, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, German opera singer
Death (age 78)
Josep Anselm Clavé, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Catalan businessperson, composer and writer (1824-1874)
Birth
Ferdinand Gumbert, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, German composer, singer and music educator
Birth
Vladimir Opochinin, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Justine Favart, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, French opera singer
Death (age 44)
Antonín Kammel, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, Czech violinist and composer
Birth
Work for choir
“Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret”, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history
Premiere
Peter Abelard, Anniversaries (April 21), Classical music history, French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician (c.1079-1142)
Death (age 63)