Music anniversaries to be commemorated on April 23: 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 23: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For April 23, there are no less than 65 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Loreto Vittori (350th anniversary, Death), Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria (240th anniversary, Death), Henry Barraud (120th anniversary, Birth), Gemma Bellincioni (70th anniversary, Death), Barry Douglas (60th anniversary, Birth)... to name only some of the artists, composers or performers, known or less known throughout the world.
All important anniversaries to commemorate a April 23
2019
Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, American operatic soprano, composer and presenter
Death (age 35)
2015
Frank Porretta, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, American opera singer
Death (age 84)
2013
Walter Boeykens, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Belgian clarinetist
Death (age 75)
2012
Igor Kuschpler, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Death (age 63)
Veriano Luchetti, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 73)
2011
Peter Lieberson, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, American classical composer
Death (age 64)
1993
Daniel Jones, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Welsh composer
Death (age 80)
1992
Matilde Vázquez, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Spanish actor
Death (age 87)
1991
Jean Rondeau, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, French harpsichordist and pianist
Birth (29th anniversary)
1986
Yuri Aleksandrovich Gulyayev, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Soviet singer
Death (age 55)
1983
Oksana Pečeny, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Slovenian musician
Birth (37th anniversary)
1980
Simon Zaoui, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, French pianist
Birth (40th anniversary)
1976
Matteo Messori, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, musician
Birth (44th anniversary)
Bryce Dessner, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, American musician
Birth (44th anniversary)
1975
Olga Kern, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Classical pianist
Birth (45th anniversary)
1964
Gianandrea Noseda, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Italian conductor
Birth (56th anniversary)
1963
Carmen Fuggiss, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth (57th anniversary)
1960
Barry Douglas, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, musician from Belfast, Northern Ireland
Birth (60th anniversary)
1957
Dominique Horwitz, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, actor
Birth (63th anniversary)
1953
Monique Désy Proulx, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Canadian writer and musician
Birth (67th anniversary)
1952
Elisabeth Schumann, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, German soprano
Death (age 63)
1950
Gemma Bellincioni, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 85)
1948
Sergej Kopčák, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, opera and concert singer
Birth (72th anniversary)
1947
Valentin Kapustin, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, bassoonist
Birth (73th anniversary)
1946
Jesús Castillo, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Guatemalan composer
Death (age 68)
1943
Hugh Seymour Davies, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, English musician, 1943-2005
Birth
1942
Jorge Antunes, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Brazilian politician and composer
Birth (78th anniversary)
1941
Gillian Whitehead, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, New Zealand composer
Birth (79th anniversary)
1940
Bulat Minzhilkiev, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Soviet singer and opera singer (1940-1997)
Birth
1937
Tamara Boboshko, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (83th anniversary)
1936
Trần Hiếu, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Vietnamese singer
Birth (84th anniversary)
1935
Georgina Stirling, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Canadian opera singer
Death (age 69)
1928
Sergio Tedesco, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Italian actor, voice actor and tenor
Birth
1924
1921
Paweł Leoniec, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Polish opera singer
Birth
1913
raimundo sarriegi, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Spanish musician
Death (age 75)
1906
Albert Cotó i Fita, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Spanish conductor and composer (1852-1906)
Death (age 54)
1905
Karel Komzák II, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster
Death (age 54)
Anna de La Grange, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, French opera singer
Death (age 79)
1901
Friedel Beckmann, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth
1900
Henry Barraud, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
1884
Jurgis Karnavičius, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Lithuanian composer and violist
Birth
1883
Armand Crabbé, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Belgian opera singer
Birth
1882
Albert Coates, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, British conductor
Birth
1881
Otakar Šín, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Czech composer, musicologist and choirmaster
Birth
Auguste François Morel, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, French Composer
Death (age 71)
1877
Helena Zboińska, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Polish opera singer (1877-1948)
Birth
1876
Aino Ackté, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Finnish soprano
Birth
1875
Theodor Schulz, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Czech composer and lawyer
Birth
1864
Clarence Blakiston, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, (1864-1943)
Birth
1858
Frank Osmond Carr, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, British composer
Birth
1857
Ruggero Leoncavallo, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
1854
Grigory Lishin, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Russian poet, theatre critic and composer
Birth
1821
Louis Lewandowski, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, German composer
Birth
1815
Friedrich Hassel, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, child actor, actor and stage actor (1815-1884)
Birth
1812
Louis Antoine Jullien, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, French conductor
Birth
1809
Eugen Prosper Prévost, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, French conductor and composer
Birth
1797
Giovanni Battista Andreoni, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Death (age 77)
1780
Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, German composer, opera singer and librettist
Death (age 55)
1756
Alexander Reinagle, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, American composer, organist, and theater musician
Birth
1728
Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Spanish composer, musician and organist
Death (age 83)
1712
Lambert Chaumont, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Belgian composer, in the principality of Liège, priest
Death (age 67)
1691
Jean-Henri d'd'Anglebert, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, French harpsichordist and composer
Death (age 62)
1670
Loreto Vittori, Anniversaries (April 23), Classical music history, Italian singer and composer
Death (age 70)
350th anniversary (2020)