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 24: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For April 24, there are no less than 94 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Georg Hellmesberger (220th anniversary, Birth), Antonino Gandolfo Brancaleone (200th anniversary, Birth), Louis Alexandre Piccinni (170th anniversary, Death), Vadim Brodski (70th anniversary, Birth), Catrin Finch (40th 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 24
Agnes Giebel, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, German singer
Death (age 95)
Kurt Leo Sourisseaux, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 87)
Marc Claesen, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Belgian opera singer
Death (age 46)
Blanka Vítková, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Czech opera singer
Death (age 65)
Konstantin Orbelyan, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Armenian musician
Death (age 85)
William Chapman, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, American opera singer
Death (age 88)
Erik Bergman, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Finnish composer
Death (age 94)
Ziyu He, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Austrian musician
Birth (21th anniversary)
Rafael Orozco, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Spanish musician
Death (age 50)
Hannes Hölzl, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, performer
Birth (33th anniversary)
Heghine Rapyan, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Armenian pianist
Birth (35th anniversary)
Paweł Wróbel, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Polish musician
Birth (36th anniversary)
Henning von Schulman, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (36th anniversary)
Christophe Bertrand, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
Marie Friederike Schöder, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Birth (39th anniversary)
Janko Blaho, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, folklorist, opera singer
Death (age 79)
Catrin Finch, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Welsh harpist
Birth (40th anniversary)
Vootele Veikat, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Estonian opera singer
Death (age 73)
Margareta Klobučar, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (43th anniversary)
Carmen Giannattasio, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth (45th anniversary)
Jaroslaw Mamczarski, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, composer, pedagogue
Birth (46th anniversary)
Zuill Bailey, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, American musician
Birth (48th anniversary)
Bjarte Eike, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Norwegian musician
Birth (48th anniversary)
Adriana Guerrini, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 62)
Anders Larsson, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Swedish actor (1969-)
Birth (51th anniversary)
Roxanna Panufnik, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, British composer
Birth (52th anniversary)
Georgina Lukács, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, (1967--) opera singer
Birth (53th anniversary)
Ida Presti, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, French musician
Death (age 42)
Christian Tetzlaff, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, German violinist
Birth (54th anniversary)
Tino Pattiera, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Croatian singer
Death (age 75)
Einar Kristjánsson, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Icelandic opera singer (1910–1966)
Death (age 55)
Marquita Lister, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, singer
Birth (56th anniversary)
Martijn Padding, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Dutch composer
Birth (64th anniversary)
Mikhail Starokadomsky, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Soviet composer and music educator (1901-1954)
Death (age 52)
Vadim Brodski, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Ukrainian musician
Birth (70th anniversary)
Manuel Ponce, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Mexican composer
Death (age 61)
Alexandra Nikolaevna Amfiteatrova-Levitskaya, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 89)
Bruce Saylor, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, American composer
Birth (74th anniversary)
Klára Takács, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer
Birth
Norma Burrowes, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Irish coloratura soprano
Birth (76th anniversary)
Alexander Vustin, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Russian composer
Birth
John Williams, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Australian classical guitarist
Birth (79th anniversary)
Wilhelm Guttmann, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, German opera singer
Death (age 55)
Gerhart Hetzel, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, * 24.4.1940 Neu-Werbaß (Novi Vrbas/YU), † 29.7.1992 Salzburg. Geiger.
Birth
Kaoru Watanabe, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Japanese vocalist
Birth (84th anniversary)
Bernard van Dieren, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Dutch composer and author
Death (age 48)
Kōichi Hattori, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Japanese composer
Birth (87th anniversary)
Desider Zador, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 58)
Ferit Tüzün, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Turkish composer
Birth
Gustav Křivinka, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Czech composer
Birth
Jiří Kosina, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Czech composer and choirmaster
Birth
Jiří Jirmal, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Czech classical guitarist
Birth
Jean Grafström, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Swedish actor
Death (age 66)
Matti Lehtinen, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Finnish singer and opera singer
Birth (98th anniversary)
Luigi Infantino, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
99th anniversary (2021)
Laci Boldemann, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Swedish composer
Birth
99th anniversary (2021)
Camille Erlanger, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 55)
Ğosman Älmief, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Birth
Jiři Strniště, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Czech conductor and composer
Birth
Henryk Bobiński, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Polish pianist and composer
Death (age 53)
Jan Verbeeck, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Belgian opera singer
Birth
Václav Trojan, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Czech music educator and composer
Birth
Jerzy Czaplicki, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Birth
Isolde Riehl, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer
Birth
Natalya Rozhdestvenskaya, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Russian singer
Birth
György Kósa, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Hungarian musician
Birth
Louise Lincoln Kerr, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, American composer
Birth
Nellie Briercliffe, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, singer and actress
Birth
Mathilda Gelhaar, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Swedish actress
Death (age 75)
Hristina Morfova, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Bulgarian opera singer
Birth
Louis Charles Lazare Costard de Mézeray, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, composer, conductor, opera singer
Death (age 79)
Mabel Garrison, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth
Karl Oberhoffer, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Death (age 73)
Albert Viljam Hagelin, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Norwegian politician (1881-1946)
Birth
Charles Cuvillier, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
Jenő Huszka, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Hungarian musician
Birth
Karel Navrátil, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Czech composer and publicist
Birth
Geremia Bettini, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Death (age 42)
Vladimir Sokalsky, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Russian composer
Birth
Walenty Kratzer, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, composer, opera singer, singer
Death (age 75)
Louis Alexandre Piccinni, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 70)
François van Campenhout, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Belgian musician
Death (age 69)
Girolamo Crescentini, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Italian singer castrato
Death (age 84)
Ludwig Grünberger, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Czech composer and pianist
Birth
Pierre-Joseph Candeille, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, French musician
Death (age 82)
Antonino Gandolfo Brancaleone, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
Georg Hellmesberger, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Austrian violinist, conductor and composer
Birth
Mark Poltoratsky, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, (1729-1795)
Death (age 66)
Frédéric Blasius, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, French violinist, clarinetist, conductor, and composer
Birth
Johann Kirnberger, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, German composer
Birth
299th anniversary (2021)
Giovanni Battista Martini, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth