Music anniversaries to be commemorated on April 24: 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 24: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For April 24, there are no less than 89 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
2017
Agnes Giebel, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, German singer
Death (age 95)
2015
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)
2014
Blanka Vítková, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Czech opera singer
Death (age 65)
2012
William Chapman, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, American opera singer
Death (age 88)
2006
Erik Bergman, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Finnish composer
Death (age 94)
1999
Ziyu He, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Austrian musician
Birth (21th anniversary)
1996
Rafael Orozco, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Spanish musician
Death (age 50)
1987
Hannes Hölzl, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history,
Birth (33th anniversary)
1984
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)
1981
Janko Blaho, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, opera singer, folklorist
Death (age 79)
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)
1980
Vootele Veikat, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Estonian opera singer
Death (age 73)
Catrin Finch, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Welsh harpist
Birth (40th anniversary)
1977
Margareta Klobučar, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (43th anniversary)
1975
Carmen Giannattasio, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth (45th anniversary)
1974
Jarosław Mamczarski, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, composer, pedagogue
Birth (46th anniversary)
1972
Bjarte Eike, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, musician
Birth (48th anniversary)
Zuill Bailey, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, American musician
Birth (48th anniversary)
1970
Adriana Guerrini, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 62)
50th anniversary (2020)
1969
Anders Larsson, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Swedish actor (1969-)
Birth (51th anniversary)
1968
Roxanna Panufnik, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, British composer
Birth (52th anniversary)
1967
Ida Presti, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, French musician
Death (age 42)
Georgina Lukács, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (53th anniversary)
1966
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)
1964
Marquita Lister, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, singer
Birth (56th anniversary)
1954
Mikhail Starokadomsky, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Soviet composer and music educator (1901-1954)
Death (age 52)
1950
Vadim Brodski, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Ukrainian musician
Birth (70th anniversary)
1948
Manuel Ponce, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Mexican composer
Death (age 61)
1947
Alexandra Nikolaevna Amfiteatrova-Levitskaya, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 89)
1946
Bruce Saylor, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, American composer
Birth (74th anniversary)
1945
Klára Takács, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer
Birth
1944
Norma Burrowes, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Irish coloratura soprano
Birth (76th anniversary)
1943
Alexander Vustin, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Russian composer
Birth
1941
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)
1940
Gerhart Hetzel, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, * 24.4.1940 Neu-Werbaß (Novi Vrbas/YU), † 29.7.1992 Salzburg. Geiger.
Birth
1936
Bernard van Dieren, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Dutch composer and author
Death (age 48)
Kaoru Watanabe, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Japanese vocalist
Birth (84th anniversary)
1933
Kōichi Hattori, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Japanese composer
Birth (87th anniversary)
1931
Desider Zador, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 58)
1929
Ferit Tüzün, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Turkish composer
Birth
1928
Gustav Křivinka, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Czech composer
Birth
1926
Jiří Kosina, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Czech composer and choirmaster
Birth
1925
Jean Grafström, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Swedish actor
Death (age 66)
Jiří Jirmal, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Czech classical guitarist
Birth
1922
Matti Lehtinen, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Finnish singer and opera singer
Birth (98th anniversary)
1921
Luigi Infantino, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
Laci Boldemann, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Swedish composer
Birth
1919
Camille Erlanger, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 55)
1915
Ğosman Älmief, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Birth
1914
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)
1913
Jan Verbeeck, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Belgian opera singer
Birth
1907
Václav Trojan, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Czech music educator and composer
Birth
1902
Jerzy Czaplicki, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Birth
1900
Natalya Rozhdestvenskaya, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Russian singer
Birth
1897
György Kósa, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Hungarian musician
Birth
1892
Louise Lincoln Kerr, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, American composer
Birth
1889
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)
1887
Louis Charles Lazare Costard de Mézeray, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, opera singer, conductor, composer
Death (age 79)
Hristina Morfova, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Bulgarian opera singer
Birth
1886
Mabel Garrison, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth
1885
Karl Oberhoffer, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Death (age 73)
1881
Albert Viljam Hagelin, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Norwegian politician
Birth
1877
Charles Cuvillier, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
1875
Jenő Huszka, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Hungarian musician
Birth
1867
Karel Navrátil, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Czech composer and publicist
Birth
1865
Geremia Bettini, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Death (age 42)
1863
Vladimir Sokalsky, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Russian composer
Birth
1855
Walenty Kratzer, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, singer, opera singer, composer
Death (age 75)
1850
Louis Alexandre Piccinni, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 70)
1848
François van Campenhout, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Belgian musician
Death (age 69)
1846
Girolamo Crescentini, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Italian singer castrato
Death (age 84)
1839
Ludwig Grünberger, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Czech composer and pianist
Birth
1827
Pierre-Joseph Candeille, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, French musician
Death (age 82)
1820
Antonino Gandolfo Brancaleone, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
200th anniversary (2020)
1800
Georg Hellmesberger, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Austrian violinist, conductor and composer
Birth
1795
Mark Poltoratsky, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, (1729-1795)
Death (age 66)
1758
Frédéric Blasius, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, French violinist, clarinetist, conductor, and composer
Birth
1721
Johann Kirnberger, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, German composer
Birth
1706
Giovanni Battista Martini, Anniversaries (April 24), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth