Music anniversaries to be commemorated on April 27: 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 27: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For April 27, there are no less than 79 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Caroline Barbot (190th anniversary, Birth), Guido Cantelli (100th anniversary, Birth), Christian Zacharias (70th anniversary, Birth), Pylyp Kozytskiy (60th anniversary, Death), Lynn Harrell (0th 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 27
2020
Lynn Harrell, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, American cellist
Death (age 76)
0th anniversary (2020)
Jeannette Pilou, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Italian soprano of Greek parentage and Egyptian birth
Death (age 82)
0th anniversary (2020)
2019
Joseph Ward, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, British opera singer
Death (age 76)
2018
Maya Kuliyeva, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Soviet opera singer and actor
Death (age 97)
2017
Eduard Brunner, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Swiss musician (1939-2017)
Death (age 77)
2011
Anita Välkki, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Finnish singer and opera singer
Death (age 84)
2009
Evgeniya Miroshnichenko, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 77)
2008
Štefan Babjak, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Slovak opera singer
Death (age 76)
Frances Yeend, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, American singer
Death (age 95)
2007
Mstislav Rostropovich, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Russian cellist and conductor
Death (age 80)
2002
Cheryl Boyd-Waddell, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, American soprano
Death (age 50)
1999
Maria Stader, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Swiss operatic soprano
Death (age 87)
1995
Donatas Lukštaraupis, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Lithuanian singer
Death (age 81)
1992
Olivier Messiaen, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, French composer, organist and ornithologist
Death (age 83)
1988
Ekaterina Nikolaevna Alekseeva, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Ukrainian opera singer and musicologist (1899-1988)
Death (age 88)
1987
Hannah Stone, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Welsh harpist
Birth (33th anniversary)
1984
Jadvyga Kutkuvienė, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer
Death (age 86)
1981
Anna Viktorova, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Russian opera singer
Birth (39th anniversary)
1977
Igor Durlovski, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, singer
Birth (43th anniversary)
Edward Elwyn Jones, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, British musician
Birth (43th anniversary)
Dai Fujikura, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Japanese composer
Birth (43th anniversary)
1973
Tatiana Stachak, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, guitarist, composer, pedagogue
Birth (47th anniversary)
1971
Olari Elts, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Estonian conductor
Birth (49th anniversary)
1969
Susanne Corda, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 40)
Donata D'Annunzio Lombardi, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Italian singer and opera singer
Birth (51th anniversary)
1967
Vincent Ségal, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, French musician
Birth (53th anniversary)
Kevin Keller, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, composer
Birth (53th anniversary)
1963
Evelyn Herlitzius, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth (57th anniversary)
1960
Pylyp Kozytskiy, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Russian composer, musicologist and music educator (1893-1960)
Death (age 66)
1959
Louis Lortie, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Canadian pianist
Birth (61th anniversary)
1958
Toril Carlsen, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Birth (62th anniversary)
1957
Czesław Minkus, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, musician
Birth (63th anniversary)
1954
Torsten Ralf, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Swedish singer
Death (age 53)
1953
Ilona Tokody, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer
Birth (67th anniversary)
1950
Tamara Takács, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (70th anniversary)
Christian Zacharias, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, German pianist and conductor
Birth (70th anniversary)
Karl Straube, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, German church musician, organist, and choral conductor
Death (age 77)
1949
Yoshiko Arai, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Japanese violinist
Birth (71th anniversary)
1944
Dmitrij Alekseevic Smirnov, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Russian tenor
Death (age 61)
1943
Judith Blegen, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, American soprano
Birth (77th anniversary)
Jon Deak, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, American composer and musician
Birth (77th anniversary)
1941
Carmen Reppel, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, German soprano
Birth (79th anniversary)
1939
Leonid Skirko, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Canadian opera singer
Birth
1938
Adolph Mühlmann, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, singer, opera singer, music pedagogue
Death (age 71)
1937
Gustav Schützendorf, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 54)
Adalbert Kraus, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, German singer
Birth (83th anniversary)
1936
Geoffrey Shovelton, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, British opera singer and actor
Birth
1932
François Bayle, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, French composer
Birth (88th anniversary)
1931
Igor Oistrakh, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Ukrainian musician
Birth (89th anniversary)
1927
Pierre Vidal, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
1923
John Carol Case, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, English baritone
Birth
1921
László Palócz, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, opera singer, actor
Birth
1920
Guido Cantelli, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Italian conductor
Birth
100th anniversary (2020)
Anton Eberst, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Clarinetist, professor, author
Birth
100th anniversary (2020)
1916
Jan Rychlík, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Czech composer
Birth
1915
Alexander Scriabin, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Russian pianist and composer
Death (age 43)
1913
Maurice Vaute, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Belgian composer
Birth
1912
Renato Rascel, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Italian actor and singer
Birth
1904
Pierre Nougaro, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, French opera singer, actor
Birth
1902
Józef Korolkiewicz, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Polish sportsperson, painter, singer and athletics competitor (1902-1988)
Birth
1895
Eduard Henneberger, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, (1895-1966)
Birth
1894
Olena Akhmatova, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, ukrainian singer
Birth
1891
Matild Palay, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1889
Vladimir Opochinin, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 79)
1886
Josef Klement Zástěra, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Czech composer, choirmaster and collector of regional songs
Birth
1874
Pietro Mongini, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 34)
1871
Sigismond Thalberg, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Swiss composer and pianist
Death (age 59)
1869
Johann Breuer, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1868
Hans Breuer, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth
1861
Georgy Catoire, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Russian composer
Birth
1858
Hilda Sehested, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Danish composer and pianist
Birth
1850
Marthe Duvivier, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1846
Nicolai Soloviev, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, Russian music critic and composer
Birth
1830
Caroline Barbot, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, French singer
Birth
1767
Andreas Romberg, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, violinist and composer
Birth
1735
Clairval, Anniversaries (April 27), Classical music history, French singer, actor and librettist
Birth