Music anniversaries to be commemorated on April 4: births, premieres...
Thousands of anniversaries. In 2023, 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 4: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For April 4, there are no less than 83 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Giovanni Corsi (132th anniversary, Death), Waldemar Klingelhöfer (122th anniversary, Birth), Carl Bohm (102th anniversary, Death), Jane Eaglen (62th anniversary, Birth), Martina Serafin (52th 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 4
Nikita Bogoslovsky , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Soviet and Russian composer, conductor, pianist, writer
Death (age 90)
Pavel Babakov , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, actor, opera singer
Death (age 47)
Andreas Ottensamer , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Austrian classical clarinetist
Birth (33th anniversary)
Hasan Doğru , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, opera vocalist from Turkey
Birth (35th anniversary)
Jana Obrovská , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Czech composer
Death (age 56)
Anton Lubchenko , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Russian conductor and composer
Birth (37th anniversary)
Augustin Hadelich , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Italian musician
Birth (38th anniversary)
Lauren Worsham , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, American actress
Birth (40th anniversary)
Semyon Snitkovsky , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Soviet violinist
Death (age 47)
Phil Thurston , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, British composer
Birth (44th anniversary)
Árpád Kishegyi , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 55)
Jenő Zádor , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, American composer
Death (age 82)
Vladimir Jurowski , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Russian conductor
Birth (50th anniversary)
Stefan Wolpe , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, German composer
Death (age 69)
Martina Serafin , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer and soprano
Birth (52th anniversary)
Irmgard Vilsmaier , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (52th anniversary)
Piotr Anderszewski , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Polish pianist
Birth (53th anniversary)
Sean Ghazi , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Malaysian actor and singer
Birth (53th anniversary)
Fanny Anitùa , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Mexican contralto opera singer
Death (age 102)
Peter Fletcher , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, American musician
Birth (54th anniversary)
Ilan Rechtman , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Israeli pianist and composer
Birth (59th anniversary)
Dagmar Pecková , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Czech opera singer
Birth (61th anniversary)
Jane Eaglen , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, British opera singer
Birth (62th anniversary)
Nadezhda Salina , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Russian opera singer (1864-1956)
Death (age 91)
Chen Yi , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Chinese-American composer and violinist
Birth (69th anniversary)
Ludovic Lamothe , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Haitian composer and virtuoso pianist
Death (age 70)
Máša Fleischerová , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 62)
Chris Doig , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, New Zealand opera singer and sports executive
Birth
Salvatore Sciarrino , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth (75th anniversary)
Sergei Leiferkus , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Russian singer
Birth (76th anniversary)
Tamara Pronina , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, opera singer, translator
Birth
Karel Weis , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Czech composer, collector of regional songs and organist
Death (age 82)
Raoul Laparra , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 66)
Masuko Ushioda , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Japanese violinist (1942-2013)
Birth
Guillermina Higareda , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Mexican opera singer
Birth
François-Bernard Mâche , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, French composer
Birth (87th anniversary)
Sven-Olof Eliasson , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Erik Meyer-Helmund , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, German composer
Death (age 70)
Jüri Pärg , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Birth (91th anniversary)
George Whitefield Chadwick , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, American composer
Death (age 76)
Ryszard Bakst , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Polish musician
Birth
Elmer Bernstein , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, American composer and conductor (1922-2004)
Birth
Carl Bohm , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, German composer
Death (age 75)
Leonid Fjodorovitsj Brazjnik , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, musician, opera singer, music teacher
Birth
Magda Tiszay , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Ilonka Farkas , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, (1914–1999) Hungarian opera singer
Birth
Ia Uudelepp , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Estonian opera singer
Birth
Lívia Warga , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer
Birth
František Dutka , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Birth
Shirō Fukai , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, composer
Birth
Rayna Stoyanova , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Bulgarian opera singer
Birth
Eugène Bozza , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
Xiao Shuxian , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Chinese composer
Birth
Waldemar Klingelhöfer , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
David Badridze , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Soviet singer and opera singer (1899-1987)
Birth
Isidoro Fagoaga , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Basque opera singer, writer, musicographer
Birth
Giovanni Corsi , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Italian singer and opera singer
Death (age 68)
Ferenc Székelyhidy , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, (1885–1954) opera singer
Birth
Gabriel Grovlez , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, eminent French composer and conductor
Birth
Work for orchestra
“The Moldau” , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history
Bedřich Smetana (Masterpieces: The Moldau)
Premiere
Pierre Monteux , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, French conductor (1875-1964)
Birth
Georg Maikl , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer
Birth
Jenő Sztojanovits , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Hungarian composer, conductor and educationist (1864-1919)
Birth
Blanche Marchesi , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, French lyric artist
Birth
Work for orchestra
“Dinorah-Quadrille, Op. 224” , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history
Johann Strauss II (Masterpieces: Dinorah-Quadrille, Op. 224)
Premiere
Opéra-Comique
Zoraide Amedea Mei Figner , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Italian Russian opera singer
Birth
Julius Rauscher , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Czech music educator, composer and choirmaster
Birth
Marie Ismaël-Garcin , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, French opera singer
Birth
Božena Petzoldová-Rubešová , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Vilhelmine Funck , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Danish opera singer
Death (age 52)
Hans Richter , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Austrian-Hungarian orchestral and operatic conductor (1843-1916)
Birth
Joseph Fischhof , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, pianist, composer, professor (1804-1857)
Birth
Nicola Sabatino , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 91)
Elisabeth Lillström , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, singer and actress
Death (age 74)
Karl Magnus Craelius , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Swedish actor
Birth
249th anniversary (2023)
Stephen Storace , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, British composer
Birth
Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Italian composer (1752–1837)
Birth
Giuseppe Maria Orlandini , Anniversaries (April 4), Classical music history, Italian composer (1676–1760)
Birth