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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 8: Essential anniversaries

Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For April 8, there are no less than 91 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Venanzio Rauzzini (210th anniversary, Death), Charles Auguste de Bériot (150th anniversary, Death), Zbigniew Drzewiecki (130th anniversary, Birth), Charles Griffes (100th anniversary, Death), John Reardon (90th anniversary, Birth)... to name only some of the artists, composers or performers, known or less known throughout the world.

Anniversaries, April 8


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20th century
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Romantic
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< 1750
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< 1600
Baroque
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Renaissance
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Medieval
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All important anniversaries to commemorate a April 8

 

April 8

2017

Rita Orlandi-Malaspina, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Operatic tenor

Death (age 79)

2011

Donald Shanks, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Australian bass-baritone opera singer

Death (age 70)

2008

Loren Driscoll, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, American opera singer

Death (age 79)

2004

Peter Elvins, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, singer, opera singer

Death (age 70)

2003

Maki Ishii, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Japanese composer

Death (age 66)

2001

Mark Reshetin, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Soviet Russian singer

Death (age 70)

1996

Donald Adams, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Opera singer, actor (1928-1996)

Death (age 67)

1994

Irene Eisinger, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, German singer

Death (age 90)

Quddus Khojamyarov, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Soviet musician

Death (age 75)

1993

Marian <strong>Anderson</strong> Marian Anderson, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, African-American contralto

Death (age 96)

1988

Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Mongolian baritone

Birth (32th anniversary)

1987

Andrei Bondarenko, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Ukrainian singer

Birth (33th anniversary)

Anni Frind, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Czech opera singer

Death (age 87)

Tianwa Yang, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Chinese violinist

Birth (33th anniversary)

1985

Janka Kulcsár, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Hungarian pianist

Birth (35th anniversary)

1983

Sigurd Björling, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Swedish singer

Death (age 75)

1981

Karl Friedrich, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer

Death (age 76)

1979

Deyan Vatchkov, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Bulgarian opera singer

Birth (41th anniversary)

1974

Nayden Todorov, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Bulgarian conductor

Birth (46th anniversary)

1973

Mika Satō, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, pianist

Birth (47th anniversary)

Carlos Damas, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Portuguese musician

Birth (47th anniversary)

1972

Paul Miles-Kingston, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, British opera singer

Birth (48th anniversary)

1968

Yan Fengying, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Chinese opera performer

Death (age 37)

1967

Gülüstan Əliyeva, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth (53th anniversary)

1966

John Estacio, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Canadian compoer

Birth (54th anniversary)

1964

Germaine Martinelli, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, French opera singer

Death (age 76)

1963

Andō Kō, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Japanese violinist (1878-1963)

Death (age 84)

1960

Kurt Azesberger, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer

Birth

1957

Anthony <strong>Michaels-Moore</strong> Anthony Michaels-Moore, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, British opera singer

Birth (63th anniversary)

1954

Fritzi Scheff, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Austrian-American opera singer and actress (1879-1954)

Death (age 74)

1953

Diana Montague, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, British mezzo-soprano

Birth (67th anniversary)

1952

Movsar Mintsaev, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth (68th anniversary)

1950

Erna von Weymarn-Petersen, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, singer

Death (age 61)

Leo Marian Vodička, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Czech actor and opera singer

Birth (70th anniversary)

1949

Sabine Hass, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, German opera singer

Birth

Fanie de Jager, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, singer

Birth (71th anniversary)

1947

Walter Raffeiner, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer

Birth

Mark Zeltser, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, American pianist

Birth (73th anniversary)

1944

Gustav Landauer, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer (1866-1944)

Death (age 78)

1942

Stephen Gunzenhauser, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, conductor

Birth (78th anniversary)

1939

Emilio Serrano y Ruiz, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Spanish composer

Death (age 89)

1935

David DiChiera, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, American composer and opera manager

Birth

1933

Jaroslav Smolka, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Czech music educator, composer, musicologist and university educator

Birth

1930

John Reardon, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, American opera singer (1930-1988)

Birth

1929

Walter Berry, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer

Birth

1928

Willi Brokmeier, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, born:1928-04-08|; Brokmeier, Willi; 1928-...

Birth (92th anniversary)

1925

Abbie Carrington, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, American operatic singer

Death (age 68)

Walter Uhlig, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer

Birth

1924

Dušan Vrchoslav, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Czech conductor, composer and educator

Birth

1921

Franco <strong>Corelli</strong> Franco Corelli, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Italian tenor

Birth

Jan Novák, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Czech composer and pianist

Birth

Ernst von Possart, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, German actor and director

Death (age 79)

1920

Charles <strong>Griffes</strong> Charles Griffes, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, American composer

Death (age 35)

100th anniversary    (2020)

1917

Adam Andrzejewski, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Polish singer

Birth

1912

Emily Soldene, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, British actor-manager, singer and writer

Death (age 73)

 

Romantic

1910

Paul Kuën, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, German opera singer

Birth

1906

Raoul Jobin, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Canadian opera singer

Birth

1902

Josef Krips, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Austrian musician

Birth

1900

Libuše Paserová, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Czech opera singer

Birth

1897

Herbert Eimert, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, German composer and journalist

Birth

1893

Xavier <strong>Boisselot</strong> Xavier Boisselot, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Composer and piano maker

Death (age 81)

1890

Zbigniew Drzewiecki, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Polish pianist and pedagogue

Birth

20th century

1889

Jean-Baptiste <strong>Arban</strong> Jean-Baptiste Arban, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, French cornetist, conductor, composer and pedagogue

Death (age 64)

Adrian <strong>Boult</strong> Adrian Boult, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, English conductor

Birth

1886

Dimitrios Levidis, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Greek composer

Birth

1882

Helene Wildbrunn, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Austrian soprano

Birth

1881

Nikolai <strong>Myaskovsky</strong> Nikolai Myaskovsky, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Russian composer

Birth

Jos Watelet, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Belgian composer, musicologist, pianist and organist

Birth

1880

Alberto de Gorostiaga, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Spanish opera singer

Birth

1879

Nikolai Zaremba, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Russian composer

Death (age 57)

1878

Henrietta Treffz, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Austrian mezzo-soprano

Death (age 59)

1874

Alois Grois, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, singer, opera singer, stage actor, actor

Death (age 65)

1871

Charles-Louis <strong>Hanssens</strong> Charles-Louis Hanssens, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Belgian composer

Death (age 68)

1870

Charles Auguste de <strong>Bériot</strong> Charles Auguste de Bériot, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Belgian composer and violinist

Death (age 68)

150th anniversary    (2020)

1861

Stanislao Gastaldon, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Italian composer

Birth

Vicent Peydró Díez, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Spanish composer (1861-1938)

Birth

1860

Laura Friedmann, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, German soprano

Birth

1852

Anna Maria Strandberg, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Swedish actress

Birth

1851

John Parry, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Welsh harpist and composer

Death (age 75)

1848

Gaetano <strong>Donizetti</strong> Gaetano Donizetti, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Italian opera composer

Death (age 50)

Louis <strong>Adam</strong> Louis Adam, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, French composer

Death (age 89)

1847

Theodor Hofer, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth

1843

Asger <strong>Hamerik</strong> Asger Hamerik, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Danish composer

Birth

1838

Emilie Mechelin, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer

Birth

1822

Giuseppe Apolloni, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Italian composer

Birth

 

Classical

1815

Jakub Jan <strong>Ryba</strong> Jakub Jan Ryba, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Czech teacher and composer on the break of classicism and romantism

Death (age 49)

1810

Venanzio Rauzzini, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Italian opera singer and teacher

Death (age 63)

Romantic

1784

Dionisio <strong>Aguado y García</strong> Dionisio Aguado y García, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Spanish classical guitarist and composer

Birth

1773

Giuseppina Grassini, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Italian opera singer

Birth

1692

Giuseppe <strong>Tartini</strong> Giuseppe Tartini, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Italian composer and violinist (1692–1770)

Birth

1533

Claudio <strong>Merulo</strong> Claudio Merulo, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Italian composer

Birth

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