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 8: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For April 8, there are no less than 94 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.
All important anniversaries to commemorate a April 8
Rita Orlandi-Malaspina, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Operatic tenor
Death (age 79)
Donald Shanks, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Australian bass-baritone opera singer
Death (age 70)
Loren Driscoll, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, American opera singer
Death (age 79)
Peter Elvins, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Death (age 70)
Maki Ishii, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Japanese composer
Death (age 66)
Mark Reshetin, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Soviet Russian singer
Death (age 70)
Donald Adams, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Opera singer, actor (1928-1996)
Death (age 67)
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)
Marian Anderson, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, African-American contralto
Death (age 96)
Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Mongolian baritone
Birth (32th anniversary)
Andrei Bondarenko, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Ukrainian singer
Birth (33th anniversary)
Tianwa Yang, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Chinese violinist
Birth (33th anniversary)
Anni Frind, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Czech opera singer
Death (age 87)
Janka Kulcsár, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Hungarian pianist
Birth (35th anniversary)
Sigurd Björling, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Swedish singer
Death (age 75)
Karl Friedrich, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer
Death (age 76)
Deyan Vatchkov, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Bulgarian opera singer
Birth (41th anniversary)
Nayden Todorov, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Bulgarian conductor
Birth (46th anniversary)
Carlos Damas, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Portuguese musician
Birth (47th anniversary)
Mika Satō, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Japanese pianist
Birth (47th anniversary)
Paul Miles-Kingston, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, British opera singer
Birth (48th anniversary)
Yan Fengying, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Chinese opera performer
Death (age 37)
Gulustan Aliyeva, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (53th anniversary)
John Estacio, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Canadian compoer
Birth (54th anniversary)
Germaine Martinelli, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, French opera singer
Death (age 76)
Andō Kō, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Japanese violinist (1878-1963)
Death (age 84)
Kurt Azesberger, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer
Birth
Anthony Michaels-Moore, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, British opera singer
Birth (63th anniversary)
Fritzi Scheff, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Austrian-American opera singer and actress (1879-1954)
Death (age 74)
Diana Montague, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, British mezzo-soprano
Birth (67th anniversary)
Movsar Mintsaev, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (68th anniversary)
Leo Marian Vodička, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Czech actor and opera singer
Birth (70th anniversary)
Erna von Weymarn-Petersen, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 61)
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)
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)
Gustav Landauer, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer (1866-1944)
Death (age 78)
Stephen Gunzenhauser, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, American orchestral conductor
Birth (78th anniversary)
Emilio Serrano y Ruiz, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Spanish composer
Death (age 89)
David DiChiera, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, American composer and opera manager
Birth
Jaroslav Smolka, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Czech music educator, composer, musicologist and university educator
Birth
Ballet
“The Bolt, Op. 27”, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history
Premiere 90th anniversary
John Reardon, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, American opera singer (1930-1988)
Birth
Walter Berry, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer
Birth
Willi Brokmeier, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, born:1928-04-08|; Brokmeier, Willi; 1928-...
Birth (92th anniversary)
Walter Uhlig, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth
Abbie Carrington, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, American operatic singer
Death (age 68)
Dušan Vrchoslav, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Czech conductor, composer and educator
Birth
Franco Corelli, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Italian operatic tenor
Birth
99th anniversary (2021)
Jan Novák, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Czech composer and pianist
Birth
99th anniversary (2021)
Ernst von Possart, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, German actor and director
Death (age 79)
99th anniversary (2021)
Charles Griffes, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, American composer
Death (age 35)
Adam Andrzejewski, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Polish singer
Birth
Emily Soldene, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, British actor-manager, singer and writer
Death (age 73)
Paul Kuën, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
Raoul Jobin, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Canadian opera singer
Birth
Josef Krips, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Austrian musician
Birth
Libuše Paserová, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Czech opera singer
Birth
Herbert Eimert, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, German composer and journalist
Birth
Xavier Boisselot, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Composer and piano maker
Death (age 81)
Zbigniew Drzewiecki, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Polish pianist and pedagogue
Birth
Adrian Boult, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, English conductor
Birth
Jean-Baptiste Arban, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, French cornetist, conductor, composer and pedagogue
Death (age 64)
Dimitrios Levidis, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Greek composer
Birth
Helene Wildbrunn, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Austrian soprano
Birth
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
Alberto de Gorostiaga, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Spanish opera singer
Birth
Nikolai Zaremba, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Russian composer
Death (age 57)
Henrietta Treffz, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Chupa pingas
Death (age 59)
Alois Grois, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, actor, opera singer, singer, stage actor
Death (age 65)
Charles-Louis Hanssens, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Belgian composer
Death (age 68)
149th anniversary (2021)
Charles Auguste de Bériot, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Belgian composer and violinist
Death (age 68)
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
Laura Friedmann, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, German soprano
Birth
Anna Maria Strandberg, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Swedish actress
Birth
John Parry, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Welsh harpist and composer
Death (age 75)
Gaetano Donizetti, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Italian opera composer
Death (age 50)
Louis Adam, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 89)
Theodor Hofer, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Asger Hamerik, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Danish composer
Birth
Emilie Mechelin, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer
Birth
Giuseppe Apolloni, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
Jakub Jan Ryba, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Czech teacher and composer on the break of classicism and romantism
Death (age 49)
Venanzio Rauzzini, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Italian opera singer and teacher
Death (age 63)
Work for orchestra
“Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21”, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history
Premiere
Dionisio Aguado y García, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Spanish classical guitarist and composer
Birth
Giuseppina Grassini, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
Work for choir
“Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats”, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history
Premiere
Giuseppe Tartini, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Italian composer and violinist (1692–1770)
Birth
Claudio Merulo, Anniversaries (April 8), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth