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.
August 12: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For August 12, there are no less than 84 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Annibale Pio Fabri (260th anniversary, Death), Lillian Evanti (130th anniversary, Birth), Heinrich Sutermeister (110th anniversary, Birth), Alexander Yossifov (80th anniversary, Birth), Josef Bulva (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 August 12
Josef Bulva, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, (1943--2020) classical pianist
Death (age 77)
Rina Cavallari, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 99)
Spas Wenkoff, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer
Death (age 84)
James O'Neal, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 49)
Karl Terkal, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer
Death (age 76)
Teo Gheorghiu, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Swiss actor and musician
Birth (28th anniversary)
John Cage, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, American avant-garde composer (1912-1992)
Death (age 79)
Anna Tsybuleva, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Ukrainian-born Russian classical pianist
Birth (30th anniversary)
Piotr Perkowski, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Polish composer
Death (age 89)
Marcel Mihalovici, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 86)
Margaret Sutherland, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Australian composer
Death (age 86)
Lenny Breau, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Canadian musician
Death (age 43)
Andrea Carè, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth (39th anniversary)
Zanne Stapelberg, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, South African oparatic artist
Birth (43th anniversary)
Stuart MacRae, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, British composer
Birth (44th anniversary)
Lan Anh, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, singer
Birth (44th anniversary)
Sachiko Furuhata-Kersting, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Japanese concert pianist
Birth (45th anniversary)
Viktor Hospach, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, German opera singer
Death (age 67)
49th anniversary (2021)
Jochen Rieder, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, German conductor
Birth (50th anniversary)
Carlos Álvarez, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Operatic baritone
Birth (54th anniversary)
Rudolf Maria Mandé, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Czech conductor and composer
Death (age 60)
Kornél Ocskay, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer
Death (age 77)
Marko Letonja, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Slovene conductor
Birth (59th anniversary)
Tom Scott, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, American composer, born 1912
Death (age 49)
Jerzy Kornowicz, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Polish pianist
Birth (61th anniversary)
Wanda Brister, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, American operatic mezzo-soprano
Birth (63th anniversary)
Eduardo Pérez Maseda, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Spanish composer
Birth (67th anniversary)
Pável Aleksándrovitch Koudriávtchenko, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Birth
Ebbe Hamerik, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Danish composer
Death (age 52)
Bruno Rigutto, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, French conductor and pianist
Birth (75th anniversary)
Peter Hofmann, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
Gary Brain, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, New Zealand conductor
Birth
Leonid Smetannikov, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Soviet singer and opera singer
Birth (77th anniversary)
Georges Martin Witkowski, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, French composer and conductor
Death (age 76)
Cornélie van Oosterzee, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Dutch pianist and composer
Death (age 79)
David Munrow, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, British musician
Birth
Pasquale Amato, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 64)
Dorothea Chryst, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth (80th anniversary)
Alexander Yossifov, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Bulgarian composer
Birth
Yuriy Rom, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Soviet flautist and pedagogue
Birth
Gérard Poulet, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, French classical violinist
Birth (82th anniversary)
Huguette Tourangeau, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, French-Canadian operatic mezzo-soprano
Birth
Gérard Masson, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, French composer
Birth (84th anniversary)
Sergei Slonimsky, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Soviet composer
Birth
Netania Davrath, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Ukrainian-born Israeli operatic soprano
Birth
Joji Yuasa, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Japanese composer
Birth (91th anniversary)
Rudolf Nováček, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Czech conductor, violinist and composer
Death (age 69)
Leoš Janáček, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Czech composer
Death (age 74)
Ivan Růžička, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Czech conductor, actor and composer
Birth
Milan Novák, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, composer
Birth (93th anniversary)
Samo Smerkolj, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Slovene opera singer
Birth
99th anniversary (2021)
Michael Minsky, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Russian and Ukrainian singer
Birth
Heinrich Sutermeister, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Swiss opera composer (1910-1995)
Birth
Helmi Liukkonen, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer
Birth
Gösta Bergström, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Swedish actor
Birth
Modest Vitoshynskyi, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Death (age 45)
Coe Glade, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth
Manuel Blancafort i de Rosselló, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Catalan composer
Birth
Maria Olszewska, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
Antonio Cortis, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Spanish singer
Birth
Mária Budanovits, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, opera singer, voice teacher
Birth
Václav Vačkář, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Czech composer
Birth
František Hovorka, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Czech composer, choirmaster and organist
Birth
Anna Szekrényessy, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer
Birth
Gérard Hekking, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, French musician
Birth
Ettore Panizza, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Argentine musician
Birth
Mezio Agostini, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Italian musician and composer
Birth
Karel Melichar, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Václav Kliment, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Czech opera singer
Birth
Auguste Otto-Wernthal, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 22)
Joseph Barnby, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, British musician
Birth
Jean-Joseph Rodolphe, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Alsatian horn player, violinist and composer
Death (age 81)
Ambrogio Dagnini, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, XIXth century italian tenor and teacher established in Odessa
Birth
Auguste Andrade, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, French singer and composer
Birth
August Mayer, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, German composer and opera singer
Birth
Nicolaus Ephraim Bach, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, German organist
Death (age 69)
Annibale Pio Fabri, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 64)
Maurice Greene, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, English composer and organist
Birth
Heinrich Biber, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Bohemian-Austrian composer and violinist
Birth
Jacopo Peri, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Italian composer and singer
Death (age 71)
Giovanni Legrenzi, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
Giovanni Gabrieli, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 55)