Music anniversaries to be commemorated on August 12: 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.
August 12: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For August 12, there are no less than 80 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), Piotr Perkowski (30th 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
2014
Rina Cavallari, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 99)
2013
Spas Wenkoff, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer
Death (age 84)
1998
James O’Neal, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 49)
1996
Karl Terkal, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer
Death (age 76)
1992
John Cage, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, American avant-garde composer
Death (age 79)
Teo Gheorghiu, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Swiss actor and musician
Birth (28th anniversary)
1990
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)
1985
Marcel Mihalovici, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 86)
1984
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)
1981
Andrea Carè, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth (39th anniversary)
1977
Zanne Stapelberg, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, South African opera singer
Birth (43th anniversary)
1976
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)
1971
Viktor Hospach, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, German opera singer
Death (age 67)
1966
Carlos Álvarez, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Operatic baritone
Birth (54th anniversary)
1964
Rudolf Maria Mandé, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Czech conductor and composer
Death (age 60)
1963
Kornél Ocskay, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer
Death (age 77)
1961
Tom Scott, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, American composer, born 1912
Death (age 49)
Marko Letonja, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Slovene conductor
Birth (59th anniversary)
1959
Jerzy Kornowicz, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Polish pianist
Birth (61th anniversary)
1957
Wanda Brister, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, American operatic mezzo-soprano
Birth (63th anniversary)
1953
Eduardo Pérez Maseda, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Spanish composer
Birth (67th anniversary)
1952
Pável Aleksándrovitch Koudriávtchenko, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Birth
1951
Ebbe Hamerik, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Danish composer
Death (age 52)
1944
Peter Hofmann, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
1943
Cornélie van Oosterzee, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Pianist and composer
Death (age 79)
Georges Martin Witkowski, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, French composer and conductor
Death (age 76)
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)
1942
Pasquale Amato, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 64)
David Munrow, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, British musician
Birth
1940
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
1938
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
1936
Gérard Masson, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, French composer
Birth (84th anniversary)
1932
Sergei Slonimsky, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Soviet composer
Birth
1931
Netania Davrath, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Ukrainian-born Israeli operatic soprano
Birth
1929
Rudolf Nováček, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Czech conductor, violinist and composer
Death (age 69)
Joji Yuasa, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Japanese composer
Birth (91th anniversary)
1928
Leoš Janáček, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Czech composer
Death (age 74)
1927
Milan Novák, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, composer
Birth (93th anniversary)
Ivan Růžička, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Czech conductor, actor and composer
Birth
1921
Samo Smerkolj, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Slovene opera singer
Birth
1918
Michael Minsky, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Russian and Ukrainian singer
Birth
1910
Heinrich Sutermeister, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Swiss opera composer (1910-1995)
Birth
1907
Helmi Liukkonen, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer
Birth
1902
Gösta Bergström, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Swedish actor
Birth
1901
Modest Vitoshynskyi, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Death (age 45)
1900
Coe Glade, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth
1897
Manuel Blancafort i de Rosselló, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Catalan composer
Birth
1895
Miloš Smatek, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Czech conductor, composer and contrabassist
Birth
1892
Maria Olszewska, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
1891
Antonio Cortis, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Spanish singer
Birth
1889
Mária Budanovits, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, opera singer, voice teacher
Birth
1881
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
1880
Anna Szekrényessy, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer
Birth
1879
Gérard Hekking, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, French musician
Birth
1875
Ettore Panizza, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Argentine musician
Birth
Mezio Agostini, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Italian musician and composer
Birth
1872
Karel Melichar, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1863
Václav Kliment, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Czech opera singer
Birth
1856
Auguste Otto-Wernthal, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 22)
1838
Joseph Barnby, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, British musician
Birth
1812
Jean-Joseph Rodolphe, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Alsatian horn player, violinist and composer
Death (age 81)
1807
Ambrogio Dagnini, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, XIXth century italian tenor and teacher established in Odessa
Birth
1793
Auguste Andrade, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, composer, singer
Birth
1790
August Mayer, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, German composer and opera singer
Birth
1760
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)
1696
Maurice Greene, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, English composer and organist
Birth
1644
Heinrich Biber, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Bohemian-Austrian composer and violinist
Birth
1633
Jacopo Peri, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Italian composer and singer
Death (age 71)
1626
Giovanni Legrenzi, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
1612
Giovanni Gabrieli, Anniversaries (August 12), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 55)