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  3. August 23

Music anniversaries to be commemorated on August 23: births, premieres...

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 23: Essential anniversaries

Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For August 23, there are no less than 67 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Vlastimil Šíma (130th anniversary, Birth), Ernst Krenek (120th anniversary, Birth), Louise Caselotti (110th anniversary, Birth), Lieuwe Visser (80th anniversary, Birth), Wolfgang Plagge (60th anniversary, Birth)... to name only some of the artists, composers or performers, known or less known throughout the world.

Anniversaries, August 23


< 1900
20th century
...
< 1800
Romantic
> 1900
< 1750
Classical
> 1800
< 1600
Baroque
> 1750
< 1400
Renaissance
> 1600
...
Medieval
> 1400

All important anniversaries to commemorate a August 23

 

August 23

2019

Mario <strong>Davidovsky</strong> Mario Davidovsky, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Argentine-American composer

Death (age 85)

Yuri Arutyunyan, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Armenian composer

Death (age 75)

2012

Marlise Wendels, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer

Death (age 89)

1996

Jurriaan Andriessen, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Dutch composer

Death (age 70)

1987

Siegfried Borris, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, German composer and musicologist

Death (age 80)

1985

Magdalena Risberg, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Swedish opera singer

Birth (35th anniversary)

Hermann Rohrbach, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, German singer

Death (age 80)

1981

Jiřina Šejbalová, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Czech actress opera singer and university educator

Death (age 75)

1975

Johannes Gustavsson, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Swedish conductor and violist

Birth (45th anniversary)

1972

Balys Dvarionas, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Lithuanian musician

Death (age 68)

1971

Toshio Yanagisawa, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, musician, conductor

Birth (49th anniversary)

49th anniversary    (2021)

1969

Edgar Bastidas, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Venezuelan musician

Birth (51th anniversary)

1968

Laura Claycomb, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, singer

Birth (52th anniversary)

1967

Suzanne Cesbron-Viseur, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, French singer

Death (age 88)

1960

Wolfgang Plagge, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Composer and pianist

Birth (60th anniversary)

1958

Shinobu Satō, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Japanese soprano singer and singer (1958-2019)

Birth

1957

Antonio Meneses, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Brazilian musician

Birth (63th anniversary)

Lille Bror Söderlundh, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Swedish composer and conductor

Death (age 45)

1956

Marian MacDowell, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, American musician

Death (age 98)

1951

Vladimir Kafelnikov, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Ukrainian trumpeter

Birth (69th anniversary)

1949

Stanko Arnold, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Slovene trumpet player

Birth (71th anniversary)

1945

Leo Borchard, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, German conductor

Death (age 46)

1944

Helmut Wildhaber, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Austrian tenor, born 23 August 1944 in Klagenfurt, Austria

Birth (76th anniversary)

Nikolai <strong>Roslavets</strong> Nikolai Roslavets, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Russian modernist composer

Death (age 63)

1940

Lieuwe Visser, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Dutch singer, opera singer and musicologist

Birth

1938

Celestina Casapietra, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Italian singer and opera singer

Birth (82th anniversary)

1937

Albert <strong>Roussel</strong> Albert Roussel, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, French composer

Death (age 68)

1932

Eugene Rousseau, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, American musician

Birth (88th anniversary)

1927

Raimund Herincx, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, British opera singer

Birth

1926

Herbert Beattie, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, American opera singer

Birth

1925

Sulkhan Tsintsadze, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Georgian composer

Birth

Luigi <strong>Ottolini</strong> Luigi Ottolini, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth

1924

Edvard Fliflet Bræin, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Norwegian musician

Birth

Heinrich <strong>Berté</strong> Heinrich Berté, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Austrian composer

Death (age 67)

1919

Jolanda Gardino, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Italian singer

Birth

1918

Hans Krotthammer, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer

Birth

1913

Dmitri Usatov, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Russian tenor and vocal teacher

Death (age 66)

 

Romantic

1910

Louise Caselotti, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, American opera singer

Birth

1908

Natalie Bodanya, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, singer

Birth

1905

Constant <strong>Lambert</strong> Constant Lambert, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, British composer and conductor

Birth

1904

William <strong>Primrose</strong> William Primrose, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Scottish violist

Birth

Stella Roman, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, singer

Birth

1900

Ernst <strong>Krenek</strong> Ernst Krenek, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Austrian-American composer

Birth

Minto Cato, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth

1894

Sholom Secunda, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, American composer

Birth

1890

Vlastimil Šíma, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth

20th century

1887

Aleksandr Inashvili, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Soviet singer and opera singer (1887-1958)

Birth

1886

Mariya Brian, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Soviet opera singer

Birth

1885

Regina Vicarino, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, American soprano opera singer

Birth

1879

Alfrēds Kalniņš, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Latvian musician

Birth

Gustáv Šimkovič, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, composer, music pedagogue, choir director

Birth

Antoinette van Dijk, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Dutch opera singer

Birth

1878

Aleksandr Ilʹich Mozzhukhin, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth

Adolf Fredrik <strong>Lindblad</strong> Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Swedish composer

Death (age 77)

1876

Giovanni Inchindi, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, opera singer

Death (age 78)

1874

Johanne Brun, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Danish opera singer

Birth

1872

Jaromír Herle, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Czech composer

Birth

1854

Moritz <strong>Moszkowski</strong> Moritz Moszkowski, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, German composer, pianist and teacher

Birth

1847

Gustav Láska, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Czech conductor, music educator, composer, contrabassist, choirmaster and organist (1847-1928)

Birth

1839

Charles Philippe Lafont, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, French violinist and composer

Death (age 57)

1832

Thekla Kneisel, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, stage actor, opera singer

Death (age 30)

1829

Karl Haßloch, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, German singer

Death (age 60)

1824

Emanuel Abraham Aguilar, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, musician

Birth

 

Classical

1802

Jean-Étienne-Auguste Massol, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, French opera singer

Birth

1784

Jeanette Wässelius, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, Opera singer and actress

Birth

 

Baroque

1751

Nikolaus Simrock, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history, musician

Birth

1735

Ballet

“Les Indes galantes”, Anniversaries (August 23), Classical music history

Jean-Philippe Rameau


Premiere

Paris Opera

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