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 9: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For August 9, there are no less than 72 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Yuri Aleksandrovich Gulyayev (90th anniversary, Birth), Alessandro Bonci (80th anniversary, Death), Louis Cahuzac (60th anniversary, Death), Tommi Hakala (50th anniversary, Birth), Carla Martinis (10th 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 9
Carla Martinis, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Croatian opera singer
Death (age 88)
Henrik Krogh Christensen, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Danish opera singer
Death (age 63)
Bogusław Madey, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, conductor
Death (age 72)
Chester Ludgin, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, American opera singer
Death (age 78)
Bertold Hummel, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, German composer
Death (age 76)
Giacinto Scelsi, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Italian composer and poet
Death (age 83)
Eduardo del Pueyo, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Spanish pianist, musicologist and music educator
Death (age 80)
Jewgienij Jacenko, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Diego Matheuz, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Venezuelan conductor and violinist
Birth (36th anniversary)
Alicja Smietana, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Polish violinist
Birth (37th anniversary)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Russian Soviet composer and pianist (1906-1975)
Death (age 68)
Hila Plitmann, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, American operatic soprano
Birth (47th anniversary)
Tommi Hakala, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Finnish singer
Birth (50th anniversary)
Gösta Nystroem, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Swedish composer (1890-1966)
Death (age 75)
Louis Cahuzac, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, French musician
Death (age 80)
Maria Guleghina, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Ukrainian singer
Birth (61th anniversary)
Emil František Burian, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Czech poet, journalist, singer, actor, musician, composer, playwright adviser, playwright and director communist
Death (age 55)
Arūnas Malikėnas, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer
Birth (62th anniversary)
Felipe Boero, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Argentine musician
Death (age 74)
Louis D'Angelo, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, American opera singer
Death (age 70)
Virgil Moorefield, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, American composer
Birth (64th anniversary)
Sigurd Hoff, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Norwegian opera singer
Death (age 66)
Ingeborg Nørregaard Hansen, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Danish opera singer
Death (age 67)
Rimma Volkova, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (80th anniversary)
Alessandro Bonci, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 70)
Stane Koritnik, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Slovene baritone, born 1937 in Lozice, Slovenia and died 6 February 2014 in Šempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia.
Birth
Heinrich Zeller, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 78)
Semyon Snitkovsky, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Soviet violinist
Birth
Ursula Brömme, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, German soprano
Birth
Yuri Aleksandrovich Gulyayev, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Soviet singer
Birth
Geoffrey Chard, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Australian opera singer
Birth (90th anniversary)
Roman Berger, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Polish musician
Birth
Dolores Wilson, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, American soprano (1928-2010)
Birth
Camilla Wicks, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, American musician
Birth
Ervin Lukács, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, conductor
Birth
Heinz Imdahl, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth
Janina Liustikaitė, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer
Birth (96th anniversary)
Lola Bobesco, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Belgian musician
Birth
99th anniversary (2021)
Edmund Hockridge, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Canadian actor and singer
Birth
Ruggero Leoncavallo, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 62)
Georg Nollet, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, German opera singer
Death (age 72)
Ferenc Fricsay, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Hungarian musician
Birth
Bojan Adamič, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Slovenian film score composer
Birth
Anne Brown, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, American singer
Birth
David Gamrekeli, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Georgian operatic baritone
Birth
Solomon Cutner, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, English pianist
Birth
Zino Francescatti, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, French violinist
Birth
Gražina Matulaitytė, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer
Birth
Armin Weltner, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, (1894-1992)
Birth
Hermann Wunsch, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, German composer
Birth
Manfredi Polverosi, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
Albert Ketèlbey, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, English composer, conductor and pianist
Birth
Primo Riccitelli, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
Reynaldo Hahn, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Venezuelan, naturalised French, composer, conductor, music critic, diarist, theatre director, and salon singer
Birth
Federico Casal Martínez, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, composer, historian, procurador de los tribunales
Birth
Josef Gerhartz, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, music pedagogue, musician, opera singer, singer
Birth
Heghine Ghorghanyan, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Birth
Opera
“Béatrice et Bénédict, Op. 27”, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history
Premiere
Theater Baden-Baden
Isidore de Lara, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, English composer and singer
Birth
Emiliya Pavlovskaya, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Soviet Russian pedagogue and singer
Birth
Elias Álvares Lobo, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Brazilian composer
Birth
Giuseppe Curcio, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 80)
Karl Melchior Jakob Moltke, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 48)
Marc-Antoine Madeleine Désaugiers, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, French composer, dramatist, and song-writer
Death (age 54)
Adelaide Borghi-Mamo, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Nicolas-Charles Bochsa, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, French musician
Birth
Michael Umlauf, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Birth
Benedetto Marcello, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Italian composer, writer, advocate, magistrate, and teacher
Birth
José Ximénez, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Spanish composer and organist from baroque period (baptized 25 December 1601; died 9 August 1672)
Death (age 71)
Johann Michael Bach I, Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, German composer
Birth