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  2. History: Anniversaries
  3. December 25

Music anniversaries to be commemorated on December 25: 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.

December 25: Essential anniversaries

Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For December 25, there are no less than 89 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Gladys Swarthout (120th anniversary, Birth), Harvey Worthington Loomis (90th anniversary, Death), Sergueï Mikhaïlovitch Kotchoubeï (60th anniversary, Death), Alberta Masiello (30th anniversary, Death), Jaan Rääts (0th anniversary, Death)... to name only some of the artists, composers or performers, known or less known throughout the world.

Anniversaries, December 25


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

All important anniversaries to commemorate a December 25

 

December 25

2020

Jaan Rääts, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Estonian composer

Death (age 88)

2019

Peter <strong>Schreier</strong> Peter Schreier, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, German tenor and conductor

Death (age 84)

2017

Vladimir Shainsky, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Soviet and Russian composer

Death (age 92)

2016

Miriam Pirazzini, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Operatic mezzo-soprano

Death (age 98)

2009

Walter Raffeiner, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer

Death (age 62)

2007

Lore Wissmann, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer

Death (age 85)

2006

Raymonde Serverius, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Belgian singer

Death (age 82)

Kōmei Abe, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, neo-classical Japanese composer

Death (age 95)

2005

Birgit <strong>Nilsson</strong> Birgit Nilsson, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Swedish opera singer

Death (age 87)

Gladys Midgley, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, British singer

Death (age 94)

2002

Bryan Drake, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, New Zealand singer

Death (age 77)

2001

Erika Druzovič, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, music pedagogue, opera singer, director

Death (age 90)

1999

Atsuko Azuma, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Japanese singer

Death (age 63)

1996

August <strong>Wenzinger</strong> August Wenzinger, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, musician, conductor (1905-1996)

Death (age 91)

1995

Nicolas <strong>Slonimsky</strong> Nicolas Slonimsky, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Russian composer

Death (age 101)

Nar Ovanisyan, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Soviet singer, opera singer and music educator (1913-1995)

Death (age 82)

1994

Antoni Majak, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Polish actor and singer

Death (age 83)

1990

Alberta Masiello, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, vocal coach

Death (age 74)

1988

Evgeny Golubev, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Russian composer

Death (age 78)

1986

Jelena Stichina, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth (34th anniversary)

Stefan Haag, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Australian opera singer

Death (age 61)

1982

Marijn Simons, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Dutch conductor and composer

Birth (38th anniversary)

1981

Sonya <strong>Yoncheva</strong> Sonya Yoncheva, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Bulgarian opera singer

Birth (39th anniversary)

1979

Mario Filippeschi, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Italian opera singer

Death (age 72)

1977

Salvatore Papaccio, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Italian opera singer

Death (age 87)

1975

Ricard Mayral i Vidal, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Spanish tenor

Death (age 68)

1972

Malek Jandali, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Award-winning composer & pianist

Birth (48th anniversary)

1969

Tatsuya Shimono, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, conductor

Birth (51th anniversary)

Lili Haydn, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Canadian actor and musician

Birth (51th anniversary)

1967

Massimo <strong>Palombella</strong> Massimo Palombella, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Italian composer, priest and conductor

Birth (53th anniversary)

1964

Ian <strong>Bostridge</strong> Ian Bostridge, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, English tenor

Birth (56th anniversary)

1963

Josef Gostic, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Slovenian opera singer

Death (age 63)

1962

Jonathan <strong>Nott</strong> Jonathan Nott, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, British conductor

Birth (58th anniversary)

1960

Sergueï Mikhaïlovitch Kotchoubeï, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, singer, opera singer

Death (age 64)

1959

Jon Kimura <strong>Parker</strong> Jon Kimura Parker, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Canadian musician

Birth (61th anniversary)

Concepció Callao, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Spanish opera singer

Death (age 64)

1956

Zdeněk Ruth-Markov, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, opera singer

Death (age 65)

1952

Bernardino <strong>Molinari</strong> Bernardino Molinari, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Italian conductor

Death (age 72)

1951

Barbara <strong>Dever</strong> Barbara Dever, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, American mezzo-soprano

Birth (69th anniversary)

1949

Alina Farná, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth (71th anniversary)

1945

Michail <strong>Jurowski</strong> Michail Jurowski, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Russian conductor

Birth (75th anniversary)

1938

Alain Marion, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, French flutist

Birth

1932

Bonaldo Giaiotti, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Italian operatic bass

Birth

1930

Harvey Worthington <strong>Loomis</strong> Harvey Worthington Loomis, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, American composer

Death (age 65)

1925

Bethany Beardslee, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, American opera soprano

Birth (95th anniversary)

1924

Noël Lee, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, American musician

Birth

1923

Richard Barth, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, German musician

Death (age 73)

William Ludwig, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Irish opera singer

Death (age 76)

1922

Boris Goldstein, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Ukrainian musician

Birth

1921

Hans <strong>Huber</strong> Hans Huber, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Swiss composer (1852-1921)

Death (age 69)

99th anniversary    (2021)

1918

David Josefowitz, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, British conductor and violinist (1918-2015)

Birth

1915

David Ashkenazi, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Russian musician

Birth

1912

Henry Verdhurdt, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Belgian opera singer-manager

Death (age 69)

 

Romantic

1908

Jan Seidel, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Czech composer

Birth

1907

A. Manevich, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Israeli composer

Birth

Kristaq Antoniu, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Romanian actor and singer

Birth

1905

Grahame Clifford, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, British opera singer and actor

Birth

1902

Opera

“The Tale of Tsar Saltan”, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov


Premiere

Work for orchestra

“The Tale of Tsar Saltan : Three Musical Pictures”, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov


Premiere

Opera

“Kashchey the Immortal”, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov


Premiere

Private Opera

Vladimir Vlasov, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Russian composer

Birth

1900

Gladys Swarthout, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, American singer

Birth

1899

Irena Turkevycz-Martynec, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, prima donna in the Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet

Birth

1898

Carlotta Carozzi-Zucchi, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Italian opera singer

Death (age 67)

1895

Bernhard Jakschtat, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, German opera singer

Birth

1894

Nikolay Aleksandrovitsj Fomenko, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, composer, music pedagogue, pianist

Birth

20th century

1885

Mana-Zucca, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, composer

Birth

1883

Fran Lhotka, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Czech composer

Birth

1878

Marie von Marra-Vollmer, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, opera singer

Death (age 56)

1876

Giuseppe De de Luca, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Italian opera singer

Birth

1874

Lina Cavalieri, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Operatic soprano

Birth

1870

Work for orchestra

“Siegfried-Idyll”, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history

Richard Wagner


Premiere

Jan Kaftan, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Czech composer

Birth

1861

Natale Abbadia, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, composer

Death (age 79)

1859

Raoul <strong>Gunsbourg</strong> Raoul Gunsbourg, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, opera director, impresario, composer and writer

Birth

1858

Karel Emanuel Macan, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Czech Esperantist and composer

Birth

1845

Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst <strong>Bach</strong> Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, German composer

Death (age 86)

1842

Bedřich Diviš <strong>Weber</strong> Bedřich Diviš Weber, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Czech music educator and composer

Death (age 76)

 

Classical

1815

Temistocle Solera, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Italian opera librettist

Birth

1808

Albert Grisar, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Belgian composer

Birth

1801

Antonio Angeleri, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Italian musician, pianist and music educator

Birth

Romantic

1762

Michael <strong>Kelly</strong> Michael Kelly, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Irish singer and composer

Birth

 

Baroque

1745

Chevalier de <strong>Saint-George</strong> Chevalier de Saint-George, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, French musician

Birth

1741

Anton Zimmermann, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Austrian composer

Birth

Classical

1728

Johann Adam <strong>Hiller</strong> Johann Adam Hiller, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, German composer and conductor

Birth

1711

Jean-Joseph de <strong>Mondonville</strong> Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, French composer and violinist

Birth

Johann Nikolaus Hanff, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, German composer and organist

Death (age 48)

1686

Giovanni Battista Somis, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, Italian violinist and composer

Birth

1583

Orlando <strong>Gibbons</strong> Orlando Gibbons, Anniversaries (December 25), Classical music history, English composer, virginalist and organist (1583-1625)

Birth

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