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.
February 11: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For February 11, there are no less than 86 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Ignaz Assmayer (230th anniversary, Birth), Peter Arnold Heise (190th anniversary, Birth), Leopold Eugen Měchura (150th anniversary, Death), Emil Ábrányi (50th anniversary, Death), Irina Arkhipova (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 February 11
2013
Irina Maslennikova, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Soviet and Russian opera singer
Death (age 94)
2010
Irina Arkhipova, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Russian opera singer (1925-2010)
Death (age 85)
2009
Zita Uher, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer
Death (age 94)
2005
Dénes Kovács, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, violinist
Death (age 74)
2003
Ángeles Chamorro, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, opera singer, music pedagogue
Death (age 65)
1999
Jitka Jůzková, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, opera singer, music pedagogue
Death (age 77)
1995
Ina Gerhein, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 88)
Gianluca Ginoble, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Italian musician
Birth (25th anniversary)
1986
Shinji Tōyama, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, conductor
Death (age 62)
1978
Tanja Becker-Bender, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, German musician
Birth (42th anniversary)
1977
Veronika Groiss, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Birth (43th anniversary)
1976
Jakub Burzyński, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Polish music theorist and conductor
Birth (44th anniversary)
1972
Laurent Alvaro, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, French singer
Birth (48th anniversary)
1970
Emil Ábrányi, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Composer, conductor, director
Death (age 87)
50th anniversary (2020)
1969
Henry Pravecek, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Czech composer, conductor and choir director (1885-1969)
Death (age 83)
1963
Otto Detlefsen, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Danish opera singer
Death (age 76)
1961
Pierre Estève, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Video game composer
Birth (59th anniversary)
1960
Vuokko Kekäläinen, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer
Birth (60th anniversary)
Nikolay Nikolaevitsj Resjetnjak, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, singer
Birth (60th anniversary)
1959
Jun Märkl, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, German conductor
Birth (61th anniversary)
1958
Waldemar Staegemann, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, German actor, voice actor, singer and opera singer
Death (age 78)
1957
Gabriele Fontana, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, singer
Birth (63th anniversary)
Jan Páleníček, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Czech music educator and violoncellist
Birth (63th anniversary)
1956
Aleksandr Naumenko, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Birth (64th anniversary)
1952
Koen Crucke, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Belgian singer
Birth (68th anniversary)
1951
Jean-Philippe Lafont, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, French opera singer
Birth (69th anniversary)
1950
Ranveig Eckhoff, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Norwegian journalist and writer
Birth (70th anniversary)
1949
Giovanni Zenatello, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Italian tenor
Death (age 72)
1944
Vera Nikolaevna Petrova-Zvant︠s︡eva, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, opera singer, music pedagogue
Death (age 68)
Eszter Póka, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1940
Carlo Böhm, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, singer from Austria
Death (age 66)
1939
Franz Schmidt, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Austrian composer, cellist and pianist
Death (age 64)
1938
Edith Mathis, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, singer
Birth (82th anniversary)
1937
Catherine Gayer, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, American musician, singer, opera singer and music educator
Birth (83th anniversary)
1935
Bent Lorentzen, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Danish composer
Birth
1934
Francesco Pennisi, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
1932
Jerome Lowenthal, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, American musician
Birth (88th anniversary)
1931
Takeshi Kobayashi, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, violinist, concertmaster
Birth (89th anniversary)
1929
Leonard Kastle, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, American composer, librettist and director
Birth
1927
Michel Sénéchal, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, French opera singer
Birth
Alexei Gorokhov, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Soviet musician
Birth
Ilse von Alpenheim, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Austrian pianist
Birth (93th anniversary)
Heinz Fricke, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, German musician
Birth
1926
Alexander Gibson, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Scottish conductor and opera intendant
Birth
1925
Josip Kašman, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Croatian opera singer
Death (age 77)
1919
Eleonora Eksanishvili, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Georgian composer
Birth (101th anniversary)
Francesco Mottino, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 86)
1918
Louise Le Baron, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, American opera singer (1874-1918)
Death (age 43)
1909
Lélia Gousseau, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, French pianist and music educator
Birth
Luciano Neroni, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Italian singer and opera singer
Birth
1907
Eva Siewert, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, German journalist, writer, radio announcer and singer
Birth
1906
Lenke Zsögön, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1903
Hans Redlich, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Birth
1900
Ksawera Deybel, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, governess, opera singer, pianist
Death (age 81)
1898
Kichinosuke Tsuji, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Japanese violinist and concertmaster (1898-1985)
Birth
1894
Emilio Arrieta, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Spanish composer
Death (age 70)
Alfonso Leng, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Chilean musician
Birth
Božo Vičar, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, opera singer, concert singer
Birth
1893
Suzanne Lagier, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, French actor and opera singer
Death (age 59)
1891
Antonio Melandri, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
1890
Richard Kubla, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Czech opera singer
Birth
1889
Vladimir Deshevov, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, composer, film score composer
Birth
1887
Louis Persinger, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, American musician
Birth
1883
Paul von Klenau, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Danish-born composer
Birth
1880
Prosper Dérivis, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, French opera singer
Death (age 71)
1879
Jean Gilbert, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, German composer and conductor
Birth
1870
Leopold Eugen Měchura, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Czech musician
Death (age 66)
150th anniversary (2020)
1861
Adele aus der Ohe, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, German musician
Birth
1849
Antony Choudens, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, French composer (1849-1902)
Birth
1834
Gustav Walter, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Czech opera singer
Birth
1830
Peter Arnold Heise, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Danish composer
Birth
Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, German composer
Birth
1826
Charles Incledon, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, English tenor singer
Death (age 63)
1811
Ferdinand Karl Füchs, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, composer, choir director, musician
Birth
1806
Vicente Martín y Soler, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Spanish composer
Death (age 51)
1797
Antoine Dauvergne, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, French composer and violinist
Death (age 83)
1790
Ignaz Assmayer, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Austrian composer of liturgical music
Birth
1766
Carl Demmer, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, German singer
Birth
1762
Johann Tobias Krebs, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, German composer and organist
Death (age 71)
1755
Albert Christoph Dies, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, German artist (1755-1822)
Birth
1744
Giovanni Ansani, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
Tommaso Bernardo Gaffi, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, composer
Death (age 76)
1741
Frederick Charles Reinhold, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, British opera singer
Birth
1728
Anton Bachschmidt, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, German composer and violinist
Birth
1708
Egidio Duni, Anniversaries (February 11), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth