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.
February 1: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For February 1, there are no less than 101 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Francesco Maria Veracini (330th anniversary, Birth), Francesco Balilla Pratella (140th anniversary, Birth), Germaine Lubin (130th anniversary, Birth), Peter Racine Fricker (30th anniversary, Death), Peter Serkin (0th 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 1
Peter Serkin, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, American musician
Death (age 72)
Florian Skulski, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Death (age 83)
Aldo Ciccolini, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, French musician
Death (age 89)
Anita Darian, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, singer and actress
Death (age 87)
Elisabetta Barbato, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 92)
Boyka Konstantinova, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Bulgarian opera singer
Death (age 101)
Andrij Dobriansky, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Ukrainian singer
Death (age 81)
Rimas Geniušas, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, conductor, pianist
Death (age 91)
Lukas Foss, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, American composer
Death (age 86)
Richard Salter, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, British singer and opera singer
Death (age 65)
Ferdinand Radovan, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 71)
Gian Carlo Menotti, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian-American composer and librettist
Death (age 95)
Franco Mannino, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 80)
Juan Carlos Gebelin, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Lyric singer
Death (age 66)
Ernő Kenéz, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, opera and operetta singer, pharmacist
Death (age 75)
Ágnes Kriza, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, (1937--1997) opera singer; theatre manager
Death (age 60)
Lea Kikas, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Estonian opera singer
Death (age 107)
Peter Racine Fricker, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, English composer
Death (age 69)
Dilyara Idrisova, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, opera singer, performing artist, singer
Birth (31th anniversary)
Alessandro Deljavan, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian musician
Birth (33th anniversary)
John Laurence Seymour, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, American musician
Death (age 93)
Geirr Tveitt, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Norwegian composer and pianist
Death (age 72)
Ainhoa Zuazua, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Spanish singer
Birth (40th anniversary)
Paul Jacobs, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, American organist
Birth (43th anniversary)
Juan Manuel Abras, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, classical music composer, conductor and musicologist
Birth (45th anniversary)
Giáng Son, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Vietnamese musician, songwriter
Birth (45th anniversary)
Bartek Niziol, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Polish violinist
Birth (46th anniversary)
Alice Eversman, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, music critic, opera singer
Death (age 88)
Alexander Melnikov, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Russian musician
Birth (47th anniversary)
Bruno Comparetti, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, French singer
Birth (47th anniversary)
Taryn Fiebig, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Australian opera soprano
Birth (48th anniversary)
Valborg Werbeck-Svärdström, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Swedish singer and voice instructress
Death (age 92)
Maria Rajdl, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 71)
Markus Poschner, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, German conductor
Birth (49th anniversary)
49th anniversary (2021)
Mikołaj Górecki, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Polish composer
Birth (49th anniversary)
49th anniversary (2021)
Fausto Romitelli, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
Masahito Osada, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, conductor
Birth (58th anniversary)
Roberto Becheri, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth (62th anniversary)
Vsevolod Zaderatsky, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, composer
Death (age 61)
Jenő Jandó, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Hungarian pianist
Birth (68th anniversary)
Michael Jeffrey Shapiro, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, American composer, conductor, broadcaster, author
Birth (69th anniversary)
Carol Neblett, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, American soprano
Birth
Aage Haugland, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Danish opera singer
Birth
Julius Lieban, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 81)
Aleksandr Lomonosov, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Soviet Russian singer
Birth (81th anniversary)
Vaclovas Daunoras, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Soviet singer, opera singer and music educator
Birth
John Tilbury, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, English pianist
Birth (84th anniversary)
Adolphe Maréchal, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, French opera singer
Death (age 67)
Albert Raymond Alvarez, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, French operatic tenor
Death (age 71)
Opera
“From Today to Tomorrow, Op. 32”, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history
Premiere
Oper Frankfurt
Christian Vöchting, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, (1928-1967)
Birth
Flaviano Labò, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
Anna Birgitte Kriebel, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Norwegian opera singer (1861-1926)
Death (age 64)
Juliette Maria Angélique Bilbaut-Vauchelet, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 69)
Pjotr Pavlovitsj Figoerov, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Russian singer and opera singer (1859-1925)
Death (age 66)
Renata Tebaldi, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
Huguette Rivière, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, French singer
Birth
Philine Fischer, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth
Lauri Lahtinen, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer
Birth
Camargo Guarnieri, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Brazilian composer
Birth
Sándor Veress, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Swiss composer of Hungarian origin
Birth
Pierre Capdevielle, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, French musician
Birth
Maria Łytwynenko-Wohlgemuth, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Soviet opera singer, music educator and actor (1892-1966)
Birth
Rosine Bloch, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 59)
Joseph Gungl, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Hungarian musician
Death (age 79)
Evgenia Bronskaya, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Russian soprano (1882-1952)
Birth
Theodor Bohumír Pařík, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Czech conductor, violinist and composer
Birth
Francesco Balilla Pratella, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
Antonio Guarnieri, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian conductor, composer and musician
Birth
Thomas Dunhill, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, English composer
Birth
Josefine Kratz, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
William Sterndale Bennett, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, British musician
Death (age 58)
Feodor Chaliapin, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Russian opera singer and actor
Birth
Clara Butt, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, British singer
Birth
Alexander Serov, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Russian composer
Death (age 51)
149th anniversary (2021)
Gustav Zeitzschel, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, German singer, opera singer and music educator
Birth
Henri Albers, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Metoděj Janíček, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Czech composer and organist
Birth
Henryk Bobiński, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Polish pianist and composer
Birth
Emilio Pizzi, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
Victor Herbert, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, American composer
Birth
Tatjana Spiridonovna Ljubatovitsj, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, music pedagogue, opera singer
Birth
Henri-Étienne Dérivis, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, French opera singer
Death (age 75)
Elis Duncker, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer
Birth
Gustave Garcia, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian baritone opera singer
Birth
Marie Carandini, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Maria Theresia von Paradis, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Austrian musician and composer, contemporary of Mozart
Death (age 64)
Giuseppe Gazzaniga, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 74)
Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Swedish composer
Birth
Giacomo Insanguine, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian musician
Death (age 66)
Hippolyte André Jean Baptiste Chélard, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, French composer and conductor
Birth
Ferdinand Troyer, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Austrian noble and musician
Birth
Franz Paul Grua, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, German composer
Birth
Luigi Marescalchi, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian music publisher and composer
Birth
Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 85)
Francesco Maria Veracini, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
Guillaume Costeley, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 75)