Music anniversaries to be commemorated on February 1: births, premieres...
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 1: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For February 1, there are no less than 94 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
2020
Peter Serkin, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, American musician
Death (age 72)
0th anniversary (2020)
2019
Florian Skulski, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Death (age 83)
2015
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)
2014
Elisabetta Barbato, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 92)
2013
Boyka Konstantinova, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Bulgarian opera singer
Death (age 101)
2012
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)
2009
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)
2007
Gian Carlo Menotti, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian-American composer and librettist
Death (age 95)
2005
Franco Mannino, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 80)
2004
Juan Carlos Gebelin, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Lyric singer
Death (age 66)
1998
Ernő Kenéz, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, opera and operetta singer, pharmacist
Death (age 75)
1997
Ágnes Kriza, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, (1937--1997) opera singer; theatre manager
Death (age 60)
1995
Lea Kikas, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Estonian opera singer
Death (age 107)
1990
Peter Racine Fricker, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, English composer
Death (age 69)
1989
Dilyara Idrisova, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, opera singer, singer, performing artist
Birth (31th anniversary)
1986
John Laurence Seymour, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, American musician
Death (age 93)
1981
Geirr Tveitt, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Norwegian composer and pianist
Death (age 72)
1980
Ainhoa Zuazua, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Spanish singer
Birth (40th anniversary)
1975
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
Birth (45th anniversary)
1974
Alice Eversman, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, opera singer, music critic
Death (age 88)
Bartek Niziol, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Polish violinist
Birth (46th anniversary)
1973
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)
1972
Maria Rajdl, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 71)
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)
1971
Markus Poschner, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, German conductor
Birth (49th anniversary)
Mikołaj Górecki, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Polish composer
Birth (49th anniversary)
1963
Fausto Romitelli, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
1962
Masahito Osada, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, conductor
Birth (58th anniversary)
1953
Vsevolod Zaderatsky, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, composer
Death (age 61)
1952
Jenő Jandó, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Hungarian pianist
Birth (68th anniversary)
1951
Michael Jeffrey Shapiro, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, American composer, conductor, author
Birth (69th anniversary)
1946
Carol Neblett, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, American soprano
Birth
1944
Aage Haugland, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Danish opera singer
Birth
1940
Julius Lieban, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 81)
1939
Aleksandr Lomonosov, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Soviet Russian singer
Birth (81th anniversary)
1937
Vaclovas Daunoras, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Soviet singer, opera singer and music educator
Birth (83th anniversary)
1936
John Tilbury, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, English pianist
Birth (84th anniversary)
1935
Adolphe Maréchal, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, French opera singer
Death (age 67)
1933
Albert Raymond Alvarez, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, French operatic tenor
Death (age 71)
1928
Christian Vöchting, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, (1928-1967)
Birth
1927
Flaviano Labò, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
1926
Anna Birgitte Kriebel, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Norwegian opera singer (1861-1926)
Death (age 64)
1925
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)
1922
Renata Tebaldi, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
Huguette Rivière, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, French singer
Birth (98th anniversary)
1919
Philine Fischer, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth
1913
Lauri Lahtinen, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer
Birth
1907
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
1906
Pierre Capdevielle, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, French musician
Birth
1892
Maria Łytwynenko-Wohlgemuth, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Soviet opera singer, music educator and actor (1892-1966)
Birth
1891
Rosine Bloch, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 46)
1889
Joseph Gungl, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Hungarian musician
Death (age 79)
1882
1881
Theodor Bohumír Pařík, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Czech conductor, violinist and composer
Birth
1880
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
1877
Thomas Dunhill, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, English composer
Birth
1876
Josefine Kratz, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1875
William Sterndale Bennett, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, British musician
Death (age 58)
1873
Feodor Chaliapin, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Russian opera singer and actor
Birth
1872
Clara Butt, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, British singer
Birth
1871
Alexander Serov, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Russian composer
Death (age 51)
1868
Gustav Zeitzschel, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, German singer, opera singer and music educator
Birth
1866
Henri Albers, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1862
Metoděj Janíček, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Czech composer and organist
Birth
1861
Emilio Pizzi, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
Henryk Bobiński, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Polish pianist and composer
Birth
1859
Victor Herbert, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, American composer
Birth
Tatjana Spiridonovna Ljubatovitsj, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, opera singer, music pedagogue
Birth
1856
Henri-Étienne Dérivis, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, French opera singer
Death (age 75)
1844
Elis Duncker, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer
Birth
1837
Gustave Garcia, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian baritone opera singer
Birth
1826
Marie Carandini, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1824
Maria Theresia von Paradis, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Death (age 64)
1818
Giuseppe Gazzaniga, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 74)
1801
Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Swedish composer
Birth
1795
Giacomo Insanguine, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian musician
Death (age 66)
1789
Hippolyte André Jean Baptiste Chélard, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, French composer and conductor
Birth
1780
Ferdinand Troyer, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Austrian noble and musician
Birth
1745
Luigi Marescalchi, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian music publisher and composer
Birth
1743
Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 85)
1690
Francesco Maria Veracini, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
1606
Guillaume Costeley, Anniversaries (February 1), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 75)