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  3. February 24

Music anniversaries to be commemorated on February 24: 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.

February 24: Essential anniversaries

Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For February 24, there are no less than 114 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Marie Seebach (190th anniversary, Birth), Oskar Böhme (150th anniversary, Birth), Antoni Massana (130th anniversary, Birth), Giuseppina Pasqua (90th anniversary, Death), Stig Fogh Andersen (70th anniversary, Birth)... to name only some of the artists, composers or performers, known or less known throughout the world.

Anniversaries, February 24


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

All important anniversaries to commemorate a February 24

 

February 24

2020

Eiichi Itō, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Japanese music conductor

Death (age 94)

2017

Leonid Yekimov, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, opera singer from Russia

Death (age 86)

2015

Magda Varga, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer

Death (age 93)

2014

André Charlet, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Swiss choir director and conductor

Death (age 86)

Nicolae Herlea, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Romanian singer

Death (age 86)

Anna Reynolds, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, English classical mezzo-soprano

Death (age 82)

2013

Ib Hansen, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Danish actor, singer and opera singer

Death (age 84)

2009

Svatopluk Havelka, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Czech music educator and composer

Death (age 83)

2004

Virtú Maragno, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Argentinian composer

Death (age 75)

2003

John Shaw, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Australian operatic baritone

Death (age 78)

1998

Ernst <strong>Gutstein</strong> Ernst Gutstein, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer

Death (age 73)

Geoffrey <strong>Bush</strong> Geoffrey Bush, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, British composer, organist and scholar

Death (age 77)

Paul Makanowitzky, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, American musician

Death (age 77)

1997

Ion Voicu, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Romani violinist

Death (age 73)

1995

Vít Chlup, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, musicologist, conductor, pianist, trombonist

Death (age 74)

1989

Otar Taktakishvili, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Georgian composer (1924-1989)

Death (age 64)

1985

Sieglinde <strong>Feldhofer</strong> Sieglinde Feldhofer, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer

Birth (35th anniversary)

1983

Ia Uudelepp, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Estonian opera singer

Death (age 69)

1982

Kyō Sakai, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, composer

Death (age 82)

1976

Adriana Kučerová, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Slovak soprano

Birth (44th anniversary)

Narmina Afandiyeva, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Azerbaijani pianist

Birth (44th anniversary)

1975

Marcel Grandjany, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, French musician

Death (age 83)

1972

Arcadi <strong>Volodos</strong> Arcadi Volodos, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Russian pianist

Birth (48th anniversary)

Theodoros <strong>Currentzis</strong> Theodoros Currentzis, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Greek musician, conductor

Birth (48th anniversary)

Sergio <strong>Tiempo</strong> Sergio Tiempo, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Venezuelan-Argentine musician

Birth (48th anniversary)

1968

Željko <strong>Lučić</strong> Željko Lučić, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Serbian operatic baritone

Birth (52th anniversary)

1967

Yakov Kasman, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Russian musician

Birth (53th anniversary)

Franz <strong>Waxman</strong> Franz Waxman, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, German film composer (1906-1967)

Death (age 60)

1957

Bernhard Lang, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Austrian composer

Birth (63th anniversary)

Rim Karimovitsj Sjaygalimov, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Soviet opera singer (1957-2009)

Birth

1954

Gregory <strong>Kunde</strong> Gregory Kunde, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, American baritenor

Birth (66th anniversary)

Leopold Kovač, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Slovene opera singer

Death (age 66)

1952

Jadwiga Rappé, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Polish singer

Birth (68th anniversary)

1951

Gabriele Schnaut, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, German singer

Birth (69th anniversary)

1950

Stig Fogh Andersen, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Danish opera singer

Birth (70th anniversary)

1947

Henry Herford, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, British opera singer

Birth (73th anniversary)

1946

Jiří <strong>Bělohlávek</strong> Jiří Bělohlávek, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Czech conductor

Birth

João dos Reis das Neves, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Portuguese musician and composer

Death (age 65)

1941

Kari Onstad, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Norwegian actor and singer

Birth

Willy Strehl, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Austrian film actor, stage actor and opera singer

Death (age 59)

1938

Louise Janssen, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, French opera singer

Death (age 74)

1937

Aleksandr Nikolaevitsj Zagrebelniy, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, singer

Birth

Leonid Lyubovsky, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Soviet composer and music educator

Birth (83th anniversary)

1934

Renata <strong>Scotto</strong> Renata Scotto, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Operatic soprano

Birth (86th anniversary)

Viktor Nikolaevich Kurin, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Ukrainian singer and opera singer (1934-2005)

Birth

Shūkō Mizuno, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, conductor, musicologist, composer

Birth (86th anniversary)

Pyotr Slovtsov, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Russian opera singer

Death (age 47)

1932

Michel <strong>Legrand</strong> Michel Legrand, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, French film score composer (1932-2019)

Birth

Gerald Danovitch, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Musician, professor

Birth

1931

Sei Ikeno, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Japanese composer (1931-2004)

Birth

1930

Giuseppina <strong>Pasqua</strong> Giuseppina Pasqua, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, singer

Death (age 78)

1929

André <strong>Messager</strong> André Messager, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, French opera composer and conductor

Death (age 75)

Władysław Brankiewicz, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, composer

Death (age 75)

1928

Edmond Clément, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, French opera singer

Death (age 60)

1925

Lyubov Popova, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Soviet singer (mezzo-soprano)

Birth

John Palm, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Curaçao composer

Death (age 39)

1923

Alphonse Olterdissen, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Dutch writer

Death (age 57)

1922

Felix Werder, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Australian composer

Birth

Kazuko Yasukawa, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Japanese pianist

Birth

Karl Fredrik Hanson, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Swedish composer

Death (age 72)

1921

Ingvar Lidholm, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Swedish composer

Birth

99th anniversary    (2021)

1915

Josef Paleček, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, opera singer

Death (age 72)

1914

Otto von Rohr, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, German opera singer

Birth

Ricardo Odnoposoff, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, violinist

Birth

1912

Július Kowalski, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster

Birth

Adelina Popova, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Bulgarian opera singer

Death (age 21)

 

Romantic

1910

René Gachet, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Swiss opera singer (baritone)

Birth

1908

Jean De de Middeleer, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Belgian organist

Birth

Kazys Mikalauskas, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Lithuanian singer

Birth

1907

Oldřich Palkovský, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Czech music educator and composer

Birth

Otto <strong>Goldschmidt</strong> Otto Goldschmidt, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, German composer, conductor and pianist

Death (age 77)

1906

Opera

“L'ancêtre”, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history

Camille Saint-Saëns


Premiere

Opéra de Monte-Carlo

1905

Guillaume Landré, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Dutch composer

Birth

Balbina Alabau, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Spanish opera singer

Death

1904

Ernst Glaser, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, German musician

Birth

1901

Einar Beyron, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Swedish actor

Birth

Lucile Henriette Mondutaigny, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, French opera singer

Death (age 75)

1897

Paul Mériel, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, composer

Death (age 79)

1896

Eduards Miķelsons, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Latvian opera singer

Birth

Ivan Lavrentevitsj Bronzov, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Ukrainian singer and opera singer (1896-1963)

Birth

1895

Ignaz <strong>Lachner</strong> Ignaz Lachner, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, German composer and conductor

Death (age 87)

1894

Ferdinand Pour, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth

1893

Heinrich Strecker, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Austrian composer of operettas and popular Viennese music

Birth

1891

Jules Deswert, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Belgian composer, cellist and music educator

Death (age 47)

1890

Antoni Massana, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Catalan composer and Jesuit

Birth

20th century

1888

Alexander Larsen, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Danish opera singer

Birth

1883

Joseph Mann, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Polish singer and opera singer

Birth

Max Kuttner, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer

Birth

1877

Rosa Ethofer, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, German opera singer (1877-1939)

Birth

1876

Theatrical music

“Peer Gynt, Opp. 23”, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history

Edvard Grieg


Premiere

Oslo

Work for orchestra

“Suite No. 1 for orchestra, Opp. 46, “Peer Gynt””, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history

Edvard Grieg


Premiere

Oslo

Work for orchestra

“Suite No. 2 for orchestra, Opp. 55, “Peer Gynt””, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history

Edvard Grieg


Premiere

Oslo

1873

Enrico <strong>Caruso</strong> Enrico Caruso, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Italian operatic tenor

Birth

1870

Oskar <strong>Böhme</strong> Oskar Böhme, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, German composer and trumpeter

Birth

1858

Arnold Dolmetsch, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, musician and instrument maker in England (1858-1940)

Birth

Eugène Oudin, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, American opera singer

Birth

1857

Klara Heinefetter, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer

Death (age 41)

1856

Louis Delaquerrière, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, French opera singer

Birth

1851

Čeněk Melichárek, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, opera singer, singer

Birth

1842

Arrigo <strong>Boito</strong> Arrigo Boito, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Italian opera composer and librettist of Verdi's opera ''Otello'' (1842-1918)

Birth

1830

Marie Seebach, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, German actress

Birth

1821

Opera

“Matilde of Shabran, or Beauty with a Heart of Iron”, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history

Gioachino Rossini


Premiere 200th anniversary

 

Classical

1797

Samuel Lover, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Irish song-writer, novelist, and painter (1797-1868)

Birth

1771

Johann Baptist <strong>Cramer</strong> Johann Baptist Cramer, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, British musician

Birth

249th anniversary    (2021)

1768

Jean-Blaise Martin, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, French opera singer

Birth

1766

Samuel Wesley, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, English organist and composer

Birth

1730

Opera

“Partenope”, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history

George Frideric Handel


Premiere

1711

Opera

“Rinaldo”, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history

George Frideric Handel


Premiere 310th anniversary

Her Majesty's Theatre

1704

Marc-Antoine <strong>Charpentier</strong> Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, 17th-century French composer

Death (age 61)

1674

Pierre-César Abeille, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, French composer

Birth

Matthias Weckmann, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, German Baroque musician and composer

Death (age 55)

1607

Opera

“L'Orfeo”, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history

Claudio Monteverdi


Premiere

Mantua

1587

Antoine de Boësset, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, French musician (1587-1643)

Birth

1581

Fabrizio Dentice, Anniversaries (February 24), Classical music history, Italian composer

Death (age 51)

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