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 25: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For February 25, there are no less than 92 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Alexandre Georges (170th anniversary, Birth), Ferdinand Vach (160th anniversary, Birth), Jesús López Cobos (80th anniversary, Birth), Adalgisa Giana (50th anniversary, Death), Di Xiao (40th anniversary, Birth)... to name only some of the artists, composers or performers, known or less known throughout the world.
All important anniversaries to commemorate a February 25
Zbigniew Kalemba, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, composer, conductor
Death (age 78)
Paco de Lucía, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Spanish flamenco, classical, jazz guitarist & musician
Death (age 66)
Emil Simon, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Romanian conductor
Death (age 77)
Maurice André, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, French trumpeter born in Occitania
Death (age 78)
Evdokia Malevskaya, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, actor, singer
Birth (18th anniversary)
Sigurd Raschèr, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, American musician
Death (age 93)
Sol Schoenbach, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, American bassoonist
Death (age 84)
André Turp, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Canadian opera singer
Death (age 65)
Sembiin Gonchigsumlaa, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Mongolian musician
Death (age 72)
Benjamin Attahir, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, French composer, violinist, and conductor
Birth (31th anniversary)
Mikhail Antonenko, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Russian classical pianist and conductor
Birth (31th anniversary)
Pawel Kolesnikow, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Russian pianist
Birth (31th anniversary)
Minna Nyhus, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Danish opera singer
Death (age 49)
Adam Laloum, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, French pianist
Birth (33th anniversary)
Ona Kolobovaitė, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer
Birth (35th anniversary)
Saskia Giorgini, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Classical pianist
Birth (35th anniversary)
Sangdon Park, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Korean Baritone
Birth (36th anniversary)
Robert Pomakov, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Canadian opera singer and classical musician
Birth (39th anniversary)
Lukas Schmid, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth (39th anniversary)
Di Xiao, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Classical Pianist
Birth (40th anniversary)
Sarah Jezebel Deva, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, British vocalist
Birth (43th anniversary)
Tarquinia Tarquini, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Italian soprano
Death (age 94)
Adalgisa Giana, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Italian operatic soprano
Death (age 84)
Maria Bilinska-Riegerowa, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, pianist
Death (age 58)
Marie-Josèphe Jude, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, French pianist
Birth (52th anniversary)
Kenneth Lee Spencer, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, American opera singer (1913-1964)
Death (age 50)
Oreste Luppi, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Italian bass and opera singer
Death (age 91)
Luis Manuel Molina, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Cuban musician
Birth (61th anniversary)
Eva Johansson, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Danish soprano opera singer
Birth (62th anniversary)
Melinda Wagner, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, American composer
Birth (63th anniversary)
Irina Viktorovna Tseslukevich, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Soviet and Russian composer, music educator
Birth
Gabriela Sima, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer
Birth
Andrew Marriner, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, British musician
Birth (66th anniversary)
Mikhail Bronner, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Soviet composer
Birth (68th anniversary)
Juan Tellería, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Spanish composer and pianist (1895-1949)
Death (age 53)
Dennis O'Neill, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Welsh opera singer
Birth (72th anniversary)
Mikhail Gantvarg, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Soviet and Russian violinist
Birth (73th anniversary)
Anna Krátká, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 54)
Philippe Bender, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, French conductor
Birth (78th anniversary)
Leo Ascher, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Death (age 61)
Jesús López Cobos, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Spanish conductor
Birth
Ryszard Arning, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Polish singer
Birth
Hartmut Bauer, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Maryanne Amacher, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Composer and installation artist
Birth
Julie Reisserová, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Czech composer
Death (age 49)
Růžena Maturová, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 68)
František Neumann, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Czech conductor, music educator and composer
Death (age 54)
Aino Seep, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, operetta singer, opera soloist, and stage actress
Birth
Jarmila Palivcová, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Work for soloist
“Suite for piano, Op. 25”, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history
Premiere
Amalia Ramírez, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Spanish singer and opera singer (1834-1918)
Death (age 83)
Soňa Spurná, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (103th anniversary)
Artūrs Frinbergs, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Soviet singer, opera singer and actor (1916-1984)
Birth
Boris Papandopulo, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Croatian composer
Birth
Anton Arensky, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Russian composer, pianist and professor of music
Death (age 44)
Cornélie Falcon, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, French soprano
Death (age 83)
Madeleine Sibille, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, French opera singer
Birth
Henri Martelli, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, French composer and choreographer
Birth
Tor Mann, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Swedish conductor (1894–1974)
Birth
Adolf Kramenič, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Czech composer, choirmaster and organist
Birth
Otakar Ostrčil, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Czech conductor and composer
Birth
Maryanna Cherkasskaya, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Russian opera singer
Birth
Pavel Zakharovich Andreev, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Soviet singer and opera singer (1874-1950)
Birth
Josep Anselm Clavé, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Catalan businessperson, composer and writer (1824-1874)
Death (age 49)
Renato Brogi, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Italian musician and composer
Birth
Anna Sofia Sevelin, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Swedish opera singer
Death (age 80)
149th anniversary (2021)
Gaetano Pini-Corsi, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Italian opera tenor
Birth
Laure Cinti-Damoreau, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 62)
Anna Henneberg, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, music pedagogue, opera singer, singer
Birth
Bohumil Benoni, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Bohumil Benoni (1862-1942), Czech opera singer
Birth
Ferdinand Vach, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Czech conductor, composer, choirmaster and organist
Birth
Hermine Spies, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
Alexandre Georges, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, French organist and composer
Birth
Josef Paukner, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Czech conductor and composer
Birth
Heinrich Kafka, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Czech music educator and composer
Birth
Henriette Garthe, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
Benno Stolzenberg, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Birth
Emma Mampe-Babnigg, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, music pedagogue, opera singer, singer, stage actor
Birth
Jeanne-Marie Marsan, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, French dramatic actress and an opera singer
Death (age 61)
Opera
“Faniska”, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history
Premiere
Theater am Kärntnertor
Théodore-Étienne Moreau-Sainti, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, French opera singer
Birth
Giovanni Battista Borghi, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 57)
Opera
“Fidelity Rewarded”, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history
Premiere 240th anniversary
Eszterházy Palace
Georg Caspar Schürmann, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, German composer
Death (age 79)
Ernst Wilhelm Wolf, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, German composer
Birth
Armand-Louis Couperin, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, French composer, organist, and harpsichordist
Birth
Alessandro Stradella, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 38)
Johann Philipp Krieger, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, German Baroque composer
Birth
Marco da Gagliano, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 60)
Alonso Lobo, Anniversaries (February 25), Classical music history, Spanish composer and bandmaster at the cathedrals of Sevilla, Toledo and Cuenca
Birth