Music anniversaries to be commemorated on January 21: 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.
January 21: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For January 21, there are no less than 93 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: John Henry Maunder (100th anniversary, Death), Mike Terrana (60th anniversary, Birth), Jane Bathori (50th anniversary, Death), Elvira de Hidalgo (40th anniversary, Death), Suleĭman Aleskerov (20th 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 January 21
2017
Veljo Tormis, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Estonian composer
Death (age 86)
Anatoliy Katz, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Soviet composer and pianist
Death (age 80)
Klára Takács, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer
Death (age 71)
2015
Waldemar Kmentt, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer
Death (age 85)
2011
Caterina Mancini, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 86)
2010
Camille Maurane, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, French opera singer
Death (age 98)
2009
Hermann Winkler, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 84)
2008
Lutfiyar Imanov, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Azerbaijani opera singer
Death (age 79)
2007
Inga Sundström, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Swedish singer
Death (age 87)
Peer Raben, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, German composer and actor
Death (age 66)
Mina Foley, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 76)
2000
Suleĭman Aleskerov, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Soviet conductor and composer (1924-2000)
Death (age 75)
1999
Jacques Chailley, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, French musicologist and composer
Death (age 88)
1995
Tomasz Ritter, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Polish pianist
Birth (25th anniversary)
1993
Ján Zimmer, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Slovak composer
Death (age 66)
1989
Nareh Arghamanyan, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Armenian musician
Birth (31th anniversary)
1984
Willy Hofmann, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 74)
Kari Nurmela, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Operatic baritone
Death (age 53)
1980
Elvira de Hidalgo, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Operatic soprano and pedagogue
Death (age 88)
1977
John Vincent, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, American composer, conductor and music educator
Death (age 74)
Étienne Guéreau, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, French pianist
Birth (43th anniversary)
1976
Slava Grigoryan, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Australian musician
Birth (44th anniversary)
1973
Jaroslav Kyzlink, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Czech conductor
Birth (47th anniversary)
William Wernigk, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer
Death (age 78)
1971
Torben Grue, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, drummer
Birth (49th anniversary)
1970
Jane Bathori, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, French opera singer
Death (age 92)
50th anniversary (2020)
1969
Thomas Vikström, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Swedish singer
Birth (51th anniversary)
Joji Hattori, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Violinist and Conductor
Birth (51th anniversary)
1964
Fiona Joy Hawkins, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Australian musician
Birth (56th anniversary)
1962
Ernst Erich Buder, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, German composer
Death (age 65)
1960
Mike Terrana, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, American drummer
Birth (60th anniversary)
1959
Vladimir Bogachyov, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Birth (61th anniversary)
1957
Susanne Mentzer, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, singer
Birth (63th anniversary)
Satu Vihavainen, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer
Birth (63th anniversary)
Valentin Šindler, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Czech opera singer
Death (age 71)
1951
Anna Kľuková, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1948
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Italian composer and teacher
Death (age 72)
1945
Lucien-Léon Guillaume Lambert, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, American composer
Death (age 87)
1944
Uto Ughi, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Italian violinist and conductor
Birth (76th anniversary)
1943
Otakar Šín, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Czech composer, musicologist and choirmaster
Death (age 61)
1942
Georgiy Zastavnyy, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Soviet Russian singer
Birth
1941
Plácido Domingo, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Spanish tenor and conductor
Birth (79th anniversary)
1939
Gian Paolo Chiti, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Italian musician
Birth (81th anniversary)
1935
Raymond Vaillant, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
1926
Franco Evangelisti, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
1924
Katya Popova, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Bulgarian opera singer
Birth
1922
Mario Petri, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
1921
Käthe Graus, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth
1920
John Henry Maunder, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, British musician
Death (age 61)
100th anniversary (2020)
1915
Louis Gregh, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 71)
1910
Otto Drewes, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 64)
John Kentish, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, British opera singer
Birth
1909
Todor Skalovski, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Macedonian composer, choir and orchestra conductor
Birth
1905
August-Acanthe Boudouresque, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 69)
1899
Alexander Tcherepnin, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, American composer
Birth
Vasiliy Konstantinovitsj Litvinenko, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, pedagogue, opera singer, ballet master
Birth
1898
Avery Claflin, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, American composer
Birth
1897
Milo Miloradovich, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, American opera vocalist and cookbook author
Birth
1894
Guillaume Lekeu, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Belgian composer
Death (age 24)
Ivan Steshenko, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Soviet opera singer
Birth
Hedy Gura, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, German music educator
Birth
1891
Nikolai Golovanov, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Russian composer and conductor
Birth
Calixa Lavallée, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Canadian composer
Death (age 48)
Nicanor Pérez i Ferràndiz, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Spanish businessperson and composer (1891-1957)
Birth
1889
Thérèse Lobiewski, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Russian actor and opera singer (1889-1977)
Birth
1886
Hermann Gallos, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer
Birth
1884
Auguste Franchomme, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, French musician
Death (age 75)
1883
Mikhail Gnesin, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Russian Jewish composer and teacher
Birth
1882
Anton Emil Titl, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Czech conductor and composer
Death (age 72)
1876
Amelia Pinto, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Italian operatic soprano
Birth
1875
Carlo Adolfo Cantù, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
1874
Euphrosyne Parepa-Rosa, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, British operatic soprano
Death (age 37)
1869
Rudolf Zamrzla, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster
Birth
1865
Oscar Johanson, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Swedish actor
Birth
Philip Napier Miles, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, British composer
Birth
1863
Werner Alberti, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, singer, opera singer, music pedagogue, actor
Birth
1859
Antoni Rutkowski, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, composer, pianist, pedagogue
Birth
1858
Mélanie Bonis, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
1851
Albert Lortzing, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, German opera composer
Death (age 49)
1848
Henri Duparc, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
1828
Clémence de Grandval, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
1823
Alexandre Goria, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Pianist and composer
Birth
1817
Salvatore Pappalardo, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
1814
Thomas Attwood Walmisley, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, English composer and organist
Birth
1812
Eduard Tauwitz, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, German composer
Birth
1795
Michel Corrette, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, French organist and composer
Death (age 87)
1791
1774
Florian Leopold Gassmann, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Death (age 44)
1766
Vincent Houška, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Czech composer, violist and violoncellist
Birth
1725
Jiří Ignác Linek, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Czech composer and educator
Birth
1665
Domenico Mazzocchi, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 73)
1628
Gregor Aichinger, Anniversaries (January 21), Classical music history, German composer
Death (age 64)