Music anniversaries to be commemorated on January 28: 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 28: Essential anniversaries

Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For January 28, there are no less than 102 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Giovanni Velluti (240th anniversary, Birth), Emmy Destinn (90th anniversary, Death), Franco Evangelisti (40th anniversary, Death), Patricia Leonard (10th anniversary, Death), Othmar Mága (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 January 28

January 28

2020

Othmar Mága, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German conductor

Death (age 90)

0th anniversary (2020)

2017

Andrzej Nikodemowicz, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Polish composer, pianist and music educator

Death (age 92)

2011

Margaret Price, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Welsh opera singer

Death (age 69)

2010

Patricia Leonard, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, English contralto and mezzo-soprano (1936-2010)

Death (age 73)

2007

Vittoria Calma, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Polish singer

Death (age 86)

Karel Svoboda, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Czech composer (1938—2007)

Death (age 68)

2006

Herta Glaz, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, American opera singer

Death (age 97)

2004

Esther Réthy, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, singer

Death (age 91)

2003

Jolanda Gardino, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Italian singer

Death (age 83)

1999

Valery Gavrilin, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Russian composer

Death (age 59)

Lucienne Renaudin Vary, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, musician

Birth (21th anniversary)

1997

Raya Garbousova, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, American musician

Death (age 87)

1995

Ferruccio Tagliavini, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Italian opera singer (1913-1995)

Death (age 81)

1993

Gerda Lammers, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, opera singer, musician, singer

Death (age 77)

Erik Herseth, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, sailor

Death (age 100)

1992

Hans Lang, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Austrian composer

Death (age 83)

1982

Ádám György, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Hungarian pianist

Birth (38th anniversary)

1981

Georg Gädker, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth (39th anniversary)

Agostino Lazzari, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Italian opera singer

Death (age 61)

1980

Franco Evangelisti, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Italian composer

Death (age 54)

1979

Sergejs Jēgers, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Latvian opera singer and singer

Birth (41th anniversary)

Maite Maruri, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Spanish opera singer

Birth (41th anniversary)

1977

Cristian Carrara, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Italian composer

Birth (43th anniversary)

1973

Sergei Radamsky, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, opera singer

Death (age 82)

1971

Georges Van van Parys, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, French film score composer

Death (age 68)

1969

Vasiliy Kuznetsov, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Soviet trombonist

Death (age 82)

1968

Július Móži, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, composer, conductor

Death (age 59)

1965

Hermann Bäumer, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German conductor

Birth (55th anniversary)

1963

Atilla Kiss B., Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer

Birth (57th anniversary)

1962

Noriko Ogawa, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Japanese classical pianist

Birth (58th anniversary)

1961

Theodor Bohumír Pařík, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Czech conductor, violinist and composer

Death (age 79)

1960

Ettore Parmeggiani, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, opera singer

Death (age 64)

1959

Burkhard von Dallwitz, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German composer

Birth (61th anniversary)

1957

Markus Schwendemann, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German opera singer

Birth

1956

Richard Danielpour, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, American composer

Birth (64th anniversary)

1955

Mark van Platen, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Dutch composer, conductor and pianist

Birth (65th anniversary)

1954

Cristian Caraman, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Romanian opera singer

Birth (66th anniversary)

1947

Reynaldo Hahn, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Venezuelan, naturalised French, composer, conductor, music critic, diarist, theatre director, and salon singer