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.
January 28: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For January 28, there are no less than 103 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Giovanni Battista 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
Othmar Mága, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German conductor
Death (age 90)
Andrzej Nikodemowicz, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Polish composer, pianist and music educator
Death (age 92)
Margaret Price, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Welsh opera singer
Death (age 69)
Patricia Leonard, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, English contralto and mezzo-soprano (1936-2010)
Death (age 73)
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)
Herta Glaz, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, American opera singer
Death (age 97)
Esther Réthy, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 91)
Jolanda Gardino, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Italian singer
Death (age 83)
Lucienne Renaudin Vary, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, French musician
Birth (21th anniversary)
Valery Gavrilin, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Russian composer
Death (age 59)
Raya Garbousova, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, American musician
Death (age 87)
Ferruccio Tagliavini, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Italian opera singer (1913-1995)
Death (age 81)
Erik Herseth, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, sailor
Death (age 100)
Gerda Lammers, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, musician, opera singer, singer
Death (age 77)
Hans Lang, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Death (age 83)
Ádám György, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Hungarian pianist
Birth (38th anniversary)
Georg Gädker, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German baritone
Birth (39th anniversary)
Agostino Lazzari, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 61)
Franco Evangelisti, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 54)
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)
Cristian Carrara, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth (43th anniversary)
Sergei Radamsky, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 82)
Georges Van van Parys, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, French film score composer
Death (age 68)
49th anniversary (2021)
Vasiliy Kuznetsov, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Soviet trombonist
Death (age 82)
Július Móži, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, composer, conductor
Death (age 59)
Hermann Bäumer, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German conductor
Birth (55th anniversary)
Atilla Kiss B., Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer
Birth (57th anniversary)
Noriko Ogawa, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Japanese classical pianist
Birth (58th anniversary)
Theodor Bohumír Pařík, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Czech conductor, violinist and composer
Death (age 79)
Ettore Parmeggiani, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 64)
Burkhard von Dallwitz, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German composer
Birth (61th anniversary)
Markus Schwendemann, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
Richard Danielpour, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, American composer
Birth (64th anniversary)
Mark van Platen, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Dutch composer, conductor and pianist
Birth (65th anniversary)
Cristian Caraman, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Romanian opera singer
Birth (66th anniversary)
Anna Gonda, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer
Birth
Reynaldo Hahn, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Venezuelan, naturalised French, composer, conductor, music critic, diarist, theatre director, and salon singer
Death (age 72)
Marthe Chenal, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, French opera singer
Death (age 65)
John Tavener, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, British composer
Birth
Heidemarie Brüny, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German actress and opera singer
Birth (76th anniversary)
Maartje Offers, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Dutch opera singer
Death (age 52)
Malvina Major, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, New Zealand opera soprano
Birth (77th anniversary)
Pablo Luna, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Spanish composer
Death (age 62)
Tamaki Tokuyama, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Japanese singer
Death (age 38)
Malini Rajurkar, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Indian singer
Birth (79th anniversary)
Leonid Hrabovsky, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Ukrainian composer
Birth (85th anniversary)
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Russian composer, conductor and teacher
Death (age 75)
Spiro Malas, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth
Helena Tattermuschová, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, singer
Birth (87th anniversary)
Adolf Krössing, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Czech actor, opera singer and director
Death (age 85)
Ezio Flagello, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth
Luis de Pablo, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Spanish composer
Birth (90th anniversary)
Emmy Destinn, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Czech operatic soprano with a strong and soaring lyric-playwright voice
Death (age 51)
Ángel Arteaga, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Spanish composer
Birth
Maria Fołtyn, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Polish singer, opera singer and music educator
Birth
Paul Asciak, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Maltese opera singer
Birth
Jenő Sztojanovits, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Hungarian composer, conductor and educationist (1864-1919)
Death (age 54)
Larysa Rudenko, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Ukrainian opera singer
Birth
Dalnoki Béni, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 75)
Frances Yeend, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, American singer
Birth
Wilhelmina Fundin, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Swedish actress
Death (age 91)
Aiko Iguchi, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Japanese pianist (1910-1984)
Birth
Otto Kuhlmann, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German actor, voice actor, singer and opera singer
Birth
Yoshio Kodama, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, singer, teacher
Birth
Adam Minheimer, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, composer, conductor
Death (age 73)
Robert Planquette, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, French composer of songs and operettas
Death (age 54)
Augusta Holmès, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 55)
Joseph Barnby, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, British musician
Death (age 57)
Laura Pasini, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Italian Opera singer
Birth
Karel Boleslav Jirák, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Czech conductor, music educator and composer
Birth
Arthur Rubinstein, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Polish-American classical pianist
Birth
Lois Ewell, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, American musician
Birth
Jean Athanasiu, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Romanian singer and opera singer
Birth
Marie Angrová, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, opera singer, pedagogue
Birth
Walter Kollo, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German composer
Birth
Constantin Decker, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, composer, music pedagogue, pianist
Death (age 67)
Julián Carrillo, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Mexican musician
Birth
Frieda Brauer, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
Henry Hugo Pierson, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, English composer
Death (age 57)
Károly Benza, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Hungarian actor, singer and director
Death (age 60)
August Junker, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German musician
Birth
Eugène Goossens, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, French musician
Birth
Marie Delorn, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, French opera singer
Birth
Rose Delaunay, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, French soprano
Birth
Bertha Schwarz, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German/Austrian operatic soprano
Birth
Ioan Ivanovici, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Romanian military band leader and composer
Birth
Jan Nepomuk Vocet, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Czech composer and organist
Death (age 65)
Viktor Nessler, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German composer
Birth
Sabine Baring-Gould, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, English hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, eclectic scholar, folk song collector
Birth
Franz Wüllner, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German composer and conductor
Birth
Tirso de Obregón y Pierrad, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Birth
F.L.Æ. Kunzen, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Danish composer
Death (age 55)
Cornélie Falcon, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, French soprano
Birth
Johann Joseph Rösler, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, composer
Death (age 40)
Ferdinand Hérold, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
Giovanni Battista Velluti, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Italian opera singer, castrato
Birth
Francesco Feo, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 70)
Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Italian composer and conductor
Birth
Bartolomeo Cristofori, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Italian maker of musical instruments
Death (age 75)
Johann Ernst Bach, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German composer
Birth
Gregor Werner, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Birth