Music anniversaries to be commemorated on January 28: 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.
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 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
2020
Othmar Mága, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German conductor
Death (age 90)
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
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)
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
Erik Herseth, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, sailor
Death (age 100)
Gerda Lammers, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, opera singer, musician, singer
Death (age 77)
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, German baritone
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)
49th anniversary (2021)
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
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)
1944
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)
1943
Malvina Major, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, New Zealand opera soprano
Birth (77th anniversary)
1942
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)
1941
Malini Rajurkar, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Indian singer
Birth (79th anniversary)
1935
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)
1933
Spiro Malas, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth
Adolf Krössing, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Czech actor, opera singer and director
Death (age 85)
1931
Ezio Flagello, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth
1930
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)
1928
Ángel Arteaga, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Spanish composer
Birth
1924
Maria Fołtyn, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Polish singer, opera singer and music educator
Birth
1923
Paul Asciak, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Maltese opera singer
Birth
1919
Jenő Sztojanovits, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Hungarian composer, conductor and educationist (1864-1919)
Death (age 54)
1918
Larysa Rudenko, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Ukrainian opera singer
Birth
1914
Dalnoki Béni, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 75)
1913
Frances Yeend, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, American singer
Birth
1911
Wilhelmina Fundin, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Swedish actress
Death (age 91)
1910
Aiko Iguchi, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Japanese pianist (1910-1984)
Birth
1909
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
1904
Adam Minheimer, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, conductor, composer
Death (age 73)
1903
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)
1896
Joseph Barnby, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, British musician
Death (age 57)
1894
Laura Pasini, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Italian Opera singer
Birth
1891
Karel Boleslav Jirák, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Czech conductor, music educator and composer
Birth
1887
Arthur Rubinstein, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Polish-American classical pianist
Birth
1885
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
1879
Marie Angrová, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, opera singer, pedagogue
Birth
1878
Walter Kollo, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German composer
Birth
Constantin Decker, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, composer, pianist, music pedagogue
Death (age 67)
1875
Julián Carrillo, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Mexican musician
Birth
1873
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)
1872
Károly Benza, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Hungarian actor, singer and director
Death (age 60)
1868
August Junker, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German musician
Birth
1867
Eugène Goossens, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, French musician
Birth
1861
Marie Delorn, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, French opera singer
Birth
1857
Rose Delaunay, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, French soprano
Birth
1855
Bertha Schwarz, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German/Austrian operatic soprano
Birth
1845
Ioan Ivanovici, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Romanian military band leader and composer
Birth
1843
Jan Nepomuk Vocet, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Czech composer and organist
Death (age 65)
1841
Viktor Nessler, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German composer
Birth
1834
Sabine Baring-Gould, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, English hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, eclectic scholar, folk song collector
Birth
1832
Franz Wüllner, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German composer and conductor
Birth
Tirso de Obregón y Pierrad, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Birth
1817
F.L.Æ. Kunzen, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Danish composer
Death (age 55)
1814
Cornélie Falcon, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, French soprano
Birth
1812
Johann Joseph Rösler, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, composer
Death (age 40)
1791
Ferdinand Hérold, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
1780
Giovanni Battista Velluti, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Italian opera singer, castrato
Birth
1761
Francesco Feo, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 70)
1757
Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Italian composer and conductor
Birth
1731
Bartolomeo Cristofori, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Italian maker of musical instruments
Death (age 75)
1722
Johann Ernst Bach, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, German composer
Birth
1693
Gregor Werner, Anniversaries (January 28), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Birth