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  2. History: Anniversaries
  3. January 3

Music anniversaries to be commemorated on January 3: 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 3: Essential anniversaries

Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For January 3, there are no less than 85 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Giuseppina Grassini (170th anniversary, Death), Gerd Brenneis (90th anniversary, Birth), Alexander Svechnikov (40th anniversary, Death), Nada Vidmar (30th anniversary, Death), Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt (10th anniversary, Death)... to name only some of the artists, composers or performers, known or less known throughout the world.

Anniversaries, January 3


< 1900
20th century
...
< 1800
Romantic
> 1900
< 1750
Classical
> 1800
< 1600
Baroque
> 1750
< 1400
Renaissance
> 1600
...
Medieval
> 1400

All important anniversaries to commemorate a January 3

 

January 3

2019

Thais St Julien, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Soprano

Death (age 73)

2018

Medeniyet Shahberdiyeva, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Soviet opera singer and music educator

Death (age 87)

2017

Barbara Fei, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Hong Kong opera singer

Death (age 85)

2010

Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Chilean musician

Death (age 84)

2009

Charles Camilleri, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Maltese composer

Death (age 77)

2007

János Fürst, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Hungarian-born conductor and violinist

Death (age 71)

2006

Arturo Sergi, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, American musician, singer and opera singer

Death (age 80)

2003

Halima Nosirova, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Soviet opera singer, music educator and actor (1913-2003)

Death (age 89)

1995

Tadeáš Salva, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, composer and university teacher (1937-1995)

Death (age 57)

Slavko Štrukelj, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, opera singer

Death (age 81)

1994

Josef Witt, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Austrian tenor

Death (age 92)

1991

Anna Elizabeth Pohl, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, South African opera singer

Death (age 76)

1990

Nada Vidmar, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, opera singer, partisan

Death (age 72)

1983

Janai <strong>Brugger</strong> Janai Brugger, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Operatic soprano

Birth (37th anniversary)

Eduard Khagagortyan, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Soviet composer (1930-1983)

Death (age 52)

Marion Talley, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, American opera singer (1906-1983)

Death (age 76)

Maria Milkova-Zolotovich, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Bulgarian opera singer

Death (age 84)

1980

Alexander Svechnikov, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Soviet conductor, choir director and music educator (1890-1980)

Death (age 89)

1975

Merle Tillotson Alcock, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, American opera singer

Death (age 85)

1974

Corrado Margutti, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Italian composer and opera singer

Birth (46th anniversary)

Bas Wiegers, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Dutch conductor

Birth (46th anniversary)

1972

Kevin <strong>Puts</strong> Kevin Puts, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, American composer

Birth (48th anniversary)

1971

Olle Strandberg, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Swedish actor

Death (age 84)

49th anniversary    (2021)

1969

Nadja Michael, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, German operatic soprano

Birth (51th anniversary)

1967

Mary Garden, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Scottish opera singer (1874-1967)

Death (age 92)

1965

Mario Basiola, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Italian operatic baritone

Death (age 72)

George Rasely, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, American opera singer

Death (age 76)

1963

Jaroslav Mácha, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Czech composer, doctor and choirmaster

Death (age 89)

Oskar <strong>Back</strong> Oskar Back, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Dutch musician

Death (age 83)

1956

Alexander <strong>Gretchaninov</strong> Alexander Gretchaninov, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Russian Romantic composer

Death (age 91)

1951

Ferdinand Barlow, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, French choreographer and composer

Death (age 69)

1950

Frank Sumner Dodge, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, American musician

Birth (70th anniversary)

1949

Jeffrey Solow, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, American musician

Birth (71th anniversary)

1946

Adrienne Csengery, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer

Birth (74th anniversary)

1944

David Atherton, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, English conductor

Birth (76th anniversary)

Julia Jahnke, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, singer, opera singer

Death (age 70)

1943

Heinz Karl Gruber, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Austrian composer

Birth (77th anniversary)

1942

Alexander Flessburg, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, German actor and opera singer

Death (age 58)

1941

Work for orchestra

“Symphonic Dances, Op. 45”, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history

Sergei Rachmaninoff


Premiere 80th anniversary

1939

Delores Ivory Davis, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth (81th anniversary)

1938

Arturo Berutti, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Argentinian composer

Death (age 79)

1937

Zygmunt <strong>Konieczny</strong> Zygmunt Konieczny, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Polish musician

Birth (83th anniversary)

1936

Herman Brag, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Swedish actor

Death (age 75)

1932

Johanna Peters, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Scottish mezzo-soprano

Birth

1930

Gerd Brenneis, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer

Birth

1929

Ernst Mahle, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Brazilian composer

Birth (91th anniversary)

1926

Anna Forstén, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer

Death (age 79)

1924

Nell Rankin, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, singer

Birth

1923

Marisa Maresca, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Italian dancer

Birth

Karl Österreicher, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Austrian conductor, university professor and music educator

Birth

1921

Arseny <strong>Koreshchenko</strong> Arseny Koreshchenko, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Russian classical music composer

Death (age 50)

99th anniversary    (2021)

1919

Miloš Konvalinka, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Czech conductor and composer

Birth

1917

Pierre <strong>Dervaux</strong> Pierre Dervaux, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, French operatic conductor, composer, and pedagogue

Birth

1916

Antonio <strong>Estévez</strong> Antonio Estévez, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Venezuelan composer, conductor and oboist (1916-1988)

Birth

Modest Tchaikovsky, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Russian writer

Death (age 65)

1914

Raoul <strong>Pugno</strong> Raoul Pugno, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, French composer, teacher, organist, and pianist

Death (age 61)

 

Romantic

1909

Victor <strong>Borge</strong> Victor Borge, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Danish-American comedian and musician

Birth

1904

Caro Lamoureux, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, singer, opera singer

Birth

1901

Richárd Pauli, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, opera singer

Death (age 65)

20th century

1890

Ballet

“The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66”, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky


Premiere

Mariinsky Theatre

1889

Giuseppe Dell'Orefice, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Italian opera composer, conductor

Death (age 40)

1884

Raoul <strong>Koczalski</strong> Raoul Koczalski, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Polish pianist

Birth

1879

Lina Abarbanell, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, German-American singer (1879-1963)

Birth

1876

Janina Korolewicz-Waydowa, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Polish singer

Birth

1873

John Lodge <strong>Ellerton</strong> John Lodge Ellerton, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, British composer

Death (age 71)

1871

Daniel Alomía Robles, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Peruvian composer and ethnomusicologist

Birth

149th anniversary    (2021)

1870

Carl Holly, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, stage actor, opera singer

Birth

1869

Charles Levadé, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, French composer

Birth

1868

Moritz <strong>Hauptmann</strong> Moritz Hauptmann, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, German music theorist, teacher and composer

Death (age 75)

1864

Josef Passy-Cornet, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Austrian singer

Birth

1863

Trinidad Ramos, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Spanish opera singer

Death (age 28)

1860

Sybil Grey, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, British singer and actress

Birth

1858

Carl Nebe, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, German bass-baritone (1858-1908)

Birth

Richard Franck, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, German composer

Birth

1850

Giuseppina Grassini, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Italian opera singer

Death (age 76)

1838

Joseph Dupont, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Belgian musician (1838-1899)

Birth

1836

Friedrich Witt, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, German composer and cellist

Death (age 65)

1823

Jacques-Nicolas <strong>Lemmens</strong> Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Belgian musician

Birth

 

Classical

1806

Henriette Sontag, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, German operatic singer (1806-1854)

Birth

1802

Caroline Medon, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, stage actor, opera singer

Birth

Romantic

1785

Baldassare <strong>Galuppi</strong> Baldassare Galuppi, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Italian composer

Death (age 78)

1767

Luca Antonio <strong>Predieri</strong> Luca Antonio Predieri, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Italian musician

Death (age 78)

1761

Willem de Fesch, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Dutch violone player and composer

Death (age 73)

1738

Opera

“Faramondo”, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history

George Frideric Handel


Premiere

Her Majesty's Theatre

1631

Michelagnolo Galilei, Anniversaries (January 3), Classical music history, Italian lutenist and composer

Death (age 55)

See also...

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