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  2. History: Anniversaries
  3. January 4

Music anniversaries to be commemorated on January 4: 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 4: Essential anniversaries

Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For January 4, there are no less than 84 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (310th anniversary, Birth), Johann Friedrich Agricola (300th anniversary, Birth), Hedvig Wigert (240th anniversary, Death), Giovanni Battista Mancini (220th anniversary, Death), Gábor Gabos (90th anniversary, Birth)... to name only some of the artists, composers or performers, known or less known throughout the world.

Anniversaries, January 4


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

All important anniversaries to commemorate a January 4

 

January 4

2017

Georges <strong>Prêtre</strong> Georges Prêtre, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, French orchestral and opera conductor

Death (age 92)

2014

Shigeyuki Imai, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Japanese composer (1933-2014)

Death (age 81)

2013

Pavol Bagin, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, conductor, composer

Death (age 79)

Charles van Tassel, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Dutch singer

Death (age 76)

2012

Jiří Bárta, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Czech pianist and composer

Death (age 76)

2006

Gretl Schörg, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, singer

Death (age 91)

2004

Norman Platt, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, British conductor (1920-2004)

Death (age 83)

2003

Yfrah Neaman, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, British musician

Death (age 79)

1999

Camille Berthollet, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, French-Swiss violinist and cellist

Birth (21th anniversary)

Julius Duršliokas, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer

Death (age 87)

1996

Ramón Vinay, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Chilean opera singer

Death (age 84)

1995

Eduardo <strong>Mata</strong> Eduardo Mata, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Mexican musician

Death (age 52)

Heshmat Sanjari, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Iranian conductor and composer

Death (age 77)

1994

Elena Shumilova, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Soviet opera singer and music educator

Death (age 80)

1988

Lily <strong>Laskine</strong> Lily Laskine, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, French harpist

Death (age 94)

1986

Olga <strong>Scheps</strong> Olga Scheps, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Classical pianist

Birth (34th anniversary)

1985

Evelin Novak, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, soprano singer

Birth (35th anniversary)

Lovro von <strong>Matačić</strong> Lovro von Matačić, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Croatian conductor and composer

Death (age 85)

1974

Karel Janeček, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Czech music educator, composer, and musicologist

Death (age 70)

1973

Julia Fons, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Spanish singer (1882-1973)

Death (age 91)

1971

Amarilli Nizza, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Italian operatic soprano

Birth (49th anniversary)

49th anniversary    (2021)

1969

Boris <strong>Berezovsky</strong> Boris Berezovsky, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Russian virtuoso pianist

Birth

1966

Klaus Schedl, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, German composer

Birth (54th anniversary)

Marcel Tabuteau, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, French musician

Death (age 78)

1963

Kenneth Weiss, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, American harpsichordist

Birth (57th anniversary)

1960

Kayvan Mirhadi, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Iranian musician

Birth (60th anniversary)

1955

Kazuoki Fujii, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Japanese composer and pianist

Birth (65th anniversary)

1954

Peter <strong>Seiffert</strong> Peter Seiffert, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, German opera singer

Birth (66th anniversary)

1952

František Souček, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Czech composer

Death (age 71)

1951

Ronald Corp, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Composer, conductor, artistic director, musical director, founder, Anglican priest

Birth (69th anniversary)

1949

Margaret Anne Marshall, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, singer

Birth (71th anniversary)

1946

Walfrid Lehto, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, singer, opera singer

Death (age 49)

1945

Hans Fiala, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer

Death (age 61)

1944

Sadao Harada, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Japanese cellist

Birth (76th anniversary)

1942

Leon Jessel, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, German composer

Death (age 70)

1937

Grace Bumbry, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, American opera singer

Birth (83th anniversary)

1933

Shigeyuki Imai, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Japanese composer (1933-2014)

Birth

1930

Gábor Gabos, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Hungarian musician

Birth

1929

Lars Ekman, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Swedish singer

Birth

1928

Avni Mula, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Albanian singer, musician

Birth

1924

Alfred Grünfeld, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Czech composer and pianist

Death (age 71)

1923

Flavio Testi, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Italian composer

Birth

1922

Hüsnü Qubadov, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Soviet opera singer

Birth

1921

Armine Tutunjyan, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Armenian opera singer

Birth

99th anniversary    (2021)

1914

Sarah Mundell Crane, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, American concert singer, musical educator (1855–1914)

Death (age 64)

 

Romantic

1908

Vilém Heš, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Czech opera singer

Death (age 47)

1907

Ana Kaskas, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, American opera singer of Lithuanian descent

Birth

1905

Theodore <strong>Thomas</strong> Theodore Thomas, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, American violinist and conductor

Death (age 69)

1904

Erik Chisholm, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, 20th century Scottish composer and conductor

Birth

1901

Lilian Henschel, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, American vocalist

Death (age 40)

1898

František Pivoda, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Czech music reviewer, composer and educator

Death (age 73)

1897

José Beckmans, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Belgian singer and opera singer

Birth

1894

Cédia Brault, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, singer, opera singer

Birth

1893

André Baugé, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, French singer

Birth

Manuel Palau Boix, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Spanish composer, music teacher, and conductor (1893–1967)

Birth

20th century

1888

Makso Adrian, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth

1887

Sebastian <strong>Lee</strong> Sebastian Lee, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, German cellist, composer, and pedagogue

Death (age 81)

1882

Ángel Barrios, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Spanish composer

Birth

1881

Work for orchestra

“Akademische Festouvertüre c-Moll, Op. 80”, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history

Johannes Brahms


Premiere 140th anniversary

Georges Baklanoff, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Russian singer and opera singer (1881-1938)

Birth

Nikolai <strong>Roslavets</strong> Nikolai Roslavets, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Russian modernist composer

Birth

1878

Rosa Grünberg, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Swedish actress and opera singer

Birth

1876

Rudolf Fejfar, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth

1875

Domenico Monleone, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Italian composer

Birth

1874

Josef <strong>Suk</strong> Josef Suk, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Czech composer and violinist (1874-1935)

Birth

1865

Peter Cornelius, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Danish opera singer

Birth

1855

Arthur Cobalet, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, French singer

Birth

1854

Anna de Belocca, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Russian opera singer

Birth

1850

Davidov Aleksandr, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, opera singer, tenor

Birth

1846

Amalie Sebald, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, German singer (1787-1846)

Death (age 58)

1839

Josep Ribera i Miró, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Spanish composer (1839-1921)

Birth

1824

Peter Grevenberg, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth

 

Classical

1818

Paul Mériel, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, composer

Birth

1807

Baltasar Saldoni, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Spanish musicologist and composer

Birth

1801

Louise von Drieberg, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, German composer and poet

Birth

1800

Giovanni Battista Mancini, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Italian soprano castrato, voice teacher and author of books on singing

Death (age 86)

1798

Giuseppe <strong>Giordani</strong> Giuseppe Giordani, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Italian composer

Death (age 46)

Romantic

1780

Hedvig Wigert, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Swedish opera singer

Death (age 31)

 

Baroque

1759

Maria Rosa Coccia, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Italian woman composer

Birth

1720

Johann Friedrich Agricola, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, German composer

Birth

1717

Antonio Maria Mazzoni, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, composer

Birth

1714

Atto <strong>Melani</strong> Atto Melani, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Italian opera singer

Death (age 87)

1710

Giovanni Battista <strong>Pergolesi</strong> Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Italian composer

Birth

 

Renaissance

1609

Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi, Anniversaries (January 4), Classical music history, Italian composer

Death (age 54)

See also...

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