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 8: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For January 8, there are no less than 106 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Hans von Bülow (190th anniversary, Birth), Giorgio Ronconi (130th anniversary, Death), Abbey Simon (100th anniversary, Birth), Jani Christou (50th anniversary, Death), Otmar Suitner (10th 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 8
Cornel Trăilescu, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Romanian composer
Death (age 92)
Erika Schubert, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Austrian singer died 2019
Death (age 98)
Nicolai Gedda, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Swedish opera singer
Death (age 91)
Eva Fleischer, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, opera singer (1922-2016)
Death (age 93)
Alexis Weissenberg, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Bulgarian musician
Death (age 82)
Klauspeter Seibel, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, German conductor and music educator
Death (age 74)
Otmar Suitner, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Austrian conductor
Death (age 87)
Björn Haugan, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Norwegian singer
Death (age 66)
Deborah Riedel, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 50)
Ivo Jirásek, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Czech conductor, music educator and composer
Death (age 83)
Rakhilia Miftakhova, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Russian singer (1940-2000)
Death (age 59)
Michael Tippett, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, English composer
Death (age 93)
Zakir Dzjavad ogli Bagirov, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Soviet composer and music educator (1916-1996)
Death (age 79)
Fritz Peter, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, (1925-1994)
Death (age 68)
Theo Bruins, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Dutch musician
Death (age 63)
Manuel Compinsky, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, violinist
Death (age 87)
Marie-Sophie Pollak, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth (32th anniversary)
Sam Raphling, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, American musician
Death (age 77)
Manuel Blancafort i de Rosselló, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Catalan composer
Death (age 89)
Pierre Fournier, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, French cellist
Death (age 79)
Mansel Thomas, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, British composer
Death (age 76)
Dan Tepfer, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, French-American jazz pianist and composer
Birth (38th anniversary)
Szabolcs Zempléni, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, (1981--) hornist
Birth (39th anniversary)
Eleonore Marguerre, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth (42th anniversary)
Nicolas Dautricourt, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, French violinist
Birth (43th anniversary)
Richard Tucker, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, American opera singer (1913-1975)
Death (age 61)
Bitush Davidov, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Jeiwsh singer, opera singer, actor, and stage dirctor
Death (age 70)
Philippe Giusiano, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, French musician
Birth (47th anniversary)
Work for orchestra
“Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141”, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history
Premiere
Adriano Lualdi, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 85)
49th anniversary (2021)
Jani Christou, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Greek musician
Death (age 44)
Svyatoslav Smirnov, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Russian singer and opera singer
Birth (51th anniversary)
Corciolli, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Brazilian film composer, producer and musician
Birth (52th anniversary)
Jadranka Jovanović, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Serbian opera singer and politician
Birth (62th anniversary)
David Lang, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, American composer
Birth (63th anniversary)
Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, German composer
Death (age 78)
Vladimir Feltsman, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Russian musician
Birth (68th anniversary)
Yumiko Samejima, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Japanese singer
Birth (68th anniversary)
Gustav Zeitzschel, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, German singer, opera singer and music educator
Death (age 82)
Emine Gjata, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (70th anniversary)
Marie-Louise Debogis, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Swiss singer (1879-1950)
Death (age 70)
Bogdan Dowlasz, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, composer, music pedagogue
Birth (71th anniversary)
Pavel Egorov, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Russian pianist
Birth
Richard Tauber, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Austrian tenor (1891-1948)
Death (age 56)
Catharinus Elling, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Norwegian musician, composer, musicologist, and music educator
Death (age 83)
Yevgeny Nesterenko, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Russian singer
Birth (82th anniversary)
Robert Moran, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, American composer
Birth (83th anniversary)
Zdeněk Mácal, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Czech conductor and director conductor of the Czech Philharmonic
Birth (84th anniversary)
Vilyam Semashko, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Soviet Russian singer
Birth
Zbigniew Frieman, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, conductor, violist
Birth
Jani Christou, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Greek musician
Birth
Evelyn Lear, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, American operatic soprano
Birth
Norman Foster, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, American actor
Birth
Benjamin Lees, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, American composer
Birth
Robert Starer, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Austrian-born American composer and pianist
Birth
Giorgio Tozzi, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, American opera singer (1923-2011)
Birth
Béatrice La Palme, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Candian singer
Death (age 42)
99th anniversary (2021)
Carl Hagman, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 56)
99th anniversary (2021)
Abbey Simon, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, American musician
Birth
Vladimír Šťastný, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, composer, opera singer, pedagogue
Birth
Karl Dönch, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, German actor and opera singer
Birth
Arkady Filippenko, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Ukrainian composer
Birth
Nicola Stame, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
Edouard Lindenberg, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Romanian conductor
Birth
Giacinto Scelsi, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Italian composer and poet
Birth
Jaromír Weinberger, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Czechoslovak-American composer
Birth
José María Tena, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Spanish composer (1895-1951)
Birth
Gladys Hugo, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, South African opera singer
Birth
Fredrik Pacius, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, German composer, lived in Finland
Death (age 81)
Giorgio Ronconi, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 79)
Benno Ziegler, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth
Wäinö Sola, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, actor, opera singer
Birth
Sofia Vera-Lorini, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 57)
Melanie Kurt, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Austran soprano opera singer
Birth
Ida Wulff, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Danish opera singer
Death (age 67)
Sara Cahier, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, American-born Swedish actor, opera singer and music educator
Birth
Lucien Capet, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, French violinist, pedagogue and composer
Birth
Grace Van Studdiford, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, American singer and actress (1873-1927)
Birth
Marie Renard, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Austrian mezzo-soprano
Birth
Victor Dourlen, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, French composer and pedagogue
Death (age 83)
Adèle Isaac, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Maurice Kufferath, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Belgian conductor, musicologist, music critic and librettist
Birth
Jean Gabriel Marie, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, French composer and conductor
Birth
Albert Cahen, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
Henry Bracy, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Welsh opera singer and actor
Birth
Emilio Usiglio, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
Antonietta Fricci, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer
Birth
Anna Levinsohn, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Danish opera singer
Birth
August Ciliax, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, opera singer, stage actor
Death (age 65)
Eleonore de Ahna, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth
Franz Krommer, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Czech conductor and composer
Death (age 71)
Hans von Bülow, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, German musician
Birth
Josepha Duschek, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Czech opera singer
Death (age 69)
Carlo Alfredo Piatti, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Italian cellist
Birth
Sigismond Thalberg, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Swiss composer and pianist
Birth
Filippo Traetta, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, American composer and music teacher
Birth
Opera
“Ariodante”, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history
Premiere
Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
Arcangelo Corelli, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Italian violinist and composer
Death (age 59)
Jean Gilles, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
Jacobus Vaet, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Franco-Flemish composer
Death (age 38)