Music anniversaries to be commemorated on January 8: births, premieres...

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)

Rakhili︠a︡ Miftakhova, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, 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)

Sam Raphling, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, American musician

Death (age 77)

Marie-Sophie Pollak, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, German opera singer

Birth (32th anniversary)

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, Hungarian 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)

Adriano Lualdi, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Italian composer

Death (age 85)

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, music pedagogue, composer

Birth (71th anniversary)

Richard Tauber, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Austrian tenor

Death (age 56)

Pavel Egorov, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Russian pianist

Birth

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, opera singer

Birth

Carl Hagman, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, opera singer

Death (age 56)

Béatrice La Palme, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Candian singer

Death (age 42)

Abbey Simon, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, American musician

Birth

100th anniversary    (2020)

Vladimír Šťastný, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, opera singer, pedagogue, composer

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

Edouard Lindenberg, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Romanian conductor

Birth

Nicola Stame, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Italian opera singer

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, singer

Birth

Ida Wulff, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Danish opera singer

Death (age 67)

Armande de Polignac, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, composer

Birth

Sara Cahier, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, 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

Birth

Marie Renard, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Austrian mezzo-soprano

Birth

Victor Dourlen, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Composer and pedagog

Death (age 83)

Adèle Isaac, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth

Jean Gabriel Marie, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, French composer and conductor

Birth

Maurice Kufferath, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Belgian conductor, musicologist, music critic and librettist

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

August Ciliax, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, opera singer, stage actor

Death (age 65)

Anna Levinsohn, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Danish opera singer

Birth

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

Arcangelo Corelli, Anniversaries (January 8), Classical music history, Italian violinist and composer

Death (age 59)

MasterpiecesComplete works

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)