Music anniversaries to be commemorated on July 25: births, premieres...
Thousands of anniversaries. In 2020, 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.
July 25: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For July 25, there are no less than 76 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Amy Eliza Castles (140th anniversary, Birth), Maureen Forrester (90th anniversary, Birth), Radmila Smiljanić (80th anniversary, Birth), Désiré Defauw (60th anniversary, Death), Bernard Ładysz (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 July 25
2020
Bernard Ładysz, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Polish singer and actor
Death (age 98)
0th anniversary (2020)
2019
Anner Bylsma, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Dutch cellist
Death (age 85)
Alberto Ponce, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Spanish musician
Death (age 84)
2018
Guy Fallot, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, French cellist
Death (age 90)
2017
Endre Ütő, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, opera singer, theatre manager
Death (age 80)
Ivana Loudová, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Czech music educator and composer
Death (age 76)
2014
Carlo Bergonzi, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 90)
1998
Matteo Manuguerra, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Tunisian-born French baritone
Death (age 73)
1996
Mikael Tariverdiev, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Soviet composer
Death (age 64)
1995
Osvaldo Pugliese, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Argentine pianist, tango composer
Death (age 89)
1991
Ernest McChesney, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, American opera singer
Death (age 79)
1986
László Ágoston, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Hungarian singer
Birth (34th anniversary)
1984
Dong-Hyek Lim, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, South Korean musician
Birth (36th anniversary)
1983
Angela Brower, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, opera singer, mezzo-soprano
Birth (37th anniversary)
Zsolt Haja, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, (1983--) opera singer
Birth (37th anniversary)
1981
Juozas Katelė, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer
Death (age 97)
1979
Simon Peder Edwardsen, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 86)
Dora Gatta, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 50)
1976
Davide Cabassi, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Italian pianist
Birth (44th anniversary)
1971
Gulnora Alimova, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, pianist
Birth (49th anniversary)
1969
Douglas Moore, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, American composer
Death (age 75)
1966
Dmitriy Danilovitsj Golovin, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Soviet singer and opera singer (1894-1966)
Death (age 71)
1965
Ādolfs Kaktiņš, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Death (age 79)
1964
Marco Betta, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth (56th anniversary)
1963
Yōichi Murata, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Japanese trombone player, composer, arranger, producer (1963-)
Birth (57th anniversary)
1962
Christie MacDonald, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Canadian opera singer and stage actor
Death (age 87)
Yuriy Vlasenko, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, musician
Birth
1961
Nobuya Sugawa, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, concertmaster, saxophonist
Birth (59th anniversary)
1960
Désiré Defauw, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, conductor, violinist
Death (age 74)
1957
Natale de Carolis, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth (63th anniversary)
Gitta-Maria Sjöberg, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Swedish opera singer
Birth (63th anniversary)
1955
Ilmari Hannikainen, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Finnish composer and pianist
Death (age 62)
1954
Lambert Murphy, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, American opera singer
Death (age 69)
1952
Stellan Sagvik, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Swedish saxophonist, musicologist and oboist
Birth (68th anniversary)
1949
Li-Kuo Chang, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, violinist
Birth (71th anniversary)
Maria Teresa Uribe, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Chilean opera singer
Birth (71th anniversary)
1947
Viktor Galkin, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Russian hornist
Birth
1946
Federico Ibarra, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Mexican composer
Birth (74th anniversary)
Magdaléna Hajóssyová, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Slovak opera singer and music educator
Birth (74th anniversary)
1945
Gyula Toronyi, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer
Death (age 72)
1944
Hiroko Nakamura, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Japanese classical pianist
Birth
Anthony Goldstone, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, British pianist
Birth
1942
Ruža Pospiš-Baldani, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, singer
Birth (78th anniversary)
1941
Dimi Palos, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Birth (79th anniversary)
1940
Radmila Smiljanić, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Serbian singer
Birth (80th anniversary)
1939
Richard Aaker Trythall, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, American Italian composer
Birth (81th anniversary)
1938
George Pappas, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, opera singer (bass)
Birth
1937
Magdalena Cononovici, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Romanian soprano
Birth (83th anniversary)
1931
Liselotte Becker-Egner, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1930
Maureen Forrester, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Canadian operatic contralto
Birth
Ramón Iriarte, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Venezuelan opera singer
Birth (90th anniversary)
1929
Vera Schlosser, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, (1929-2018)
Birth
1928
John Moulson, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1926
Zsuzsa Divéky, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1921
Adolph Herseth, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, American musician
Birth
1897
Yun Sim-deok, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Korean singer-actor
Birth
1895
Maria Zamboni, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Italian operstic soprano
Birth
1894
Yvonne Printemps, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, singer and actress
Birth
1892
Felix Loeffel, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Swiss opera singer (1892-1981)
Birth
1883
Alfredo Casella, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Italian composer, pianist and conductor
Birth
1880
Amy Eliza Castles, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Australian opera singer
Birth
1868
Marcel Journet, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, French opera singer
Birth
1866
Claude Paris, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 57)
Aloys Schmitt, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, German composer, pianist and music teacher
Death (age 77)
1855
Edward Solomon, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, English composer, conductor, orchestrator and pianist
Birth
1831
Maria Agata Szymanowska, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Polish woman composer
Death (age 41)
1825
Jacopo Foroni, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, opera composer
Birth
1814
Charles Dibdin, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, British musician, songwriter, dramatist, novelist and actor
Death (age 69)
1803
Joseph-Barnabé Saint-Sevin dit L'Abbé le Fils, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, French musician
Death (age 76)
1786
Giacomo Cordella, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
1751
John Frederick Lampe, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, English musician of German descent
Death (age 48)
1673
Santiago de Murcia, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Spanish guitarist and composer
Birth
1654
Agostino Steffani, Anniversaries (July 25), Classical music history, Italian ecclesiastic, diplomat and composer
Birth