Music anniversaries to be commemorated on July 26: 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 26: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For July 26, there are no less than 75 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Anna Sachse-Hofmeister (170th anniversary, Birth), Jacques Février (120th anniversary, Birth), Aaro Pärn (110th anniversary, Birth), Jenny Spennert (70th 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 26
2019
Wolfgang Lenz, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 77)
2017
Paul Angerer, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Austrian violist, conductor and composer
Death (age 90)
2016
Hiroko Nakamura, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Japanese classical pianist
Death (age 72)
2015
Wolfgang Gönnenwein, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, German conductor (1933-2015)
Death (age 82)
Gaston Germain, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Canadian bass singer and music educator
Death (age 82)
2013
Shafiga Akhundova, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, composer
Death (age 89)
2011
Denise Scharley, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, French opera contralto
Death (age 94)
2009
Lois Hunt, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, American singer
Death (age 84)
2008
Grace Hoffman, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, US-American singer
Death (age 83)
2004
Gloria Agostini, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Canadian harpist and teacher
Death (age 81)
2003
William Pell, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, American opera singer
Death (age 55)
1987
Evelina Sašenko, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Lithuanian musician
Birth (33th anniversary)
1986
Daniel Ottensamer, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Musician
Birth (34th anniversary)
1978
Silvia Moi, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Norwegian opera singer
Birth (42th anniversary)
1967
Martin Baker, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, British musician
Birth (53th anniversary)
1964
Roar Engelberg, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Norwegian musician
Birth (56th anniversary)
1963
François Narboni, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, French composer
Birth (57th anniversary)
Karagjule Petrov, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Macedonian opera singer
Death (age 39)
1962
Stefano Gervasoni, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth (58th anniversary)
1961
Yaroslav Lemishka, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Ukrainian opera singer
Birth (59th anniversary)
1958
Benet Morató i Maynou, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Spanish composer
Death (age 67)
Waldemar Knade, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Polish musician
Birth (62th anniversary)
Angela Hewitt, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Canadian classical pianist
Birth (62th anniversary)
1956
Miguel Bernal Jiménez, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Mexican musician
Death (age 46)
1953
Robert Phillips, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, American classical guitarist
Birth (67th anniversary)
Janez Lotrič, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (67th anniversary)
1951
Giuseppe Agostini, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Italian tenor
Death (age 77)
1950
Jenny Spennert, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer
Death (age 71)
1946
Pierre Duré, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Belgian singer
Birth
1944
Georges Pludermacher, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, French pianist
Birth (76th anniversary)
1939
Francesco Paolo Frontini, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 78)
1935
Margarita Lilova, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer
Birth
1933
Luisa Bertana, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 44)
1931
Tony Curiel, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Dominican opera singer
Birth
1929
Alexis Weissenberg, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Bulgarian musician
Birth
Yury Chichkov, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Soviet composer (1929-1990)
Birth
1928
Tadeusz Baird, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Polish composer
Birth
1926
Ella Adayevskaya, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Russian classical pianist
Death (age 80)
1923
Oreste Kirkop, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Maltese opera singer
Birth
1922
Andrzej Koszewski, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Composer, musicologist, and teacher
Birth
1921
1919
Nina Stano, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Polish opera singer
Birth
1911
Heinrich Bensing, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth
1907
Gioconda de Vito, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Italian-British musician
Birth
André Gertler, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Hungarian musician
Birth
1906
Ruby Mercer, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Canadian singer, writer and broadcaster
Birth
1905
Georges Favre, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, French musicologist
Birth
1901
1900
Jacques Février, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, French pianist
Birth
Juliette Nesville, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 30)
Jarmila Lenská, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1899
Gabrielle Ristori, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, opera singer, film actor
Birth
1894
Eduard Tauwitz, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, German composer
Death (age 82)
1886
Eugen Degele, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 52)
1885
Ādolfs Kaktiņš, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Birth
1881
Charles Colin, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, French composer, oboist and organist
Death (age 49)
1878
Albert Fischer, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth
1875
Néstor de la Torre Comminges, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Spanish opera singer -baritone- (1875, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria -1933, Madrid)
Birth
1874
Serge Koussevitzky, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Russian-born conductor, composer and double-bassist and music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (1874-1951)
Birth
1872
Michele Carafa, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Italian opera composer
Death (age 84)
Amedeo Bassi, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
1871
Ernst Weiß, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 43)
1855
Wilhelm Kloed, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Norwegian opera singer, voice teacher and singer
Birth
1850
Anna Sachse-Hofmeister, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Austrian soprano opera singer
Birth
1833
Ferdinando Provesi, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 63)
Marie Geistinger, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer
Birth
1822
Anna Zerr, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
1812
Johann Friedrich Hugo von Dalberg, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, German pianist
Death (age 52)
1805
Jan Antonín Sedláček, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Czech composer and organist
Death (age 77)
1793
Alessandro Besozzi, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 91)
1791
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Austrian composer and pianist, son of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Birth
1782
John Field, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, Irish pianist, composer, and teacher
Birth
1773
Jean-Jacques Dreuilh, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, composer, violinist, conductor
Birth
1711
Lorenz Christoph Mizler, Anniversaries (July 26), Classical music history, German music historian and polymath
Birth