Music anniversaries to be commemorated on July 30: 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 30: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For July 30, there are no less than 64 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Victor Dolidze (130th anniversary, Birth), Guilhermina Suggia (70th anniversary, Death), Andreas Schmidt (60th anniversary, Birth), George Szell (50th anniversary, Death), Ayako Uehara (40th anniversary, Birth)... to name only some of the artists, composers or performers, known or less known throughout the world.
All important anniversaries to commemorate a July 30
2017
Hugh McLean, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Canadian pianist, organist, musicologist, and music educator
Death (age 87)
2015
Charlotte Holloman, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, American opera singer and voice teacher
Death (age 93)
Ludmila Dvořáková, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Czech opera singer
Death (age 92)
2010
Otto Joachim, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Canadian musician (1910-2010)
Death (age 99)
2007
Louis Moyse, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, French musician
Death (age 94)
2004
Jan Hanuš, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Czech composer
Death (age 89)
1998
Barbara Giuranna, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Italian pianist and composer
Death (age 98)
Míla Ledererová, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, opera singer, pedagogue
Death (age 90)
1992
Tonin Harapi, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Albanian composer
Death (age 64)
1991
Jiři Strniště, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Czech conductor and composer
Death (age 77)
1987
Christopher Park, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, German pianist
Birth (33th anniversary)
1985
Jaume Ventura i Tort, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Spanish composer (1911-1985)
Death (age 73)
Cvetka Ahlin, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Slovenian opera singer and mezzo-sopranist
Death (age 57)
1982
Kazuyuki Taguchi, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Japanese composer
Birth (38th anniversary)
Nóra Svéd, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 54)
1980
Ayako Uehara, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, pianist
Birth (40th anniversary)
1977
Viktória Mester, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer
Birth (43th anniversary)
1975
Ema Koliandrová, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 51)
Gilbert Jespersen, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Danish musician
Death (age 84)
1974
Lev Knipper, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Russian composer
Death (age 75)
1973
Isa Katharina Gericke, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Norwegian singer and opera singer
Birth (47th anniversary)
1971
François Leleux, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, French oboist, conductor, and professor
Birth (49th anniversary)
Johanna Rusanen-Kartano, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Finnish soprano singer
Birth (49th anniversary)
1970
George Szell, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, American conductor
Death (age 73)
50th anniversary (2020)
1968
Josip Križaj, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 81)
Giambattista Fedrici, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Italian composer, pianist, author and music producer
Birth (52th anniversary)
1966
Marcella Lindh, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, stage name of an American soprano singer
Death (age 99)
Richard Bernstein, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, American operatic bass
Birth (54th anniversary)
1964
Minna Beckmann-Tube, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 83)
1963
Lorenzo Filiasi, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 85)
1960
Dennis McNeil, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth (60th anniversary)
Andreas Schmidt, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, German bassbaritone
Birth (60th anniversary)
1956
Anna-Lisa Jakobsson, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer
Birth (64th anniversary)
1955
Christopher Warren-Green, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, British conductor
Birth (65th anniversary)
1953
Ludvík Pelíšek, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Czech composer
Death (age 43)
1951
Kazimierz Kowalski, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Birth (69th anniversary)
Jean-Marc Volta, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, clarinetist, photographer
Birth (69th anniversary)
Alibek Moesaevitsj Dnisjev, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Soviet singer and opera singer
Birth (69th anniversary)
1950
Guilhermina Suggia, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Portuguese musician
Death (age 65)
1949
Alexina Louie, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Canadian classical composer
Birth (71th anniversary)
1937
Tonny Landy, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Danish tenor and actor
Birth (83th anniversary)
1931
Moshe Atzmon, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Israeli conductor
Birth (89th anniversary)
1925
Antoine Duhamel, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
1924
Zhivka Klinkova, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Bulgarian musician
Birth
1922
Meredith Davies, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, British conductor
Birth
Lidiya Lobanova, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, opera singer, music pedagogue
Birth
1920
Ljubo Kobal, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
100th anniversary (2020)
1912
1911
Adolphe Deslandres, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, French composer and organist
Death (age 71)
1910
Aleksey Krivchenya, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Soviet singer and opera singer (1910-1974)
Birth
1909
1906
Ľudovít Rajter, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Slovak conductor and composer
Birth
1904
Irène Aïtoff, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, French pianist
Birth
1903
Rosine Stoltz, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, French operatic mezzo-soprano
Death (age 88)
1899
Gerald Moore, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, English pianist
Birth
1890
Victor Dolidze, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Georgian composer
Birth
1877
Katharina Vespermann, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Death (age 75)
1869
Juliette Nesville, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1860
Ernest Carbonne, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, French opera singer
Birth
1842
Adalbert Hřimalý, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Czech conductor, violinist and composer
Birth
1837
1815
Herman Severin Løvenskiold, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Norwegian composer
Birth
1751
Anna Mozart, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, Austrian musician
Birth
1655
Sigmund Theophil Staden, Anniversaries (July 30), Classical music history, German composer
Death (age 47)