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.
June 13: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For June 13, there are no less than 97 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Agga Frich (140th anniversary, Birth), Evelyn Gardiner (50th anniversary, Death), Deividas Norvilas (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 June 13
Oleg Karavaychuk, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Soviet composer and pianist (1927-2016)
Death (age 88)
Torgils Moe, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Norwegian actor and musician
Death (age 86)
Sara Widén, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Swedish singer and opera singer
Death (age 33)
Oskar Morawetz, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Czech-Canadian music educator and composer
Death (age 90)
David Diamond, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, American classical composer (1915-2005)
Death (age 89)
Mary LeSawyer, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 86)
Ralph Shapey, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, American composer and conductor
Death (age 81)
Edmund Kossowski, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Polish singer
Death (age 81)
Alexey Stadler, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Russian musician
Birth (29th anniversary)
Scott Ross, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, American musician
Death (age 38)
Anat Czarny, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (36th anniversary)
Sergey Borisovitsj Sorokin, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Russian singer and opera singer
Birth (38th anniversary)
Deividas Norvilas, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Lithuanian singer
Birth (40th anniversary)
Holger Byrding, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Danish opera singer
Death (age 88)
Steven Fox, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, American conductor of classical music
Birth (42th anniversary)
Géza Anda, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Swiss pianist and conductor of Hungarian birth
Death (age 54)
Ophélie Gaillard, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, French musician
Birth (46th anniversary)
Claire-Marie Le Guay, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, French musician
Birth (46th anniversary)
Stacey Tappan, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, singer
Birth (47th anniversary)
František Suchý Pražský, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Czech conductor, composer, choirmaster and collector of regional songs
Death (age 82)
Kristjan Järvi, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Estonian conductor
Birth (48th anniversary)
Karmen Puis, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Estonian opera singer, soprano
Birth (49th anniversary)
49th anniversary (2021)
Mafalda Salvatini, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 84)
49th anniversary (2021)
Evelyn Gardiner, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, English opera singer
Death (age 76)
Lukas Ligeti, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, composer
Birth (55th anniversary)
Sarah Connolly, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, English mezzo-soprano
Birth (57th anniversary)
Sharon Coste, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, singer
Birth (57th anniversary)
Eugene Aynsley Goossens, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, English conductor and composer
Death (age 69)
Monique Zanetti, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (59th anniversary)
Milan Steigerwald, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Czech composer
Birth (59th anniversary)
Markus Schäfer, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, German tenor
Birth (59th anniversary)
Marcel Lang, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Swiss singer (1956-2009)
Birth
Juliette Rostand, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, French pianist
Death (age 84)
Nikolai Obukhov, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Russian composer
Death (age 62)
Atso Almila, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Finnish conductor, composer and trombonist
Birth (67th anniversary)
Emma Eames, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, singer (1865-1952)
Death (age 86)
Daniel Kientzy, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, French musician
Birth (69th anniversary)
Mariana Paunova, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, opera singer, pianist, singer
Birth
Roberto Fabbriciani, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth (71th anniversary)
Ketil Haugsand, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Norwegian musician
Birth (73th anniversary)
Christian Tréguier, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, musician
Birth (74th anniversary)
Ludwig Güttler, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, German trumpet and corno da caccia virtuoso, conductor
Birth (77th anniversary)
Viktor Suslin, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Russian composer
Birth
Gwynne Howell, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Welsh Opera singer
Birth (82th anniversary)
Beatrisa Okulova, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, music pedagogue, opera singer
Birth
Jean Delvoye, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Belgian singer and opera singer
Death (age 83)
Theophanes Pavlovsky, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Russian opera singer
Death (age 55)
Vitaliy Hubarenko, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Ukrainian composer
Birth
Kurt Equiluz, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, German classical singer
Birth (91th anniversary)
Renée Morisset, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Canadian musician
Birth
Hardy Vedana, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Brazilian singer
Birth
Carolyn Long, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, American singer (1915-1991)
Birth
Mario Carlin, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
Anita Meze, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Slovene opera singer
Birth
Alė Kalvaitytė, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer
Birth
Märta Byström, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Marie Eder, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 84)
Xian Xinghai, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Chinese composer
Birth
Émile Goué, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, French composer (1904-1946)
Birth
Nikolaï Vladimirovitch Ounkovskiï, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 48)
Christoph Reuland, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
Katya Spiridonova, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Bulgarian opera singer
Birth
Mikhail Starokadomsky, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Soviet composer and music educator (1901-1954)
Birth
Carlos Chávez, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Mexican composer, conductor, music theorist, educator, journalist, and founder of the Mexican Symphonic Orchestra (1899-1978)
Birth
Filippo Coletti, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 83)
Jean-Vital Jammes, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, French opera singer
Death (age 68)
Valeria Barsova, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Russian operatic soprano
Birth
Klementina Kalašová, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Czech opera singer
Death (age 38)
František Janák, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, composer, organist
Death (age 67)
Elisabeth Schumann, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, German soprano
Birth
Timoteo Pasini, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Italian composer, conductor, and pianist
Death (age 58)
John Palm, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Curaçao composer
Birth
Agga Frich, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Norwegian actress, opera singer
Birth
Cesare Ciardi, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Italian musician
Death (age 58)
Max d'Ollone, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
Vincenz Vecko, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 44)
Ede Poldini, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Hungarian composer
Birth
Paul Bruns-Molar, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Marie Recio, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, cantatrice
Death (age 48)
Konstanty Gorski, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Polish musician
Birth
Abbie Carrington, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, American operatic singer
Birth
Angelica Catalani, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 69)
David Banderali, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Italian singer
Death (age 60)
Adolf Neuendorff, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, American conductor
Birth
Emil Fischer, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
Julius Eichberg, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, German-born composer, music director and educator
Birth
Antoine Bullant, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Czech musician and composer
Death (age 70)
199th anniversary (2021)
Anton Schindler, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Associate, secretary, and early biographer of Ludwig van Beethoven
Birth
Josef Bárta, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Czech priest, composer and organist
Death (age 43)
Antoni Radziwiłł, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Polish and Prussian politician (1775-1833)
Birth
Anton Eberl, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Birth
Nicolaus Vetter, Anniversaries (June 13), Classical music history, German organist and composer
Death (age 67)