Music anniversaries to be commemorated on June 4: births, premieres...
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 4: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For June 4, there are no less than 74 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Laurence Grivot (130th anniversary, Death), Anton Dermota (110th anniversary, Birth), Fedora Barbieri (100th anniversary, Birth), Alfred Prinz (90th anniversary, Birth), Yuriko Kuronuma (80th 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 4
2016
Phyllis Curtin, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Operatic soprano
Death (age 94)
Aleksandr Jakovlevitsj Gromisj, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 66)
2004
Vladislav Uspensky, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Russian composer
Death (age 66)
2001
John Hartford, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, American singer-songwriter and musician
Death (age 63)
1999
Edith Oldrup, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Danish opera singer
Death (age 86)
1994
Jean Daetwyler, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, composer (1907-1994)
Death (age 87)
1989
Václav Kašlík, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Czech conductor, composer and director
Death (age 71)
1985
Mikhail Fichtenholz, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Soviet musician
Death (age 65)
1983
Stephanie Atanasov, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer
Birth (37th anniversary)
1981
Augusta Oltrabella, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, b. 1897-12-27 d. 1981-06-04 Fach: ["Spinto"]
Death (age 83)
1977
Giuliano Bernardi, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 37)
1976
Davide Franceschetti, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Italian pianist
Birth (44th anniversary)
Lucie Ceralová, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Czech opera singer
Birth (44th anniversary)
Aleksander Michałowski, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, opera singer, actor
Death (age 85)
1975
Frida Leider, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 87)
1974
Seigi Abe, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Japanese composer
Death (age 83)
1973
Mathis Nitschke, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, German composer
Birth (47th anniversary)
1971
Vlastislav Antonín Vipler, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Czech conductor and composer
Death (age 67)
49th anniversary (2021)
1966
Cecilia Bartoli, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Italian singer
Birth (54th anniversary)
1964
Attila Réti, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (56th anniversary)
1963
Solveig Kringlebotn, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Norwegian soprano
Birth (57th anniversary)
Sandeep Bhagwati, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Indian composer
Birth (57th anniversary)
Enric Daniel i Ramona, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Spanish businessperson and composer (1880-1963)
Death (age 82)
1961
Snežana Stamenković, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, singer, opera singer, university teacher
Birth (59th anniversary)
1960
André Werner, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, German composer
Birth (60th anniversary)
1959
Nurzhamal Usenbayeva, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Kazakhstani opera singer
Birth (61th anniversary)
1958
Aleksandr Inashvili, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Soviet singer and opera singer (1887-1958)
Death (age 70)
1956
Neil Wilson, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, American tenor (1956-2000)
Birth
1951
Justin Lavender, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, British opera singer
Birth (69th anniversary)
Serge Koussevitzky, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Russian-born conductor, composer and double-bassist and music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (1874-1951)
Death (age 76)
1949
Mira Abendroth, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 70)
1943
Tom Sutcliffe, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, British opera critic
Birth (77th anniversary)
Judith Toff, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Dutch opera singer
Death (age 35)
1942
Raffi Armenian, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Armenian-Canadian musician
Birth (78th anniversary)
1940
Yuriko Kuronuma, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Japanese musician
Birth (80th anniversary)
1935
Colette Boky, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, French-Canadian operatic soprano
Birth (85th anniversary)
Anna Baier, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Death (age 75)
1933
Gino Taddei, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
1930
Alfred Prinz, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Austrian musician
Birth
1928
Valentin Teodorian, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1926
Ivo Žídek, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Czech opera singer
Birth
Carolina Ferni, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, singer and violinist
Death (age 86)
1925
George Dima, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Romanian composer and director of church music
Death (age 77)
1920
Fedora Barbieri, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Italian mezzo-soprano singer
Birth
1919
Manfred Jungwirth, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer (bass)
Birth
1917
Robert Merrill, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1913
Bruno Bettinelli, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
1908
Jan Zdeněk Bartoš, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Czech musician
Birth
1907
Boris Mayzel, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Soviet composer
Birth
Agathe Backer Grøndahl, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Norwegian pianist and composer
Death (age 59)
1905
Olga Afanasevna Kasjevarova, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Soviet opera singer and music educator (1905-1977)
Birth
1903
Yevgeny Mravinsky, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Russian conductor, pianist, and music pedagogue (1903–1988)
Birth
1899
Leo Spies, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, German composer and conductor
Birth
1897
Louis Ucko, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Death (age 59)
1891
Angelo Frondoni, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 82)
1890
Laurence Grivot, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 47)
1888
Ingeborg Steffensen, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Danish opera singer and singer
Birth
1887
Irma Tervani, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer
Birth
1886
Anna El-Tour, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, music pedagogue, opera singer
Birth
1885
Linda Šmídová, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1884
Carlo Galeffi, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
1879
Eduard Basta, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 34)
1878
Walter Schneider, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, German operatic bass
Birth
1872
Stanisław Moniuszko, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Polish composer
Death (age 53)
1855
Josephine de Reszke, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Polish opera singer
Birth
1853
Karel Haak, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Czech music educator, composer and choirmaster
Birth
1852
William Lugg, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, British actor and singer (1852-1939)
Birth
1835
Walery Wysocki, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Polish singer and opera singer
Birth
1825
Stepan Davydov, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, Russian composer and singer
Death (age 48)
1811
Karl Oberhoffer, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Birth
1722
Joseph Schuster, Anniversaries (June 4), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth