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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.

June 8: Essential anniversaries

Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For June 8, there are no less than 95 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Gabriele Mario Piozzi (280th anniversary, Birth), Robert Schumann (210th anniversary, Birth), Nikandr Sergeevič Hanaev (130th anniversary, Birth), Peter Roth-Ehrang (100th anniversary, Birth), Valeriy Sobolev (80th anniversary, Birth)... to name only some of the artists, composers or performers, known or less known throughout the world.

Anniversaries, June 8


< 1900
20th century
...
< 1800
Romantic
> 1900
< 1750
Classical
> 1800
< 1600
Baroque
> 1750
< 1400
Renaissance
> 1600
...
Medieval
> 1400

All important anniversaries to commemorate a June 8

 

June 8

2019

Arthur Frackenpohl, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, composer

Death (age 95)

2016

Vladislav Yankovsky, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Soviet and Russian clarinetist and conductor

Death (age 64)

Nobu Wakabayashi, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Japanese violinist

Death (age 58)

2014

Stepan Fitsych, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, ulrainian opera singer

Death (age 63)

Ivo Vinco, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Italian opera singer

Death (age 86)

2012

Leonid Skirko, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Canadian opera singer

Death (age 73)

2011

Gábor Magyar, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Hungarian cellist

Death (age 96)

2007

Gertrud Spliid, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Danish opera singer

Death (age 66)

1993

Roberto Caamaño, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Argentinian pianist, composer, conductor and music educator

Death (age 69)

1992

Alfred Uhl, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Austrian musician

Death (age 83)

Villem Reiman, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Estonian composer and music educator (1906-1992)

Death (age 86)

1989

Amaury <strong>Vassili</strong> Amaury Vassili, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, singer

Birth (31th anniversary)

1988

Yvonne Hubert, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Belgian/Canadian musician

Death (age 93)

1986

Gemma <strong>New</strong> Gemma New, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, New Zealand conductor

Birth (34th anniversary)

1984

Gordon <strong>Jacob</strong> Gordon Jacob, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, English composer

Death (age 88)

1983

Mohamed Amin Zulkifli, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, composer

Birth (37th anniversary)

1982

Jean Wiener, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, French musician

Death (age 86)

1981

Shovkat Mammadova, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Azerbaijani singer

Death (age 84)

1979

Janne Berglund, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Norwegian opera singer

Birth (41th anniversary)

1975

Luca <strong>Pisaroni</strong> Luca Pisaroni, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Italian opera singer

Birth (45th anniversary)

1974

Céline Frisch, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, French harpsichordist

Birth (46th anniversary)

1972

Marie Řezníčková, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, opera singer, pedagogue

Death (age 71)

1971

Julius Huehn, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, American singer

Death (age 67)

1969

Lenora Beatrice Sparkes, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, American opera singer

Death (age 90)

1966

Emily Davis, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Welsh English opera singer

Death (age 65)

1965

Erik Chisholm, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, 20th century Scottish composer and conductor

Death (age 61)

Sally du Randt, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, South African singer and opera singer

Birth (55th anniversary)

1963

Moisey Roebinovitsj Vaynsjteyn, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Soviet conductor and composer (1906-1963)

Death (age 57)

1962

Sachio Fujioka, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Japanese conductor

Birth (58th anniversary)

Piroska Pándy, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Hungarian female opera singer

Birth (58th anniversary)

1961

Kallen Esperian, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, singer

Birth (59th anniversary)

1959

Erisa Kawaguchi, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, violinist, concertmaster

Birth (61th anniversary)

Pietro Canonica, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Italian painter (1869-1959)

Death (age 90)

1958

Dagmar Schellenberger, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, singer

Birth (62th anniversary)

1955

Yuri Kasparov, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Armenian composer

Birth (65th anniversary)

Franz Osborn, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, German pianist (1905-1955)

Death (age 49)

1949

Emanuel <strong>Ax</strong> Emanuel Ax, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, American musician

Birth (71th anniversary)

1948

Michèle Boucher, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Canadian soprano singer

Birth (72th anniversary)

Hanna Fahlbusch-Wald, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer

Birth

Matja von Niessen-Stone, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, American singer and opera singer

Death (age 77)

Daniel Nazareth, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Indian composer, violinist and conductor

Birth

Arpad Joó, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Hungarian born conductor

Birth

1943

Şahan Arzruni, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Armenian musician

Birth (77th anniversary)

1941

Paula Robison, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, American musician

Birth (79th anniversary)

1940

Valeriy Sobolev, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Soviet Russian musician

Birth

1939

Varvara Malama, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Estonian opera singer

Death (age 68)

1935

Mireille Lagacé, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Canadian organist

Birth (85th anniversary)

1934

Claudine Perretti, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Swiss pianist (1934-2005)

Birth

Salvatore Gioia, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Italian opera singer

Birth

1933

Raymond Michalski, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, American opera singer

Birth (87th anniversary)

1932

Clementine von Schuch, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer

Death (age 82)

Antonín Vávra, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Czech opera singer (1847–1932)

Death (age 85)

1927

Robert Allman, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Australian operatic singer

Birth

Arthur Eisen, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Russian actor and opera singer

Birth

1926

Anatol Vieru, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Romanian composer

Birth

1924

Leni Alexander, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, composer

Birth

1923

Karel <strong>Goeyvaerts</strong> Karel Goeyvaerts, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Belgian composer

Birth

1922

Vilém Zemánek, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Czech dirigent

Death (age 47)

1921

Sandra Warfield, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, American operatic mezzo-soprano

Birth

1920

Peter Roth-Ehrang, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, German opera singer and actor (1920-1966)

Birth

100th anniversary    (2020)

 

Romantic

1907

Stanislav Vrbík, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Czech composer, choirmaster, writer and organist

Birth

1906

Reginald Kell, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Clarinettist

Birth

Ormondo Maini, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Italian singer and opera singer

Death (age 70)

1898

Robert Easton, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, British opera singer

Birth

1894

Erwin <strong>Schulhoff</strong> Erwin Schulhoff, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Czech composer and pianist

Birth

1890

Nikandr Sergeevič Hanaev, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Soviet singer and opera singer (1890-1974)

Birth

20th century

1888

Poul Schierbeck, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Danish composer and organist

Birth

1886

Albertine Morin-Labrecque, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, composer

Birth

1881

Próspero Bisquertt, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Chilean composer

Birth

1878

Lucy Arbell, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, French singer (1878-1947)

Birth

1876

Marcelle Demougeot, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, French lyric artist

Birth

1874

Clara Clemens, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, American; daughter of Mark Twain; opera singer

Birth

1872

Otto Goritz, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, German stage actor and opera singer (1872-1929)

Birth

1869

Caroline Nielsen, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Danish opera singer

Death (age 74)

1867

Jean-Baptiste Lemire, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, French composer

Birth

1863

Ernst Kraus, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, tenor

Birth

1858

Antoni <strong>Nicolau</strong> Antoni Nicolau, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Catalan conductor and composer

Birth

Constance Jawureck, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, singer

Death (age 54)

Harry Rowe <strong>Shelley</strong> Harry Rowe Shelley, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, American composer, organist (church and concert), and professor of music

Birth

1856

Natalia Janotha, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Pianist and Composer

Birth

1847

Albert Goldberg, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, 1847-1905 German opera singer

Birth

1839

Aloysia Weber, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, German operatic soprano

Death (age 79)

1824

Gabriel Balart, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Catalan conductor and composer

Birth

 

Classical

1814

Friedrich Heinrich <strong>Himmel</strong> Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, German composer

Death (age 48)

1812

Spiridon Xyndas, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Greek composer

Birth

1810

Robert <strong>Schumann</strong> Robert Schumann, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, German composer

Birth

MasterpiecesComplete works

1805

Luigi <strong>Ricci</strong> Luigi Ricci, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Italian opera composer

Birth

1797

Václav Josef Rosenkranz, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Czech composer and organist

Birth

1796

Felice Giardini, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Italian composer and violinist

Death (age 80)

Romantic

1783

Joseph Linke, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Viennese cellist, friend of Beethoven

Birth

 

Baroque

1753

Nicolas <strong>Dalayrac</strong> Nicolas Dalayrac, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, French musician and composer of comic operas (Muret 1753 - Paris 1809)

Birth

1740

Gabriele Mario Piozzi, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, British opera singer and composer

Birth

Classical

1671

Tomaso <strong>Albinoni</strong> Tomaso Albinoni, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Italian composer

Birth

MasterpiecesComplete works

Giuseppe Aldrovandini, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Italian musician and composer

Birth

 

Renaissance

1612

Hans Leo <strong>Hassler</strong> Hans Leo Hassler, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, German composer and organist

Death (age 47)

See also...

Other anniversaries

June 7

June 8

June 9

Celebrations

May 2020

June 2020

July 2020

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2019

2020

2021

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