Music anniversaries to be commemorated on June 8: 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.
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.
All important anniversaries to commemorate a 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 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 New, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, New Zealand conductor
Birth (34th anniversary)
1984
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 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 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 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)
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 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
1888
Poul Schierbeck, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Danish composer and organist
Birth
1886
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
1858
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 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, Spanish conductor and composer
Birth
1814
Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, German composer
Death (age 48)
1812
Spyridon Xyndas, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Greek composer
Birth
1810
Robert Schumann, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, German composer
Birth
1805
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)
1783
Joseph Linke, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Viennese cellist, friend of Beethoven
Birth
1753
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
1671
Tomaso Albinoni, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
Giuseppe Aldrovandini, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, Italian musician and composer
Birth
1612
Hans Leo Hassler, Anniversaries (June 8), Classical music history, German composer and organist
Death (age 47)