Music anniversaries to be commemorated on March 11: births, premieres...
Thousands of anniversaries. In 2022, 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.
March 11: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For March 11, there are no less than 97 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Ivan Kozlovskyi (121th anniversary, Birth), Marcel Cordes (101th anniversary, Birth), Alma Webster Hall Powell (91th anniversary, Death), Esa Ruuttunen (71th anniversary, Birth), Charles Wuorinen (1th anniversary, Death)... to name only some of the artists, composers or performers, known or less known throughout the world.
All important anniversaries to commemorate a March 11
Viktor Lebedev, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Soviet composer (1935-2021)
Death (age 86)
Charles Wuorinen, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, American composer
Death (age 81)
Deva Dassy, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, French actor and opera singer (1911-2016)
Death (age 104)
Vladimír Gajdoš, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, composer, conductor, music pedagogue
Death (age 79)
Hanna Ludwig, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 96)
P. Rivilis, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Soviet composer (1936-2014)
Death (age 77)
Alun Hoddinott, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Welsh composer
Death (age 78)
Jiří Berdych, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Czechoslovak opera singer
Death (age 72)
Ludwig Streicher, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Austrian musician
Death (age 82)
Lyudmila Erofeeva, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Soviet opera singer (1937–2003)
Death (age 65)
Hugo Weisgall, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, American composer and conductor
Death (age 84)
Karl Österreicher, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Austrian conductor, university professor and music educator
Death (age 72)
Vladimir Kandelaki, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Soviet actor and opera singer (1908-1994)
Death (age 85)
Maria Reining, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 87)
Muriel Dickson, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, singer and actress
Death (age 86)
Libuše Paserová, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Czech opera singer
Death (age 83)
Felix Zrno, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Czech conductor, composer and teacher
Death (age 90)
Julien Chauvin, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, French music director and violinist
Birth (42th anniversary)
Gerhard Stolze, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, German opera singer
Death (age 52)
Jeanne Leleu, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 80)
Hélène Bouvier, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 72)
Radek Baborák, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Czech hornist
Birth (45th anniversary)
Yaniv D'Or, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Israeli opera singer
Birth (46th anniversary)
Philip Bezanson, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, American composer
Death (age 59)
Vladimir Vavilov, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Russian guitarist, lutenist and composer
Death (age 47)
Jonas Alber, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, conductor
Birth (52th anniversary)
Jean-Guihen Queyras, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, French cellist
Birth (54th anniversary)
Geraldine Farrar, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, American soprano opera singer and film actress (1882-1967)
Death (age 85)
Vincent Wolfsteiner, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, German singer
Birth (55th anniversary)
Erika Sunnegårdh, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Swedish opera singer
Birth (55th anniversary)
Charles Cambon, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, French opera' singer
Death (age 72)
Julia Gomelskaya, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Ukrainian composer of contemporary classical music
Birth
Andreas Kohn, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, german opera singer
Birth (57th anniversary)
Sergei Vasilenko, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Russian and Soviet composer
Death (age 83)
Frances Ginsberg, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, American opera soprano
Birth
David Newman, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, composer
Birth (67th anniversary)
Esa Ruuttunen, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer
Birth (71th anniversary)
Katia Labèque, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, French pianist
Birth (71th anniversary)
Joan Lamote de Grignon, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Catalan pianist, conductor and composer
Death (age 76)
Tristan Murail, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, French composer and music pedagogue
Birth (74th anniversary)
Eugen Indjic, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, American musician
Birth (74th anniversary)
Emiliya Tsallagova, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Soviet Russian singer and pedagogue
Birth (74th anniversary)
Henri Ledroit, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Contre tenor
Birth
Sarah Walker, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, British mezzo-soprano
Birth (78th anniversary)
Enric Morera i Viura, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Spanish composer
Death (age 76)
Allan Evans, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, American bass-baritone
Birth
Walford Davies, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, British composer
Death (age 71)
Melanie Kurt, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Austran soprano opera singer
Death (age 61)
Olena Muravyova, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Ukrainian opera singer and music educator (1867-1939)
Death (age 71)
Victoria Bezetti, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Romanian classical soprano
Birth (84th anniversary)
Christopher Hyde-Smith, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, British flautist
Birth (86th anniversary)
Geraldine Decker, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, American singer and opera singer (1931-2013)
Birth
Alma Webster Hall Powell, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, American operatic soprano, suffragist, philanthropist, writer, film scenarist, inventor, and member of the Socialist Party.
Death (age 61)
İlhan Mimaroğlu, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Turkish musician
Birth
Andreas Hallén, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Swedish romantic composer, conductor and music teacher
Death (age 78)
Werner Enders, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, German singer
Birth
Astor Piazzolla, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player and arranger
Birth
Marcel Cordes, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, German operatic baritone
Birth
Hans Keller, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Austrian-British musician and writer
Birth
Xavier Montsalvatge, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Spanish composer
Birth
Charles Grisart, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, French operatic composer
Death (age 66)
Zdeněk Otava, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Czech music educator, opera singer and university educator
Birth
Sofie Bull Grieg, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Norwegian opera singer
Birth
Václav Mikoláš, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 51)
Ivan Kozlovskyi, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Ukrainian soviet singer
Birth
Julie Basta, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 52)
Henry Cowell, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, American composer, music theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario
Birth
Robert Primožič, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Slovene opera singer and director
Birth
Alexandr Podaševský, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster
Birth
Nikolai Rubinstein, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Russian pianist, conductor and composer
Death (age 45)
Carl Ruggles, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, American composer (1876-1971)
Birth
Wilhelmine Unzelmann, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, German opera singer
Death (age 69)
Josef Přibík, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Czech conductor and composer
Birth
Sarah Edith Wynne, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Welsh operatic soprano
Birth
Marie Kreuzer, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Osip Kozlovsky, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Russian composer
Death (age 74)
Bernhard Lundbergh, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Swedish actor
Birth
Carl Johan Uddman, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Swedish actor
Birth
Antonio Bazzini, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Italian violinist, composer and teacher
Birth
Isabella Offenbach Maas, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth
Anna Bochkoltz, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, German opera singer, composer, voice teacher (1815-1879)
Birth
Vincent Wallace, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Irish composer and musician
Birth
Anton Eberl, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Death (age 41)
Anthony Philip Heinrich, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Czech conductor and composer
Birth
Georg von Reutter II, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Death (age 63)
249th anniversary (2022)
Caterina Cavalieri, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Austrian opera soprano
Birth
Celeste Gismondi, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Italian soprano opera singer
Death
Jean-Nicolas Geoffroy, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, French harpsichordist and composer
Death (age 61)
Giovanni Veneziano, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
Alfonso Ferrabosco the younger, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, (c. 1575 – 1628) English composer and viol player
Death (age 53)
Emilio de de' Cavalieri, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Italian composer, producer, organist, diplomat, choreographer and dancer
Death (age 52)