Music anniversaries to be commemorated on March 11: 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.

March 11: Essential anniversaries

Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For March 11, there are no less than 91 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Ivan Kozlovsky (120th anniversary, Birth), Marcel Cordes (100th anniversary, Birth), Alma Webster Hall Powell (90th anniversary, Death), Esa Ruuttunen (70th anniversary, Birth), Charles Wuorinen (0th 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

March 11

2020

Charles Wuorinen, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, American composer

Death (age 81)

0th anniversary (2020)

2016

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, music pedagogue, conductor

Death (age 79)

2014

P. Rivilis, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Soviet composer (1936-2014)

Death (age 77)

Hanna Ludwig, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer

Death (age 96)

2008

Alun Hoddinott, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Welsh composer

Death (age 78)

2004

Jiří Berdych, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Czechoslovak opera singer

Death (age 72)

2003

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)

1997

Hugo Weisgall, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, American composer and conductor

Death (age 84)

1995

Karl Österreicher, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Austrian conductor, university professor and music educator

Death (age 72)

1994

Vladimir Kandelaki, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Soviet actor and opera singer (1908-1994)

Death (age 85)

1991

Maria Reining, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, singer

Death (age 87)

1990

Muriel Dickson, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, singer and actress

Death (age 86)

1984

Libuše Paserová, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Czech opera singer

Death (age 83)

1981

Felix Zrno, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Czech conductor, composer and teacher

Death (age 90)

1979

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)

Julien Chauvin, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, French music director and violinist

Birth (41th anniversary)

1978

Hélène Bouvier, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, singer

Death (age 72)

1976

Radek Baborák, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Czech hornist

Birth (44th anniversary)

1975

Philip Bezanson, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, American composer

Death (age 59)

Yaniv D'Or, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, opera singer, musician

Birth (45th anniversary)

1973

Vladimir Vavilov, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Russian guitarist, lutenist and composer

Death (age 47)

1969

Jonas Alber, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, conductor

Birth (51th anniversary)

1967

Geraldine Farrar, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, American soprano opera singer and film actress

Death (age 85)

Jean-Guihen Queyras, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, French cellist

Birth (53th anniversary)

1966

Vincent Wolfsteiner, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, German singer

Birth (54th anniversary)

Erika Sunnegårdh, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Swedish opera singer

Birth (54th anniversary)

1965

Charles Cambon, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, French opera' singer

Death (age 72)

1964

Andreas Kohn, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, german opera singer

Birth (56th anniversary)

Julia Gomelskaya, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Ukrainian composer of contemporary classical music

Birth

1956

Sergei Vasilenko, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Russian and Soviet composer

Death (age 83)

1955

Frances Ginsberg, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, American opera soprano

Birth

1954

David Newman, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, composer

Birth (66th anniversary)

1950

Katia Labèque, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, French pianist

Birth (70th anniversary)

Esa Ruuttunen, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer

Birth (70th anniversary)

1949

Joan Lamote de Grignon, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Catalan pianist, conductor and composer

Death (age 76)

1947

Tristan Murail, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, French composer

Birth (73th anniversary)

Emiliya Tsallagova, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Soviet Russian singer and pedagogue

Birth (73th anniversary)

1946

Henri Ledroit, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Contre tenor

Birth

1943

Sarah Walker, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, British mezzo-soprano

Birth (77th anniversary)

1942

Enric Morera i Viura, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Spanish composer

Death (age 76)

1941

Walford Davies, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, British composer

Death (age 71)

Melanie Kurt, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, singer

Death (age 61)

Allan Evans, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, American bass-baritone

Birth

1939

Olena Muravyova, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Ukrainian opera singer and music educator (1867-1939)

Death (age 71)

1937

Victoria Bezetti, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, Romanian classical soprano

Birth (83th anniversary)

1935

Christopher Hyde-Smith, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, British flautist

Birth (85th anniversary)

1931

Geraldine Decker, Anniversaries (March 11), Classical music history, American singer and opera singer (1931-2013)

Birth

1930

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)