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.
March 14: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For March 14, there are no less than 83 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Anton Fils (260th anniversary, Death), Louis Antoine Jullien (160th anniversary, Death), Yara Bernette (100th anniversary, Birth), Dieter Schnebel (90th anniversary, Birth), Doriot Anthony Dwyer (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 14
Doriot Anthony Dwyer, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, American musician
Death (age 98)
Peter Maxwell Davies, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, English composer and conductor
Death (age 81)
Gunilla af Malmborg, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Swedish singer
Death (age 81)
Margarete Sjöstedt, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Swedish opera singer
Death (age 88)
Robert Hanell, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, composer, conductor
Death (age 84)
Georg Völker, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 82)
Drahomíra Tikalová, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Czechoslovak singer
Death (age 81)
Gerard Victory, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Irish composer
Death (age 73)
Christian Hundsnes Grøvlen, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Norwegian pianist
Birth (30th anniversary)
Jozef Kresánek, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, composer, musicologist
Death (age 72)
Pierre Gillet, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, French trumpeter
Death (age 24)
Kirill Molchanov, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, composer
Death (age 59)
Mei-Ting Sun, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, American musician
Birth (39th anniversary)
Britta Byström, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Swedish classical composer
Birth (43th anniversary)
Gyula Dávid, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Hungarian musician
Death (age 63)
Julius Katona, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, (1902-1977) opera and operetta singer
Death (age 75)
Vladas Kavoliūnas, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Lithuanian singer
Death (age 54)
Hiromi Ōmura, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Japanese opera singer
Birth (50th anniversary)
Giancarlo Guerrero, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Costa Rican conductor
Birth (51th anniversary)
Helen Donaldson, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, singer
Birth (52th anniversary)
Eugeni Badia i Lloret, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Spanish pianist and composer (1904-1967)
Death (age 62)
Dennis Noble, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, British singer
Death (age 67)
Luigi Castellazzi, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 67)
Rose McGrew, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, American opera singer
Death (age 80)
Jean-Marc Singier, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, French composer
Birth (66th anniversary)
Phillip Joll, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Welsh operatic baritone
Birth (66th anniversary)
Zdenka Hanfstaengl, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, German opera singer and singer
Death (age 74)
Erich Wessner, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer
Birth
Jana Iskrová, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (74th anniversary)
Antônio Francisco Braga, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Brazilian composer
Death (age 76)
Pavel Chesnokov, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Russian composer
Death (age 66)
Liudmyla Yurchenko, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Ukrainian singer
Birth (77th anniversary)
Adolf Dallapozza, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Austrian tenor
Birth (80th anniversary)
Varvara Mikhailovna Zarudnaya, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, music pedagogue, opera singer
Death (age 81)
Krystyna Szostek-Radkowa, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Polish opera singer
Birth (87th anniversary)
Marius Rintzler, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, bas (1932-)
Birth (88th anniversary)
Ian Adam, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Birth
Dieter Schnebel, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, German composer
Birth
Rudolf Oberhauser, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Death (age 76)
François Morel, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Canadian classical music composer and educator
Birth
Ulrich Koch, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, German musician
Birth
99th anniversary (2021)
Zhou Baokui, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Yue opera actress
Birth
Yara Bernette, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, American pianist
Birth
Sári Barabás, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Hungarian operatic soprano
Birth
Witold Rudziński, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Polish conductor and composer
Birth
Jaume Bachs i Rosés, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Spanish businessperson and composer (1862-1909)
Death (age 47)
Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Turkish composer
Birth
Fyodor Petrovich Komissarzhevsky, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Russian singer and music educator
Death (age 67)
Franco Lo Giudice, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
Georg Fritz Weiß, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 71)
Arthur Lourié, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Russian composer
Birth
Anna Ono, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Japanese violinist
Birth
Alexander Reichardt, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer
Death (age 59)
Juan Manén, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Spanish musician
Birth
Bruno Jorma, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer
Birth
Eino Rautavaara, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer
Birth
Piero Schiavazzi, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
Olive Fremstad, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Swedish-American operatic mezzo-soprano and soprano singer
Birth
149th anniversary (2021)
Vladimir Kastorsky, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Soviet Russian singer
Birth
Cécile Simonnet, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, French opera singer
Birth
Carlo Negrini, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Italian tenor
Death (age 38)
Louis Antoine Jullien, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, French conductor
Death (age 47)
Nikolay Sokolov, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Russian composer
Birth
Irma Reichová, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Czech actress and opera singer
Birth
Nicola Tacchinardi, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 86)
Arturo Berutti, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Argentinian composer
Birth
Milada Červenková, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, vocalist (sopran) in Germany, music teacher in Prague
Birth
Eduard Aschenbrenner, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, opera director, opera singer
Birth
Louis Paravey, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
August Bungert, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, German composer
Birth
Józefa Daszkiewicz, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Polish actress
Birth
Gaetano Gaspari, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
Johann Strauss I, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Austrian Romantic composer
Birth
Anton Haizinger, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer
Birth
Robert Lucas de Pearsall, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, English composer
Birth
Anton Fils, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, German composer
Death (age 26)
Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, German musician
Birth
Joseph Anton Steffan, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Czech composer
Birth
Hendrik Anders, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, Dutch composer and carillonneur
Death (age 57)
Georg Philipp Telemann, Anniversaries (March 14), Classical music history, German composer
Birth