Music anniversaries to be commemorated on March 15: 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 15: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For March 15, there are no less than 101 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Nicola Vaccai (231th anniversary, Birth), Raimondo Boucheron (221th anniversary, Birth), Anna-Lisa Björling (111th anniversary, Birth), Ferdinand Hellmesberger (81th anniversary, Death), Cristian Măcelaru (41th 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 March 15
Florin Diaconescu, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Romanian operatic tenor
Death (age 77)
Eleonora Jankovič, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, musician, opera singer, singer
Death (age 78)
Claudine Collart, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, French opera singer
Death (age 93)
Yakov Kreizberg, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Russian-American conductor
Death (age 51)
Edmund Hockridge, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Canadian actor and singer
Death (age 89)
Kawken Kenzjetajev, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Soviet opera singer and actor (1916-2008)
Death (age 91)
Ali Tajvidi, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Iranian musician
Death (age 86)
Eva Likova, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 84)
Olga Rudge, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, American musician (1895–1996)
Death (age 100)
Lorenzo Viotti, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Swiss classical conductor
Birth (31th anniversary)
Franz Fehringer, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, German opera singer
Death (age 77)
Carl Momberg, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 87)
Guillaume Latour, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, French violinist
Birth (40th anniversary)
Cristian Măcelaru, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Romanian violinist and conductor
Birth (41th anniversary)
Xuefei Yang, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Chinese guitarist
Birth (44th anniversary)
Igor Escudero, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Spanish composer of classical music
Birth (44th anniversary)
Herman Zhukovsky, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Ukrainian composer (1913-1976)
Death (age 62)
Maria Kaczurbina, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, composer
Death (age 68)
Floriane Bonanni, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, French violinists
Birth (47th anniversary)
Barbara Fonyó, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, actor, opera singer
Birth (49th anniversary)
49th anniversary (2022)
Andriy Romanenko, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Ukrainian opera singer
Birth (50th anniversary)
Laurent Koehl, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, French singer
Birth (50th anniversary)
Hasan Enami Olya, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, singer
Birth (54th anniversary)
Lai Chun Sing, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Cantonese opera actor
Birth (56th anniversary)
Stepas Sodeika, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer
Death (age 60)
Marat Bisengaliev, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Kazakhstani musician
Birth (59th anniversary)
Fabio Biondi, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Italian violinist & conductor
Birth (60th anniversary)
Aleksandr Tsilinko, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Ukrainian singer and opera singer
Birth (61th anniversary)
Eduard Habich, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 79)
Peter Ablinger, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Birth (62th anniversary)
Próspero Bisquertt, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Chilean composer
Death (age 77)
Ayman Musaqozhaeva, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, musician
Birth (63th anniversary)
Kevin Tarte, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth (64th anniversary)
Cécile Thévenet, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Belgian opera singer
Death (age 83)
Isobel Buchanan, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, singer
Birth (67th anniversary)
Kaludi Kaludov, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Bulgarian singer
Birth (68th anniversary)
Victor Kissine, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Russian composer
Birth (68th anniversary)
Stomu Yamashta, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Japanese musician
Birth (74th anniversary)
Oskar Hillebrandt, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth (78th anniversary)
Montserrat Figueras, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Catalan soprano singer
Birth
Giuseppe Vendittelli, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth (79th anniversary)
Alexander von Zemlinsky, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Austrian composer, conductor, and teacher
Death (age 70)
Iryna Shykunova, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Soviet Belarusian opera singer and pedagogue
Birth
Ferdinand Hellmesberger, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Austrian musician
Death (age 77)
Robert Leffler, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, German actor
Death (age 74)
Arkady Luxemburg, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, American composer
Birth (82th anniversary)
Michael Trimble, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth (83th anniversary)
Georges Delvallée, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, French organist
Birth (84th anniversary)
Beatrice Sutter-Kottlar, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 52)
Radoslav Kvapil, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Czech music educator, composer and pianist
Birth (87th anniversary)
Octavian Naghiu, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Romanian opera singer
Birth
Antonietta Stella, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, singer
Birth (92th anniversary)
Aglaja Orgeni, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Hungarian operatic coloratura soprano
Death (age 84)
Claude Gafner, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, (1922-2003)
Birth
99th anniversary (2022)
Lili Boulanger, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 24)
Louise Kellberg, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Death (age 91)
Mirto Picchi, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
Kurt Reimann, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, German opera singer and actor
Birth
Anna-Lisa Björling, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Swedish actor and singer
Birth
Work for orchestra
“Spanish Rhapsody, Opp. 54”, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history
Premiere
Work for orchestra
“Prélude à la nuit, Op. 54 No. 1”, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history
Premiere
Work for orchestra
“Malaguena, Op. 54 No. 2”, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history
Premiere
Work for orchestra
“Habanera, Op. 54 No. 3”, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history
Premiere
Work for orchestra
“Feria, Op. 54 No. 4”, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history
Premiere
Kurt Baum, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth
Enid Szantho, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Hungarian contralto
Birth
Walter Amtrup, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, German actor
Birth
Gorō Ishii, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Japanese composer
Birth
Arsen Dionisovitsj Arsenko, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Soviet singer and opera singer (1903-1945)
Birth
Ida Ahlers, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, opera singer, stage actor
Death (age 61)
Oscar Bentzon-Gyllich, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, (1847-1899)
Death (age 51)
Rose Pauly, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Hungarian singer and opera singer
Birth
Sláva Vorlová, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Czech singer, music educator, composer and pianist
Birth
Sofya Akimova, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Armenian music teacher and opera singer
Birth
Alfred Maria Jelínek, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Czech composer and choirmaster
Birth
Rudolf Piskáček, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Czech composer
Birth
Ignatz Waghalter, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Polish-German composer and conductor
Birth
Cecilia Davydova, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Russian soprano
Birth
Horatio Connell, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, American singer and voice teacher
Birth
Work for orchestra with soloist
“Totentanz. Paraphrase on Dies Irae”, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history
Premiere
Johan Halvorsen, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist
Birth
Mathilde Hummel, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Louis Niedermeyer, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, composer
Death (age 58)
Adelaide Tosi, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 58)
Fritz Schrödter, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
Antoine de Lhoyer, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Composer and guitarist
Death (age 83)
Samuel Sanford, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, American musician
Birth
Theodor Reichmann, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, opera singer (1849-1903)
Birth
William J. McCoy, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, American composer
Birth
Luigi Cherubini, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Italian composer (1760-1842)
Death (age 81)
raimundo sarriegi, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Spanish musician
Birth
Eduard Strauss, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Birth
Marietta Piccolomini, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Italian opera singer (soprano)
Birth
Louis Emile Montrouge, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, French opera singer
Birth
Raimondo Boucheron, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
James Bland, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, English operatic bass
Birth
Elisabeth Röckel, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
Nicola Vaccai, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Italian composer (1790-1848)
Birth
Silvestro Palma, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
Charles Dibdin, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, British musician, songwriter, dramatist, novelist and actor
Birth