Music anniversaries to be commemorated on March 15: 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 15: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For March 15, there are no less than 90 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Nicola Vaccai (230th anniversary, Birth), Raimondo Boucheron (220th anniversary, Birth), Anna-Lisa Björling (110th anniversary, Birth), Ferdinand Hellmesberger (80th anniversary, Death), Lorenzo Viotti (30th 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
2020
Florin Diaconescu, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Romanian operatic tenor
Death (age 77)
0th anniversary (2020)
2016
Claudine Collart, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, French opera singer
Death (age 93)
2011
Yakov Kreizberg, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Russian-American conductor
Death (age 51)
2009
Edmund Hockridge, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Canadian actor and singer
Death (age 89)
2008
Kawken Kenzjetajev, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Soviet opera singer and actor (1916-2008)
Death (age 91)
2006
Ali Tajvidi, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Iranian musician
Death (age 86)
2004
Eva Likova, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 84)
1996
Olga Rudge, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, American musician
Death (age 100)
1990
Lorenzo Viotti, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Swiss classical conductor
Birth (30th anniversary)
1988
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)
1981
Guillaume Latour, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, French violinist
Birth (39th anniversary)
1977
Xuefei Yang, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Chinese guitarist
Birth (43th anniversary)
Igor Escudero, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Spanish composer of classical music
Birth (43th anniversary)
1976
Maria Kaczurbina, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, composer
Death (age 68)
Herman Zhukovsky, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Ukrainian composer (1913-1976)
Death (age 62)
1974
Floriane Bonanni, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, French violinists
Birth (46th anniversary)
1972
Barbara Fonyó, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, actor, opera singer
Birth (48th anniversary)
1971
Andriy Romanenko, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Ukrainian opera singer
Birth (49th anniversary)
Laurent Koehl, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, French singer
Birth (49th anniversary)
1967
Hasan Enami Olya, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, singer
Birth (53th anniversary)
1965
Lai Chun Sing, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Cantonese opera actor
Birth (55th anniversary)
1964
Stepas Sodeika, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer
Death (age 60)
1962
Marat Bisengaliev, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Kazakhstani musician
Birth (58th anniversary)
1961
Fabio Biondi, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Italian musician
Birth (59th anniversary)
1960
Eduard Habich, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 79)
Aleksandr Tsilinko, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Ukrainian singer and opera singer
Birth (60th anniversary)
1959
Peter Ablinger, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Birth (61th anniversary)
Próspero Bisquertt, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Chilean composer
Death (age 77)
1958
Ayman Musaqozhaeva, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, musician
Birth (62th anniversary)
1957
Kevin Tarte, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth (63th anniversary)
1954
Isobel Buchanan, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, singer
Birth (66th anniversary)
1953
Kaludi Kaludov, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Bulgarian singer
Birth (67th anniversary)
1947
Stomu Yamashta, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Japanese musician
Birth (73th anniversary)
1943
Oskar Hillebrandt, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth (77th anniversary)
1942
Montserrat Figueras, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Soprano, musician
Birth
Alexander von Zemlinsky, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Austrian composer, conductor, and teacher
Death (age 70)
Giuseppe Vendittelli, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth (78th anniversary)
1940
Ferdinand Hellmesberger, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Austrian musician
Death (age 77)
Iryna Shykunova, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Soviet Belarusian opera singer and pedagogue
Birth
Robert Leffler, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, German actor
Death (age 74)
1939
Arkady Luxemburg, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, American composer
Birth (81th anniversary)
1938
Michael Trimble, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth (82th anniversary)
1937
Georges Delvallée, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, French organist
Birth (83th anniversary)
1935
Beatrice Sutter-Kottlar, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 52)
1934
Radoslav Kvapil, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Czech music educator, composer and pianist
Birth (86th anniversary)
1933
Octavian Naghiu, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Romanian singer
Birth
1929
Antonietta Stella, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, singer
Birth (91th anniversary)
1926
Aglaja Orgeni, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Hungarian operatic coloratura soprano
Death (age 84)
1922
Claude Gafner, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, (1922-2003)
Birth
1918
Lili Boulanger, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 24)
1917
Louise Kellberg, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Death (age 91)
1915
Mirto Picchi, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
1913
Kurt Reimann, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, German opera singer and actor
Birth
1910
Anna-Lisa Björling, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Swedish actor and singer
Birth
1908
Kurt Baum, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth
1907
Enid Szantho, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Hungarian contralto
Birth
1903
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
1901
Ida Ahlers, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, opera singer, stage actor
Death (age 61)
1899
Oscar Bentzon-Gyllich, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, opera singer, composer
Death (age 51)
1894
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
1887
Sofya Akimova, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Armenian music teacher and opera singer
Birth
1884
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
1881
Ignatz Waghalter, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Polish-German composer and conductor
Birth
1878
Cecilia Davydova, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Russian soprano
Birth
1876
Horatio Connell, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, American singer and voice teacher
Birth
1864
Johan Halvorsen, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist
Birth
1863
Mathilde Hummel, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1861
Louis Niedermeyer, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, composer
Death (age 58)
1859
Adelaide Tosi, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 58)
1855
Fritz Schrödter, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
1852
Antoine de Lhoyer, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Composer and guitarist
Death (age 83)
1849
Samuel Sanford, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, American musician
Birth
Theodor Reichmann, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, opera singer (1849-1903)
Birth
1848
William J. McCoy, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, American composer
Birth
1842
Luigi Cherubini, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 81)
1838
raimundo sarriegi, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Spanish musician
Birth
1835
Eduard Strauss, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Birth
1834
1826
Louis Emile Montrouge, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, French opera singer
Birth
1798
James Bland, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, English operatic bass
Birth
1793
Elisabeth Röckel, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
1790
Nicola Vaccai, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
1754
Silvestro Palma, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
1745
Charles Dibdin, Anniversaries (March 15), Classical music history, British musician, songwriter, dramatist, novelist and actor
Birth