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 1: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For March 1, there are no less than 100 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Thomas Campion (400th anniversary, Death), Louis Baron (100th anniversary, Death), Gagik Hovunts (90th anniversary, Birth), Sven Nilsson (50th anniversary, Death), Seppo Ruohonen (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 1
Seppo Ruohonen, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer
Death (age 73)
Ludmila Škorpilová, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Czech opera singer
Death (age 79)
Dorothy Howard, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Canadian music educator
Death (age 84)
Tatiana Shebanova, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Russian classical pianist
Death (age 58)
László Külkey, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Hungarian singer
Death (age 84)
Massimo de Bernart, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Italian conductor
Death (age 54)
Nadine Conner, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 96)
Miltiades Caridis, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, German musician
Death (age 74)
Masao Araya, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, conductor
Death (age 82)
Nicola Monti, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 72)
Grigoriy Eremkin, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Soviet pedagogue
Death (age 78)
Consuelo Rubio, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Spanish singer (1927-1981)
Death (age 53)
Janine Kitzen, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Dutch singer
Birth (42th anniversary)
Jean Martinon, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, French conductor and composer
Death (age 66)
Thomas Adès, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, British composer, pianist and conductor
Birth (49th anniversary)
49th anniversary (2021)
Christoph Genz, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, German singer
Birth (49th anniversary)
49th anniversary (2021)
Michael Weinius, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Swedish opera singer
Birth (49th anniversary)
49th anniversary (2021)
Sven Nilsson, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Swedish actor
Death (age 71)
Adam Andrzejewski, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Polish singer
Death (age 50)
Boleslav Vomáčka, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Czech composer
Death (age 77)
Norman Cordon, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, American bass-baritone singer (1904-1964)
Death (age 60)
Victorino Echevarría López, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Spanish composer
Death (age 64)
Galina Gorchakova, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Russian singer
Birth (58th anniversary)
Aleksandrs Kortāns, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Latvian opera singer
Death (age 64)
Douglas Boyd, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, British conductor
Birth (61th anniversary)
Alari Poldoja, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Birth (61th anniversary)
Jan Van der Roost, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Belgian composer
Birth (64th anniversary)
Henriette Renié, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, French musician
Death (age 80)
Alice Wallenberg, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Swedish opera singer
Death (age 97)
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, American mezzo-soprano
Birth
José Ramón Encinar, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, composer, conductor
Birth (66th anniversary)
Scott Ross, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, American musician
Birth
Kristinn Sigmundsson, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Icelandic opera singer
Birth (69th anniversary)
Elliott Sharp, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, American musician
Birth (69th anniversary)
Heikki Tuominen, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, actor
Death (age 47)
Hanuš Domanský, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Slovakian composer
Birth (76th anniversary)
Rotraud Hansmann, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Austrian soprano in opera and concert
Birth (80th anniversary)
Leo Brouwer, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Cuban composer, conductor, and guitarist
Birth
Eugen Doga, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Moldovan composer
Birth (83th anniversary)
Ángeles Chamorro, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, music pedagogue, opera singer
Birth
Gaston Germain, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Canadian bass singer and music educator
Birth
Jacques Leduc, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Belgian composer
Birth
Ryszard Wrzaskala, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, composer, pianist
Birth
Isabel Brú, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Spanish actor and singer
Death (age 57)
Gagik Hovunts, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Armenian composer
Birth
Miklós Molnár, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer
Birth
Zdenka Kareninová, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Pierre-Max Dubois, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
Jacob Adolf Hägg, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Swedish composer
Death (age 77)
Lucine Amara, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, singer
Birth (93th anniversary)
Anneliese Zänsler, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth (93th anniversary)
Reinhold Bartel, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, German opera singer and singer
Birth
Imrich Jakubek, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Louis Baron, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, French opera singer
Death (age 82)
Emil Sjögren, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Swedish composer
Death (age 64)
Riszat Abdullin, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Kazakhstani singer and opera singer (1916-1988)
Birth
Moeslim Moekimovitsj Abdoellin, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Soviet singer and opera singer (1916-1996)
Birth
Tor Aulin, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Swedish violinist, conductor and composer
Death (age 47)
Grigoriy Eremkin, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Soviet pedagogue
Birth
George Grossmith, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, English comedian, writer, composer, actor, and singer in the late 19th to early 20th century
Death (age 64)
Xavér Ferenc Stéger, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Hungarian singer
Death (age 86)
Xavér Ferenc Stéger, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Hungarian singer
Death (age 86)
Nikolai Rakov, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Russian composer
Birth
August Manns, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, German conductor in Crystal Palace
Death (age 81)
Edmund J. Pendleton, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, American composer
Birth
Theresia Saxenberg, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Swedish singer
Death (age 55)
Enrico Calzolari, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Italian singer and opera singer
Death (age 65)
Henry Pravecek, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Czech composer, conductor and choir director (1885-1969)
Birth
Fredrik Stenhammar, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Swedish opera singer
Death (age 49)
Adolf Fuchs, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
Theodor Kullak, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, German musician
Death (age 63)
Gabriel Dupont, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, French composer (1878-1914)
Birth
Albert Dupuis, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Belgian composer
Birth
Louis Treumann, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer
Birth
Anastasia Vyaltseva, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Russian opera singer
Birth
149th anniversary (2021)
Pietro Canonica, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Italian painter (1869-1959)
Birth
Herbert Sharpe, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, English music professor
Birth
Gustav Häser, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, opera singer, stage actor
Death (age 46)
Henry Verdhurdt, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Belgian opera singer-manager
Birth
Mária Sass, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Romualdo Marenco, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
Ebenezer Prout, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, English musical theorist, writer, teacher and composer
Birth
John Thomas, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Welsh composer and harpist, called Pencerdd Gwalia
Birth
Pierre-Jean Garat, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, French singer
Death (age 60)
James Ernest Perring, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, British opera singer
Birth
Julius Günther, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Swedish singer
Birth
Luigi Gatti, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 76)
Mathilde Palazzesi, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Thomas Lowe, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, British opera singer
Death (age 64)
Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Death (age 62)
Armand Emmanuel Trial, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
249th anniversary (2021)
Antonio Bernacchi, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 70)
Work for choir
“The Choice of Hercules”, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history
Premiere 270th anniversary
Josef Antonín Gurecký, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Czech conductor, violinist and composer
Birth
Girolamo Frescobaldi, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, Italian composer (1583–1643)
Death (age 59)
Thomas Campion, Anniversaries (March 1), Classical music history, English composer, poet and physician
Death (age 53)