Music anniversaries to be commemorated on March 23: 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 23: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For March 23, there are no less than 93 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Niels Jacob Hansen (140th anniversary, Birth), Roza Tamarkina (100th anniversary, Birth), Anita Meze (40th anniversary, Death), Blanche Thebom (10th 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 23
2017
Nina Oksentyan, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Russian organist and professor of music
Death (age 100)
2016
Jeanine Collard, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, French singer
Death (age 92)
Gegham Grigoryan, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 65)
2015
Roy Douglas, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, English composer
Death (age 107)
2013
Boris Berezovsky, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Russian virtuoso pianist
Death (age 44)
Lehte Mark, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, actor, singer, opera singer, stage actor
Death (age 89)
2010
Blanche Thebom, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, American operatic mezzo-soprano singer
Death (age 94)
2008
Lella Cincu, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Romanian soprano
Death (age 84)
2007
Paul Cohen, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, American saxophonist; performer, teacher, historian, musicologist, and author in areas related to the saxophone
Death (age 72)
2005
Marko Salo, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer
Death (age 40)
2002
Eileen Farrell, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 82)
1995
Françoise Renet, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, French musician
Death (age 70)
Jan Lisiecki, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Canadian pianist
Birth (25th anniversary)
1994
Donald Swann, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, British composer
Death (age 70)
1992
Harry Datyner, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Swiss musician (1923-1992)
Death (age 69)
1991
Rasmus Puur, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Estonian composer
Birth (29th anniversary)
1986
Enkhbatyn Amartuvshin, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, singer
Birth (34th anniversary)
1983
David Wynne, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Welsh composer
Death (age 82)
1981
Bertrand Chamayou, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, French pianist
Birth (39th anniversary)
1980
Anita Meze, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Slovene opera singer
Death (age 66)
1976
Jon Christos, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, British singer
Birth (44th anniversary)
1975
Miroslav Srnka, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Czech composer and musicologist
Birth (45th anniversary)
1974
Dmitrij Anatolewitsch Galichin, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Russian singer and opera singer
Birth (46th anniversary)
1973
Kanako Abe, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Japanese conductor
Birth (47th anniversary)
1972
Pavla Vykopalová, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Czech soprano
Birth (48th anniversary)
1971
Leszek Możdżer, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Polish musician
Birth (49th anniversary)
1969
Pierre Kolp, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Belgian composer
Birth (51th anniversary)
1968
Yayoi Toda, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Japanese violinist
Birth (52th anniversary)
1959
Emma Trentini, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 81)
Vakhtang Kakhidze, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Georgian composer
Birth (61th anniversary)
1956
Radik Arslanovitsj Gareev, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Russian singer and opera singer
Birth
1955
Bożena Kiełbińska, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (65th anniversary)
1949
Mikuláš Doboš, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (71th anniversary)
David Parry, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, English conductor
Birth (71th anniversary)
1948
Jean-Maurice Mourat, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, French painter, guitarist and classical guitarist
Birth (72th anniversary)
1945
Franco Battiato, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Italian singer-songwriter, composer, and filmmaker
Birth (75th anniversary)
Leyla Demiriş, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Turkish soprano opera singer
Birth
1944
Michael Nyman, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist
Birth (76th anniversary)
1941
Angelo Badà, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 64)
Sergey Kadantsev, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Birth
1939
Boris Tishchenko, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Soviet composer
Birth
1938
Bruno Bulgarelli, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth (82th anniversary)
1935
Emiliya Pavlovskaya, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Soviet Russian pedagogue and singer
Death (age 81)
1933
Norman Bailey, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, English singer
Birth (87th anniversary)
Leonas Baltrus, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Lithuanian singer
Birth (87th anniversary)
1925
Nikola Nikolov, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Léon Melchissédec, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, French opera singer
Death (age 81)
Monica Sinclair, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, British contralto
Birth
Adelina Paschalis, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, opera singer, music pedagogue
Death (age 78)
1922
Helena Gmucová-Zahradníková, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1920
Pierre Mollet, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Canadian opera singer
Birth
100th anniversary (2020)
Geoffrey Bush, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, British composer, organist and scholar
Birth
100th anniversary (2020)
Roza Tamarkina, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Soviet pianist
Birth
100th anniversary (2020)
Nybia Mariño, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Uruguayan pianist
Birth
100th anniversary (2020)
1918
Matilde Salvador i Segarra, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Spanish artist (1918-2007)
Birth
1917
Oscar Shumsky, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, American musician
Birth
1915
Michał Szopski, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Birth
1913
Evgeniĭ Belov, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, opera singer, music pedagogue
Birth
1905
Maria Madlen Madsen, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, German actress
Birth
1904
Huang Tzu, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Chinese musician
Birth
1901
Elisaveta Yovevich, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Bulgarian opera vocalist
Birth
1898
Tigran Chukhajian, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Ottoman composer, conductor, and writer
Death (age 61)
Martin Kremer, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth
Ruth Stephansen-Smith, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Norwegian opera singer
Birth
1895
Dane Rudhyar, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, French-born American author, composer, and humanistic astrologer
Birth
Fritzi Jokl, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer
Birth
1893
Victor Desautels, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Franz von Vecsey, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, (1893-1935) violinist, child prodigy
Birth
1886
Maximillian Wolff, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Death (age 46)
1881
Egon Petri, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Dutch musician
Birth
1880
Niels Jacob Hansen, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1878
Franz Schreker, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Birth
1877
Caroline Unger, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Austro-Hungarian contralto
Death (age 73)
1869
Charles Lucas, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, English cellist, composer and Principal of the Royal Academy of Music
Death (age 60)
1864
Louis Arens, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Louis Glass, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Danish pianist and composer
Birth
Hjalmar Borgstrøm, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Norwegian composer
Birth
1855
1851
Wanda von Bogdani, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Polish music educator
Birth
1849
Vojtěch Hlaváč, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Czech composer, choirmaster, organist and inventor
Birth
1844
Eugène Gigout, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, French organist and a composer
Birth
1833
Franz Bendel, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, German musician
Birth
1832
Wilhelm Würfel, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Czech conductor, music educator, composer and pianist
Death (age 41)
1826
Ludwig Minkus, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Austrian composer and violinist
Birth
1821
Bernhard Anselm Weber, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, German music director and composer
Death (age 56)
1818
Nicolas Isouard, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Maltese composer
Death (age 44)
1816
Ignaz Vitzthumb, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Death (age 91)
1813
Elizabeth Inverarity, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1811
Wilhelm Taubert, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, German pianist, composer and conductor
Birth
1795
Leopold Jansa, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, Czech violinist, music educator and composer
Birth
1789
Carl Ludwig Paulmann, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, singer, opera singer, stage actor
Birth
1748
Johann Gottfried Walther, Anniversaries (March 23), Classical music history, German musician and composer
Death (age 63)