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 4: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For March 4, there are no less than 79 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Natalka Andrusiv (110th anniversary, Birth), Leonard Warren (60th anniversary, Death), Izabela Kopeć (50th anniversary, Birth), Rózsi Delly (20th 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 4
Klaus K. Hübler, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, composer
Death (age 61)
Renato Cioni, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 84)
Lieuwe Visser, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Dutch singer, opera singer and musicologist
Death (age 73)
Jérôme Savary, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, French theater director and actor
Death (age 70)
Natalie Bodanya, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 98)
Una Hale, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 82)
Fedora Barbieri, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Italian mezzo-soprano singer
Death (age 82)
Rózsi Delly, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer
Death (age 87)
József Simándy, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer
Death (age 80)
Sándor Veress, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Swiss composer of Hungarian origin
Death (age 85)
Anna Aglatova, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Russian soprano singer
Birth (38th anniversary)
Giancarlo Monsalve, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (38th anniversary)
František Dutka, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Death (age 68)
Maurizio Baglini, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Italian pianist
Birth (45th anniversary)
Mihail Andricu, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Romanian composer
Death (age 79)
Izabela Kopeć, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Birth (50th anniversary)
Cécile Daroux, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, flautist
Birth
Jānis Mediņš, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Latvian composer
Death (age 75)
John Murphy, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, English film composer
Birth (55th anniversary)
Brigitte Hahn, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, German singer
Birth (56th anniversary)
Géza Fischer, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, opera singer, pedagogue, singer
Death (age 63)
John Young, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, electroacoustic music composer from New Zealand
Birth (58th anniversary)
Zdeněk Chalabala, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Czech dirigent and musician
Death (age 62)
Luba Mirella, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Italian coloratura soprano
Death (age 65)
Kazushi Ōno, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Japanese conductor
Birth (60th anniversary)
Leonard Warren, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Operatic baritone
Death (age 48)
Noel Gay, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, British composer
Death (age 55)
Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Ukrainian composer and poet
Birth
Aleksey Martynov, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (73th anniversary)
Magda Kalmár, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Hungarian singer
Birth (76th anniversary)
Zoltán Jeney, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Hungarian composer
Birth
Yuri Simonov, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Russian conductor
Birth (79th anniversary)
Edoardo Mascheroni, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Italian composer and conductor
Death (age 88)
Werner Jacob, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, German organist and composer
Birth
Camilla Wiese, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Norwegian singer (1835-1938)
Death (age 92)
Aribert Reimann, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, German composer, pianist and accompanist
Birth (84th anniversary)
Ernest Pike, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, English Tenor
Death (age 65)
Mario Davidovsky, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Argentine-American composer
Birth
Manfred Drescher, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, German opera singer (1931-2015)
Birth
Bernard Haitink, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Dutch conductor and violinist
Birth (91th anniversary)
Josep Maria Mestres i Quadreny, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Catalan composer
Birth
Samuel Adler, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, American composer and conductor
Birth (92th anniversary)
Viktoria Blank, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, film actor, music pedagogue, opera singer
Death (age 69)
Pedro Morales Pino, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Colombian composer
Death (age 63)
Moritz Moszkowski, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, German composer, pianist and teacher
Death (age 70)
Taisia Burtseva, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Ukrainian singer
Birth
Nadezhda Shepeleva, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Soviet Yakut opera singer
Birth
Jane Fawcett, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, code-breaker, singer, and preservationist
Birth
99th anniversary (2021)
Julius Bechgaard, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Danish composer
Death (age 73)
Carlos Surinach, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, American composer
Birth
Vittorina Bartolucci, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 55)
Ferdinand Leitner, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, German composer and conductor
Birth
Natalka Andrusiv, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, tennis player and opera singer (1910-2002)
Birth
Paul Ulanowsky, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Austrian musician
Birth
Joseph Schmidt, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Romanian opera singer
Birth
Bahrija Nuri Hadžić, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Bosnian soprano
Birth
Piotr Perkowski, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Polish composer
Birth
Kyō Sakai, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, composer
Birth
Dora Labbette, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, British opera singer
Birth
Mikhail Krasev, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Soviet composer (1897-1954)
Birth
Bjarne Brustad, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Norwegian musician
Birth
Paul Bazelaire, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, French cellist and composer
Birth
Maria Barrientos, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Spanish singer
Birth
Napoleone Moriani, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 69)
Fritz Rémond senior, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, opera singer, singer, stage actor
Birth
Alfred Dufresne, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, French composer and playwright
Death (age 41)
Friedrich Genée, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, German opera singer
Death (age 59)
Franz von Milde, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Birth
Václav Mikoláš, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Elek Pály, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Hungarian actor
Death (age 49)
Paul d'Lacôme, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
Ivan Melnikov, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Russian opera baritone
Birth
Jenny Dingelstedt, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer
Birth
Mykhailo Verbytsky, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Ukrainian composer
Birth
József Chudy, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, composer, conductor, inventor
Death (age 59)
Giovanni Inchindi, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Ann Cargill, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, British opera singer
Death (age 24)
Antonio Vivaldi, Anniversaries (March 4), Classical music history, Italian composer and violinist
Birth