Music anniversaries to be commemorated on March 5: births, premieres...
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 5: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For March 5, there are no less than 84 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Josef Gostic (120th anniversary, Birth), Leopold Demuth (110th anniversary, Death), Salomėja Nasvytytė-Valiukienė (100th anniversary, Birth), Alexander Young (20th anniversary, Death), Philip Langridge (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 5
2018
Kjerstin Dellert, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Swedish opera singer
Death (age 92)
2017
Kurt Moll, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, German opera singer
Death (age 78)
2016
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Austrian conductor
Death (age 86)
2011
Masato Usuki, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Japanese conductor and composer (1934-2011)
Death (age 76)
2010
Philip Langridge, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, British opera singer
Death (age 70)
2005
Sergiu Comissiona, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, American conductor
Death (age 76)
2001
Khuseyn Mukhtarov, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Soviet singer and opera singer (1938-2001)
Death (age 62)
2000
Alexander Young, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, English tenor
Death (age 79)
1993
Joshua Coyne, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, American composer
Birth (27th anniversary)
1992
Kit Armstrong, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, American pianist and composer
Birth (28th anniversary)
1991
Daniil Trifonov, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Russian pianist
Birth (29th anniversary)
1988
Elizaveta Vladimirovna Šumskaâ, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Soviet opera singer and music educator (1905-1988)
Death (age 82)
1987
Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, cellist
Birth (33th anniversary)
1984
Tito Gobbi, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Italian opera singer (1913-1984)
Death (age 70)
1979
Alan Crofoot, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Canadian opera singer
Death (age 49)
1978
Cesare Andrea Bixio, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 81)
1977
Silvia Careddu, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Italian flautist
Birth (43th anniversary)
1973
Paul Kletzki, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, conductor and composer from Poland
Death (age 72)
1972
Conny Söderström, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Swedish singer and actor (1911-1972)
Death (age 60)
1968
Richard Harris, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, British composer and pianist
Birth (52th anniversary)
Roy Royal, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 72)
1967
Klym Chichka-Andriyenko, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 81)
1965
Paul Meyer, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, French musician
Birth (55th anniversary)
1964
Alessio De Paolis, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 70)
1962
Ján Baran, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, composer, civil servant
Death (age 43)
1960
Elina Anatolevna Archipova, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Russian composer and music educator
Birth (60th anniversary)
1958
Katsuma Nakajima, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Japanese composer and music arranger
Birth (62th anniversary)
Johanne Krarup-Hansen, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Danish opera singer
Death (age 87)
1955
Sarah Rice, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, American actress
Birth (65th anniversary)
1954
Jack Stamp, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, American composer
Birth (66th anniversary)
1953
Sergei Prokofiev, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Ukrainian & Russian Soviet pianist and composer
Death (age 61)
Daniel Fortea, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Spanish composer
Death (age 74)
1952
Vladimir Shcherbachov, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Russian composer
Death (age 63)
1948
Richard Hickox, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, English conductor
Birth
1947
Elisabeth Erikson, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Swedish singer and opera singer
Birth (73th anniversary)
Konstanty Andrzej Kulka, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Polish classical violinist
Birth (73th anniversary)
Alfredo Casella, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Italian composer, pianist and conductor
Death (age 63)
1946
Wilhelm Fassbinder, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 58)
1945
Luise Reuss-Belce, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer
Death (age 82)
1942
Work for orchestra
“Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, “Leningrad””, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history
Premiere
1936
Emanuel Maršík, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Czech composer
Death (age 60)
1931
Barry Tuckwell, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Australian horn player
Birth
1929
Pentti Perksalo, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer
Birth
1923
Dora Pejačević, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Croatian composer
Death (age 37)
1920
Salomėja Nasvytytė-Valiukienė, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer
Birth (100th anniversary)
1914
Philip Farkas, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, American musician
Birth
1912
Frank Miller, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, American musician
Birth
1910
Leopold Demuth, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer
Death (age 48)
1905
Rapolas Juška, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer
Birth
1903
Gitta Alpár, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Hungarian-born opera and operetta soprano
Birth
1900
Josef Gostic, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Slovenian opera singer
Birth
Aleksandr Korobeychenko, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Soviet Ukrainian singer
Birth
1898
Vladimir Shakhray, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Birth
1897
Work for orchestra
“Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13”, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history
Premiere
1887
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Brazilian composer
Birth
Josip Križaj, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1884
Albine Nagel, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Austrian soprano and opera singer (1884-1969)
Birth
1883
Georgiy Amosov, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Soviet Russian oboist
Birth
1882
1879
Bedřich Váška, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, cellist, music pedagogue
Birth
1878
Rudolf Bandler, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, holocaust victim, b. 1878-03-05
Birth
1876
Jindřich Jindřich, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Czech ethnographer, composer and pianist
Birth
Francesco Maria Piave, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Italian librettist
Death (age 65)
1873
Alexis de Castillon, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 34)
1866
Mateusz Wielhorski, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, russian-Polish cellist
Death (age 71)
1861
Medea Borelli, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1851
Ottilie Strobach, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer
Birth
1845
Alphonse Hasselmans, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Belgian-born French harpist, composer and pedagogue
Birth
1827
Émile Jonas, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
1819
Joseph Darcier, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, French actor and singer
Birth
1818
1813
Auguste Adami, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, opera singer, stage actor, singer
Birth
1808
Henri de Ruolz, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, French chemist and composer
Birth
1805
Théodore Labarre, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, French musician
Birth
1795
Josef Reicha, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Czech composer and violoncellist
Death (age 43)
1778
Thomas Arne, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, British composer
Death (age 67)
Giovanni Battista Costanzi, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 73)
1774
Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Danish composer
Birth
1766
Gregor Werner, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Death (age 73)
1732
Joseph François Salomon, Anniversaries (March 5), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 82)