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 9: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For March 9, there are no less than 104 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Jean-Georges Kastner (210th anniversary, Birth), Alexandre Luigini (170th anniversary, Birth), Samuel Osborne Barber (110th anniversary, Birth), Thomas Schippers (90th anniversary, Birth), Anton Coppola (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 9
Anton Coppola, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, American conductor
Death (age 102)
Valentina Savelievna Savitskaya, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Russian opera singer
Death (age 93)
Kaljo Johannson, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Death (age 79)
Boris Vajda, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, opera singer (1933-2015)
Death (age 82)
Agustí Cohí Grau, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Spanish composer and educationist (1921-2012)
Death (age 90)
Sona Aslanova, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 86)
Leonidas Muraška, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer
Death (age 84)
Anna Moffo, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, American opera singer, television personality, and dramatic actress
Death (age 73)
Meredith Davies, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, British conductor
Death (age 82)
Marit Isene, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Norwegian professor
Death (age 79)
Noa Wildschut, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Dutch violinist
Birth (19th anniversary)
Harry Somers, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, English-Canadian composer
Death (age 73)
Vytautas Blažys, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer
Death (age 68)
Danila Popov, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, cellist
Birth (28th anniversary)
Franco Margola, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 83)
Tomojirō Ikenouchi, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Japanese composer
Death (age 84)
Martial Singher, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, American opera singer (1904-1990)
Death (age 85)
Dagmar Gustafson, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Swedish actress
Death (age 93)
Vladimir Politkovsky, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, music pedagogue, opera singer
Death (age 91)
Lígia Moreno, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Brazilian pianist
Birth (37th anniversary)
Anna Clyne, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, British composer
Birth (40th anniversary)
Christina Khosrowi, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth (42th anniversary)
L. Radley Flynn, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, British opera singer and actor
Death (age 75)
Irina Iordachescu, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, singer
Birth (43th anniversary)
Helena Juntunen, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer
Birth (44th anniversary)
Jane Antonia Cornish, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, British composer
Birth (45th anniversary)
Gabriella Relle, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 72)
Ádám Horváth, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer, ex-ministerial commissioner and director of the Hungarian Opera House
Birth (47th anniversary)
Till Fellner, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Austrian musician
Birth (48th anniversary)
Pierre Jodlowski, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, French composer
Birth (49th anniversary)
49th anniversary (2021)
Stéphane Blet, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, French pianist
Birth (51th anniversary)
János Sárdy, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Hungarian actor, opera singer
Death (age 61)
Christiane Iven, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth (55th anniversary)
Lily Afshar, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, musician
Birth (60th anniversary)
Otto Ackermann, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Romanian conductor
Death (age 50)
Michal Hromek, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Czech composer
Birth (62th anniversary)
Sergej Larin, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Russian opera singer
Birth
Elena Szirmai, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, composer, instrumentalist, producer
Birth (64th anniversary)
Christoph Poppen, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, German conductor
Birth (64th anniversary)
Louie René, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, British opera singer and actress
Death (age 83)
Alexander Raskatov, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Russian composer
Birth (67th anniversary)
Larissa Diadkova, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Russian singer
Birth (68th anniversary)
Work for orchestra
“Symphony No. 5 in D, “Di tre re””, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history
Premiere 70th anniversary
Mikael Samuelson, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Swedish opera singer
Birth (69th anniversary)
Howard Shelley, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, British pianist and conductor
Birth (70th anniversary)
Kalevi Aho, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Finnish composer
Birth (71th anniversary)
Manuel Quislant Botella, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Spanish composer (1871-1949)
Death (age 77)
Richard Muenz, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, American actor
Birth (72th anniversary)
Casper Reardon, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, American musician
Death (age 33)
Pavel Červinka, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Czech opera singer (1940-2015)
Birth
Benjamin Zander, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, English orchestral conductor
Birth (81th anniversary)
Azio Corghi, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth (83th anniversary)
Patricia Leonard, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, English contralto and mezzo-soprano (1936-2010)
Birth
Achim Wichert, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, German opera singer and music educator
Birth
Jiří Kalach, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Czech composer
Birth
Vladilen Grigorevitsj Gritsjuk, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Thomas Schippers, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, American conductor
Birth
Franz Crass, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
Jerzy Szymański, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Polish opera singer and bass
Birth
Milan Křížek, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Czech composer
Birth
Tamara Nizhnikova, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Soviet opera singer and music educator
Birth
Nikos Zaccaria, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Greek opera singer
Birth
Aleksander Myszuga, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Polish singer
Death (age 68)
Beate Asserson, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Birth
Clara Rockmore, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Russian-born American musician
Birth
Samuel Osborne Barber, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, American composer (1910-1981)
Birth
Adolph Grimminger, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, opera singer, poet, sculptor
Death (age 81)
Jean Doyen, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, French pianist
Birth
Bernhard Christensen, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Danish musician
Birth
Anna Richtrová, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Heinrich Allmeroth, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, German politician (1901-1961)
Birth
Michał Bergson, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Polish musician
Death (age 77)
Isobel Baillie, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Scottish opera singer
Birth
Alessio De Paolis, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
August Horislav Krčméry, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, cleric, composer
Death (age 68)
Petar Raychev, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Bulgarian tenor (1887-1960)
Birth
Johannes Sembach, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, German singer
Birth
Work for orchestra
“Francesca da Rimini from Dante Alighieri, Op. 32”, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history
Premiere
Martin Shaw, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, British composer, theatre producer and conductor
Birth
Théodore Labarre, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, French musician
Death (age 65)
Alexandre Luigini, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
Martin Pierre Marsick, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Belgian musician
Birth
Ida Benza, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer
Birth
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Russian composer (1839-1881)
Birth
Alexandre Lapissida, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, French theatre manager
Birth
Darya Leonova, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Russian opera singer and music educator (1829-1896)
Birth
Franz Xaver Gerl, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Austrian singer
Death (age 62)
Christine Rakhmanov, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Russian actress
Death (age 67)
Karl Julius Abt, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, opera singer, theater director
Birth
Jean-Georges Kastner, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
Domenico Della-Maria, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Italian and French musician and composer
Death (age 30)
Mathilda Berwald, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Finnish-Swedish singer
Birth
Nicolas Levasseur, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, French opera singer
Birth
Jean-Baptiste Lully fils, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, French Baroque composer
Death (age 77)
Josef Mysliveček, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Czech composer
Birth
Giuseppe Antonio Bernabei, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 83)
Ascanio Mayone, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 57)
Caterina Martinelli, Anniversaries (March 9), Classical music history, Italian singer and opera singer
Death (age 19)