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  2. History: Anniversaries
  3. May 1

Music anniversaries to be commemorated on May 1: 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.

May 1: Essential anniversaries

Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For May 1, there are no less than 86 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Giuditta Grisi (180th anniversary, Death), Modest Tchaikovsky (170th anniversary, Birth), Maya Kuliyeva (100th anniversary, Birth), Lev Kolodub (90th anniversary, Birth), Sergio Franchi (30th anniversary, Death)... to name only some of the artists, composers or performers, known or less known throughout the world.

Anniversaries, May 1


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All important anniversaries to commemorate a May 1

 

May 1

2017

Éliane Lublin, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, French opera singer

Death (age 79)

2016

Paul Popescu, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, conductor

Death (age 87)

2008

Aleksey Levitskiy, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Soviet Russian singer

Death (age 77)

2006

Yvonne Levering, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Belgian pianist and singer

Death (age 100)

Rauno Lehtinen, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Finnish musician, composer and conductor

Death (age 74)

1999

Dídac Monjo i Carreras, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Spanish singer

Death (age 75)

1995

László Jámbor, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer

Death (age 83)

1990

Sergio Franchi, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Italian-American tenor and actor (1926-1990)

Death (age 64)

1983

Krzysztof Aleksander Janczak, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Polish composer

Birth (37th anniversary)

1982

William <strong>Primrose</strong> William Primrose, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Scottish violist

Death (age 77)

1980

Fernando Varela, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Classical Crossover and Operatic tenor

Birth (40th anniversary)

1979

Bronislav Gimpel, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, American musician

Death (age 68)

1978

Aram <strong>Khachaturian</strong> Aram Khachaturian, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Armenian Soviet composer and conductor (1903-1978)

Death (age 74)

1977

Stéphane <strong>Sénéchal</strong> Stéphane Sénéchal, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, French singer

Birth (43th anniversary)

Johannes Weyrauch, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, German composer

Death (age 80)

1972

Fernando Martin Otero, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Argentinian Composer- Pianist- Vocalist- Magician

Birth (48th anniversary)

Inga Kalna, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Latvian opera singer

Birth (48th anniversary)

Fernand Ansseau, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Belgian singer

Death (age 82)

1967

Agim Hushi, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, spinto tenor

Birth (53th anniversary)

1965

Daniel Nelson, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Swedish musician

Birth (55th anniversary)

Leo <strong>Spies</strong> Leo Spies, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, German composer and conductor

Death (age 65)

1961

Éric Faury, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, French opera singer and theatre director

Birth (59th anniversary)

1959

David Cordier, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, British opera singer and singer

Birth (61th anniversary)

1958

Bedřich Havlík, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Czech music educator and composer

Birth (62th anniversary)

1952

Anatolij Neznakin, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Russian composer and music educator

Birth (68th anniversary)

1948

Ruth Welting, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, American operatic soprano

Birth

1944

Józef Serafin, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Polish organist and music educator

Birth (76th anniversary)

1942

Wolf Appel, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer (1942-1999)

Birth

1941

Juraj Hatrík, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, composer, music pedagogue, musicologist

Birth (79th anniversary)

Julia Claussen, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Swedish mezzo-soprano

Death (age 61)

1939

Victor Davies, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Canadian composer

Birth (81th anniversary)

Natalya Gayda, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Soviet actor

Birth (81th anniversary)

1937

Béla Kovács, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, (1937--) clarinetist

Birth (83th anniversary)

1936

Hermine Bosetti, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, singer

Death (age 60)

1933

Olga Andreevna Zacharova, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, singer, opera singer

Birth

1930

Giorgos Zervanos, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, tenor

Birth

Lev Kolodub, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Soviet composer

Birth

Marguerite Vaillant-Couturier, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, French soprano

Death (age 74)

1929

Sophie Keller, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Danish opera singer

Death (age 78)

1927

Gary Bertini, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Israeli composer and conductor

Birth

1925

Elena Čiudakova, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer

Birth

1923

Yuri Boukoff, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Bulgarian pianist

Birth

Charles H. Workman, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, English opera singer-actor

Death (age 49)

1921

Kiril Krstev, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Bulgaria opera singer

Birth

99th anniversary    (2021)

1920

Maya Kuliyeva, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Soviet opera singer and actor

Birth

Aleksander Kovač, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth

1916

Liisa Rope, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, singer, opera singer

Birth

1914

Gyula Angyal Nagy, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Hungarian tenor

Birth

Franciszka Leszczyńska, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Polish pianist

Birth

1913

Walter Susskind, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Czech conductor, composer and pianist

Birth

1912

Anna Pollak, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, British opera singer

Birth

 

Romantic

1910

Sorayya Gajar, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, singer

Birth

Goeljam Abdoerachmanov, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Soviet singer and opera singer (1910-1987)

Birth

1908

Jan Kaftan, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Czech composer

Death (age 37)

1906

Jaroslav Maštalíř, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Czech music educator, composer and pianist

Birth

Juozė Augaitytė, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer

Birth

1904

Antonín <strong>Dvořák</strong> Antonín Dvořák, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Czech composer (1841-1904)

Death (age 62)

MasterpiecesComplete works

1903

Luigi <strong>Arditi</strong> Luigi Arditi, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Italian composer, conductor

Death (age 80)

1897

Lola Gere, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth

Jožef Tertnik, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, opera singer

Death (age 31)

20th century

1885

Aleksandăr Kraev, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Bulgarian opera singer

Birth

1884

Felipe <strong>Boero</strong> Felipe Boero, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Argentine musician

Birth

1879

Vano Sarajishvili, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Georgian opera singer

Birth

1875

Traugott Gey, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, singer, actor, stage actor, opera singer

Death (age 78)

1873

Konstantin <strong>Igumnov</strong> Konstantin Igumnov, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Russian pianist

Birth

1872

Hugo <strong>Alfvén</strong> Hugo Alfvén, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter (1872-1960)

Birth

Ladislav Prokop Procházka, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Czech politician, composer and doctor

Birth

1871

William Howland, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, American opera singer

Birth

149th anniversary    (2021)

Charlotte Häser, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, German singer

Death (age 87)

149th anniversary    (2021)

1868

Florencio Lahoz y Otal, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Spanish composer (1815-1868)

Death (age 53)

1866

Adolf Bassermann, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, singer, opera singer, stage actor

Birth

1860

Giacomo Panizza, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Italian composer and conductor

Death (age 57)

1859

Amalia Anglès y Mayer, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, opera singer, guitarist

Death (age 31)

1850

Modest Tchaikovsky, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Russian writer

Birth

1846

Amanda Tscherpa, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, German mezzo-soprano

Birth

1840

Giuditta Grisi, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, singer

Death (age 34)

1839

Magdalena Micińska, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, actor, opera singer

Birth

1832

Josef Lev, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Czech music educator, composer and opera singer

Birth

 

Classical

1814

Emma Albertazzi, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Contralto

Birth

1786

Work for chamber orchestra

“12 Variations for piano and violin from “Se vuol ballare” (Mozart), WoO 40”, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history

Ludwig van Beethoven


Premiere

Opera

“The Marriage of Figaro”, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


Premiere

1775

Sophia <strong>Dussek</strong> Sophia Dussek, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, British musician

Birth

1764

Gottfried Rieger, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Czech composer

Birth

1695

Pierre Saint-Sevin, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, French composer

Birth

 

Renaissance

1602

William <strong>Lawes</strong> William Lawes, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, English composer and musician

Birth

1582

Marco da <strong>Gagliano</strong> Marco da Gagliano, Anniversaries (May 1), Classical music history, Italian composer

Birth

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