Music anniversaries to be commemorated on May 25: 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.
May 25: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For May 25, there are no less than 88 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Scipio Colombo (110th anniversary, Birth), Georg Jarno (100th anniversary, Death), Otomar Kvěch (70th anniversary, Birth), Siphiwo Ntshebe (10th anniversary, Death), Henri van Zanten (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 May 25
2020
Henri van Zanten, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Dutch artist
Death (age 63)
0th anniversary (2020)
2018
Piet Kee, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Dutch musician
Death (age 90)
2017
Hanna Leybrand, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, German opera singer and writer
Death (age 71)
2016
Annamária Albert, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 89)
2013
Bohuslav Sedláček, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Czech composer
Death (age 84)
2010
Robert Muczynski, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, American composer
Death (age 81)
Siphiwo Ntshebe, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, South African operatic tenor
Death (age 35)
2008
Carla Gavazzi, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 95)
2006
Otto Zykan, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Death (age 71)
2005
Ruth Laredo, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, US-American classical pianist
Death (age 67)
2004
Ludmilla Issakova, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, music pedagogue, opera singer
Death (age 79)
2001
Delme Bryn-Jones, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Welsh opera singer
Death (age 67)
1997
Shabal Beysekova, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Soviet opera singer (1919-1997)
Death (age 77)
1995
Paul Bonneau, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 76)
Adelaide Saraceni, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Italian singer
Death (age 99)
1993
Adèle Charvet, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, French opera singer
Birth (27th anniversary)
1990
Lauri Lahtinen, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer
Death (age 77)
1987
Gan-ya Ben-gur Akselrod, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, American singer and opera singer
Birth (33th anniversary)
1984
Olga Jegunova, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, classical pianist, born in Latvia and now living in London
Birth (36th anniversary)
Stanislav Khristenko, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Ukrainian pianist
Birth (36th anniversary)
1982
Mike Block, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Cellist, arranger, composer, software designer
Birth (38th anniversary)
1981
Rosa Ponselle, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, American operatic soprano
Death (age 84)
1971
Jitka Čechová, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Czech pianist
Birth (49th anniversary)
1969
Alban Gerhardt, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, German musician
Birth (51th anniversary)
Hasan Rashid, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Egyptian composer and operatic baritone
Death (age 72)
1968
Alexander Liebreich, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, German conductor
Birth (52th anniversary)
1966
André Baugé, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, French singer
Death (age 73)
1964
Vasily Zolotarev, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Russian composer and music teacher
Death (age 91)
1955
Conrad Arnesen, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Norwegian actor and opera singer
Death (age 64)
1950
Otomar Kvěch, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Czech music educator, composer and university educator
Birth
1949
Evelina Pitti, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, French pianist
Birth (71th anniversary)
Piero Schiavazzi, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 74)
1946
Albert Viljam Hagelin, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Norwegian politician
Death (age 65)
1945
Vilém Kurz, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Czech music educator and pianist
Death (age 72)
1942
Emanuel Feuermann, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Austrian musician
Death (age 39)
Mária Sudlik, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Hungarian singer
Birth
1941
Diane Bish, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, composer, organist, executive producer
Birth (79th anniversary)
1939
Valery Sagaidatschny, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Soviet pianist (1939-2009)
Birth
1938
Franco Bonisolli, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
Josef Hopferwieser, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer.
Birth
Maria Slătinaru-Nistor, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, opera singer, voice teacher
Birth (82th anniversary)
1936
P. Rivilis, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Soviet composer (1936-2014)
Birth
Ján Levoslav Bella, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Slovak conductor, composer and educator
Death (age 92)
1934
Gustav Holst, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, English composer
Death (age 59)
1933
Almar Heggen, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Norwegian opera singer
Birth
1932
Norman Mittelmann, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Canadian opera singer
Birth (88th anniversary)
1931
Włodzimierz Denysenko, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Birth
1929
Beverly Sills, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, opera soprano (1929-2007)
Birth
Taťána Arseninová, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (91th anniversary)
1926
Joaquim Cassadó i Valls, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Spanish composer (1867-1926)
Death (age 58)
1925
Aldo Clementi, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
Rita Bartos, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer
Birth
Vanda Gerlovič, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1923
Maurice Allard, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, French musician
Birth
1920
Georg Jarno, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Hungarian composer
Death (age 51)
100th anniversary (2020)
1919
Gino Negri, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
1918
Luis Foglietti Alberola, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Spanish composer (1877-1918)
Death (age 40)
1917
Heinz Rehfuss, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Swiss opera singer (1917-1988)
Birth
Édouard de Reszke, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Polish singer
Death (age 63)
Léon Vasseur, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, French composer, organist and conductor
Death (age 72)
1915
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Austrian classical violinist
Birth
1914
Dorothy Sarnoff, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth
1913
Gabrielle Bidencap, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Swedish actor (1877-1913)
Death (age 36)
1911
Justina Jasaitytė, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer
Birth
1910
Scipio Colombo, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Italian opera singer (1910-2002)
Birth
1906
Giovanni Consolini, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 87)
1903
Yoshiko Sato, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Japanese opera singer
Birth
1901
Jean Borthayre, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, French opera singer
Birth
1900
Milada Nedeová-Wuršerová, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1898
Margarete Bäumer, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth
1889
Gilardo Gilardi, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Argentine composer
Birth
1888
Elin Linnander, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Swedish actress
Birth
1885
Marie Cabel, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, coloratura soprano
Death (age 58)
1884
Emilio Perea, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Italian singer
Birth
1882
Maurice Le Boucher, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, French musician
Birth
1878
Berardo Berardi, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
1876
Viktorija Dolenc Gollmayer, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1869
Jozef Kumlik, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, conductor, organist, composer
Death (age 67)
1863
Camille Erlanger, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
1862
Johann Nestroy, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Austrian dramatic, actor and singer
Death (age 60)
1852
Jozefa Ellinger, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1847
Antonín Barcal, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Birth
1837
Johann Evangelist Brandl, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, German composer
Death (age 76)
1835
Emil Siebert, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, stage actor, opera singer
Birth
Lorenz Nikolai Achté, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer, composer, conductor and music teacher
Birth
1833
Johann Andreas Streicher, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, German piano maker and composer
Death (age 71)
1815
Domenico Puccini, Anniversaries (May 25), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 43)