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 28: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For May 28, there are no less than 95 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Viktor Nessler (130th anniversary, Death), Louis Pierre Deffès (120th anniversary, Death), Eufrosinia Cuza (110th anniversary, Death), Sarah Nemtsov (40th anniversary, Birth), Claude Heater (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 28
Claude Heater, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, American opera singer
Death (age 92)
Michèle Vilma, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, French mezzo-soprano
Death (age 87)
Aleksey Anatolevitsj Ljudmilin, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, conductor, violist
Death (age 77)
Mati Palm, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Estonian opera singer
Death (age 76)
Elisabeth Chojnacka, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Polish musician
Death (age 77)
David Nadien, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, American violinist
Death (age 88)
Masuko Ushioda, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Japanese violinist
Death (age 71)
Judith Nelson, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 72)
Radoslav Svozil, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera singer, violinist
Death (age 83)
Annette Haas, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, pianist (1912-2002)
Death (age 90)
Ivan Krpan, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Croatian pianist
Birth (23th anniversary)
Seong-Jin Cho, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, South Korean classical pianist
Birth (26th anniversary)
Milada Šafránková, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Czechoslovak opera singer
Death (age 63)
Winirä Ğimadieva, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, coloratura soprano
Birth (36th anniversary)
Jacob Koranyi, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Swedish musician
Birth (37th anniversary)
Tim Mead, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (39th anniversary)
Darja Dmitrievna Zikova, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (39th anniversary)
Sarah Nemtsov, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German composer
Birth (40th anniversary)
Jiří Reinberger, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Czech music educator, composer and organist
Death (age 63)
Tomislav Mužek, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Croatian opera singer
Birth (44th anniversary)
Pamelia Kurstin, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, American musician
Birth (44th anniversary)
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German composer
Death (age 73)
Jože Kotar, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Slovene musician
Birth (50th anniversary)
Elsie Spain, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, singer and actress
Death (age 91)
Jozef Kapustka, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Polish classical pianist
Birth (51th anniversary)
Marcin Bronikowski, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Polish singer
Birth (52th anniversary)
Zhang Ye, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Chinese singer
Birth (52th anniversary)
Gotfrid Hasanov, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Russian composer
Death (age 65)
Amedeo Berdini, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 48)
Vissarion Shebalin, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Russian Soviet composer
Death (age 60)
María Bayo, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Spanish soprano
Birth (59th anniversary)
Andrzej Dobber, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Polish singer
Birth (59th anniversary)
Steven B. Jepson, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth (60th anniversary)
Alice Pierce, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, American singer, opera singer and music educator
Birth (63th anniversary)
Youri Egorov, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Russian musician
Birth
Olga Bakhutashvili-Shulgina, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 71)
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Azerbaijani composer
Birth (73th anniversary)
Elena Souliotis, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Greek operatic soprano singer
Birth
Michael Schopper, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German bass-baritone in opera and concert
Birth (78th anniversary)
Vernon Midgley, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, British opera singer
Birth (80th anniversary)
Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German operatic baritone
Birth
Maki Ishii, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Japanese composer
Birth
Richard Van Allan, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, versatile British operatic bass singer
Birth
Marthe Duvivier, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 83)
Peter Westergaard, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, American composer
Birth
Regina Pinkert, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Polish opera singer and soprano
Death (age 62)
Betty Fabila, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, singer
Birth (91th anniversary)
Emma Howson, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, singer and actress
Death (age 84)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German lyric baritone and conductor
Birth
Pavel Štěpán, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Czech music educator, pianist and university educator
Birth
George Cook, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, English opera singer and actor
Birth
Mikhaïl Nossyrev, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Russian composer
Birth
György Ligeti, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Hungarian composer
Birth
Jiří Válek, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Czech composer (1923-2005)
Birth
Miklos Gafni, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Irma Kolassi, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Greek singer and pianist
Birth
Liisa Linko-Malmio, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera singer, university teacher
Birth
Alfonso Garulli, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 58)
Adolf Sonnenfeld, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, composer, conductor, fiddler, musician, opera composer, violinist
Death (age 76)
Tikhon Khrennikov, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Russian Soviet composer (1913-2007)
Birth
Alexander von Bandrowski, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Austrian-Polish theater actor, opera singer (tenor) and artistic director
Death (age 53)
Tom Scott, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, American composer, born 1912
Birth
Eufrosinia Cuza, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Russian opera singer (1856-1910)
Death (age 54)
Helmut Fellmer, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German conductor
Birth
Lorenzo Riese, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 73)
Valdemar Tofte, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Danish violinist
Death (age 74)
Sándor Svéd, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Hungarian singer
Birth
Walter Goehr, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German composer and conductor
Birth
Louis Pierre Deffès, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 80)
Heinrich Wiegand, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 56)
Yvonne Hubert, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Belgian/Canadian musician
Birth
Mihály Erdélyi, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Hungarian composer, lyricist, actor, and producer
Birth
Felipe de Jesús Villanueva Gutiérrez, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Mexican composer
Death (age 31)
Viktor Nessler, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German composer
Death (age 49)
Johanna Geisler, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth
Olle Strandberg, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Swedish actor
Birth
Nikolai Sokoloff, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Ukrainian–American conductor and violinist
Birth
Irén Bánó, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera and operetta singer
Birth
Václav Talich, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Czech conductor, violinist, music educator, professor, university educator and director conductor of Czech philharmony
Birth
Riccardo Zandonai, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
Willy Strehl, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Austrian film actor, stage actor and opera singer
Birth
Wilhelm Georg Dettmer, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 67)
Georg Döring, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Léon Vasseur, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, French composer, organist and conductor
Birth
Zulma Bouffar, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, actress and singer from France
Birth
Friedrich Baumfelder, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German composer, conductor, and pianist
Birth
Anton Reicha, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Czech-born French composer
Death (age 66)
August-Acanthe Boudouresque, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Johann Christian Friedrich Hæffner, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German-born Swedish composer
Death (age 74)
Luigi Boccherini, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Italian composer and cellist
Death (age 62)
Josef Dessauer, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Czech composer
Birth
Anton Raaff, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German opera tenor
Death (age 83)
Leopold Mozart, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German composer, conductor, teacher, and violinist
Death (age 67)
Geminiano Giacomelli, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth