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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 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.

Anniversaries, May 28


< 1900
20th century
...
< 1800
Romantic
> 1900
< 1750
Classical
> 1800
< 1600
Baroque
> 1750
< 1400
Renaissance
> 1600
...
Medieval
> 1400

All important anniversaries to commemorate a May 28

 

May 28

2020

Claude <strong>Heater</strong> Claude Heater, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, American opera singer

Death (age 92)

0th anniversary    (2020)

2019

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)

2018

Mati Palm, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Estonian opera singer

Death (age 76)

2017

Elisabeth Chojnacka, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Polish musician

Death (age 77)

2014

David Nadien, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, American violinist

Death (age 88)

2013

Masuko Ushioda, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Japanese violinist

Death (age 71)

2012

Judith Nelson, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera singer

Death (age 72)

2007

Radoslav Svozil, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, violinist, opera singer

Death (age 83)

2002

Annette Haas, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, pianist (1912-2002)

Death (age 90)

1997

Ivan Krpan, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Croatian pianist

Birth (23th anniversary)

1994

Seong-Jin <strong>Cho</strong> Seong-Jin Cho, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, South Korean classical pianist

Birth (26th anniversary)

1991

Milada Šafránková, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Czechoslovak opera singer

Death (age 63)

1984

Winirä <strong>Ğimadieva</strong> Winirä Ğimadieva, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, coloratura soprano

Birth (36th anniversary)

1983

Jacob Koranyi, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Swedish musician

Birth (37th anniversary)

1981

Darja Dmitrievna Zikova, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth (39th anniversary)

Tim <strong>Mead</strong> Tim Mead, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth (39th anniversary)

1980

Sarah <strong>Nemtsov</strong> Sarah Nemtsov, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German composer

Birth (40th anniversary)

1977

Jiří Reinberger, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Czech music educator, composer and organist

Death (age 63)

1976

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)

1973

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German composer

Death (age 73)

1970

Elsie Spain, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, singer and actress

Death (age 91)

50th anniversary    (2020)

Jože Kotar, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Slovene musician

Birth (50th anniversary)

50th anniversary    (2020)

1969

Jozef Kapustka, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Polish classical pianist

Birth (51th anniversary)

1968

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)

1965

Gotfrid Hasanov, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Russian composer

Death (age 65)

1964

Amedeo Berdini, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Italian opera singer

Death (age 48)

1963

Vissarion <strong>Shebalin</strong> Vissarion Shebalin, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Russian Soviet composer

Death (age 60)

1961

María <strong>Bayo</strong> 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)

1960

Steven B. Jepson, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, American opera singer

Birth (60th anniversary)

1957

Alice Pierce, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, American singer, opera singer and music educator

Birth (63th anniversary)

1954

Youri Egorov, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Russian musician

Birth

1950

Olga Bakhutashvili-Shulgina, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera singer

Death (age 71)

1947

Franghiz <strong>Ali-Zadeh</strong> Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Azerbaijani composer

Birth (73th anniversary)

1943

Elena Souliotis, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Greek singer

Birth

1942

Michael Schopper, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German bass-baritone in opera and concert

Birth (78th anniversary)

1940

Vernon Midgley, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, British opera singer

Birth (80th anniversary)

1938

Ekkehard <strong>Wlaschiha</strong> Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German operatic baritone

Birth

1936

Maki Ishii, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Japanese composer

Birth

1935

Richard Van <strong>Allan</strong> Richard Van Allan, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, versatile British operatic bass singer

Birth

1933

Marthe Duvivier, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera singer

Death (age 83)

1931

Regina Pinkert, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera singer

Death (age 62)

Peter Westergaard, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, American composer

Birth

1929

Betty Fabila, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, singer

Birth (91th anniversary)

1928

Emma Howson, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, singer and actress

Death (age 84)

1925

Dietrich <strong>Fischer-Dieskau</strong> 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

1924

Mikhaïl Nossyrev, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Russian composer

Birth

1923

Miklos Gafni, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth

György <strong>Ligeti</strong> György Ligeti, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Hungarian composer

Birth

Jiří Válek, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Czech composer (1923-2005)

Birth

1918

Irma Kolassi, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Greek singer and pianist

Birth

1917

Liisa Linko-Malmio, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera singer, university teacher

Birth

1915

Alfonso Garulli, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera singer

Death (age 58)

1914

Adolf Sonnenfeld, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera composer, composer, violinist, conductor, musician

Death (age 76)

1913

Tikhon <strong>Khrennikov</strong> 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)

1912

Tom Scott, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, American composer, born 1912

Birth

 

Romantic

1910

Eufrosinia Cuza, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Russian opera singer (1856-1910)

Death (age 54)

1908

Helmut Fellmer, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German conductor

Birth

1907

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)

1906

Sándor Svéd, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Hungarian singer

Birth

Sándor Svéd, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Hungarian singer

Birth

1903

Walter Goehr, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German composer and conductor

Birth

1900

Louis Pierre Deffès, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, French composer

Death (age 80)

1899

Heinrich Wiegand, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer

Death (age 56)

1895

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

1893

Felipe de <strong>Jesús Villanueva Gutiérrez</strong> Felipe de Jesús Villanueva Gutiérrez, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Mexican composer

Death (age 31)

1890

Viktor Nessler, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German composer

Death (age 49)

20th century

1888

Johanna Geisler, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer

Birth

1886

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

1884

Irén Bánó, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera and operetta singer

Birth

1883

Václav <strong>Talich</strong> Václav Talich, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Czech conductor, violinist, music educator, professor, university educator and director conductor of Czech philharmony

Birth

Riccardo <strong>Zandonai</strong> Riccardo Zandonai, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Italian composer

Birth

1881

Willy Strehl, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Austrian film actor, stage actor and opera singer

Birth

1876

Wilhelm Georg Dettmer, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer

Death (age 67)

1861

Georg Döring, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth

1844

Léon <strong>Vasseur</strong> Léon Vasseur, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, French composer, organist and conductor

Birth

1843

Zulma Bouffar, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, actress and singer from France

Birth

1836

Anton <strong>Reicha</strong> Anton Reicha, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Czech-born French composer

Death (age 66)

Friedrich <strong>Baumfelder</strong> Friedrich Baumfelder, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German composer, conductor, and pianist

Birth

1835

August-Acanthe Boudouresque, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth

1833

Johann Christian Friedrich Hæffner, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German-born Swedish composer

Death (age 74)

 

Classical

1805

Luigi <strong>Boccherini</strong> Luigi Boccherini, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Italian composer and cellist

Death (age 62)

Complete works

1798

Josef Dessauer, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Czech composer

Birth

1797

Anton Raaff, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German opera tenor

Death (age 83)

Romantic

1787

Leopold <strong>Mozart</strong> Leopold Mozart, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, German composer, conductor, teacher, and violinist

Death (age 67)

1692

Geminiano <strong>Giacomelli</strong> Geminiano Giacomelli, Anniversaries (May 28), Classical music history, Italian composer

Birth

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