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  2. History: Anniversaries
  3. May 6

Music anniversaries to be commemorated on May 6: 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 6: Essential anniversaries

Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For May 6, there are no less than 73 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Jean-Baptiste Stuck (340th anniversary, Birth), Wilhelm Würfel (230th anniversary, Birth), Konstantin Lyadov (200th anniversary, Birth), Hortense Schneider (100th anniversary, Death), Paul Abraham (60th anniversary, Death)... to name only some of the artists, composers or performers, known or less known throughout the world.

Anniversaries, May 6


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

All important anniversaries to commemorate a May 6

 

May 6

2003

Oleksandr Bilash, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Ukrainian composer

Death (age 72)

1987

Teddy Abrams, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, American musician

Birth (33th anniversary)

1983

Ingeborg Schübeler Gillebo, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Norwegian opera singer

Birth (37th anniversary)

1981

Roberto Giordano, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Italian pianist

Birth (39th anniversary)

Ljiljana Winkler, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Bosnian opera singer

Birth (39th anniversary)

Yoshio Hasegawa, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Japanese composer

Death (age 73)

1980

Adele Kern, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, German opera singer

Death (age 78)

1979

Jan Erik Mikalsen, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Norwegian contemporary music composer

Birth (41th anniversary)

1977

Joseph Dewar Hislop, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Scottish opera singer

Death (age 93)

1975

Martina Tomčić, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth (45th anniversary)

1974

Friederike Meinel, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth (46th anniversary)

1973

Ola Isene, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Norwegian baritone opera singer and actor (1898–1973)

Death (age 74)

Ernest MacMillan, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Canadian conductor

Death (age 79)

1971

Anna Radziejewska, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, singer, opera singer

Birth (49th anniversary)

49th anniversary    (2021)

1970

Salomėja Staniulytė, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer

Death (age 70)

1965

Nathalie <strong>Stutzmann</strong> Nathalie Stutzmann, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, French opera singer

Birth (55th anniversary)

1963

Balázs Kocsár, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Hungarian orchestral and operatic conductor

Birth (57th anniversary)

1960

Phyllis Treigle, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Operatic soprano

Birth (60th anniversary)

Yekaterina Chemberdzhi, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Russian composer, pianist and music educator

Birth (60th anniversary)

Paul <strong>Abraham</strong> Paul Abraham, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Hungarian composer

Death (age 67)

1958

Josef Peršl, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, opera singer

Death (age 87)

1957

Räşit Kälimullin, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Soviet composer

Birth (63th anniversary)

1953

Ivan <strong>Fedele</strong> Ivan Fedele, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, composer

Birth (67th anniversary)

1947

Louise Homer, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, American opera singer (1871-1947)

Death (age 76)

1945

Victoria Bond, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, American composer

Birth (75th anniversary)

1942

Richard Stilwell, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, opera singer

Birth (78th anniversary)

1941

Ghena <strong>Dimitrova</strong> Ghena Dimitrova, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Bulgarian lyric singer

Birth

1936

Hans Jelmoli, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Swiss musician (1877-1936)

Death (age 59)

1932

Ludwig Rottenberg, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Austrian-German musician

Death (age 66)

1931

Jane Berbié, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, singer

Birth (89th anniversary)

1930

Emiliya Svetlova, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Soviet Russian singer

Birth

1925

Eduard Marhula, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Czech composer

Death (age 47)

1924

Émile Wambach, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Belgian conductor, composer, musicologist and music educator

Death (age 69)

1920

Fanka Ikonomova, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, cantatrice

Birth

Hortense <strong>Schneider</strong> Hortense Schneider, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, singer

Death (age 87)

1917

Jaurés Lamarque Pons, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, uruguayan composer

Birth

1915

George Perle, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, American composer

Birth

1913

Gyula Dávid, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Hungarian musician

Birth

 

Romantic

1908

Necil Kazım Akses, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Turkish classical composer

Birth

1898

Jascha <strong>Horenstein</strong> Jascha Horenstein, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, American conductor

Birth

1892

Ernest <strong>Guiraud</strong> Ernest Guiraud, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, French composer and music teacher

Death (age 54)

Nikodem Biernacki, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Polish violinist and composer

Death (age 66)

20th century

1889

Graziella Pareto, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Spanish opera singer

Birth

1888

Louis D'Angelo, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, American opera singer

Birth

1886

Giuseppe Pietri, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Italian composer

Birth

1882

Georgi Atanasov, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Bulgarian composer

Birth

Ines Maria Ferraris, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, singer

Birth

1879

Mrs Howard Paul, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, British singer and opera singer

Death (age 46)

1878

François Benoist, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, French musician

Death (age 83)

1874

Karel Vraný, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Czech composer and choirmaster

Death (age 33)

1872

Giulio <strong>Regondi</strong> Giulio Regondi, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Italian composer

Death (age 50)

1868

Opera

“Le château à Toto”, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history

Jacques Offenbach


Premiere

Théâtre du Palais-Royal

1867

Johann Caspar Aiblinger, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, German composer

Death (age 88)

1858

Georges <strong>Hüe</strong> Georges Hüe, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, French composer

Birth

Jean Noté, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Belgian opera singer

Birth

1852

Charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Belgian conductor and composer

Death (age 75)

1835

William Linley, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, British composer

Death (age 64)

1826

Rosalie Levasseur, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, singer

Death (age 76)

1824

Serafino Amedeo De de Ferrari, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Italian musician

Birth

Rosa <strong>Morandi</strong> Rosa Morandi, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, italian soprano

Death (age 41)

 

Classical

1820

Konstantin Lyadov, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Russian conductor (1820-1871)

Birth

1814

Heinrich Wilhelm <strong>Ernst</strong> Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Czech violinist, composer and violist

Birth

Georg Joseph <strong>Vogler</strong> Georg Joseph Vogler, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, German composer, organist, teacher and music theorist

Death (age 64)

1809

William <strong>Walker</strong> William Walker, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, American composer, born 1809

Birth

1794

Carl <strong>Arnold</strong> Carl Arnold, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Norwegian composer

Birth

Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, French organist and composer

Death (age 59)

1790

Wilhelm Würfel, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Czech conductor, music educator, composer and pianist

Birth

Romantic

1785

Louis Chancourtois, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, French composer

Birth

1772

Miguel López Remacha, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, composer, singer, musician

Birth

1714

Anton Raaff, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, German opera tenor

Birth

1680

Jean-Baptiste <strong>Stuck</strong> Jean-Baptiste Stuck, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Italian-French composer and cellist

Birth

1666

Paul Siefert, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, German composer and organist

Death (age 79)

1596

Giaches de Wert, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Franco-Flemish composer

Death (age 61)

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