Music anniversaries to be commemorated on May 6: 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 6: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For May 6, there are no less than 72 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.
All important anniversaries to commemorate a 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)
1970
Salomėja Staniulytė, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer
Death (age 70)
50th anniversary (2020)
1965
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
Paul Abraham, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Hungarian composer
Death (age 67)
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)
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 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, classical composer
Birth (75th anniversary)
1942
Richard Stilwell, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (78th anniversary)
1941
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
100th anniversary (2020)
Hortense Schneider, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 87)
100th anniversary (2020)
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
1908
Necil Kazım Akses, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Turkish classical composer
Birth
1898
Jascha Horenstein, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, American conductor
Birth
1892
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)
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
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 Regondi, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 50)
1867
Johann Caspar Aiblinger, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, German composer
Death (age 88)
1858
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
Rosa Morandi, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, italian soprano
Death (age 41)
Serafino Amedeo De de Ferrari, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Italian musician
Birth
1820
Konstantin Lyadov, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Russian conductor (1820-1871)
Birth
200th anniversary (2020)
1814
Georg Joseph Vogler, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, German composer, organist, teacher and music theorist
Death (age 64)
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Czech violinist, composer and violist
Birth
1809
William Walker, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, American composer, born 1809
Birth
1794
Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, French organist and composer
Death (age 59)
Carl Arnold, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Norwegian composer
Birth
1790
Wilhelm Würfel, Anniversaries (May 6), Classical music history, Czech conductor, music educator, composer and pianist
Birth
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 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)