Music anniversaries to be commemorated on May 9: 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 9: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For May 9, there are no less than 88 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Giovanni Paisiello (280th anniversary, Birth), Hermann Berens (140th anniversary, Death), José Dupuis (120th anniversary, Death), Michel Béroff (70th anniversary, Birth), Attila Fülöp (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 9
2020
Attila Fülöp, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, (1942--2020) opera singer and audio engineer
Death (age 77)
0th anniversary (2020)
2019
Arif Malikov, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Soviet and Azerbaijani composer
Death (age 85)
Zbigniew Rudziński, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Polish composer and music educator
Death (age 83)
2014
Jiří Kratochvíl, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Czech clarinetist, musicologist, composer, and music teacher.
Death (age 89)
2009
Mendi Rodan, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Conductor, violinist
Death (age 80)
2002
Leon Stein, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, American composer
Death (age 91)
1997
Marie-Thérèse Paquin, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, pianist
Death (age 91)
William Cole, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, English conductor, composer and organist
Death (age 87)
1992
Franciszka Denis-Słoniewska, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Death (age 84)
1990
Asya Fateyeva, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, saxophonist
Birth (30th anniversary)
Misha Raitzin, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Ukrainian opera singer
Death (age 60)
1988
Frederick Dalberg, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 81)
Alexandr Ramm, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Russian cellist
Birth (32th anniversary)
1986
Melanie Bugarinović, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 82)
1983
Natalie Ni Shi, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Canadian operatic soprano
Birth (37th anniversary)
Claudia Rumondor, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Dutch composer
Birth (37th anniversary)
1981
Yevgeny Brusilovsky, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Russian composer
Death (age 75)
Sara Widén, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Swedish singer and opera singer
Birth
1979
Zoltán Kelemen, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer
Death (age 53)
Nelly Palmer, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth (41th anniversary)
1969
Nelson Goerner, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Argentinian pianist
Birth (51th anniversary)
Imrich Jakubek, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 47)
1967
Philippa Schuyler, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, American pianist and composer
Death (age 35)
1965
Naotada Yamamoto, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Japanese composer and conductor
Death (age 60)
1964
Marc Clear, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, British opera singer and actor
Birth (56th anniversary)
1961
Alison Hagley, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, English operatic soprano
Birth (59th anniversary)
1957
Ezio Pinza, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 64)
1955
Anne Sofie von Otter, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Swedish mezzo-soprano
Birth (65th anniversary)
1954
Lawrence Dutton, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, American music educator and violist
Birth (66th anniversary)
Fortunat Frölich, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, composer, music arranger, instrumentalist, singer
Birth (66th anniversary)
Gabriela Krčková, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, oboist, music pedagogue, illustrator
Birth (66th anniversary)
1953
Richard Vernon, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, American operatic bass
Birth
1952
Linda Finnie, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, singer
Birth (68th anniversary)
1951
Curtis Roads, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, American composer
Birth (69th anniversary)
1950
Michel Béroff, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, French pianist and conductor
Birth (70th anniversary)
James Butt, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, American triple jumper
Birth
1949
Moesa Baetov, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Soviet opera singer and composer (1902-1949)
Death (age 46)
1948
Ichirō Suzuki, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Japanese musician
Birth (72th anniversary)
1945
Jindřich Vojáček, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Czech composer and organist
Death (age 56)
1943
Jaroslava Janská, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (77th anniversary)
1939
Bruce Mather, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Canadian composer
Birth (81th anniversary)
Giorgio Zancanaro, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth (81th anniversary)
1938
Huang Tzu, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Chinese musician
Death (age 34)
1937
Clara Bonaldi, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, French violinist
Birth
1931
Igor Ozim, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Slovene violinist, musician and music educator
Birth (89th anniversary)
1929
Красуля Георгій Андрійович, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Ukrainian male singer
Birth
1927
Lucrècia Arana, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Spanish singer (1867-1927)
Death (age 59)
1923
Miltiades Caridis, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, German musician
Birth
1921
1917
Iwan Altschewskyj, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Death (age 40)
1915
Drahomíra Valihrachová, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Aldo Bertocci, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Italian singer
Birth
1914
Carlo Maria Giulini, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Italian conductor
Birth
1913
Francesco Uetam, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Spanish singer and opera singer
Death (age 66)
Nikita Bogoslovsky, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Soviet and Russian composer, conductor, pianist, writer
Birth
1906
Helen Lemmens-Sherrington, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 71)
1905
Mykola Andriyovych Chasty, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Ukrainian singer and opera singer (1905-1962)
Birth
1903
Giuseppe Cremonini, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 36)
1900
José Dupuis, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Belgian singer
Death (age 67)
1896
Ján Fišer, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, composer, musicologist, choir director
Birth
1894
Leopold Landau, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Death (age 52)
1887
Francisco Alonso, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Spanish composer
Birth
1884
Lec Kurti, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Albanian diplomat
Birth
1882
Sári Sebeők, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1880
Hermann Berens, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, German Romantic composer
Death (age 54)
1877
Elena Asachi, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, pianist, singer and composer
Death (age 87)
1875
Vilém Zemánek, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Czech dirigent
Birth
1872
Antoine Renard, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, French singer
Death (age 47)
1865
August de Boeck, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Flemish composer, organist and music pedagogue
Birth
1860
Minna Alken-Minor, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
1859
Richard Mandl, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Birth
1849
James Sauvage, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Welsh-American opera singer
Birth
1835
Sebastian Mayer, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, German opera singer
Death (age 62)
1831
Karl Hill, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, German baritone
Birth
1828
Ciro Pinsuti, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Anglo-Italian composer
Birth
1827
Friedrich Wilhelm Berner, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, German musician, composer and musicologist
Death (age 46)
1822
Duquesnoy, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, French singer and composer
Death (age 63)
1819
Giuseppina Brambilla, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
1818
Joseph Lux, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, German actor and opera singer
Death (age 61)
1809
Friederike Tomasini, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
1799
Claude Balbastre, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 74)
1784
Savino Monelli, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Italian tenor
Birth
1775
Vittoria Tesi, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Italian opera singer and music teacher
Death (age 74)
1745
Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Italian composer and violinist
Death (age 82)
1740
Giovanni Paisiello, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Italian composer of the Classical era
Birth
1729
Denis Ballière de Laisement, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
1707
Dietrich Buxtehude, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Danish-German organist and composer
Death (age 70)