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 9: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For May 9, there are no less than 91 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
Attila Fülöp, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, (1942--2020) opera singer and audio engineer
Death (age 77)
Arif Malikov, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Soviet and Azerbaijani composer (1933-2019)
Death (age 85)
Zbigniew Rudziński, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Polish composer and music educator
Death (age 83)
Jiří Kratochvíl, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Czech clarinetist, musicologist, composer, and music teacher.
Death (age 89)
Mendi Rodan, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Conductor, violinist
Death (age 80)
Leon Stein, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, American composer
Death (age 91)
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)
Franciszka Denis-Sloniewska, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Death (age 84)
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)
Alexandr Ramm, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Russian cellist
Birth (32th anniversary)
Frederick Dalberg, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 81)
Melanie Bugarinović, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 82)
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)
Sara Widén, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Swedish singer and opera singer
Birth
Yevgeny Brusilovsky, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Russian composer
Death (age 75)
Nelly Palmer, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth (41th anniversary)
Zoltán Kelemen, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer
Death (age 53)
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)
Philippa Schuyler, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, American pianist and composer
Death (age 35)
Naotada Yamamoto, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Japanese composer and conductor
Death (age 60)
Marc Clear, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, British opera singer and actor
Birth (56th anniversary)
Alison Hagley, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, English operatic soprano
Birth (59th anniversary)
Ezio Pinza, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 64)
Anne Sofie von Otter, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Swedish mezzo-soprano
Birth (65th anniversary)
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, instrumentalist, music arranger, singer
Birth (66th anniversary)
Gabriela Krčková, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, illustrator, music pedagogue, oboist
Birth (66th anniversary)
Richard Vernon, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, American operatic bass
Birth
Linda Finnie, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, singer
Birth (68th anniversary)
Curtis Roads, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, American composer
Birth (69th anniversary)
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
Moesa Baetov, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Soviet opera singer and composer (1902-1949)
Death (age 46)
Ichirō Suzuki, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Japanese musician
Birth (72th anniversary)
Jindřich Vojáček, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Czech composer and organist
Death (age 56)
Jaroslava Janská, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (77th anniversary)
Giorgio Zancanaro, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth (81th anniversary)
Bruce Mather, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Canadian composer
Birth (81th anniversary)
Huang Tzu, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Chinese musician
Death (age 34)
Clara Bonaldi, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, French violinist
Birth
Igor Ozim, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Slovene violinist, musician and music educator
Birth (89th anniversary)
Красуля Георгій Андрійович, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Ukrainian male singer
Birth
Lucrècia Arana, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Spanish singer (1867-1927)
Death (age 59)
Miltiades Caridis, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, German musician
Birth
Mary Curtis Verna, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, singer
Birth
99th anniversary (2021)
Iwan Altschewskyj, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Death (age 40)
Aldo Bertocci, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Italian singer
Birth
Drahomíra Tikalová, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Czechoslovak singer
Birth
Carlo Maria Giulini, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Italian conductor
Birth
Nikita Bogoslovsky, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Soviet and Russian composer, conductor, pianist, writer
Birth
Francesco Uetam, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Spanish singer and opera singer
Death (age 66)
Mindszenti Ödön, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer
Birth
Helen Lemmens-Sherrington, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 71)
Mykola Andriyovych Chasty, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Ukrainian singer and opera singer (1905-1962)
Birth
Giuseppe Cremonini, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 36)
José Dupuis, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Belgian singer
Death (age 67)
Ján Fišer, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, choir director, composer, musicologist
Birth
Leopold Landau, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Death (age 52)
Mária Sámson, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, (1893--1941) opera singer
Birth
Francisco Alonso, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Spanish composer
Birth
Lec Kurti, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Albanian diplomat
Birth
Sári Sebeők, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Hermann Berens, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, German Romantic composer
Death (age 54)
Elena Asachi, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, pianist, singer and composer
Death (age 87)
Vilém Zemánek, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Czech dirigent
Birth
Antoine Renard, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, French singer
Death (age 47)
Work for orchestra
“Symphony No. 1 in C minor”, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history
Premiere
August de Boeck, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Flemish composer, organist and music pedagogue
Birth
Minna Alken-Minor, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Richard Mandl, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Birth
James Sauvage, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Welsh-American opera singer
Birth
Sebastian Mayer, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, German opera singer
Death (age 62)
Karl Hill, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, German baritone
Birth
Ciro Pinsuti, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
Friedrich Wilhelm Berner, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, German musician, composer and musicologist
Death (age 46)
Duquesnoy, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, French singer and composer
Death (age 63)
Giuseppina Brambilla, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
Joseph Lux, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, German actor and opera singer
Death (age 61)
Friederike Tomasini, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
Claude Balbastre, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 74)
Savino Monelli, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Italian tenor
Birth
Vittoria Tesi, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Italian opera singer and music teacher
Death (age 74)
Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Italian composer and violinist
Death (age 82)
Giovanni Paisiello, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Italian composer of the Classical era
Birth
Denis Ballière de Laisement, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
Dietrich Buxtehude, Anniversaries (May 9), Classical music history, Danish-German organist and composer
Death (age 70)