Music anniversaries to be commemorated on September 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.
September 9: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For September 9, there are no less than 79 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Klementina Kalašová (170th anniversary, Birth), Stanisław Drabik (120th anniversary, Birth), Günter Pichler (80th anniversary, Birth), Jussi Björling (60th anniversary, Death), Patrick Davin (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 September 9
2020
Patrick Davin, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Belgian conductor
Death (age 58)
0th anniversary (2020)
2014
Antonín Tučapský, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Czech composer
Death (age 86)
2008
Gohar Galachyan, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 84)
Maria Edenhofer, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Swedish actress
Death (age 97)
2003
Reginald Smith Brindle, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, British composer
Death (age 86)
2001
Sofie Bull Grieg, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Norwegian opera singer
Death (age 99)
1995
Jerzy Kurczewski, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, conductor, composer
Death (age 70)
Vladimír Scheufler, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Czech ethnographer and composer
Death (age 73)
1994
Soffi Schønning, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 98)
1987
Gunnar de Frumerie, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Swedish composer
Death (age 79)
1986
Magda Tagliaferro, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, French-Brazilian pianist
Death (age 93)
1985
Maxime Pascal, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, French conductor
Birth (35th anniversary)
1984
Walter Kaufmann, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Czech composer
Death (age 77)
Manuel Valls i Gorina, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Spanish composer
Death (age 64)
1979
Loup-Denis Elion, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, French actor and singer
Birth (41th anniversary)
1976
Inez Köhler, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Swedish opera singer
Death (age 75)
1972
Sarah Crane, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Australian operatic soprano
Birth (48th anniversary)
1966
Antoni Massana, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Catalan composer and Jesuit
Death (age 76)
1965
Julián Carrillo, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Mexican musician
Death (age 90)
Svetla Vassileva, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Bulgarian opera singer
Birth (55th anniversary)
1964
Maurice Le Boucher, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, French musician
Death (age 82)
1960
Jussi Björling, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Swedish tenor
Death (age 49)
Urmas Sisask, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Estonian composer
Birth (60th anniversary)
Nicolau de Figueiredo, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, musicologist
Birth
1959
Michael Alec Rose, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, American composer
Birth (61th anniversary)
1958
Carl Günther, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 72)
1957
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, French pianist
Birth (63th anniversary)
1955
Mindszenti Ödön, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer
Death (age 47)
1949
Ádám Fischer, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Hungarian conductor
Birth (71th anniversary)
1947
Ellen Beach Yaw, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, American coloratura soprano
Death (age 77)
1942
Ondrej Lenárd, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Slovak conductor
Birth (78th anniversary)
1941
Sachiko Yasuda, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Japanese singer
Birth (79th anniversary)
1940
Alexandra Ahnger, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Death (age 81)
Günter Pichler, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Austrian violinist, conductor, university professor, musician and concertmaster
Birth (80th anniversary)
1938
István Berczelly, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer
Birth (82th anniversary)
1937
Ana Maria Miranda, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (83th anniversary)
Eduard Serov, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Russian conductor
Birth
1932
Nedda Casei, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, American singer
Birth
Camille D'Arville, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, light opera singer and vaudevillean
Death (age 69)
William Dooley, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth (88th anniversary)
1929
Aleksei Maslennikov, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Russian opera singer
Birth
Stu Phillips, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, American composer, conductor, and record producer
Birth (91th anniversary)
1925
Soňa Červená, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Czech operatic mezzo-soprano
Birth (95th anniversary)
1923
Saburō Iwakawa, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Japanese composer
Birth
Andrzej Bachleda-Curuś, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Polish opera singer
Birth
1921
Andrzej Dobrowolski, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Polish composer
Birth
1919
Henri Lutz, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 55)
1908
Akim Kozlov, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Soviet and Russian trombonist
Birth
1905
Vytautas Bacevičius, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Lithuanian composers
Birth
1904
Walter Bricht, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Austrian musician
Birth
Alexey Ivanov, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Soviet singer and opera singer (1904-1982)
Birth
1902
Ivan Jadan, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Soviet Russian singer
Birth
1901
James Blades, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Percussionist, author
Birth
1900
Stanisław Drabik, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Polish singer
Birth
1895
Dela E. Gotthelft, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
1893
Paul Ehrke, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 53)
1889
František Václav Karlík, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Czech composer, educator, choirmaster and organist
Death (age 78)
1886
Ina Bourskaya, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Ukrainian-born American opera singer
Birth
1885
1879
Elsa Reich, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Birth
1877
Jesús Castillo, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Guatemalan composer
Birth
Gual't'er Bosse, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Soviet singer
Birth
1876
Mary Shaw, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, British opera singer
Death (age 62)
1872
Josef Stránský, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Czech conductor, composer, and art collector
Birth
1859
Elvira Colonnese, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
1856
Joseph Küffner, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, German musician and composer
Death (age 79)
1854
1850
Klementina Kalašová, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Czech opera singer
Birth
1849
Karl Fredrik Hanson, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Swedish composer
Birth
1842
Heinrich Wiegand, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth
1832
Bernhard Klein, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, German composer
Death (age 39)
1815
Johann Gottfried Piefke, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, prussian composer and conductor
Birth
1809
Maria Francisca Bia, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Dutch actress
Birth
1803
Armand Emmanuel Trial, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 32)
1756
Christoffer Christian Karsten, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, Swedish actor and singer
Birth
1687
Jean-Baptiste-Maurice Quinault, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, French actor and composer
Birth
1664
Johann Christoph Pez, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, German composer
Birth
1606
Leonhard Lechner, Anniversaries (September 9), Classical music history, composer
Death (age 53)