April 2018: the main classical music anniversaries to celebrate
Every month, composers and musicians to remember! Classical music and opera have brought out tens of thousands of artists, are performed in thousands of venues and their composers have written scores in great numbers throughout 10 centuries of history. From January 1 to December 31, there are therefore many opportunities to remember a composer or discover an artist, to explore a genre or to expand a work' s knowledge.
April 2018 : essential commemorations
2018 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In April 2018, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Ernst Krukowski (100th anniversary, Birth), Sixten Ehrling (100th anniversary, Birth), Mimi Benzell (100th anniversary, Birth), Giovacchino Carradori (200th anniversary, Death), Anton Mitterwurzer (200th anniversary, Birth).
There are many more: 1918, 1818, 1718...
What's next? Every month, dozens of anniversaries are good reasons to discover a work, to rediscover a musician. May 2018? ... In a year? April 2019...
Day by day, all celebrations for April 2018
Ernst Krukowski , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, German opera singer (1918-1982)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Franz Berwald , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, Swedish composer
150th anniversary (Death)
Sixten Ehrling , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, Swedish conductor
100th anniversary (Birth)
Hans Richter , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, Austrian-Hungarian orchestral and operatic conductor (1843-1916)
175th anniversary (Birth)
Herbert von Karajan , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, Austrian conductor (1908–1989)
110th anniversary (Birth)
Mimi Benzell , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, singer (1918-1970)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Work for choir
“4 Sacred Pieces” , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music
Premiere in 1898 (120th anniversary)
Paris Opera
Anton Diabelli , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, Austrian composer
160th anniversary (Death)
Marian Anderson , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, African-American contralto (1897–1993)
25th anniversary (Death)
Gaetano Donizetti , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, Italian opera composer (1797–1848)
170th anniversary (Death)
Johann Crüger , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, German hymnwriter
420th anniversary (Birth)
Giovacchino Carradori , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, botanist, priest and physician (1758-1818)
200th anniversary (Death)
Emma Romer , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, British soprano singer and theatre manager
150th anniversary (Death)
Feodor Chaliapin , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, Russian opera singer and actor (1873-1938)
80th anniversary (Death)
Lily Pons , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, American opera singer and actress (1898-1976)
120th anniversary (Birth)
Anton Mitterwurzer , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, German opera singer
200th anniversary (Birth)
David Ffrangcon-Davies , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, Welsh operatic baritone
100th anniversary (Death)
John Blackwood McEwen , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, Scottish classical composer and educator
150th anniversary (Birth)
Joseph Lanner , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, Austrian dance music composer
175th anniversary (Death)
Emanuele Barbella , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, Italian composer, violinist and teacher
300th anniversary (Birth)
Mateusz Zwierzchowski , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, Polish composer and organist
250th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“Serse” , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music
Premiere in 1738 (280th anniversary)
His Majesty's Theatre
Borys Liatoshynsky , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, Ukrainian composer, conductor, teacher
50th anniversary (Death)
Giorgi Latsabidze , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, Georgian classical pianist
40th anniversary (Birth)
Stella Doufexis , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, mezzo-soprano
50th anniversary (Birth)
Francisco rancisco Braga , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, Brazilian composer (1868-1945)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Psyché” , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music
Premiere in 1678 (340th anniversary)
Paris Opera
Carol Brice , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, American opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Federico Mompou , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, Spanish composer and pianist
125th anniversary (Birth)
Nelly Corradi , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, Italian actress and singer
50th anniversary (Death)
Charles Silver , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, French composer and music educator
150th anniversary (Birth)
Jan Hammer , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, Czech-born American musician, composer and record producer
70th anniversary (Birth)
Keiko Harada , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, Japanese composer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Max von Schillings , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, German conductor, composer and theatre director
150th anniversary (Birth)
John Eliot Gardiner , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, English conductor
75th anniversary (Birth)
Jean-Louis Agobet , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, composer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Antonio Pini-Corsi , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, Italian opera singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Ferdinand Gumbert , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, German composer, singer and music educator
200th anniversary (Birth)
Ethel Smyth , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, English composer
160th anniversary (Birth)
Giuseppe Torelli , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, Italian violist, violinist, teacher and composer (1658–1709)
360th anniversary (Birth)
Roxanna Panufnik , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, British composer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Astrid Varnay , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, American singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Marina Kozolupova , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, Soviet violinist
100th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Aleko” , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music
Premiere in 1893 (125th anniversary)
Bolshoi Theatre
Hans Breuer , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1868-1929)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Christopher Young , Celebrations (April 2018), Classical music, American film score and television composer
60th anniversary (Birth)