January 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.
January 2018 : essential commemorations
2018 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In January 2018, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Fedele Fenaroli (200th anniversary, Death), Josef Schreier (300th anniversary, Birth), Paul Mériel (200th anniversary, Birth), Ruthilde Boesch (100th anniversary, Birth), Hanna Ludwig (100th 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. February 2018? ... In a year? January 2019...
Day by day, all celebrations for January 2018
Viktor Ullmann , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Austrian composer
120th anniversary (Birth)
Fedele Fenaroli , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Italian composer and music theorist
200th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“The Flying Dutchman” , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music
Premiere in 1843 (175th anniversary)
Semperoper
Josef Schreier , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Czech composer
300th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Faramondo” , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music
Premiere in 1738 (280th anniversary)
His Majesty's Theatre
Moritz Hauptmann , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, German music theorist, teacher and composer
150th anniversary (Death)
Paul Mériel , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, composer
200th anniversary (Birth)
Sissieretta Jones , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, American soprano singer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Max Bruch , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, German romantic composer and conductor (1838-1920)
180th anniversary (Birth)
Vittorio Monti , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Italian composer, violinist, and conductor (1868-1922)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Georgy Sviridov , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Russian composer
20th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“Sadko” , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music
Premiere in 1898 (120th anniversary)
Private Opera
Janine Jansen , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Dutch violinist and violist
40th anniversary (Birth)
Jean Gilles , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, French composer
350th anniversary (Birth)
Michael Tippett , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, English composer (1905-1996)
20th anniversary (Death)
Louis Aubert , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, French pianist and composer (1877-1968)
50th anniversary (Death)
Ruthilde Boesch , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Mischa Maisky , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Latvian-Israeli cellist
70th anniversary (Birth)
Hanna Ludwig , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, German singer and opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Mariano Stabile , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Italian opera singer (1888-1968)
50th anniversary (Death)
Pierre-Gabriel Buffardin , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, French composer and musician
250th anniversary (Death)
Ferdinand Ries , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, German composer
180th anniversary (Death)
František Kaván , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Czech composer and choirmaster
200th anniversary (Birth)
Mariss Jansons , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Latvian conductor (1943–2019)
75th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Vanessa, Op. 32” , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music
Premiere in 1958 (60th anniversary)
Metropolitan Opera
Ivor Novello , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Welsh composer and actor (1893–1951)
125th anniversary (Birth)
Brian Ferneyhough , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, British composer
75th anniversary (Birth)
Antoine François Marmontel , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, French pianist, teacher and musicographer
120th anniversary (Death)
Ethel Merman , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, American actress and singer (1908-1984)
110th anniversary (Birth)
Niccolò Piccinni , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Italian composer
290th anniversary (Birth)
Joseph Willard Roosevelt , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, American musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Veronika Borisenko , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Soviet singer, opera singer and music educator (1918-1995)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Miloš Bok , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Czech composer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Louise Héritte-Viardot , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, singer, pianist and composer
100th anniversary (Death)
Kipras Petrauskas , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Lithuanian singer and opera singer
50th anniversary (Death)
Anna Maria Canali , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Italian operatic mezzo-soprano (1918-2016)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Egon Hilbert , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Austrian theatrical manager and director of the Vienna State Opera (1964-1968)
50th anniversary (Death)
Amalie Materna , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Austrian operatic soprano (1844-1918)
100th anniversary (Death)
Yevgeny Mravinsky , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Russian conductor, pianist, and music pedagogue (1903–1988)
30th anniversary (Death)
Ikuko Kawai , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Japanese musician
50th anniversary (Birth)
Mélanie Bonis , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, French composer (1858-1937)
160th anniversary (Birth)
Edward MacDowell , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, American composer
110th anniversary (Death)
Tarô Hakase , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Japanese musician
50th anniversary (Birth)
Gottfried von Einem , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Austrian composer (1916-1996)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Juventino Rosas , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Mexican composer, violinist and band leader
150th anniversary (Birth)
Alexander Taneyev , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Russian state official and composer (1850-1918)
100th anniversary (Death)
Christian Gottlob Neefe , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, German composer and conductor (1748–1789)
220th anniversary (Death)
Shin'ichi Suzuki , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Japanese violinist and pioneer of musical pedagogy (1898-1998)
20th anniversary (Death)
Marie Dietrich , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, opera singer (1868-1939)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Éric Tanguy , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, French composer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Skitch Henderson , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, American pianist, conductor, and composer (1918-2005)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Larysa Rudenko , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
August Junker , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, German musician (1868-1944)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Alfred Poell , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Austrian operatic baritone (1900-1968)
50th anniversary (Death)
Jaroslav Krombholc , Celebrations (January 2018), Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and pianist
100th anniversary (Birth)