November 2021: 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.
November 2021 : essential commemorations
2021 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In November 2021, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Jan Tausinger (100th anniversary, Birth), Eduard Aschenbrenner (100th anniversary, Death), Augusta Öhrström-Renard (100th anniversary, Death), Jacqueline Brumaire (100th anniversary, Birth), Jerome Hines (100th anniversary, Birth).
There are many more: 1921, 1821, 1721...
What's next? Every month, dozens of anniversaries are good reasons to discover a work, to rediscover a musician. December 2021? ... In a year? November 2022...
Day by day, all celebrations for November 2021
Jan Tausinger , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster
100th anniversary (Birth)
Giuseppe Sinopoli , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Italian conductor and composer
75th anniversary (Birth)
Eduard Aschenbrenner , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, opera singer, opera director
100th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“Betrothal in the Monastery, Op. 86” , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1946 (75th anniversary)
Mariinsky Theatre
Vincenzo Bellini , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Italian opera composer (1801–1835)
220th anniversary (Birth)
Faustina Bordoni , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, opera singer (1697-1781)
240th anniversary (Death)
Augusta Öhrström-Renard , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Swedish opera singer and voice teacher
100th anniversary (Death)
Work for orchestra
“Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61” , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1846 (175th anniversary)
Leipzig
Jacqueline Brumaire , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
György Cziffra , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Hungarian-French virtuoso pianist and composer (1921-1994)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Ion Băjenaru , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Romanian singer
100th anniversary (Death)
François-Xavier Roth , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, French conductor
50th anniversary (Birth)
Jerome Hines , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, opera singer (1921-2003)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Douglas Townsend , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, American classical composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Work for orchestra with soloist
“Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83” , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1881 (140th anniversary)
Pierrette Alarie , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, opera singer (1921-2011)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Carl Stamitz , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, German composer of partial Czech ancestry
220th anniversary (Death)
Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, French composer and music publisher
200th anniversary (Birth)
Andreas Romberg , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, violinist and composer
200th anniversary (Death)
Elina Netšajeva , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Estonian soprano
30th anniversary (Birth)
Leopoldine Tuczek , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Austrian opera singer (1821-1883)
200th anniversary (Birth)
Work for orchestra with soloist
“Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 44” , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1881 (140th anniversary)
Nikolai Medtner , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, British composer and pianist
70th anniversary (Death)
Joonas Kokkonen , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Finnish composer (1921–1996)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Yoshirō Irino , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Japanese composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Manuel de Falla , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Speper
75th anniversary (Death)
Ignaz Pleyel , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Austrian-born French composer and piano builder
190th anniversary (Death)
Zdeněk Kroupa , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Czech opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
František Janák , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, organist, composer
200th anniversary (Birth)
Annely Peebo , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Estonian singer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Kate Miller-Heidke , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Australian singer
40th anniversary (Birth)
Miina Härma , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Estonian composer (1864-1941)
80th anniversary (Death)
Amadeu Vives i Roig , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Spanish–Catalan composer, writer and impresario (1871-1932)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Giuseppe de Majo , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Italian composer and organist
250th anniversary (Death)
Pyotr Stolyarsky , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Ukrainian music educator (1871-1944)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Géza Anda , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Swiss pianist and conductor of Hungarian birth (1921-1976)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Bernhard Gál , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Austrian composer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Song, lied
“The Song of the Earth” , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1911 (110th anniversary)
Kaim-Saal
Opera
“The Need for Fire or Fire Famine, Op. 50” , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1901 (120th anniversary)
Semperoper
İdil Biret , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Turkish pianist
80th anniversary (Birth)
Christina Nilsson , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Swedish operatic soprano (1843-1921)
100th anniversary (Death)
Günter Reich , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, baritone
100th anniversary (Birth)
Joaquín Rodrigo , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Spanish composer, best known for his Concierto de Aranjuez
120th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Katya Kabanova” , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1921 (100th anniversary)
Mahen Theatre
Stéphane Denève , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, French conductor
50th anniversary (Birth)
Edison Denisov , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Russian Soviet composer
25th anniversary (Death)
Work for orchestra
“Symphony No. 4 in G major” , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1901 (120th anniversary)
Kaim-Saal
Theobald Boehm , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Bavarian flautist and tinkerer (1794-1881)
140th anniversary (Death)
Théodore Lack , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, French musician
100th anniversary (Death)
Josef von Rheinberger , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, German organist and composer
120th anniversary (Death)
Virgil Thomson , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, American composer and critic
125th anniversary (Birth)
Eleni Karaindrou , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Greek composer, musician
80th anniversary (Birth)
Anna Sutter , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, singer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Alfred Dufresne , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, French composer and playwright
200th anniversary (Birth)
Work for orchestra
“Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Op. 30” , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1896 (125th anniversary)
André Jorrand , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, French organist and composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Alexandre Artus , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, French composer and conductor (1821-1911)
200th anniversary (Birth)
Work for orchestra with soloist
Premiere in 1811 (210th anniversary)
Spiridon Samaras , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Greek composer (1861-1917)
160th anniversary (Birth)
Heinz Tiessen , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, German composer (1887-1971)
50th anniversary (Death)
Carl Loewe , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, German composer
225th anniversary (Birth)
Francesco Rasi , Celebrations (November 2021), Classical music, Italian composer, singer, instrumentalist, poet (1574-1621)
400th anniversary (Death)