April 2022: 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 2022 : essential commemorations
2022 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In April 2022, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Jean Noté (100th anniversary, Death), Jean Baptiste Édouard Du Puy (200th anniversary, Death), Elmer Bernstein (100th anniversary, Birth), Giuseppe Apolloni (200th anniversary, Birth), Rae Woodland (100th anniversary, Birth).
There are many more: 1922, 1822, 1722...
What's next? Every month, dozens of anniversaries are good reasons to discover a work, to rediscover a musician. May 2022? ... In a year? April 2023...
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Day by day, all celebrations for April 2022
Work for choir
“Judas Maccabaeus”, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music
Premiere in 1747 (275th anniversary)
Jean Noté, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, Belgian opera singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Johannes Brahms, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, German composer and pianist
125th anniversary (Death)
Ferde von Grofé, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, American composer, arranger, pianist and instrumentalist
50th anniversary (Death)
Jean Baptiste Édouard Du Puy, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, Swiss musician
200th anniversary (Death)
Elmer Bernstein, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, American composer and conductor (1922-2004)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Salvatore Sciarrino, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, Italian composer
75th anniversary (Birth)
Stefan Wolpe, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, German composer
50th anniversary (Death)
Vladimir Jurowski, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, Russian conductor
50th anniversary (Birth)
Work for orchestra
“Pavane for a Dead Princess, Op. 19”, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music
Premiere in 1902 (120th anniversary)
Work for soloist
“Pavane for a Dead Princess, Op. 19”, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music
Premiere in 1902 (120th anniversary)
Domenico Puccini, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, Italian composer
250th anniversary (Birth)
Work for chamber orchestra
“Sonata for violin and cello, Op. 73”, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music
Premiere in 1922 (100th anniversary)
André Cardinal Destouches, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, French composer
350th anniversary (Birth)
Giuseppe Apolloni, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, Italian composer
200th anniversary (Birth)
Giuseppe Tartini, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, Italian composer and violinist (1692–1770)
330th anniversary (Birth)
Rae Woodland, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, British operatic soprano
100th anniversary (Birth)
Song, lied
“Sigurd Jorsalfar, Opp. 22”, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music
Premiere in 1872 (150th anniversary)
Pietro Nardini, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, Italian composer and violinist
300th anniversary (Birth)
Nikolaos Mantzaros, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, Greek composer
150th anniversary (Death)
František Ondříček, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, Czech violinist and composer
100th anniversary (Death)
Work for choir
“Messiah”, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music
Premiere in 1742 (280th anniversary)
Dublin
Artur Schnabel, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, Austrian pianist
140th anniversary (Birth)
Leopold Stokowski, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, British conductor
140th anniversary (Birth)
Johann Peter Kellner, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, German composer and organist
250th anniversary (Death)
Murray Perahia, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, American pianist and conductor
75th anniversary (Birth)
Peter Abelard, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician (c.1079-1142)
880th anniversary (Death)
Alessandro Moreschi, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, Italian castrato singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Pierre Petit, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, French composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Justine Favart, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, French opera singer
250th anniversary (Death)
Edouard Lalo, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, French composer
130th anniversary (Death)
Matti Lehtinen, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, Finnish singer and opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Paul-André Gaillard, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, (1922-1992)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Nikolai Lugansky, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, Russian pianist
50th anniversary (Birth)
Francis Lai, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, Academy Award-winning French Composer
90th anniversary (Birth)
Hans Sommer, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, German composer
100th anniversary (Death)
Friedrich von Flotow, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, German composer
210th anniversary (Birth)
Olivier Messiaen, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, French composer, organist and ornithologist
30th anniversary (Death)
Helena Tulve, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music, Estonian composer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Pelléas et Mélisande”, Celebrations (April 2022), Classical music
Premiere in 1902 (120th anniversary)
Opéra-Comique