August 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.
August 2021 : essential commemorations
2021 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In August 2021, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Lili Chookasian (100th anniversary, Birth), Enrico Caruso (100th anniversary, Death), Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni (200th anniversary, Death), Karel Husa (100th anniversary, Birth), Lola Bobesco (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. September 2021? ... In a year? August 2022...
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Day by day, all celebrations for August 2021
Lili Chookasian, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Jordi Savall, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Spanish musician, conductor, and composer
80th anniversary (Birth)
Enrico Caruso, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Italian operatic tenor
100th anniversary (Death)
Yuri Fayer, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Russian musician (1890-1971)
50th anniversary (Death)
Ambroise Thomas, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, French composer
210th anniversary (Birth)
Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Italian composer and conductor
200th anniversary (Death)
Ernesto Lecuona, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Cuban composer (1896-1963)
125th anniversary (Birth)
Karel Husa, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Czech conductor and composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
William Henry Squire, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, British cellist and composer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Mei Lanfang, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Peking opera artist (1894-1961)
60th anniversary (Death)
Lola Bobesco, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Belgian musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Agnes Giebel, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, German singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Salvatore Viganò, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Italian composer and dancer (1769-1821)
200th anniversary (Death)
Rafael Kubelík, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Czech conductor, violinist, composer and director conductor of Czech philharmony
25th anniversary (Death)
Louis Frémaux, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, French conductor
100th anniversary (Birth)
Koji Kondo, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Japanese video game composer
60th anniversary (Birth)
Karl Böhm, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Austrian conductor
40th anniversary (Death)
Sergiu Celibidache, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Romanian conductor
25th anniversary (Death)
Artur Schnabel, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Austrian pianist
70th anniversary (Death)
Zacharia Paliashvili, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Georgian composer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Jacques Genty, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, French pianist
100th anniversary (Birth)
Edmond Audran, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, French composer
120th anniversary (Death)
George Enescu, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Romanian composer
140th anniversary (Birth)
Gustavo Santaolalla, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Argentine musician, film composer and film producer
70th anniversary (Birth)
Paul Ukena, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, American opera singer (1921-1991)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Jacopo Peri, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Italian composer and singer
460th anniversary (Birth)
Johann Joseph Rösler, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, composer
250th anniversary (Birth)
Emanuele Muzio, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Italian composer and conductor
200th anniversary (Birth)
Karel Pravoslav Sádlo, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Czech music educator, violoncellist and university educator
50th anniversary (Death)
Alois Ander, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, (1821-1864)
200th anniversary (Birth)
Maikki Järnefelt, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Finnish opera singer (1871-1929)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Josquin des Prez, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance
500th anniversary (Death)
Tomás Luis de Victoria, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Spanish Catholic priest, composer, choirmaster and organist
410th anniversary (Death)
Vladimir Sofronitsky, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Russian pianist
60th anniversary (Death)
Etelka Benkő, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, opera singer, actor
100th anniversary (Death)
Vadim Repin, Celebrations (August 2021), Classical music, Russian violinist
50th anniversary (Birth)