December 2017: 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.
December 2017 : essential commemorations
2017 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In December 2017, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Justin Heinrich Knecht (200th anniversary, Death), August Eberhard Müller (200th anniversary, Death), Guido Tacchinardi (100th anniversary, Death), Ludwig Minkus (100th anniversary, Death), José Rey de la Torre (100th anniversary, Birth).
There are many more: 1917, 1817, 1717...
What's next? Every month, dozens of anniversaries are good reasons to discover a work, to rediscover a musician. January 2018? ... In a year? December 2018...
Day by day, all celebrations for December 2017
Work for soloist
“Sonatine bureaucratique” , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music
Premiere in 1917 (100th anniversary)
Ballet
“Agon” , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music
Premiere in 1957 (60th anniversary)
New York City Center
Mykola Leontovych , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, Ukrainian composer, ethnomusicologist, and conductor
140th anniversary (Birth)
Justin Heinrich Knecht , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, German composer, organist and music theorist
200th anniversary (Death)
Thomas Hayward , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, American operatic tenor
100th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Samson and Delilah, Op. 47” , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music
Premiere in 1877 (140th anniversary)
Herzogliches Hoftheater
Nadezhda Repina , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, Russian actress and singer
150th anniversary (Death)
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, Swedish composer (1867-1942)
75th anniversary (Death)
August Eberhard Müller , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, German composer
200th anniversary (Death)
Zara Dolukhanova , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, Soviet Armenian mezzo-soprano singer (1918-2007)
10th anniversary (Death)
Michel Pignolet de Montéclair , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, French composer
350th anniversary (Birth)
Francesco Geminiani , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, Italian composer and violinist
330th anniversary (Birth)
Karlheinz Stockhausen , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, German composer
10th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“Iolanta, Op. 69” , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music
Premiere in 1892 (125th anniversary)
Mariinsky Theatre
Christoph ristoph Bach I , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, German composer and organist
375th anniversary (Birth)
Giovanni Pacini , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, Italian composer
150th anniversary (Death)
Guido Tacchinardi , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, Italian composer and music educator (1840-1917)
100th anniversary (Death)
Lillian Evanti , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, singer
50th anniversary (Death)
Ludwig Minkus , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, Austrian composer and violinist
100th anniversary (Death)
Bernardo Pasquini , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, Italian Baroque composer
380th anniversary (Birth)
Vadim Rudenko , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, Russian musician
50th anniversary (Birth)
María Rodrigo Bellido , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, Spanish pianist and composer
50th anniversary (Death)
Work for orchestra
“Sadko, Op. 5” , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music
Premiere in 1867 (150th anniversary)
Joshua Bell , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, American violinist (born 1967)
50th anniversary (Birth)
Pierre Henry , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, French composer
90th anniversary (Birth)
Émile Waldteufel , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, French composer
180th anniversary (Birth)
José Rey de la Torre , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, Cuban musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Martin Öhman , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, Swedish actor
50th anniversary (Death)
Tomislav Neralić , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, Croatian opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Jascha Heifetz , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, Russian-American violinist (1901–1987)
30th anniversary (Death)
Jacqueline Robin , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, French musician (1917-2007)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Victor de Sabata , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, Italian conductor and composer (1892-1967)
50th anniversary (Death)
Marina Gordon , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Valeria Barsova , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, Russian operatic soprano
50th anniversary (Death)
Tommaso Bernardo Gaffi , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, composer
350th anniversary (Birth)
Michel Richard de Delalande , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, French composer
360th anniversary (Birth)
Joseph Martin Kraus , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, German composer (1756-1792)
225th anniversary (Death)
Hilde Zadek , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, German operatic soprano
100th anniversary (Birth)
Work for orchestra
“Symphony No. 8 in C minor” , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music
Premiere in 1892 (125th anniversary)
Vienna
Antonio Stradivari , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, Italian stringed instrument maker, 1644-1737
280th anniversary (Death)
Johann van Beethoven , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, father of Ludwig van Beethoven
225th anniversary (Death)
Charles Dancla , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, French composer
200th anniversary (Birth)
Carmen Melis , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, singer
50th anniversary (Death)
Jean-Georges Kastner , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, French composer and author
150th anniversary (Death)
Rebecca Saunders , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, British ex-pat New Music composer based in Germany
50th anniversary (Birth)
Nathan Milstein , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, American musician
25th anniversary (Death)
Paco de Lucía , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, Spanish flamenco, classical, jazz guitarist & musician (1947-2014)
70th anniversary (Birth)
Emilie Mechelin , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, Finnish opera singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Paul Franke , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, American opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Karl Ristenpart , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, German conductor
50th anniversary (Death)
Cosima Wagner , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, daughter of the Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt and wife of Hans von Bülow and Richard Wagner (1837-1930)
180th anniversary (Birth)
Massimo Palombella , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, Italian composer, priest and conductor
50th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“The Fair Maid of Perth” , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music
Premiere in 1867 (150th anniversary)
Theatre Lyrique
Opera
“L'incoronazione di Poppea” , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music
Premiere in 1642 (375th anniversary)
Teatro Santi Giovanni e Paolo
Opera
“Adelaide of Burgundy, or Otto, King of Italy” , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music
Premiere in 1817 (200th anniversary)
Teatro Argentina
Henri Christiné , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, composer and conductor (1867-1941)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Maria Nemeth , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, Hungarian singer (1897-1967)
50th anniversary (Death)
Maurice Ravel , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, French composer (1875-1937)
80th anniversary (Death)
Work for orchestra
“Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73” , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music
Premiere in 1877 (140th anniversary)
Work for orchestra with soloist
Premiere in 1877 (140th anniversary)
Moscow
Lusine Zakaryan , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, Armenian soprano
25th anniversary (Death)
Helena Bliss , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, singer (1917-2014)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Ina Madsen , Celebrations (December 2017), Classical music, Norwegian opera singer
150th anniversary (Birth)