December 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.
December 2021 : essential commemorations
2021 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In December 2021, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Phyllis Curtin (100th anniversary, Birth), Deanna Durbin (100th anniversary, Birth), Milivoj Bacanovic (100th anniversary, Birth), Chen Peixun (100th anniversary, Birth), Johann Joseph Nouseul (200th anniversary, Death).
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. January 2022? ... In a year? December 2022...
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Day by day, all celebrations for December 2021
Phyllis Curtin, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, Operatic soprano
100th anniversary (Birth)
Christian Sinding, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, Norwegian composer
80th anniversary (Death)
Nino Rota, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, Italian composer (1911-1979)
110th anniversary (Birth)
Deanna Durbin, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, Canadian singer and actress (1921-2013)
100th anniversary (Birth)
José Carreras, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, Spanish opera singer
75th anniversary (Birth)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, Austrian composer of the Classical period
230th anniversary (Death)
Władysław Szpilman, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, Polish pianist, composer, Holocaust survivor
110th anniversary (Birth)
Violetta Villas, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, Polish cabaret star, singer, actress, composer, songwriter
10th anniversary (Death)
Milivoj Bacanovic, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Nicolas Levasseur, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, French opera singer
150th anniversary (Death)
Jasmin Bašić, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, Bosnian tenor
50th anniversary (Birth)
Johann Nestroy, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, Austrian dramatic, actor and singer
220th anniversary (Birth)
Chen Peixun, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, composer and university teacher (1922-2006)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Marie Collier, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, Australian opera soprano
50th anniversary (Death)
Johann Joseph Nouseul, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, German singer
200th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“Floridante”, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1721 (300th anniversary)
Victor Jacobi, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, Hungarian composer
100th anniversary (Death)
Decima Moore, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, singer and actress (1871-1964)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Toni Blankenheim, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, German opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Harro Fromme, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, German opera singer (1921-2008)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Irma Eszenyi, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Timofei Dokshizer, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, Russian musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Harry Gregson-Williams, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, British composer
60th anniversary (Birth)
Karla Janečková, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, Czechoslovak opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Heinrich Marschner, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, German composer
160th anniversary (Death)
Auguste-Emmanuel Vaucorbeil, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, French composer
200th anniversary (Birth)
Trevor Pinnock, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, English harpsichordist and conductor
75th anniversary (Birth)
Camille Saint-Saëns, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, French composer, organist, conductor and pianist
100th anniversary (Death)
Ludvík Podéšť, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, Czech composer, conductor, music journalist, and editor
100th anniversary (Birth)
Konstantin Lyadov, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, Russian conductor (1820-1871)
150th anniversary (Death)
Henry Kimball Hadley, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, American composer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Giovanni Bottesini, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, Italian composer, conductor, double bass player
200th anniversary (Birth)
Ernst Krenek, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, Austrian-American composer
30th anniversary (Death)
Robert Kurka, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, American musician and composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Jelena Bodražić, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, mezzo-soprano opera and concert singer born in Serbia
50th anniversary (Birth)
Edita Gruberová, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, (1946–2021) Slovak-born Austrian opera singer
75th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Aida”, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1871 (150th anniversary)
Khedivial Opera House
Mauricio Kagel, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, Argentine-German composer
90th anniversary (Birth)
Gerard Victory, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, Irish composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Hans Huber, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, Swiss composer (1852-1921)
100th anniversary (Death)
Hoagy Carmichael, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, American composer, pianist, singer, actor and bandleader (1899-1981)
40th anniversary (Death)
Lubomír Havlák, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, Czech opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Max Steiner, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, Austria-born American music composer of theatre and films, as well as a conductor (1988-1971)
50th anniversary (Death)
Crawford Gates, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, American composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Marcel Bitsch, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33”, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1921 (100th anniversary)
Auditorium Theatre
Work for orchestra
“Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43”, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1961 (60th anniversary)
Work for soloist
Premiere in 1921 (100th anniversary)
Auditorium Theatre
Work for orchestra
“Symphonic Suite, Op. 33bis”, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1921 (100th anniversary)
Auditorium Theatre
Philipp Schmutzer, Celebrations (December 2021), Classical music, composer
200th anniversary (Birth)