December 2023: 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 2023 : essential commemorations
2023 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In December 2023, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Ernest Reyer (200th anniversary, Birth), Tomás Bretón (100th anniversary, Death), Frank Guarrera (100th anniversary, Birth), Erich Hunold (100th anniversary, Death), Jaroslav Meier (100th anniversary, Birth).
There are many more: 1923, 1823, 1723...
What's next? Every month, dozens of anniversaries are good reasons to discover a work, to rediscover a musician. January 2024? ... In a year? December 2024...
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Day by day, all celebrations for December 2023
Ernest Reyer, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, French opera composer and music critic
200th anniversary (Birth)
Work for orchestra
“Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90”, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music
Premiere in 1883 (140th anniversary)
Tomás Bretón, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, Spanish conductor and composer
100th anniversary (Death)
Maria Callas De Las Mercedes, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, American-born Greek operatic soprano
100th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“The Story of a Real Man, Op. 117”, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music
Premiere in 1948 (75th anniversary)
Mariinsky Theatre
Frank Guarrera, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, American opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Anton Webern, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, Austrian composer and conductor
140th anniversary (Birth)
Erich Hunold, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, opera singer, singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, German composer
60th anniversary (Death)
Grace Moore, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, American operatic soprano and actress in musical theatre and film (1898-1947)
125th anniversary (Birth)
Henryk Gorecki, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, Polish composer (1933–2010)
90th anniversary (Birth)
Pietro Mascagni, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, Italian composer known for operas
160th anniversary (Birth)
Jaroslav Meier, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, composer, contributing editor, organist
100th anniversary (Birth)
Work for orchestra
“Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92”, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music
Premiere in 1813 (210th anniversary)
Bárbara Padilla, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, American opera singer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Adam nn Adam Reincken, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, Dutch/German composer and organist
380th anniversary (Birth)
Antonia Campi, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, Polish singer and opera singer
250th anniversary (Birth)
Hector Berlioz, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, French Romantic composer
220th anniversary (Birth)
Valentina Lisitsa, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, Ukrainian-American classical pianist
50th anniversary (Birth)
Fanny Heldy, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, singer
50th anniversary (Death)
Joseph Jongen, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, Belgian organist, composer, and music educator
150th anniversary (Birth)
Work for orchestra
Premiere in 1893 (130th anniversary)
Johann Adolph Hasse, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, German composer, singer and teacher
240th anniversary (Death)
Menahem Pressler, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, German-born American classical pianist
100th anniversary (Birth)
Andrea Portera, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, Italian composer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Nicolas-Joseph Hüllmandel, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, French composer
200th anniversary (Death)
Monir Vakili, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, Iranian soprano
100th anniversary (Birth)
Antonio Soler, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, Spanish composer
240th anniversary (Death)
Mitsuko Uchida, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, Japanese-British pianist
75th anniversary (Birth)
András Schiff, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, Hungarian-born British musician
70th anniversary (Birth)
Carl Friedrich Abel, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, German composer
300th anniversary (Birth)
Edgard Varèse, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, French composer
140th anniversary (Birth)
Julio Gómez G Gómez, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, Spanish composer
50th anniversary (Death)
John Dunstaple, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, British composer
570th anniversary (Death)
Joseph Wölfl, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, Austrian composer and pianist
250th anniversary (Birth)
Richard Barth, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, German musician
100th anniversary (Death)
Orlando Gibbons, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, English composer, virginalist and organist (1583-1625)
440th anniversary (Birth)
William Ludwig, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, Irish opera singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Work for choir
“Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes”, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music
Premiere in 1723 (300th anniversary)
Serge Collot, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, French musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Kristoffer Zegers, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, Dutch composer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Andrei Babayev, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, Soviet composer (1923-1964)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Paul Hindemith, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, German-born American composer (1895–1963)
60th anniversary (Death)
Josef Hassid, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, Polish violinist
100th anniversary (Birth)
Désiré, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, French opera singer
200th anniversary (Birth)
Wojciech Kilar, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, Polish composer
10th anniversary (Death)
Reed Miller, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, American singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Henri Büsser, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, French composer and conductor
50th anniversary (Death)
Georg Völker, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, German singer and opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Olaus Andreas Grøndahl, Celebrations (December 2023), Classical music, Norwegian conductor and composer
100th anniversary (Death)