February 2020: 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.
February 2020 : essential commemorations
2020 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In February 2020, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Heikki Suolahti (100th anniversary, Birth), France Langus (100th anniversary, Birth), Georges Gillet (100th anniversary, Death), Cornelius Gurlitt (200th anniversary, Birth), Eileen Farrell (100th anniversary, Birth)... and many more.
What's next? Every month, dozens of anniversaries are good reasons to discover a work, to rediscover a musician. March 2020? ... In a year? February 2021...
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Day by day, all celebrations for February 2020
Heikki Suolahti, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Finnish composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Jaroslav Vogel, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Czech conductor, composer, pianist and organist
50th anniversary (Death)
Gioseffo Zarlino, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Italian composer
430th anniversary (Death)
Ole Bull, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Norwegian violinist
210th anniversary (Birth)
France Langus, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Cornelis Dopper, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Dutch composer and conductor
150th anniversary (Birth)
Georges Gillet, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, French oboist and music educator
100th anniversary (Death)
Ferdinando Carulli, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Italian composer
250th anniversary (Birth)
Ernő von Dohnányi, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Hungarian conductor, composer, and pianist
60th anniversary (Death)
Alessandro Bonci, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Italian opera singer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Cornelius Gurlitt, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, German composer (1820-1901)
200th anniversary (Birth)
Axel Kober, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, German music director and conductor
50th anniversary (Birth)
Emil Ábrányi, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Composer, conductor, director
50th anniversary (Death)
Leopold Eugen Měchura, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Czech musician
150th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“Alzira”, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music
Premiere in 1845 (175th anniversary)
Teatro di San Carlo
Jan Ladislav Dussek, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Czech composer and pianist
260th anniversary (Birth)
Anthony Dean Griffey, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, American opera singer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Eileen Farrell, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Leopold Godowsky, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Polish American pianist, composer, and teacher
150th anniversary (Birth)
Béla Kéler, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Hungarian composer and conductor
200th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Giovanna d'Arco”, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music
Premiere in 1845 (175th anniversary)
Jean-François Le Sueur, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, French composer
260th anniversary (Birth)
Kathryn Grayson, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, actress from the United States
10th anniversary (Death)
Henri Vieuxtemps, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Belgian violinist
200th anniversary (Birth)
Rolande Falcinelli, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, French musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Christian Heinrich Rinck, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, German composer and organist
250th anniversary (Birth)
Cezar Florin Cezar, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Romanian opera countertenor, singer and pianist
40th anniversary (Birth)
Work for soloist
“Fantasia Baetica”, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music
Premiere in 1920 (100th anniversary)
Albert Louis Wolff, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, French conductor and composer
50th anniversary (Death)
Friederike Sailer, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, German singer and opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Evald Aav, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Estonian composer and choirmaster.
120th anniversary (Birth)
Frédéric Chopin, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Polish composer and pianist
210th anniversary (Birth)
Albert Reiss, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, German opera singer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Johann Ambrosius Bach, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, German musician, father to Johann Sebastian Bach
375th anniversary (Birth)
Alexander Ilyinsky, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Russian composer and music teacher
100th anniversary (Death)
Oskar Böhme, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, German composer and trumpeter
150th anniversary (Birth)
Jesús López Cobos, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Spanish conductor
80th anniversary (Birth)
Anton Reicha, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Czech-born French composer
250th anniversary (Birth)
Giuseppe Tartini, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Italian composer and violinist (1692–1770)
250th anniversary (Death)
Linda Brava, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Finnish musician and actor
50th anniversary (Birth)
Work for choir
“L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato”, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music
Premiere in 1740 (280th anniversary)
Patricia Petibon, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, singer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Vilma Bukovec, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Slovenian opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Ivan Petrov, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Russian singer (1920-2003)
100th anniversary (Birth)