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: Peter Serkin (0th anniversary, Death), Heikki Suolahti (100th anniversary, Birth), Heinrich Sontheim (200th anniversary, Birth), Volker David Kirchner (0th anniversary, Death), France Langus (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. Next month? March 2020... In a year? February 2021...
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Day by day, all celebrations for February 2020
Peter Serkin, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, American musician
Death
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)
Heinrich Sontheim, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, German opera singer
200th anniversary (Birth)
Volker David Kirchner, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, German musician
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)
Miklós Mersei, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, opera singer
Death
Prudencija Navickaitė, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Nello Santi, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Italian conductor
Death
Cornelis Dopper, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Dutch conductor
150th anniversary (Birth)
Georges Gillet, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, French oboist and music educator
100th anniversary (Death)
Magdalena Krzyńska, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Polish opera singer
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)
Sergei Slonimsky, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Soviet composer
Death
Alessandro Bonci, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Italian opera singer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Cornelius Gurlitt, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, German composer
200th anniversary (Birth)
Emil Ábrányi, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Composer, conductor, director
50th anniversary (Death)
Jan Ladislav Dussek, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Czech composer and pianist
260th anniversary (Birth)
Charles Jauquier, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Swiss singer (1920-1998)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Aino Takala, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Finnish opera singer
Death
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)
Franco Bordoni, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Italian opera singer
Death
Hajo Müller, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, German actor and opera singer
Death
Reinbert de Leeuw, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Dutch conductor
Death
Jean-François Le Sueur, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, French composer
260th anniversary (Birth)
Eva Hortensia Synnerberg, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Finnish musician
100th anniversary (Death)
Zdenka Kareninová, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, opera singer
Death
Karsten Andersen, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Music conductor
100th anniversary (Birth)
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 singer
40th anniversary (Birth)
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)
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)
Eiichi Itō, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Japanese music conductor
Death
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)
Sergei Dorensky, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Russian musician
Death
Erna Skaug, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Norwegian singer
Death
Mikhail Meerovich, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Soviet composer (1920-1993)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Mirella Freni, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, Italian soprano
85th anniversary (Birth)
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)
Odile Pierre, Celebrations (February 2020), Classical music, French organist
Death