February 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.
February 2021 : essential commemorations
2021 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In February 2021, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Roberto Viglione (100th anniversary, Death), Jaroslav Kofroň (100th anniversary, Birth), Francisco d'd’Andrade (100th anniversary, Death), Jeanne Demessieux (100th anniversary, Birth), Hans Haym (100th 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. March 2021? ... In a year? February 2022...
Day by day, all celebrations for February 2021
Opera
“La bohème”, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1896 (125th anniversary)
Teatro Regio
Alexander Serov, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Russian composer
150th anniversary (Death)
Markus Poschner, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, German conductor
50th anniversary (Birth)
Jascha Heifetz, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Lithuanian violinist
120th anniversary (Birth)
Luigi Mancinelli, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Italian orchestral conductor
100th anniversary (Death)
Roberto Viglione, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, opera singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Josef Mysliveček, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Czech composer
240th anniversary (Death)
Iannis Xenakis, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Greek-French composer, music theorist, architect, performance director and engineer
20th anniversary (Death)
John Pritchard, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, English conductor
100th anniversary (Birth)
Jaroslav Kofroň, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Czech hornist, music educator, composer and choirmaster
100th anniversary (Birth)
Wilhelm Stenhammar, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Swedish composer
150th anniversary (Birth)
André Grétry, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, composer
280th anniversary (Birth)
Francisco d'd’Andrade, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Portuguese opera singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“The Tales of Hoffmann”, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1881 (140th anniversary)
Théâtre Favart
Opera
“Indigo und die vierzig Räuber”, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1871 (150th anniversary)
Ambroise Thomas, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, French composer
125th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“The Maid of Orleans”, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1881 (140th anniversary)
Mariinsky Theatre
Jeanne Demessieux, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, French composer, pianist, organist and music teacher
100th anniversary (Birth)
Renée Doria, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, French singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Johann Joseph Fux, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Austrian composer
280th anniversary (Death)
Michael Praetorius, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, German composer, organist, and music theorist
400th anniversary (Death)
Karl Richter, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, German organist, harpsichordist, and conductor
40th anniversary (Death)
Hans Haym, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, German conductor who championed the works of Frederick Delius
100th anniversary (Death)
Guido Adler, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Musicologist, writer
80th anniversary (Death)
Work for choir
“Song of Lamentation”, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1901 (120th anniversary)
Ferdinando Carulli, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Italian composer
180th anniversary (Death)
Giovanni Pacini, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Italian composer
225th anniversary (Birth)
Dimitri Mitropoulos, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Greek conductor, pianist, and composer
125th anniversary (Birth)
Oscar Feltsman, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Russian composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Claude Pascal, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, French composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Gil Shaham, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Israeli musician
50th anniversary (Birth)
Charles-Hubert Gervais, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, French composer
350th anniversary (Birth)
Felip Pedrell, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Catalan author
180th anniversary (Birth)
Massimo Giordano, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Italian tenor
50th anniversary (Birth)
Aida Stucki, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Swiss violinist (1921-2011)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Percy Grainger, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Australian composer, arranger and pianist
60th anniversary (Death)
Toru Takemitsu, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory
25th anniversary (Death)
Virginia Guerrini, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Italian opera singer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Jan August Vitásek, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Czech music educator, composer, pianist and organist
250th anniversary (Birth)
Alexander Tsfasman, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Soviet Jazz composer, pianist, and conductor
50th anniversary (Death)
Ferruccio Scaglia, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Italian conductor and violinist
100th anniversary (Birth)
Ruth Gipps, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, English composer, oboist, pianist and impresario
100th anniversary (Birth)
Carl Czerny, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Austrian composer and pianist
230th anniversary (Birth)
Johann Christoph Bach III, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Organist in Ohrdruf
300th anniversary (Death)
Lea Salonga, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Filipina singer and actress
50th anniversary (Birth)
Luigi Denza, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Italian composer
175th anniversary (Birth)
Nellie Melba, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Australian opera singer
90th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“Rinaldo”, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1711 (310th anniversary)
Her Majesty's Theatre
Opera
“Matilde of Shabran, or Beauty with a Heart of Iron”, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1821 (200th anniversary)
Jiří Bělohlávek, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Czech conductor
75th anniversary (Birth)
Johann Baptist Cramer, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, British musician
250th anniversary (Birth)
Ingvar Lidholm, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Swedish composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Work for orchestra with soloist
“Oboe Concerto in D major”, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1946 (75th anniversary)
Howard Hanson, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, American composer, conductor, educator and music theorist
40th anniversary (Death)
Josef Berg, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Czech composer
50th anniversary (Death)
Vladimír Sommer, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Czech composer
100th anniversary (Birth)