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), John Pritchard (100th anniversary, Birth), Francisco d'd’Andrade (100th anniversary, Death), Jaroslav Mikulík (100th anniversary, Birth), Jeanne Demessieux (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 2021... In a year? February 2022...
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Day by day, all celebrations for February 2021
Alexander Serov, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Russian composer
150th anniversary (Death)
Roberto Viglione, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, opera singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Jascha Heifetz, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Lithuanian violinist
120th anniversary (Birth)
Josef Mysliveček, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Czech composer
240th anniversary (Death)
Iannis Xenakis, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Greek composer and architect
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, conductor and pianist
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)
Jaroslav Mikulík, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Margarete Herzberg, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, German singer and opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Ambroise Thomas, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, French composer
125th anniversary (Death)
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
450th anniversary (Birth)
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)
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)
Berthe Van Hyfte, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, singer, opera singer
100th 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)
Alexander Tsfasman, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Soviet Jazz composer, pianist, and conductor
50th anniversary (Death)
Migran Erkat, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1921-1986)
100th anniversary (Birth)
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)
Nellie Melba, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Australian opera singer
90th anniversary (Death)
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)
Vladimír Sommer, Celebrations (February 2021), Classical music, Czech composer
100th anniversary (Birth)