January 2019: 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.
January 2019 : essential commemorations
2019 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In January 2019, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Li Huanzhi (100th anniversary, Birth), Miloš Konvalinka (100th anniversary, Birth), Severino Gazzelloni (100th anniversary, Birth), Vladimír Šťastný (100th anniversary, Birth), František Gregora (200th anniversary, Birth).
There are many more: 1919, 1819, 1719...
What's next? Every month, dozens of anniversaries are good reasons to discover a work, to rediscover a musician. February 2019? ... In a year? January 2020...
Day by day, all celebrations for January 2019
Péter Eötvös, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, Hungarian composer and conductor
75th anniversary (Birth)
Nannette Streicher, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, German piano maker, composer, music educator, and writer
250th anniversary (Birth)
Li Huanzhi, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, Hong Kong musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Victor Borge, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, Danish-American comedian and musician
110th anniversary (Birth)
Nadja Michael, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, German operatic soprano
50th anniversary (Birth)
Charles Levadé, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, French composer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Miloš Konvalinka, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, Czech conductor and composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Boris Berezovsky, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, Russian virtuoso pianist
50th anniversary (Birth)
Severino Gazzelloni, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, Italian musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Francis Poulenc, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, French composer and pianist (1899-1963)
120th anniversary (Birth)
Vladimír Šťastný, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, composer, opera singer, pedagogue
100th anniversary (Birth)
František Gregora, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, Czech composer, contrabassist and choirmaster
200th anniversary (Birth)
John Brownlee, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, Australian opera singer
50th anniversary (Death)
Berta Foersterová, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, Czech opera singer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Giovanni Guicciardi, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, Italian singer and opera singer
200th anniversary (Birth)
Suzana Šuvaković Savić, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, Serbian opera singer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Joaquín Turina, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, Spanish composer
70th anniversary (Death)
Marek Kalbus, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, German opera singer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Fabio Campana, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, Italian composer and conductor
200th anniversary (Birth)
György Cziffra, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, Hungarian-French virtuoso pianist and composer
25th anniversary (Death)
Work for choir
“Saul”, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music
Premiere in 1739 (280th anniversary)
Her Majesty's Theatre
Vernon Duke, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, American composer
50th anniversary (Death)
Jaroslav Jeremiáš, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, composer, pianist
100th anniversary (Death)
Grażyna Bacewicz, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, Polish composer, violinist (1909–1969)
50th anniversary (Death)
Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, Russian composer
150th anniversary (Death)
Paul Émile Bienaimé, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, French composer, music educator and opera singer
150th anniversary (Death)
Theatrical music
“Il sogno di Scipione”, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music
Premiere in 1979 (40th anniversary)
Salzburg
Walter Piston, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, American composer, music theorist and professor of music (1894-1976)
125th anniversary (Birth)
Štěpán Lucký, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, Czech composer, choirmaster and organist
100th anniversary (Birth)
Joji Hattori, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, Violinist and Conductor
50th anniversary (Birth)
Work for orchestra with soloist
“Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15”, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music
Premiere in 1859 (160th anniversary)
Jaroslav Křička, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator and composer
50th anniversary (Death)
Leon Kirchner, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, American composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Klaus Nomi, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, German countertenor
75th anniversary (Birth)
Alexey Sergeev, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, Soviet singer (1919-1998)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Elektra, Op. 58”, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music
Premiere in 1909 (110th anniversary)
Semperoper
Eula Beal, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, American opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Frances Bible, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, American operatic mezzo-soprano singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“The Battle of Legnano”, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music
Premiere in 1849 (170th anniversary)
Teatro Argentina
Tigran Mansurian, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, Armenian composer
80th anniversary (Birth)
John Tavener, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, British composer
75th anniversary (Birth)
Jenő Sztojanovits, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, Hungarian composer, conductor and educationist (1864-1919)
100th anniversary (Death)
Ira Malaniuk, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, Austrian singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“The Voyevoda, Op. 3”, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music
Premiere in 1869 (150th anniversary)
Bolshoi Theatre
Fritzi Massary, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, singer (1882-1969)
50th anniversary (Death)
Friedrich Weidemann, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, German operatic baritone
100th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“Bellérophon”, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music
Premiere in 1679 (340th anniversary)
Katrine Gislinge, Celebrations (January 2019), Classical music, Danish musician
50th anniversary (Birth)