July 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.
July 2019 : essential commemorations
2019 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In July 2019, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Charles-Louis Hanon (200th anniversary, Birth), Louis Théodore Gouvy (200th anniversary, Birth), Arrigo Pola (100th anniversary, Birth), Ernst Koch (200th anniversary, Birth), Francesco Ciaffei (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. August 2019? ... In a year? July 2020...
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Day by day, all celebrations for July 2019
Charles-Louis Hanon, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, French musician
200th anniversary (Birth)
Louis Durey, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, French composer
40th anniversary (Death)
Louis Théodore Gouvy, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, French composer
200th anniversary (Birth)
Louis-Claude Daquin, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, French composer
325th anniversary (Birth)
Louis-Luc Loiseau de Persuis, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, French musician
250th anniversary (Birth)
Wilhelm Backhaus, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, pianist
50th anniversary (Death)
Wanda Landowska, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, Polish-French classical harpsichordist
140th anniversary (Birth)
Arrigo Pola, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, Italian opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Joaquín Rodrigo, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, Spanish composer, best known for his Concierto de Aranjuez
20th anniversary (Death)
Gladys Swarthout, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, American singer
50th anniversary (Death)
Paulo Szot, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, Operatic baritone
50th anniversary (Birth)
Elena Obraztsova, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, Soviet and russian opera singer
80th anniversary (Birth)
Ernst Haefliger, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, Swiss tenor
100th anniversary (Birth)
Vatroslav Lisinski, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, Croatian composer
200th anniversary (Birth)
Ernst Koch, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, music pedagogue, opera singer, singer
200th anniversary (Birth)
Ottorino Respighi, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, Italian composer, musicologist and conductor
140th anniversary (Birth)
Juventino Rosas Ca Rosas, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, Mexican composer, violinist and band leader
125th anniversary (Death)
Pierre Capdevielle, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, French musician
50th anniversary (Death)
Francesco Ciaffei, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, music pedagogue, opera singer
200th anniversary (Birth)
Juliane Banse, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, German soprano
50th anniversary (Birth)
Vivica Genaux, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, singer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Jonas Kaufmann, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, German tenor
50th anniversary (Birth)
Fernando Sor, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, Spanish classical guitarist and composer
180th anniversary (Death)
Ian Wallace, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, English opera singer and actor (1919-2009)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Hina Spani, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, singer
50th anniversary (Death)
Askar Abdrazakov, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Jon Bratt Otnes, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, Norwegian diplomat and opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Florence Perry, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, British singer and actress
150th anniversary (Birth)
Ernest Bloch, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, American composer (1880-1959)
60th anniversary (Death)
Herbert von Karajan, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, Austrian conductor
30th anniversary (Death)
Milva, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, Italian singer, stage and film actress
80th anniversary (Birth)
Vítězslav Novák, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, Czech composer and pedagogue
70th anniversary (Death)
Ballet
“Three-horneded hat”, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music
Premiere in 1919 (100th anniversary)
Alhambra Theatre
Maria João Pires, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, Portuguese pianist
75th anniversary (Birth)
Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, French poet and novelist
160th anniversary (Death)
Alexey Nikolayevich Titov, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, Russian musician
250th anniversary (Birth)
Benedetto Marcello, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, Italian composer, writer, advocate, magistrate, and teacher
280th anniversary (Death)
Sophie Gail, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, French singer and composer
200th anniversary (Death)
Douglas Moore, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, American composer
50th anniversary (Death)
Nina Stano, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, Polish opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Frank Loesser, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, American songwriter (1910-1969)
50th anniversary (Death)
Gabriel von Wayditch, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, American-Hungarian composer
50th anniversary (Death)
Milan Horvat, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, Croatian conductor
100th anniversary (Birth)
Charles Farncombe, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, English conductor
100th anniversary (Birth)
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, austrian composer, teacher and performer; youngest son of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
175th anniversary (Death)
Anatoliy Solovyanenko, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, Ukrainian singer
20th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“La princesse de Trébizonde”, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music
Premiere in 1869 (150th anniversary)
Nobuyuki Nakajima, Celebrations (July 2019), Classical music, Japanese musician
50th anniversary (Birth)