June 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.
June 2020 : essential commemorations
2020 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In June 2020, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Mikhail Fichtenholz (100th anniversary, Birth), Fedora Barbieri (100th anniversary, Birth), Jan Ladislav Rubes (100th anniversary, Birth), Jiří Joran (100th anniversary, Birth), Zdeněk Duda (100th anniversary, Birth).
There are many more: 1920, 1820, 1720...
What's next? Every month, dozens of anniversaries are good reasons to discover a work, to rediscover a musician. July 2020? ... In a year? June 2021...
Day by day, all celebrations for June 2020
Frederica von Stade , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, American singer and recording artist
75th anniversary (Birth)
Mikhail Fichtenholz , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, Soviet musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Gökhan Kırdar , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, Turkish singer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Fedora Barbieri , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, Italian mezzo-soprano singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Jan Ladislav Rubes , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, Czech opera singer and actor
100th anniversary (Birth)
Robert Turner , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, composer (1920-2012)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Peter Grimes, Opp. 33” , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music
Premiere in 1945 (75th anniversary)
Sadler's Wells Theatre
Leopold von Auer , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, Hungarian violinist, conductor and composer (1845–1930)
175th anniversary (Birth)
Robert Schumann , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, German composer, pianist and critic (1810–1856)
210th anniversary (Birth)
Peter Roth-Ehrang , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, German opera singer and actor (1920-1966)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Otto Nicolai , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, (1810-1849) composer and conductor
210th anniversary (Birth)
Enric Martínez-Castignani , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, Spanish opera singer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Zbyněk Vostřák , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, Czech conductor and composer (1920-1985)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Jack Harrold , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, American opera singer (1920-1994)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64” , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music
Premiere in 1960 (60th anniversary)
Aldeburgh Festival
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, Italian pianist
25th anniversary (Death)
Gaston Carraud , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, French composer
100th anniversary (Death)
Sándor Farkas , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, Hungarian opera singer
50th anniversary (Death)
Joan Pau Pujol , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, Spanish/Catalan composer and organist (1570-1626)
450th anniversary (Birth)
Martin Andreas Udbye , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, Norwegian composer and organist (1820-1889)
200th anniversary (Birth)
Karel Risinger , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, Czech composer and musicologist
100th anniversary (Birth)
Jehan Alain , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, French organist and composer (1911-1940)
80th anniversary (Death)
Halfdan Rode , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, Norwegian singer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Jiří Joran , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, opera singer, songwriter
100th anniversary (Birth)
Paul Makanowitzky , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, American musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Alan Hovhaness , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, Armenian-American composer (1911-2000)
20th anniversary (Death)
Theodor Leschetizky , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, Polish composer and pianist
190th anniversary (Birth)
Work for orchestra
“Symphonic Suite from “Semyon Kotko”, Op. 81bis” , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music
Premiere in 1940 (80th anniversary)
Opera
“Semyon Kotko, Op. 81” , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music
Premiere in 1940 (80th anniversary)
Yann Tiersen , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, French composer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Félix Rienth , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, Swiss opera singer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Bernhard Krol , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, German composer and hornist
100th anniversary (Birth)
Work for orchestra
“Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52, “Lobgesang”” , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music
Premiere in 1840 (180th anniversary)
Ballet
“The Firebird” , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music
Premiere in 1910 (110th anniversary)
Palais Garnier
Gustave Charpentier , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, French composer
160th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“The Valkyrie” , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music
Premiere in 1870 (150th anniversary)
National Theatre Munich
Ludwig Streicher , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, Austrian musician (1920-2003)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Nikolai Tcherepnin , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, Russian composer
75th anniversary (Death)
Katherine Jenkins , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, Welsh classical crossover singer
40th anniversary (Birth)
Joseph Carl Breil , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, American lyric tenor, stage director, composer and conductor
150th anniversary (Birth)
Vladimir Filippov , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, Soviet opera singer (1920-2004)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Zdeněk Duda , Celebrations (June 2020), Classical music, opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)