March 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.
March 2019 : essential commemorations
2019 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In March 2019, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Joseph Darcier (200th anniversary, Birth), Gialdino Gialdini (100th anniversary, Death), Franz Schwarz (100th anniversary, Death), Hans Keller (100th anniversary, Birth), Nicolas Séjan (200th anniversary, Death).
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. April 2019? ... In a year? March 2020...
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Day by day, all celebrations for March 2019
Leo Brouwer, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Cuban composer, conductor, and guitarist
80th anniversary (Birth)
Pietro Canonica, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Italian painter (1869-1959)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Leif Segerstam, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Finnish conductor and composer
75th anniversary (Birth)
Bernard Haitink, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Dutch conductor and violinist (1929-2021)
90th anniversary (Birth)
Joseph Darcier, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, French actor and singer
200th anniversary (Birth)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Russian composer
175th anniversary (Birth)
Kiri Te Kanawa, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, New Zealand opera singer
75th anniversary (Birth)
Gialdino Gialdini, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Italian composer and conductor
100th anniversary (Death)
Anahit Mekhitarian, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Armenian operatic soprano
50th anniversary (Birth)
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Austrian music educator, composer and organist
210th anniversary (Death)
Hector Berlioz, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, French Romantic composer
150th anniversary (Death)
Antigoni Goni, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Greek guitarist, recording artist, and concertizer, and the founder and Chair of the Pre-College Division of the Guitar Department at the Juilliard School
50th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Ernani”, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music
Premiere in 1844 (175th anniversary)
Teatro La Fenice
Stéphane Blet, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, French pianist
50th anniversary (Birth)
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Russian composer (1839-1881)
180th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Vert-Vert”, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music
Premiere in 1869 (150th anniversary)
Opéra-Comique
Lorenzo da Da Ponte, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, opera librettist (1749-1838)
270th anniversary (Birth)
Pablo de Sarasate, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Spanish violinist and composer
175th anniversary (Birth)
Franz Schwarz, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Austrian opera singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Hans Keller, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Austrian-British musician and writer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Yehudi Menuhin, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, American violinist and conductor (1916–1999)
20th anniversary (Death)
Mercedes Capsir, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, singer
50th anniversary (Death)
Pancho Vladigerov, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Bulgarian musician
120th anniversary (Birth)
Susanna Mälkki, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Finnish conductor and cellist
50th anniversary (Birth)
Giancarlo Guerrero, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Costa Rican conductor
50th anniversary (Birth)
Arkady Luxemburg, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, American composer
80th anniversary (Birth)
Nicolas Séjan, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, French organist
200th anniversary (Death)
András Faragó, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Hungarian opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Akihiro Tsukatani, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Japanese economist and composer (1919-1995)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Eugene Onegin, Op. 24”, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music
Premiere in 1879 (140th anniversary)
Maly Theatre
Josef von Rheinberger, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, German organist and composer
180th anniversary (Birth)
Teresa Saporiti, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Italian operatic soprano and composer
150th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“Faust”, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music
Premiere in 1859 (160th anniversary)
Theatre Lyrique
Work for choir
“The Creation”, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music
Premiere in 1799 (220th anniversary)
Burgtheater
Work for choir
“The Creation”, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music
Premiere in 1799 (220th anniversary)
Burgtheater
Theodor Schaefer, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator and composer
50th anniversary (Death)
Work for orchestra
“Symphony No. 9 in C major, “Große C-Dur””, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music
Premiere in 1839 (180th anniversary)
Evald Aav, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Estonian composer and choirmaster.
80th anniversary (Death)
Charles Lucas, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, English cellist, composer and Principal of the Royal Academy of Music
150th anniversary (Death)
Michael Nyman, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist
75th anniversary (Birth)
Pierre Kolp, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Belgian composer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Johann Adolph Hasse, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, German composer, singer and teacher
320th anniversary (Birth)
Pietro Paolo Laurenti, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Italian composer and singer
300th anniversary (Death)
Salvatore Viganò, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Italian composer and dancer (1769-1821)
250th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Ermione”, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music
Premiere in 1819 (200th anniversary)
Teatro di San Carlo
David Lloyd, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Welsh tenor singer
50th anniversary (Death)
Thomas Fritsch, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, German composer
400th anniversary (Death)
Jacob Avshalomov, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Jewish-American composer and conductor
100th anniversary (Birth)
Paul Doktor, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, American musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Daniela Barcellona, Celebrations (March 2019), Classical music, Italian singer
50th anniversary (Birth)