March 2024: 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 2024 : essential commemorations
2024 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In March 2024, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Elena Cernei (100th anniversary, Birth), Bedřich Smetana (200th anniversary, Birth), Giovanni Battista Viotti (200th anniversary, Death), Werner Enders (100th anniversary, Birth), Beatrice Krebs (100th anniversary, Birth).
There are many more: 1924, 1824, 1724...
What's next? Every month, dozens of anniversaries are good reasons to discover a work, to rediscover a musician. April 2024? ... In a year? March 2025...
Day by day, all celebrations for March 2024
Elena Cernei , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Leif Segerstam , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Finland Swedish conductor and composer
80th anniversary (Birth)
Bedřich Smetana , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Czech composer (1824–1884)
200th anniversary (Birth)
Giovanni Battista Viotti , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Italian composer
200th anniversary (Death)
Louis Plaidy , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, German piano teacher and compiler of books of technical music studies (1810-1874)
150th anniversary (Death)
Hermann Winkler , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, German singer and opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Volodymyr Ivasyuk , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Ukrainian composer and poet (1949-1979)
75th anniversary (Birth)
Tito Gobbi , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Italian opera singer
40th anniversary (Death)
Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Danish composer
250th anniversary (Birth)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Russian composer
180th anniversary (Birth)
Kiri Te Kanawa , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, New Zealand opera singer
80th anniversary (Birth)
John Wilbye , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, English composer
450th anniversary (Birth)
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, German composer (1714–1788)
310th anniversary (Birth)
Nikos Skalkottas , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Greek composer and musician
120th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Ernani” , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1844 (180th anniversary)
Teatro La Fenice
Lorenzo da Da Ponte , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Italian opera librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest (1749–1838)
275th anniversary (Birth)
Pablo de Sarasate , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Spanish violinist and composer (1844–1908)
180th anniversary (Birth)
Werner Enders , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, German singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Edmund Eysler , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Austrian composer (1874-1949)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Yehudi Menuhin , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, American violinist and conductor (1916–1999)
25th anniversary (Death)
Beatrice Krebs , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, singer and actress
100th anniversary (Birth)
Pancho Vladigerov , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Bulgarian musician (1899-1978)
125th anniversary (Birth)
Work for choir
“Petite Messe Solennelle” , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1864 (160th anniversary)
Johann Strauss I , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Austrian Romantic composer
220th anniversary (Birth)
Johan Halvorsen , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist (1864–1935)
160th anniversary (Birth)
Yoko Kanno , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Japanese composer, arranger, keyboardist, music producer (1964-)
60th anniversary (Birth)
Work for choir
“Solomon” , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1749 (275th anniversary)
Lehte Mark , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, actor, singer, opera singer, stage actor
100th anniversary (Birth)
Lotte Rysanek , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Austrian operatic soprano
100th anniversary (Birth)
Work for choir
“The Creation” , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1799 (225th anniversary)
Burgtheater
Work for choir
“The Creation” , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1799 (225th anniversary)
Burgtheater
Opera
“Mireille” , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1864 (160th anniversary)
Theatre Lyrique
Hans Christian Lumbye , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Danish composer
150th anniversary (Death)
Work for orchestra
“Domestic Symphony, Op. 53” , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1904 (120th anniversary)
Carnegie Hall
François Roberday , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, French organist and composer (1624-1680)
400th anniversary (Birth)
Michael Nyman , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist
80th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Akhnaten” , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1984 (40th anniversary)
Staatstheater Stuttgart
Work for orchestra
“Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105” , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1924 (100th anniversary)
Samuel Scheidt , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, German composer, organist and teacher (1587-1654)
370th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“Armida, Op. 115” , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1904 (120th anniversary)
Johann Adolf Hasse , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, German composer, singer and teacher (1699-1783)
325th anniversary (Birth)
François-Joseph Fétis , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Belgian composer (1784-1871)
240th anniversary (Birth)
Julia Perry , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, (1924-1979) American composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Wilhelm Backhaus , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, German pianist
140th anniversary (Birth)
Oskar Nedbal , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Czech conductor, composer, and violist (1874–1940)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Oleksandr Taranets , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Ukrainian singer (1924-1998)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“The Two Widows” , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1784 (240th anniversary)
Walter Parratt , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, English organist and composer
100th anniversary (Death)
Andrés de Segurola , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Spanish opera singer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Luigi Luzzi , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Italian musician and composer (1824-1876)
200th anniversary (Birth)
Dino Ciani , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Italian musician
50th anniversary (Death)
Claire Gagnier , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Canadian singer and opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Charles Villiers Stanford , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Irish composer, music teacher, and conductor
100th anniversary (Death)
Tor Mann , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Swedish conductor (1894–1974)
50th anniversary (Death)
Milko Kelemen , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Croatian composer (1924-2018)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Pietro Locatelli , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Italian Baroque composer and violinist (1695-1764)
260th anniversary (Death)
Francesco Durante , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Italian composer
340th anniversary (Birth)
Henri Marteau , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, French violinist and composer (1874-1934)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Andrés Gaos Berea , Celebrations (March 2024), Classical music, Spanish music educator, violinist and composer
150th anniversary (Birth)