May 2018: 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.
May 2018 : essential commemorations
2018 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In May 2018, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Emilio Bozzano (100th anniversary, Death), Leopold Koželuch (200th anniversary, Death), Joseph Lux (200th anniversary, Death), Birgit Nilsson (100th anniversary, Birth), Toivo Kuula (100th anniversary, Death).
There are many more: 1918, 1818, 1718...
What's next? Every month, dozens of anniversaries are good reasons to discover a work, to rediscover a musician. June 2018? ... In a year? May 2019...
Day by day, all celebrations for May 2018
Aram Khachaturian , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, Soviet Armenian composer (1903–1978)
40th anniversary (Death)
Karl Michael Ziehrer , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, Austrian composer
175th anniversary (Birth)
Emilio Bozzano , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, Italian composer and organist
100th anniversary (Death)
Rudolf Fitzner , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, Austrian musician
150th anniversary (Birth)
Vincent Dumestre , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, French musician
50th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Le château à Toto” , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music
Premiere in 1868 (150th anniversary)
Théâtre du Palais-Royal
Work for soloist
“Cello Sonata, Op. 8” , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music
Premiere in 1918 (100th anniversary)
Leopold Koželuch , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and pianist
200th anniversary (Death)
Pietro Nardini , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, Italian composer and violinist
225th anniversary (Death)
Gitta Halász , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, (1889-1968) opera singer
50th anniversary (Death)
Work for orchestra
“Symphony No. 1 in C minor” , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music
Premiere in 1868 (150th anniversary)
Joseph Lux , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, German actor and opera singer
200th anniversary (Death)
Maxim Shostakovich , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, Soviet, American and Russian conductor and pianist
80th anniversary (Birth)
Max Steiner , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, Austria-born American music composer of theatre and films, as well as a conductor (1988-1971)
130th anniversary (Birth)
Clara Rockmore , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, (1911-1998) Russian-American musician
20th anniversary (Death)
Alice Coote , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, British mezzo-soprano
50th anniversary (Birth)
Incidental music
“Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher” , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music
Premiere in 1938 (80th anniversary)
Nadine Sierra , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, American operatic soprano
30th anniversary (Birth)
Florence Austral , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, singer (1892-1968)
50th anniversary (Death)
Michael William Balfe , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, Irish composer
210th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Dalibor” , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music
Premiere in 1868 (150th anniversary)
Provisional Theatre
Birgit Nilsson , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, Swedish opera singer (1918-2005)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Toivo Kuula , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, Finnish composer
100th anniversary (Death)
Charles James Mott , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, British opera singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Friedrich Seitz , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, German composer (1848-1918)
100th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11 list 3” , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music
Premiere in 1918 (100th anniversary)
Hungarian State Opera House
Bernard Rogers , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, American composer
50th anniversary (Death)
Evan Williams , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, American operatic tenor
100th anniversary (Death)
Luis Foglietti Alberola , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, Spanish composer (1877-1918)
100th anniversary (Death)
Alexander Liebreich , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, German conductor
50th anniversary (Birth)
Louis Durey , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, French composer
130th anniversary (Birth)
Marie Wittich , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, German operatic soprano
150th anniversary (Birth)
Irma Kolassi , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, Greek singer and pianist
100th anniversary (Birth)
Work for orchestra with soloist
“Violin Concerto No. 1” , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music
Premiere in 1958 (60th anniversary)
Gustav Leonhardt , Celebrations (May 2018), Classical music, Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor
90th anniversary (Birth)