November 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.
November 2020 : essential commemorations
2020 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In November 2020, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Vieri Tosatti (100th anniversary, Birth), Paul Lebrun (100th anniversary, Death), Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (100th anniversary, Birth), Michael Langdon (100th anniversary, Birth), Lodovico Graziani (200th 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. December 2020? ... In a year? November 2021...
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Day by day, all celebrations for November 2020
Dimitri Mitropoulos, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Greek conductor, pianist, and composer
60th anniversary (Death)
Vieri Tosatti, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Italian composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Franz Vincenz Tuček, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and organist
200th anniversary (Death)
Work for orchestra
“Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 70”, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music
Premiere in 1945 (75th anniversary)
Peter Herresthal, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Norwegian musician
50th anniversary (Birth)
Malena Ernman, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Swedish opera singer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Paul Lebrun, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Belgian composer
100th anniversary (Death)
Paul Knüpfer, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, German opera singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Ibrahim Maalouf, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, French-Lebanese trumpeter
40th anniversary (Birth)
Jiří Antonín Benda, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Czech composer
225th anniversary (Death)
Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Italian opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Maria Waldmann, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Agustín Lara, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Mexican composer and interpreter of songs and boleros
50th anniversary (Death)
Work for orchestra
“Roses from the South, Op. 388”, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music
Premiere in 1880 (140th anniversary)
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Ferenc Erkel, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Hungarian composer
210th anniversary (Birth)
César Franck, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Belgian-French composer, organist and music teacher
130th anniversary (Death)
Friedrich Witt, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, German composer and cellist
250th anniversary (Birth)
Jerome Kern, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, American composer of musical theater and popular music (1885-1945)
75th anniversary (Death)
Johann Theobald Held, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Czech composer and doctor
250th anniversary (Birth)
Henryk Gorecki, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Polish composer (1933–2010)
10th anniversary (Death)
Michael Langdon, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, British bass opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Oscar Strasnoy, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Argentine composer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Aaron Copland, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, American composer, composition teacher, writer, and conductor
120th anniversary (Birth)
Lodovico Graziani, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Italian opera singer
200th anniversary (Birth)
Paul Hindemith, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, German-born American composer (1895–1963)
125th anniversary (Birth)
Luigi Morleo, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Italian composer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Gian Francesco de Majo, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Italian composer
250th anniversary (Death)
Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Polish pianist, composer, supporter of Poland's independence movements, politician, Prime Minister of reborn Poland (1860-1941)
160th anniversary (Birth)
Vicent Lleó i Balbastre, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Spanish composer and conductor (1870-1922)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Maria Yudina, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, pianist from Russia
50th anniversary (Death)
Francesco Cilea, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Italian composer
70th anniversary (Death)
Armin Schibler, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Swiss composer (1920-1986)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Ballet
“Cinderella, Op. 87a”, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music
Premiere in 1945 (75th anniversary)
Work for soloist
“10 Pieces for piano from “Cinderella”, Opp. 97”, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music
Premiere in 1945 (75th anniversary)
Work for soloist
“6 Pieces for piano from “Cinderella”, Opp. 102”, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music
Premiere in 1945 (75th anniversary)
Work for soloist
“3 Pieces for piano from “Cinderella”, Opp. 95”, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music
Premiere in 1945 (75th anniversary)
Work for chamber orchestra
“Suite for 2 pianos from “Cinderella”, Op. 87b”, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music
Premiere in 1945 (75th anniversary)
Work for orchestra
Premiere in 1945 (75th anniversary)
Work for orchestra
Premiere in 1945 (75th anniversary)
Work for orchestra
Premiere in 1945 (75th anniversary)
Nicola Monti, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Italian opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Henry Purcell, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, English composer
325th anniversary (Death)
Hŭi-ho Kim, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, violist
100th anniversary (Birth)
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, German composer, organist, harpsichordist
310th anniversary (Birth)
Conradin Kreutzer, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, German composer and conductor
240th anniversary (Birth)
Arthur Sullivan, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, English composer of the Gilbert & Sullivan duo
120th anniversary (Death)
Friedrich Lux, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, German conductor, composer, and organist
200th anniversary (Birth)
Wilhelm Kempff, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, German pianist and composer
125th anniversary (Birth)
Ballet
“The Butterfly”, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music
Premiere in 1860 (160th anniversary)
Nathan Gunn, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Operatic baritone
50th anniversary (Birth)
Heinrich Knote, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, German opera singer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Nicolas Testé, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, French singer and opera singer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Vittoria Calma, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Polish singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Radu Lupu, Celebrations (November 2020), Classical music, Romanian pianist
75th anniversary (Birth)