November 2025: 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 2025 : essential commemorations
2025 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In November 2025, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Kjerstin Dellert (100th anniversary, Birth), Pierre Boutet (100th anniversary, Birth), Julian Sitkovetsky (100th anniversary, Birth), Arturo Sergi (100th anniversary, Birth), Jan Simons (100th anniversary, Birth).
There are many more: 1925, 1825, 1725...
What's next? Every month, dozens of anniversaries are good reasons to discover a work, to rediscover a musician. December 2025? ... In a year? November 2026...
Day by day, all celebrations for November 2025
Guido Adler , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, Austrian musicologist, writer
170th anniversary (Birth)
Work for orchestra
“The Tale of Tsar Saltan : Three Musical Pictures” , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music
Premiere in 1900 (125th anniversary)
Opera
“The Tale of Tsar Saltan” , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music
Premiere in 1900 (125th anniversary)
Opera
“La créole” , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music
Premiere in 1875 (150th anniversary)
Work for orchestra
“Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 70” , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music
Premiere in 1945 (80th anniversary)
Emīls Dārziņš , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, Latvian composer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Erin Wall , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, Canadian musician (1975-2020)
50th anniversary (Birth)
Kjerstin Dellert , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, Swedish opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Orli Shaham , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, American musician
50th anniversary (Birth)
Work for chamber orchestra
“String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132” , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music
Premiere in 1825 (200th anniversary)
Pierre Boutet , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, Canadian opera singer and radio producer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Edgard Varèse , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, French composer (1883-1965)
60th anniversary (Death)
Gerald English , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, British opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
François Rebel , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, French composer
250th anniversary (Death)
Julian Sitkovetsky , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, Russian-Ukrainian violinist
100th anniversary (Birth)
Fritz Peter , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, (1925-1994)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Friedrich Kalkbrenner , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, German-born French pianist, composer, piano teacher and piano manufacturer (1784-1849)
240th anniversary (Birth)
Arturo Sergi , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, American musician, singer and opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Diogo Pacheco , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, conductor
100th anniversary (Birth)
Bryn Terfel , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, Welsh bass-baritone
60th anniversary (Birth)
Jerome Kern , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, American composer of musical theater and popular music (1885-1945)
80th anniversary (Death)
Keith Andes , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, actor
20th anniversary (Death)
Jan Simons , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, Canadian opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Roman Statkowski , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, Polish composer
100th anniversary (Death)
Paul W. Whear , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, American composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Aaron Copland , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, American composer, composition teacher, writer, and conductor (1900-1990)
125th anniversary (Birth)
Theodor Leschetizky , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, Polish composer and pianist
110th anniversary (Death)
Fanny Mendelssohn , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, German pianist and composer
220th anniversary (Birth)
Li︠u︡bomir Bodurov , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Jurriaan Andriessen , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, Dutch composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Stiffelio” , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music
Premiere in 1850 (175th anniversary)
Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi
Paul Hindemith , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, German composer (1895–1963)
130th anniversary (Birth)
Charles Mackerras , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, Australian conductor (1925-2010)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Aniceto de Ortega , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, Mexican musician
150th anniversary (Death)
Neal E. Boyd , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, American opera singer, winner of Season 3 of America's Got Talent (1975-2018)
50th anniversary (Birth)
Jan Václav Voříšek , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, Czech music educator, composer, pianist and organist
200th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“Fidelio, Op. 72” , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music
Premiere in 1805 (220th anniversary)
Theater an der Wien
Francesco Cilea , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, Italian composer (1866-1950)
75th anniversary (Death)
Work for soloist
“3 Pieces for piano from “Cinderella”, Opp. 95” , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music
Premiere in 1945 (80th anniversary)
Work for soloist
“10 Pieces for piano from “Cinderella”, Opp. 97” , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music
Premiere in 1945 (80th anniversary)
Work for soloist
“6 Pieces for piano from “Cinderella”, Opp. 102” , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music
Premiere in 1945 (80th anniversary)
Work for orchestra
Premiere in 1945 (80th anniversary)
Work for orchestra
Premiere in 1945 (80th anniversary)
Work for orchestra
Premiere in 1945 (80th anniversary)
Work for chamber orchestra
“Suite for 2 pianos from “Cinderella”, Op. 87b” , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music
Premiere in 1945 (80th anniversary)
Ballet
“Cinderella, Op. 87a” , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music
Premiere in 1945 (80th anniversary)
Henry Purcell , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, English composer (1659–1695)
330th anniversary (Death)
Gunther Schuller , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, American composer, conductor, horn player, author, historian, and jazz musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Arthur Sullivan , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, English composer of the Gilbert & Sullivan duo (1842-1900)
125th anniversary (Death)
Thomas Tallis , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, English composer
440th anniversary (Death)
Maria di Gerlando , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, opera singer (1925-2010)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Ludovico Einaudi , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, Italian pianist and composer (born 1955)
70th anniversary (Birth)
Wilhelm Kempff , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, German pianist and composer
130th anniversary (Birth)
David Bizic , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, serbian opera singer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Eugene Istomin , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, American pianist
100th anniversary (Birth)
Antonio Galiè , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, Italian opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Johannes Haarklou , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, Norwegian composer, organist, and music critic
100th anniversary (Death)
Arthur Honegger , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, Swiss composer (1892-1928)
70th anniversary (Death)
Bertold Hummel , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, German composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Radu Lupu , Celebrations (November 2025), Classical music, Romanian pianist
80th anniversary (Birth)