October 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.
October 2018 : essential commemorations
2018 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In October 2018, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Else Liebesberg (100th anniversary, Birth), Hubert Parry (100th anniversary, Death), Károly Aggházy (100th anniversary, Death), Pedro Gailhard (100th anniversary, Death), Ellen Faull (100th anniversary, Birth).
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. November 2018? ... In a year? October 2019...
Day by day, all celebrations for October 2018
John Blow , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, English composer
310th anniversary (Death)
Ivane Paliashvili , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, musician
150th anniversary (Birth)
Else Liebesberg , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“La Périchole” , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music
Premiere in 1868 (150th anniversary)
Théâtre des Variétés
Glenn Branca , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, American composer and guitarist (1948-2018)
70th anniversary (Birth)
Hubert Parry , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, British composer, teacher and historian (1848–1918)
100th anniversary (Death)
Károly Aggházy , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Pianist, composer
100th anniversary (Death)
Einojuhani Rautavaara , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Finnish composer (1928–2016)
90th anniversary (Birth)
Pedro Gailhard , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, French opera singer and theatre director (1848-1918)
100th anniversary (Death)
Hirofumi Yoshida , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Japanese conductor
50th anniversary (Birth)
Tauno Hannikainen , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Finnish conductor
50th anniversary (Death)
John Lundgren , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Swedish opera singer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Émile Étienne Guimet , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, French businessman
100th anniversary (Death)
Carlos Marín , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Spanish singer (1968-2021)
50th anniversary (Birth)
Work for orchestra
“A Midsummer Night's Dream, in E major, Op. 21” , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music
Premiere in 1843 (175th anniversary)
Theatrical music
Premiere in 1843 (175th anniversary)
Jacques Arcadelt , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Netherlandish composer of the Renaissance
450th anniversary (Death)
Ellen Faull , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, American operatic soprano singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Daphne, Op. 82” , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music
Premiere in 1938 (80th anniversary)
Semperoper
Antonio Cotogni , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Italian opera singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, English composer, music critic, pianist and writer
30th anniversary (Death)
Franz Reizenstein , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, British composer
50th anniversary (Death)
Alexander Dreyschock , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Czech composer and pianist
200th anniversary (Birth)
Géori Boué , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, French opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Francesco Libetta , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, pianist, composer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Shin'ichi Suzuki , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Japanese violinist and pioneer of musical pedagogy (1898-1998)
120th anniversary (Birth)
Emerik Beran , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Slovenian cellist
150th anniversary (Birth)
Charles Gounod , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, French composer
125th anniversary (Death)
František Picka , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Czech conductor, composer, choirmaster and organist
100th anniversary (Death)
Ivo Pogorelić , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Croatian pianist
60th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Orpheus in the Underworld” , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music
Premiere in 1858 (160th anniversary)
Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens
Giovanni Ricciardi , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Italian musician
50th anniversary (Birth)
Jean Absil , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Belgian composer, organist, and professor (1893-1974)
125th anniversary (Birth)
Giovanni Rovetta , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Italian composer
350th anniversary (Death)
Charles Lecocq , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, French composer
100th anniversary (Death)
Franz Lehár , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Komárom-born Austrian music composer (1870–1948)
70th anniversary (Death)
Karel Bastl , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Czech violinist and composer
100th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“Il corsaro” , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music
Premiere in 1848 (170th anniversary)
Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi
Georges Bizet , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, French composer (1838–1875)
180th anniversary (Birth)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Russian composer (1840–1893)
125th anniversary (Death)
Muslim Magomayev , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Soviet-Azerbaijani singer
10th anniversary (Death)
Berardo Berardi , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Italian opera singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Eric Ericson , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Swedish conductor
100th anniversary (Birth)
Vanessa Vanessa-Mae , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, British violinist
40th anniversary (Birth)
Michel Blavet , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, French flutist and composer (1700-1768)
250th anniversary (Death)
Erling Krogh , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Norwegian operatic tenor
50th anniversary (Death)
Rudolf Tobias , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Estonian composer (1873-1918)
100th anniversary (Death)
Catherine Hayes , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Irish operatic soprano (1818-1861)
200th anniversary (Birth)
Théophile Laforge , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, French musician
100th anniversary (Death)
Francesco Maria Veracini , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Italian composer
250th anniversary (Death)
Dagmar Hermann , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, Austrian opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Emily Magee , Celebrations (October 2018), Classical music, American operatic soprano
50th anniversary (Birth)