October 2019: 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 2019 : essential commemorations
2019 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In October 2019, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Gia Kancheli (0th anniversary, Death), Geneviève Joy (100th anniversary, Birth), Marcello Giordani (0th anniversary, Death), Elisabeth Schärtel (100th anniversary, Birth), Manuel Ausensi (100th anniversary, Birth)... and many more.
What's next? Every month, dozens of anniversaries are good reasons to discover a work, to rediscover a musician. Next month? November 2019... In a year? October 2020...
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Day by day, all celebrations for October 2019
André Rieu, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, Dutch violinist and conductor
70th anniversary (Birth)
Gia Kancheli, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, Georgian composer
Death
Ton Koopman, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, Dutch conductor, organist and harpsichordist
75th anniversary (Birth)
Geneviève Joy, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, French musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Marcello Giordani, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, Italian operatic tenor
Death
Elisabeth Schärtel, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, German singer and opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Mario Lanza, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, American tenor and actor
60th anniversary (Death)
Eduardo Ciannelli, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, Italian actor (1889-1969)
50th anniversary (Death)
Manuel Ausensi, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, Spanish singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Quade Winter, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, American composer
Death
Irmgard Seefried, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Miroslav Kubíček, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, Czech music educator and composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
André Casanova, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, French composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, French organ builder
120th anniversary (Death)
Antonio Cesti, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, Italian composer
350th anniversary (Death)
Juraj Wiedermann, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, opera singer, singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Joseph de Pasquale, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, American musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Marcus Paus, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, Norwegian composer
40th anniversary (Birth)
Ludwig Strakosch, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, singer, opera singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Hossein Dehlavi, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, musician and composer
Death
Jan Dismas Zelenka, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, Czech baroque composer
340th anniversary (Birth)
Marinus Snoeren, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, Dutch cellist and music educator
100th anniversary (Birth)
Alexandro Marie Antoin Fridzeri, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, Italian musician, mandolin virtuoso
200th anniversary (Death)
Frédéric Chopin, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, Polish composer and pianist
170th anniversary (Death)
Pavel Haas, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, Czech composer
75th anniversary (Death)
Karl Terkal, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, Austrian opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Irmgard Arnold, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, German singer and opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Viktor Ullmann, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, Austrian composer
75th anniversary (Death)
Camilla Williams, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, American operatic soprano
100th anniversary (Birth)
Lia Origoni, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, Italian actress and singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Nadia Boulanger, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, French musician and teacher
40th anniversary (Death)
Raymond Leppard, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, British conductor and harpsichordist
Death
Louis Spohr, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, German composer, violinist and conductor
160th anniversary (Death)
Hans Zender, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, German conductor and composer
Death
Mei Lanfang, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, Peking opera artist (1894-1961)
125th anniversary (Birth)
Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, German princess, composer, editor
280th anniversary (Birth)
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, Austrian composer, violinist and silvologist
220th anniversary (Death)
Chou Wen-chung, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, Chinese musician
Death
Jeanne-Anaïs Castellan, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, French soprano
200th anniversary (Birth)
Michel Schwalbé, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, Polish violinist and concertmaster
100th anniversary (Birth)
Zoltán Jeney, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, Hungarian composer
Death
Jutta Zoff, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, German musician
Death
Anna Mozart, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, Austrian musician
190th anniversary (Death)
Ivan Gryzunov, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Leonardo Leo, Celebrations (October 2019), Classical music, Italian composer
275th anniversary (Death)