October 2020: classical music celebrations and anniversaries

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 2020 : essential commemorations

2020 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In October 2020, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Max Bruch (100th anniversary, Death), Ludwig Wenzel Lachnith (200th anniversary, Death), Charles Burell (100th anniversary, Birth), Vincent DeRosa (100th anniversary, Birth), Jenny Lind (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. November 2020? ... In a year? October 2021...

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Day by day, all celebrations for October 2020

October 2020

01

Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, French composer

250th anniversary (Death)

Petar Konjović, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, Serbian composer

50th anniversary (Death)

02

Work for chamber orchestra

“String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110”, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music

Francis Poulenc

Premiere in 1960 (60th anniversary)

Max Bruch, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, German romantic composer and conductor (1838-1920)

100th anniversary (Death)

03

Felix von Kraus, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, Austrian opera singer

150th anniversary (Birth)

Ludwig Wenzel Lachnith, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, Czech hornist and composer

200th anniversary (Death)

04

Charles Burell, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, African American musician

100th anniversary (Birth)

05

Vincent DeRosa, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, American musician

100th anniversary (Birth)

Jacques Offenbach, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, German-born French composer, cellist and impresario

140th anniversary (Death)

Masterpieces Complete works

Silvestre Revueltas, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, Mexican composer, violinist and conductor

80th anniversary (Death)

06

Jenny Lind, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, Swedish classical singer

200th anniversary (Birth)

08

Tōru Takemitsu, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory (1930-1996)

90th anniversary (Birth)

Louis mercury, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, French organist and composer

150th anniversary (Birth)

Dorothy Dow, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, American dramatic soprano singer

100th anniversary (Birth)

09

Eleonora Säfström, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, Swedish opera singer and actor

250th anniversary (Birth)

10

Joan Sutherland, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, Australian soprano

10th anniversary (Death)

11

Jakov Gotovac, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, Croatian composer

125th anniversary (Birth)

12

Maria Grazia Schiavo, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, Italian classical soprano

50th anniversary (Birth)

Eric Shilling, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, British opera singer

100th anniversary (Birth)

13

Julia Culp, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, Dutch singer

50th anniversary (Death)

Paul Potts, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, English tenor

50th anniversary (Birth)

14

Theatrical music

“Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme”, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music

Jean-Baptiste Lully

Premiere in 1670 (350th anniversary)

Château de Chambord

Leonard Bernstein, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist

30th anniversary (Death)

15

Work for orchestra with soloist

“Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61”, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music

Camille Saint-Saëns

Premiere in 1880 (140th anniversary)

Hamburg

Zdeněk Fibich, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator, composer and choirmaster

120th anniversary (Death)

Claude Monteux, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, American flutist and conductor

100th anniversary (Birth)

16

Alberto Nepomuceno, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, Brazilian composer and conductor

100th anniversary (Death)

17

Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, Italian composer

300th anniversary (Birth)

Lauri Vasar, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, Estonian singer and opera singer

50th anniversary (Birth)

18

John Taverner, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, English Renaissance composer and organist

475th anniversary (Death)

Alexander Young, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, English tenor

100th anniversary (Birth)

19

Opera

“Tannhäuser”, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music

Richard Wagner

Premiere in 1845 (175th anniversary)

Semperoper

20

Michael William Balfe, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, Irish composer

150th anniversary (Death)

21

Rafael Calleja Gómez, Celebrations (October 2020), Classical music, Spanish composer and conductor (1870-1938). Conductor of Teatro Real de Madrid and Teatro de la Zarzuela. Founder with other composers (Ruperto Chapí, Sinesio Delgado, Carlos Arniches, Salvador Videgain Gómez) in 1899 of rights society Sociedad d...