October 2023: 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 2023 : essential commemorations
2023 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In October 2023, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Daniel Steibelt (200th anniversary, Death), Stanisław Skrowaczewski (100th anniversary, Birth), Radoslav Svozil (100th anniversary, Birth), Ion Voicu (100th anniversary, Birth), Judit Sándor (100th anniversary, Birth).
There are many more: 1923, 1823, 1723...
What's next? Every month, dozens of anniversaries are good reasons to discover a work, to rediscover a musician. November 2023? ... In a year? October 2024...
Day by day, all celebrations for October 2023
Carsten Bo Eriksen, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Danish composer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Daniel Steibelt, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, German pianist and composer
200th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“Eine Nacht in Venedig”, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music
Premiere in 1883 (140th anniversary)
Arnold Bax, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, English composer and poet
70th anniversary (Death)
Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Polish composer and conductor
100th anniversary (Birth)
Oliver Schnyder, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Swiss classical pianist
50th anniversary (Birth)
Radoslav Svozil, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, opera singer, violinist
100th anniversary (Birth)
Friedrich Wieck, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, German piano teacher, music critic and music educator (1785-1873)
150th anniversary (Death)
Glenn Branca, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, American composer and guitarist (1948-2018)
75th anniversary (Birth)
Kathleen Ferrier, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, English contralto (1912–1953)
70th anniversary (Death)
Sophie von Bawr, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Composer and playwright
250th anniversary (Birth)
Ion Voicu, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Romani violinist
100th anniversary (Birth)
Carl Flesch, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Hungarian violinist and teacher, 1873-1944
150th anniversary (Birth)
Giuseppe Verdi, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Italian composer of the Romantic Era
210th anniversary (Birth)
Vernon Duke, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, American composer
120th anniversary (Birth)
Judit Sándor, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Leopold Andreyev, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Theatrical music
Premiere in 1843 (180th anniversary)
Work for orchestra
“A Midsummer Night's Dream, in E major, Op. 21”, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music
Premiere in 1843 (180th anniversary)
Alessandro Safina, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Italian tenor
60th anniversary (Birth)
José Serrano, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Spanish composer
150th anniversary (Birth)
George Whiting, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, American composer of classical music
100th anniversary (Death)
Jorge Peña Hen, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Chilean musician
50th anniversary (Death)
Giulio Fioravanti, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Italian opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Shin'ichi Suzuki, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Japanese violinist and pioneer of musical pedagogy (1898-1998)
125th anniversary (Birth)
Work for orchestra with soloist
“Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19”, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music
Premiere in 1923 (100th anniversary)
Charles Gounod, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, French composer
130th anniversary (Death)
Luca Marenzio, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Italian composer
470th anniversary (Birth)
Robert Craft, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, American conductor and writer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Clifford Taylor, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, American composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
John Alexander, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, American tenor
100th anniversary (Birth)
Otto Albert Tichý, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and organist
50th anniversary (Death)
Lera Auerbach, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Soviet-Russian-born American classical composer and pianist
50th anniversary (Birth)
Pablo Casals, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Catalan cellist and conductor
50th anniversary (Death)
Victor Maurel, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, French opera singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Willy Ferenz, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, (1923-1998)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Xavier de Maistre, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, French musician
50th anniversary (Birth)
Ned Rorem, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, American composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Pietro Generali, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Italian composer
250th anniversary (Birth)
Félix Fourdrain, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, French composer
100th anniversary (Death)
Ricardo Villa González, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Spanish composer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Miroslav Hlaváč, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Czech composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Emilio Naudin, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Italian tenor
200th anniversary (Birth)
Tito Gobbi, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Italian opera singer (1913-1984)
110th anniversary (Birth)
Franz Lehár, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Austrian composer
75th anniversary (Death)
Louis-Jacques Rondeleux, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, French singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Euryanthe, Op. 81”, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music
Premiere in 1823 (200th anniversary)
Ballet
“La création du monde, Op. 81”, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music
Premiere in 1923 (100th anniversary)
Opera
“Il corsaro”, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music
Premiere in 1848 (175th anniversary)
Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi
Work for orchestra
“Overture, Op. 81, “Euryanthe””, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music
Premiere in 1823 (200th anniversary)
Don Banks, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Australian composer (1923-1980)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Russian composer
130th anniversary (Death)
Karol Beffa, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, French pianist
50th anniversary (Birth)
Kerstin Avemo, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Swedish opera singer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Franco Corelli, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Italian operatic tenor
20th anniversary (Death)
Emmerich Kálmán, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Hungarian-born composer of operettas
70th anniversary (Death)
Shin'ichi Yuize, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Japanese composer (1923-2015)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Kate Aldrich, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, Mezzo soprano
50th anniversary (Birth)
Philippe de Vitry, Celebrations (October 2023), Classical music, French composer, music theorist and poet
730th anniversary (Birth)