January 2021: 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.
January 2021 : essential commemorations
2021 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In January 2021, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Christian (200th anniversary, Birth), Joseph Tagliafico (200th anniversary, Birth), Arseny Koreshchenko (100th anniversary, Death), Walter Hesse (100th anniversary, Birth), Carl Hagman (100th anniversary, Death)... and many more.
What's next? Every month, dozens of anniversaries are good reasons to discover a work, to rediscover a musician. February 2021? ... In a year? January 2022...
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Koreshchenko
Day by day, all celebrations for January 2021
Charles Dalmorès, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, French opera singer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Christian, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, French actor and singer in operetta
200th anniversary (Birth)
Joseph Tagliafico, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, French singer
200th anniversary (Birth)
Work for orchestra
“Symphonic Dances, Op. 45”, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1941 (80th anniversary)
Daniel Alomía Robles, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, Peruvian composer and ethnomusicologist
150th anniversary (Birth)
Arseny Koreshchenko, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, Russian classical music composer
100th anniversary (Death)
Work for orchestra
“Akademische Festouvertüre c-Moll, Op. 80”, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1881 (140th anniversary)
Alfred Brendel, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, Austrian pianist, poet, and author
90th anniversary (Birth)
Regina Pacini, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, Portuguese opera singer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Walter Hesse, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, German opera singer (tenor)
100th anniversary (Birth)
John Lanigan, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, Australian operatic tenor, born 7 January 1921 in Seddon, Australia and died 1 August 1996 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
100th anniversary (Birth)
Adriano Lualdi, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, Italian composer
50th anniversary (Death)
Béatrice La Palme, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, Candian singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Carl Hagman, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, opera singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Seymour Barab, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, American musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Frank Bridge, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, English composer and violist
80th anniversary (Death)
Pilar Andrés de Pablo, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, Spanish soprano, opera singer and voice teacher (1921-2006)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Domenico Cimarosa, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, Italian opera composer of the Neapolitan school
220th anniversary (Death)
Leo Smit, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, American composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Henri Tomasi, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, French composer and conductor
50th anniversary (Death)
Robert Still, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, British composer
50th anniversary (Death)
Josep Ribera i Miró, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, Spanish composer (1839-1921)
100th anniversary (Death)
Léo Delibes, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, French composer
130th anniversary (Death)
Tomaso Albinoni, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, Italian composer
270th anniversary (Death)
Leonardo Ciampa, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, American organist, pianist, composer and writer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Emmanuel Chabrier, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, French Romantic composer and pianist
180th anniversary (Birth)
František Maxián, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, Czech pianist and university educator
50th anniversary (Death)
Plácido Domingo, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, Spanish tenor and conductor
80th anniversary (Birth)
Albert Lortzing, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, German opera composer
170th anniversary (Death)
Käthe Graus, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, German singer and opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Martin Berteau, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, French musician
250th anniversary (Death)
Leon Jessel, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, German composer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Samuel Barber, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, American composer
40th anniversary (Death)
Mykola Leontovych, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, Composer, conductor, and teacher
100th anniversary (Death)
Władysław Żeleński, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, Polish neoromantic composer, pianist and organist
100th anniversary (Death)
Gaspare Spontini, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, Italian composer and conductor
170th anniversary (Death)
Zhang Huoding, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, opera singer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Maciej Kamieński, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, Polish composer
200th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“The Knight of the Rose, Op. 59”, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1911 (110th anniversary)
Semperoper
Gustavo Dudamel, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, Venezuelan conductor and violinist
40th anniversary (Birth)
František Chaun, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, Czech actor, composer and painter (1921-1981)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Louis Roney, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, American singer and opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Giuseppe Verdi, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, Italian opera composer (1813-1901)
120th anniversary (Death)
Robert Trehy, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, American opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Bartolomeo Cristofori, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, Italian maker of musical instruments
290th anniversary (Death)
Georges Van van Parys, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, French film score composer
50th anniversary (Death)
Ballet
“Ballettmusik zur Oper "Idomeneo"”, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1781 (240th anniversary)
Cuvilliés Theatre
Opera
“Idomeneo, Rè di Creta”, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music
Premiere in 1781 (240th anniversary)
Cuvilliés Theatre
Milton Babbitt, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, American composer
10th anniversary (Death)
Matthias Pintscher, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, German composer
50th anniversary (Birth)
John Barry, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, English film score composer
10th anniversary (Death)
Hilde Rössel-Majdan, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, Austrian contralto
100th anniversary (Birth)
Mario Lanza, Celebrations (January 2021), Classical music, American tenor and actor
100th anniversary (Birth)