Music anniversaries to be commemorated on August 9: births, premieres...
Thousands of anniversaries. In 2024, classical music and opera offer many opportunities for music lovers to commemorate composers, conductors, performers and operatic artists, to celebrate the first performances of essential works or the opening of emblematic concert halls. From January to December, there are 365 opportunities to revisit a repertoire, a recording or simply to explore 10 centuries of classical music. Something to satisfy all the inquiring minds.
August 9: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For August 9, there are no less than 75 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Yuri Gulyayev (93th anniversary, Birth), Alessandro Bonci (83th anniversary, Death), Louis Cahuzac (63th anniversary, Death), Tommi Hakala (53th anniversary, Birth), Carla Martinis (13th anniversary, Death)... to name only some of the artists, composers or performers, known or less known throughout the world.
All important anniversaries to commemorate a August 9
Carla Martinis , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Croatian opera singer
Death (age 88)
Henrik Krogh Christensen , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Danish opera singer
Death (age 63)
Bogusław Madey , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Polish composer
Death (age 72)
Chester Ludgin , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, American opera singer (1925-2003)
Death (age 78)
Bertold Hummel , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, German composer
Death (age 76)
Kira Gorlaci , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Moldovan-Russian opera singer
Death (age 72)
Giacinto Scelsi , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Italian composer and poet (1905-1988)
Death (age 83)
Eduardo del Pueyo , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Spanish pianist, musicologist and music educator
Death (age 80)
Yevheniy Yatsenko , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Ukrainian opera singer
Birth
Diego Matheuz , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Venezuelan conductor and violinist
Birth (39th anniversary)
Alicja Smietana , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Polish violinist
Birth (40th anniversary)
Thierry Deleruyelle , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, French composer
Birth (40th anniversary)
Mathieu Herzog , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, French conductor
Birth (46th anniversary)
Dmitri Shostakovich , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Soviet composer and pianist (1906-1975)
Death (age 68)
Hila Plitmann , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, American operatic soprano
Birth (50th anniversary)
Tommi Hakala , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Finnish singer
Birth (53th anniversary)
Gösta Nystroem , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Swedish composer (1890-1966)
Death (age 75)
Louis Cahuzac , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, French musician (1880-1960)
Death (age 80)
Maria Guleghina , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Ukrainian singer
Birth (64th anniversary)
Emil František Burian , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Czech poet, journalist, singer, actor, musician, composer, playwright adviser, playwright and director communist
Death (age 55)
Arūnas Malikėnas , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer
Birth (65th anniversary)
Felipe Boero , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Argentine musician
Death (age 74)
Louis D'Angelo , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, American opera singer
Death (age 70)
Virgil Moorefield , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, American composer
Birth (67th anniversary)
Sigurd Hoff , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Norwegian opera singer (1889-1955)
Death (age 66)
Opera
“Antigone” , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history
Carl Orff (Masterpieces: Antigone)
Premiere
Felsenreitschule
Ingeborg Nørregaard Hansen , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Danish opera singer (1874-1941)
Death (age 67)
Rimma Volkova , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Russian opera singer
Birth
Alessandro Bonci , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 70)
Stane Koritnik , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Slovene baritone, born 1937 in Lozice, Slovenia and died 6 February 2014 in Šempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia.
Birth
Heinrich Zeller , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 78)
Semyon Snitkovsky , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Soviet violinist
Birth
Ursula Brömme , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, German soprano (1931-2000)
Birth
Yuri Gulyayev , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Soviet singer (1930-1986)
Birth
Geoffrey Chard , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Australian opera singer
Birth (93th anniversary)
Roman Berger , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Polish musician (1930-2020)
Birth
Dolores Wilson , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, American soprano (1928-2010)
Birth
Camilla Wicks , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, American musician
Birth
Ervin Lukács , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, conductor
Birth
Heinz Imdahl , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer (1924-2012)
Birth
99th anniversary (2024)
Janina Liustikaitė , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer
Birth (99th anniversary)
99th anniversary (2024)
Lola Bobesco , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Belgian musician
Birth
Edmund Hockridge , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Canadian actor and singer
Birth
Ruggero Leoncavallo , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 62)
Georg Nollet , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, German opera singer
Death (age 72)
Ferenc Fricsay , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, (1914–1963) Hungarian musician
Birth
Bojan Adamič , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Slovenian film score composer
Birth
Anne Wiggins Brown , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, American singer
Birth
Igor Markevitch , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Ukrainian conductor and composer
Birth
David Gamrekeli , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Georgian operatic baritone
Birth
Solomon Cutner , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, English pianist
Birth
Zino Francescatti , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, French violinist
Birth
Gražina Matulaitytė , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer
Birth
Armin Weltner , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, (1894-1992)
Birth
Hermann Wunsch , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, German composer
Birth
Manfredi Polverosi , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Italian opera singer (1882-1965)
Birth
Albert Ketèlbey , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, English composer, conductor and pianist
Birth
Primo Riccitelli , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Italian composer (1875-1941)
Birth
Reynaldo Hahn , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Venezuelan-French composer (1874-1947)
Birth
149th anniversary (2024)
Federico Casal Martínez , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Spanish composer, jurist and historian
Birth
Josef Gerhartz , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, musician, singer, music teacher, opera singer
Birth
Heghine Ghorghanyan , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, singer, music teacher
Birth
Opera
“Béatrice et Bénédict, Op. 27” , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history
Hector Berlioz (Masterpieces: Béatrice et Bénédict, Op. 27)
Premiere
Theater Baden-Baden
Isidore de Lara , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, English composer and singer
Birth
Elias Álvares Lobo , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Brazilian composer (1834-1901)
Birth
Giuseppe Curcio , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 80)
Carl Moltke , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 48)
Marc-Antoine Madeleine Désaugiers , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, French composer, dramatist, and song-writer
Death (age 54)
Adelaide Borghi-Mamo , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Nicolas-Charles Bochsa , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, French composer and harpist
Birth
Michael Umlauf , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Birth
Benedetto Marcello , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Italian composer, writer, advocate, magistrate, and teacher
Birth
José Ximénez , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, Spanish composer and organist from baroque period (baptized 25 December 1601; died 9 August 1672)
Death (age 71)
Johann Michael Bach I , Anniversaries (August 9), Classical music history, German composer
Birth