Music anniversaries to be commemorated on December 10: 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.
December 10: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For December 10, there are no less than 87 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Gustav Hinrichs (173th anniversary, Birth), Paul Büttner (153th anniversary, Birth), Izabella Zielińska (113th anniversary, Birth), Mado Robin (63th anniversary, Death), Sarah Chang (43th anniversary, Birth)... to name only some of the artists, composers or performers, known or less known throughout the world.
All important anniversaries to commemorate a December 10
John Aler , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, American lyric tenor
Death (age 73)
Gershon Kingsley , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, American composer and musician
Death (age 97)
Liselotte Maikl , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer
Death (age 89)
Lisa della Della Casa , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Swiss soprano (1919-2012)
Death (age 93)
Diane Loomer , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, conductor
Death (age 72)
Galina Gudkova , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 68)
Vytautas Klova , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Lithuanian composer
Death (age 83)
Heinz Rögner , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, German conductor
Death (age 72)
Gail Steiner , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 45)
Alice Bigelow Tully , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, American singer, patron (1902-1993)
Death (age 91)
Bernard Reichel , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Swiss musician (1901-1992)
Death (age 91)
Rimantas Siparis , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Soviet singer and opera singer (1927-1990)
Death (age 63)
Natan Brand , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Israeli pianist
Death (age 46)
Louis Lancien , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, French pianist
Birth (34th anniversary)
Ruth Linge , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Norwegian opera singer
Death (age 68)
Jascha Heifetz , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Russian-American violinist (1901–1987)
Death (age 86)
Victor Guillermo Ramos Rangel , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Venezuelan composer (1911-1986)
Death (age 75)
Vincent Bueno , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Austrian-Filipino singer
Birth (38th anniversary)
Anna Goryachova , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Russian mezzo-soprano
Birth (40th anniversary)
Sarah Chang , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, violinist
Birth (43th anniversary)
Saeka Matsuyama , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, violinist
Birth (43th anniversary)
Louise Lincoln Kerr , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, American musician (1892–1977)
Death (age 85)
Konstantin Lifschitz , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Russian and Swiss pianist and university teacher
Birth (47th anniversary)
Nino Martini , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Italian opera singer and actor
Death (age 74)
Sylvia Salustti , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Brazilian actress
Birth
49th anniversary (2024)
Yūichi Nakayama , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, violinist, concertmaster
Birth (51th anniversary)
Hagen Matzeit , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth (53th anniversary)
Naoko Yoshino , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Japanese musician
Birth (56th anniversary)
Brasílio Itiberê da Cunha Luz , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Brazilian composer
Death (age 71)
Henry Cowell , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, American composer, music theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario (1897-1965)
Death (age 68)
Philippe Aïche , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, French violinist
Birth
Mado Robin , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, French coloratura soprano
Death (age 41)
Terese Adele Mugasto , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Estonian opera singer (1910-1960)
Death (age 50)
Raphaël Faÿs , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, French musician
Birth (64th anniversary)
Julianne Baird , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, American singer
Birth (71th anniversary)
Martine Dupuy , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, French mezzo-soprano
Birth (71th anniversary)
František Jiří Mach , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Czech music educator and composer
Death (age 83)
Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Irish musician (1950-2018)
Birth
Enrique Mario Casella , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Argentinian composer
Death (age 57)
Christian Badea , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Romanian conductor
Birth (76th anniversary)
Connie Chan , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Hong Kong singer and actress
Birth (77th anniversary)
Alf Häggstam , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Swedish actor (1945-1994)
Birth
Eduard Göbel , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, opera singer, music teacher, stage actor
Death (age 78)
Bruno Pasquier , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, French musician
Birth (80th anniversary)
Yuri Temirkanov , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Russian conductor (1938–2023)
Birth
Max Cryer , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, New Zealand musician and broadcaster
Birth
Makoto Shinohara , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Japanese composer
Birth (92th anniversary)
Vitaly Alexandrovich Gromadsky , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Russian bass singer
Birth (95th anniversary)
Vera Little , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, American mezzo-soprano
Birth
Oskar Lejdström , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Swedish actor (1858-1926)
Death (age 67)
Zdeněk Šesták , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Czech composer
Birth (98th anniversary)
Dimitar Uzunov , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Bulgarian opera singer
Birth
Victor Jacobi , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Hungarian composer
Death (age 38)
Aldona Žilinskaitė-Anderson , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer
Birth (103th anniversary)
Sesto Bruscantini , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
Gulkhar Hasanova , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Azerbaijani opera singer
Birth
Leopold Stropnický , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Czech opera singer
Death (age 68)
Morton Gould , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist
Birth
Paula Takács , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer (1913-2003)
Birth
Opera
“La fanciulla del West” , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history
Giacomo Puccini (Masterpieces: La fanciulla del West)
Premiere
Metropolitan Opera House
Izabella Zielińska , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Polish pianist and pedagogue
Birth
Otakar Kraus , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, British opera singer
Birth
Georg Ludwig Jochum , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Music conductor (1909-1970)
Birth
Olivier Messiaen , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992)
Birth
Luis H. Salgado , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Ecuadorian composer
Birth
Vicente Simón , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Spanish opera singer
Birth
Opera
“Christmas Eve” , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Masterpieces: Christmas Eve)
Premiere
Mariinsky Theatre
Leopold Matuszyński , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, opera singer, director, translator
Death (age 73)
Vasiliy Kuznetsov , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Soviet trombonist
Birth
Kazimierz Czarnecki , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Polish singer
Birth
Federico Ricci , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Italian opera composer
Death (age 68)
Paul Büttner , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, German composer, conductor, choir director, musicologist, oboist and music critic (1870-1943)
Birth
Hans Bussard , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, opera singer, music teacher, stage actor
Birth
Stepan Trezvinskiy , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Soviet Russian singer
Birth
Gustav Hinrichs , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, American conductor (1850-1942)
Birth
César Franck , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Belgian-French composer and organist (1822–1890)
Birth
Errico Petrella , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Italian opera composer (1813-1877)
Birth
Friedrich Franz Hurka , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, (1762-1805)
Death (age 43)
Jonathan Battishill , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, English composer, keyboardist and tenor (1738-1801)
Death (age 63)
Antonia Campi , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Polish singer and opera singer
Birth
Louis-Sébastien Lebrun , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
Teodorico Pedrini , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Italian Vincentian and missionary to China
Death (age 75)
Giovanni Francesco Maria Marchi , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 51)
Tarquinio Merula , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Italian composer and organist
Death (age 70)
Johann Adam Reincken , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Dutch/German composer and organist (1643-1722)
Birth
Giulio Caccini , Anniversaries (December 10), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 67)