Music anniversaries to be commemorated on January 15: 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.
January 15: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For January 15, there are no less than 95 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Jean-Baptiste Faure (193th anniversary, Birth), Fritz Plank (123th anniversary, Death), Michel Chapuis (93th anniversary, Birth), Aaron Jay Kernis (63th anniversary, Birth), Vytautas Bacevičius (53th 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 January 15
Stella Kleindienst , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer (1950-2019)
Death (age 68)
Yuli Turovsky , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, cellist and conductor
Death (age 73)
Victoria de los Ángeles , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Catalan/Spanish opera singer
Death (age 81)
Přemysl Kočí , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, 1917-2003 Czech theater manager, actor, music educator, opera singer, professor and university educator
Death (age 85)
Ruth Stephansen-Smith , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Norwegian opera singer (1898-1995)
Death (age 96)
György Cziffra , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Hungarian-French virtuoso pianist and composer (1921-1994)
Death (age 72)
Tobias Feldmann , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, violinist
Birth (32th anniversary)
Günter Reich , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, baritone
Death (age 67)
Valer Barna-Sabadus , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, German singer
Birth (37th anniversary)
Alexandra Stréliski , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Canadian composer and pianist
Birth (38th anniversary)
Édouard Senny , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Belgian composer and poet (1923-1980)
Death (age 56)
Riho Päts , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Estonian conductor and composer (1899-1977)
Death (age 77)
Sunhae Im , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, South Korean opera singer
Birth (47th anniversary)
Sine Bundgaard , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Danish opera singer
Birth (53th anniversary)
Vytautas Bacevičius , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Lithuanian composers (1905-1970)
Death (age 64)
Miriam Treichl , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Swedish actress
Birth (54th anniversary)
Albert Szirmai , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Hungarian composer (1880-1967)
Death (age 86)
Marc Laho , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Belgian opera singer
Birth (58th anniversary)
Daniza Ilitsch , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 50)
Aare Saal , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Estonian opera singer
Birth (59th anniversary)
Charlotte Hellekant , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Swedish actress and mezzo-soprano singer
Birth (61th anniversary)
Aaron Jay Kernis , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, American composer and professor of music composition
Birth (63th anniversary)
Gidon Saks , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, South African opera bass-baritone
Birth (63th anniversary)
Opera
“Vanessa, Op. 32” , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history
Samuel Barber (Masterpieces: Vanessa, Op. 32)
Premiere
Metropolitan Opera
José Manuel López , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Spanish composer
Birth (67th anniversary)
Matthias Eisenberg , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, German organist and cantor
Birth (67th anniversary)
Joel Quarrington , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Canadian musician
Birth (68th anniversary)
Madame Rasimi , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, French actor
Death (age 83)
Heinrich Knote , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, German opera singer
Death (age 82)
Olga Gracelj , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (73th anniversary)
Amedeo Bassi , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 76)
Robert Evett , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, British opera singer, actor and theatre manager (1874–1949)
Death (age 74)
Jiří Kusý , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Czech opera singer
Birth
Joseph Kalichstein , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Israeli musician
Birth
Giovanna Casolla , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (78th anniversary)
Ernst Lintner , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer
Birth (80th anniversary)
Domenico Monleone , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 67)
Brian Ellard , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history,
Birth (83th anniversary)
Tōru Tamura , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, composer, teacher
Birth (85th anniversary)
Barbara Robotham , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, British music educator and opera singer
Birth
Caroline Dumas , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, French singer
Birth (88th anniversary)
Gennadiy Trofimovitsj Stavonin , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Soviet composer (1935-1995)
Birth
Lucien Fugère , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, French opera singer
Death (age 86)
Monte Amundsen , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, American actress, singer and soprano
Birth
Michel Chapuis , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, French organist (1930–2017)
Birth
Teizo Matsumura , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Japanese composer and poet
Birth
François Pantillon , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Swiss composer and conductor
Birth (95th anniversary)
Enrico Toselli , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Italian pianist and composer (1883-1926)
Death (age 42)
Georg Ratzinger , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, German musician and Catholic priest
Birth
99th anniversary (2024)
Drahomíra Černocká , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Otto Brucks , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, German baritone
Death (age 55)
Felicjan Feliński , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, actor
Death (age 58)
Genovaitė Šidiškiūtė-Giedraitienė , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer
Birth
Elie Siegmeister , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, American composer (1909-1991)
Birth
Enrique Casal Chapí , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Spanish composer
Birth
Ernest Reyer , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, French opera composer and music critic
Death (age 85)
Margherita Perras , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Clémence de Grandval , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 78)
Alexander Welitsch , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Karl Friedrich , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer
Birth
Eduard Lassen , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, composer, conductor (1830-1904)
Death (age 73)
Fritz Plank , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Death (age 51)
Ivor Novello , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Welsh composer and actor (1893–1951)
Birth
Alexander Mogilevsky , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Russian musician (1885-1953)
Birth
Alice D'Hermanoy , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Esther de Carvalho , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Portuguese actress and singer (1858-1884)
Death (age 25)
Corneil de Thoran , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Belgian musician
Birth
Albert Clerk-Jeannotte , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Maurice Simon , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, French organist (1879-1941)
Birth
Ferenc Ormai , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, (1833–1876) opera singer, libretto translator
Death (age 43)
Maria Forescu , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, German actress and singer (1875-1943)
Birth
Opera
“Le roi Carotte” , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history
Jacques Offenbach (Masterpieces: Le roi Carotte)
Premiere
Théâtre de la Gaîté-Lyrique
Bertram Shapleigh , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, American composer
Birth
Isaac Nathan , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Anglo-Australian composer, musicologist, journalist and self-publicist
Death (age 74)
Andrew Black , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Scottish baritone
Birth
Rutland Barrington , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, British opera singer and actor (1853–1922)
Birth
Julia Yakovlevna Makhina , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Opera singer (1850-1902)
Birth
Luigi Canepa , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
Heinrich Vogl , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
Sebastian Binder , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer
Death (age 53)
Thorvald Lammers , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Operatic and concert singer
Birth
Albert Niemann , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
Jean-Baptiste Faure , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, French baritone and composer
Birth
Salvatore Marchesi , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Italian musician, translator, singer and opera singer (1822-1908)
Birth
Ida Wulff , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Danish opera singer (1808-1876)
Birth
Louise Bertin , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, French composer (1805-1877)
Birth
Gaetano Latilla , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Italian opera composer
Death (age 77)
Giovanni Battista Sammartini , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 75)
Azzolino Bernardino della Ciaja , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Italian composer (1671-1755)
Death (age 83)
Maria Anna Braunhofer , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, singer (1748-1819)
Birth
Charles-Hubert Gervais , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 72)
Alexandro Marie Antoin Fridzeri , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history, Italian musician, mandolin virtuoso
Birth
Opera
“Ezio” , Anniversaries (January 15), Classical music history
George Frideric Handel (Masterpieces: Ezio)
Premiere
His Majesty's Theatre