Music anniversaries to be commemorated on October 27: births, premieres...
Thousands of anniversaries. In 2023, 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.
October 27: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For October 27, there are no less than 89 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Emmanuel Boyer de Fonscolombe (212th anniversary, Birth), Eusebi Bosch i Humet (162th anniversary, Birth), Oleg Bryzhak (62th anniversary, Birth), Missy Mazzoli (42th anniversary, Birth), Walter Berry (22th 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 October 27
Yukinori Tezuka , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Japanese conductor (1940-2020)
Death (age 80)
Hans Werner Henze , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, German composer (1926–2012)
Death (age 86)
Nada Ruždjak , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 77)
Diva Pieranti , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 82)
Pierre Boutet , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Canadian opera singer and radio producer
Death (age 84)
Pierre Mollet , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Canadian opera singer
Death (age 87)
Jozsef Gregor , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Hungarian singer
Death (age 66)
Claude Helffer , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, French musician
Death (age 82)
Stanko Colnarič , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, opera singer, choir director
Death (age 79)
Walter Berry , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer (1929–2000)
Death (age 71)
Martha Musial , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, German opera singer
Death (age 87)
Peeter Lilje , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Estonian conductor (1950-1993)
Death (age 43)
Mircea Gogoncea , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Romanian classical guitarist
Birth (31th anniversary)
Andrzej Panufnik , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Polish composer and conductor
Death (age 77)
Tola Mankiewiczówna , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Polish singer and actress
Death (age 85)
Nico Dostal , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Death (age 85)
Missy Mazzoli , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, American composer and pianist
Birth (42th anniversary)
Germaine Lubin , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 89)
Vanessa Vanessa-Mae , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, British violinist
Birth (44th anniversary)
Duncan Honeybourne , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, British musician
Birth (45th anniversary)
Karol Beffa , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, French pianist
Birth (49th anniversary)
49th anniversary (2023)
Kerstin Avemo , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Swedish opera singer
Birth (49th anniversary)
49th anniversary (2023)
Norman Allin , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, British opera singer
Death (age 88)
49th anniversary (2023)
Kazuhiro Takagi , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, violinist, concertmaster
Birth (50th anniversary)
Marika Krook , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Finnish singer and actor
Birth (50th anniversary)
Milo Miloradovich , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, American opera vocalist and cookbook author (1897-1972)
Death (age 75)
Thomas Laske , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Opera singer
Birth (53th anniversary)
Jaume Pahissa , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Catalan composer, conductor and music writer (1880-1969)
Death (age 89)
Irén Bánó , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, opera and operetta singer
Death (age 81)
Agnès Bove , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, French actress and singer
Birth (58th anniversary)
Julián Palanc Palanca , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Spanish conductor, musicologist and composer (1883-1964)
Death (age 81)
Alexander Larsen , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Danish opera singer
Death (age 76)
Pedro Javier González , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, guitarist
Birth (60th anniversary)
Håkan Hardenberger , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Swedish trumpeter
Birth (61th anniversary)
Oleg Bryzhak , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Ukrainian opera singer
Birth
Tomoharu Taguchi , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Japanese keyboardist
Birth (62th anniversary)
Felix Wurman , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, American cellist
Birth
Mark Delavan , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth (64th anniversary)
Adriana Hlavsová , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (65th anniversary)
Valentin Radu , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Romanian conductor
Birth (66th anniversary)
Bernardo de Muro , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 73)
Vladimir Deshevov , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, composer, film score composer
Death (age 66)
Franco Alfano , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Italian composer and pianist
Death (age 79)
Eduard Künneke , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, German composer (b. 1885)
Death (age 68)
Zdzisław Jachimecki , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Polish musicologist
Death (age 71)
Brigitte Engerer , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, French pianist
Birth
Charles Levadé , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, French composer (1869-1948)
Death (age 79)
Mikhail Adamov , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, trumpeter, music teacher
Death (age 72)
Pierre André Bovey , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, composer, instrumentalist
Birth (80th anniversary)
Hartmut Welker , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, bariton vocalist (1941-)
Birth (81th anniversary)
Nelly Bromley , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, singer and actress
Death (age 89)
Edda Moser , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, German operatic soprano
Birth (84th anniversary)
Alma Gluck , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, American singer
Death (age 54)
Robert White , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, American tenor and voice teacher
Birth (86th anniversary)
Maxence Larrieu , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, French musician
Birth (88th anniversary)
Julius Klengel , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, German musician (1859-1933)
Death (age 74)
Mursal Badirov , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, musical artist
Birth
Ludvík Vítězslav Čelanský , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Czech conductor, theater manager, music educator, composer and director conductor of Czech philharmony
Death (age 61)
Dominick Argento , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, American composer (1927-2019)
Birth
Jiří Matys , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Czech composer and educator (1927-2016)
Birth
Pompeyo Camps , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Argentinian composer (1924-1997)
Birth
Ema Koliandrová , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
99th anniversary (2023)
Poul Bundgaard , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Danish actor and opera singer
Birth
Charlton Templeman Speer , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, composer
Death (age 61)
Work for orchestra with soloist
“Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85” , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history
Edward Elgar (Masterpieces: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85)
Premiere
Michel Schwalbé , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Polish violinist and concertmaster
Birth
Conlon Nancarrow , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, American composer
Birth
Victor Desarzens , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Swiss conductor (1908-1986)
Birth
Helmut Walcha , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, German organist
Birth
Josephine Antoine , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth
Joachim Röntgen , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Dutch violinist (1906-1989)
Birth
Yuri Shaporin , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Soviet composer and conductor
Birth
Pavel Petrovich Bulakhov , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Russian composer
Death (age 51)
Mikhail Adamov , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, trumpeter, music teacher
Birth
Eusebi Bosch i Humet , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Spanish composer and musician (1860-1948)
Birth
Mikhail Ivanovich Mikhaylov , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Russian singer
Birth
Josef Adel Wünsch , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Czech composer and organist
Birth
Jean-Blaise Martin , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, French opera singer
Death (age 69)
Emmanuel Boyer de Fonscolombe , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
Niccolò Paganini , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Italian violinist and composer (1782–1840)
Birth
Herman-François Delange , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Belgian composer
Death (age 66)
Johann Gottlieb Graun , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, German composer and violinist
Death (age 68)
Nancy Storace , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, English operatic soprano
Birth
Maksym Berezovsky , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Ukrainian composer
Birth
Joseph de de Torres y Vergara , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, Mexican organist and composer
Death (age 66)
Johann Gottlieb Graun , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, German composer and violinist
Birth
John Jenkins , Anniversaries (October 27), Classical music history, English composer
Death (age 86)