Music anniversaries to be commemorated on September 13: 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.
September 13: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For September 13, there are no less than 88 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Vincent Houška (182th anniversary, Death), Karina Kutz (112th anniversary, Birth), Jana Obrovská (92th anniversary, Birth), B. Shankar Rao (2th 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 September 13
B. Shankar Rao , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Indian musician
Death (age 98)
Fabio Giongo , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, opera singer, singer
Death (age 91)
Jeanine Rueff , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 77)
Géza Frid , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Hungarian/Dutch composer and pianist (1904-1989)
Death (age 85)
Nobuyuki Tsujii , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Japanese pianist and composer (1988-)
Birth (34th anniversary)
Dane Rudhyar , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, French-born American author, composer, and humanistic astrologer
Death (age 90)
Muriel Smith , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, American opera singer (1923-1985)
Death (age 62)
Alessandro Taverna , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, pianist
Birth (39th anniversary)
Diana Harutyunyan , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Armenian opera singer
Birth (40th anniversary)
Louise Hunter , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, American opera singer (1891-1981)
Death (age 90)
Herbert Schuch , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, German pianist
Birth (43th anniversary)
Małgorzata Walentynowicz , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, pianist, pedagogue
Birth (43th anniversary)
Leopold Stokowski , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, British-born American conductor (1882–1977)
Death (age 95)
Hans Krotthammer , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer (1918-1977)
Death (age 59)
Simon Orfila , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Spanish opera singer
Birth (46th anniversary)
Nicholas Grigsby , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, New Zealand musician
Birth (48th anniversary)
Ezio Bosso , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Italian composer, pianist and conductor
Birth
George Lambert , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, English baritone and voice teacher in Canada
Death (age 70)
Tom Burke , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, British singer (1890-1969)
Death (age 79)
Benjamin Schmid , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Austrian violinist
Birth (54th anniversary)
Marie-Pierre Langlamet , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, musical artist
Birth (55th anniversary)
Herbert Langley , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, British actor (1888-1967)
Death (age 79)
Bruno Sanfilippo , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Argentine musician
Birth (57th anniversary)
Alys Lorraine , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, American operatic soprano (1885-1956)
Death (age 71)
Andreas Staier , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, German musician
Birth (67th anniversary)
Donald George , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, American singer
Birth (67th anniversary)
Camillo Hildebrand , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, conductor
Death (age 77)
Allen Vizzutti , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, American musician
Birth (70th anniversary)
Arleen Auger , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, American soprano
Birth
Walerian Bayerlein , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 72)
János Négyesy , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Hungarian musician
Birth
Lyudmila Erofeeva , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Soviet opera singer (1937–2003)
Birth
Werner Hollweg , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth
Tamara Milashkina , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Operatic soprano
Birth (88th anniversary)
Arif Malikov , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Soviet and Azerbaijani composer (1933-2019)
Birth
Anton Nanut , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Slovenian musician
Birth
Bronius Kutavičius , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Lithuanian composer
Birth
Jana Obrovská , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Czech composer
Birth
Nicolai Ghiaurov , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, opera singer (1929-2004)
Birth
Luboš Sluka , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Czech composer
Birth (94th anniversary)
Olena Falkman , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Swedish singer
Death (age 78)
Melitta Muszely , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer (1927–2023)
Birth
Jozef Konder , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Slovak opera singer
Birth
Alfred von Bary , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 53)
Mel Tormé , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, American recording artist
Birth
Eugeniusz Banaszczyk , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Polish actor and singer (1925-2007)
Birth
Pekka Juhani Hannikainen , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Finnish composer
Death (age 69)
Leocadie Gerlach , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Danish-Swedish opera singer
Death (age 92)
Robert Ward , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, American composer (1917-2013)
Birth
Karina Kutz , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, German opera singer (1910-1985)
Birth
Inès Chabal , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, French opera singer (1910-1997)
Birth
Edmund Kretschmer , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, German composer and organist (1830-1908)
Death (age 78)
Judith Toff , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Dutch opera singer
Birth
Hans Buff-Giessen , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, German opera vocalist
Death (age 45)
Stasė Dievaitytė-Skačkauskienė , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Lithuanian opera singer (1903-1970)
Birth
Boris von Fitinhof-Schell , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Russian composer
Death (age 72)
Roger Désormière , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, French composer and conductor
Birth
Honorio Siccardi , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Argentinian composer
Birth
Tadeusz Szeligowski , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Polish musician
Birth
Caroline Fischer-Achten , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer (1806-1896)
Death (age 90)
Emmanuel Chabrier , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, French Romantic composer and pianist
Death (age 53)
Ali Zulalov , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Azerbaijani opera singer and actor
Birth
Carl Ludvig Gerlach , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Danish composer and opera singer
Death (age 61)
Fedor Pavlov , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Soviet conductor and composer (1892-1931)
Birth
Louise Bergauer , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, opera singer from Austria (1825-1889)
Death (age 63)
Josef František Munclingr , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Czech music educator, opera singer and director
Birth
Oili Siikaniemi , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Finnish singer
Birth
Hipólito Lázaro , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Spanish opera singer
Birth
Friedrich Kiel , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, German composer and music teacher
Death (age 63)
Pauline von Decker , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, German opera singer and composer (1811-1882)
Death (age 71)
Lucia-Minodora Cosma , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Romanian soprano
Birth
Arnold Schoenberg , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Austrian-Jewish American composer (1874-1951)
Birth
Nicholas Gatty , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, English 20th-century composer and music critic
Birth
Concepció Bordalba Simón , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Spanish opera singer
Birth
Mihály Takács , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer (1861–1913)
Birth
Catharinus Elling , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Norwegian musician, composer, musicologist, and music educator
Birth
Ödön Mihalovich , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Hungarian composer and educator
Birth
Vincent Houška , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Czech composer, violist and violoncellist
Death (age 74)
Luigi Bassi , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Death (age 59)
Clara Schumann , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, German musician and composer
Birth
Cristoforo Caresana , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 69)
Luca Antonio Predieri , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Italian musician (1688-1767)
Birth
Francesco Manelli , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
Girolamo Frescobaldi , Anniversaries (September 13), Classical music history, Italian composer (1583–1643)
Birth