Music anniversaries to be commemorated on September 6: 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 6: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For September 6, there are no less than 75 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Giovanni Battista Fontana (392th anniversary, Death), Manfred Gurlitt (132th anniversary, Birth), Daniele Barioni (92th anniversary, Birth), Detlev Glanert (62th anniversary, Birth), Christiane Eda-Pierre (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 6
Christiane Eda-Pierre , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, French soprano (1932-2020)
Death (age 88)
Claudio Scimone , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Italian conductor (1934-2018)
Death (age 83)
Derek Bourgeois , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, English composer (b. 1941)
Death (age 75)
Luciano Pavarotti , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Italian operatic tenor
Death (age 71)
Rafael Druian , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, American violinist, conductor and music educator
Death (age 79)
Helmut Polze , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, German theatre actor and opera singer
Death (age 64)
Fernando Valenti , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, American musician (1926-1990)
Death (age 63)
Liane Synek , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Austrian singer and opera singer (1922-1982)
Death (age 59)
Zofia Fedyczkowska , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 82)
Alexander Ferdinand Grychtolik , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, German harpsichordist, improviser and musicologist
Birth (42th anniversary)
Ronald Binge , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, British composer and arranger (1910-1979)
Death (age 69)
Priit Volmer , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Estonian opera singer (born 1978)
Birth (44th anniversary)
Yuval Avital , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Israeli multimedia artist, composer and guitarist
Birth (45th anniversary)
Paul Burkhard , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Swiss composer (1911-1977)
Death (age 65)
Sofi Jeannin , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Swedish singer and choir director
Birth (46th anniversary)
Alfred Laubin , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Oboist, instrument maker
Death (age 70)
Leonardo Estévez , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Argentine opera singer
Birth (50th anniversary)
Lior Navok , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Israeli composer, conductor, and pianist
Birth (51th anniversary)
Louie Pounds , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, British opera singer and actress (1872–1970)
Death (age 98)
Aleksandras Kutkus , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Lithuanian singer
Death (age 70)
Karl Rankl , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, British composer and conductor
Death (age 69)
Anny Konetzni , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Austrian operatic soprano (1902-1968)
Death (age 66)
Atsuhiko Gondai , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Japanese composer
Birth (57th anniversary)
Elisabete Matos , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, singer
Birth (58th anniversary)
Hanns Eisler , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Austrian composer (1898–1962)
Death (age 64)
Dermot Troy , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Irish opera singer
Death (age 35)
Michael Hofstetter , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, German conductor
Birth (61th anniversary)
Detlev Glanert , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, German opera composer
Birth (62th anniversary)
Cynthia Haymon , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, American soprano
Birth (64th anniversary)
Susan Owen , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth (64th anniversary)
Omar Ebrahim , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, English baritone vocalist and actor
Birth (66th anniversary)
Carlos Sandoval , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Mexican-German composer and multimedia artist
Birth (66th anniversary)
Stephen McNeff , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Northern Irish composer
Birth (71th anniversary)
Eugen Sârbu , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Romanian violinist
Birth (72th anniversary)
Walter Widdop , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, British tenor
Death (age 57)
Bohumil Tomáš , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Czech conductor, composer and organist (1871-1945)
Death (age 74)
Karl Hammes , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 43)
Joan Tower , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, American composer, concert pianist and conductor
Birth (84th anniversary)
Wolf-Dieter Hauschild , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, German conductor
Birth
Henry Kimball Hadley , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, American composer (1871-1937)
Death (age 65)
Gilles Tremblay , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Canadian composer (1932-2017)
Birth
Daniele Barioni , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
Weldon Thomas , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, American singer and opera singer
Birth (93th anniversary)
Yevgeny Svetlanov , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Russian conductor, composer, and pianist (1928-2002)
Birth
Elisabeth Ebert , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Birth (94th anniversary)
Arthur Oldham , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, British composer and conductor
Birth
William Kraft , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, American composer and musician
Birth
99th anniversary (2023)
Vincenzo Valente , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Italian composer and writer (1855-1921)
Death (age 66)
Anders Näslund , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Swedish baritone, actor (1920-1974)
Birth
Israel Horowitz , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Record producer and classical music columnist
Birth
Tadeusz Dobrzański , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, conductor, composer
Birth
Zita Uher , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer
Birth
Georgine von Januschofsky , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Czech actress, singer
Death (age 64)
Martin Härtinger , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, German singer, opera singer and music educator
Death (age 81)
Manfred Gurlitt , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, German composer
Birth
Bohuslav Leopold , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Czech conductor, violinist and composer
Birth
Uzeyir Hajibeyov , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Azerbaijani composer (1885–1948)
Birth
Muslim Magomayev , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Azerbaijani composer and conductor
Birth
Walford Davies , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, British composer
Birth
Mila Kupfer-Berger , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Austrian singer, opera singer and music educator
Birth
Aloys Dobler , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 44)
Myron William Whitney , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth
Théophile Semet , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
Ignaz Fränzl , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, German composer
Death (age 75)
Johann Karl von Ordonez , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Austrian composer (1734-1786)
Death (age 52)
Anton Diabelli , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Birth
Antoine de Lhoyer , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Composer and guitarist
Birth
Francesco Provenzale , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 71)
Opera
“Acis et Galatée” , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history
Jean-Baptiste Lully (Masterpieces: Acis et Galatée)
Premiere
Château d'Anet
Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, German Bohemian composer
Birth
Juan Bautista Cabanilles , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Spanish composer
Birth
Giovanni Battista Fontana , Anniversaries (September 6), Classical music history, Italian Baroque composer and violinist
Death (age 41)