April 2024: the main classical music anniversaries to celebrate
Every month, composers and musicians to remember! Classical music and opera have brought out tens of thousands of artists, are performed in thousands of venues and their composers have written scores in great numbers throughout 10 centuries of history. From January 1 to December 31, there are therefore many opportunities to remember a composer or discover an artist, to explore a genre or to expand a work' s knowledge.
April 2024 : essential commemorations
2024 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In April 2024, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Rosine Laborde (200th anniversary, Birth), Murray Dickie (100th anniversary, Birth), Francesco Benucci (200th anniversary, Death), Revol Bunin (100th anniversary, Birth), Ikuma Dan (100th anniversary, Birth).
There are many more: 1924, 1824, 1724...
What's next? Every month, dozens of anniversaries are good reasons to discover a work, to rediscover a musician. May 2024? ... In a year? April 2025...
Day by day, all celebrations for April 2024
Therese Rosenbaum , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Austrian opera singer (1774-1837)
250th anniversary (Birth)
Rosine Laborde , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, French singer and singing teacher
200th anniversary (Birth)
Robert Gerle , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, American violinist and music educator (1924-2005)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Murray Dickie , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, British opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Eduardo Sánchez de Fuentes , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Cuban composer (1874-1944)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Theatrical music
“Choruses and Entr'actes for Thamos, König in Ägypten” , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1774 (250th anniversary)
Opera
“Thamos, King of Egypt” , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1774 (250th anniversary)
Opera
“The Bat” , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1874 (150th anniversary)
Theater an der Wien
Louis Spohr , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, German composer, violinist and conductor
240th anniversary (Birth)
Jennifer Vyvyan , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, British opera singer
50th anniversary (Death)
Francesco Benucci , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Italian operatic bass-baritone
200th anniversary (Death)
Sandra Bagarić , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Croatian opera singer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Revol Bunin , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Soviet Russian composer (1924—1987)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Robert Casadesus , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, French pianist and composer
125th anniversary (Birth)
Ikuma Dan , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Japanese composer, essayist (1924–2001)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Dušan Vrchoslav , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and educator
100th anniversary (Birth)
Alois Grois , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, (1809-1874)
150th anniversary (Death)
Nayden Todorov , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Bulgarian conductor
50th anniversary (Birth)
Theobald Boehm , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Bavarian flautist and tinkerer (1794-1881)
230th anniversary (Birth)
Julius Bittner , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Austrian composer (1874-1939)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Work for choir
“Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen” , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1724 (300th anniversary)
Eugen d'd'Albert , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Scottish-born German pianist and composer (1864-1932)
160th anniversary (Birth)
Edmund Nick , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, German composer (1891-1974)
50th anniversary (Death)
Johann Baptist Krebs , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, German writer and director (1774-1851)
250th anniversary (Birth)
Joseph-Théodore-Désiré Barbot , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, French operatic tenor
200th anniversary (Birth)
Cécile Chaminade , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, French composer and pianist
80th anniversary (Death)
Eduard Caudella , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Romanian composer (1841-1924)
100th anniversary (Death)
Neville Marriner , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, British conductor and violinist (1924–2016)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Adolf Lieban , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, German opera singer (1867-1924)
100th anniversary (Death)
Work for choir
“Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ” , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1724 (300th anniversary)
Toygar Işıklı , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Turkish film music composer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Henry Mancini , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, American film composer (1924–1994)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Johann Mattheson , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, German composer and theorist (1681-1764)
260th anniversary (Death)
Václav Tomášek , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Czech music educator and composer
250th anniversary (Birth)
Józef Elsner , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Polish composer and conductor
170th anniversary (Death)
Evgeniy Chervonyuk , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Soviet singer, opera singer and music educator (1924-1982)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Hertha Töpper , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Austrian contralto opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Masaru Kawasaki , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Japanese composer, conductor and musicologist (1924-2018)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Gerhard Samuel , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, American conductor and composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Irma Keller , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Swiss mezzo-soprano (1924-1982)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Szymon Krzeszowiec , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Polish violinist, chamber musician and teacher
50th anniversary (Birth)
Josep Anselm Clavé , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Catalan businessperson, composer and writer (1824-1874)
200th anniversary (Birth)
Franz Mazura , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Austrian opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Arthur Frackenpohl , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, composer (1924-2019)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Franco Mannino , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Italian composer (1924-2005)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Erzsébet Szőnyi , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, (1924–2019) composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Work for orchestra
“Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39” , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1899 (125th anniversary)
Josef Labor , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Austrian composer, pianist and organist
100th anniversary (Death)
William Diard , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, American opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Work for orchestra
“Music for the Royal Fireworks” , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1749 (275th anniversary)
Green Park
Anna Gottlieb , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, Austrian singer
250th anniversary (Birth)
Vilmos Maleczky , Celebrations (April 2024), Classical music, (1845–1924) Polish born Hungarian opera singer
100th anniversary (Death)