August 2022: 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.
August 2022 : essential commemorations
2022 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In August 2022, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Václav Juda Novotný (100th anniversary, Death), Virginia Boccabadati (100th anniversary, Death), Ron Grainer (100th anniversary, Birth), Lesław Wacławik (100th anniversary, Birth), Lukas Foss (100th anniversary, Birth).
There are many more: 1922, 1822, 1722...
What's next? Every month, dozens of anniversaries are good reasons to discover a work, to rediscover a musician. September 2022? ... In a year? August 2023...
Day by day, all celebrations for August 2022
Sviatoslav Richter , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, Soviet pianist (1915-1997)
25th anniversary (Death)
Václav Juda Novotný , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, Czech composer (1849-1922)
100th anniversary (Death)
Vadim Borisovsky , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, Russian musician
50th anniversary (Death)
Ivan Zajc , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, Croatian composer
190th anniversary (Birth)
Klaus Schulze , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, German composer and musician (1947–2022)
75th anniversary (Birth)
Marvin Hamlisch , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, American composer and conductor (1944-2012)
10th anniversary (Death)
Rosmunda a Rosmunda Pisaroni , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, Italian opera singer
150th anniversary (Death)
Virginia Boccabadati , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, Italian singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Lisa Smirnova , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, Austrian musician
50th anniversary (Birth)
Anastasia Chebotareva , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, Ukrainian musician
50th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Béatrice et Bénédict, Op. 27” , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music
Premiere in 1862 (160th anniversary)
Theater Baden-Baden
José Ximénez , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, Spanish composer and organist from baroque period (baptized 25 December 1601; died 9 August 1672)
350th anniversary (Death)
Ron Grainer , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, British composer (1922-1981)
100th anniversary (Birth)
John Cage , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, American avant-garde composer (1912-1992)
30th anniversary (Death)
Giovanni Gabrieli , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, Italian composer
410th anniversary (Death)
Guillaume Dufay , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer
625th anniversary (Birth)
Jules Massenet , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, French composer (1842–1912)
110th anniversary (Death)
Oscar Levant , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
50th anniversary (Death)
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, English composer, music critic, pianist and writer
130th anniversary (Birth)
Lesław Wacławik , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Lukas Foss , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, American composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Siegmund von Hausegger , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, Austrian composer and conductor (1872-1948)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Muslim Magomayev , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, soviet-azerbaijani singer
80th anniversary (Birth)
Erwin Schulhoff , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, Czech composer and pianist (1894-1942)
80th anniversary (Death)
Geneviève Ward , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, American-born British actress and opera singer (1837-1922)
100th anniversary (Death)
Christiane Castelli , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, French singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Felip Pedrell , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, Catalan composer, teacher and musicologist
100th anniversary (Death)
Work for orchestra
“1812 Overture, Op. 49” , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music
Premiere in 1882 (140th anniversary)
Eugen Prosper Prévost , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, French conductor and composer
150th anniversary (Death)
Kari Frisell , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, Norwegian singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Yvonne Gall , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, French singer
50th anniversary (Death)
Alessandro Felici , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, Italian composer (1742-1772)
250th anniversary (Death)
Claude Debussy , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, French classical composer (1862–1918)
160th anniversary (Birth)
Sofia Scalchi , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, Italian opera singer (1850-1922)
100th anniversary (Death)
Balys Dvarionas , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, Lithuanian musician (1904-1972)
50th anniversary (Death)
Claude Goudimel , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, French composer
450th anniversary (Death)
Ivry Gitlis , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, Israeli violinist (1922-2020)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Anna German , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, Polish singer, popular in Poland and in the Soviet Union (1936-1982)
40th anniversary (Death)
Mixail Ehtibar oğlu Mirzəyev , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, music teacher, trombonist
100th anniversary (Birth)
René Leibowitz , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, French composer and conductor (1913–1972)
50th anniversary (Death)
Regina Resnik , Celebrations (August 2022), Classical music, American opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)