August 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.
August 2024 : essential commemorations
2024 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In August 2024, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Marta Perez (100th anniversary, Birth), Raymonde Serverius (100th anniversary, Birth), Camille Zeckwer (100th anniversary, Death), Heinz Imdahl (100th anniversary, Birth), Georges Prêtre (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. September 2024? ... In a year? August 2025...
Day by day, all celebrations for August 2024
Marta Perez , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Giovanni Battista Martini , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, Italian composer
240th anniversary (Death)
Aled Wyn Davies , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, Welsh Classical singer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Raymonde Serverius , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, Belgian singer (1924-2006)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Leonardo Leo , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, Italian composer
330th anniversary (Birth)
Robert Rounseville , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, American opera singer (1914-1974)
50th anniversary (Death)
Agustín Pío Barrios , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, Paraguayan composer and musician (1885-1944)
80th anniversary (Death)
Camille Zeckwer , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, American composer
100th anniversary (Death)
Aino Ackté , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, Finnish soprano (1876-1944)
80th anniversary (Death)
Reynaldo Hahn , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, Venezuelan-French composer (1874-1947)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Heinz Imdahl , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1924-2012)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Vicente Emilio Sojo , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, Venezuelan musician
50th anniversary (Death)
Heinrich Biber , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, Bohemian-Austrian composer and violinist (1644–1704)
380th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“The Turk in Italy” , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1814 (210th anniversary)
La Scala
Georges Prêtre , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, French orchestral and opera conductor (1924-2017)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Elsie Morison , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, australian operatic singer (1924-2016)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Johannes Maria Staud , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, Austrian composer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Jiří Kratochvíl , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, Czech clarinetist, musicologist, composer, and music teacher.
100th anniversary (Birth)
Elmer Bernstein , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, American composer and conductor (1922-2004)
20th anniversary (Death)
Maxim Vengerov , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, Russian violinist, violist, and conductor
50th anniversary (Birth)
Heinrich Frankenberger , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, German organist (1824-1885)
200th anniversary (Birth)
Luca Marenzio , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, Italian composer (1553-1599)
425th anniversary (Death)
Antonio Savasta , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, Italian composer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Moritz Moszkowski , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, German composer, pianist and teacher
170th anniversary (Birth)
Heinrich Berté , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, Austrian composer (1857-1924)
100th anniversary (Death)
Edvard Fliflet Bræin , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, Norwegian musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Emanuel Abraham Aguilar , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, English concert pianist and composer (1824–1904)
200th anniversary (Birth)
Órla Fallon , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, Irish singer and songwriter
50th anniversary (Birth)
Petr Migunov , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, Russian bassist and soloist
50th anniversary (Birth)
Niccolò Jommelli , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, Italian composer (1714–1774)
250th anniversary (Death)
Renato Brogi , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, Italian musician and composer
100th anniversary (Death)
Karl Böhm , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, Austrian conductor (1894-1981)
130th anniversary (Birth)
Anatoly Lyadov , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, Russian composer, teacher and conductor (1855-1914)
110th anniversary (Death)
Maria Yudina , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, Soviet pianist
125th anniversary (Birth)
Aloyse Michalesi , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, German opera singer
200th anniversary (Birth)
Jenny Dufau , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, French soprano
100th anniversary (Death)
Amilcare Ponchielli , Celebrations (August 2024), Classical music, Italian composer (1834-1886)
190th anniversary (Birth)