August 2025: 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 2025 : essential commemorations
2025 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In August 2025, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Charles W. Clark (100th anniversary, Death), Aldo Ciccolini (100th anniversary, Birth), Kirke Mechem (100th anniversary, Birth), Rayner Taylor (200th anniversary, Death), Kate Loder (200th anniversary, Birth).
There are many more: 1925, 1825, 1725...
What's next? Every month, dozens of anniversaries are good reasons to discover a work, to rediscover a musician. September 2025? ... In a year? August 2026...
Day by day, all celebrations for August 2025
Jacob Obrecht , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Flemish composer
520th anniversary (Death)
Karl Amadeus Hartmann , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, German composer (1905-1963)
120th anniversary (Birth)
Pietro Mascagni , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Italian composer known for operas (1863–1945)
80th anniversary (Death)
Oswald von Wolkenstein , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, German poet, composer, and diplomat
580th anniversary (Death)
Charles W. Clark , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, American baritone singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Karel Fiala , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Czech actor and opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Italo Montemezzi , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Italian composer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Eicca Toppinen , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Finnish cellist
50th anniversary (Birth)
Maria Galvany , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Spanish soprano
150th anniversary (Birth)
Marcel Labey , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, French conductor and composer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Aleksandar Markovic , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Music conductor
50th anniversary (Birth)
André Jolivet , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, French composer
120th anniversary (Birth)
Nikolai Myaskovsky , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Russian composer
75th anniversary (Death)
Simone Zgraggen , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Swiss violinist and university teacher
50th anniversary (Birth)
Albert Ketèlbey , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, English composer, conductor and pianist
150th anniversary (Birth)
Dmitri Shostakovich , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Soviet composer and pianist (1906-1975)
50th anniversary (Death)
Primo Riccitelli , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Italian composer (1875-1941)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Giya Kancheli , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Georgian composer (1935-2019)
90th anniversary (Birth)
Ettore Panizza , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Argentine musician
150th anniversary (Birth)
Mezio Agostini , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Italian musician and composer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Elchin Azizov , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Azerbaijani opera singer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Elçin Sangu , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Turkish actress
40th anniversary (Birth)
Aldo Ciccolini , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, French musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Robert Massard , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, French baritone opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Ferdinando Bertoni , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Italian composer and organist (1725–1813)
300th anniversary (Birth)
Heinrich August Marschner , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, German composer
230th anniversary (Birth)
Kirke Mechem , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, American composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Georges Dandelot , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, French composer
50th anniversary (Death)
Rayner Taylor , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, American composer
200th anniversary (Death)
Antonio Salieri , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Italian composer and teacher (1750–1825)
275th anniversary (Birth)
Friedrich Wieck , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, German piano teacher, music critic and music educator (1785-1873)
240th anniversary (Birth)
Pierre Schaeffer , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, French composer and musicologist
30th anniversary (Death)
Kate Loder , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Composer and pianist
200th anniversary (Birth)
Ernst Krenek , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Austrian-American composer (1900–1991)
125th anniversary (Birth)
Sulkhan Tsintsadze , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Georgian composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Luigi Ottolini , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Italian opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Włodzimierz Kotoński , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Polish composer (1925–2014)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Chilean musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Lohengrin” , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music
Premiere in 1850 (175th anniversary)
Herzogliches Hoftheater
Sophie Gail , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, French singer and composer
250th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“The Unexpected Encounter” , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music
Premiere in 1775 (250th anniversary)
Eszterházy Palace
Leonardo de De Lorenzo , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Italian flautist and music educator
150th anniversary (Birth)
Adolf Mišek , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Czech composer, contrabassist and choirmaster (1875-1955)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Kristin Lewis , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, lyrico-spinto soprano
50th anniversary (Birth)
Andrea Gabrieli , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Italian composer
440th anniversary (Death)
François -André Danican Philidor , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, French composer and chess player
230th anniversary (Death)
Daniel Harding , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, British conductor
50th anniversary (Birth)
Piero de Palma , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Italian operatic tenor
100th anniversary (Birth)
Itzhak Perlman , Celebrations (August 2025), Classical music, Israeli-American violinist and conductor
80th anniversary (Birth)