February 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.
February 2024 : essential commemorations
2024 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In February 2024, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Maria Theresia von Paradis (200th anniversary, Death), Marie Eder (200th anniversary, Birth), Vassíl Іvánovitch Openko (100th anniversary, Birth), Emanuel Kroupa (100th anniversary, Death), Oskar Merikanto (100th anniversary, Death).
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. March 2024? ... In a year? February 2025...
Day by day, all celebrations for February 2024
Bartek Niziol , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Polish violinist
50th anniversary (Birth)
Maria Theresia von Paradis , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Austrian musician and composer (1759–1824)
200th anniversary (Death)
Jean Absil , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Belgian composer, organist, and professor (1893-1974)
50th anniversary (Death)
Isabella Colbran , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Spanish opera singer and composer
240th anniversary (Birth)
Giovanni da Palestrina , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Italian Renaissance composer (c. 1525–1594)
430th anniversary (Death)
Work for orchestra
“Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9” , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1844 (180th anniversary)
Luigi Dallapiccola , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Italian composer
120th anniversary (Birth)
Marie Eder , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, opera singer
200th anniversary (Birth)
Vassíl Іvánovitch Openko , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Soviet opera singer (1924-1991)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Witold Lutosławski , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Polish composer and conductor (1913-1994)
30th anniversary (Death)
Adolphe Sax , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Belgian musical instrument designer and musician
130th anniversary (Death)
Work for orchestra with soloist
“Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47” , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1904 (120th anniversary)
Miina Härma , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Estonian composer (1864-1941)
160th anniversary (Birth)
Work for choir
“Semele” , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1744 (280th anniversary)
Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
Work for orchestra with soloist
“Rhapsody in Blue” , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1924 (100th anniversary)
Aeolian Hall
Hans von Bülow , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, German conductor and pianist (1830–1894)
130th anniversary (Death)
Emanuel Kroupa , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, opera singer, singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Friedrich Burgmüller , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, German composer
150th anniversary (Death)
Nomeda Kazlaus , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Lithuanian opera soprano
50th anniversary (Birth)
Lovro von Matačić , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Croatian conductor and composer
125th anniversary (Birth)
Filippa Giordano , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Mexican-Italian singer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Georges Auric , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, French composer
125th anniversary (Birth)
Ethel Merman , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, American actress and singer (1908-1984)
40th anniversary (Death)
Kurt Atterberg , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Swedish composer
50th anniversary (Death)
Marie Gutheil-Schoder , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, German opera soprano (1874-1935)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Pierre Rode , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, French violinist and composer (1774 – 1830)
250th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Madama Butterfly” , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1904 (120th anniversary)
La Scala
Oskar Merikanto , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Finnish musician and composer (1868–1924)
100th anniversary (Death)
Karl Jenkins , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Welsh musician and composer (b. 1944)
80th anniversary (Birth)
Vlada Mikštaitė , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Victor Capoul , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, French opera singer (1839-1924)
100th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“Giulio Cesare” , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1724 (300th anniversary)
His Majesty's Theatre
Mary Garden , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Scottish opera singer (1874-1967)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Fikret Amirov , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Azerbaijani Soviet composer (1922–1984)
40th anniversary (Death)
Salvatore Cardillo , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Italian composer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Charles-Marie Widor , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, French organist and composer (1844–1937)
180th anniversary (Birth)
Johann Augustin Kobelius , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, German composer
350th anniversary (Birth)
Miloš Sedmidubský , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Czech conductor and composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Vincenzo Reschiglian , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Italian opera singer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Johann Nikolaus Forkel , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, German musician, musicologist and music theorist (1749-1818)
275th anniversary (Birth)
Richard Wüerst , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, German composer
200th anniversary (Birth)
John Davy , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, English composer (1763-1824)
200th anniversary (Death)
Suleĭman Aleskerov , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Soviet conductor and composer (1924-2000)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Edward Elgar , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, English composer (1857-1934)
90th anniversary (Death)
Georg Muffat , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, German composer and organist (1653-1704)
320th anniversary (Death)
Antonio Pasculli , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Italian oboist and composer
100th anniversary (Death)
Marc-Antoine Charpentier , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, 17th-century French composer
320th anniversary (Death)
Matthias Weckmann , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, German Baroque musician and composer
350th anniversary (Death)
Pierre-César Abeille , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, French composer
350th anniversary (Birth)
Work for soloist
“Suite for piano, Op. 25” , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1924 (100th anniversary)
Paco de Lucía , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Spanish flamenco, classical, jazz guitarist & musician (1947-2014)
10th anniversary (Death)
Josep Anselm Clavé , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Catalan businessperson, composer and writer (1824-1874)
150th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“Armida” , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1784 (240th anniversary)
Eszterházy Palace
Mark Bucci , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, American composer, lyricist, and dramatist (1924-2002)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Emma Kirkby , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, English soprano
75th anniversary (Birth)
Freda Betti , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, French operatic mezzo-soprano, singing teacher
100th anniversary (Birth)
Delkash , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Iranian musician (1924-2004)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Silvio Varviso , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, Swiss conductor (1924-2006)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Carolina Östberg , Celebrations (February 2024), Classical music, singer
100th anniversary (Death)