January 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.
January 2024 : essential commemorations
2024 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In January 2024, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Jaroslava Vymazalová (100th anniversary, Birth), Sabine Baring-Gould (100th anniversary, Death), Nell Rankin (100th anniversary, Birth), Alfred Grünfeld (100th anniversary, Death), Gottardo Aldighieri (200th 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. February 2024? ... In a year? January 2025...
Day by day, all celebrations for January 2024
Jaroslava Vymazalová , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Sabine Baring-Gould , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, English hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, eclectic scholar, folk song collector (1834-1924)
100th anniversary (Death)
Péter Eötvös , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Hungarian composer and conductor
80th anniversary (Birth)
Åse Wentzel , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Norwegian singer (1924-2009)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Nell Rankin , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, singer (1924-2005)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Josef Suk , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Czech composer and violinist (1874-1935)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Alfred Grünfeld , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Czech composer and pianist
100th anniversary (Death)
Lev Oborin , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Soviet musician (1907-1974)
50th anniversary (Death)
Wolfgang Anheisser , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, German singer and opera singer
50th anniversary (Death)
Ballet
“Les biches, Op. 36” , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1924 (100th anniversary)
Gottardo Aldighieri , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, baritone operatic singer
200th anniversary (Birth)
Ernesto Cavallini , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Italian musician
150th anniversary (Death)
Francis Poulenc , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, French composer and pianist (1899-1963)
125th anniversary (Birth)
Vasili Vinogradov , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Soviet composer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Josepha Duschek , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Czech opera singer
200th anniversary (Death)
Benjamin Lees , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, American composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Robert Starer , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Austrian-born American composer and pianist
100th anniversary (Birth)
Reinhard Keiser , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, German opera composer (1674–1739)
350th anniversary (Birth)
Francesco Malipiero , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Italian composer
200th anniversary (Birth)
Martin Scherber , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, German composer
50th anniversary (Death)
Enrico Cannio , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Italian composer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Otakar Bradáč , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Czech composer and choirmaster
100th anniversary (Death)
Giacomo Carissimi , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Italian composer (1605–1674)
350th anniversary (Death)
Richard Addinsell , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, English composer
120th anniversary (Birth)
Stephen Foster , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, American songwriter (1826-1864)
160th anniversary (Death)
Raoul Jobin , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Canadian opera singer
50th anniversary (Death)
Sholom Secunda , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, American composer
50th anniversary (Death)
Joaquín Turina , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Spanish composer
75th anniversary (Death)
Géza Zichy , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Hungarian classical pianist, composer and poet
100th anniversary (Death)
Elise Berner , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Austrian opera singer and actress (1766-1824)
200th anniversary (Death)
Paul Ben-Haim , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Israeli composer (1897–1984)
40th anniversary (Death)
György Cziffra , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Hungarian-French virtuoso pianist and composer (1921-1994)
30th anniversary (Death)
Georg Ratzinger , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, German musician and Catholic priest
100th anniversary (Birth)
Fritz Schrödter , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, German opera singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Karagjule Petrov , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Macedonian opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
François Joseph Gossec , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, French composer and conductor
290th anniversary (Birth)
Claudio Abbado , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Italian conductor (1933–2014)
10th anniversary (Death)
Yvonne Loriod , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, French musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Florian Leopold Gassmann , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Austrian composer
250th anniversary (Death)
Euphrosyne Parepa-Rosa , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, British operatic soprano
150th anniversary (Death)
Shafiga Akhundova , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, composer (1924-2013)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Katya Popova , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Bulgarian opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Op. 29” , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1934 (90th anniversary)
Mikhaylovsky Theatre
Opera
“Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, Op. 114” , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1934 (90th anniversary)
Mikhaylovsky Theatre
Josef Leopold Zvonař , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Czech composer, pedagogue, and music critic
200th anniversary (Birth)
Riz Ortolani , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Italian film composer (1926-2014)
10th anniversary (Death)
Ernst Kozub , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, German opera singer (1924-1971)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Stanislav Gabel , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Soviet singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Klaus Nomi , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, German countertenor
80th anniversary (Birth)
Julius Patzak , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Austrian opera singer
50th anniversary (Death)
Heinz Hoppe , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, German singer and opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Wiktor Łabuński , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Polish composer, pianist
50th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“The Battle of Legnano” , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1849 (175th anniversary)
Teatro Argentina
Opera
“Boris Godunov” , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1874 (150th anniversary)
Mariinsky Theatre
John Tavener , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, British composer (1944-2013)
80th anniversary (Birth)
Maria Fołtyn , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Polish singer, opera singer and music educator
100th anniversary (Birth)
Luigi Nono , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Italian composer (1924-1990)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Lois Marshall , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Canadian opera singer (1924-1997)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Work for choir
“Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen?” , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1724 (300th anniversary)
Jean-Pierre Guignon , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, French composer (1702-1774)
250th anniversary (Death)
František Tůma , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Czech composer
250th anniversary (Death)
John Zwetsloot , Celebrations (January 2024), Classical music, Swedish guitarist
50th anniversary (Birth)