June 2019: 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.
June 2019 : essential commemorations
2019 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In June 2019, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Edit Fábry (100th anniversary, Birth), Ernest Ford (100th anniversary, Death), Manfred Jungwirth (100th anniversary, Birth), Akeo Watanabe (100th anniversary, Birth), Jean-Baptiste Rochefort (200th anniversary, Death).
There are many more: 1919, 1819, 1719...
What's next? Every month, dozens of anniversaries are good reasons to discover a work, to rediscover a musician. July 2019? ... In a year? June 2020...
Day by day, all celebrations for June 2019
Józef Elsner , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, Polish composer
250th anniversary (Birth)
Edit Fábry , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, (1919-1990) opera and operetta singer, voice teacher
100th anniversary (Birth)
Incidental music
“Kraanerg” , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music
Premiere in 1969 (50th anniversary)
National Arts Centre
Ernest Ford , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, British composer and conductor (1858-1919)
100th anniversary (Death)
Marvin Hamlisch , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, American composer and conductor (1944-2012)
75th anniversary (Birth)
Karel Vrátný , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, Czech composer and writer (1819–1873?)
200th anniversary (Birth)
Johann Strauss II , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, Austrian composer (1825-1899)
120th anniversary (Death)
Manfred Jungwirth , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, Austrian opera singer (bass)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Mel Tormé , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, American recording artist
20th anniversary (Death)
Riccardo Zandonai , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, Italian composer and conductor
75th anniversary (Death)
Akeo Watanabe , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, conductor
100th anniversary (Birth)
Louis Andriessen , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, Dutch composer, pianist and university lecturer
80th anniversary (Birth)
Siegfried Wagner , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, German opera producer and composer, son of Richard Wagner and Cosima Liszt (1869–1930)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Adolf Piskáček , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, Czech music educator, composer, choirmaster and writer
100th anniversary (Death)
Erwin Schulhoff , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, Czech composer and pianist (1894-1942)
125th anniversary (Birth)
Amaury Vassili , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, French singer
30th anniversary (Birth)
Ernest Chausson , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, French composer (1855–1899)
120th anniversary (Death)
Chevalier de Saint-Georges , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, French virtuoso violinist, composer, conductor, and fencing master
220th anniversary (Death)
Friedrich Kalkbrenner , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, German-born French pianist, composer, piano teacher and piano manufacturer (1784-1849)
170th anniversary (Death)
Marie Battu , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, French soprano
100th anniversary (Death)
Carlos Chávez , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, Mexican composer (1899-1978)
120th anniversary (Birth)
Ede Poldini , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, (1869-1957) composer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Orlande de Lassus , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, Franco-Flemish composer
425th anniversary (Death)
Magda László , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, (1912–2002) opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Henry Mancini , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, American film composer (1924–1994)
25th anniversary (Death)
Albert Grisar , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, Belgian composer
150th anniversary (Death)
Manos Hatzidakis , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, Greek composer, pianist and conductor (1925-1994)
25th anniversary (Death)
Nadezjda Kazakovna Petrova , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Lluís Gonzaga Jordà i Rossell , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, Catalan composer and pianist
150th anniversary (Birth)
Milivoj Uzelac , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, Czech conductor and composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Umberto Urbano , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, Italian singer and opera singer (1885-1969)
50th anniversary (Death)
Bergliot Ibsen , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, Norwegian mezzo-soprano singer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Galina Ustvolskaya , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, Russian composer (1919-2006)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Inga Sundström , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, Swedish singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Work for orchestra
“Variations, Opp. 36, “Enigma Variations”” , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music
Premiere in 1899 (120th anniversary)
Joseph Ascher , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, Dutch composer
150th anniversary (Death)
Jacques Offenbach , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, German-born French composer (1819–1880)
200th anniversary (Birth)
Pavel Haas , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, Czech composer
120th anniversary (Birth)
Georg Druschetzky , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, Czech oboist, timpanist, and composer (1745-1819)
200th anniversary (Death)
Jean-Baptiste Rochefort , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, opera composer
200th anniversary (Death)
Alessandro Esseno , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, Italian composer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Paul Dessau , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, German composer and conductor (1894-1979)
40th anniversary (Death)
Carlotta Grisi , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, Italian ballet dancer (1819-1899)
200th anniversary (Birth)
André Campra , Celebrations (June 2019), Classical music, French composer and conductor (1660-1744)
275th anniversary (Death)