March 2023: 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.
March 2023 : essential commemorations
2023 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In March 2023, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Pierre-Jean Garat (200th anniversary, Death), Dora Pejačević (100th anniversary, Death), Stella Czajkowska (100th anniversary, Birth), Nikos Zaccaria (100th anniversary, Birth), Norbert Brainin (100th anniversary, Birth).
There are many more: 1923, 1823, 1723...
What's next? Every month, dozens of anniversaries are good reasons to discover a work, to rediscover a musician. April 2023? ... In a year? March 2024...
Day by day, all celebrations for March 2023
Opera
“Der Karneval in Rom” , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music
Premiere in 1873 (150th anniversary)
Girolamo Frescobaldi , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, Italian composer (1583–1643)
380th anniversary (Death)
Pierre-Jean Garat , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, French singer (1762-1823)
200th anniversary (Death)
Goffredo Petrassi , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, Italian composer
20th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“Henry VIII” , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music
Premiere in 1883 (140th anniversary)
Paris Opera
Alexis de Castillon , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, French composer (1838-1873)
150th anniversary (Death)
Paul Kletzki , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, conductor and composer from Poland (1900-1973)
50th anniversary (Death)
Sergei Prokofiev , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, Russian and Soviet pianist, composer and conductor
70th anniversary (Death)
Dora Pejačević , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, Croatian composer
100th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“La traviata” , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music
Premiere in 1853 (170th anniversary)
Teatro La Fenice
Igor Markevitch , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, Ukrainian conductor and composer
40th anniversary (Death)
William Walton , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, English composer (1902–1983)
40th anniversary (Death)
Stella Czajkowska , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Work for choir
“Joshua” , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music
Premiere in 1748 (275th anniversary)
Nikos Zaccaria , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, Greek opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Vladimir Vavilov , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, Russian guitarist, lutenist and composer (1925-1973)
50th anniversary (Death)
Work for chamber orchestra
“Fanfare for the Common Man” , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music
Premiere in 1943 (80th anniversary)
Norbert Brainin , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, Austrian musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Lillian Blauvelt , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, operatic soprano singer (1873-1947)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Heinz Wallberg , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, German conductor
100th anniversary (Birth)
Dimitry Markevitch , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, Russian musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Lauritz Melchior , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, Danish opera singer (1890-1973)
50th anniversary (Death)
Eduardo Bergés , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, Spanish singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Work for orchestra
“Bride of Messina overture, Op. 100” , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music
Premiere in 1803 (220th anniversary)
Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar
Max Reger , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, German composer, pianist and conductor (1873-1916)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Helen Landis (1923-2015) , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, English opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Peter Pratt , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, British opera singer and actor (1923-1995)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Andrew Lloyd Webber , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, British theatre composer (born 1948)
75th anniversary (Birth)
José Sosa Esquivel , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, Mexican opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Johann Gottfried Walther , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, German musician and composer
275th anniversary (Death)
Kanako Abe , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, Japanese conductor
50th anniversary (Birth)
Noël Coward , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer
50th anniversary (Death)
Giannina Russ , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, singer (1873-1951)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Gertrude Johnson , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, singer
50th anniversary (Death)
Sergei Rachmaninoff , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, Russian composer, pianist and conductor (1873–1943)
80th anniversary (Death)
Rudolf Serkin , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, Bohemian-born American pianist
120th anniversary (Birth)
Christoph ristoph Bach I , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, German composer and organist
320th anniversary (Death)
Domenico Donzelli , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, Italian opera singer
150th anniversary (Death)
Clemens Krauss , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, Austrian conductor and opera impresario (1893 - 1954)
130th anniversary (Birth)
Kurt Thomas , Celebrations (March 2023), Classical music, German composer, conductor, music educator
50th anniversary (Death)