October 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.
October 2024 : essential commemorations
2024 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In October 2024, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Giovanni Battista Cirri (300th anniversary, Birth), Philip Maero (100th anniversary, Birth), Sona Aslanova (100th anniversary, Birth), Matteo Manuguerra (100th anniversary, Birth), Jacques Beaudry (100th 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. November 2024? ... In a year? October 2025...
Day by day, all celebrations for October 2024
Giovanni Battista Cirri , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Italian musician
300th anniversary (Birth)
André Rieu , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Dutch violinist and conductor
75th anniversary (Birth)
Ernst Toch , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Austrian composer (1887-1964)
60th anniversary (Death)
Ton Koopman , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Dutch conductor, organist and harpsichordist
80th anniversary (Birth)
Philip Maero , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, American opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Avery Brooks , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, American actor and director
75th anniversary (Birth)
Jiaxin Cheng , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Chinese musician
50th anniversary (Birth)
Sona Aslanova , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Matteo Manuguerra , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, French singer (1924-1998)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Ebe Stignani , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Italian operatic mezzo-soprano singer
50th anniversary (Death)
Joseph Vézina , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Canadian conductor-composer
100th anniversary (Death)
Tatevik Sazandaryan , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Soviet opera singer and music educator
25th anniversary (Death)
Amália Rodrigues , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Portuguese recording artist, fado singer, actress (1920-1999)
25th anniversary (Death)
Ferdinando Orlandi , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Italian composer
250th anniversary (Birth)
François Adrien Boieldieu , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, French composer
190th anniversary (Death)
Bruno Mantovani , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, French composer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“The Lucky Hand, Op. 18” , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1924 (100th anniversary)
Jacques Beaudry , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Canadian organist and conductor
100th anniversary (Birth)
Heinrich Neuhaus , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Soviet pianist (1888–1964)
60th anniversary (Death)
Minnie Nast , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, opera singer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Rachel Barton Pine , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, American violinist
50th anniversary (Birth)
Françoise de Clossey , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Canadian musician
50th anniversary (Birth)
John Shaw , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Australian operatic baritone
100th anniversary (Birth)
Aristide Cavaillé-Coll , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, French organ builder (1811–1899)
125th anniversary (Death)
Josef Krips , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Austrian musician (1902-1974)
50th anniversary (Death)
Alexander Gretchaninov , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Russian Romantic composer
160th anniversary (Birth)
Jerzy Kurczewski , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, conductor, composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Selma Kurz , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, singer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Arthur Cosenza , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Stage director of opera snd impresario
100th anniversary (Birth)
Elisabeth Ohms , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Dutch opera singer
50th anniversary (Death)
Work for chamber orchestra
“String Quartet No. 1, “The Kreutzer Sonata”” , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1924 (100th anniversary)
Frédéric Chopin , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Polish composer and pianist (1810–1849)
175th anniversary (Death)
Pavel Haas , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Czech composer
80th anniversary (Death)
Hans Krása , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Czech composer (1899-1944)
80th anniversary (Death)
Rolando Panerai , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Italian opera singer (1924-2019)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Work for orchestra
“Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor” , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1904 (120th anniversary)
Nelson Freire , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Brazilian pianist (1944–2021)
80th anniversary (Birth)
Philippe Jordan , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Swiss conductor
50th anniversary (Birth)
Viktor Ullmann , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Austrian composer
80th anniversary (Death)
František Pivoda , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Czech music reviewer, composer and educator
200th anniversary (Birth)
Charles Ives , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, American modernist composer (1874–1954)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Martin Pierre Marsick , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Belgian musician (1847-1924)
100th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“The Tsar's Bride” , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1899 (125th anniversary)
Private Opera
Jean-Marie Leclair , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, French Baroque violinist and composer
260th anniversary (Death)
Gabriel Pareyon , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Mexican musician
50th anniversary (Birth)
Maaria Eira , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Finnish opera singer and film actor (1924–1999)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Austrian composer, violinist and silvologist
225th anniversary (Death)
David Oistrakh , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Soviet violinist (1908-1974)
50th anniversary (Death)
Louis-Nicolas Clérambault , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, French composer and organist
275th anniversary (Death)
Peter Cornelius , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, German composer
150th anniversary (Death)
Johanna Martzy , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Hungarian violinist
100th anniversary (Birth)
Franco Alfano , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Italian composer and pianist
70th anniversary (Death)
Pompeyo Camps , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Argentinian composer (1924-1997)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Emanuel Chvála , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Czech composer
100th anniversary (Death)
Ballet
“Appalachian Spring” , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1944 (80th anniversary)
Coolidge Auditorium
Pier Miranda Ferraro , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Italian opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Tamerlano” , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1724 (300th anniversary)
Opera
“Madame l'archiduc” , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1874 (150th anniversary)
Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens
Leonardo Leo , Celebrations (October 2024), Classical music, Italian composer
280th anniversary (Death)