September 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.
September 2023 : essential commemorations
2023 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In September 2023, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: William Kraft (100th anniversary, Birth), Saburō Iwakawa (100th anniversary, Birth), Lorenzo Malfatti (100th anniversary, Birth), Anton Heiller (100th anniversary, Birth), Emilie Welti-Herzog (100th anniversary, Death).
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. October 2023? ... In a year? September 2024...
Day by day, all celebrations for September 2023
Johann Pachelbel , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, German composer, organist and teacher
370th anniversary (Birth)
Graziella Pareto , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, Spanish opera singer
50th anniversary (Death)
John Zorn , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, American composer, saxophonist and bandleader
70th anniversary (Birth)
Malin Byström , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, Swedish opera singer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Opera
“Pomme d'api” , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music
Premiere in 1873 (150th anniversary)
Théâtre de la Renaissance
William Kraft , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, American composer and musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Désiré , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, French opera singer (1823-1873)
150th anniversary (Death)
Gil Shohat , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, Israeli composer, conductor, pianist
50th anniversary (Birth)
Carlo Gesualdo , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, Italian prince, composer and murderer (1566–1613)
410th anniversary (Death)
Saburō Iwakawa , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, Japanese composer (1923-2013)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Andrzej Bachleda-Curuś , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, Polish opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Filip Bandžak , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, Czech opera singer
40th anniversary (Birth)
Theodor W. Adorno , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, German philosopher, sociologist and theorist (1903–1969)
120th anniversary (Birth)
François Couperin , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist (1668–1733)
290th anniversary (Death)
Lorenzo Malfatti , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, American opera singer and professor of music
100th anniversary (Birth)
Girolamo Frescobaldi , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, Italian composer (1583–1643)
440th anniversary (Birth)
Roger Bourdin , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, French opera singer (1900-1973)
50th anniversary (Death)
Herbert Albert , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, German conductor
50th anniversary (Death)
Anton Heiller , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, Austrian musician
100th anniversary (Birth)
Emilie Welti-Herzog , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, Swiss opera singer (1859-1923)
100th anniversary (Death)
Franz Xaver Süssmayr , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, Austrian composer and conductor
220th anniversary (Death)
Marijana Radev , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, Croatian opera singer
50th anniversary (Death)
Lucienne Jourfier , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, French singer (1923-2017)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Amy Black , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, British opera singer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Vladimir Horowitz , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, American classical pianist and composer
120th anniversary (Birth)
John Powell , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, English composer of film scores
60th anniversary (Birth)
Rodrigo Riera , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, Venezuelan guitarist and composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
William Babell , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, English composer and violinist
300th anniversary (Death)
Ingrid Fliter , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, pianist from Argentina
50th anniversary (Birth)
Sándor Kónya , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, Hungarian singer (1923–2002)
100th anniversary (Birth)
André Grétry , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, composer from present-day Belgium (1741–1813)
210th anniversary (Death)
Johann Philipp Christian Schulz , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, German conductor
250th anniversary (Birth)
David Hite , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, clarinetist (1923-2004)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Jean-Philippe Rameau , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, French composer and music theorist (1683–1764)
340th anniversary (Birth)
Ladislav Mráz , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, Czech singer (1923-1962)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Martha Schlamme , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, Austrian singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
George Gershwin , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, American composer and pianist (1898–1937)
125th anniversary (Birth)
Amilcare Zanella , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, Italian composer, pianist and conductor
150th anniversary (Birth)
Alexander Siloti , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, Russian composer and pianist
160th anniversary (Birth)
Jörn Arnecke , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, German composer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Jacques-Martin Hotteterre , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, French composer and flautist (1673-1763)
350th anniversary (Birth)
Alfie Boe , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, English actor and singer
50th anniversary (Birth)
Sebastian Hofmüller , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, German singer and opera singer
100th anniversary (Death)
Opera
“The Pearl Fishers” , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music
Premiere in 1863 (160th anniversary)
Theatre Lyrique
Giuseppe Campora , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, Italian opera singer (1923-2004)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Donald Swann , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, British composer (1923-1994)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Yevgeny Nikitin , Celebrations (September 2023), Classical music, Russian opera singer
50th anniversary (Birth)