September 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.
September 2024 : essential commemorations
2024 is, as every year, an opportunity to celebrate many centenarians or multi-centenarians related to classical music and opera. In September 2024, some well-known or not so famous artists, composers or musicians, are to be commemorated: Arda Mandikian (100th anniversary, Birth), Maria Lúcia Godoy (100th anniversary, Birth), Erik Saedén (100th anniversary, Birth), Anton Bruckner (200th anniversary, Birth), Walter Carringer (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. October 2024? ... In a year? September 2025...
Day by day, all celebrations for September 2024
Engelbert Humperdinck , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, German composer
170th anniversary (Birth)
Arda Mandikian , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Soprano opera singer born in Greece
100th anniversary (Birth)
Michel Roux , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, French opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Maria Lúcia Godoy , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Brazilian opera singer, recording artist
100th anniversary (Birth)
Joseph Marx , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Austrian composer, teacher and critic (1882-1964)
60th anniversary (Death)
Harry Partch , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, American composer, music theorist, creator of musical instruments
50th anniversary (Death)
Erik Saedén , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Swedish opera singer (1924-2009)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Anton Bruckner , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Austrian composer (1824-1896)
200th anniversary (Birth)
Walter Carringer , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, American opera singer (1924-2006)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Krystyna Moszumańska-Nazar , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Polish pianist and composer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Sydyk Mukhamedzhanov , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Soviet composer (1924-1991)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Peter Maxwell Davies , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, English composer and conductor (1934-2016)
90th anniversary (Birth)
Richard Strauss , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, German composer and orchestra director (1864–1949)
75th anniversary (Death)
Wolfgang Windgassen , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, German operatic tenor
50th anniversary (Death)
Work for choir
“Gott ist mein König” , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1724 (300th anniversary)
Niccolò Jommelli , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Italian composer (1714–1774)
310th anniversary (Birth)
Alfredo Kraus , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Spanish tenor
25th anniversary (Death)
Henri Rabaud , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, French composer (1873-1949)
75th anniversary (Death)
Heinrich Kaspar Schmid , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, German composer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Jean-Philippe Rameau , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, French composer and music theorist (1683–1764)
260th anniversary (Death)
Vladimir Spivakov , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Russian musician
80th anniversary (Birth)
Paul Kuhn , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, German opera singer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Emmanuel Chabrier , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, French Romantic composer and pianist
130th anniversary (Death)
Arnold Schoenberg , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Austrian-Jewish American composer (1874-1951)
150th anniversary (Birth)
Pekka Juhani Hannikainen , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Finnish composer
100th anniversary (Death)
Ignaz Vitzthumb , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Austrian composer
300th anniversary (Birth)
Jitka Snížková , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Czech music educator, composer, pianist and musicologist
100th anniversary (Birth)
Iosif Conta , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Romanian conductor
100th anniversary (Birth)
Spelios Constantine , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, American singer and opera singer (1924-2010)
100th anniversary (Birth)
Modestas Pitrėnas , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Lithuanian conductor
50th anniversary (Birth)
Hans Swarowsky , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Austrian conductor and music educator (1899-1975)
125th anniversary (Birth)
Giacomo Tritto , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Italian composer (1733-1824)
200th anniversary (Death)
Johann Gottfried Walther , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, German musician and composer
340th anniversary (Birth)
Arnold Katz , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Russian conductor
100th anniversary (Birth)
Hideo Saito , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Japanese conductor
50th anniversary (Death)
Nikos Skalkottas , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Greek composer and musician
75th anniversary (Death)
Soltan Hajibeyov , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Azerbaijani composer (1919-1974)
50th anniversary (Death)
Robert Herberigs , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, painter and writer (1886-1974)
50th anniversary (Death)
José Mojica , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Mexican Franciscan friar, tenor and film actor
50th anniversary (Death)
Work for choir
“The Wandering Madman” , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1924 (100th anniversary)
Gustav Holst , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, British composer
150th anniversary (Birth)
Work for orchestra with soloist
Premiere in 1924 (100th anniversary)
Vienna
Marta Fuchs , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, singer
50th anniversary (Death)
Shakeh Vartenissian , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Mária Mátyás , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, opera singer
100th anniversary (Birth)
Work for choir
“Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben?” , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music
Premiere in 1724 (300th anniversary)
Andrzej Panufnik , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Polish composer and conductor
110th anniversary (Birth)
Johann Strauss I , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Austrian Romantic composer
175th anniversary (Death)
Karel Burian , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, tenorista
100th anniversary (Death)
Rudolf Barshai , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Russian conductor
100th anniversary (Birth)
Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Serbian composer (1856-1914)
110th anniversary (Death)
Tim Kliphuis , Celebrations (September 2024), Classical music, Dutch musician
50th anniversary (Birth)