Significant classical music anniversaries in 2021

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This page lists significant anniversaries for the year 2021, taken from Classical Music Daily's database of approximately 6000 entries, with contemporary (living) musicians shown first. Use the links above and below to future years to find out whose major anniversaries could be celebrated in the future, or to plan concerts, festivals and other events.

Alfred Brendel (born 1931) (90th birthday in 2021)

Moshe Atzmon (born 1931) (90th birthday in 2021)

Plácido Domingo (born 1941) (80th birthday in 2021)

Alberto Portugheis (born 1941) (80th birthday in 2021)

Adolphus Hailstork (born 1941) (80th birthday in 2021)

Idil Biret (born 1941) (80th birthday in 2021)

Riccardo Muti (born 1941) (80th birthday in 2021)

Edo de Waart (born 1941) (80th birthday in 2021)

Martha Argerich (born 1941) (80th birthday in 2021)

Philip Sawyers (born 1951) (70th birthday in 2021)

Cecilia McDowall (born 1951) (70th birthday in 2021)

Paul Sarcich (born 1951) (70th birthday in 2021)

Eric Halfvarson (born 1951) (70th birthday in 2021)

Alan Belkin (born 1951) (70th birthday in 2021)

Pascal Rogé (born 1951) (70th birthday in 2021)

Marc-André Hamelin (born 1961) (60th birthday in 2021)

Nicolas Bacri (born 1961) (60th birthday in 2021)

Daniele Gatti (born 1961) (60th birthday in 2021)

Unsuk Chin (born 1961) (60th birthday in 2021)

Orrett Rhoden (born 1961) (60th birthday in 2021)

Wynton Marsalis (born 1961) (60th birthday in 2021)

Igor Raykhelson (born 1961) (60th birthday in 2021)

Jean-Yves Thibaudet (born 1961) (60th birthday in 2021)

Michael Kieran Harvey (born 1961) (60th birthday in 2021)

Michael Torke (born 1961) (60th birthday in 2021)

Robert Spano (born 1961) (60th birthday in 2021)

Lowell Liebermann (born 1961) (60th birthday in 2021)

Thomas Adès (born 1971) (50th birthday in 2021)

Anna Netrebko (born 1971) (50th birthday in 2021)

Evgeny Kissin (born 1971) (50th birthday in 2021)

Stephen Yip (born 1971) (50th birthday in 2021)

Lara St John (born 1971) (50th birthday in 2021)

William Barton (born 1981) (40th birthday in 2021)

Gustavo Dudamel (born 1981) (40th birthday in 2021)

Toccata Press (born 1981) (40th birthday in 2021)

 

Josquin des Prez (died 1521) (500 years since death in 2021)

Matthew Locke (1621-1677) (400 years since birth in 2021)

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (died 1621) (400 years since death in 2021)

Andreas Romberg (1767-1821) (200 years since death in 2021)

Cipriani Potter (1792-1871) (150 years since death in 2021)

Sigismond Thalberg (1812-1871) (150 years since death in 2021)

Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927) (150 years since birth in 2021)

Karl Tausig (1841-1871) (180 years since birth and 150 years since death in 2021)

Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871-1942) (150 years since birth in 2021)

Daniel François Esprit Auber (1782-1871) (150 years since death in 2021)

Willem Mengelberg (1871-1951) (150 years since birth and 70 years since death in 2021)

Denise Duval (1921-2016) (100 years since birth in 2021)

Matthew Washington Kennedy (1921-2014) (100 years since birth in 2021)

Gido Kokars (1921-2017) (100 years since birth in 2021)

Giuseppe di Stefano (1921-2008) (100 years since birth in 2021)

Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) (100 years since death in 2021)

Louis Frémaux (1921-2017) (100 years since birth in 2021)

Désiré Dondeyne (1921-2015) (100 years since birth in 2021)

Constance Keene (1921-2005) (100 years since birth in 2021)

Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) (100 years since birth in 2021)

Donald H White (1921-2016) (100 years since birth in 2021)

György Cziffra (1921-1994) (100 years since birth in 2021)

Inge Borkh (1921-2018) (100 years since birth in 2021)

Karel Husa (1921-2016) (100 years since birth in 2021)

Julius Rudel (1921-2014) (100 years since birth in 2021)

Dennis Brain (1921-1957) (100 years since birth in 2021)

Ralph Shapey (1921-2002) (100 years since birth in 2021)

Edvard Mirzoyan (1921-2012) (100 years since birth in 2021)

Alfred Reed (1921-2005) (100 years since birth in 2021)

Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006) (100 years since birth in 2021)

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) (100 years since death in 2021)

Phyllis Curtin (1921-2016) (100 years since birth in 2021)

Halim El-Dabh (1921-2017) (100 years since birth in 2021)

Tibor Varga (1921-2003) (100 years since birth in 2021)

İlhan Usmanbaş (1921-2025) (100 years since birth in 2021)

Antony Hopkins (1921-2014) (100 years since birth in 2021)

Leonard Salzedo (1921-2000) (100 years since birth in 2021)

John Ritchie (1921-1921) (100 years since birth and 100 years since death in 2021)

Jaime León (1921-2015) (100 years since birth in 2021)

Ingvar Lidholm (1921-2017) (100 years since birth in 2021)

Brenda Lewis (1921-2017) (100 years since birth in 2021)

Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921) (100 years since death in 2021)

Nello Santi (1931-2020) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Sándor Szokolay (1931-2013) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Lawrence Gushee (1931-2015) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Ratiba El-Hefny (1931-2013) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Andjelko Klobuchar (1931-2016) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Malcolm Williamson (1931-2003) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Oscar Yatco (1931-2014) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Denis Wick (1931-2025) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Yuzo Toyama (1931-2023) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Anti Marguste (1931-2016) (90 years since birth in 2021)

James Loughran (1931-2024) (90 years since birth in 2021)

David Lumsdaine (1931-2024) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Ivo Petric (1931-2018) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Christopher T Montgomery (1931-2024) (90 years since birth in 2021)

John Shirley-Quirk (1931-2014) (90 years since birth in 2021)

M S Gopalakrishnan (1931-2013) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Dika Rancigaj (1931-2003) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Nico Castel (1931-2015) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Barb Rumson (1931-2022) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Rafael Puyana (1931-2013) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Alvin Lucier (1931-2021) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Gennady Rozhdestvensky (1931-2018) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Aloys Kontarsky (1931-2017) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Mady Mesplé (1931-2020) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Anna Nshanyan (1931-2024) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Ava June (1931-2013) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Éric Tappy (1931-2024) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Maria Tipo (1931-2025) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Xavier Benguerel i Godó (1931-2017) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Ib Nørholm (1931-2019) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Roberta Stephen (1931-2021) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Paul Danblon (1931-2018) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Igor Oistrakh (1931-2021) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Jules Eskin (1931-2016) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Sofia Gubaidulina (1931-2025) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Barry Tuckwell (1931-2020) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Rudolf Kelterborn (1931-2021) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Cristina Deutekom (1931-2014) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Charles Camilleri (1931-2009) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Anita Cerquetti (1931-2014) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Hikaru Hayashi (1931-2012) (90 years since birth in 2021)

Mary Rodgers (1931-2014) (90 years since birth in 2021)

John Nelson (1941-2025) (80 years since birth in 2021)

Richard Gill (1941-2018) (80 years since birth in 2021)

Ivana Loudová (1941-2017) (80 years since birth in 2021)

Derek Bourgeois (1941-2017) (80 years since birth in 2021)

Édith Lejet (1941-2024) (80 years since birth in 2021)

Tamara Brooks (1941-2012) (80 years since birth in 2021)

Francisco Feliciano (1941-2014) (80 years since birth in 2021)

Christopher Hogwood (1941-2014) (80 years since birth in 2021)

Liudmila Kovnatskaya (1941-2023) (80 years since birth in 2021)

Iona Brown (1941-2004) (80 years since birth in 2021)

Konrad Boehmer (1941-2014) (80 years since birth in 2021)

Gilbert Kaplan (1941-2016) (80 years since birth in 2021)

John Persen (1941-2014) (80 years since birth in 2021)

Paul Plishka (1941-2025) (80 years since birth in 2021)

Geoffrey Burgon (1941-2010) (80 years since birth in 2021)

James Bowman (1941-2023) (80 years since birth in 2021)

Richard Dyer (1941-2024) (80 years since birth in 2021)

Joel Krosnick (1941-2025) (80 years since birth in 2021)

Gegham Grigoryan (1951-2016) (70 years since birth in 2021)

Heinrich Schiff (1951-2016) (70 years since birth in 2021)

Mario Trabucco (1951-2025) (70 years since birth in 2021)

Colin Albin (1951-2021) (70 years since birth in 2021)

Thomas Hertel (1951-2024) (70 years since birth in 2021)

Anand Modak (1951-2014) (70 years since birth in 2021)

José Feghali (1961-2014) (60 years since birth in 2021)

Francesco Petrozzi (1961-2024) (60 years since birth in 2021)

Rachel Laurin (1961-2023) (60 years since birth in 2021)

Adam Abeshouse (1961-2024) (60 years since birth in 2021)

Bob Gilmore (1961-2015) (60 years since birth in 2021)

Masao Ohki (1901-1971) (120 years since birth and 50 years since death in 2021)

Seán Ó Riada (1931-1971) (90 years since birth and 50 years since death in 2021)

Thurston Dart (1921-1971) (100 years since birth and 50 years since death in 2021)

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) (50 years since death in 2021)

Lamont Kennaway (1899-1971) (50 years since death in 2021)

Howard Hanson (1896-1981) (40 years since death in 2021)

Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981) (40 years since death in 2021)

Alvar Lidell (1908-1981) (40 years since death in 2021)

Maria Radner (1981-2015) (40 years since birth in 2021)

Bill Hopkins (1943-1981) (40 years since death in 2021)

Samuel Barber (1910-1981) (40 years since death in 2021)

Karl Böhm (1894-1981) (40 years since death in 2021)

Hephzibah Menuhin (1920-1981) (40 years since death in 2021)

Mikhail Nosyrev (1924-1981) (40 years since death in 2021)

Claudio Arrau (1903-1991) (30 years since death in 2021)

Hans Holewa (1905-1991) (30 years since death in 2021)

Ernst Krenek (1900-1991) (30 years since death in 2021)

Ahmet Adnan Saygun (1907-1991) (30 years since death in 2021)

Graziella Sciutti (1927-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

Joseph Cooper (1912-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

Marina Koshetz (1912-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

Douglas Lilburn (1915-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

Raphael Sommer (1937-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

Desmond Ratcliffe (1917-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

Victor Braun (1935-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

Halina Czerny-Stefanska (1922-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

Isaac Stern (1920-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

David Sheinfeld (1906-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

Ovidiu Badila (1962-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

Peter Crossley-Holland (1916-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

Emile Renan (1913-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

André Prevost (1934-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

Giuseppe Sinopoli (1946-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

John Ardoin (1935-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

Thomas Wilson (1927-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

Bryan Drake (1925-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

Lars Johan Werle (1926-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

Denes Koromzay (1913-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

Lawrence Leonard (1923-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

Ruth Railton (1915-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

Robert Starer (1924-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

Larry Adler (1914-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

Boris Goldovsky (1908-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

Kyra Vayne (1916-2001) (20 years since death in 2021)

Lee Hoiby (1926-2011) (10 years since death in 2021)

Peter Lieberson (1946-2011) (10 years since death in 2021)

David Bedford (1937-2011) (10 years since death in 2021)

Montserrat Figueras (1942-2011) (10 years since death in 2021)

Kurt Sanderling (1912-2011) (10 years since death in 2021)

Milton Babbitt (1916-2011) (10 years since death in 2021)

Liana Alexandra (1947-2011) (10 years since death in 2021)

Israel Baker (1919-2011) (10 years since death in 2021)

John Gardner (1917-2011) (10 years since death in 2021)

Robert Tear (1939-2011) (10 years since death in 2021)

Wolfgang Ostberg (1939-2011) (10 years since death in 2021)

Daniel Catán (1949-2011) (10 years since death in 2021)

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