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Over a long period of history, music accompanies a person at every turn. In 2020, a large number of anniversaries of composers will take place, both long ago leaving this world, and those living and continuing to create wonderful works. The jubilee dates of composers in 2020 will allow us to once again recall and honor the memory of genius and talented people who left mankind a wonderful gift - music.
January
The anniversaries of composers in 2020 are opened by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736), a great Italian figure. January 4 marks its 310th anniversary. For his short century (he died at the age of 26), he wrote several operas and became one of the founders of the genre of comic opera.
5.01 - 140th anniversary of Nikolai Metner (1880-1951), Russian musical figure, teacher, and pianist. The representative of the romantic genre. He has written many piano solos, operas and concerts for piano, as well as vocal compositions.
January 17 - 60 years to Igor Nikolaev (1960). Singer, songwriter and producer.
23.01 - the 200th anniversary of Alexander Serov (1820-1871). An influential musical figure of the XIX century in Russia, the father of the artist Valentin Serov.
January 29 - 50th anniversary of Dmitry Malikov (1970). People's Artist of the Russian Federation.
February
6.02 - 60 years of Igor Matvienko (1960). Music producer, keyboard player. He worked with such well-known Russian pop groups as Lube, Ivanushki, Factory, Zhenya Belousov and others. He authored songs that have already become popular, “I will go out in the field with a horse at night” (co-authored with A. Shaganov), “Combat "," Girl-girl ", etc.
February 20 - 150 years to Victor Kalinnikov (1870-1927). Conductor and composer, teacher, one of the founders of the Moscow People’s Conservatory.
February 26 - the 100th anniversary of Mikhail Meerovich (1920-1993). Soviet writer of operas, symphonies, ballets, strings and piano works. Also, his music was used to create such wonderful cartoons as “Hedgehog in the Fog”, “Santa Claus and the Gray Wolf”, “The Return of the Domestic”, “Pencil and Blot”, etc.
March
In the spring of March 1, 2020, the anniversary dates of the composers begin with the 210th anniversary of the brilliant composer Frederic Chopin (1810-1849). He is one of the brightest representatives of musical romanticism of the XIX century. His work has had a huge impact on music around the world and continues to do so to this day.
2.02 - 120 years to Kurt Weill (1900-1950). German musician who emigrated from Nazi Germany to the USA in 1935. His most popular works have become jazz standards.
3.03 - the 100th anniversary of Hubert Giraud (1920-2016). He wrote the music for the song “Mamy Blue”.
March 9 - the 90th anniversary of Ornett Coleman (1930-2015). One of the founders of free jazz.
April
7.04 - 100th anniversary of Ravi Shankar (1920-2012). One of the world's foremost virtuosos of playing the sitar. Popularized classical Indian music in Western countries.
April 13 - 80 years to Vladimir Cosma (1940). French composer of Romanian descent. He is famous for his works for famous films: “Toy”, “Monster”, “Boom”, “An injection with an umbrella”, etc.
April 18 - 80 years to Eduard Hanok (1940). Belarusian composer, folk artist.
April 30 - the 150th anniversary of Ferenc Lehar (1870-1948). Hungarian and Austrian composer and conductor. One of the brightest representatives of the Vienna operetta.
May
2.05 - 360 years of Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725). Italian composer, founder of the Neapolitan Opera School.
7.05 - 180th anniversary of the ingenious Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893). Author of many excellent works, music critic, conductor, teacher and mentor.He made a huge contribution to the development of Russian classical music.
May 10 - 260 years to Claude Joseph Rouge De Lille (1760-1836). The French composer, an officer, wrote The Marseillaise.
May 31 - 110 years to Semen Zaslavsky (1910-1978). Soviet poet and composer. The author of the songs “Love is like a boat”, “From the Volga to the Don”, etc.
June
1.06 - 90th anniversary of Evgeny Ptichkin (1930-1993). People's Artist of the USSR, author of the song "Daisies Hid."
June 8 - 210 years to Robert Schumann (1810-1856). German musician, pianist, critic, teacher.
June 24 - 70 years of Valery Brovko (1950-2015). Musician, arranger, producer. He worked with many music bands in the 70s. He collaborated with such famous directors as Eldar Ryazanov, Vladislav Druzhinin and others. He was the musical director of the Smolensk Drama Theater.
June 24 - 120th anniversary of David Pritzker (1900-1978). Honored Artist of the USSR. He created songs and romances, works for piano, cello and violin.
July
July 5 - 140 years to Jan Kubelik (1880-1940). Czech virtuoso violinist, author of violin concerts.
7.07 - 160th anniversary of Gustav Mahler (1860-1911). Great Austrian conductor, songwriter and symphony author. He had a great influence on the art of managing an orchestra.
07.20 - 80th anniversary of David Tukhmanov (1940). Poet, musician, Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR, People's Artist of Russia, awarded the Order of Merit to the Fatherland. The songs “Victory Day”, “These eyes are opposite”, “I am a citizen of the Soviet Union”, “There, in September” and many others are written.
August
7.08 - 90th anniversary of Veljo Tormis (1930-2017). Estonian musician, folklorist and ethnographer. Author of operas, choral performances, music for ballets, soundtracks for films and performances.
August 15 - 130 years to Jacques Iber (1890-1962). Famous French composer. He is the author of the opera Angelica, You Can’t Provide for Everything, Eaglet, as well as operettas, ballets and symphonic compositions.
18.08 - 270th anniversary of Antonio Salieri (1750-1825). The most famous figure of his time and modernity. He is the author of more than 40 operas and a huge number of various works. Talented conductor and teacher. Among his students are Beethoven and Liszt. Salieri gained negative fame due to the myth of his involvement in the death of Mozart: in 1997, the court officially recognized his innocence in this matter.
September
2.09 - 90th anniversary of Andrei Petrov (1930-2006). Soviet musical figure, people's artist of the USSR. The author of music for theatrical productions and films (“The Cruel Romance”, “Old Robbers”, “Battalions Ask for Fire”, “Office Romance”, etc.).
September 15 - the 130th anniversary of Frank Martin (1890-1974). Swiss composer, pianist, writer, teacher. He taught at the Geneva Conservatory, the Higher School of Music of Cologne, had his own music school.
September 19 - 80 years to Paul Williams (1940). American musician, actor and singer. Known for his popular songs created in the 70s, “An Old Fashioned Love Song”, “Fill Your Heart”, “Rainy Days and Mondays”, etc.
September 23 - the 90th anniversary of Ray Charles (1930-2004). American vocalist, pianist, author of music and song lyrics. He made an enormous contribution to the development of such musical genres as soul and rhombus.
October
2.10 - 120 years to Konstantin Listov (1900-1983). People's Artist of the USSR, author of more than 500 songs, operettas and operas.
30.10 - 230th anniversary of Karol Lipinsky (1790-1861). Polish violinist, teacher, author of compositions for piano and violin.
30.10 - 130th anniversary of Jacob Eshpay (1890-1963). Soviet musician, folklorist, teacher. Author of compositions for a symphony orchestra, orchestra of folk instruments, piano.
November
7.11 - 230th anniversary of Luigi Legnani (1790-1877). Italian guitarist, singer (tenor), author of his own works for guitar and violin.
7.11 - 210th anniversary of Ferenc Erkel (1810-1893). Hungarian conductor, pianist, teacher. The founder of the national Hungarian opera.
14.11 - 120th anniversary of Aaron Copland (1900-1990). American pianist. He composed operas, works for a symphony orchestra, vocal parts.
11.21 - 100th anniversary of Jan Frenkel (1920-1989). Soviet violinist, actor, songwriter. Composed music for films, cartoons, radio performances.
December
8.12 - 130th anniversary of Boguslav Martin (1890-1959). Czech musician, violinist. He made a great contribution to the development of neoclassicism and jazz in the Czech Republic.He is the author of operas, ballets, works for symphony orchestra, vocal performances.
December 17 - 250th anniversary of the greatest composer Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827). Representative of the Vienna Classical School. His work had a significant impact on musical figures of that time and modernity. The musician left a lot of piano and violin concerts, sonatas, quartets and symphonies as a legacy to our generation.
12/25 - 80 years of Levon Oganezov (1940). People's Artist of Russia. Pianist, actor, TV presenter.
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