Anniversaries 2026

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Arnold, Malcolm: 20th anniversary of death (21 October 1921 – 23 September 2006)

Castiglioni, Nicolò: 30th anniversary of death (17 July 1932 – 7 September 1996)

De Falla, Manuel: 150th anniversary of birth (23 November 1876 – 14 November 1946)

Francesconi, Luca: 70th birthday (17 March 1956)

Hübler, Klaus K.: 70th birthday (12 July 1956)

Ishii, Maki: 90th anniversary of birth (28 May 1936 – 8 April 2003)

Kelterborn, Rudolf: 90th anniversary of birth (3 September 1931 – 24 March 2021)

Lim, Liza: 60th birthday (30 August 1966)

Nunes, Emmanuel: 85th anniversary of birth (31 August 1941 – 2 September 2012)

Paxton, Alex: 40th birthday (24 September 1986)

Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista: 290th anniversary of death (4 January 1710 – 16 March 1736)

Platz, Robert HP: 75th birthday (16 August 1951)

Respighi, Ottorino: 90th anniversary of death (9 July 1879 – 18 April 1936)

Rubbra, Edmund: 125th anniversary of birth (23 May 1901 – 14 February 1986)

Rubbra, Edmund: 40th anniversary of death (23 May 1901 – 14 February 1986)

Verdi, Giuseppe: 125th anniversary of death (10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901)

Zinsstag, Gérard: 85th birthday (9 May 1941)

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Photos: Harald Hoffmann (Lim), Casa Ricordi (Respighi), Roberto Masotti (Francesconi)

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