Notable anniversaries - 2012
![]() |
Georg Solti |
January 29th - Fritz Kreisler (Austrian violinist) died 1962
February 17th - Bruno Walter (German conductor) died 1962
March 11th - William Vincent Wallace (Irish composer) born 1812
April 22nd - Kathleen Ferrier (English contralto) born 1912
April 27th - Friedrich von Flotow (German composer) born 1812
June 12th - John Ireland (English composer) died 1962
August 12th - Giovanni Gabrieli (Italian composer) died 1612
August 13th - Jules Massenet (French composer) died 1912
August 22nd - Claude Debussy (French composer) born 1862
September 5th - John Cage (American composer) born 1912
October 21st - Georg Solti (Hungarian conductor) born 1912
December 7th - Kirsten Flagstad (Norwegian soprano) died 1962