centenary

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The Oscars will leave Hollywood after celebrating their centenary, organizers said Thursday, as they announced a long-term deal to hold the gala in central Los Angeles.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Lufthansa, celebrating the centenary of its maiden flight next month, announced its highest-ever annual revenue of €39.6 billion for 2025 last week, beating analyst expectations, as it raised its dividend and lifted 2026 financial guidance.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Graham Coulson has been involved for 60 years with the musical company that will celebrate its centenary in 2027.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Later this month, the world premiere of Kurtag's second opera "Die Stechardin" about the 18th-century love story of a German polymath and a flower girl will cap the centenary of his birth.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

A recent centenary conference and festival devoted to him in modern Hungary simply described him, correctly, as 'European'.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall