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The Classical Composers Database

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Composers born today

Jakub Metelka (1986) 38 years ago

Jakub Metelka

Simon Steen-Andersen (1976) 48 years ago

Roxanna Panufnik (1968) 56 years ago

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Augusta Read Thomas (1964) 60 years ago

Friedhelm Hans Hartmann (1963) 61 years ago

Martijn Padding (1956) 68 years ago

Steen Pade (1956) 68 years ago

Anne La Berge (1955) 69 years ago

Alexander Vustin (1943) 81 years ago

Alexander Vustin

Bayan Northcott (1940) 84 years ago

Kare Kolberg (1936) 88 years ago

Alexis Nicolaiev (1931) 93 years ago

Alexej Nikolajev

Alexei Nikolayev (1931) 93 years ago

Gustav Křivinka (1928) 96 years ago

Jiří Jirmal (1925) 99 years ago

Jiří Jirmal

Yehoshua Lakner (1924) 100 years ago

Violet Archer (1913) 111 years ago

Sigursveinn Kristinsson (1911) 113 years ago

Vaclav Trojan (1907) 117 years ago

Rube Bloom (1902) 122 years ago

Hans Fryba (1899) 125 years ago

György Kósa (1897) 127 years ago

Jenő Huszka (1875) 149 years ago

Jenő Huszka

Karel Navrátil (1867) 157 years ago

Luigi Abussi (1852) 172 years ago

Jules Levy (1838) 186 years ago

Jules Levy

Karl Heinrich Reiss (1829) 195 years ago

Georg Hellmesberger (1800) 224 years ago

Georg Hellmesberger senior

Romanus Hoffstetter (1742) 282 years ago

Johann Urban Aloïs Hoffstetter (1742) 282 years ago

Johann Philipp Kirnberger (1721) 303 years ago

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Giovanni Battista Martini (1706) 318 years ago

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Christian Ludwig Boxberg (1670) 354 years ago

Benedikt Lechler (1594) 430 years ago

Composers died today

Gerhard Track (2022) 2 years ago

Jozsef Soproni (2021) 3 years ago

Richard Lloyd (2021) 3 years ago

Françoise Barriere (2019) 5 years ago

Hannes Meyer (2013) 11 years ago

Sarah Feigin (2011) 13 years ago

Tristan Cary (2008) 16 years ago

Tristram Cary

Jimmy Giuffre (2008) 16 years ago

Werner Thärichen (2008) 16 years ago

Erik Bergman (2006) 18 years ago

Leifur Þórarinsson (1998) 26 years ago

Mel Powell (1998) 26 years ago

Leifur Thorarinsson (1998) 26 years ago

Robert Erickson (1997) 27 years ago

Antal Ribáry (1992) 32 years ago

Padre Luís de Sousa Rodrigues (1979) 45 years ago

Georges Posford (1976) 48 years ago

Rosario Bourdon (1961) 63 years ago

Rosario Bourdon

Manuel Maria Ponce (1948) 76 years ago

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Joseph Wihtol (1948) 76 years ago

John Herbert Foulds (1939) 85 years ago

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Eduard Herrmann (1937) 87 years ago

Bernard van Dieren (1936) 88 years ago

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Albin Masek (1878) 146 years ago

Walenty Karol Kratzer (1855) 169 years ago

François van Campenhout (1848) 176 years ago

François Van Campenhout

Michele Mascitti (1760) 264 years ago

Michele Mascitti

Florian Wrastill (1758) 266 years ago

Nicolas Payen (1559) 465 years ago

Premieres today

Franz Joseph Haydn (1801) 223 years ago

Premiere of Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons), in Vienna, Austria.

Max Bruch, Joseph Joachim (1866) 158 years ago

Premiere of Bruch's violin concerto no. 1 in g minor op. 26, in Koblenz, Germany, with Joachim playing violin and Bruch conducting.

Alban Berg (1911) 113 years ago

Premiere of piano sonata op. 1 and string quartet op. 3, in Vienna, Austria.

Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1953) 71 years ago

Premiere of Symphony no. 6, in Munich, Germany.

Witold Lutosławski (1961) 63 years ago

Premiere of Jeux Vénetiens, in Cracow, Poland.

Steve Reich (1976) 48 years ago

Premiere of Music for 18 Musicians, in New York, USA.

Anthony Philip Heinrich (2006) 18 years ago

Premiere of Toccatina Capricciosa for solo piano (written 1823) at Merkin Concert Hall, New York City, USA, with Artis Wodehouse playing the piano.

Composer places for today

Giovanni Battista Martini (1706) 318 years ago

Place: Via Pietra Lata, 57 Bologna