Premieres today

Richard Strauss (1898) 123 years ago

Premiere of Don Quixote op. 35, in Cologne, Germany.

Jean Sibelius (1902) 119 years ago

Premiere of Symphony no. 2 in D major op. 43, in Helsinki, Finland, with Sibelius conducting.

George Enescu (1903) 118 years ago

Premiere of Romanian Rhapsodies in A major and D major op. 11, Bucarest, Romania.

Edward Elgar (1905) 116 years ago

Premiere of Introduction and Allegro for strings, in London, England.

Wolfgang Rihm (1979) 42 years ago

Premiere of Jacob Lenz, in Hamburg, Germany.

Toru Takemitsu (1990) 31 years ago

Premiere of Visions, in Chicago, USA.

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