Musicalics

The Classical Composers Database

Gustav Albert Lortzing (1845) 181 years ago

Premiere of Undine, in Magdeburg, Germany.

Giacomo Puccini (1889) 137 years ago

Premiere of Edgar, in Milan, Italy.

Sergey Prokofiev (1918) 108 years ago

Premiere of the Classical Symphony in D major op. 25, in St. Petersburg, Russia, with Prokofiev conducting.

Olivier Messiaen (1945) 81 years ago

Premiere of Trois Petites Liturgies de la Présence Divine, in Paris, France.

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1948) 78 years ago

Premiere of Symphony no. 6 in e minor, in London, England.

Elliott Carter (1956) 70 years ago

Premiere of Variations for Orchestra, in Louisville, USA.

Peter Wallin (1995) 31 years ago

First performance of "On the 2100th day", in Esbjerg, Denmark.