Premieres today

Heinrich Schütz (1627) 392 years ago

Premiere of Dafne, in Torgau, Germany.

Milii Balakirev (1909) 110 years ago

Premiere of Symphony no. 2 in d minor, in St. Petersburg, Russia.

André Jolivet (1948) 71 years ago

Premiere of the Concerto for Ondes Martenot and Orchestra, in Vienna, Austria.

Olivier Messiaen (1953) 66 years ago

Premiere of Livre d'Orgue, Stuttgart, Germany, with Messiaen at the organ.

Iannis Xenakis (1963) 56 years ago

Premiere of Stratégie, in Venice, Italy.

Wolfgang Rihm (1988) 31 years ago

Premiere of the Chiffre-Zyklus, in Witten, Germany.

Laurent Mettraux (2007) 12 years ago

First performance of the Suite for three flutes in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

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