Premieres today
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Robert Schumann
(1846)
178 years ago
Premiere of Symphony no. 2 in C major op. 61, in Leipzig, Germany, with Mendelssohn conducting.
Richard Strauss
(1895)
129 years ago
Premiere of Till Eulenspieges Lustige Streiche op. 28, in Cologne, Germany.
Henri Dutilleux
(1985)
39 years ago
Premiere of violin concerto “L'Arbre des Songes”, in Paris, France.
Laurent Mettraux
(2006)
18 years ago
Premiere of «Plus près de toi que tu ne l’es toi-même», for mixed choir a cappella, in New York City, USA.