Premieres today
Henrik Wieniawski
(1862)
161 anni fa
Premiere of the violinconcert no. 2 in d minor, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Richard Strauss
(1896)
127 anni fa
Premiere of Also sprach Zarathustra op. 30, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, with Strauss conducting.
Boris Blacher, Niccolo Paganini
(1947)
76 anni fa
Premiere of orchestral variations over a theme by Paganini, in Leipzig, Germany.
Werner Egk
(1963)
60 anni fa
Premiere of Die Verlobing in San Domingo, in Munich, Germany, with Egk conducting.
Arvo Pärt
(1982)
41 anni fa
Premiere of Passio Domini nostri Jesu Christi secundum Johannem, in Munich, Germany.