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On today’s date in 1995, Judith LeClair premiered John Williams' "Bassoon Concerto ("The Five Sacred Trees" with the New York Philharmonic. The work was written in honor of the ensemble’s 150th anniversary. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
Happy birthday to Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera, who was born on today’s date in 1916! More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
Gabriela Lena Frank’s “Ghosts in the Dream Machine” premiered on today’s date in 2005. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
On today’s date in 1887, American composer Florence Price was born in Little Rock, Ark. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 (‘The Age of Anxiety’) premiered on today’s date in 1949 by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. It is based off of W.H. Auden’s poem of the same name. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
Happy birthday to Indian composer and sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, who was born on today’s date in 1920! More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
André Previn was born on today’s date in 1929. The composer and conductor had a prolific career in Hollywood, orchestras, and jazz ensembles. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
On today’s date in 1917, American composer Richard Yardumian was born in Philadelphia. His most famous piece is “The Armenian Suite.” Which was the theme for the radio program “Behind the Iron Curtain.” More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini led his last concert, an all-Wagner program, with the NBC Symphony on today’s date in 1954. He was 87 at the time of the performance. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
German composer Johannes Brahms died on today’s date in 1897. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
Ryuichi Sakamoto 坂本龍一, a trailblazing composer and producer who was one of the first musicians to incorporate electronic production into popular songcraft, has died at 71.
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Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 premiered on today’s date in 1800 in Vienna. What is your favorite Beethoven symphony? More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
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On today’s date in 1873, Russian composer and pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff was born in Semyonovo, Novgorod district. Rachmaninoff came to the U.S. in 1918 and became an American citizen shortly before he died in 1943. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
Happy birthday to Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn, who was born on today’s date in 1732! He is known by many to be the “Father of the Symphony” and “Father of the String Quartet.” More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
On today’s date in 1725, Johann Sebastian Bach’s "St. John Passion" was performed at Vespers on Good Friday as part of Bach's second annual Sacred Cantata cycle in Leipzig. The first version premiered on Good Friday in 1724. More on today’s date: yourclassical.org/episode/20…
