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– Philip Glass gets commission from NYC Opera 30 Sep 2008
– Mauricio Kagel dies in Cologne at 76 19 Sep 2008
– New Mozart tune found in France 18 Sep 2008
– Nathan Currier wins International Sackler Award 18 Sep 2008

– Wed 15 Oct: Iron Rain Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland
– Wed 15 Oct: Opera For Piano Mannes College of Music, Manhattan, New York City, USA
– Thu 16 Oct: thingNY does Berio Secret Project Robot, Brooklyn, NY (USA)
– Thu 16 Oct: Outsound and The Luggage Store Gallery New Music Series Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA
– Fri 17 Oct: 23rd Annual Concert of Sacred Choral Music Cathedral of the Holy Angels, Gary, Indiana, USA

Birthdays:
– Moritz Hauptmann
– Elisabeth Kuyper
– Peter van Anrooy
– Enrique de Marchena
Dying days:
– Louis Ferdinand Prince von Preußen
– Rudolf Mengelberg
– Arthur Vincent Lourié
– Rebecca Clarke
Events:
– (1836) Adolphe-Charles Adam: Premiere of Le Postillon de Longjumeau, in Paris, France.
– (1908) Max Reger: Premiere of violin concerto in A major op. 101, in Leipzig, Germany.
– (1917) Modest Moussorgsky: Premiere of Sorochintsy Fair, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
– (1968) Gustaf Allan Pettersson: Premiere of Symphony no. 7, in Stockholm, Sweden.
– (1982) Leonard Bernstein: Premiere of Candide (new version), in New York, USA.

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– Arthur Butterworth (8 Oct)
– George Butterworth (8 Oct)
– Luís Carvalho (8 Oct)
– Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann (2 Oct)
– Josef Antonín Gurecký (2 Oct)

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Born: 14 August 1738 — Vienna — Austria

Died: 17 March 1793 — Vienna — Austria

The bulk of Hofmann’s compositions are thought to date from the period 1758-1778, during which time he composed some 60 solo concertos, for flute, violin, cello and keyboard. Many of the manuscripts appear in the Thurn und Taxis collection at Regensberg as well as being known in Vienna, Hamburg and Budapest. Hofmann’s music is typical of the time, but is well above average in quality and the best of it compares well with that of better known contemporaries. Naxos have championed several recordings of Hofmann’s flute, oboe, violin and cello concertos, also some symphonies.

A successful contemporary of Haydn, Hofmann came second only to him for the number of works listed in the Breitkopf Catalogue. A civil servant’s son, Hofmann became a chorister in the Empress Elisabeth Christine’s chapel when 7 years old. He studied keyboard and composition at the chapel with Wagenseil and had a few posts before becoming keyboard teacher to the Imperial family in 1769. Hofmann became Kapellmeister at St. Stephen’s Cathedral from 1772 until his death, despite seeking advancements which were rejected mainly on political grounds. Leopold is not related to E.T.A. Hofmann (1776-1822).

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