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Born:
3 February
1809
— Hamburg
— Germany
Died:
4 November
1847
— Leipzig
— Germany
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14 November 1823: Premiere of concerto for 2 pianos and orchestra, in Berlin, Germany.
1 February 1827: Premiere of Symphony no. 1 in c minor, in Leipzig, Germany.
20 February 1827: Premiere of Overture “A Midsummer Night's Dream” op. 21, in Szczecin, Poland.
20 February 1827: Premiere of concert for 2 pianos and orchestra in A flat major, in Szczecin, Poland.
17 October 1831: Premiere of piano concerto no. 1 in g minor op. 25, in Munich, Germany, with Mendelssohn conducting.
15 November 1832: Premiere of Symphony no. 5 in d minor op. 107 “Reformationssinfonie”, in Berlin, Germany, with Mendelssohn conducting.
10 January 1833: Premiere of The Hebrides Overture op. 26, in Berlin, Germany.
13 May 1833: Premiere of Symphony no. 4 in A major op. 90 “The Italian”, London, England, with Mendelssohn conducting.
21 September 1837: Premiere of piano concerto no. 2 in d minor op. 40, in Birmingham, England.
21 March 1839: Premiere of Schubert's Symphony no. 8 in C major D 944 “The Great”, in Leipzig, with Mendelssohn conducting.
25 June 1840: Premiere of Symphony no. 2 in B flat major op. 52 “Lobgesang”, in Leipzig, Germany, with Mendelssohn conducting.
31 March 1841: Premiere of Symphony no. 1 in B flat major op. 38 “Frühlingssinfonie”, in Leipzig, Germany, with Mendelssohn conducting.
3 March 1842: Premiere of Symphony in a minor no. 3 op. 56 “Scottish”, in Leipzig, Germany, with Mendelssohn conducting.
13 March 1845: Premiere of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in e minor op. 64, in Leipzig, Germany, with Niels Gade conducting.
26 August 1846: Premiere of Elias op. 70, in Birmingham, England.
5 November 1846: Premiere of Symphony no. 2 in C major op. 61, in Leipzig, Germany, with Mendelssohn conducting.
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