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Sat 1 Jun: Action Painting: The Edges of Sound Baruch Performing Arts Center
Sat 8 Jun: Symphony No 5 St Johns, Smith Sq, London, SW1P 3HA
Fri 14 Jun: Day of Wrath "The Revelation"- concert in Bucharest Cinema Patria, Bulevardul Magheru 12-14, Bucuresti, Romania
Sat 15 Jun: A North East Choral Garland The Ave, Washington, Tyne and Wear NE38 7LE
Sat 15 Jun: Viva Vivaldi! Bristol Cathedral College Green Bristol
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Birthdays:
Joseph Parry
Robert Sherlaw Johnson
Heinz Holliger
João-Heitor Rigaud
Christiaan de Jong
Dying days:
(father) Roman(us) Hoffstetter
Feliks Janiewicz
Franz von Suppé
Georgi Lvovitch Catoire
Finn (Einar) Mortensen
Events:
(1925) Ferruccio Benvenuto Busoni: Premiere of Doktor Faust, in Dresden, Germany.
(1948) Jean Françaix: Premiere of Les Demoiselles de la Nuit, in Paris, France.
(1986) Harrison Birtwistle: Premiere of The Mask of Orpheus, in London, England.

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Gustav Mahler [381]
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