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Thu 4 Dec: Yo Yo Ma premieres new Fitkin piece Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, England
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Padre Antonio Soler
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Maurice Greene
Roque Ceruti
Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda
Hermann Götz
Christian Sinding
Events:
(1881) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Premiere of the violin concerto in D major op. 36, in Vienna, Austria.
(1925) George (Jacob) Gershwin: Premiere of the piano concerto in F major, in New York, USA, with Gershwin at the piano.
(1954) William Walton: Premiere of Trollis and Cressida, in London, England.
(1960) Carl Loewe: Premiere of Camelot, in New York, USA.
(1993) Peter Wallin: First performance of "Meditation", in Esbjerg, Denmark.

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Composers that were born in Germany, or gained the German nationality.

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The baroque era in music lasted roughly from 1600 till 1750, which is usually subdivided into early baroque (1600-1650), high baroque (1650-1700) and late baroque (1700-1750).

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