Composer events for 24 January

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Birthdays

Friedrich II der Große (the Great) (1712)
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm (Amadeus) Hoffmann (1776)
Alexander Iljynski (1859)
Vladimir Vassilievich Shcherbachov (1889)
Norman Dello Joio (1913)
Vítězslava Kaprálová (1915)
Gottfried von Einem (1918)
Leon Kirchner (1919)
Simeon ten Holt (1923)
Ib Nørholm (1924)
Michael Dulitsky (1952)
María Escribano (1954)
Jan Fila (1982)

Dying days

MusicAtlas events

(1473) Frauenkirche → München → Conrad Paumann
(1851) Chiesetta San Giovanni → Maiolati Spontini → Gasparo Luigi Spontini
(1883) Alter Friedhof → Darmstadt → Friedrich von Flotow

Music events

Premiere of Boris Godunow, in St. Petersburg, Russia. (1874) → Modest Moussorgsky
Premiere of Danse Macabre, in Paris, France. (1875) → Camille Saint-Saëns
Premiere of Symphony no. 5 op. 50, in Copenhagen, Denmark, with Nielsen conducting. (1922) → Carl Nielsen

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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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Alice Mary Smith

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Dying days:

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Events:

(1886) Camille Saint-Saëns: Premiere of Symphony no. 3 in c minor op. 78 “Organ symphony”, in London, England, with Saint-Saëns conducting.

(1911) Maurice Ravel: Premiere of L'Heure Espagnol, in Paris, France.

(1989) Heinz Holliger: Premiere of What Where, Frankfurt, Germany.

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