Composer events for 26 April
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Birthdays
- Michel Bero (1950)
- John Mitchell (1941)
- Conrad Susa (1935)
- Leopold Spinner (1906)
- Adolf Wallnöfer (1854)
- Friedrich von Flotow (1812)
Dying days
- Henry Brant (2008)
- Margaret Bonds (1972)
- John Alden Carpenter (1951)
- Victor Ewald (1935)
Music events
- First performance of "Schön ist das Leben", in Esbjerg, Denmark. (1994) → Peter Wallin
- Premiere of Beiseit, in Witten, Germany. (1990) → Heinz Holliger
- First performance of "The Pen", in Grängesberg, Sweden. (1989) → Peter Wallin
- Premiere of Symphony no. 4, in New York, USA. (1965) → Charles Ives
- Premiere of Fontana Mix, in New York, USA. (1959) → John Cage
- Premiere of The Pilgrim's Process, in London, England. (1951) → Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Premiere of violin concerto no. 4 in d minor, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (1830) → Nicoló Paganini
- Premiere of the Music for the Royal Fireworks, in London, England. (1749) → Georg Friedrich Händel
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