Ludwig van Beethoven conducted the premieres of his Symphonies no. 5 and 6 ("Pastoral Symphony")and his "Choral Fantasia" in Vienna's Theater an der Wien on this day in 1808.

December 22, 2019 by Scott Davis

Italian opera composer Giacomo Puccini was born on this day in 1858 in Lucca, Italy, one of nine children.

December 22, 2019 by Scott Davis

German composer and choral conductor Franz Wilhelm Abt was born on this day in 1819.

December 22, 2019 by Scott Davis

"Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune," Claude Debussy's first orchestral masterpiece, was premiered in Paris on this day in 1894.

December 22, 2019 by Scott Davis

U. S. conductor Christopher Keene was born in Berkeley, California, on this day in 1946.

December 21, 2019 by Scott Davis

U. S. composer John Harris Harbison, was born in Orange, New Jersey, on this day in 1938.

December 20, 2019 by Scott Davis