You’ll notice that February isn’t included in this week, even though it should go till Sunday. You’ll see what’s up with that on Sunday. January 26 Births: 1595 – Antonio Maria Abbatini, Italian composer (d. 1679) 1708 – William Hayes, English organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1777) 1900 – Karl Ristenpart, German conductor (d. 1967) 1911 – Norbert Schultze, German composer (d. 2002) 1945 – Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (d. 1987) 1981 – Gustavo Dudamel, Venezuelan violinist, composer, and conductor Deaths: 1795 – Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, German composer (b. 1732) 1998 – Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese violinist and educator (b. 1898) January 27 Births: 1756 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (d. 1791) 1806 – Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer (d. 1826) … Continue reading On this day: week of January 26, 2015

January 19 Births: 1676 – John Weldon, English organist and composer (d. 1736) 1832 – Ferdinand Laub, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1875) 1893 – Magda Tagliaferro, Brazilian pianist (d. 1986) Studied with Alfred Cortot 1948 – Amanda Holden, English playwright and composer 1955 – Simon Rattle, English conductor. Formerly with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (in that amazing concert hall) and now with the Berlin Philharmonic Deaths: 1833 – Ferdinand Hérold, French composer (b. 1791) 1972 – Michael Rabin, American violinist (b. 1936) 2013 – Frank Pooler, American conductor and composer (b. 1926) January 20 Births: 1586 – Johann Schein, German composer (d. 1630) 1703 – Joseph-Hector Fiocco, Flemish violinist and composer (d. 1741) 1761 – Giovanni Domenico … Continue reading On this day: week of January 19, 2015

January 12 Births: 1711 – Gaetano Latilla, Italian composer (d. 1788) 1715 – Jacques Duphly, French organist and composer (d. 1789) 1837 – Adolf Jensen, German pianist and composer (d. 1879) 1876 – Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian composer (d. 1948) 1916 – William Pleeth, English cellist and educator (d. 1999) 1917 – Walter Hendl, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2007) 1926 – Morton Feldman, American composer (d. 1987) 1944 – Viktoria Postnikova, Russian pianist 1949 – Kentarō Haneda, Japanese composer (d. 2007) Deaths: 1674 – Giacomo Carissimi, Italian composer (b. 1605) 1735 – John Eccles, English composer (b. 1668) 1765 – Johann Melchior Molter, German violinist and composer (b. 1696) 1934 – Paul Kochanski, Polish violinist and composer (b. 1887) 2012 – Rosalind Runcie, … Continue reading On this day: week of January 12, 2015

Only about another month of these left before we start repeating ourselves. Don’t know what to do then… Actually, I think I do…  January 5 Births: 1640 – Paolo Lorenzani, Italian composer (d. 1713) 1679 – Pietro Filippo Scarlatti, Italian organist and composer (d. 1750) Domenico’s brother 1762 – Constanze Mozart, German wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (d. 1842) That counts, right? 1871 – Frederick Converse, American composer (d. 1940) Cool name 1879 – Marcel Tournier, French harp player and composer (d. 1951) 1880 – Nikolai Medtner, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1951) 1904 – Erika Morini, Austrian violinist (d. 1995) 1919 – Severino Gazzelloni, Italian flute player (d. 1992) 1920 – Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Italian pianist … Continue reading On this day: week of January 5, 2015

First post of the new year! Also, check out my other venture at ForeigNative for some really good stuff about language learning. January 1, 2015 Births: 1628 – Christoph Bernhard, German composer (d. 1692) 1892 – Artur Rodziński, Polish-American conductor (d. 1958) 1911 – Roman Totenberg, Polish-American violinist (d. 2012) 1920 – Mahmoud Zoufonoun, Iranian-American violinist (d. 2013) 1932 – Giuseppe Patanè, Italian conductor (d. 1989) Deaths: 1981 – Hephzibah Menuhin, American-Australian pianist (b. 1920) Related to the other Menuhin. 2011 – Marin Constantin, Romanian composer and conductor (b. 1925) January 2 Births: 1732 – František Brixi, Czech composer (d. 1771) 1837 – Mily Balakirev, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1910) 1905 – Michael Tippett, English … Continue reading On this day: January 1-4, 2015