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2010 Event - A Southampton University research fellow discovers a lost Antonio Vivaldi flute concerto at the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh

2009 Event - Two previously unknown works by Mozart - a concerto movement and a prelude, are performed in Salzburg, Austria

1996 Death - Tristan Keuris, composer, taught composition in Utrecht, Amsterdam, works include 'Saxophone Quartet Concerto', dies in Amsterdam, Holland

1992 Death - Stephen Albert, composer, Pulitzer Prize winner 1985, for symphony 'RiverRun', won Grammy Award 1995 for 'Cello Concerto', killed in an automobile accident in Cape Cod, Massachusetts

1983 Death - Claus Adam, composer, cellist, teacher, performed with Julliard String Quartet 1955 - 1974, composed music for a string trio and cello concerto, dies at 65

1966 Event - A Lover's Concerto by Mrs. Miller hits #95

1952 Birthday - Dominic Muldowney, born in Southampton, England, composer, created television, film scores for Loose Connections, King Lear, radio work, theater music, created large-scale oboe concerto, versatile has created music for David Bowie, Royal Academy of Music teacher

1950 Event - Hindemiths Concerto for clarinet, premieres

1946 Birthday - Tristan Keuris, born in Amersfoort, Netherlands, composer, taught composition in Utrecht, Amsterdam, works include 'Saxophone Quartet Concerto'

1946 Birthday - June Montiero, U.S., vocalist, Toys-A Lover's Concerto

1946 Event - 1st performance of Igor Stravinsky's "Ebony Concerto"

1945 Birthday - Barbara Harris, U.S. singer, Toys-A Lover's Concerto

1944 Event - Bela Bartok's Concerto for orchestra, premoeres

1944 Event - Samuel Barber's "Capricorn Concerto," premieres

1944 Birthday - Barbara Parritt, U.S. soul singer, Toys-Lover's Concerto

1941 Birthday - Stephen Albert, born in New York City, New York, composer, Pulitzer Prize winner 1985, for symphony 'RiverRun', won Grammy Award 1995 for 'Cello Concerto'

1939 Event - 1st performance of Bela Bartok's 2nd Concerto for violin

1932 Birthday - Hugh Wood, born in Parbold, England, composer, studied with William Lloyd Webber, Anthony Milner, Iain Hamilton, works include Symphony and Violin Concerto

1930 Event - 1st concerto of BBC Symphony Orchestra, under Adrian Boult

1922 Birthday - Sadao Bekku, born in Tokyo, Japan, composer, classical music, wrote symphonies, film scores, sonata for flute, choral works, art songs, piano concerto, opera titled Prince Arima

1919 Event - Elgars "Cello concerto op 85" premieres in Queen's Hall London

1918 Birthday - Henryk Szeryng, Zelazowa Wola Poland, violinist, Brahms Concerto

1917 Birthday - Claus Adam, born in America, composer, cellist, teacher, performed with Julliard String Quartet 1955 - 1974, composed music for a string trio and cello concerto

1911 Event - Gustav Mahler conducts his last concerto (Berceuse elegique)

1909 Birthday - Alfred Uhl, born in Austria, composer, professor, studied at Vienna Music Academy with Franz Schmidt, vibrant style combined neo-classicism, atonality, serialism, works include concerto for clarinet and orchestra

1899 Event - 1st performance of Edward MacDowell's 2nd Concerto in D

1895 Event - 1st Queen's Hall Promenade Concerto (Wagners "Rienzi")

1888 Event - Amsterdam: 1st concerto of Concert worker, under Willem Kes

1881 Birthday - Bela Bartok, born in Hungary, composer/pianist, Concerto for Orchestra

1881 Event - Camille Saint-Saens' 3rd Concerto in B, premieres

1879 Event - John Brahms' Violin Concerto in D major premieres in Leipzig

1859 Event - Brahms' 1st piano concerto (in D minor) premieres, Hanover

1831 Birthday - Joseph Joachim, born in Kittsee, Germany, violinist, Hungarian Concerto

1830 Event - Robert Schumann attends piano concerto by Paganini

1813 Event - 1st concerto of Royal Philharmonic

1659 Event - France, England and Netherlands sign "Hedges Concerto" treaty

1653 Birthday - Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist and composer, Concerto Grossi

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