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1972 Hans H B Scharoun, German architect (Berlin Philharmonic), dies at 79

1970 John Barbirolli, English conductor, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, dies at 70

1962 NY's Philharmonic Hall (since renamed Avery Fisher Hall) opens as 1st unit of Lincoln Center for Performing Arts

1962 Bruno Walter, symphony conductor (New York Philharmonic), dies at 85

1952 Albert van Raalte, conductor, Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, dies at 62

1952 Zoltan Kocsis, born in Budapest, Hungary, composer, pianist, conductor, musical director, Hungarian National Philharmonic

1944 Leif Segerstam, born in Vaasa, Finland, composer, chief conductor, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra 1995 - 2007, professor Sibelius Academy

1944 Andrew Davis, Ashbridge, England, conductor, New Philharmonic Orchestra London

1941 Gary Karr, born in Los Angeles, California, double-bassist, Oslo Philharmonic

1936 Zubin Mehta, born in Bombay, India, conductor, New York Philharmonic

1932 Henry Jay Lewis, born in Los Angeles, California, conductor/bass, LA Philharmonic 1955-59

1931 Ivo Petric, composer, classical music, toured with Slavko Osterc ensemble, Artistic Director, Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra 1979 - 1995

1930 Maurice Peress, born in New York City, conductor, KC Philharmonic 1974-80

1929 Bernard Haitink, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, conductor, London Philharmonic Orchestra 1969 - 1978

1924 Leonard Pennario, Buffalo, New York, pianist, LA Philharmonic

1923 Anton Kersjes, violinist and conductor, Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

1923 Victor Hochhauser, British impresario, Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra

1919 Akeo Watanabe, born in Tokyo, Japan, conductor, Nippon Philharmonic Orchestra 1956 - 1968

1913 Oskar Danon, born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, composer, conductor, earned Ph.D. musicology in Prague, Czechoslovakia, conductor, director for Belgrade Opera, chief conductor Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra

1909 Gustav Mahler conducts New York Philharmonic for his 1st time

1908 Herbert von Karajan, born in Austria, Nazi and conductor, Berlin Philharmonic

1902 Rudolf Moralt, German conductor, Vienna Philharmonic

1899 John Barbirolli, English conductor, New York Philharmonic Orchestra

1898 Gustav Mahler conducts 1st Wiener Philharmonic

1895 Joseph Rosenstock, Cracow Poland, conductor, Nippon Philharmonic Orchestra 1936 - 1941

1893 Hans H B Scharoun, German architect, Berlin Philharmonic

1879 Thomas Beecham, born in England, composer, found London Philharmonic

1871 Willem Mengelberg, born in Utrecht, Netherlands, conductor, New York Philharmonic 1922-30

1855 Arthur Nikisch, Szent-Miklos Hungary, conductor, Berlin Philharmonic

1842 NY Philharmonic's 1st concert

1813 1st concerto of Royal Philharmonic


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