On This Day – 10 May

OTD in 1725 – the first performance of Bach’s Cantata ‘Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein’ BWV 128

#OTD in 1946 – the first performance of Barber’s Medea, Op.23

#OTD in 1957 – the first performance of Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No.2 in F major, Op.102

Happy Birthday to Jean-Marie Leclair, born #OTD in 1697

Happy Birthday to Max Steiner, born #OTD in 1888

Happy Birthday to Milton Babbitt, born #OTD in 1916

Happy Birthday to Debbie Wiseman, born #OTD in 1963