On This Day – 15 February

1686 – the first performance of Lully’s Armide

1947 – the first performance of Korngold’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35

Born OTD in 1899 – Georges Auric

Born OTD in 1905 – Harold Arlen

Born OTD in 1907 – Jean Langlais

Born OTD in 1947 – John Adams

Died OTD in 1621 – Michael Praetorius

Died OTD in 1857 – Mikhail Glinka

Died OTD in 1981 – Karl Richter

Died OTD in 1992 – William Schuman