On This Day – 19 March

1799 First public performance of Haydn’s The Creation

1944 – the first performance of Tippett’s A Child of Our Time

1991 – the first performance of Adams’ The Death of Klinghoffer

Born OTD in 1661 Francesco Gasparini

Born OTD in 1873 Max Reger

Died OTD in 1697 Nicolaus Bruhns

Died OTD in 1900 Charles-Louis Hanon

Died OTD in 1996 Alan Ridout