On This Day – 15 October

#OTD in 1724 the first performance of #Bach’s Cantata ‘Wo soll ich fliehen hin ‘ BWV5

#OTD in 1905 the first performance of #Debussy’s La mer (The Sea), L.109

#OTD in 1946 the first performance of Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34

#OTD in 1963 the first performance of #Shostakovich’s Concerto in C minor for Piano, Trumpet, and String Orchestra, Op.35

#HappyBirthday to Samuel Adams #Holyoke born #OTD in 1762

#HappyBirthday to Bernhard Crusell born #OTD in 1775

#HappyBirthday to Alexander #Dreyschock born #OTD in 1818

#HappyBirthday to Freidrich #Nietzsche born #OTD in 1844

#OTD in 1900 the death of Zdeněk #Fibich

#OTD in 1955 the death of Fumio #Hayasaka

#OTD in 1964 the death of #ColePorter

#OTD in 1988 the death of Kaikhosru Shapurji #Sorabji