On This Day – 5 December

#OTD in 1830 the first performance of #Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique

#OTD in 1882 the first performance of #Strauss’ Violin Concerto in D minor Op.8

#OTD in 1916 the first performance of #Holst’s Sāvitri

#OTD in 1927 the first performance of #Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass

#HappyBirthday to Henry #Lawes born #OTD in 1596

#HappyBirthday to Francesco #Scarlatti born #OTD in 1666

#HappyBirthday to Francesco #Geminiani born #OTD in 1687

#HappyBirthday to Giuseppe #deMajo born #OTD in 1697

#OTD in 1663 the death of Severo #Bonini

#OTD in 1758 the death of Johann Friedrich #Fasch

#OTD in 1791 the death of Wolfgang Amadeus #Mozart

#OTD in 1940 the death of Jan #Kubelík

#OTD in 1963 the death of Karl Amadeus #Hartmann

#OTD in 2007 the death of Karlheinz #Stockhausen

#OTD in 2012 the death of Dave #Brubeck