On This Day – 8 December

#OTD in 1733 the first performance of #Bach’s Cantata ‘Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!’ BWV214

#OTD in 1813 the first performance of #Beethoven’s Symphony No.7

#OTD in 1915 the first performance of #Sibelius’ Symphony No.5

#HappyBirthday to Claude #Balbastre born #OTD in 1724

#HappyBirthday to František Xaver #Dušek born #OTD in 1731

#HappyBirthday to Jean #Sibelius @JeanJCSibelius born #OTD in 1865

#HappyBirthday to Bohuslav #Martinů born #OTD in 1890

#OTD in 2014 the death of Knut #Nystedt