Music History on December 2

Brahms 3rd Symphony in F

1883 Johannes Brahms' "3rd Symphony in F" premieres with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

  • 1885 Opera "Regina di Saba" premieres in Vienna
  • 1951 Musical revue "Borscht Capades" closes at Royale Theater, NYC, after 90 performances
  • 1954 Frederico Valerio and Elizabeth Miele's musical "Hit the Trail" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC; runs for 4 performances

You Send Me

1957 Sam Cooke's single "You Send Me" reaches #1

Ringo Starr

1964 Ringo Starr's tonsils are removed at University College Hospital, London, England

Buck White

1969 Oscar Brown, Jr's musical "Buck White", starring Muhammad Ali, opens at George Abbott Theatre, NYC, runs for 7 performances

  • 1970 British composer Michael Tippett's opera "The Knot Garden" premieres at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, England
  • 1972 Galt MacDermot and Christopher Gore's futuristic rock musical "Via Galactica" closes at Uris Theater, NYC, after 7 performances

You Don't Bring Me Flowers

1978 Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand's duet single "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" hits #1

Music Premiere

1985 Rupert Holmes' musical "The Mystery of Edwin Drood", based on an unfinished work of Charles Dickens, opens at the Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 608 performances, winning 5 Tony Awards

Andrew Lloyd Webber

1994 Andrew Lloyd Webber admitted to hospital for ulcer treatment

  • 2016 Fire during a dance party at an illegally re=purposed warehouse in Oakland< California kills 36
  • 2023 American rock band KISS concludes farewell "End of the Road" tour at Madison Square Garden, NYC; the encore is performed by the premiere of digital avatars of the group