Bruckner's 5th Symphony
1894 1st performance of Anton Bruckner's 5th Symphony in B in Graz, Austria-Hungary, abridged and re-orchestrated by conductor Franz Schauk without the composer's approval
Marian Anderson at the Lincoln Memorial
1939 American contralto Marian Anderson sings before 75,000 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C; appearance organized after Anderson was denied permission to sing to an integrated audience in Constitution Hall [1] [2]
Gretchaninov's 4th Symphony
1942 Alexander Gretchaninov's 4th Symphony premieres at Carnegie Hall, NYC, with John Barbirolli conducting the New York Philharmonic
Music History
1957 Howard Hanson's "Song of Democracy" premieres in Washington, D.C.
Academy Awards
1962 34th Academy Awards: "West Side Story" (Best Picture, Director, and 8 more), Sophia Loren (Two Women) & Maximilian Schell (Judgement At Nuremberg) win
It Don't Come Easy
1971 Ringo Starr releases single "It Don't Come Easy", produced by George Harrison, in the UK
- 1972 Jule Styne and Bob Merrill's musical "Sugar", a musical adaptation of 1959 film "Some Like It Hot" starring Robert Morse, Tony Roberts, and Elaine Joyce, opens at Majestic Theater, NYC; runs for 506 performances
- 1990 World's largest bunny hop at Radio City Music Hall, New York City; record eclipsed in 2007
Music Concert
1994 Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, Whitney Houston, Luciano Pavarotti, Aaron Neville, Tammy Wynette, Branford Marsalis, and Larry Adler
- 2012 "The Lion King" becomes highest grossing Broadway show, overtaking "The Phantom of the Opera"
Music History
2018 Fleetwood Mac announce new members Neil Finn and Mike Campbell after firing long-standing member Lindsey Buckingham
