Events in Music History in November 1937

  • Nov 13 NBC forms first full-sized symphony orchestra exclusively for radio

Shostakovich's 5th Symphony

Nov 21 Dmitri Shostakovich's 5th Symphony premieres in Lenningrad, with the ovation lasting over an hour

  • Nov 27 Pro-labor musical revue "Pins & Needles" opens, produced by ILGWU