Events in Music History in December 1939

Du Barry Was A Lady

Dec 6 Cole Porter's musical "Du Barry Was A Lady" opens at 46th Street Theatre, NYC; runs 408 performances

Dec 7 William Walton's Violin Concerto premieres in Cleveland; Ohio, with Jascha Heifetz as soloist and the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Artur Rodziński
Dec 9 Pianist and statesman Ignacy Paderewski becomes Chief of National Council of Poland (government in exile)