THE MUSICAL BIRTHDAY SERIES

Otto Klemperer (14 May 1885 – 6 July 1973) was one of the most renowned conductors of the previous century. The Klemperers; or,...

Arthur Sullivan (13 May 1842 – 22 November 1900) was a respected composer in a Mendelssohnian vein, but he was also, of course, the musical ...

Two of the most important late 19th century French composers were born on this day just three years apart - Jules Massenet (12 May 1842 – 13...

I rving Berlin (11 May 1888 – 22 September 1989) wrote both the music and lyrics for some of the most enduring songs in the Great American ...

Milton Babbitt (10 May 1916 – 29 January 2011) was an American composer and theorist known for his uncompromising advocacy of advanced seria...

Giovanni Paisiello (9 May 1740 – 5 June 1816) was one of the preeminent opera composers of the Haydn-Mozart generation. His La serva padrona...

Louis Moreau Gottschalk (8 May 1829 – 18 December 1870) was the first American piano virtuoso to gain an international reputation.  He was ...