Events in Music Jan 19 Verdi's opera "Il Trovatore" premieres in Rome Birthdays in Music Jan 1 Hans Koessler, composer Jan 3 Iwan Knorr, German composer, born in Mewe (d. 1916) Jan 7 Nikolai Arkas, composer Deaths in Music Jan 3 Theodor Uhlig, composer, dies at 30 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1852 On This Day in Music 1854