Events in Music Dec 2 Camille Saint-Saƫns' opera "Samson et Dalila" premieres in Weimar Dec 16 Anton Bruckner's 3rd Symphony in D, premieres Dec 30 Johnannes Brahms' 2nd Symphony in D, premieres in Vienna Birthdays in Music Dec 8 Paul Emile Ladmirault, composer Dec 13 Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, composer Dec 14 Lieven Duvosel, Flemish music writer/composer (Leiecyclys) Dec 18 Max Pallenberg, Austrian extempore farce actor (Morn to Midnight), husband of Operetta star Fritzi Massary, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1934) Deaths in Music Dec 10 Federico Ricci, composer, dies at 68 Dec 31 Alberto Mazzucato, composer, dies at 64 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1876 On This Day in Music 1878