April 1888 in Music History

Events in Music

Apr 11 The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam is inaugurated

Birthdays in Music

Apr 8 Victor Schertzinger, American composer and director (Uptown NY), born in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania (d. 1941)

Florence Price (1888-1953)

Apr 9 American composer (Wanamaker Prize, 1932) and 1st African-American woman to have a composition played by a major orchestra, born in Little Rock, Arkansas

Apr 12 Heinrich Neuhaus, Soviet pianist (The Art of Piano Playing), born in Elisavetgrad, Russian Empire (d. 1964)
Apr 19 William Axt, American film score composer (The Prisoner of Zenda), born in NYC, New York (d. 1959)