Events in Music
Bartók's "Kossuth"
Jan 13 Béla Bartók's symphonic poem "Kossuth" premieres by the Budapest Philharmonic Society in Budapest
Music Premiere
Jan 21 Leos Janacek's opera "Jenufa" premieres in Brno
Birthdays in Music
- Jan 2 James Melton, American pop (1920-30's) and operatic tenor (Metropolitan Opera, 1942-50), born in Moultrie, Georgia (d. 1961)
- Jan 3 Boris Kochno, Russian ballet dancer (La Chatte) and librettist, born in Moscow (d. 1990)
- Jan 4 Erik Chisholm, Scottish conductor, composer (Hindustani Piano Concerto), and educator (South African College of Music, 1949-65), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1965)
- Jan 5 Erica Morini, Austrian concert violinist, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1995)
- Jan 10 Jesus Garcia Leoz, Spanish composer, born in Olite, Spain (d. 1953)
- Jan 10 Ray Bolger, American dancer, actor, and singer (The Wizard of Oz - "Scarecrow"; Partridge Family - "Grandpa Renfrew"), born in Dorchester, Massachusetts (d. 1987)
- Jan 12 "Mississippi" Fred McDowell, American blues singer and guitarist, born in Rossville, Tennessee (d. 1972)
- Jan 13 Richard Addinsell, English composer (Warsaw Concerto, Alice in Wonderland), born in London (d. 1977)
- Jan 16 Max Vredenburg, Dutch composer and music critic, born in Brussels, Netherlands (d. 1976)
- Jan 18 Anthony Galla-Rini, American concert accordionist,and arranger, born in Manchester, Connecticut (d. 2006)
- Jan 21 Robert "Juice" Wilson, American jazz violinist, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1972)
George Balanchine (1904-1983)
Jan 22 Russian-American ballet composer and choreographer who founded the New York City Ballet, born in St. Petersburgh, Russian Empire
- Jan 23 Theodor Schaefer, Czech composer & pedagogue, born in Telč, Czech Republic (d. 1969)
