February 1930 in Music History

Events in Music

Music Premiere

Feb 1 Arnold Schoenberg's opera "Von heute auf morgen" ("From Today to Tomorrow") premieres at the Oper Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany

Feb 8 "Happy Days Are Here Again" by Benny Mereoff hits #1

Music Premiere

Feb 18 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's musical "Simple Simon" premieres in NYC

Music History

Feb 26 Marc Connelly's stage drama "The Green Pastures", bible stories through the eyes of Southern Black child, opens at Mansfield Theater, NYC; runs for 640 performances and wins a Pulitzer Prize

Birthdays in Music

Feb 5 Ulf Söderblom, Finnish conductor (Finnish National Opera, 1973-93), born in Turku, Finland (d. 2016)
Feb 8 Manuel Castillo, Andalusian classical pianist and composer, born in Seville, Spain (d. 2005)
Feb 9 Emil Petrovics, Hungarian composer, born in Zrenjanin, Serbia (d. 2011)
Feb 10 Peter Phillips, American classical composer, born in San Francisco, California
Feb 11 C H Dearnley, organist
Feb 13 Dorothy "Dottie" McGuire, American pop vocalist (McGuire Sisters - "Sincerely"; "Sugartime"), born in Middletown, Ohio (d. 2012)
Feb 16 Peggy King, American jazz and pop vocalist, former TV personality and actress (George Gobel Show), born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Feb 17 Usko Merilainen, Finnish composer, born in Tampere, Finland (d. 2004)
Feb 26 Doug Sandom, British drummer (The Who, 1962-64), born in Greenford, England (d. 2019)
Feb 26 Lazar Berman, Russian pianist (Budapest 3rd place-1956), born in Leningrad, Russia,
Feb 28 Marty Grosz, American swing and dixieland jazz guitarist, banjoist, vocalist, and composer born in Berlin, Germany