On This Day in Music for February 25
Events in Music
- 1904 J M Synge's "Riders to the Sea" opens at Irish National Theater Society
- 1911 Victor Herbert's opera "Natoma" premieres at Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1944 Alexander Gretchaninov's "Missa Oecumenica" (Ecumenical Mass) premieres in Boston with Serge Koussevitzky conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra; the composer wrote the work in memory of the conductor's wife Natalie (1880-1942)
- 1951 "Michael Todd's Peep Show" closes at Winter Garden, NYC, after 278 performances
- 1953 "Wonderful Town" opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 559 performances
- 1957 Buddy Holly and The Crickets record their smash hit "That'll Be the Day"
- 1960 John Cage's "Music for Amplified Toy Pianos" premieres
- 1963 Beatles release their 1st US single - "Please Please Me"
- More Events in Music
Enrico Caruso
George HarrisonMusicians Who Died on Feb 25
- 1643 Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at 60
- 1682 Alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist and composer, murdered at 38
- 1719 Giovanni Maria Casini, Italian composer, dies at 66
- 1851 Ferdinand Simon Gassner, Austrian composer, dies at 53
February in Music History
1st Ever Gold Record
The 1st ever gold record was awarded to "Chattanooga Choo Choo" by the Glenn Miller Orchestra - this one was presented to the group's drummer, Tex Beneke
February 10, 1942Grammy Awards 2019
Cardi B at the 2019 Grammy Awards
February 11, 2019Nat King Cole's Struggle With Racism
Sure, he had unique talent and a golden voice, but as Nat King Cole, who died on this day, was to discover, that wasn't enough for American racists.
February 15, 1965Enter Victor Hugo, Author of Les Mis
Les Misérables is the world’s longest running musical, an achievement that could never have been predicted by the story’s author, Victor Hugo, born on this day.
February 26, 1802
