- Mar 5 Arrigo Boito's opera "Mefistofele" premieres in Milan
- Mar 9 The opera "Hamlet" by Ambroise Thomas premieres in Paris
Music Premiere
Apr 10 1st performance of Johannes Brahms' "A German Requiem"

Johannes Brahms
Music Premiere
May 9 Anton Bruckner's 1st Symphony in C, premieres

Anton Bruckner