Music Premiere
Jan 1 Johannes Brahms' Violin Concerto in D major premieres in Leipzig
- Mar 29 Tsjaikovski's opera "Jevgeni Onegin" premieres in Moscow
- May 16 Antonín Dvořák's "Slavonic Dances" premieres
- Dec 26 Johannes Brahms' "Tragic Ouverture" premieres
- Dec 31 Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera "Pirates of Penzance" premieres in NYC