Music Premiere
Feb 19 English premiere of Richard Strauss' opera "Elektra"
- Mar 27 Fire during a barn-dance in Ököritófülpös, Hungary, killed 312
Music Premiere
Jun 25 Igor Stravinsky's ballet "The Firebird" for the Ballets Russes premieres at the Opéra de Paris, Paris
- Sep 12 Gustav Mahler's 8th Symphony ("Symphony of A Thousand") premieres in Munich with 1028 musicians
Music Premiere
Sep 19 George M. Cohan's musical "Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford" premieres in NYC
- Dec 28 Opera "Konigskinder" is produced (NYC)