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1874 Birth of British composer, conductor and teacher Gustav Theodore HOLST in Cheltenham. d-London, 25 MAY 1934. Google Links | BUY Gustav Holst
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1918 Birth in Zelazowa Wola, Poland of naturalized Mexican violinist Henryk SZERYNG (SHER' ing). d-Kassel, 3 MAR 1988. 
Jeffrey Kahane's third campaign as music director of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra begins Thursday in Boettcher Hall, following a frustrating second season marked by a prolonged absence caused by severe hypertension. In a recent conversation with Rocky classical music writer Marc Shulgold, Kahane reports that he's "in great shape" and ready to make music once again. 
1880 Birth of Italian composer and teacher Ildebrando PIZZETTI in Parma. d-Rome, 13 FEB 1968. 
David Robertson, a regular presence on the Carnegie Hall stage, will conduct the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in the opening concerts of the venue's 2007-08 season on October 3 and 4. He replaces Claudio Abbado, who withdrew from all three of his appearances with the ensemble next month on his doctors' orders.
The opera world is saddened by the news of the passing of Canadian baritone Robert Savoie who died on Friday, September 14 2007, in Montreal from a sudden heart attack. Savoie, who turned 80 on April 27, was still teaching voice at the time of his death. Savoie is considered one Canada's leading baritones of all time. 
Arthur Leslie Benjamin (September 18, 1893, Sydney – April 10, 1960, London) was an Australian composer, pianist, conductor and teacher. He is best known as the composer of Jamaican Rhumba, composed in 1938. 
The New York Philharmonic opens its 166th season Tuesday 18 SEP 2007, with Music Director Lorin Maazel conducting an all-Dvorák program featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma. For those unable to get a ticket for the festivities inside Avery Fisher Hall, the Philharmonic is offering three ways to enjoy the event for free.