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Some July Birthdays. Happy Birthday!

July 2, 1714: Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck ( 1714-1787) )Opera composer of the early classical period
July 3, 1854: Leo Janacek (1854-1928) Czech composer
July 5, 1895: Gordon Jacob (1895-1984) American composer
July 5, 1918: George Rochberg (1918-2005) American composer
July 7, 1860: Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Russian composer (famous for using very large orchestras)
July 7, 1911: Gian Carlo Menotti (July 7- 2007) Italian-American composer and librettist
July 8, 1882: Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961) Australian born composer and pianist -moved to USA in 1914
July 12, 1934: Van Cliburn (b. 1934) american pianist, winner of International Tchaikovsky competition in 1958
July 16, 1928: Bella Davidovich (b. 1928) Jewish Soviet-born American pianist
July 16, 1948: Pichas Zuckerman (b. 1948) Israeli violinist, violist and conductor
July 16, 1858: Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931) Belgian violinist, composer and conductor
July 24, 1880: Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) Swiss composer
July 26, 1782: John Field (1782-1837) Irish composer and pianist.
July 27, 1784: Andre Georges Louis Onslow (1784-1847) French composer of the classical period
July 27, 1867: Enrique Granados (1867-1916) Spanish Catalan pianist and composer
July 27, 1877: Ernst von Dohnanyi (1877-1960) Hungarian conductor, composer and pianist
July 26, 1791: Franz Xavier Mozart (1791-1844) composer, pianist, conductor and teacher
                            (WolfgangAmadeus Mozart’s son)
July 31, 1847: Ignatio Cervantes (1847-1905) Cuban virtuoso pianist and composer
July 31, 1861: Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861-1906) Russian composer and pianist

Is there a birthday of a pianist, conductor or composer that you would like to see added to this list?
If so, contact me and I will consider adding them.

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