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Rudolf Tillmetz
Rudolf Tillmetz (1 January 1847 – 25 January 1915) was a flute virtuoso and pedagogue from Munich, Germany. He was a great contributor to modern ideas on interpretation on the flute with his teachings and his technical writings. As a child Rudolf showed great promise as a musician and was provided a through musical education by his father, Franz Paul Tillmetz. After studying piano with Franz Barraga and music theory with Otto Muller he became a pupil of Theobald Boehm, who helped the young flutist establish his successful career
- Friedrich von Flotow – "Martha"
- Ivar Hallstrom – "Hvita frun på Drottningholm" (libretto by Frans Hedberg)
- Karel Miry – "Brigitta" (opera in 3 acts, libretto by Hippoliet van Peene, premiered on June 27 in Ghent)
- Giuseppe Verdi – "Macbeth"
- William Vincent Wallace – "Matilda of Hungary"
Births.
- January 1 – Rudolf Tillmetz, flute virtuoso, music teacher and composer (d. 1915)
- February 15 – Robert Fuchs