Profession: Composer

Biography: One of the most celebrated composers of orchestral, opera, choral, and piano music of the 20th century.

Born: March 9, 1910
Birthplace: West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Pisces

Died: January 23, 1981 (aged 70)
Cause of Death: Cancer

Career Highlights

• 1944-03-03 Premiere performance of US Army Corporal Samuel Barber's 2nd Symphony by the Boston Symphony, conducted by Serge Koussevitzky in Boston, Massachusetts
• 1944-10-08 Samuel Barber's "Capricorn Concerto" premieres at The Town Hall, NYC, in a performance by Daniel Saidenberg and his Little Symphony
• 1954-12-03 Samuel Barber's cantata "Prayers of Kierkegaard" premieres
• 1966-09-16 Metropolitan Opera House opens in Lincoln Center, New York with Leontyne Price as Cleopatra in "Antony and Cleopatra" by Samuel Barber

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