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Premiere of Symphony No. 4

Name: Premiere of Symphony No. 4
Start: 1885-10-25
Location: Meiningen

When: 25 October 1885
Where: Meiningen
Part of: Brahms conducts the premiere of his Symphony No. 4 at Meiningen

Brahms conducted the Meiningen Court Orchestra for the premiere of his Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98, on 25 October 1885.

Brahms began working on the piece in Mürzzuschlag in 1884. He was invited by von Bülow to undertake a premiere of the work with the Meiningen Court Orchestra. The work was given its premiere in Meiningen on 25 October 1885, with Brahms himself conducting.

Sources

Symphony No. 4 (Brahms) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
Johannes Brahms Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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