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| 1714 | Composition Germany Bach, Johann Sebastian |  |
| Composition of, "Ich Hatte Viel Bekummernis" |
| 1721 | Composition Germany Bach, Johann Sebastian | |
| Composition of, "Brandenburg Concerti" |
| 1723 | Birth Germany Neefe, Christian Gottlob | |
| 5th Feb Birth of Chris tian Gottlob Neefe, omposer, conductor & tutor of Beethoven |
| 1723 | Composition Germany Bach, Johann Sebastian | |
| Composition of, "St John Passion" |
| 1723 | Composition Germany Handel, George Frederick | |
| Composes, "Ottone" |
| 1725 | Composition Germany Bach, Johann Sebastian | |
| Composition of, "Easter Oratorio" |
| 1725 | Composition Germany Handel, George Frederick | |
| Composes, "Giulo Cesare" |
| 1726 | Composition Germany Handel, George Frederick | |
| Composes, "Alessandro" |
| 1742 | Composition Germany Handel, George Frederick | |
| 13th April The premiere performance of the Messiah in Dublin |
| 1759 | Death Germany Handel, George Frederick | |
| 14th April London Death of George Frederick Handel |
| 1802 | Composition Germany Beethoven, Ludwig van | |
| 3rd Mar Composition of, "Moonlight Sonata" |
| 1813 | Birth Germany Wagner, Richard | |
| 22nd May Birth of Richard Wagner |
| 1813 | Composition Germany Beethoven, Ludwig van | |
| Vitoria Composition of, "Wellington's Victory" in honour of the battle of Vitoria |
| 1818 | Composition Germany Gruber, Franz | |
| Composes, "Stille Nacht" |
| 1824 | Composition Germany Beethoven, Ludwig van | |
| St Petersburg 1st performance of, "Mass in D Major" |
| Vienna 1st performance of, "Symphony no 9 in D minor" |
| Composition of, "9th Symphony" |
| 1833 | Birth Germany Brahms, Johannes | |
| Hamburg Birth of Johannes Brahms |
| 1836 | Composition Germany Meyerbeer, Giacomo | |
| 29th Feb Composes, "Les Huguenots" |
| 29th Feb Paris "Les Huguenots" is performed for the 1st time |
| 1838 | Birth Germany Bruch, Max | |
| 6th Jan Birth of Max Bruch, composer |
| 1842 | Conductor Germany Wagner, Richard | |
| Dresden Appointed Conductor of the Dresden Opera House |
| 1843 | Composition Germany Wagner, Richard | |
| Composition of, "The Flying Dutchman" |
| 1845 | Composition Germany Wagner, Richard | |
| Composition of, "Tannhauser" |
| 1850 | Composition Germany Wagner, Richard | |
| The final composition of, "Lohengrin" |
| 1865 | Composition Germany Wagner, Richard | |
| Composes, "Tristan Und Isolde" |
| 1868 | Composition Germany Brahms, Johannes | |
| Composes, "German Requiem" |
| 1868 | Composition Germany Wagner, Richard | |
| Composes, "Meistersinger" |
| 1869 | Composition Germany Wagner, Richard | |
| Munich 1st performance of, "Das Rheingold" |
| Composes, "Das Rheingold" |
| 1870 | Composition Germany Brahms, Johannes | |
| Composes, "Rhapsody" |
| 1870 | Composition Germany Wagner, Richard | |
| Composes, "Die Walkure" |
| 1873 | Composition Germany Brahms, Johannes | |
| Composes, "Variations on a Theme By Haydn" |
| 1876 | Composition Germany Wagner, Richard | |
| Composition of "Der Ring Des Nibelingen" |
| Composition of, "Gotterdammerung" |
| Composition of, "Siegfried" |
| Bayreuth "Der Ring Des Nibelingen" is 1st performed in the Festival Theatre Bayreuth |
| 1882 | Composition Germany Wagner, Richard | |
| Composition of "Parsifal", Wagner's final work |
| 1885 | Composition Germany Brahms, Johannes | |
| Composes, "Fourth Symphony" |
| 1889 | Composition Germany Mahler, Gustav | |
| Composes, "Symphony No 1" |
| 1891 | Demonstrations Germany Wagner, Richard | |
| 16th Sep Paris Lohengrin is performed at the Paris Opera House, followed by anti-German demonstration |
| 16th Sep Paris Lohengrin is performed at the Paris Opera House, followed by anti-German demonstration |
| 18th Sep Paris Lohengrin is performed at the Paris Opera House for a 2nd time, followed by arrests |
| 1892 | Bayreuth Germany Wagner, Richard | |
| Bayreuth Located where Wagner built his home |
| Bayreuth The festival begins to give regular performances of Wagner's operas |
| 1897 | Death Germany Brahms, Johannes | |
| Hamburg Death of Johannes Brahms , died of liver cancer |
| 1912 | Composition Germany Mahler, Gustav | |
| 26th June Vienna Gustav Mahler's 9th Symphony premieres in Vienna |
| 1928 | Birth Germany Stockhausen, Karlheinz | |
| Modrath Birth of Karlheinz Stockhausen |
| 1989 | Director BPO Germany Abbado, Claudio | |
| Berlin Appointed Director of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra |
