On this day Soviet-Armenian composer and conductor Aram Khachaturian died in 1978. His contributions to the violin repertoire include Dance No. 1 for violin and piano

  Czech Composer Antonín Dvořák died on this day in 1904. He was renowned for his utilization of rhythms and elements from the folk music of Moravia

  British-born conductor Leopold Anthony Stokowski was born on this day in 1882. Revered as one of the preeminent conductors of the early to mid-20th century, he

  Italian Composer and Violinist Ottorino Respighi died on this day in 1936- 88 years ago. A versatile Italian figure in the realm of music, he is