User:JackofOz/Honours, awards and DYKs

DYK appearances

On 17 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Symphony in C (Bizet), which you created or substantially expanded.

On 11 December, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Werner Reinhart, which you created or substantially expanded.

On April 5, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Richard Goldner, which you created or substantially expanded.

On April 7, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Concert Allegro (Elgar), which you created or substantially expanded.

On April 10, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article A Colour Symphony, which you created or substantially expanded.

On April 16, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rose and Ottilie Sutro, which you created or substantially expanded.

On April 25, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Peggy Stuart Coolidge, which you created or substantially expanded.

On May 1, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Duo Crommelynck, which you created or substantially expanded.

On June 8, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Evelyn Scotney, which you created or substantially expanded.

On June 24, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Vaterländischer Künstlerverein, which you created or substantially expanded.

On October 3, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ernst Märzendorfer, which you created or substantially expanded.

On November 11, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Summer's Last Will and Testament (Lambert), which you created or substantially expanded.

On April 20, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Song of Hiawatha (Coleridge-Taylor), which you created or substantially expanded.

On 16 October 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Beethoven Monument, Bonn, which you created or substantially expanded.

On 14 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Polish songs by Frédéric Chopin, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that 17 Polish songs by Frédéric Chopin were published after the composer's death as his Op.74?

On 25 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jane Stirling, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Frédéric Chopin dedicated his two Nocturnes, Op. 55, to his Scottish pupil Jane Stirling (pictured), who was interested in the arts and prison reform?

On 2 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Elke Neidhardt, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Elke Neidhardt, who had a minor recurring role in Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, went on to direct the first full modern Australian production of Wagner's Ring Cycle?

On 7 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bryan Fairfax, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Australian-born conductor Bryan Fairfax led the Polyphonia Orchestra in the first British performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 1 in D minor in 1964?

On 11 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra (Martinů), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bohuslav Martinů's Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra was first performed in the United Kingdom by oboist Evelyn Rothwell at The Proms?

On 22 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Violin Sonata (Franck), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that César Franck wrote his Violin Sonata as a wedding gift for violinist Eugène Ysaÿe?

On 23 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gerhard Taschner, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Gerhard Taschner recorded the Violin Concerto dedicated to him by Wolfgang Fortner, with both Wilhelm Furtwängler and Hans Rosbaud?

On 25 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fritz Lehmann, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that German conductor Fritz Lehmann left a recording of Bach's Christmas Oratorio unfinished when he died during a concert of the St Matthew Passion?

On 28 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jules Delsart, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that French cellist Jules Delsart (pictured) was a soloist in the premiere of David Popper's Requiem for three cellos and orchestra, along with the composer?

On 4 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Introduction and Allegro (Ravel), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that on a commission of the Érard company to show off the expressive range of its double-action pedal harp, Maurice Ravel composed Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet?

On 28 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Alexander Briger, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Alexander Briger conducted Don John of Austria, Australia's first opera, written by his great-great-great-great-grandfather Isaac Nathan?

On 25 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Alexander Winterberger, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Franz Liszt dedicated his Fantasy and Fugue on the Theme B-A-C-H (the BACH motif) to the organist Alexander Winterberger (pictured) who premiered it at the Merseburg Cathedral?

On 13 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Robert Hausmann, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the German cellist Robert Hausmann was the dedicatee and first performer of both Bruch's Kol Nidrei and Brahms's Double Concerto in A minor?

On 9 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Siegfried Rapp, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that pianist Siegfried Rapp, who lost his right arm during World War II, premiered Sergei Prokofiev's 4th Piano Concerto (for the left hand)?

On 13 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Requiem (Delius), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in his Requiem, composer Frederick Delius mingled "Hallelujahs" with "Allah II Allah"?

On 2 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Anton Sistermans, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1896, baritone Anton Sistermans premiered first Gustav Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen in Berlin, then Vier ernste Gesänge by Johannes Brahms in Vienna?

On 16 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Carl Lachmund, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Carl Lachmund, who wrote detailed diaries on his studies with Franz Liszt, conducted a concert at the request of President William McKinley for the survivors of USS Maine?

On 22 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Karl Beck (tenor), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Austrian tenor Karl Beck became a master baker after his singing career, which included creating the title role in Wagner's opera Lohengrin, was cut short by a deterioration in his voice?

On 28 February 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Edward Clark (conductor), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Edward Clark was the only British student of Arnold Schoenberg, conducted the first British performance of his Chamber Symphony No. 1, and invited him to conduct his Gurre-Lieder for the BBC?

On 12 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Joseph Merk, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Joseph Merk, principal cellist at the Vienna Court Opera, helped to bring Beethoven's Triple Concerto out of obscurity?

On 23 July 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mont Juic (suite), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the orchestral suite Mont Juic was composed jointly by Lennox Berkeley and Benjamin Britten on Catalan dances they heard together on Barcelona's Montjuïc?

On 27 August 2013, Schon gewusst? was updated with a fact from the translation of the article Mont Juic (suite), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was: Lennox Berkeley und Benjamin Britten komponierten gemeinsam Mont Juic (Suite), eine Suite von katalanischen Tänzen für Orchester, benannt nach Barcelonas Hausberg. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (quick check).