1855 in music

See also: 1854 in music, other events of 1855, 1856 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Events

• Franz Liszt gives the first performance of his Piano Concerto No. 1, conducted by Hector Berlioz.
• Jacques Offenbach becomes director of his own opera house, Les Bouffes-Parisiennes

Popular music

• "Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming" by Stephen Foster

Classical music

• Georges Bizet – Symphony in C major

Opera

• Rip Van Winkle – George Frederick Bristow
• L'inconsolable – Jacques-François-Fromental-Elie Halévy

Births

• 20 January – Ernest Chausson
• 9 May – Julius Röntgen
• 11 May – Anatoly Lyadov, sometimes transliterated Liadov

Deaths

• 12 April – Pedro Albéniz