1862 in music

See also: 1861 in music, other events of 1862, 1863 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Events

• Béatrice et Bénédict, opera by Hector Berlioz, debuts in Baden-Baden (August 9).
• Ludwig von Köchel publishes Chonologisch-thematisches Verzeichnis sämtlicher Tonwerke Wolfgang Amadé Mozarts (Catalogue of Mozart's Works or "The Köchel Catalog").
• Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Forza del Destino debuts in Saint Petersburg (November 10).
• Jules Massenet wins the Grand Prix de Rome.
• The St. Petersburg Conservatory is founded by Anton Rubinstein.

Published popular music

• "Maryland, My Maryland" by James R. Randall
• "The Merry, Merry Month of May" by Stephen Foster

Classical music

• Felix Draeseke – Fantasiestücke in Walzerform, op 3: Nr. 1 in B; Nr. 2 in A-flat
• Asger Hamerik – Quintetto

Opera

• Charles Gounod – La Reine de Saba
• Franz von Suppé – Die Kartenschlägerin

Births

• Marcelle Lender, French singer-dancer and entertainer (d. 1926)
• January 29 – Frederick Delius, composer
• February 17 – Edward German, composer
• March 21 – Albert Chevalier, English actor, singer, songwriter and Music hall performer
• June 5 – Richard Jose
• June 27 – May Irwin
• August 11 – Carrie Jacobs Bond, US songwriter
• August 22 – Claude Debussy, composer
• October 10 – Arthur De Greef, composer

Deaths