Adagio for strings has been used in many major motion pictures such as Platoon, The Elephant Man and Amélie as well as at funerals for Albert Einstein and Princess Grace.

The Academic Festival Overture has been one of Brahms’ most often played works ever since the composer himself conducted the premiere in on January 4, 1881

At the request of his grandmother, Leonard Bernstein was originally named Louis Bernstein. After the death of his grandmother when Bernstein was 16, he officially changed his name to Leonard.

Sibelius was an accomplished violinist, but when composition became his main interest, his playing took a backseat and he never became the violinist he yearned to be. Sibelius auditioned for the Vienna Philharmonic but was not successful in his attempt.