French composer and pianist Cécile Chaminade was born #OTD in 1857.
After a timid debut with the premiere of her Trio no. 1 for violin, cello and piano, Op. 11 (1880), she gave three symphonic scores in 1888: the ballet Callirhoë, Op. 37 in Marseille, a Concerstück for piano and orchestra, Op. 408, and a dramatic symphony with chorus entitled Les Amazones, Op. 26 in Antwerp. A prolific composer, she produced more than 400 works, including 200 pieces for piano.