Symphony No. 104 in D Major

Haydn’s Symphony No. 104 – ‘The 12th that I have composed in England’ as proudly inscribed by Haydn himself on his autograph score – was first performed on 13 April 1795 at the King’s Theatre, Haymarket, under the direction of the composer himself at the fortepiano, at the sixth concert of G.B.Viotti’s Opera Concert Series.