See also: 1829 in music, other events of 1830, 1831 in music, and the list of 'years in music'.

Events

• Felix Mendelssohn arrives in Italy

Classical music

• Frédéric Chopin - Revolutionary Study
• Georges Onslow - Symphony No. 1 in A Major

Opera

• Fra Diavolo first performed in Paris. Music by Daniel Auber and libretto by Eugène Scribe.
• Anna Bolena first performed in Milan. Music by Gaetano Donizetti and libretto by Felice Romani.
• La Capuleti e i Montecchi (Venice). Music by Vincenzo Bellini.

Births

• January 3 - Alexander Ewing
• February 11 - Peter Arnold Heise
• May 18 - Karl Goldmark
• June 22 - Theodor Leschetizky
• unknown date - Ignaz Dorn

Deaths

• November 25 - Pierre Rode, violinist, composer