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Ernst Henschel collection: London: Royal Festival Hall (1951-65)

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Ernst Henschel collection: London: Royal Festival Hall (1951-65)

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Henschel

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A collection of individual programmes and handbills for performances given at the Royal Festival Hall, London between 1951 and 1965, forming part of the Ernst Henschel collection (1892-1966).

For an introduction to this collection see Ernst Henschel collection: General.

1. Royal Philharmonic Society
2. Experimental Rehearsal of New Orchestral Music/Society for the Promotion of New Music
3. Other

1. Royal Philharmonic Society
Unless otherwise stated below, these concerts were given by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Box 31, parcel 2:
14 November and 12 December 1951: 140th season, nos. 2 and 3, conducted by Basil Cameron and Charles Kennedy Scott/Thomas Beecham.

Box 32, parcel 1
23 April 1952: 140th season, no. 7, conducted by Clarence Raybould).
22 October, 19 November and 17 December 1952: 141st season, nos. 1-3, conducted by Thomas Beecham.

Box 32, parcel 2
21 January, 15 April and 13 May 1953: 141st season, nos. 4, 7 and 8, given by the Hallé Orchestra (Sir John Barbirolli), BBC Symphony Orchestra (Malcolm Sargent) and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Thomas Beecham).

Box 33, parcel 1
13 January 1954: 142nd season, no. 4, given by the Hallé Orchestra (Sir John Barbirolli).
27 May 1954: Special Concert, conducted by Igor Stravinsky.
20 October, 17 November and 15 December 1954: 143rd season, nos. 1-3, given by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Thomas Beecham), the BBC Symphony Orchestra (Malcolm Sargent) and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Beecham).

Box 33, parcel 2: 16 March 1955: 143rd season, no. 6, conducted by Paul Hindemith.
Box 34, parcel 1: 15 February 1956: 144th season, no. 5, conducted by Efrem Kurtz.
Box 34, parcel 2: 13 February and 13 March 1957: 145th season, nos. 5 and 6, given by the BBC Symphony Orchestra (Malcolm Sargent) and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Rudolf Kempe).
Box 35, parcel 1: 14 January 1959: 147th season, no. 3, given by the London Symphony Orchestra (Sir Eugene Goossens)

The Henschel collection also contains programmes for performances given by the Royal Philharmonic Society at the Queen’s Hall (1938-41) and at the Royal Albert Hall (1943-51).

2. Experimental Rehearsal of New Orchestral Works/Society for the Promotion of New Music

Box 33, parcel 1: 20 November 1954, no. 25 given by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Maurice Miles.
Box 33, parcel 2: 30 April and 17 December 1955, no. 26-27, given by the Goldsbrough Orchestra and Morley College Choir/London Philharmonic Orchestra (Eugene Goossens)
Box 34, parcel 1: 19 May 1956, no. 28, given by the Kalmar Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Colin Davis.
Box 34, parcel 2 (1957): 9 February, 25 May and 26 October, nos. 29-31, given by the Boyd Neel Orchestra (John Hopkins)/Goldsbrough Orchestra (Alexander Gibson)/London Symphony Orchestra (Norman del Mar).
Box 34, parcel 3: 10 May 1958, no. 32, given by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, conducted by Meredith Davies and Lawrence Leonard.
Box 35, parcel 2 (1960): 20 February 1960, no. 34, given by London Symphony Orchestra and Morley College Choir, conducted by Norman del Mar.

3. Other
Box 31, parcel 2 (1951)
11 June: Festival of Britain concert, presented by Morley College Concerts Society and including the first London performance of Orff, Carmina Burana.
16 November: London Philharmonic Orchestra with Myra Hess (piano), conducted by Sir Adrian Boult and Malcolm Arnold.

Box 32, parcel 1 (1952)
18 January: London Classical Orchestra with Campoli (violin), conducted by Trevor Harvey.
6 April: London Symphony Orchestra, with Kathleen Ferrier (alto), conducted by Hugo Rignold.
30 April: London Symphony Orchestra with Edmund Kurtz (cello), conducted by Harry Blech.
5 May: Morley College Choir and the Kalmar Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Walter Goehr.
8 May: Handel, Alexander Balus, London Choral Society and the Kalmar Chamber Orchestra, conducted by John Tobin
19 May, 13 June and 3 and 14 July: BBC Third Programme Mozart Concerts given by the London Mozart Players, conducted by Harry Blech.
26 May: Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Charles Munch.
8 July: Dr. Edith Sitwell with the Chamber Ensemble of the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by George Weldon, including the first public performance of Peter Racine Fricker, Three Sonnets of Cecco Angiolieri, conducted by the composer.
12 October: Celebration Concert on the occasion of the 80th birthday of Dr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, given by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir and the Luton Girls’ Choir, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult.
20 October: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, with Livia Rev (piano), conducted by Fritz Rieger.
14 December: London Mozart Players and London Mozart Choir, conducted by Harry Blech, for the Haydn-Mozart Society.
21 December: Farewell Concert by Soviet Artists, with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Norman del Mar.

Box 32, parcel 2 (1953)
23 January: London Baroque Ensemble, conducted by Karl Haas.
26 January: Collegium Musicum Italicum of Rome, conducted by Renato Fasano.
14 March: Handel, Messiah with the London Choral Society and the Kalmar Chamber Orchestra, conducted by John Tobin.
26 March: Sixth concert of the New Era Concert Society with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham.
19 May: Concert of Finnish Music given by the London Symphony Orchestra with Tauno Hannikainen.
22 May: Vocal and Pianoforte Recital by Peter Pears and Mewton-Wood, including first performances of song-cycles recently commissioned by … Pears.
7 June: the last of Eighth Coronation Concerts presented by the Royal Philharmonic Society in association with the Arts Council of Great Britain, the British Broadcasting Corporation and the London County Council to celebrate the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second. London Symphony Orchestra with Harriet Cohen (piano), conducted by Barbirolli.
14 June: London Baroque Ensemble, with Marta Eitler (violin), conducted by Karl Haas.
17 June: Kirsten Flagstad (vocal), accompanied by Ivor Newton.
30 June: The New English Consort.
12 July: Medieval and Renaissance Music given by the Pro Musica Antqiua.
2 and 14 July: Second and Third of Three Coronation Concerts of English Music presented by the Institute of Contemporary Arts.
6 September: Virtuosi di Roma, conducted by Renato Fasano
21 October: Violin and Piano Sonata Recital by Suzanne Rozsa and Paul Hamburger.
12 November: London Mozart Players, conducted by Harry Blech, given for the Haydn-Mozart Society.
9 December: BBC Symphony Concerts, given by the BBC Symphony Orchestra with William Primrose (viola), conducted by Sargent.

Box 33, parcel 1 (1954)
9 January: Orpheus Saturday Recitals present the Taylor Recorder Consort.
25 January: 7th concert of French music by the Loewenguth Quartet of Paris.
27 January and 3 March: Beecham Symphony Concert given by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Richard Arnell.
29 January: London Symphony Orchestra with Edna Iles (piano), conducted by Clarence Raybould.
3 February: BBC Symphony Concert, given by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir John Barbirolli.
22 February and 1 March: single document with programmes for Two Concerts by the Dutch String Quartet with Alice Heksch (piano).
13 and 27 March, 10 and 24 April, 8 and 22 May and 5 June: three copies of a document containing programmes for performances given by the London Harpsichord Ensemble for the Orpheus Society.
21 March and 4 April: London Symphony Orchestra Ltd (40th season), given by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Boult/Sargent.
29 March: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Denis Matthews (piano), conducted by Anthony Bernard.
10 April: Beecham Popular Concert with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Beecham.
12 April: BBC Third Programme Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Walter Goehr.
15 May: London Choral Society with the Kalmar Chamber Orchestra, conducted by John Tobin.
19 May: 2nd of Four Dvorak Commemoration Concerts with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Rafael Kubelik.
20 May: Concert of Twentieth-Century American Music given by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Gail Kubik.
30 May: Virtuoso Chamber Ensemble with Denis Matthews (piano).
12 June: Third Concert promoted by the London Music Group and given by the New English Consort.
13 June: the last of Four Jubilee Concerts given by the London Symphony Orchestra with Campoli (violin) and Philip Catelinet (tuba), conducted by Sir John Barbirolli and Sir Arthur Bliss.
1 July: Recital of Music for Two Harpsichords by Lina Lalandi and Christopher Wood.
8 July: A Programme of Music by Gerald Finzi given by the London Symphony Orchestra and BBC Choral Society, conducted by John Russell.
11 October: Song Recital by Mattiwilda Dobbs, with Hubert Greenslade (piano).
30 October, 20 November and 11 December: single document with programmes for Three Concerts of 18th-Century Music, given by the London Harpsichord Ensemble.
5 November: St. Cecilia Trio.
7 November: Chopin Programme.
13 November: Orpheus Saturday Concerts present the Camden Trio.
19 November: London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir conducted by Jean Martinon.
25 November: The English Consort.
7 December: Bach Cantatas, by the Choristers and Singing Boys of Canterbury Cathedral, with Gerald Knight (organ). Handwritten programme.
10 December: Mediaeval Music presented by the London Music Group.

Box 33, parcel 2 (1955)
2 February and 13 March: London Baroque Ensemble, directed by Karl Haas.
6 February and 3 April: London Symphony Orchestra Ltd (41st season), with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hermann Scherchen/Charles Groves.
18 February: Tessa Robbins (violin) and Ruth Dyson (harpsichord) with the In Nomine String Players.
10 April: London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult.
17 April: Maggie Teyte 49th Anniversary Concert assisted by David Bell (piano) and Norman Feasey (vocal).
29 April: Myra Verney (soprano), Marie Korchinska (harp), Geoffrey Gilbert (flute) and Desmond Dupre (guitar), with the Allegri String Quartet.
6 May: Founder’s Concert of the New Era Concert Society, given by the London Symphony Orchestra with the Goldsmiths’ Choral Union, conducted by Richard Austin.
11 May: BBC Symphony Orchestra with Campoli (violin), conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent.
15 May: Philharmonia Concert Society presents Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Irmgard Seefried, accompanied by Gerald Moore.
19 May: Valentina Aksarova (soprano) and Malcolm Troup (piano), accompanied by Gerald Gover.
15 June: In Nomine Players.
3 July: Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Guido Cantelli.
5 October: International Celebrity Concert given by the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York with Nathan Milstein (violin) and conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos.
13 October and 6 November: Beecham Concert given by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Beecham.
9 November: Frank Martin, Golgotha (first English performance) with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Choral Society, conducted by Malcolm Sargent.
11 November: Sibelius, a Lecture-Recital by Gordon Bryan.
20 November: London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult.
30 November: Third Concert of 9th season of the New Era Concert Society, given by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Victoria de los Angeles (vocal), conducted by Richard Austin.

Box 34, parcel 1 (1956)
23 February: International Celebrity Concert given by the Philharmonia Orchestra with David Oistrakh (violin) and conducted by Nicolai Malko
6 March: Boyd Neel Orchestra, directed by Thurston Dart
16 March: London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, conducted by Hermann Scherchen
21 March: BBC Symphony Concerts given by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and Choral Society, conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent.
28 March: New Era Concert Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Tauno Hannikainen
17 April: The Bachs, given by the Boyd Neel Orchestra, directed by Thurston Dart.
21 April: Organ Recital by Ralph Downes and Malcolm Williamson
29 April: Mozart Recital by Irmgard Seefried (vocal), Wolfgang Schneiderhan (violin) and Carl Seeman (piano)
10 May: Beecham Concert with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Beecham.
14 May: Hallé Orchestra, with Evelyn Rothwell (oboe), conducted by Sir John Barbirolli.
16 May: Philharmonia Orchestra with Madeleine Lipatti (piano), conducted by Remus Tzincoca.
11 November: Rosalyn Tureck Bach Recital
10 December: A Concert of the less known compositions of Gustav Holst, given by the London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult.
13 December: In Nomine Players, with George Malcolm (harpsichord) present Thomas Tomkins Tercentenary: A Lecture Recital by Denis Stevens.

Box 34, parcel 2 (1957)
25 February: Music of a Century No. 3, Strange Orchestras, given by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, conducted by Hermann Scherchen.
16 March: Orpheus Saturday Concerts presents the London Harpsichord Ensemble.
26 April: Geraint Jones Singers and Orchestra, conducted by Jones.
17 June: 75th Birthday Programme for Stravinsky given by the Elizabethan Singers and the London Bach Society, conducted by Manuel Rosenthal
2 July: Virtuosi di Roma, conducted by Renato Fasano
29 September: International Chamber Concert given by Julian Bream (lute), George Malcolm (harpsichord) and Ralph Downes (organ)
2 December: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society/Orchestra with Julius Katchen (piano) conducted by John Pritchard.
11 December: Philomusica of London (formerly Boyd Neel Orchestra), directed by Thurstan Dart
25 November and 16 December: Grand Tour de la Musique. A Series of Eighth Concerts with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Nos. 1 (Hungary) and 2 (Spain)

Box 34, parcel 3 (1958)
9 March: Twentieth Century Ensemble with Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), conducted by Hans-Hubert Schönzeler
13 March: London Mozart Players conducted by Harry Blech, given for the Haydn-Mozart Society.
9 April: Cambridge University Chamber Ensemble with the Cambridge Bach Singers
22 April: Rosalyn Tureck (piano) with the Jacques Orchestra, conducted by Reginald Jacques
30 April: Dolmetsch Concert
18 September: Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Mexico, conducted by Luis Herrera de la Fuente
10 October: Segovia (guitar)
8 October, 19 November and 17 December: Philomusica of London, directed by Thurston Dart

Box 35, parcel 1 (1959)
18 January: Philharmonia Concert Society Ltd presents Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (vocal) with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
3 February and 2 June: Music of the 20th Century, fourth and seventh concerts of 7 given by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by William Steinberg.
4 February: Organ Recital by Peter Hurford
6 February: Hoffnung Interplanetary Music Festival with the Hoffnung Festival Opera Company and Chorus, the Hoffnung (alias Morley College) Symphony Orchestra and the Dolmetsch Ensemble, conducted by Norman del Mar.
25 February: Tchaikovsky Festival presented by the Orchestral Concerts Society and given by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Constantin Ivanov and Kyril Kondrashin
1 March: A Concert of Music by David Gow, given by the Melos Ensemble and the Landford Singers with Ada Goldschmid (piano) and Jan Sedivka (violin)
11 March: Philomusica of London, directed by Thurston Dart
15 April: Handel Commemoration Concert, given by the Goldsbrough Orchestra, conducted by Charles Mackerras.
10 October, 7 November and 12 December: single document with programmes for Three Recitals given by the Virtuoso Ensemble of London to celebrate their tenth anniversary
26 October and 9 and 23 November: single document with programmes for Three Lecture Recitals on German, Italian and Spanish Music of the Renaissance by Denis Stevens.
22 November: Thomas Beecham Concerts Society presents the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Beecham.
9 December: Organ Recital by Ralph Downes.

Box 35, parcel 2 (1960)
21 January: Thursday Subscription Series, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Yehudi Menuhin (violin), conducted by Jaroslav Krombholc.
5 April: Music Today recital, given by the New Music Ensemble.
19 April: London Symphony Orchestra with Aaron Copland (composer/conductor) and Julius Katchen (piano).
5 May: 93rd Concert of French Music given by the London Harpsichord Ensemble.
1 June: London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by William Steinberg.
19 October: John Ireland Society, with the Quartet Pro Musica.
23 October: Recital of Sacred Music.
30 November: Organ Recital by Allan Wicks.

Box 35, parcel 3 (1961)
15 February: New Opera Chorus and New Opera Ensemble, directed by Alan Boustead.
5 March: A Concert of Music by Gesualdo and his Contemporaries, given by the In Nomine Players and Singers, conducted by Bernard Palmer.
10 March: London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by George Malcolm.
26 April: Recent Music by Geoffrey Bush.
30 May: London Philharmonic Orchestra, with Segovia (guitar), conducted by John Pritchard.
22 November: London Mozart Players, conducted by Harry Blech, given for the Haydn-Mozart Society.
13 December: BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Rudolf Schwarz.

Box 36, parcel 1 (1962)
13 February: London Symphony Orchestra with Josephine Veasey (mezzo), conducted by Aaron Copland.
24 June: Philharmonia Concert Society presents the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Willi Boskovsky.
3 July: Moscow Chamber Orchestra with Yehudi Menuhin (violin), conducted by Rudolf Barshai.

Box 36, parcel 2 (1963)
29 September: London Philharmonic Orchestra and choir in the first British performance of Pablo Casals, El Pessebre, conducted by the composer.
21 December: London Symphony Orchestra with Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), conducted by George Hurst.

Box 36, parcel 3 (1964-65)
16 March 1964: Organ Recital by George Thalben-Ball
5 March 1965: New Philharmonia Orchestra with Sergei Barsukov (piano), conducted by Sir Adrian Boult.
28 June 1965: First Concert of Rostropovich Festival with the London Symphony Orchestra.

Box 37, parcel 1 (1965)
1, 7, 11, 18 and 25 July and 1 August: Festival of Rostropovich with the London Symphony Orchestra, no. 2 and nos. 5-9.
13 October: Organ Recital by Jiri Ropek.

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1951 - 1965

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Royal Festival Hall

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20th century - mid 1931-1970

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