in Royal Festival Hall - between the 1950's and the 1960's

from Southbank Centre Archive:

Living in London in my twenties late 1958-1962 and working at London's County Hall from 1965-1989 supplied me hearing recitals [sic] in the RFH, especially on the Wednesdays at 5.55pm. Foremost were the Bach works played by the blind Helmut Walcha. Ralph Downes, designer of the instrument, reappeared as player until the late 1980s, including in the 1985 commemorating [sic] Bach's birth in 1685. Always I allowed myself time to enjoy at the café at ground level looking over the Thames, notably as the sun disappeared behind the Houses of Parliament.

cite as

Southbank Centre (ed.), Southbank Centre Archive. In Southbank Centre Archive. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1448378288449 accessed: 23 April, 2024 (Southbank Centre Archive, http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/about-us/history-and-archive/southbank-centre-archive)

location of experience: Royal Festival Hall

Listening to

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Bach recitals performed by Helmut Wacher

Experience Information

Date/Time between the 1950's and the 1960's
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by Liz Ford on Tue, 24 Nov 2015 15:18:09 +0000
Approved on Fri, 24 Feb 2017 11:57:46 +0000