in Royal Festival Hall - the 1950's

from Southbank Centre Archive:

In the late 50's (? Early 60's?) I went straight from work to hear Helmut Walcha - the blind German organist - play Bach's Chorale preludes. A memorable series of recitals.

cite as

Southbank Centre (ed.), Southbank Centre Archive. In Southbank Centre Archive. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1448893583332 accessed: 19 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 Chorale Preludes performed by Helmut Walcha

Experience Information

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

Originally submitted by Liz Ford on Mon, 30 Nov 2015 14:26:23 +0000
Approved on Fri, 24 Feb 2017 12:17:14 +0000