in Royal Festival Hall - 12 April, 1959, 07:30 PM

from Southbank Centre Archive:

It was april 1959 and we were a group of young men in the final year of teacher training course at St Paul's College, Cheltenham spending a field week in London. Post National Service and career ahead, it was an exciting time to be with friends in the capital. Covent Garden for opera with Amy Shuard and Jon Vickers, then again for ballet, and Sunday 12 April to the Royal Festival Hall for a Brahms evening with the Philharmonia led by Hugh Bean and conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini. It was a wonderful concert in this beautiful new hall with its superb accoustic. They played the Symphony No. 1 in…   more >>
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Southbank Centre (ed.), Southbank Centre Archive. In Southbank Centre Archive. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1401464562819 accessed: 10 December, 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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Piano Concerto no 1
written by Brahms
performed by Fou Ts'ong
symphony no 1
written by Brahms
performed by Philharmonia Orchestra

Experience Information

Date/Time 12 April, 1959, 07:30 PM
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by Ivan Hewett on Fri, 30 May 2014 16:42:43 +0100