anonymous in Royal Festival Hall
from Southbank Centre Archive:
"The Festival Hall was the first place I heard live classical music, when I came up to University in London in 1971. The very first concert is still imprinted on my mind - Haitink and the LPO doing Mahler 3 - not a bad start! I have a clear memory of the contralto - Norma Proctor - whose voice in the ""O Mensch"" movement effortlessly filled the hall. I had never heard anything like it. And never looked back - Mahler became something of an obsession. "
cite as
Southbank Centre (ed.), Southbank Centre Archive. In Southbank Centre Archive. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1423605943819 accessed: 1 March, 2025 (Southbank Centre Archive, http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/about-us/history-and-archive/southbank-centre-archive)
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symphony no 3
written by Gustav Mahler |
performed by Norma Proctor, Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic Orchestra |
Experience Information
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by Ivan Hewett on Tue, 10 Feb 2015 22:05:43 +0000
Approved on Tue, 26 Jan 2016 12:11:16 +0000