Wilhelm Ganz in St James's Hall - 1880
from Memories of a Musician: Reminiscences of Seventy years of Musical Life, pages 211-2:
Lady Folkestone once arranged a performance
of Romberg's Toy Symphony, and invited all the
best-known musicians of the day to take part.
It was given at a charity concert on May 14th,
1880. We all chose instruments we had not
played before. Charles Santley played the violin
and I the viola. Benedict took the bells, and
Arthur Sullivan amused us all with his imitation
of the cuckoo. Henry Leslie wielded the baton
with great skill.
cite as
Wilhelm Ganz, Memories of a Musician: Reminiscences of Seventy years of Musical Life. In Internet Archive (London, 1913), p. 211-2. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1436432438373 accessed: 30 January, 2025
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers
Toy Symphony
written by Sigmund Romberg |
performed by Wilhelm Ganz, Arthur Sullivan, Charles Santley, Sir Julius Benedict |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 1880 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by sp327 on Thu, 09 Jul 2015 10:00:38 +0100
Approved on Wed, 18 Nov 2015 15:20:29 +0000