in Royal Festival Hall - 11 October, 1957
from Southbank Centre Archive:
The date was 11 October 1957, my very visit to the RFH. It was also the first concert in the first London Beethoven series by the Philharmonia under Otto Klemperer. The programme included the Eroica Symphony, Klemperer's recording of which had two years earlier been decisive in establishing his position as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century. The evening was unforgettable. The concert programme incidentally listed other Philharmonia concerts in the following months. As well as more by Klemperer, were others with Karajan, Giulini and Sawallisch. Has London ever enjoyed … more >>
Southbank Centre (ed.), Southbank Centre Archive. In Southbank Centre Archive. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1447170679807 accessed: 8 November, 2024 (Southbank Centre Archive, http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/about-us/history-and-archive/southbank-centre-archive)
Listening to
hide composersKarajan, Giulini and Sawallisch | performed by Carlo Maria Giulini, Herbert von Karajan, Wolfgang Sawallisch |
Eroica Symphony
written by Beethoven |
performed by Otto Klemperer, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 11 October, 1957 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |