in Royal Festival Hall - the 1950's

from Southbank Centre Archive:

Sir Thomas Beecham at the end of a Beethoven concert saying that there would be a delay putting on another concert due to the "damned ballet" being given preference.

cite as

Southbank Centre (ed.), Southbank Centre Archive. In Southbank Centre Archive. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1447754170994 accessed: 29 March, 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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Beethoven concert performed by Sir Thomas Beecham

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 Tue, 17 Nov 2015 09:56:12 +0000
Approved on Thu, 23 Feb 2017 11:47:08 +0000