the 1950's

from Southbank Centre Archive:

I remember, as a primary schoolkid of eight, being taken to a Robert Mayer children's concert - my first concert ever, but it kicked-off many decades of concert-going for me.  I think it might have included Benjamin Britten's A Child's Guide to the Orchestra, but I know that it was a magical experience.

 

 

People don't believe me when I tell them the entrance to the RFH used to be the other way round!

cite as

Southbank Centre (ed.), Southbank Centre Archive. In Southbank Centre Archive. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1449348157895 accessed: 28 March, 2024 (Southbank Centre Archive, http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/about-us/history-and-archive/southbank-centre-archive)

Listening to

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Robert Mayer's children's concerts

Experience Information

Date/Time the 1950's
Medium live

Originally submitted by Liz Ford on Sat, 05 Dec 2015 20:42:39 +0000
Approved on Fri, 24 Feb 2017 14:01:12 +0000