in Royal Festival Hall - the 1950's
from Southbank Centre Archive:
Exhilarating to have a real concert hall in London, daringly designed, a tribute to British architecture, built in spite of post-War austerity. Not sure what our first visit was, but probably Sibelius' 5th Symphony, heard at last without the distorting echoes of the Albert Hall. A treat we hadn't thought we should ever have. In 2000+ Hugh Wood's glorious Symphony, a galaxy of shattering sound experiences building to an unbelievable climax. Shall we ever hear it again?
cite as
Southbank Centre (ed.), Southbank Centre Archive. In Southbank Centre Archive. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1401467816508 accessed: 27 December, 2024 (Southbank Centre Archive, http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/about-us/history-and-archive/southbank-centre-archive)
Listening to
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Symphony no 5
written by Jean Sibelius |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | the 1950's |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by Ivan Hewett on Fri, 30 May 2014 17:36:57 +0100