Du Pré, Hilary, 1942- in Royal Albert Hall - 3 July, 1976
from A genius in the family / Hilary Du Pré, page 317:
Danny arranged for Jackie to play the drum in a performance of the Toy Symphony by Haydn (now attributed to Leopold Mozart) conducted by Rafael Kubelik, in the Royal Albert Hall, on 1 July. The occasion was to celebrate the centenary of her agents, Harold Holt Ltd. She was excited by the prospect, but I thought it was immensely brave of her. To see her sitting in the orchestra banging a drum was shattering, even though she performed with commitment and dignity. It was a very different Jackie from the little girl who broke the drum with her enthusiastic blows all those years ago at the BBC. But… more >>
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Du Pré, Hilary, 1942-, and Du Pré, Piers, 1948- (ed.), A genius in the family / Hilary Du Pré (:London, 1998), p. 317. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1406058877163 accessed: 21 December, 2024
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Toy Symphony
written by Leopold Mozart, Haydn |
performed by Jacqueline du Pré, Rafael Kubelík |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 3 July, 1976 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by tlisboa on Tue, 22 Jul 2014 20:54:37 +0100
Approved on Wed, 24 Feb 2016 14:46:19 +0000