in Royal Festival Hall - 9 May, 1951

from Southbank Centre Archive:

I heard a symphony orchestra clearly, in all its glory, for the first time in my life, at the first ever afternoon concert performed in the brand new Royal Festival Hall, on Wednesday, 9th May, 1951.  This was only the sixth concert in the Hall's distinguished history of more than 50 years, so far.  Remember, we were back in the days before hi-fi or even a partial cure for the famous Albert Hall echo.  So Harry Blech's London Mozart Players were a revelation in their precision and clarity, playing a generous concert …   more >>

cite as

Southbank Centre (ed.), Southbank Centre Archive. In Southbank Centre Archive. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1447431923059 accessed: 8 November, 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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Mozart Overture
written by Mozart
performed by London Mozart Players
Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K491
written by Mozart
performed by London Mozart Players
Mozart Symphony
written by Mozart
performed by London Mozart Players
Haydn Symphony
written by Haydn
performed by London Mozart Players

Experience Information

Date/Time 9 May, 1951
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by Liz Ford on Fri, 13 Nov 2015 16:25:23 +0000
Approved on Sat, 14 Nov 2015 22:33:51 +0000