Sir Henry Wood
conducted the overture at the Queen's Hall
in London on 22 August 1932, and it was conducted again at the same venue by Sir Thomas Beecham
in March 1935.
Woolf, Virginia. The Letters of Virginia Woolf. Editors Nicolson, Nigel and Joanne Trautmann, Hogarth Press, 1975–1980.
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6 October 1895
Henry Wood
conducted the first of Wood's Promenade Concerts
at Queen's Hall
, London, with the aim of promoting orchestral music and cultivating the English public's musical appreciation.
On a day during this month at Henry Wood
's Promenade Concerts
, the usual Monday night Wagner
concert was cancelled as a result of the outbreak of war, and replaced with works by British...
1919
English composer and pianist Dorothy Howell
's symphonic poem, Lamia, premiered at the Promenade Concerts, conducted by Sir Henry Wood
.