Record

Performance TitleFortieth Anniversary Gala Concert - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Performance Date15 September 1986
Performance DayMonday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersSir Yehudi Menuhin - violin,
Paul Tortelier - cello
Orchestra or BandRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra
ConductorsYuri Temirkanov,
Sir Charles Groves,
Antal Dorati,
Andre Previn
Set List'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem), trad.,
'Overture' from William Tell, Rossini (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra),
'The Walk to the Paradise Garden' (A Village Romeo and Juliet), Delius (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra),
'Concerto in A Minor for Violin and Cello, Op.102', Brahms (Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Paul Tortelier, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
INTERVAL
'Symphony No.2' (A London Symphony), Vaughan Williams (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
Royal PresenceHRH Princess Alexandra
Performance NotesLady Mary Mumford was in attendance.

The concert was held on the very same day that Sir Thomas Beecham conducted the orchestra's inaugural concert at the Davis Theatre, Croydon on 15 September 1946.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1986/130)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1986/130Fortieth Anniversary Gala Concert - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra15 September 1986
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Ubavuryt_LarFortieth Anniversary Gala Concert - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/41Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO); 1946-; British orchestra
DS/UK/7113Temirkanov; Yuri (1938-); Russian conductor
DS/UK/6650Tortelier; Paul (1914-1990); French cellist, composer
DS/UK/9318Groves; Sir; Charles Bernard (1915-1992); English conductor
DS/UK/6837Dorati; Antal (9 April 1906-13 November 1988); KBE; Hungarian-born American conductor and composer
DS/UK/10523Previn; Andre (6 April 1929-28 February 2019); KBE; German-born American pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor
DS/UK/121Menuhin; Yehudi (22 April 1916-12 March 1999); Baron Menuhin OM KBE; American-born Russian violinist and conductor
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