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Performance TitleGala Centenary Concert, in aid of The Musicians Benevolent Fund
Performance Date1 July 1976
Performance DayThursday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersJacqueline du Pre - toy drum,
Zdenek Macal,
David Lively - speakers

Jennifer Smith,
Helen Watts,
Robert Tear,
Thomas Hemsley - vocals

Julian Bream,
John Williams - mandolins,
Claudio Arraus - piano,
Isaac Stern,
Ida Haendel,
Pinchas Zukerman - violins,
Daniel Adni,
Louis Kentner,
Jeremy Menuhin,
John Lill,
Juliana Markova,
Claudio Arraus,
Hephzibah Menuhin,
Jean-Bernard Pommier,
Alexander Gibson,
Michael Roll - pianos,
Simon Rattle - percussion
Orchestra or BandHarold Holt Gala Orchestra
ConductorsErich Leinsdorf,
David Atherton,
Daniel Barenboim,
Gary Bertini,
James Loughran,
Rafael Kubelik
Set List'Overture, The Impresario', Mozart,
'Concerto for Two Mandolins', Vivaldi (Julian Bream, John Williams),
'Konzertstucke for Piano and Orchestra', Weber (Claudio Arrau),
'Concerto for Three Violins in F Major', Vivaldi (Isaac Stern, Ida Haendel, Pinchas Zukerman)
INTERVAL
'The Ride of the Walkyries', Wagner, arr. Blackford (Daniel Adni, Louis Kentner, Jeremy Menuhin, John Lill, Juliana Markova, Hephzibah Menuhin, Jean-Bernard Pommier, Michael Roll, Simon Rattle),
'Liebeslieder Waltzes Nos. 1, 2, 3 ,4 ,6, 11 ,13, 14, 18', Brahms (Jennifer Smith, Helen Watts, Robert Tear, Thomas 'Hemsley, Louis Kentner, Alexander Gibson),
'Toy Symphony', Haydn (Entire Company, Jacqueline du Pre, Zdenek Macal, David Lively)
Performance NotesThe event was filmed by BBC Television.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1976/95)
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/-r4-XZ-1oEg9
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1976/95Gala Centenary Concert in aid of The Musicians Benevolent Fund1 July 1976
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Oixomavoot_XidGala Centenary Concert, in aid of The Musicians Benevolent Fund1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/3447du Pré; Jacqueline (26 January 1945-19 October 1987); OBE; British cellist
DS/UK/989Barenboim; Daniel (15 November 1942); KBE; Argentine pianist and conductor
DS/UK/5684Atherton; David (3 January 1944); OBE; English conductor, co-founder of London Sinfonietta
DS/UK/7752Lill; John (1944-); English classical pianist
DS/UK/11012Macal; Zdenek (1936-); Czech conductor
DS/UK/9756Smith; Jennifer (1945-); Portuguese soprano singer
DS/UK/9323Watts; Helen (1927-2009); CBE; Welsh contralto
DS/UK/9448Tear; Robert (1939-2011); CBE; Welsh tenor, conductor
DS/UK/11240Hemsley; Thomas (1927-2013); English baritone
DS/UK/9996Bream; Julian (1933-2020); English classical guitarist, lutenist
DS/UK/4802Williams; John (1941-); Australian guitarist
DS/UK/16061Arrau; Claudio (6 February 1903-9 June 1991); Chilean pianist
DS/UK/8003Stern; Isaac (1920-2001); Polish-born violinist, conductor
DS/UK/1496Haendel; Ida (15 December 1928-1 July 2020); CBE; Polish violinist
DS/UK/11100Zukerman; Pinchas (16 July 1948); Israeli American violinist, violist, conductor
DS/UK/10812Adni; Daniel (6 December 1951-present); Israeli pianist
DS/UK/2547Kentner; Louis (1905-1987); Hungarian pianist
DS/UK/9112Menuhin; Jeremy (1951-); United States-born British pianist
DS/UK/9655Markova; Juliana (fl 1980s-2010s); Bulgarian pianist
DS/UK/7005Menuhin; Hephzibah (1920-1981); American-Australian pianist
DS/UK/16062Pommier; Jean-Bernard (1944-); French pianist, conductor
DS/UK/9656Roll; Michael (1946-); English classical pianist
DS/UK/1388Rattle; Sir; Simon Denis (19 January 1955); OM CBE; British conductor
DS/UK/9653Gibson; Sir; Alexander Drummond (1926-1995); Scottish conductor and opera intendant
DS/UK/6841Leinsdorf; Erich (1912-1993); American conductor
DS/UK/10086Bertini; Gary (1 May 1927-17 March 2005); Israeli conductor and musician
DS/UK/9858Loughran; James (1931-); CBE, DMus., FRNCM, FRSAMD; Scottish conductor
DS/UK/1924Kubelik; Rafael Jerenym (1914-1996); Czech conductor, composer
DS/UK/17791Lively; David (1953-); American pianist
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