Main Performers | Benno Moiseiwitsch - piano |
Orchestra or Band | London Symphony Orchestra |
Set List | 'Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor, Op.18', Rachmaninoff, 'Piano Concerto No.3 in D Minor, Op.30', Rachmaninoff, 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43', Rachmaninoff |
Performance Notes | Mrs Churchill attended and was accompanied by M. Maisky, the Soviet Ambassador, and Madame Maisky. The audience was comprised on over 4,000 Allied Service men and women and many civilians. During the interval Mrs Churchill went to the dressing room to congratulate Moiseiwitsch and Sir Henry Wood. Well over £2,000 was raised. (The Daily Telegraph, 8 June 1943) |
Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/1943/54) |