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1strings; Svendsen conducted two concerts. These three composers made their first appearance in England.
21889. Joachim played Stanford's †suite for violin and orchestra; Tchaikovsky conducted his †suite in D and pianoforte concerto in B flat minor; Parry conducted his †'English' symphony; Ysaÿe and Sapellnikoff played.
31890. Dvořák conducted his †symphony in G; Borwick played.
41891. Paderewski, Jean Gerardy and Lamond played.
51892. Mozart death centenary concert.
61893. Mackenzie appointed conductor. Tchaikovsky conducted his †symphony in F minor.
8CONCERTS GIVEN IN QUEEN'S HALL:
91894. Tchaikovsky's †symphony in B minor and †Fantasie for pianoforte and orchestra; Saint-Saëns conducted his symphony in C minor. Cesar Thomson played, Camilla Landi sang.
101895. Stanford conducted his †symphony in D; Parry conducted his †symphony in F (new version). Sauer played, Bispham sang.
111896. French pitch adopted. Borodin's †symphony in B minor; Dvořák conducted his †concerto for violoncello.
121897. This year an autumn season was given for the first time. Paderewski played Mackenzie's †'Scottish' concerto; Parry conducted his †variations in E minor; Glazounov conducted his †symphony in E flat (his first appearance in England). Tchaikovsky's †variations for violoncello and orchestra; Humperdinck conducted excerpts from 'Hänsel und Gretel' and 'Königskinder.' Blanche Marchesi sang, Siloti played.
131898. Moskowski played his concerto in E (his début as pianist); D'Albert conducted his symphony in F.
141899. Rachmaninov conducted his fantasie in E (his first appearance in England); Martucci conducted his symphony in D minor; Borwick played Stanford's †variations on an English theme. Dohnanyi and Rosenthal played.
151900. Cowen reappointed conductor. Elgar conducted his 'Sea-pictures.' Busoni played.
161901. Elgar conducted his †'Cockaigne' overture. Kubelik and Godowsky played.
171902. Rachmaninov's †concerto in C minor.
181903. Mackenzie conducted his 'London Day by Day'; MacDowell played his 2nd concerto (his first appearance in England); Glazounov conducted his 7th symphony and †suite 'Aus dem Mittelalter.' Kreisler played.
191904. Marie Hall and Raoul Pugno played, Muriel Foster and Maria Gay sang.
201905. First appearance in England of Casals.
211906. Weingartner conducted his †symphony in G; Coleridge Taylor conducted his †'African' Variations. Mischa Elman played.
221907. Programmes annotated by F. G. Webb. Colonne conducted the first concert of the season. Enesco's †symphony in E flat; Sinding conducted his violin concerto in A (his first appearance in England); G. W. Chadwick's 'Cleopatra.'
231908. Various conductors engaged; see list. Sibelius conducted his symphony in C (his first appearance in England); Bantock conducted his prelude and 'Sappho' songs. Gerhardt sang, Hubay and Lengyel played.
241908–09. The season began in the autumn of 1908. McEwen's †ballad 'Grey Galloway.' Ethel M. Smyth conducted two songs, the first woman conductor at a Philharmonic.
251909–10. Holbrooke conducted his 'Queen Mab'; Rachmaninov's †symphony in E minor; Elgar's †violin concerto. Programmes annotated by Edwin Evans.
261910–11. Cortot and Katharine Goodson played.
28The complete programmes down to this date will be found in M. B. Foster's History (see below). Later programmes are given in more detail.
301911–12. The centenary season. Rachmaninov played his †concerto in D minor. Stanford conducted his *D minor symphony, one of the principal British works specially written for the centenary; Buhlig, Busoni, Casals and Zimbalist played. The last concert included a performance of the 'Choral' symphony under Nikisch.
311912–13. Parry conducted his *B minor symphony, written for the centenary; Pitt conducted his G minor symphony; Coleridge Taylor's A minor ballade (in memoriam); Brahms's 3rd symphony; Strauss's 'Also sprach Zarathustra' (new to Philharmonic), 'Tod und Verklarung' and 'Don Juan'; Walford Davies conducted his 'Wordsworth' suite; Schubert's C major symphony; Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Scheherezade'; Norman O'Neill's †'Introduction, Mazurka and Finale'; Glazounov's E flat symphony; Scriabin's †1st symphony; Beethoven's 'Choral'; Bauer played Beethoven's concerto in G; Sapellnikov played a Chopin concerto; Busoni played Liszt's E flat concerto; Katharine Parlow played Saint-Saëns's B minor concerto; Elwes sang Dunhill's †Song-cycle.
321913–14. This season the Society handed over to the British Museum valuable MS. scores on a permanent loan. Grainger's 'Mock Morris'; Strauss's 'Festliches Praeludium' and 'Ein Heldenleben' (new to Philharmonic); Beethoven's 3rd, 5th and 7th symphonies; Bax's 'In the Faery Hills'; F. Austin's symphony in E; Holst conducted his 'In the Street of Ouled Nails'; Vaughan Williams's 'Norfolk Rhapsody,' No. 3; Tchaikovsky's 6th symphony; Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Easter' overture; Delius's †'On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring' and †'Summer Night on the River'; Stanford's 'Irish Rhapsody,' No. 4; Mendelssohn's 'Italian' symphony; Frank Bridge conducted his †'Dance Poem'; Liszt's 'Les Préludes'; Joan Manen played Lalo's 'Symphonie espagnole'; Joseph Lhevinne and Lamond played the Tchaikovsky concerto; Borwick played Schumann's concerto; Cortot played Franck's 'Les Djinns'; Sapellnikov played Rachmaninov's concerto in C minor; Kirkby Lunn, Muriel Foster and Oriana Madrigal Society sang.
331914–15. Debussy's 'Printemps,' 'Three Nocturnes' and 'Blessed Damozel'; Cyril Scott's †'Passacaglias,' Nos. 1 and 2; Saint Saëns's C minor Symphony; Handel, a concerto grosso; Delius's 'A Village Romeo and Juliet,' excerpts, 'Paris' and 'Koanga'; Bax's 'Fatherland' and Berlioz's 'Te Deum' with the Halle Choir; Berlioz's 'Symphonie fantastique'; Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony; Liadov's 'The Enchanted Lake'; Vivaldi, a concerto for strings; Smyth's 'The Wreckers' overture; Borodin's B minor symphony; Wallace's 'Wallace' symphonic poem; Vaughan Williams's 'Wasps' overture; Elgar's 'Carillons' melodrama and 2nd symphony; Parry's 'From Death to Life' (new to London); McEwen's 'Grey Galloway'; a Mozart symphony; Stravinsky's 'L'Oiseau de feu'; Sapellnikov played Liszt's A minor concerto; Goodson played Grieg's concerto; Isolde Menges played; Kirkby Lunn, Walter Hyde and Edvina sang.
341915–16. Balakirev's 'Thamar'; Borodin's 'Polovtsienne' dances; Stravinsky's 'Petrouchka' and 'L'Oiseau de feu'; Balfour Gardiner's †'Fantasy'; Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Anton' and 'Scheherezade'; Berlioz's 'King Lear'; Handel, a concerto for strings; D'Indy's 'Jour d'été à la montagne'; Liszt's 'Tasso'; a Mozart symphony and the concertante for violin and viola (Ysaÿe and Tertis); Ravel's 'Daphnis et Chloé'; Bach's 'Brandenburg' in G; Mackenzie conducted his 'La Belle Dame sans merci'; Debussy's 'Three Nocturnes' and 'Ibéria' (new to London); Norman O'Neill's 'Humoresque'; Bax's 'In the Faery Hills'; Corder's 'Elegy' for 24 violins and organ; Frank Bridge conducted his 'Summer'; Fanny Davies played a Mozart concerto; Arthur Rubinstein played a Saint-Saëns concerto; Sapellnikov and Rumschyisky played Rachmaninov's 2nd Suite for 2 pianofortes; Pachmann played a Chopin concerto; Renée Chemet played Lalo's 'Symphonie espagnole'; Myra Hess played Schumann's concerto; Mignon Nevada and Elsa Stralia sang.
351916–17. Delius's 'A Village Romeo and Juliet,' Scene V., 'On hearing the Cuckoo in Spring,' 'A Summer Night on the River' and march from 'Folkeraadet' suite; Debussy's 'Ibéria,' 'Three Nocturnes' and 'L'Après-midi d'un faun'; Tchaikovsky's 'Francesca da Rimini,' 'Romeo and
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