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Sir Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet, CH (29 April 1879 – 8 March 1961) was an English conductor and impresario best known for his association with the London Philharmonic and the Royal Philharmonic orchestras. He was also closely associated with the Liverpool Philharmonic and Hallé orchestras.
Every British musician has a Beecham story, a secondhand quip of a conductor who founded or rescued most of the nation’s orchestras and, when bankrupt, told the Official Receiver to be ‘truly thankful for what he was about to receive.’ Sir Thomas was a font of wit and enterprise, a blaze of colour and bonhomie in a monochrome age.
Thomas Beecham: the life and legacy of the conductor Rob Cowan Wednesday, March 1, 2017 Rob Cowan speaks to musicians who played under Beecham in order to understand what made him such an inspirational conductor. Sir Thomas Beecham (photo: Tully Potter)
Thomas Beecham (Conductor) Born: April 29, 1879 - St. Helens, near Liverpool, England Died: March 8, 1961 - London, England The celebrated English conductor, Thomas Beecham, was born to a father, Sir Joseph Beecham, a man of great wealth, derived from the manufacture of the once-famous Beecham pills.
Jan 19, 2016 · The indefatigable conductor and impresario Sir Thomas Beecham (1879 – 1961) was a much loved and respected figure who lavished his personal fortune on the promotion of orchestral and operatic music and was described by the BBC as ‘Britain’s first international conductor’.
Sir Thomas Beecham (born St Helens, Lancashire, 29 April 1879; died London, 8 March 1961) was an English conductor. He was one of the most famous conductors of his time. He came from a very rich family and was able to use his money to pay orchestras that he formed. He formed the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
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March 2011. (b. St. Helens, 29 April 1879; d. London, 8 March 1961) The Museum owns a small but important archive relating to this great British conductor, who died 50 years ago this month. Shown below is the very rare programme of his first London concert, given at the Steinway Hall on 14 July 1903. Josef Claus was a German baritone and ...
