Photocopy of an autograph letter signed from Adolph Brodsky to Edward Elgar
Parte deBrodsky Papers
This letter is in reply to Elgar's inviting Brodsky to perform in a Hallé concert in celebration of Elgar's seventieth birthday in January 1927. The original is dated ‘November or December 1926’, and it is unclear when this photocopy wa...
Brodsky, Adolph Davidovich (1851-1929), Violinist, Principal of the Royal Manchester College of Music
Newscutting of Alfred Barker's views on who will be the new conductor of the Hallé Orchestra
Parte deBrodsky Papers
Alfred Barker, a former pupil of Adolph Brodsky and the leader of the Hallé Orchestra, expresses his views on conductors for the next season of the Hallé Orchestra. Dated 26 March.
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Newscutting of a review of a concert given by the Hallé Orchestra conducted by Hans Richter
Parte deBrodsky Papers
This was the thirteenth performance of the Pathétique Symphony at the Hallé Concerts and the finest of them all. Dr. Richter conducted without a score. Brodsky played better than ever but the critic was not taken with the Lumb [Laub?] cadenzas. ...
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Newscutting of a review of a concert given by the Hallé Orchestra conducted by Hans Richter
Parte deBrodsky Papers
According to the critic, the two items by British composers on the programme sounded "deplorably commonplace in comparison with the music immediately preceding and succeeding them." Mr. Plunket Greene sang with too much exaggeration. D...
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Parte deBrodsky Papers
Although this cutting bears neither name nor date, it is probably from The Manchester Guardian and dates from the first decade of the century. Dr. Richter was ill and unable to conduct this Hallé concert, which was the last of the season.
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Autograph letter signed from Edvard Grieg to Adolph Brodsky
Parte deBrodsky Papers
Grieg, Edvard Hagerup (1843-1907), Composer, Pianist, Conductor
Autograph letter from Charles Hallé to Adolph Brodsky, with accompanying envelope
Parte deBrodsky Papers
Hallé introduces himself to Brodsky, mentions that Willy Hess must leave England because of ill-health and offers Brodsky three vacant posts: Principal Teacher [Violin] at the RMCM, including direction of the ensemble and orchestral class amountin...
Hallé, Charles (1819-1895), Knight; pianist, conductor, founder of Royal Manchester College of Music
Autograph letter signed from Harry Mortimer to Adolph Brodsky
Parte deBrodsky Papers
Harry Mortimer (clarinettist) believes there is a vacancy in the Hallé orchestra, owing to Mr. Brough going to the Scottish Orchestra. Mortimer should like to obtain the post, particularly as he has waited a long time. Mortimer is also writing t...
Mortimer, Harry (fl.1910s-1940), Clarinettist
Autograph letter signed from Clyde Twelvetrees to Adolph Brodsky
Parte deBrodsky Papers
Twelvetrees informs Brodsky that he has just accepted the position of principal 'cello in the Hallé Orchestra next season and, as these concerts will hardly provide a living, he asks Brodsky's advice about finding pupils. He has had 15 ...
Twelvetrees, Clyde (1865-1956), cellist
Autograph letter signed from Olga Neruda to Adolph Brodsky
Parte deBrodsky Papers
Olga writes at great length to Brodsky. At the outbreak of the Great War she was in Wiesbaden and as she could not return to London in the September, she lost her post at the Guildhall School of Music. She then spent a few years in Kobenhagen wh...
Neruda, Olga (1858-1945) pianist, teacher at the Royal Manchester College of Music