ASO Heritage 1930-40s

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Historical photo of Klemperer announcing the very recent death of Richard Strauss, Sept 1949 to the Adelaide Audience



Eminent conductors & soloists

Arthur Rubinstein 1937 (Beethoven Piano Conc. No.3 & Chopin Piano Conc. No.1)

Sir Malcolm Sargent

Georg Szell 1938

Georg Szell 1939 (Oberon O. & Beethoven Sym No.7)

Artur Schnabel 1939 (Moz.Conc. K595)

Sir Thomas Beecham 1940

Antal Dorati & Ignaz Friedman 1940

Rafael Kubelik 1949

Elizabeth Schwarzkopf 1949

 

 

Anecdotes and articles

SA Orchestra programme title page 1934

Setting up ABC orchestras - Charles Moses

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra created/ renamed SASO

State symphony Orchestra - Appeal for support

Mignon Weston Adelaide oboist 1937

Adelaide Studio Orchestra ABC broadcast 1938

ASO Ladies Committee 1939

Lady's foot in mouth for Sir Malcolm

Orchestra membership list May 1940

War charities 1940

Opera 1945

Ballet 1945

Playing for the troops 1945

Constance Pether, first woman......