List of performances by the London Symphony Orchestra

Since its inception in 1904, the London Symphony Orchestra has given its own series of concerts. In the beginning the Orchestra hired itself out both in London and elsewhere to other musical organisations and festivals, performing a limited number of its own concerts in a series at Queen's Hall in London. Nowadays it promotes nearly all of its own concerts at the Barbican Centre in London.

Hans Richter accepted the position of Principal Conductor, although he never gave all concerts in a season, sharing his time with the LSO with his position as conductor of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester.

The Hans Richter era

9 June 1904 Hans Richter Wagner: Prelude to Die Meistersinger Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 Mozart: Overture to Die Zauberflöte Elgar: Enigma Variations Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

27 October 1904 Frederic Cowen Adela Verne, piano Wagner: A Faust Overture Tchaikovsky: Elegy From Serenade for Strings Cowen: A Phantasy of Life and Love Grieg: Piano Concerto Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, ‘Eroica’

17 November 1904 Arthur Nikisch Achille Rivarde, violin Beethoven: Overture to Egmont Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 Wagner: Overture to Tannhäuser Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

15 December 1904 Fritz Steinbach Louis Zimmerman, violin Beethoven: Leonore, Overture No. 2 Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (ed.Steinbach for strings alone) Beethoven: Violin Concerto Brahms: Symphony No. 4

26 January 1905 Charles Villiers Stanford Leonard Borwick, piano Harry Plunket Greene, baritone Saint-Saëns: Phaëton Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 Stanford: Five Songs of the Sea* Parry: Symphonic Variations Stanford: Symphony No. 5, ‘L’allegro ed il peneroso’

16 February 1905 Edouard Colonne Johannes Wolff, violin Berlioz: Le Carnaval romain. Overture Bach: Bourrée, Polonaise and Badinerie from Orchestral Suite No. 2 Berlioz: Three Excerpts from La Damnation de Faust Caprice andalous for violin and orchestra*** Saint-Saëns: Franck: Symphony

8 March 1905 Sir Edward Elgar Ada Crossley, contralto Elgar: In the South (Alassio) Elgar: Funeral March from Grania and Diarmid Elgar: Sea Pictures Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance No. 3*** Elgar: Cockaigne (In London Town), overture Elgar: Introduction and Allegro*** Elgar: Enigma variations

11 April 1905 George Henschel Arthur W. Payne* Evangeline Anthony, violin David Ffrangcon-Davies, bass Wagner: Die Meistersinger, Prelude Brahms: Symphony No. 2 Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1* Wagner: Wotans Farewell from Die Walküre Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde

6 June 1905 Arthur Nikisch Maud McCarthy, violin Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 2 Handel: Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 6 No. 10 Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, ‘Pathétique’

6 November 1905 Hans Richter Weber: Overture to Euryanthe Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, ‘Eroica’

23 November 1905 Peter Raabe Berlioz: Overture to Benvenuto Cellini Brahms: Symphony No. 1 Richard Strauss: Don Juan Wagner: Siegfried Idyll Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde

14 December 1905 Fritz Steinbach Achille Rivarde, violin Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (ed. Steinbach) Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 3

18 January 1906 Charles Villiers Stanford Arthur de Greef, piano Dvořák: In Natures Realm Grieg: Piano Concerto Stanford: Symphony No. 6, ‘in memoriam G.F. Watts’ Piano Solos (Schumann and Saint-Saëns) Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini

29 January 1906 Hans Richter Chopin: Funeral March (in memoriam The King of Denmark) Wagner: Prelude Act 1 of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Liszt: Mazeppa Dvořák: Symphonic Variations Mozart: Overture to Die Zauberflöte Glazunov: Symphony No. 6

12 February 1906 Hans Richter Arthur Payne, violin Daniel Wood, flute H.W. Hollis, flute Elgar: In the South (Alassio) Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 York Bowen: Symphonic Fantasia Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

22 February 1906 Wassili Safonoff Léon Delafosse, piano Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3 Chopin: Andante spianato and Grand Polonaise in E major Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik Piano Solos (Schumann and Liszt) Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

8 March 1906 Edouard Colonne Berlioz: Le Carnaval Romain, overture Schumann: Overture, Entracte, Ranz des vaches and Apparition from Manfred Wagner: Overture and Venusberg Music from Tannhäuser Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

26 March 1906 Hans Richter Brahms: Academic Festival Overture Wagner: Prelude Act 1 of Parsifal Beethoven: Coriolan, overture Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (with additional movement by Joseph Hellmesberger) Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra Wagner: Overture to Tannhäuser

23 April 1906 Hans Richter Marie Brema, soprano John Harrison, tenor Frederic Austin, baritone Wagner: A Faust Overture Wagner: Am stillen Herd &Fanget an from Die Meistersinger Wagner: Siegfried Idyll Wagner: Preislied from Die Meistersinger Wagner: Wotans Farewell and Magic Fire Music from Die Walküre Wagner: Rienzi, Overture

5 May 1906 Wassili Safonoff Mendelssohn: Overture to A Midsummer Nights Dream Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 Wagner: Prelude Act 3 from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, ‘Pathétique’

19 May 1906 Frederic Cowen Frederic Cowen, piano D.S. Wood, flute W.M. Malsch, oboe John Ansell, viola B.P. Parker, cello Schumann: Overture to Genoveva Mozart: Adagio and Rondo in C minor Cowen: Symphony No. 3, ‘Scandanavian’ Schubert: German Dance No. 5, D90 Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 3

9 June 1906 Arthur Nikisch Brahms: Symphony No. 1 Wagner: Overture to Der Fliegende Holländer Wagner: Forest Murmurs from Siegfried Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung

25 June 1906 Arthur Nikisch Arthur Friedheim, piano Goldmark: Sakuntalà, Overture Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 Richard Strauss: Don Juan Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

5 November 1906 Hans Richter Fanny Davies. piano Wagner: Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 Richard Strauss: Don Juan Piano Solo (Elgar) Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 ‘Pastoral’

19 November 1906 Hans Richter Henry Coward* Maud Perceval Allen, soprano Alice Lakin, contralto John Harrison, tenor David Ffrangcon-Davies, bass Sheffield Choir Brahms: Academic Festival Overture Bach: Singet dem Herrn, motet Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, ‘Choral’

3 December 1906 Hans Richter Charles Clark, baritone Ladies of the Royal Academy of Music Liszt: A Dante Symphony Marschner: Aria, An jenem Tag from Hans Heiling Elgar: Enigma Variations Wagner: Good Friday Music from Parsifal Weber: Aria, Wo bergich mich from Euryanthe Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche

17 December 1906 Hans Richter Donald Tovey, piano Smetana: Overture to The Bartered Bride Donald Tovey: Piano Concerto Berlioz: Love Scene and Queen Mab Scherzo from Roméo et Juliette Schubert: Symphony No. 9, ‘Great’

21 January 1907 Hans Richter John Coates, tenor D.S. Wood, flute Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, From the New World Weber: Aria, Von Jugend auf schon in Kampfgefild from Oberon Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 Herbert Brewer: Three Elizabethan Pastorales Elgar: In the South (Alassio)

28 January 1907 Hans Richter Albert Spalding, violin Wagner: Overture to Der fliegende Holländer Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra Violin Solos (Bach and Sarasate) Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1

11 February 1907 Hans Richter Agnes Nicholls, soprano Alice Lakin, contralto George Lloyd Chandos, tenor Robert Radford, bass Leeds Philharmonic Chorus Schubert: Symphony No. 8, ‘Unfinished’ Brahms: Schicksalslied Beethoven: Missa solemnis

18 February 1907 Hans Richter Mischa Elman, violin Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 Brahms: Violin Concerto Smetana: Vltava from Má Vlast MacKenzie: Suite for Violin and Orchestra in E major Berlioz: Le Carnaval romain, overture

11 March 1907 Hans Richter Harold Bauer, piano Mozart: Symphony No. 39 Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben Liszt: Totentanz Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3

25 March 1907 Hans Richter Agnes Nicholls, soprano Wagner: Overture and Venusberg Music from Tannhäuser Mozart: Aria, Martern aller Arten from Die Entführung aus dem Serail Wagner: Siegfried Idyll Beethoven: Abscheulicher, wo eilst du hin from Fidelio Wagner: Funeral Music from Götterdämmerung Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

13 April 1907 Arthur Nikisch Weber: Overture to Euryanthe Brahms: Symphony No. 4 Schubert: Symphony No. 8, ‘Unfinished’ Wagner: Prelude Act 1 and Good Friday Music from Parsifal Wagner: Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

16 April 1907 Arthur Nikisch Alexander MacKenzie* Henry Coward** Charles Harriss*** Agnes Nicholls, soprano Eva Gauthier, contralto Alice Lakin, contralto Lloyd Chandos, tenor Ben Ffrangcon-Davies, bass The Sheffield Choir MacKenzie: Britannia, Overture * Bach: “Sing ye to the Lord, Motet”** Charles Harriss: Coronation Mass Edward VII*** Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, ‘Choral’

27 April 1907 Arthur Nikisch Haydn: Symphony No. 88, ‘Letter V’ Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

6 May 1907 Wassili Safonoff Weber: Overture to Oberon Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, ‘Pathétique’ Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve, orchestral suite Wagner: Overture to Tannhäuser

13 May 1907 Wassili Safonoff Beethoven: Coriolan, overture Metzl: The Sunken Bell, symphonic poem Schumann: Overture to Manfred Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

23 May 1907 Enrique Fernández Arbós Leopold Godowsky, piano Brahms: Academic Festival Overture Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi dun faune Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

3 June 1907 Hans Richter Beethoven: The Consecration of the House, Overture Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 Beethoven: Leonore No. 3, Overture Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, ‘Eroica’ 4 November 1907 Hans Richter Mozart: Symphony No. 38, ‘Prague’ Wagner: Siegfried Idyll Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Brahms: Symphony No. 2

18 November 1907 Hans Richter Ernst Lengyel, piano Elgar: In the South (Alassio) Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 Grieg: Holberg Suite Piano Solo (Bach) Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

2 December 1907 Max Fiedler Jacques Pintel, piano W.M. Malsch, oboe E. Davies, oboe M. Gomez, clarinet O. Hill, clarinet E.F. James, bassoon E.W. Hinchliff, bassoon A. Borsdorf, horn H. Van Dermeerschen, horn Weber: Overture to Oberon Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, ‘Pathétique’ Schumann: Piano Concerto Beethoven: Rondino for Wind Instruments Piano Solos (Mendelssohn) Wagner: Overture to Tannhäuser

16 December 1907 Hans Richter Maud Perceval Allen, soprano Maud Santley, contralto Webster Millar, tenor Frederic Austin, bass Huddersfield Festival Chorus Bach: Mass in B minor

17 February 1908 Hans Richter Mischa Elman, violin Wagner: Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Brahms: Violin Concerto Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung Beethoven: Romance No. 2 for violin and orchestra Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

2 March 1908 Hans Richter Ernst Lengyel, piano Schumann: Overture to Manfred Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, ‘Emperor’ Elgar: Enigma Variations Piano Solo (Bach arr. Liszt) Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, ‘Pastoral’

23 March 1908 Hans Richter Ferencz Hegedus, violin Haydn: Symphony No. 101, ‘Clock’ Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn Tartini:Concerto for Violin and Strings in D minor Mozart: Overture to Die Zauberflöte Violin Solos (Tchaikovsky and Novacek) Beethoven: Symphony No. 8

25 April 1908 Arthur Nikisch Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3 Brahms: Symphony No. 3 Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini

2 May 1908 Arthur Nikisch Weber: Overture to Der Freischütz Haydn: Symphony No. 98 Ethel Smyth: Prelude to Act 2 of The Wreckers Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

9 May 1908 Arthur Nikisch Irene Scharrer, piano Berlioz: Le Carnaval romain, overture Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 Brahms: Symphony No. 1 Piano Solos (Chopin) Wagner: Overture to Der Fliegende Holländer

26 October 1908 Hans Richter Mischa Elman, violin Weber: Overture to Euryanthe Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Mozart: Symphony No. 40 Beethoven: Romance No. 1 for violin and orchestra Glazunov: Ouverture solenelle

9 November 1908 Hans Richter Kathleen Parlow, violin Brahms: Tragic Overture Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde Violin Solos (Tchaikovsky and Paganini) Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

23 November 1908 Hans Richter Fanny Davies, piano Alfred Hobday, viola Wagner: Overture and Venusberg Music from Tannhäuser Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 Berlioz: Harold in Italy

7 December 1908 Hans Richter Efrem Zimbalist, violin Mendelssohn: The Hebrides (Fingals Cave), overture Elgar: Symphony No. 1 Bruch: Scottish Fantasy Berlioz: Le Carnaval romain, overture

19 December 1908 Hans Richter Gisela Springer, piano Cherubini: Overture to Medea Elgar: Symphony No. 1 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 Glinka: Kamarinskaya Piano solos (Bach and Smetana) Wagner: Overture to Der Fliegende Holländer

15 February 1909 Hans Richter Alick MacLean* Agnes Nicholls, soprano Edna Thornton, contralto Gervase Elwes, tenor Robert Burnett, bass Chorus of the Sheffield Musical Union Alick MacLean: The Annunciation* Symphony No. 9, Choral Beethoven:

1 March 1909 Hans Richter Charles Clark, baritone Berlioz: Overture to Benvenuto Cellini William Henry Bell: Ballad of the Bird Bride (Eskimo) Richard Strauss: Don Juan Weber: Aria: Wo berich mich from Euryanthe Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, ‘Eroica’

22 March 1909 Hans Richter Leonard Borwick, piano Goldmark: In Spring, overture Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 Parry: Symphonic Variations Schumann: Introduction and Allegro appassionato Brahms: Symphony No. 1

7 April 1909 Hans Richter Leonard Borwick, piano Donald Francis Tovey, piano York Bowen, piano Beethoven: Overture to Fidelio Elgar: Symphony No. 1 Bach: Triple Piano Concerto Wagner: Good Friday Music from Parsifal Brahms: Academic Festival Overture

17 April 1909 Emil Mlynarski Olga Samaroff, piano Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung Grieg: Piano Concerto Stojowski:Scherzo from Symphony in D minor Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

1 May 1909 Wassili Safonoff Beethoven: Leonore No. 3, Overture Haydn: Symphony No. 95 Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

8 May 1909 Arthur Nikisch Bertie Patterson Parker, cello Beethoven: Overture to Egmont Bruckner: Symphony No. 2 Raff: Cello Concerto No. 1 Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1

20 May 1909 Arthur Nikisch Edgar Wollgandt, violin Wagner: A Faust Overture Brahms: Violin Concerto Dyson: Siena, symphonic poem Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

27 May 1909 Arthur Nikisch Elena Gerhardt, soprano Sinigaglia: Le Baruffe Chiozzotte, Overture Schubert: Die Allmacht, song with orchestra Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony Wagner: Stehe still, Träume and Schmerzen from Wesendonck Lieder Wagner: Overture to Tannhäuser

14 June 1909 Arthur Nikisch Beethoven: Coriolan, overture Elgar: Symphony No. 1 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 25 October 1909 Hans Richter Katharine Goodson, piano Berlioz: Le Carnaval romain, overture Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

8 November 1909 Hans Richter Ignacy Paderewski, piano Wagner: A Faust Overture Paderewski: Symphony in B minor, ‘Polonia’, (three movements only)** Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, ‘Emperor’ Cherubini: Overture to Anacréon

22 November 1909 Hans Richter Ernest Schelling, piano Mozart: Overture to Die Zauberflöte Schelling: Suite Fantastique for piano and orchestra Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 Beethoven: Symphony No. 6,‘Pastoral’

6 December 1909 Hans Richter Wagner: Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Brahms: Symphony No. 3 Bantock: The Pierrot of the Minute Schubert: Symphony No. 8, ‘Unfinished’ Elgar: In the South (Alassio)

18 December 1909 Hans Richter Ignacy Paderewski, piano Weber: Overture to Der Beherrscher der Geister Paderewski: Symphony in B minor, ‘Polonia’, (three movements only) Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 4 Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3

17 January 1910 Wassili Safonoff Ernest Lochbrunner, piano Mozart: Overture to Die Entführung aus dem Serail Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, ‘Eroica’ Hans Huber: Piano Concerto No. 3 Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet

31 January 1910 Wassili Safonoff Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung Handel: Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6 No. 5 Wagner: Good Friday Music from Parsifal Elgar: Symphony No. 1

14 February 1910 Hans Richter Henry Coward* Cicely Gleeson-White, soprano Phyllis Lett, contralto Cynlais Gibbs, tenor Robert Radford, bass Sheffield Musical Union Choir Mozart: Symphony No. 33 Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, Motet* Elgar: Go, song of mine, choral song* Beethoven: Missa solemnis

7 March 1910 Hans Richter Weber: Overture to Der Freischütz MacKenzie: Scottish Rhapsody No. 2, ‘Burns’ Dvořák: Symphonic Variations Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 Brahms: Symphony No. 1

21 March 1910 Hans Richter Maud Perceval Allen, soprano Ada Crossley, contralto John Harrison, tenor Charles Knowles, bass London Choral Society Stanford: Ave atque vale, choral overture Wagner: Closing Scene from Götterdämmerung Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Choral

4 April 1910 Serge Koussevitzky Beethoven: Overture to Egmont Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Concerto for strings in D major (orch. Steinberg)** Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy**

23 May 1910 Arthur Nikisch Leon Delafosse, piano D.S. Wood, flute J. Wilcocks, flute Handel: Dead March in Saul (In Memoriam Edward VII) Beethoven: Coriolan, overture Bach: Concerto for Piano and Strings in F major with two flutes Wagner: Siegfried Idyll Léon Delafosse: Fantasia in E major for piano and orchestra Brahms: Symphony No. 4

30 May 1910 Arthur Nikisch Frederic Austin, bass Weber: Overture to Euryanthe Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn Adam von Ahn Carse: Symphony No. 2* Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde Wagner: Funeral March from Götterdämmerung Wagner: Wotans Farewell and Magic Fire Music from Die Walküre

24 October 1910 Hans Richter Thomas Beecham* Pablo Casals, cello Berlioz: Le Carnaval romain, Overture* Holbrooke: Overture to Dylan* Dvořák: Cello Concerto Wagner: Siegfried Idyll Cello Solo (Bach) Mozart: Symphony No. 40

7 November 1910 Hans Richter Samuel Coleridge-Taylor* Katharine Goodson, piano Tchaikovsky: Hamlet Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 MacKenzie: Preludes to Acts 2 and 3 of Manfred (Byron), incidental music Coleridge-Taylor: The Bamboula, rhapsodic dance* Beethoven: Symphony No. 4

21 November 1910 Hans Richter Josef Holbrooke* Harold Bauer, piano Mozart: Overture to Die Zauberflöte Schubert: Symphony No. 8, ‘Unfinished’ Holbrooke: Piano Concerto No. 1, ‘Gwyn-ap-Nudd ‘* Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 Brahms: Symphony No. 2

5 December 1910 Hans Richter Julius Harrison* Frederic Dawson, piano Schumann: Overture to Genoveva Schumann: Piano Concerto Schumann: Symphony No. 1, ‘Spring’ Julius Harrison: Night on the Mountains* Beethoven: Symphony No. 2

17 December 1910 Hans Richter Cicely Gleeson-White, soprano Maud Perceval Allen, soprano Morgan Kingston, tenor Charles Knowles, bass Male voices from The London Choral Society Wagner: Selection of orchestral excerpts from Der Ring des Nibelungen (arr. Richter) Wagner: Prelude Act 3 from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Wagner: Pogners Address from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Wagner: The Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre Wagner: Act 1 of Tristan und Isolde

16 January 1911 Theodor Müller-Reuter Elena Gerhardt, soprano Berlioz: Overture to Benvenuto Cellini Weber: Song of Nurmahal, from Thomas Moore’s Lalla Rookh (arr. Müller-Reuter) Benedetto Marcello: Il mio bel foco, recitative and aria Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, ‚Eroica’ Delius: Paris (The Song of a Great City) Vocal Solos (Wolf) Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche

30 January 1911 Hans Richter Cicely Gleeson-White, soprano Edna Barker, soprano Marie Stuart, contralto John Coates, tenor James Campbell McInnes, bass Hallé Choir Bach: Christmas Oratorio

13 February 1911 Hans Richter Frank Bridge* Tina Lerner, piano Smetana: Overture to The Bartered Bride Berlioz: Love Scene and Queen Mab Scherzo from Roméo et Juliette Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 Bridge: Isabella, Symphonic Poem* Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

6 March 1911 Hans Richter Pauline Lightstone Donalda, soprano Walter Hyde, tenor David Brazell, bass-baritone Robert Burnett, bass Chorus of the Hanley Glee and Madrigal Society Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust

20 March 1911 Hans Richter Hamilton Harty* Bronislaw Huberman, violin Wagner: Prelude Act 1 to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Haydn: Symphony No. 103, ‘Drum Roll’ Harty: With the Wild Geese* Brahms: Violin Concerto Beethoven: Symphony No. 8

10 April 1911 Hans Richter Wagner: Prelude Act 1 to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn Elgar: Cockaigne (In London Town) Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

15 May 1911 Arthur Nikisch Ernest Schelling, piano Weber: Overture to Der Freischütz Holbrooke: Queen Mab Paderewski: Piano Concerto Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

29 May 1911 Arthur Nikisch William Henry Bell* Fritz Kreisler, violin Ethel Smyth: Overture to The Wreckers Elgar: Violin Concerto William Henry Bell: In the Night Watches* William Henry Bell: In the Fo’c’sle (Saucy Arethusa)* Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

8 June 1911 Sir Edward Elgar Berlioz: Le Corsaire, overture Handel: Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6 No. 5 Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn Elgar: Symphony No. 2

12 June 1911 Arthur Nikisch Josef Holbrooke* Eleanor Spencer, piano Susan Strong, soprano Edith Clegg, mezzo-soprano Walter Hyde, tenor Wagner: Overture to Rienzi Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 Holbrooke: Dylan, tone poem* Wagner: Prelude to Act 1 of Tristan und Isolde Wagner: Love Duet, Act 2 from Tristan und Isolde Wagner: Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde

15 June 1911 Sir Edward Elgar Beethoven: Coriolan, Overture Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 Elgar: Symphony No. 2