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Collection name Usher Hall: Box 5 (1980-84)
Unique identifier Box 62
Description Usher Hall: box 5 of 8 (1980-84)
Collection of ca. 30 miscellaneous programmes, posters, flyers and handbills from the Usher Hall, Edinburgh. Performances of mainly chamber music, opera, orchestral music, and choral music, many as part of the Edinburgh International Festival.

Some of the highlights from the collection include:
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Kurt Masur (29/3/82)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra: conducted by Gustav Kuhn (10/11/84); conducted by Joshua Rifkin (11/2/84); conducted by James Galway (12/11/83); conducted by Raymond Leppard (3/12/80)
Johann Strauss Orchestra: directed by Jack Rothstein (7/11/81); directed by Raymond Cohen (30/10/83)
Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists (26/8/82)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christopher Seaman (18/1/uu)
Edinburgh Royal Choral Union conducted by John McLeod (15/3/80)
Edinburgh Secondary Schools' Orchestra conducted by Colin O'Riordan and Edinburgh Secondary Schools' Chorus conducted by Andrew Kerr (19/11/80)
Monteverdi Choir and the Monteverdi Orchestra conducted by John Eliot Gardiner, presented by John Lewis, Edinburgh (27/9/80)
Scottish National Orchestra: conducted by Alexander Gibson (19/3/82, 4/7/83); conducted by Norman del Mar (23/4/82)
Polish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk, presented by John Lewis, Edinburgh (25/5/83)
Date range 1980 - 1984
Associated People and Organisations Scottish Chamber Orchestra - Edinburgh International Festival - del Mar, Norman - Scottish National Orchestra - Edinburgh Royal Choral Union - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra - Masur, Kurt 1927 - Kuhn, Gustav 1947 - Rifkin, Joshua 1944 - Galway, James 1939 - Leppard, Raymond 1927 - Johann Strauss Orchestra - Rothstein, Jack - Cohen, Raymond 1919 - Monteverdi Choir - Monteverdi Orchestra - English Baroque Soloists - Seaman, Christopher - McLeod, John 1934 - Edinburgh Secondary Schools Orchestra - Edinburgh Secondary Schools Chorus - O'Riordan, Colin - Kerr, Andrew - Gardiner, John Eliot 1943 - John Lewis - Gibson, Alexander 1926 - 1995 Polish chamber orchestra - Maksymiuk, Jerzy -
Associated Places Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Associated Times 20th century - late 1971-1999
Associated Content Opera Handbills Flyers Posters Playbills
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Viewing the Collection Mon-Thur 10.00-20.00 Fri 10.00-17.00 Sat 09.00- 13.00 For reprographic services, book reservations and overdue items from lending departments.
Monday-Thursday, 10am-8pm; Friday, 10am-5pm; Saturday, 9am-1pm
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Edinburgh Central Library, Music Library
George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EG United Kingdom Open Map
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Website http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/
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Collections Overview Special collection on Edinburgh Festival 1947 to date
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For details of other collections held at the same location: See the location record

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