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Collection name
Royal Dublin Society (1886-1971)
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Irish Collection
Description
36 programmes from perfomances in the RDS, Dublin from 1886 to 2004. Concerts included the Afternoon Recitals of Chamber Music presented by the Royal Dublin Society. These contain analytical notes and wordbooks. Performers in the other concerts included Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, Janet Baker, Martin Isepp, Charles Rosen, Gyorgy Pauk, Peter Frankl, Marisa Robles, Nancy Evans, Gina Bachauer, New London String Quartet, Richard Lewis, Shura Cherassky, Louis Kentner, Bela Siki, Benthien String Quartet, John O'Conor, Frederica Von Stade, Frederic Wuher, Signor Esposito and the Garda Band and Singers for the Royal Canal Amenity Group Concert. Many are part of the Fottrell Collection. Others were donated by Owen Quinn and Beatrice Doran. The collection includes a programme from the AXA Dublin Interational Piano Competition and the Eurovision Song Contest.
Date range
1886 - 1971
Associated People and Organisations
AXA Dublin International Piano Competition -
Bachauer, Gina -
Baker, Janet -
Benthien String Quartet -
Cherassky, Shura -
Doran, Beatrice -
Esposito, Michele -
Eurovision Song Contest -
Evans, Nancy -
Frankl, Peter 1935 -
Garda Síochána Band -
Isepp, Martin -
Kentner, Louis 1905 - 1987
Lewis, Richard -
New London String Quartet -
O'Conor, John -
Pauk, Gyorgy -
Quinn, Owen -
Robles, Marisa -
Rosen, Charles -
Royal Canal Amenity Group Singers -
Royal Dublin Society -
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth -
Siki, Bela -
Stade, Frederica von -
Wuher, Frederic -
Associated Places
Royal Dublin Society, Ballsbridge
Associated Times
19th century - late Victorian 1876-1899
20th century - early 1900-1930
20th century - mid 1931-1970
21st century
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Dublin City Library and Archive
138 - 144 Pearse Street Dublin 2 Ireland Open Map
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http://www.dublincity.ie/living_in_the_city/libraries/find_your_library/dublin_city_library_and_archive.asp
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