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Living with Glorious John: 1: Mr Barkworth Goes to New York

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Four programmes this week remembering the great conductor John Barbirolli.

The oboist Evelyn Rothwell first met John Barbirolli in 1931. She was 20 and he was auditioning her for a job. By the end of the decade, he was principal conductor of the New York Philharmonic and she was his wife.

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Evelyn Rothwell
Producer:
Andrew Lyle
Source: Radio Times

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