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Edinburgh International Festival

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Opening Concert broadcast direct from the Usher Hall Edinburgh
SHEILA ARMSTRONG (soprano) HENRYK SZERYNG (violin)
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL CHORUS chorus-master ARTHUR OLDHAM SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA leader SAM BOR conductor Alexander Gibson Part 1
Messiaen Hymne
7.45* Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor
8.15* The First Edinburgh Festival
Sir Rudolf Bing reads from his memoirs. 5,000 Nights at the Opera, the description of his part in starting the Festival in 1947.
8.35* EIF Concert Part 2
Verdi Quattro pezzi sacrl

Contributors

Violin:
Henryk Szeryng
Chorus-Master:
Arthur Oldham
Leader:
Sam Bor
Conductor:
Alexander Gibson
Unknown:
Messiaen Hymne
Unknown:
Sir Rudolf Bing
Source: Radio Times

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