Andrew Green uncovers the history of London concert venues.
4: Hanover Square Rooms
A Japanese store now occupies the site of this venue, where
Joseph Haydn directed his own music, the cadaverous Paganini thrilled his audience with the "wild and half-distraught strains from his violin", and coachmen were instructed to park carriages "with their horses' heads towards Grosvenor Square". Followed by: