The show must go on : on tour with the LSO in 1912 and 2012 / Gareth Davies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davies, Gareth, 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

London Symphony Orchestra--History.

London Symphony Orchestra.

London Symphony Orchestra--Travel.

Symphony orchestras--England--London--History.

Symphony orchestras.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Elliott & Thompson Limited, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A memoir of the London Symphony Orchestra on tour in the U.S. and beyond, focusing on their historical first visit to America in 1912 when they were due to sail on the Titanic, and their most recent travelsGareth Davies, principal flautist at the London Symphont Orchestra (LSO), tells the remarkable story of a groundbreaking expedition with the use of recently discovered diaries, archive material from London and New York, and newspaper reports from the time. A behind-the-scenes account of the LSO's current worldwide touring schedule finds that a surprising number of the same challenges remain. Readers join Gareth and his colleagues as they contend with airports, volcanoes, travel strikes, illness, and even life-and-death situations. As well as vivid descriptions of sitting center stage surrounded by music and working with Haitink, Gergiev, and Sir Colin Davis, readers get to glimpse into the backstage goings on and see inside the mind of a professional musician as never before. Written by someone at the center of the action, this book follows the travels of two musicians, a century apart in the same orchestra.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

1. 1912: Upbeat Before the Downbeat

2. 2012: International Commuters

3. 1912: Travel Arrangements

4. 2012: A Long Way From Home

5. 1912: The Men and Woman of the London Symphony Orchestra

6. 2012: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (and Bicycles, and Running)

7. 1912: The First Concerts

8. 1912: First Impressions

9. 2012: America

10. 1912: A Party in Boston?

11. 2012: The Universal Language of Mankind

12. 1912: Arthur Nikisch: 12 October 1855 - 23 January 1922

13. 2012: Conducting a Conversation

14. 1912: A Plague of Locusts

15. 2012: FAME

16. 1912: Bad News

17. 2012: The Show Must Go On

18. 1912: Almost There

1912 London Symphony Orchestra

2012 London Symphony Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra, Conducted by Arthur Nikisch, Tour to USA and Canada 1912

Acknowledgements

Index

About the Author

London Symphony Orchestra.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-909653-05-5

1-908739-81-9

OCLC:

861482298