Musicians at the Edinburgh International Festival, 1957–1966
April 14, 2024
Musicians at the Edinburgh International Festival, 1957–1966 lists the major artists who appeared during the second decade of the Edinburgh International Festival.
Orchestras and groups from Scotland, Britain, Austria, France, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, the Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, Poland, the Soviet Union, Canada and the USA were all invited to perform.
Each orchestra or group came with celebrated conductors and soloists, many of whom are still famous today as their recordings remain the standard by which contemporary musicians are judged.
Végh Quartet, Juilliard Quartet, Quartetto Chigiano, Zagreb Soloists' Ensemble, Edinburgh University Singers, Montreal Bach Choir, Pasquier Trio, Berlin Philharmonic Octet, New Edinburgh Quartet, Lyra String Quartet, Edinburgh Royal Choral Union, Royal Danish Chapel Choir
Janáček String Quartet, Allegri String Quartet, Oromonte String Trio, Bream Consort, The Edinburgh University Singers, Scottish Piano Trio, Wind Band of the National Theatre, Prague,
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Musicians at the Edinburgh International Festival 1957 1966 lists the major artists who appeared during the second decade of the Edinburgh International Festival Orchestras and groups from Scotland Britain Austria France Germany Switzerland Denmark the Netherlands Czechoslovakia Poland the Soviet Union Canada and the USA were all invited to perform The Scottish Orchestra now known as the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and BBC Scottish Orchestra were present joined by the London Symphony Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Royal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Halle Orchestra Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra BBC Concert Orchestra English Chamber Orchestra and others European and American orchestras included the Berlin Philharmonic Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Hamburg Radio Symphony Orchestra Czech Philharmonic Orchestra of the National Theatre Prague Concertgebouw Orchestra Netherlands Chamber Orchestra Vienna Symphony Orchestra Orchestre National de la RTF Royal Danish Orchestra Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Lucerne Festival Strings Leningrad Symphony Orchestra Moscow Radio Orchestra the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the National Youth Orchestra of Canada Each orchestra or group came with celebrated conductors and soloists many of whom are still famous today as their recordings remain the standard by which contemporary musicians are judged Contents 1 1957 1 2 1958 2 3 1959 3 4 1960 4 5 1961 5 6 1962 6 7 1963 7 8 1964 8 9 1965 9 10 1966 10 11 References 12 See also1957 1 editOrchestras Conductors Soloists Singers Ensembles and choral groupsHalle Orchestra Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra BBC Scottish Orchestra Scottish National Orchestra Concertgebouw Orchestra Convivium Musicum Chamber Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra John Barbirolli Otto Klemperer Eugen Jochum Eugene Ormandy Ian Whyte Hans Swarowsky Eduard van Beinum Janos Starker Clara Haskil Rudolf Firkusny Gerald Moore Szymon Goldberg Thurston Dart Gerard Hengeveld Francis Poulenc Nina Milkina Weldon Kilburn Hilde Dermota Lois Marshall Heinz Rehfuss Anton Dermota Dietrich Fischer Dieskau Victoria de los Angeles Pierre Bernac Anna Russell Halle Choir Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble Saltire Singers Deller Consort Hollywood String Quartet Parrenin String Quartet Jacobean Ensemble Robert Masters String Quartet New Edinburgh Quartet1958 2 editOrchestras Conductors Soloists Singers Ensembles and choral groupsPhilharmonia Orchestra Royal Danish Orchestra Royal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden Scottish National Orchestra Vienna Symphony Orchestra Otto Klemperer Ernest Ansermet Wolfgang Sawallisch Georg Solti Mogens Woldike Benjamin Britten Enrique Jorda Hans Swarowsky Josef Krips Antonio Janigro Yehudi Menuhin Hans Richter Haaser Louis Kentner Claudio Arrau Gaspar Cassado Kathleen Long Julian Bream Gerald Moore Jelka Stanic Krek Steffano Passaggio Wight Henderson Thomas Matthews Eileen Ralf John Newmark Jennifer Vyvyan Nicolai Gedda Kim Borg Norma Procter Peter Pears Victoria de los Angeles Maria Stader Maureen Forrester Vegh Quartet Juilliard Quartet Quartetto Chigiano Zagreb Soloists Ensemble Edinburgh University Singers Montreal Bach Choir Pasquier Trio Berlin Philharmonic Octet New Edinburgh Quartet Lyra String Quartet Edinburgh Royal Choral Union Royal Danish Chapel Choir1959 3 editOrchestras Conductors Soloists Singers Ensembles and choral groupsRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra Scottish National Orchestra London Mozart Players Lucerne Festival Strings Czech Philharmonic Orchestra William Walton Rudolf Kempe Alexander Gibson Adrian Boult Rudolf Baumgartner Hans Schmidt Isserstedt Karel Ancerl Raymond Leppard Pierre Fournier Hans Richter Haaser Wilhelm Kempff Terence MacDonagh Jack Brymer Gwydion Brooke Jean Pierre Rampal Nicanor Zabaleta Erik Werba Gerald Moore Wolfgang Schneiderhan Johanna Martzy Rudolf Firkusny Carl Seemann Robert Veyron Lecroix Andrew Woodburn Heather Harper John Cameron Irmgard Seefried Dietrich Fischer Dieskau Richard Lewis Josephine Veasey Jennifer Vyvyan Vronsky amp Babin Amadeus Quartet Loewenguth Quartet Stross Quartet Prometheus Ensemble Leppard Ensemble Sextet Luca Marenzio Edinburgh University Singers Amici Quartet Edinburgh Royal Choral Union1960 4 editOrchestras Conductors Soloists Singers Ensembles and choral groupsPhilharmonia Orchestra Scottish National Orchestra Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Leningrad Symphony Orchestra Sacher Chamber Orchestra Zurich Carlo Maria Giulini Wolfgang Sawallisch Alexander Gibson Vittorio Gui Paul Sacher John Pritchard Eugen Mravinsky Gennadi Rozhdestvensky Gioconda de Vito Claudio Arrau Myra Hess Paul Badura Skoda Isaac Stern Gerald Moore Witold Malcuzynski Mstislav Rostropovich Joan Dickson Enrico Mainardi George Malcolm Ernst Wallfisch Adam Harasiewicz Halina Czerny Stefanska Lory Wallfisch Hester Dickson Alexander Dedukhin Joan Sutherland Fiorenza Cossotto Luigi Ottolini Ivo Vinco Ursula Boese Victoria de los Angeles Oralia Dominguez Richard Lewis Giuseppe Modesti Helga Pilarczyk Hermann Prey Janet Baker Juilliard Quartet Amadeus Quartet Beaux Arts Trio Koeckert Quartet Ars Musicae Ensemble1961 5 editOrchestras Conductors Soloists Singers Ensembles and choral groupsLondon Symphony Orchestra Scottish National Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra BBC Scottish Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra English Chamber Orchestra Leopold Stokowski Colin Davis Alexander Gibson Herbert von Karajan Rudolf Kempe Rafael Kubelik Norman Del Mar Otto Klemperer Carlo Maria Giulini John Pritchard Meredith Davies Raymond Leppard John Carewe Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Annie Fischer Hugh Maguire William Waterhouse Wolfgang Marschner Karlheinz Zoller Maureen Jones Henryk Szeryng Clifford Curzon David Wilde Alan Civil Szymon Goldberg Bruno Giuranna John Ogdon Gerald Moore Joan Dickson George Malcolm Benjamin Britten Felix Lavilla Brenton Langbein Maureen Jones Julian Bream Maria Curcio Roger Lord Kenneth Heath Gre Brouwenstijn Nell Rankin James McCracken John Lanigan Forbes Robinson Murray Dickie Elisabeth Soderstrom Heather Harper Janet Baker Peter Pears Joan Sutherland Geraint Evans Teresa Berganza Joan Carlyle Josephine Veasey Michael Langdon John Shirley Quirk Allegri String Quartet Amadeus String Quartet Gregg Smith Singers New Music Ensemble Edinburgh University Singers Drolc String Quartet Concertgebouw Wind Quintet Trio di Trieste Edinburgh Royal Choral Union1962 6 editOrchestras Conductors Soloists Singers Ensembles and choral groupsLondon Symphony Orchestra Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra BBC Scottish Orchestra Scottish National Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Lorin Maazel John Pritchard Igor Markevitch Jan Krenz Charles Mackerras Norman Del Mar Alexander Gibson Gennadi Rozhdestvensky Carlo Maria Giulini August Wenzinger Dennis Stevens Mstislav Rostropovich Paul Badura Skoda Maureen Jones Brenton Langbein Joan Dickson David Oistrakh Sviatoslav Richter Benjamin Britten Felix Lavilla Yvonne Lefebure Geoffrey Parsons Wolfgang Marschner Barry Tuckwell Margaret Kitchin Jacqueline du Pre Ernest Lush John Ogdon James Blades Rosalyn Tureck Stephen Whittaker Brenda Lucas Frida Bauer Tadeusz Wronski Galina Vishnevskaya Marga Hoffgen Richard Lewis Catherine Gayer Teresa Berganza Elisabeth Soderstrom Thomas Hemsley Stefania Woytowicz Janet Baker Alexander Young Peter Pears Frederick Guthrie Raimundo Torres Leeds Festival Chorus Borodin String Quartet Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Allegri String Quartet Melos Ensemble English String Quartet Gregg Smith Singers Accademia Monteverdiana Edinburgh Royal Choral Union1963 7 editOrchestras Conductors Soloists Singers Ensembles and choral groupsRoyal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden BBC Scottish Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Scottish National Orchestra Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra BBC Symphony Orchestra Concertgebouw Orchestra Georg Solti John Pritchard Norman Del Mar Hans Werner Henze Colin Davis Istvan Kertesz Constantin Silvestri Bernard Haitink George Szell Larry Adler Geoffrey Parsons Ali Akbar Khan Bismillah Khan Benjamin Britten Gervase de Peyer Heinz Holliger Gerald Moore George Malcolm Hephzibah Menuhin Yehudi Menuhin John Ogdon Jimmy Shand Ravi Shankar Isaac Stern Leonard Rose Eugene Istomin Barry Tuckwell David Wilde Paul Doktor Clifford Curzon Andrew Bryson Narayana Menon Brenda Lucas Josephine Veasey Nicolai Gedda William McAlpine Alexander Young Peter Glossop Heather Harper Kenneth McKeller Peter Pears Norma Procter Marion Studholme Subbulakshmi Mihaly Szekely David Ward Olga Szonyi Ella Lee Amadeus String Quartet Tatrai String Quartet The Edinburgh Players Hurwitz Chamber Ensemble Philomusica of London Edinburgh String Quartet Julian Bream Consorts1964 8 editOrchestras Conductors Soloists Singers Ensembles and choral groupsOrchestre National de la RTF London Symphony Orchestra Scottish National Orchestra BBC Scottish Orchestra Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra English Chamber Orchestra Orchestra and Chorus of the National Theatre Prague Scottish National Chamber Orchestra Charles Munch Lorin Maazel Gennadi Rozhdestvensky Alexander Gibson Norman Del Mar William Steinberg Alexander Schneider Herrick Bunney James Sloggie Sviatoslav Richter Mstislav Rostropovich Wolfgang Schneiderhan Rudolf Serkin Rudolf Firkusny Charles Treger Manoug Parikian Julian Bream Erik Werba Gerald Moore Janet Craxton David Wilde Michael Roll Joan Dickson Robert Keys Denis Woolford Andrew Bryson Hester Dickson Ronald Gonella Julian Dawson Jan Hus Tichy Jiri Pokorny William McAlpine Marilyn Horne Janet Baker Camille Maurane Joseph Rouleau Irmgard Seefried April Cantelo Alexander Young Thomas Hemsley Charles Craig Dietrich Fischer Dieskau Heather Harper Kenneth McKeller Neil Howlett Libuse Domaninska Marta Krasova Beno Blachut Eduard Haken Maria Tauberova Ivo Zidek Premysl Koci William McCue Elizabeth Robson Duncan Robertson Ivana Mixova Jindrich Jindrak Janacek String Quartet Allegri String Quartet Oromonte String Trio Bream Consort The Edinburgh University Singers Scottish Piano Trio Wind Band of the National Theatre Prague 1965 9 editOrchestras Conductors Soloists Singers Ensembles and choral groupsScottish National Orchestra Hamburg Radio Symphony Orchestra New Philharmonia Orchestra BBC Scottish Orchestra BBC Concert Orchestra Netherlands Chamber Orchestra London Mozart Players New Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra Alexander Gibson Hans Schmidt Isserstedt Pierre Boulez Carlo Maria Giulini John Barbirolli Norman Del Mar Vilem Tausky James Loughran Szymon Goldberg Harry Blech Alberto Erede Felix de Nobel Henryk Szeryng John Ogdon Yvonne Loriod Claudio Arrau Wanda Wilkomirska Johnny Dankworth David Mason Severino Gazzelloni Gareth Morris Heinz Holliger Ernest Lush Joan Dickson Margaret Kitchin Bismillah Khan Palghat Mani Iyer Vilayat Khan Imrat Khan K V Narayanaswamy Lalgudi G Jayaraman Shanta Prasad Marinus Flipse Thomas Magyar George Swift Heather Harper Gwyneth Jones Janet Baker Norma Procter Vilem Pribyl Donald McIntyre Ruth Margret Putz Halina Lukomska Mattiwilda Dobbs Inia Te Wiata Erna Spoorenberg Helen Watts Gerald English Forbes Robinson Hans Hotter Robert Tear Gwenyth Annear Vladimir Ruzdjak Parrenin String Quartet Hungarian String Quartet Netherlands Chamber Choir Hamburg String Trio New Philharmonia Ensemble New Music Ensemble Johnny Dankworth and His Orchestra1966 10 editOrchestras Conductors Soloists Singers Ensembles and choral groupsScottish National Orchestra Moscow Radio Orchestra New Philharmonia Orchestra National Youth Orchestra of Canada BBC Scottish Orchestra Halle Orchestra Scottish National Chamber Orchestra Virtuosi di Roma Alexander Gibson Gennadi Rozhdestvensky Rafael Kubelik Claudio Abbado Walter Susskind James Loughran John Barbirolli Renato Fasano Herrick Bunney Natalia Shakhovskaya Nikolai Petrov Annie Fischer Pierre Fournier Daniel Barenboim Martha Argerich Henryk Szeryng Emil Gilels Jorg Demus Hubert Giesen Irwin Gage Maureen Jones Brenton Langbein Paul Hamburger Jean Fonda Nina Milkina Mikhail Waiman Elizabeth Vaughan Janet Baker Richard Lewis Forbes Robinson Heather Harper Gwyneth Jones Yvonne Minton Norma Procter Vilem Pribyl Donald McIntyre Elsie Morison Evelyn Lear Irmgard Seefried Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Fritz Wunderlich Gwenyth Annear Vladimir Ruzdjak Delme String Quartet Danzi Quintet Amadeus Quartet Oromonte Piano Trio Edinburgh University SingersReferences edit Edinburgh International Festival 1957 Souvenir Programme 1957 Edinburgh International Festival 1958 Souvenir Programme 1958 Edinburgh International Festival 1959 Souvenir Programme 1959 Edinburgh International Festival 1960 Souvenir Programme 1960 Edinburgh International Festival 1961 Souvenir Programme 1961 Edinburgh International Festival 1962 Souvenir Programme 1962 Edinburgh International Festival 1963 Souvenir Programme 1963 Edinburgh International Festival 1964 Souvenir Programme 1964 Edinburgh International Festival 1965 Souvenir Programme 1965 Edinburgh International Festival 1966 Souvenir Programme 1966 See also editEdinburgh International Festival World premieres at the Edinburgh International Festival Musicians at the Edinburgh International Festival 1947 1956 Musicians at the Edinburgh International Festival 1967 1976 Opera at the Edinburgh International Festival history and repertoire 1947 1956 Opera at the Edinburgh International Festival history and repertoire 1957 1966 Opera at the Edinburgh International Festival history and repertoire 1967 1976 Ballet at the Edinburgh International Festival history and repertoire 1947 1956 Ballet at the Edinburgh International Festival history and repertoire 1957 1966 Ballet at the Edinburgh International Festival history and repertoire 1967 1976 Drama at the Edinburgh International Festival history and repertoire 1947 1956 Drama at the Edinburgh International Festival history and repertoire 1957 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