Birmingham Town Hall – Symphony Orchestra – British Airways 1978

About this Birmingham Symphony Orchestra concert programme

An original concert programme for the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra British Airways Concert at Birmingham Town Hall, from the 1970s. The programme includes a Tchaikovsky Fantasy Overture, a form the composer used for works such as his famous Romeo and Juliet, offering a richly romantic centrepiece to a sponsored orchestral evening. A nice piece of classical music memorabilia from Birmingham’s historic concert hall.

Genuine Theatre Programme / Memorabilia.

Condition: V good, vlcr, a few tiny cover marks, a corner fold (what the codes mean)

Did you know?

• Birmingham Town Hall opened in 1834 and was modelled on a Roman temple.
• Mendelssohn conducted the premiere of his oratorio Elijah at Birmingham Town Hall in 1846.
• Tchaikovsky described his Romeo and Juliet as an ‘overture-fantasy’.