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CRYSTAL PALACE TRIENNIAL HANDEL FESTIVAL 1926
The Greatest Musical Event of the Year
Announcement of the forthcoming festival. Westminster Gazette, 27 May 1926. With thanks to the British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk).
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April 2026
Charles BURNEY (1726-181…
he laid the foundations of all subsequent English works on the history of music
January 2026
Dame Nellie Melba’…
still remembered for the extraordinary purity of her tone and for the perfection and brilliance of her technique
November 2025
Charles FILTSCH (1830-18…
Chopin said that he played his music better than he himself.
May 2025
Dr Mark and his Little M…
“Dr Mark and his Little Men” was a remarkable musical phenomenon in mid-19th century Britain. Between 1851 and 1868 Dr Bertram van der Mark travelled ceas…
March 2025
Sir August MANNS (1825-1…
A famous conductor particularly associated with the Crystal Palace