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Mar 19, 2020
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Memorable maestro
ichard Bratby’s feature on the CBSO’s first 100 years (March) poignantly reminded me of the many happy hours I spent in the Birmingham Town Hall as an enthusiastic young concert-goer from 1944-51. Those Sunday afternoon concerts during the tenure of George Weldon were the highlight of my week – in one season they featured a complete cycle of Beethoven’s symphonies, and I also recall a fine seasonal performance of Handel’s , during which I irreverently ate a bag of mince pies. Weldon was
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