Calendar of London Concerts 1750-1800

Concerts

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1783_05_21Wed 21 May 1783HSQ HANOVER SQ 83 12THCS20001: BACH OV; SG WEICHSELL~e <MISS>; CN VN SALOMON; SG CANTELO~ 'I_SIGH'; CN HPD WEICHSELL~e; GRAF CNTE FL OB WEISS FISCHER. 2: STAMITZ SYM; BACH QNT FL OB VN VA VC WEISS FISCHER CRAMER-w SALOMON CERVETTO-j; SG WEICHSELL~e <MISS>; SL VC CERVETTO-j; DITTERSDORF SYM. SG WEICHSELL~e 'SE_MI'; SG WEICHSELL~e 'QUESTO_CH'_IO'.GA; MC; MHGA 22 May; PA 23 May[McVeigh-Professional 31.]2569HSQ2569
1786_02_16Thu 16 Feb 1786PPANTHEON 86 [1ST]CS21003s 6dDIR BARTHELEMON <DIR ORCH>; V BARTHELEMON~m ARROWSMITH. GL <GLS> (FAV).MC2751P2751
1780_02_16Wed 16 Feb 1780DLDL ORATORIO 80 [2ND]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2shandel o ^JUDAS_MACCABAEUS^. LEAD RICHARDS; V LINLEY~M2 <M_LINLEY> DRAPER~ WRIGHTEN~ NORRIS WEBSTER. END PART1: CN ORG STANLEY. END PART2: CN OB PARKE.PA[LS.]2327DL2327
1789_05_25Mon 25 May 1789TSTBARONET 89CB200010s 6dDIR BARTHELEMON <DIR ORCH>.WO 30 Apr; WO 23 May[Unnamed baronet; later gentleman of distinction.] From 30 Apr (Academy of Ancient Music meeting altered to 30 Apr).3242TST3242
1755_02_27Thu 27 Feb 1755HDUPUIS 55CB19005s[DUPUIS.]PA 14 Feb0347H0347
1753_04_04Wed 4 Apr 1753CGCG ORATORIO 53 [8TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^SAMSON^ <ORATORIO>. CN org HANDEL.PABurrows-Harris 289[LS; Deutsch-Handel 740.]0241CG0241
1787_06_21Thu 21 June 1787VVAUXHALL 87GS19301s1: ARNE-ta OV from ARNE-ta o ^ARTAXERXES^; SG INCLEDON; BACH SYM; SG POOLE~; HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^JOSHUA^; SG NEWMAN~; HAYDN SYM; SG LEARY~; HOOK OV (FULL) from HOOK o ^TOO_CIVIL_BY_HALF^; SG POOLE~; CN ORG; SG BERTLES~; GL; CT. 2: SG INCLEDON; CN OB PARKE; SG NEWMAN~; o <FINALE>.MH3035V3035
1781_03_08Thu 8 Mar 1781SSQSSQ 81MI5sOV (WITH WIND_INSTR); SL HP HINNER; gl <MADR>; gl <MADR>; gl <MADR>; GL; GL; SYM HN HN CL CL FL FL; GL; GL; GL; gl <MADR>; gl <MADR>; SL HP HINNER.MHThe Town Ranelagh (once a week). Ancient and modern music: infant school of music. [Abandonned: MH 22 Mar.]2400SSQ2400
1754_02_11Mon 11 Feb 1754HAYPASQUALINO 54OB1830PB 10s 6d; G 5shandel o ^ALEXANDER'S_FEAST^. V FRASI~ GALLI~ WASS. BETWEEN PARTS: SL VC PASQUALINO.PA[LS.]0287HAY0287
1766_03_12Wed 12 Mar 1766CGCG ORATORIO 66 [8TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^SAMSON^. CN VN BARTHELEMON.PA[LS.]1019CG1019
1776_02_28Wed 28 Feb 1776HSQBACH-ABEL 76 6THCSDIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1950HSQ1950
1781_05_23Wed 23 May 1781HSQLEE 81CB193010s 6dDIR CRAMER-w <DIR ORCH>. 1: BACH OV; SG POLLONE~; CN PF CRAMER-jb; SG ANSANI; CN VN CRAMER-w. 2: SN PF BACH; SG POLLONE~; CN OB FISCHER; SG ANSANI; SL HP HINNER <PEDAL_HP>; FP.PA; PA 17 MayRefreshments as usual.2454HSQ2454
1764_05_14Mon 14 May 1764SGCHAZAL~ 64CB10s 6dCOND CHAZAL~; LEAD BARTHELEMON; V CREMONINI~ GIUSTINELLI. 1: OV WITH HN HN; CHAZAL~ o ^ODE_ON_THE_OCCASION_OF_PEACE^; CN ORG CHAZAL~ (GRAND). 2: SL VN BARTHELEMON; SG CHAZAL~ (ITALIAN); LSN HPD CHAZAL~; CNgr WITH OB OB. 3: CHAZAL~ o ^ODE_ON_THE_ACCESSION_TO_THE_THRONE^; CN ORG CHAZAL~; CNGR WITH HN HN DRS <GRAND CN>.PACHAZAL~: was GAMBARINI~.0902SG0902
1767_03_18Wed 18 Mar 1767CGCG ORATORIO 67 [4TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^SAMSON^ <ORATORIO). CN ORG STANLEY.PA[LS.]1089CG1089
1785_04_04Mon 4 Apr 1785RRANELAGH 85GS2s 6dLEAD NAPIER. HAYDN OV; HAYDN OV; LEDUC OV. HANDEL CH: from HANDEL o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^; from HANDEL o ^L'ALLEGRO^ (LAUGHING).MCMH 6 Apr[Opening night.]2708R2708
1779_01_06 ?Wed 6 Jan 1779 ?*CHARLET 79SOCPA 31 Dec 1778* At Mr Charlet's school. Concert the first Wednesday in every month for the improvement of [his more advanced pupils].222302223
1789_05_08Fri 8 May 1789HSQHARRISON 89CB200010s 6dLEAD CRAMER. 1: HAYDN OV (NEW MS); PEROTTI SG HARRISON 'LA_FRA'; STEVENS GL HARRISON KNYVETT HINDLE SALE WEBBE 'SIGH_NO'; CN OB PARKE; TARCHI sg CANTELO~ 'AH_DOVRO' / 'GIA' <SCENA>; SACCHINI DT 2v ABRAMS~ ABRAMS~t 'NON_LAGRIMAR'; CN VN CRAMER-w. 2: PLEYEL CNTE; SARTI sg STORACE~ 'LA_DOLCE' <SCENA>; WEBBE GL 2CHOIR 'TO_LOVE'; VIOTTI TR VN VN VC GAUTHEROT~ CRAMER-w +?; HANDEL SG HARRISON 'OFT_ON'; TARCHI QT 4v CANTELO~ ABRAMS~ ABRAMS~T HARRISON <T>; OV 2ORCH.MP; PA 4 MayMP 9 May; PA 9 May (news); MS 11 May3228HSQ3228
1785_03_15Tue 15 Mar 1785TSTABRAMS~ 85CB19301: HAYDN OV (NEW); HANDEL SG ABRAMS~T <T_ABRAMS>; ?dt HP HP MEYER-pj1 MEYER <SN HP; MEYER_AND_SON>; SCHUSTER SG ABRAMS~T <T_ABRAMS>; SN PF CRAMER-jb; GUGLIELMI DT 2v ABRAMS~ ABRAMS~t. 2: HAYDN OV; SG HARRISON; PAISIELLO DT 2v ABRAMS~ ABRAMS~t; CN OB PARKE; SACCHINI SG ABRAMS~ + VN; SL VN SALOMON; BERTONI TR 3v HARRISON ABRAMS~ ABRAMS~t; FP.MH; MH 11 Mar2699TST2699
1757_04_28Thu 28 Apr 1757DSTBESOZZI-a AND BESOZZI-c 57CB10s 6dV MINGOTTI~ RICCIARELLI. I GIARDINI BESOZZI-a BESOZZI-c PINTO GORDON TACET.PA; PA 12 AprFor two Sig Besozzis. From 18 Apr; 27 Apr.0481DST0481
1786_02_23Thu 23 Feb 1786FMHWEBBE 86CB193010s 6d (admits 2 to gallery)LEAD RICHARDS; V HARWOOD~ HARRISON DYNE HINDLE BARTLEMAN PRING-1 WEBBE; I PAXTON SHIELD NAPIER HACKWOOD WEBBE-s2 <JUN>.MCMC 25 Feb [?]2754FMH2754
1764_04_12Thu 12 Apr 1764KTDECAYED MUSICIANS 64OBPB 10s 6d(FROM HANDEL) o ^ISRAEL_IN_BABYLON^ (SELECTED FOR THIS OCCASION). AFTER PART1: CN VC PAXTON. AFTER PART2: CN VN PINTO.PASubscriber's ticket admits one [anywhere]. [LS; Burrows-Harris 422-3.]0891KT0891
1786_03_08Wed 8 Mar 1786FMHTREW R&M 86 1ST *RM1900For four: 1gn transf *[MUSIC DIR:] PERCY. V YOUNG_LADY SEDGWICK; ACCOMPANIED BY PERCY. [includes:] GL 'TURN_AMARILLIS'; PERCY SG YOUNG_LADY; SG SEDGWICK 'THO'_STRONG'; ANFOSSI SG YOUNG_LADY 'AI_DOLCI'; HANDEL SG SEDGWICK 'HONOUR_AND'; GL 'HERE_IN'.MC* Trew and Percy: English readings and singing. Single 5s. YOUNG_LADY: pupil of PERCY.2766FMH2766
1763_10_17Mon 17 Oct 1763HAYDEARLE 63CBB 5s; P 3s; G 2s[DEARLE.]PA 8 Oct 17630854HAY0854
1759_04_11Wed 11 Apr 1759HABCASTLE 58-59SOCPA 27 MarCastle Society: last concert; from 29 Mar.0579HAB0579
1779_05_31Mon 31 May 1779SSQGONETTI 79CB10s 6dDIR YOUNG_LADY; V YOUNG_LADY (TWO) GAROS~ YOUNG_GENTLEWOMAN GIRL_AGED_5 ([all] FIRST APPEARANCE). CN HPD YOUNG_LADY. MAND GU PSALTERY MGL: GONETTI. [programme includes:] OV WITH MAND; SG DT CH <SGS DTS CHS>; CN HPD; CN GU; CN MGL.PA; MPDancing; masks admitted. [Some confusion: all scholars of Gonetti. Young ladies of distinction perform out of goodwill.]2311SSQ2311
1765_08_06Tue 6 Aug 1765MLEGG COLLETT-j AND DAVIS~2 65GB19002s 6dBOYCE o ^SOLOMON^ <SERENATA>. V VINCENT~ DAVIS~2 LEGG LOWE TAYLOR-1. END PART1: CN ORG BERG. END PART2: CN VN COLLETT-j. END: SG VINCENT~ 'THRO'_THE_WOOD'.PA0980M0980
1750_10_30Tue 30 Oct 1750CASTUESDAY 50-51SOCV TURNER~e.GA 22 OctRehearsal. Concert at which Miss Turner engaged. [Later Tuesday Night Concert (cf 18 Dec 1750). Not Castle Concert.]0053CAS0053
1758_06_08Thu 8 June 1758MMARYBONE 58GS2s 6d[burletta season begins. Work performed: PERGOLESI o ^LA_SERVA_PADRONA^ (as ^THE_SERVANT_MISTRESS^). V REINHOLD SERATINA~.]PA 8 June; PA 12 June[Not listed; except for exceptions and benefits: see LS. Mollie Sands: The eighteenth-century pleasure gardens of Marylebone (London 1987) 37-40.]0538M0538
1763_04_15Fri 15 Apr 1763HFRASI~ 63CB190010s 6d[FRASI~.] LEAD PIFFET; VDAG ABEL. SL VN PIFFET; SL VDAG ABEL; CN FL TACET; CN OB VINCENT-T <THO_VINCENT>.PAFrom 24 Mar; 12 Apr.0826H0826
1779_03_19Fri 19 Mar 1779DLDL ORATORIO 79 [9TH]OS1900B 10s 6d; B 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2sHANDEL o ^ALEXANDER'S_FEAST^ <ORATORIO>. LEAD RICHARDS; V LINLEY~M2 <M_LINLEY> DRAPER~ WRIGHT~c KENNEDY~ NORRIS WEBSTER. END PART1: SL VC CROSDILL; SG KENNEDY~. PART3: CN ORG STANLEY; SG LINLEY~M2; BOYCE o ^ODE_ON_CHARITY^.PA[LS.]2259DL2259
1756_04_01Thu 1 Apr 1756HAYBARBANDT 56 3RDOS1830PB 10s 6d; G 3sBARBANDT o ^THE_UNIVERSAL_PRAYER^ <ORATORIO>. SL VN MARELLA; SL FL TACET; CN LUTE SENEL <SELEM>; CN OB BARBANDT; VOLUNTARY ORG BARBANDT; BARBANDT CNGR <GREAT CN> WITH CL CL HN HN DRS.PABy Pope. Third and last. [LS.]0423HAY0423
1775_05_08Mon 8 May 1775HCRAMER-w 75CB10s 6d[CRAMER-w.] DIR BACH ABEL; V GRASSI~ WEICHSELL~f. I <WITH CN> BACH ABEL TACET CROSDILL FISCHER.PA; PA 15 AprFrom 24 Apr. [Burrows-Harris 827-8.]1911H1911
1777_02_14Fri 14 Feb 1777CGCG ORATORIO 77 [1ST]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2sDIR ARNOLD. HANDEL o ^JUDAS_MACCABAEUS^ <ORATORIO>. V TENDUCCI (1ST APPEARANCE [at covent_garden] THESE 8 [earlier: 12] YEARS) SAVILLE REINHOLD STORACE~ HARROP~ (1ST PUBLIC APPEARANCE). AFTER PART1: SL VC CERVETTO-j [replaced CN VC CERVETTO-j]. AFTER PART2: CN VN LAMOTTE.PA; PA 8 Feb; PA 6 Feb (advert in news)[LS.]2048CG2048
1774_04_15Fri 15 Apr 1774HAYEVANS 74CB1900PB 5s; G 3sLEAD VACHON [replaced CRAMER-w]; V FRASI~ STORACE~ (1ST TIME ... IN PUBLIC). SL VN VACHON [replaced SL VN CRAMER-w]; CN OB FISCHER; CN VC CERVETTO-j <JUN>; PIECE HP EVANS <PIECES TRIPLE_HP>.PA; PA 19 Mar; PA 6 AprFrom 21 Apr. STORACE~: aged 8.1792HAY1792
1770_02_07Wed 7 Feb 1770A/WBACH-ABEL 70 4THCSDIR BACH; [ABEL].PA[Burrows-Harris 581.]1338A_W1338
1774_04_25Mon 25 Apr 1774PPANTHEON 74 12THCS2000TWO PARTS ITALIAN; ONE PART ENGLISH. V SALVAGNI~1 WEICHSELL~f LEONI SAVOI. AFTER PART1: CN OB RODELL. AFTER PART2: CN VN GIARDINI.PALast night.1799P1799
1777_05_08Thu 8 May 1777HSQGIORDANI 77CB130010s 6d1: OV; CN FL TACET; SG SAVOI; CN OB FISCHER; SG BALCONI~; CN PF WEICHSELL~e; CN VN LAMOTTE. 2: GIORDANI o ^ACI_E_GALATEA^ <CANTATA; ACIS ETC> (ITALIAN NEW): V BALCONI~ SAVOI MEREDITH-1. [replaced GIORDANI o ^LA_COLLERA_DI_ACHILLE^ <CANTATA 4V> (ITALIAN NEW).]PA; PA 13 MarFrom 11 Apr; 24 Apr. [NB 8 May Tottenham Street for family in distress; with some of same performers.]2109HSQ2109
1785_04_21Thu 21 Apr 1785P PANTHEON 85 10THCS200010s 6d1: EICHNER OV; SG CHANU~; STAMITZ QT; SG MARA~; CN VC CROSDILL. 2: GEMINIANI CN; SG CHANU~; CN OB FISCHER; SG MARA~; HAYDN SYM.MC; MH; MP; PAMP 23 Apr[McVeigh-Professional 48.]2717P2717
1775_04_07Fri 7 Apr 1775KTKT ORATORIO 75 [11TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3shandel o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. END PART1: ABEL CNte ob vn vc FISCHER CRAMER-w CERVETTO-j. END PART2 : CN VN CRAMER-w.PA[LS; Burrows-Harris 820.]1895KT1895
1753_04_02Mon 2 Apr 1753HAYFRASI~ 53OB190010s 6d; G 5sHANDEL o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^. LEAD GIARDINI; V FRASI~ GALLI~ BEARD WASS. CN ORG STANLEY; SL VN GIARDINI.PA; PA 13 Mar[LS; Deutsch-Handel 739.]0239HAY0239
1776_09_19Thu 19 Sept 1776MABRAMS~F 76GB2s 6dSL VN ABRAMS~F <FLORA_ABRAHAM>.PA[cf 16 May] Benefit for ABRAMS~F and others. [?Postponed; cf 23 Sept. Other benefits not listed.]2021M2021
1778_05_14Thu 14 May 1778PPANTHEON 77-78 15THCS203010s 6d each1: VAN_MALDERE OV; SG PIOZZI; CN FL FLORIO; SG MANZOLETTO; SG GIORGI~; CN VN GIARDINI. 2: SACCHINI OV; SG PIOZZI; SL VC CROSDILL; SG MANZOLETTO; CN HPD BURNEY-cr; CN OB FISCHER; SG GIORGI~.PA2212P2212
1788_02_13Wed 13 Feb 1788DLDL ORATORIO 88 [2ND]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2sHANDEL o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. LEAD SHAW; V REINHOLD DIGNUM CROUCH~ GEORGE~ MARA~.MC[LS.]3091DL3091
1759_03_13Tue 13 Mar 1759HTHOMAS~ 59CB19005s[THOMAS~.]PA0563H0563
1753_04_23Mon 23 Apr 1753DSTMOORE 53CB[MOORE <MATTHEW_MOORE>.]PA; PA 31 MarFrom 2 Apr. MOORE: aged 11.0256DST0256
1793_03_21Thu 21 Mar 1793A/WVOCAL 93 7THCS2000[DIR] HARRISON KNYVETT. 1: ARNE-ta OV from ARNE-ta o ^ARTAXERXES^; ECCLES GL 'INSPIRE'; WILBYE GL 'FLORA'; ATTERBURY gl 'SEQUEL_TO_FLORA'; SMITH-JS GL 'HARK' <JS>; SARTI SG HARRISON 'SON_QUAL'; CORFE GL 'BENEATH'; GARTH gl <ROUND> 'CARE'; PURCELL o ^THE_TEMPEST^ (SELECTION). 2: AVISON CNgr; WEBBE GL 'GLORIOUS'; SHIELD SG HARRISON~ (NEW); WEBBE GL 'COME'; DT 2v KNYVETT-w PRING-3 <MASTERS> 'BEGONE'; BAILDON CT 'MR_SPEAKER'; STEVENS GL 'O!_MISTRESS'; WEBBE gl <FINALE> 'THE_MIGHTY'.OR3564A_W3564
1775_05_04Thu 4 May 1775PPANTHEON 74-75 [13TH]CS2000DIR GIARDINI; V AGUJARI~ GALLUCCI~ SAVOI MEREDITH-1.PALast concert; from 11 May. Transparencies illuminated as at masquerade.1909P1909
1789_06_10Wed 10 June 1789HSQLEE 89CB200010s 6dDIR CRAMER-w; professional_ORCH. 1: HAYDN OV; CN OB PARKE; GL 'SIGH_NO'; PLEYEL QT; SG STORACE~; CN VN CRAMER-w. 2: SYM ROSETTI [replaced CN HP KRUMPHOLTZ~]; DT 2v ABRAMS~ ABRAMS~t; SN PF CLEMENTI; GL 'HENCE_ALL'; PICHL SYM. [earlier order differed.]PA; PA 27 Feb; PA 7 May; PA 8 JuneLEE: recent misfortune. From 25 May (by desire of directors of [Concert of] Ancient Music; Parke's concert).3249HSQ3249
1767_02_06Fri 6 Feb 1767HHAY-r 67 3RDCS[HAY-r.]PA 27 JanFrom 30 Jan. [Advert mistakenly gives Friday 5 Feb.]1077H1077
1781_02_14Wed 14 Feb 1781HSQBACH-ABEL 81 3RDCS1900dir bach abel. V ANSANI POLLONE~ TENDUCCI; I BACH ABEL CROSDILL FISCHER CRAMER-w; HP HINNER.PA2389HSQ2389