Calendar of London Concerts 1750-1800

Concerts

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1765_11_--[Wed 6 Nov 1765 abandonned]ROSROSE 65-66SOCPA 4 Nov 1765No concert on 6 Nov. Musical society.0996ROS0996
1769_03_22[Wed 22 Mar 1769]A/WBACH-ABEL 69 8THCS1930[DIR BACH; ABEL.]-[PA missing in Burney Collection.]1279A_W1279
1774_05_17[Tue 17 May 1774 abandonned]HAYLIGHT 74CB1200PB 10s 6d; FG 3s; SG 2s[intended programme: LEAD GIORGI; V CATLEY~ MATTOCKS~ REINHOLD DUBELLAMY. CN PF HOOK; CN OB PARKE; CN BN ASHLEY-j. omitted later: sl vn GIORGI.]PA; PA 16 MayPA 18 May (news)1200 for Vauxhall performers. [Concert abandonned because of poor turn-out.] [Cf 7 June.] Light: fire at music-shop.1814HAY1814
1769_05_--[Thu 4 May 1769 abandonned]HBARTHELEMON 69]CSFor six: 1+half gn (2l) or 2gn (g) transf[BARTHELEMON] (LATELY from PARIS).PA 24 Apr 1769; PA 2 May 1769[His] Philharmonic Concert; to start 4 May; never took place (see advert for 22 May benefit in PA 2 May).1300H1300
1776_02_--[Thu 15 Feb 1776 abandonned]C&AAAM 75-76SOCPA 15 FebAcademy of Ancient Music. No meeting on 15 Feb.1953C&A1953
1800_05_--[Sat 31 May 1800 abandonned]CGASHLEY family 1800OB1900HAYDN o ^THE_CREATION^ (PART1). PARTS2-3: [selection] from HANDEL o ^MESSIAH^. LEAD ASHLEY-Gc <G_ASHLEY>; V PARKE~ ELLIOT WATERS~ CAPPER~ TENNANT~ SMITH-c <MASTER> DUSSEK~ INCLEDON DIGNUM DENMAN SALE; VC ASHLEY-Cj <C_ASHLEY>; OB PARKE-Wt <W>; VA SHIELD; CL MAHON; BN PARKINSON; ORG ASHLEY-Jj <J_ASHLEY>; DDR ASHLEY-Rg <R_ASHLEY>; TPT WOODHAM; TRBN <TRBNS>; DBN.TI 28 May; TI 31 MayFor G J C and R ASHLEY. [Advertised for 31 May; abandonned as deemed improper.]3987CG3987
1754_04_--[Mon 1 April 1754 abandonned]DSTPASSERINI~ 54CB183010s 6dLEAD PASSERINI; V PASSERINI~ SERASINI ALBUZIO; OB PLA-g PLA-j; VC LANZETTI GORDON. IN PART1: BONONCINI o ^FUNERAL_ANTHEM^ WITH CHORUS; SG <SGS>; SL <SLS>. IN PART2: o ^CHARLOTTENBURG_FESTEGGIANTE^ <PASTORAL> BY KING_OF_PRUSSIA QUANTZ NICHELMANN GRAUN.PA 19 Mar 1754[Intended for 1 Apr but abandonned in favour of opera on 2 Apr. For dispute over latter date see 25 Apr (Frasi's benefit).]0321DST0321
1799_03_--[Mar 1799 abandonned]A/WSALOMON 99CSFor six: ?[SALOMON.]TB 13 Feb; TB 26 Feb[Salomon advertised a series on Mondays; to begin 4 Mar; but abandonned.]3915A_W3915
1794_03_--[Mar 1794 abandonned]KTRKTR 94CSCOND CRAMER-w SHIELD FEDERICI LINDLEY CRAMER-F <F> GREATOREX. V CRESCENTINI ROVEDINO MORELLI BANTI~ MORICHELLI~. 52 [INSTRUMENTALISTS].OR 10 Feb[Proposed series; Mondays from mid-March; did not take place. McVeigh-Professional 115.]3645KTR3645
1800_06_--[June 1800 postponed]PSALOMON 1800OB200010s 6dHAYDN o ^THE_CREATION^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. DIR SALOMON; ORG AND PF WESLEY-S <SAMUEL>; V MARA~ DUSSEK~ SMALL-1 PAGE BARTLEMAN; BOYS_OF_CR; CHOIR_OF_STP [or BOYS_OF_STP]; CHOIR_OF_WA [or BOYS_OF_WA]; OPERA_ORCH; PERFORMERS FROM CAM.TI 29 Apr; TI 3 May; TI 22 May; TI 6 June[Repeat of 21 Apr postponed from 5 May at KTR to 9 June at P; then to next season.] [Landon: Haydn ... Creation (London 1977) 576-7.]3997P3997
1761_03_06[Fri 6 Mar 1761 abandonned]DLDL ORATORIO 61 [3RD]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6darne-ta o ^JUDITH^ <SACRED ORATORIO> (NEW). CN ORG.PA 5 Mar[LS.] But PA 6 Mar (news): inserted by mistake.0703DL0703
1767_09_09Wed 9 Sept 1767MWAITERS 67GB18001sV LOWE VINCENT~ DAVIS~2 GIBBONS~ WEBBE. SG CT GL <SGS CTS GLS>. WEBBE CT (NEW); WEBBE GL [NEW]; HANDEL CH 'SEE_THE'; ARNE-ta gl 'WHICH_IS'.PA; PA 7 SeptWith fireworks. From 7 Sept.1140M1140
1765_10_09Wed 9 Oct 1765CASTLE 65-66SOCPA 4 Oct 1765Castle Society: meeting.099200992
1754_10_09Wed 9 Oct 1754CASTLE 54-55SOCPA 3 OctCastle Society: meeting.032700327
1787_05_09Wed 9 May 1787A/W MARA~ 87 5THCS 1: HAYDN OV; PLEYEL QT; SG STUART~; CN OB PATRIA; SG MARA~. 2: CLEMENTI OV; SG STUART~; CN VN SALOMON; SG MARA~; DITTERSdorf FP.MH; WO[McVeigh-Professional 63.]2991A_W2991
1781_05_09Wed 9 May 1781HSQBACH-ABEL 81 12THCS1930dir bach abel. V ANSANI POLLONE~ TENDUCCI; I BACH ABEL CROSDILL FISCHER CRAMER-w; HP HINNER.PALast concert.2447HSQ2447
1770_05_09Wed 9 May 1770A/WBACH-ABEL 70 14THCSDIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1394A_W1394
1764_05_09Wed 9 May 1764MMARYBONE 64GS18301sLEAD COLLETT-j <JUNIOR>; V LOWE VINCENT~ LAMPE~ YOUNG_GENTLEWOMAN (TWO; NEVER YET IN PUBLIC); ORG BERG. sg 'ADDRESS_TO_THE_TOWN' (NEW); SG <SGS> (FAV). END: o ^THE_RITES_OF_MAY^ <ODE> (NEW).PAWill perform every evening; either in gardens or in the great room.0901M0901
1764_05_09Wed 9 May 1764KTPUBLIC CHARITY 64OB1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dJOMMELLI o ^LA_PASSIONE_di_gesu_cristo^ <NICCOLO_JOMMELLI>. LEAD GIARDINI; OPERA_ORCH.PAFrom 3 May; for another rehearsal. [?For Lock Hospital.] Gentleman has [lent] the copy.0900KT0900
1759_05_09Wed 9 May 1759DSTFALCO 59CB184510s 6dLEAD FALCO; V CALORI~ <ANGIOLA_CALORI> TENDUCCI <FERDINANDO_TENDUCCI>. FALCO OV; FALCO CN VN FALCO; FALCO SL VN FALCO.PA0589DST0589
1750_05_09Wed 9 May 1750MMARYBONE 50GS1800V FALKNER~.GA0041M0041
1785_03_09Wed 9 Mar 1785HSQ PROFESSIONAL 85 5THCS20001: ABEL OV (NEW); BACH SG FRANCHI; CNte CL BN MAHON PARKINSON; SG TENDUCCI; CN VN CRAMER-w. 2: HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^OCCASIONAL_ORATORIO^; RUST SG FRANCHI; CN OB FISCHER; SG TENDUCCI; BACH OV 2ORCH (MS).MC; MH; PA; MP 8 MarMH 11 Mar[McVeigh-Professional 42.]2690HSQ2690
1785_03_09Wed 9 Mar 1785HOLCROTCH 85MI13002s 6dCROTCH: ORG PF VN.MH1300 to 1600 every day except Sunday. [Invites sight-reading tests; also subject either simple or fugue.]2691HOL2691
1774_03_09Wed 9 Mar 1774HAYHAY ORATORIO 74 [6TH]OS1830P 5s; B 3s; FG 2s; SG 1s(from HANDEL) o ^OMNIPOTENCE^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. V VERNON CHAMPNESS SCOTT~ BARTHELEMON~m. AFTER PART1: SL VC CIRRI. AFTER PART2: CN VN BARTHELEMON.PA[LS.]1768HAY1768
1774_03_09Wed 9 Mar 1774DLDL ORATORIO 74 [6TH]OS1830P 10s 6d; B 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2sHANDEL o ^JUDAS_MACCABAEUS^ <ORATORIO> [replaced HANDEL o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^; HANDEL o ^ode_for_st_cecilia's_day^ <DRYDEN_ODE>]. END PART1: CN OB FISCHER. END PART2: CN VN VACHON.PA; PA 5 Mar[LS.]1767DL1767
1774_03_09Wed 9 Mar 1774SSQBACH-ABEL 74 8THCS1900DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1766SSQ1766
1768_03_09Wed 9 Mar 1768A/WBACH-ABEL 68 8THCS1930DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1174A_W1174
1768_03_09Wed 9 Mar 1768CGCG ORATORIO 68 [6TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^SAMSON^ <ORATORIO>. CN ORG STANLEY.PA[LS.]1175CG1175
1768_03_09Wed 9 Mar 1768HAYHAY ORATORIO 68 [6TH]OS1830B 5s; P 3s; FG 2s; SG 1sHANDEL o ^MESSIAH^ <ORATORIO>. LEAD BARTHELEMON. SL VN BARTHELEMON; CN OB SIMPSON.PA[LS.]1176HAY1176
1763_03_09Wed 9 Mar 1763CGCG ORATORIO 63 [5TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^JEPHTHA^ <ORATORIO>. CN ORG STANLEY; CN VN HAY-r.PA[LS.]0814CG0814
1757_03_09Wed 9 Mar 1757CGCG ORATORIO 57 [4TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^JOSEPH_AND_HIS_BRETHREN^ <ORATORIO>. LEAD BROWN-a; VC PASQUALINO; ORG SMITH-jc; OB EIFFERT. V FRASI~ YOUNG-i PERALTA~ BEARD CHAMPNESS. PABurrows-Harris 322[LS; Deutsch-Handel 783.]0464CG0464
1766_07_09Wed 9 July 1766RHAY-r 66GB19005sCN VN HAY-r.PAWith fireworks. [And subsequently on ordinary nights; not listed.]1056R1056
1766_07_09Wed 9 July 1766MMARYBONE 66GS18301ssg VINCENT~ 'THE_SAILOR' <ODE> (NEW; BY THE AUTHOR OF 'THE_SOLDIER_BRAVE').PA[And subsequently; not listed.]1057M1057
1788_01_09Wed 9 Jan 1788HABCRAMER-w 88CB200010s 6dLEAD CRAMER-w. 1: MOZART OV; CN BN PARKINSON <J_PARKINSON>; SG SEDGWICK; MOZART CN PF CRAMER-jb; SG BILLINGTON~; CN VN CRAMER-w. 2: BACH OV 2ORCH (GRAND MS); PLEYEL QT VN VN VA VC; SG HARRISON; CN OB PARKE; SG BILLINGTON~; HAYDN SYM.MPGZ 11 Jan; WO 11 Jan (news item)At the particular desire of his musical friends and patrons in the City.3086HAB3086
1771_01_09Wed 9 Jan 1771A/WBACH-ABEL 71 1STCS1930TransfDIR ABEL; [BACH].PANo Tickets but those of the Night will be admitted; no tickets can be delivered on the Night.1428A_W1428
1774_02_09Wed 9 Feb 1774SSQBACH-ABEL 74 5THCS1900DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1745SSQ1745
1786_08_09Wed 9 Aug 1786VVAUXHALL 86GS19301s1: FISHER SYM (FULL); SG INCLEDON; HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^HERCULES^; SG MARTYR~; SHAW SYM; SG WRIGHTEN~; HAYDN SYM; SG LEARY~; CN ORG HOOK; SG BARNETT~; GL 'THE_REVIELLEA'; CT 'HARK_THE_BONNY'. 2: SG MARTYR~; CN OB PARKE; SG WRIGHTEN~; o <FINALE> (NEW).MC2887V2887
1794_04_09Wed 9 Apr 1794CGCG ORATORIO 94 [10TH]OS1830B 6s; P 3s 6d; FG 2s; SG 1sSELECTION FROM handel SACRED [items listed]. DIR ASHLEY-j; LEAD ASHLEY-Gc <G_ASHLEY>; ORG ASHLEY-Jj <J_ASHLEY>; V MARA~ STUART~ HUMMELL-1 BRUMAN~ PARKE~ INCLEDON FLORIO-ch LINTON-w HILL-2 BARTLEMAN; VC ASHLEY-Cj <C_ASHLEY>. END PART2: CN ORG ASHLEY-Jj <J_ASHLEY>.OR[LS (with full details).]3654CG3654
1794_04_09Wed 9 Apr 1794DLDL ORATORIO 94 [9TH]OSB 6s; P 3s 6d; FG 2s; SG 1sSELECTION FROM HANDEL SACRED; BOYCE (PART2 from handel o ^L'ALLEGRO^). [items listed]. DIR LINLEY-t1 STORACE-s2; LEAD SHAW; V HARRISON MEREDITH-2 DIGNUM WELSH-t KELLY-m MASON~ (FIRST APPEARANCE IN PUBLIC) STORACE~ LEAK~ BLAND~ CROUCH~; HP MEYER <JUN>. END PART2: CN VN GIORNOVICHI.OR[LS (with full details and accounts).]3653DL3653
1783_04_09Wed 9 Apr 1783HSQHANOVER SQ 83 7THCS20001: TOESCHI OV; SG CANTELO~; CN VN SALOMON; CN PF VOGLER; SG CANTELO~; GRAF CNTE FL OB VA VC WEISS FISCHER SALOMON DUPORT-jl. 2: BACH OV 2ORCH; CN VC DUPORT-jl; ANFOSSI DT 2v ABRAMS~ ABRAMS~t 'GIA_CHE'; VOGLER CNTE FL OB VC WEISS FISCHER DUPORT-jl; HAYDN OV. RAUZZINI SG CANTELO~ 'AH_DISPONI'; BACH SG CANTELO~ 'CHIARI_FONTI'.GA; MC; MHGA 10 Apr; MH 10 Apr; PA 10 Apr[McVeigh-Professional 29.]2550HSQ2550
1783_04_09Wed 9 Apr 1783DLDL ORATORIO 83 [8TH]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2sHANDEL o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. LEAD RICHARDS; V LINLEY~m2 PHILLIPS~ NORRIS REINHOLD. END PART1: CN OB PARKE.PA[LS.]2551DL2551
1777_04_09Wed 9 Apr 1777STGSACRED 76-77 [13TH]CS19002s; 1sV FRIEND-j1 HARRISON. GALLIARD o ^the_hymn_of_adam_and_eve^ <^MORNING_HYMN^> [revised by] COOKE. BOYCE ANTH 'O_BE_JOYFUL'. SG CH <SGS CHS>. ARNE-ta OV; JOMMELLI OV; CN CL SCHAEFFER.PA 8 AprSociety of Sacred Music.2091STG2091
1777_04_09Wed 9 Apr 1777HSQBACH-ABEL 77 10THCS1900DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA[Burrows-Harris 929.]2090HSQ2090
1766_04_09Wed 9 Apr 1766SSQWEDNESDAY 66 11THCS1900DIR BACH ABEL. COND BACH.PA; PA 24 Mar[Date because of] Passion Week and holidays. Soho Square Concert; the Wednesday Concerts.1029SSQ1029
1760_04_09Wed 9 Apr 1760HABCASTLE 59-60SOCPA 4 AprCastle Society: [penultimate concert].0644HAB0644
1755_04_09Wed 9 Apr 1755HAB]CASTLE 54-55SOCPA 17 MarCastle Society.0371HAB0371
1755_04_09Wed 9 Apr 1755HMARELLA 55CB19005sV GUADAGNI. MARELLA SL VN MARELLA; CN OB SIMPSON; CN FL TACET; VIVALDI CN VN MARELLA 'SPRING'.PAFrom 20 Mar.0372H0372
1773_09_08Wed 8 Sept 1773MWOODMAN~ 73GB3s 6d[burletta. also concert:] V PHILLIPS-e WILDE~ BARTHELEMON~m. SG WOODMAN~ <AIRS> (FAV; FIRST TIME ... IN ANY GARDENS).PA; PA 6 Sept[Cf 27 May.] [LS.] WOODMAN~: widow with large family. From 4 Sept.1732M1732
1766_10_08Wed 8 Oct 1766CASTLE 66-67SOCPA 3 Oct 1766Castle Society: meeting.106401064
1760_10_08Wed 8 Oct 1760CASTLE 60-61SOC - PA 7 Oct 1760Castle Society: meeting.067000670