Calendar of London Concerts 1750-1800

Concerts

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1772_11_05Thu 5 Nov 1772CASTLE 72-73SOCPA 3 Nov 1772Castle Society: meeting.162001620
1753_10_03Wed 3 Oct 1753CASTLE 53-54SOCPA 28 Sept 1753Castle Society: meeting.027000270
1756_10_06Wed 6 Oct 1756CASTLE 56-57SOC - PA 2 OctCastle Society: meeting.044200442
1779_05_14Fri 14 May 1779JERMOLI 79CB[JERMOLI.]PA 28 AprNot at KT as lost 63 pounds last year: place to be announced. JERMOLI: first singer of the comic opera [King's Theatre].230602306
1775_05_27Sat 27 May 1775GIORDANI 75CB1200[GIORDANI.]PA 20 Apr; PA 3 May; PA 12 May; PA 20 MayFrom 27 Apr (because of a masquerade); 5 May; 13 May (room engaged); 20 May (indisposition).192101921
1797_03_24Fri 24 Mar 1797SARJANT 97CBSG FERGUSON~ 'LET_THE_BRIGHT' + tpt SARJANT; SG FERGUSON~ (BRAVURA) + vn MOUNTAIN. [NOT PERFORMING: V SEDGWICK WELSH-t <MASTER> (BOTH INDISPOSED) CLENDINING~ (GOING INTO THE COUNTRY).]OR383203832
1750_09_26Wed 26 Sept 1750CASTLE 50-51SOCGA 22 Sept 1750Castle Society: meeting.005100051
1780_11_23Thu 23 Nov 1780AAM 80-81SOCPA 15 Nov 1780Academy of Ancient Music. Meeting.238002380
1769_10_12Thu 12 Oct 1769CASTLE 69-70SOCPA 10 Oct 1769Castle Society: meeting.132101321
1758_04_26Wed 26 Apr 1758CASTLE 57-58SOCPA 25 AprCastle Society: meeting.053100531
1754_03_13Wed 13 Mar 1754CASTLE 53-54SOCPA 8 Mar 1754Castle Society: meeting.030300303
1762_04_14Wed 14 Apr 1762CASTLE 61-62SOC PACastle Society: meeting.077300773
1755_06_23Mon 23 June 1755CASTLE 54-55SOCPACastle Society: meeting for gentlemen subscribers to Water Concert on 5 July.038100381
1773_04_??Apr 1773 ?YOUNG FRENCH LADY 73CB10s 6dPF YOUNG_FRENCH_LADY (NOT YET APPEARED IN PUBLIC IN THIS COUNTRY).PA 27 Mar 1773About 10 Apr 1773 [no further mention].169101691
1766_05_14Wed 14 May 1766CASTLE 65-66SOCPA 9 MayCastle Society: meeting.105201052
1764_10_03Wed 3 Oct 1764CASTLE 64-65SOCPA 28 Sept 1764Castle Society: meeting.091900919
1768_10_05Wed 5 Oct 1768CASTLE 68-69SOCPA 30 Sept 1768Castle Society: meeting.122701227
1769_10_26Thu 26 Oct 1769CASTLE 69-70SOCPA 24 Oct 1769Castle Society: meeting.132201322
1757_04_06Wed 6 Apr 1757CASTLE 56-57SOC - PA 1 AprCastle Society: meeting.047700477
1763_10_05Wed 5 Oct 1763CASTLE 63-64SOCPA 4 Oct 1763Castle Society: meeting.085100851
1778_04_09 ?Thu 9 Apr 1778 ?CARTER-ct 78CB[CARTER-ct?] LEAD GIARDINI.MP 11 Mar[No further found.]218802188
1769_08_03Thu 3 Aug 1769CASTLE 69-70SOCPA 28 JulyCastle Society: meeting.130701307
1762_10_27Wed 27 Oct 1762CASTLE 62-63SOC - PA 22 Oct 1762Castle Society: meeting.079700797
1753_04_11Wed 11 Apr 1753CASTLE 52-53SOCPA 6 AprCastle Society: meeting.025100251
1761_10_07Wed 7 Oct 1761CASTLE 61-62SOC - PA 2 Oct 1761Castle Society: meeting.072500725
1754_04_10Wed 10 Apr 1754CASTLE 53-54SOCPA 5 Apr 1754Castle Society: meeting.031700317
1759_04_18Wed 18 Apr 1759CASTLE 58-59SOCPA 13 AprCastle Society: meeting.058200582
1757_10_05Wed 5 Oct 1757CASTLE 57-58SOCPA 1 OctCastle Society: meeting.049200492
1767_04_29Wed 29 Apr 1767CASTLE 66-67SOCPA 16 AprCastle Society: meeting.110601106
1754_10_09Wed 9 Oct 1754CASTLE 54-55SOCPA 3 OctCastle Society: meeting.032700327
1752_10_04Wed 4 Oct 1752CASTLE 52-53SOC - GA 29 SeptCastle Society: meeting.019000190
1776_06_23Sun 23 June 1776TURK'S HEAD 76SOCPA 19 JuneTurk's Head Musical Society - meeting.201902019
1766_05_01Thu 1 May 1766GOODWIN 66 ? *CB[GOODWIN <STARLING_GOODWIN>.]PA[* No beneficiary given.] From 17 Apr. [?Single] Subscription Concert; president Starling Goodwin.104501045
1754_03_27Wed 27 Mar 1754CASTLE 53-54SOCPA 22 MarCastle Society: meeting.031200312
1757_08_24Wed 24 Aug 1757CROWN 57-58SOCPACrown ... Concert: meeting.048900489
1770_05_23Wed 23 May 1770CASTLE 69-70SOCPA 18 MayCastle Society: meeting.140001400
1758_10_04Wed 4 Oct 1758CASTLE 58-59SOCPA 3 OctCastle Society: meeting.054600546
1751_09_25Wed 25 Sept 1751CASTLE 51-52SOCGA 20 Sept 1751Castle Society: meeting.010600106
1781_10_24Wed 24 Oct 1781ANACREONTIC 81-82SOCMC 23 Oct 1781Anacreontic Society: general meeting.246002460
1753_10_10Wed 10 Oct 1753CASTLE 53-54SOCPA 5 Oct 1753Castle Society: meeting.027100271
1766_10_14Tue 14 Oct 1766PHILHARMONIC 66-67SOCPAPhilharmonic Society: meeting.106501065
1800_05_??May 1800 ?ROSELLI 1800CBROSELLI o <CANTATA>.TI 29 Apr[No date.] From 15 May to ? (absence of several subscribers to his cantata).398803988
1754_05_08Wed 8 May 1754CASTLE 53-54SOCPA 3 May 1754Castle Society: meeting.032200322
1788_05_16 ?Fri 16 May 1788 ?PIELTAIN-dp AND PIELTAIN~ 88CB[PIELTAIN-dp PIELTAIN~.]MP 9 Feb[No further mention.]316403164
1764_04_25Wed 25 Apr 1764CASTLE 63-64SOCPA 24 AprCastle Society: meeting.089400894
1755_10_08Wed 8 Oct 1755CASTLE 55-56SOC - PA 6 OctCastle Society: meeting.038700387
1767_10_28Wed 28 Oct 1767CASTLE 67-68SOCPA 23 Oct 1767Castle Society: meeting.114401144
1770_11_14Wed 14 Nov 1770CASTLE 70-71SOCPA 9 Nov 1770Castle Society: meeting.142601426
1772_05_21Thu 21 May 1772CASTLE 71-72SOCPA 19 MayCastle Society: meeting.160301603
1767_08_28Fri 28 Aug 1767PHILHARMONIC 67-68SOCPA 24 Aug 1767; PA 31 Aug 1767Philharmonic Society: meeting. And every Thurs in Sept to receive nominations. List to close 24 Sept 1767. [Cf 19 Jan 1768.]113701137
1768_10_06Thu 6 Oct 1768MILE END 68SOCPA 3 OctMile End Concert: a dinner [no concert listed].122801228
1754_10_25Fri 25 Oct 1754PHILHARMONIC 54-55SOCPA 22 Oct 1754Philharmonic Concert: meeting.032800328
1765_10_09Wed 9 Oct 1765CASTLE 65-66SOCPA 4 Oct 1765Castle Society: meeting.099200992
1756_04_21Wed 21 Apr 1756CASTLE 55-56SOC - PA 9 AprCastle Society: meeting.043100431
1760_10_08Wed 8 Oct 1760CASTLE 60-61SOC - PA 7 Oct 1760Castle Society: meeting.067000670
1761_04_29Wed 29 Apr 1761CASTLE 60-61SOC - PA 25 AprCastle Society: meeting.071800718
1764_12_06Thu 6 Dec 1764TALLOW CHANDLERS 64-65SOCPA 12 Sept 1764; PA 3 Dec 1764Meeting. Concerts last 2 winters at Nag's Head Court removed to Tallow Chandlers Hall: subscription extended.092200922
1768_02_??Feb 1768 ?GIARDINI 68SOC[GIARDINI.]PA 27 Feb 1768No date. GIARDINI thanked subscribers to the Academy for giving up their Monday for his benefit on 7 Mar.116601166
1766_04_??Apr 1766 ?MONARI 66CB10s 6d1: BARTHELEMON OV; SL VC ZAPPA. 2: BARTHELEMON FP; CNte CALASCIONE CALASCIONE COLLA COLLA; SL VN BARTHELEMON.PA 5 Apr 1766[No date given.] With dances by Monari (dancer at the Opera) and ball.104401044
1765_04_??Apr 1765 ?GIARDINI 65SOC[GIARDINI.] RICHTER OV.PA 10 Apr 1765[No date. RICHTER 6 New Overtures advertised as performed at GIARDINI's Academy and last summer at Vauxhall.]096300963
1765_04_24Wed 24 Apr 1765CASTLE 64-65SOCPA 23 AprCastle Society: meeting.096100961
1772_05_28Thu 28 May 1772AAM 71-72SOCPA 20 MayAcademy of Ancient Music: meeting (from 21 May).160401604
1759_10_17Wed 17 Oct 1759CASTLE 59-60SOCPA 12 Oct 1759Castle Society: meeting.060100601
1760_04_30Wed 30 Apr 1760CASTLE 59-60SOCPA 26 AprCastle Society: meeting.065900659
1774_05_05 ?Thu 5 May 1774 ?RITTER AND BEER 74CBBN RITTER; CL BEER.MC 17 Mar[Not found later.]180601806
1766_10_08Wed 8 Oct 1766CASTLE 66-67SOCPA 3 Oct 1766Castle Society: meeting.106401064
1773_05_??May 1773 ?FRANCISCIS 73CB[FRANCISCIS.]PA 8 May 1773* From 12 May [probably never took place].170501705
1768_11_10Thu 10 Nov 1768CASTLE 68-69SOCPA 8 Nov 1768Castle Tavern: meeting; to ballot for new members.123101231
1769_01_02Mon 2 Jan 1769*NOEL 69MI1800PANTALEON NOEL.PAEvery day (not Fri or Sun). PANTALEONE: 276 strings; 5 octaves. * At his apartments. [And subsequently; not listed.]123401234
1795_03_18Wed 18 Mar 1795*KIRCHGASSNER~ 95MI13005smgl KIRCHGASSNER~ <GRAND HARMONICA>. NATIONAL AND SCOTCH SGS; PIECES BY HAYDN PLEYEL.TB* 57 Poland Street. 1300 to 1500 and 1900 to 2000; every day except Sunday [not listed]. [Cf Landon-England 244.]372603726
1790_07_27Tue 27 July 1790*SORMANY'S 90MI130010s 6d (4 persons)mgl <ARMONICA>.PA* At Sormany's in Golden Square. Also on 30 July.334703347
1761_11_27Fri 27 Nov 1761*DRYBUTTER 61MI12001sMGL DRYBUTTER (10 TUNES TO EACH SET OF COMPANY).PA1200 to 1400; 1800 to 2000. Daily except Sunday. [And subsequently; not listed.] * At his house.073200732
1780_05_??May 1780 ?*HOLBORN 80SOC1800SL HPD PUPIL_TO_HEAD_PROFESSOR.PA 11 May; PA 8 July 1780* Musical school; 228 High Holborn. [Includes] private concert every Monday night for pupils and friends.237702377
1779_03_31Wed 31 Mar 1779*CROTCH 79MI1300ORG CROTCH.MP[Advert from Mrs Crotch: he is not dead.] 1300 to 1430 as usual. * Mrs Hart's; Milliner; Piccadilly.227102271
1762_01_04Mon 4 Jan 1762*SCHUMAN 62MI2s 6dMGL SCHUMAN.PAFour days 1300 to 1500; two days 1900 to 2100 [and similar arrangements subsequently; not listed]. * At his house etc. [PA 1 July].073500735
1762_11_06Sat 6 Nov 1762*DRYBUTTER 62MI19001sMGL DRYBUTTER.PA1900 to 2000; every evening except Sunday [not listed]. * At his house.079900799
1768_11_??Nov 1768 ?*CURTIS-1 68-69SOC1900[CURTIS-1.]PA 17 Nov 1768[No date] (Wednesdays). * Musical society at Mr Curtis' house - for those with musical ear and voice; yet no science.123301233
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
1784_02_11Wed 11 Feb 1784*SMART-G 84 1STSOCFor twelve: 1gn[SMART-G <G>.]MH 6 Feb* At his music warehouse; corner of Argyle Street. His subscription concerts: 12 nights more. [Instruments provided.]259402594
1788_06_09Mon 9 June 1788*HOFFMAN~ 88MI12002s 6dHPD ORG PF: HOFFMAN~.MP* Every day; 1200 to 1600 at Birchall and Andrews' Musical Library; 1800 to 2100 35 Maddox Street. Aged 3. [And aural.]317603176
1778_03_19Thu 19 Mar 1778*LOFT 78CB5s 6d[LOFT?] DIR BARTHELEMON; V FARRELL~ BARTHELEMON~m. CN VN BARTHELEMON.PA 17 MarWith ball. * Loft's house.216002160
1762_12_20Mon 20 Dec 1762*SCHUMAN 62MI13002s 6dMGL SCHUMAN.PA1300 to 1500; every Monday and Thursday [not listed]. * At his house.080000800
1765_03_11Mon 11 Mar 1765*MOZARTS 65MI1200[Buy concert ticket]MOZART MOZART~.PA* At lodgings. MOZART at sight etc. To 1500 daily not Tue Fri. [Subsequently not listed; with time changes; later buy sonatas or 5s (eg PA 20 Mar and 30 May).] [Otto Erich Deutsch: Mozart A Documentary Biography (/2 London 1966) 43-5.]094800948
1769_02_16Thu 16 Feb 1769?MUSICAL CLUB 69SOCFor twelve: ?PA 24 JanGentlemen only; for their own practice or amusement. Weekly; for twelve nights; [this] the first.125001250
1757_04_29Fri 29 Apr 1757?GOODWIN 57CB[GOODWIN.]PA (puff); PA 6 Apr (puff)From 18 Apr.048200482
1756_04_30Fri 30 Apr 1756?GOODWIN 56CB1900[GOODWIN.]PA; PA 29 MarFrom 5 Apr.043500435
1755_07_05Sat 5 July 1755?CASTLE 54-55SOCPA 23 JuneCastle Society. Water Concert [cf meeting on 23 June].038200382
1769_02_23Thu 23 Feb 1769?MUSICAL CLUB 69SOCPA 21 FebSecond meeting [cf 16 Feb].125801258
1781_03_??Mar 1781 ??SACCHINI-PIOZZI 81SOCSACCHINI PIOZZI.MH 23 Feb to 1 Mar[No date. Private concert; subscribers only: dispute with Hookham over selling of tickets. Cf Rauzzini concert 30 Mar.]241802418
1787_12_05Wed 5 Dec 1787?KNYVETT 87CB[KNYVETT.] LEAD CRAMER-w.MC 1 Dec 1787; WO 28 Nov 1787[Music as at the Concert of Ancient Music.]308503085
1758_04_27Thu 27 Apr 1758?GOODWIN 58 ? *CB[GOODWIN <STARLING_GOODWIN>.]PA 25 Mar[* No beneficiary given.] [?Single] Subscription Concert (Starling Goodwin; president). From 31 Mar.053200532
1768_05_??May 1768 ???OBhandel o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>.PA 18 May 1768Postponed from 20 May [death of H.R.H. Louisa Ann]. [No further details.]120901209
1769_11_09Thu 9 Nov 1769?MUSICAL CLUB 69-70SOCPA 25 Oct 1769Musical club. Gentlemen only for own practice amusement and improvement. 12 nights; weekly; [this] the first. [Cf 16 Feb 1769.]132601326
1791_05_10Tue 10 May 1791A/WPARK~ 91CB200010s 6d1: HAYDN SYM; GL KNYVETT KNYVETT-c2 HINDLE SALE <KNYVETTS>; HANDEL SG SPENCE 'O_SLEEP'; SN PF PARK~ (LATE REYNOLDS~); SG STORACE~ 'QUELDESIN'; SL VN RAIMONDI. 2: CN FL GRAEFF; GL [as above]; HANDEL SG SPENCE 'MID_SHADY'; CN PF PARK~; sg STORACE~ <RONDO>; GL [as above]; FP.MC 9 May3401A_W3401
1799_05_22Wed 22 May 1799A/WCRAMER-JB 99CB10s 6d1: GLUCK OV; SG ROVEDINO; CN BN HOLMES; MOZART DT 2v VIGANONI CIMADOR; CN PF CRAMER-JB <JB_CRAMER>; SG MARA~; CN VN JANIEWICZ. 2: HAYDN OV (MS); MOZART DT 2v CIMADOR VIGANONI; CRAMER-JB DT PF PF CRAMER-JB DUSSEK <2 PF> (NEW; COMPOSED FOR THE OCCASION); SG MARA~; fp <FINALE>.TIFor JB Cramer.3928A_W3928
1772_03_25Wed 25 Mar 1772A/WBACH-ABEL 72 8THCS1900DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA[Burrows-Harris 666.]1570A_W1570
1794_05_19Mon 19 May 1794A/WSALE AND BELLAMY-tl 94CB200010s 6d[SALE BELLAMY-tl.] DIR SALOMON; PF GREATOREX (PRESIDE). 1: HAYDN OV; ATTERBURY GL (NEW); CIMAROSA SG NIELD + BN HOLMES; CN vc LINDLEY; CORFE GL (NEW); CN PF SMART-gt <JUN>; CIMAROSA SG HINDMARSH~; ATTERBURY CT 'VOLUNTEERS_CATCH'. 2: ATTERBURY OV (NEW); GL (NEW); PLEYEL QT FL VN VA VC ASHE SALOMON HINDMARSH LINDLEY; BOYCE SG BARTLEMAN + BN HOLMES; DT hn hn LEANDER-lh LEANDER-vt; ATTERBURY GL (NEW); CIMAROSA SG DUCREST~; HAYDN FP. [earlier: different order.]TI; OR 14 May; OR 6 MayFrom 6 May. [Landon-England 255.]3671A_W3671
1770_04_04Wed 4 Apr 1770A/WBACH-ABEL 70 11THCSDIR ABEL; [BACH].PA[Burrows-Harris 586 591.]1374A_W1374
1769_04_19Wed 19 Apr 1769A/WBACH-ABEL 69 11THCS1930DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1288A_W1288
1773_04_24Sat 24 Apr 1773A/WLE_CHANTRE~ 73CB120010s 6d1: PUGNANI OV; SG SAVOI; PUGNANI QT; SN HPD LE_CHANTRE~; SG SAVOI; PUGNANI OV. 2: CN HPD LE_CHANTRE~; SL VC JANSON; SG SAVOI; SL VN PUGNANI; SN PF LE_CHANTRE~; fp <GRAND PIECE>.PA; PA 20 AprThe last time of her performing.1687A_W1687