Calendar of London Concerts 1750-1800

Concerts

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1766_10_14Tue 14 Oct 1766PHILHARMONIC 66-67SOCPAPhilharmonic Society: meeting.106501065
1787_08_15Wed 15 Aug 1787VVAUXHALL 87GS19301s1: ABEL SYM (FULL); SG INCLEDON; HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^LOTARIO^ <LOTHARIUS>; SG POOLE~; STAMITZ SYM; SG NEWMAN~; HAYDN SYM; SG LEARY~; KELLY-tae SYM (FULL); SG POOLE~; CN ORG; SG BERTLES~; WEBBE GL; HOOK CT. 2: SG INCLEDON; CN VN PIELTAIN-dp; SG NEWMAN~; hook o ^THE_TRIUMPH_OF_BEAUTY^.PA3075V3075
1770_03_28Wed 28 Mar 1770DLDL ORATORIO 70 [8TH]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2shandel o ^ALEXANDER'S_FEAST^; handel o ^CORONATION_ANTHEM^ <ANTHEMS>. LEAD BARTHELEMON. SL VN BARTHELEMON; SL VC DUPORT-jp.PA[LS.]1367DL1367
1768_02_29Mon 29 Feb 1768HMATTHEWS~ 68CB18005sV MATTHEWS~. CN <CNS>; SL <SLS>.GZ 27 FebMiss Matthews; blind girl.1165H1165
1752_04_24Fri 24 Apr 1752DSTDAVIES~m 52CB5sLEAD GIARDINI. 1: OV; CN FL DAVIES-r <MR>; HANDEL SG SHEWARD~ 'THE_PRINCE'; SL VC CERVETTO-gb; CIAMPI SG GALLI~ 'VARCAN'; HANDEL CN HPD DAVIES~m. 2: SL OB; HANDEL SG SHEWARD~ 'THE_SMILING' from HANDEL o ^JEPHTHA'; CN BN MILLER-j; TERRADELLAS SG GALLI~ 'SE_SPUNTAN'; SL FL DAVIES~m <MISS>; PALMA-2 SG GALLI~ 'BASTA_COSTI'; SL VN GIARDINI; HANDEL o ^CORONATION_ANTHEM^ WITH V TPT TPT HN HN DRS.GADAVIES~m: aged 8.0180DST0180
1769_08_07Mon 7 Aug 1769HODBUDD AND WARNER 69CB2s 6d[BUDD?] PIECE HP WARNER <PIECES; PEDAL_HP>.PA 29 JulyBreakfast and ball.1308HOD1308
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
1797_04_03Mon 3 Apr 1797KTROPERA 97 7THCS1: OV; CARUSO SG ROVEDINO; CN VC LINDLEY; FERRARI-gg SG VIGANONI; CN VN SALOMON. 2: HAYDN SYM (GRAND MS); PAISIELLO SG BANTI~; CN HP KRUMPHOLTZ~; GUGLIELMI TR 3v BANTI~ ROVEDINO VIGANONI; FP.TBOpera Concert.3837KTR3837
1783_01_23Thu 23 Jan 1783WESWESLEY 83SOC[WESLEY-c WESLEY-s.]MC 8 JanFifth subscription concert. Messrs Wesley. First concert (and every other Thursday).2523WES2523
1786_07_29Sat 29 July 1786VVAUXHALL 86GS20001s1: HOOK OV <SYM> (FULL) from HOOK o ^APOLLO_AND_DAPHNE^; SG INCLEDON; HAYDN SYM (GRAND); SG LEARY~; 'THESE_DELIGHTS' and HANDEL MARCH from HANDEL o ^ZARA^ [?]; SG MARTYR~; STAMITZ SYM; SG WRIGHTEN~; CN ORG HOOK; SG BARNETT~; GL 'SAW_YOU'; CT 'THE_SCORNFUL'. 2: SG LEARY~; CN VN PIELTAIN-dp; SG MARTYR~; o <FINALE> (NEW).DUR2878V2878
1781_03_23Fri 23 Mar 1781DLDL ORATORIO 81 [7TH]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2shandel o ^L'ALLEGRO^ [PARTS1-3]. LEAD RICHARDS; V LINLEY~m2 DRAPER~ PRUDOM~ NORRIS REINHOLD. END PART1: CN ORG STANLEY. END PART2: CN VN CRAMER-w.PA[LS.]2410DL2410
1764_03_08Thu 8 Mar 1764SSQWEDNESDAY 64 [3RD?]CSPAEvening concert; from 7 Mar.0869SSQ0869
1766_01_08Wed 8 Jan 1766HABCASTLE 65-66SOCPA 24 Dec 1765; PA 31 Dec 1765; PA 7 Jan 1766Castle Society: next concert (not 25 Dec 1765 or 1 Jan 1766). Tickets for 1 Jan taken.0997HAB0997
1780_01_31Mon 31 Jan 1780PPANTHEON 80 2NDCS200010s 6d1: OV; SG HARPER~; SL VC CROSDILL; SG SESTINI~; CN VN CRAMER-w; BERTONI qt 4v SESTINI~ HARPER~ MANZOLETTO ROVEDINO <FINALE>. 2: SYM; SG MANZOLETTO; CN OB FISCHER; SG SESTINI~; GIORDANI qt 4v SESTINI~ HARPER~ ROVEDINO MANZOLETTO <FINALE>.PA2320P2320
1787_06_05Tue 5 June 1787VVAUXHALL 87GS19301s1: BACH OV (FULL); SG INCLEDON; HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^SCIPIONE^ <SCIPIO>; SG NEWMAN~; ABEL SYM; SG POOLE~; HAYDN SYM (FULL); SG LEARY~; CN ORG; SG BERTLES~; GL; CT. 2: SG INCLEDON; CN OB PARKE; SG NEWMAN~; o <FINALE>.DUR; MH3019V3019
1784_05_14Fri 14 May 1784A/WFISCHER 84CB200010s 6d1: BACH OV 2ORCH; SG HARRISON; CN VN CRAMER-w; SG CANTELO~; DT PF GUEST~ CRAMER-jb; CN OB FISCHER. 2: FISCHER CNTE OB VN VC FISCHER CRAMER-w CROSDILL; MARA DT VC VC MARA CROSDILL (NEW); RAUZZINI SG CANTELO~ + OB fischer (NEW); CNte OB OB FISCHER KELLNER-c (WITH NEW FAV AIR); DT 2v HARRISON CANTELO~; HAYDN SYM.PA; PA 24 FebFrom 16 Apr. KELLNER-c: scholar of FISCHER.2645A_W2645
1786_06_17Sat 17 June 1786VVAUXHALL 86GS20001s1: HAYDN OV; HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^ESTHER^; SG INCLEDON; FRENZI SYM; SG LEARY~; ARNE-ta OV from ARNE-ta o ^ELIZA^; SG MARTYR~; HOOK OV from HOOK o ^APOLLO_AND_DAPHNE^; SG BARNETT~; CN ORG; GL; CT. 2: SG INCLEDON; CN VN PIELTAIN-dp; SG WRIGHTEN~; HOOK o ^THE_TRIUMPH_OF_BEAUTY^.MC2840V2840
1786_03_10Fri 10 Mar 1786HSQPALSA AND TURRSCHMIDT 86CB193010s 6d1: ROSETTI OV; SG MARA~; CN FL GRAEFF; BACH SG MARA~ + HN HN palsa turrschmidt; CN OB FISCHER. 2: CNte HN HN PALSA TURRSCHMIDT; SG CHANU~; SL VN SALOMON; SG CHANU~; DT HN HN palsa turrschmidt; [raimondi sym?] 'the_CHASE' <CN>; HAYDN FP.MC[Time] because MARA~ at oratorio.2770HSQ2770
1758_04_17Mon 17 Apr 1758DSTRICCIARELLI 58CB10s 6d[RICCIARELLI.]PA0528DST0528
1770_08_20Mon 20 Aug 1770HODCB2s 6d[BUDD.] V YOUNG_GENTLEWOMAN (FOREIGNER). PIECE HP WARNER <PIECES; PEDAL_HP>.PA 11 Aug 1770Breakfast and ball.1415HOD1415
1793_03_06Wed 6 Mar 1793HAYHAY ORATORIO 93 [6TH]OS1830B 5s; P 3s; FG 2s; SG 1sHANDEL o ^L'ALLEGRO^ (PART1); HANDEL o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^ (PART1); SELECTION FROM ATTERBURY HANDEL PURCELL PARSONS-w <DR_PARSONS> BOYCE ARNOLD [items listed]. COND ARNOLD; LEAD SHAW; V HARRISON DIGNUM WELSH-j <MR> WELSH-t <MASTER> HUMMELL-1 LEETE POOLE~ LEAK~ HARRISON~ LADY [= FERGUSON~] (HER FIRST PERFORMANCE [HERE]); VC MASON. END PART2: SG LADY (ITALIAN). [includes:] CN VN JANIEWICZ.TI[LS (with full details).]3546HAY3546
1768_02_15Mon 15 Feb 1768HABCASTLE 67-68SOCPA 12 FebCastle Society. Six following concerts on Mondays [of which this the first].1157HAB1157
1776_03_13Wed 13 Mar 1776HSQBACH-ABEL 76 8THCSDIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1967HSQ1967
1785_02_11Fri 11 Feb 1785C&AGOODWIN (J) 85CB5sDIR and LEAD SHIELD. V BANNISTER JOHNSTONE EDWIN WILSON-1 DAVIES-1 <MR> BRETT DARLEY MARTYR~. CN TPT SARJANT; CN BN PARKINSON; CN OB PARKE-Wt <W_PARKE>. [END:] GL 'WE_THREE' AND CT 'POOR_THOMAS' (FAV).MC 5 FebAnd ball.2674C&A2674
1765_03_11Mon 11 Mar 1765HAYYATES 65OBPB 5s; G 3sYATES o ^THE_CHOICE_OF_APOLLO^ <SERENATA> (NEW). LEAD BARTHELEMON [replaced AGUS-g]; V GILSON FAWCETT-j1 YOUNG~m <POLLY_YOUNG> YOUNG_GENTLEWOMAN (1ST APPEARANCE IN PUBLIC). CN FL FLORIO; CN VC SIPRUTINI; CN HPD YATES; CN VN BARTHELEMON.PA; PA 25 FebFrom 7 Mar. [LS.]0947HAY0947
1758_03_15Wed 15 Mar 1758CGCG ORATORIO 58 [9TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>.PA[LS.]0518CG0518
1778_01_21Wed 21 Jan 1778HSQBACH-ABEL 78 1STCS1900TransfDIR ABEL; [BACH].PA2131HSQ2131
1789_11_16Mon 16 Nov 1789HARTIBBS 89CB120010s 6d1: HANDEL OV; PLEYEL QT; SG GORE; DT PF VN TIBBS CRAMER-w <W_TIBBS; DT>; SG LADY; CN VN CRAMER-w. 2: CN BN PARKINSON; GL; CN FL GRAEFF; SG LADY; HAYDN SYM.MP 14 Nov 1789W Tibbs: 9th annual concert.3259HAR3259
1766_09_26Fri 26 Sept 1766MLOWE 66GB18003sHANDEL o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^ <SERENATA>. [LOWE.] o ^ODE_IN_HONOUR_OF_freeMASONRY^ (SUNG BY GENTLEMEN).PAWith fireworks and dancing. Lowe's heavy loss [due to] bad weather. [LS.]1061M1061
1785_02_16Wed 16 Feb 1785DLDL ORATORIO 85 [2ND]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2sHANDEL o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. LEAD RICHARDS; V GEORGE~ PHILLIPS~ NORRIS REINHOLD.PA[LS.]2675DL2675
1800_05_16Fri 16 May 1800A/WWILLIS 1800 11THCS[raimondi.] 1: HAYDN OV; SG NIELD; DEVIENNE CNTE FL OB BN; SG DAMIANI-v; CN PF HENRY~; SG MARA~. 2: MOZART SYM; SG DAMIANI-v; CN VC DAHMEN-ja (MS); SG MARA~; fp <FINALE>.TI[12th not found.]3978A_W3978
1774_02_23Wed 23 Feb 1774SSQBACH-ABEL 74 6THCS1900DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1753SSQ1753
1753_04_30Mon 30 Apr 1753HAYYOUNG~I 53CBB 5s; P 3s; G 2sV YOUNG~I; HANDEL CN ORG YOUNG~I <CNS> <ISABELLA_YOUNG>.PA[Deutsch-Handel 741.] Scholar of WALTZ.0259HAY0259
1770_10_22Mon 22 Oct 1770NHNAG'S HEAD 70-71SOCPA 19 Oct 1770Musical Society: first meeting.1425NH1425
1770_03_02Fri 2 Mar 1770DLDL ORATORIO 70 [1ST]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2shandel o ^SAMSON^ <ORATORIO>. LEAD BARTHELEMON. CN OB FISCHER.PA[LS.]1344DL1344
1768_04_13Wed 13 Apr 1768HABCASTLE 67-68SOCPA 25 Mar; PA 6 AprCastle Society: next concert [i.e. not on 30 Mar]; from 6 Apr.1194HAB1194
1790_05_03Mon 3 May 1790HSQ PROFESSIONAL 90 10THCS20001: HAYDN OV; SG CANTELO~; QT HN PIELTAIN-pj; SG MARA~; BACH CNTE OB VN VA VC PARKE CRAMER-w BLAKE CERVETTO-j. 2: GYROWETZ OV (MS); SG MARCHESI; CN PF PARKE~; SG MARA~; PFEIFFER SYM (MS).WO[McVeigh-Professional 83.]3323HSQ3323
1787_05_24Thu 24 May 1787TSTDENIS~ 87CB200010s 6dDIR BARTHELEMON <DIR ORCH>. 1: BARTHELEMON OV; HANDEL SG SEDGWICK 'MIRTH_ADMITS'; BARTHELEMON CNte HN HN LEANDER-lh LEANDER-vt; SACCHINI SG BARTHELEMON~m 'CARE_LUCI'; CARDON CNTE hp vn vc DENIS~ BARTHELEMON PAXTON; SARTI SG AMBROSE~ 'UNE_AMANTE'. 2: HAYDN sym 'LA_CHASSE'; CN OB SUCK; BATTISHILL SG SEDGWICK 'THUS_WHEN'; CN VN BARTHELEMON; SACCHINI SG AMBROSE~ 'SE_IL_CARO'; SL HP DENIS~; BARTHELEMON SG BARTHELEMON~m 'UNDER_SWEET'; FINALE FP.WO3003TST3003
1785_05_30Mon 30 May 1785KTSALOMON 85CB1930P 10s 6d; FG 5s 6d; SG 3s1: HAYDN OV; MAJO-gf SG HARRISON 'A_MORIR'; CN VN SALOMON. REICHARDT o ^la_passione_di_gesu_cristo^ <ORATORIO> (PART): V MARA~; CHORUS. 2: REICHARDT OV (NEW); HANDEL SG HARRISON 'RENDI_IL'; CN OB FISCHER; SACCHINI SG MARA~ 'SON_REGINA'; REICHARDT o <HYMN> (WITH FIVE GRAND CHORUSSES etc).PAOratorio: as before their majesties at the Queen's House; and at the Pantheon. Hymn: as before their majesties on 23 Mar.2738KT2738
1787_01_02Tue 2 Jan 1787PPANTHEON 86-87 [7TH]CS21003s 6dDIR BARTHELEMON <DIR ORCH>; V BOYCE-w2 BILLINGTON SALMON <SOLMON> LINTON-1. 1: GOSSEC OV <GROSSEE>; SG ARROWSMITH; CORELLI cngr 4TH (WITH TPT TPT DRS); HANDEL SG BARTHELEMON~m 'SWEET_BIRD'; ARNE-ta GL 'SWEET_MUSE'; CT 'MR_SPEAKER'. 2: HAYDN OV 'LA_CHASSE'; SG ARROWSMITH; CN VN BARTHELEMON; SACCHINI SG BARTHELEMON~m 'QUEL_CARO'; PAXTON GL 'ANSWER_TO_TURN_AMARILLIS'; CT 'THE_ECHO'.MC; MC 1 Jan2923P2923
1777_01_29Wed 29 Jan 1777HSQBACH-ABEL 77 2NDCS1900DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA2039HSQ2039
1778_03_11Wed 11 Mar 1778CGCG ORATORIO 78 [2ND]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 4s; FG 3s; SG 2sHANDEL o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^. LEAD BAUMGARTEN-kf; V VERNON MEREDITH-1 WRIGHTEN~ WEICHSELL~f. END PART1: CN FL FLORIO. PART3: CN PF WEICHSELL~e; CN OB LEBRUN; CN VN WEICHSELL. SACRED CANONS (ANCIENT AND MODERN) INCLUDING 'NON_NOBIS'.PA[LS.]2152CG2152
1752_02_01Sat 1 Feb 1752DSTDEAN ST 51-52 8THCS190010s 6d non-subscribers1: GIULINI OV <CONTE_GIULINI>; PASQUALI SG SHEWARD~ 'O_'TIS'; LAMPUGNANI SG GALLI~ 'DI_QUELO'; SL OB VINCENT; CIAMPI SG MEYER~ 'DAL_LABRO'; HASSE SG GALLI~ 'NON_ARAGION'; PASQUALI CN HPD OGLE. 2: CN VC PASQUALINO; HANDEL SG SHEWARD~ 'AS_WHEN'; PALMA-2 SG GALLI~ 'BASTA_COSI'; SL VN GIARDINI; CIAMPI SG MEYER~ 'RENDIMI'; BERNASCONI SG GALLI~ 'RETORNI'; CORELLI CNgr.GA0124DST0124
1768_07_14Thu 14 July 1768MFROUD~ 68GB18302s 6dV LOWE FROUD~ BROWN-1 DAVIS~2 PHILLIPS-e TAYLOR-1.PAWith fireworks.1215M1215
1753_02_22Thu 22 Feb 1753HPARRY-j 53CB19005sLEAD BROWN-a; VC CERVETTO-gb; BN BAUMGARTEN-s. PIECE HP PARRY-j <FAV PIECES>.PA 23 Jan0209H0209
1777_02_14Fri 14 Feb 1777DLDL ORATORIO 77 [1ST]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2shandel o ^ALEXANDER'S_FEAST^; handel o ^CORONATION_ANTHEM^ <ANTHEMS>. [dir linley-t1 stanley]; V LINLEY~m1 LINLEY~M2 <M_LINLEY> DRAPER~ NORRIS CHAMPNESS. END PART1: CN ORG STANLEY. END PART2: CN VN LINLEY-t2.PA[LS.]2047DL2047
1760_10_15Wed 15 Oct 1760HABCASTLE 60-61 1STSOCPA 7 Oct 1760Castle Society: first concert.0671HAB0671
1753_02_06Tue 6 Feb 1753DSTGIARDINI AND VINCENT-T 53 [2ND]CS[GIARDINI VINCENT-T <T_VINCENT>.]PA; PA 27 JanSignor Giardini and Mr Vincent's Concert. From 30 Jan ([anniversary of] Martyrdom of King Charles I).0204DST0204
1773_06_24Thu 24 June 1773MMARYBONE 73GS[burletta. also concert:] V THOMPSON~j WILDE~ BARTHELEMON~m. COMIC_ACT THREE_ITALIAN_MUSICIANS; CN VN BARTHELEMON.PA[Cf 27 May.] Three Italian musicians; blind from birth. [LS.] [And subsequently; not listed.]1712M1712
1769_05_22Mon 22 May 1769THABARTHELEMON AND BARTHELEMON~m 69CB10s 6dV BARTHELEMON~m. PERFORM own PIECES: BACH ABEL FISCHER CIRRI BARTHELEMON.PAPhilharmonic Concert put off [cf BARTHELEMON 69; May 1769].1298THA1298