Henry Wood
English conductor (1869-1944) · United Kingdom · Musicians · Died at 75
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Something wrong?Sir Henry Joseph Wood was an English conductor best known for his association with London's annual series of promenade concerts, known as the Proms. He conducted them for nearly half a century, introducing hundreds of new works to British audiences.
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Portrait by Ernest Walter Histed, c. 1906
Two of Wood's mentors: Ebenezer Prout (l) and Manuel Garcia
1891 production of Messager's La Basoche, for which Wood was répétiteur
Robert Newman, co-founder with Wood of the Queen's Hall promenade concerts
Wood's first wife, Olga
Wood in 1908 - painting by Cyrus Cuneo
The London Symphony Orchestra at the Queen's Hall in 1911
Schoenberg's music was hissed at the Proms in 1912.Awards
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Sir Henry Joseph Wood was an English conductor best known for his association with London's annual series of promenade concerts, known as the Proms. He conducted them for nearly half a century, introducing hundreds of new works to British audiences. After his death, the concerts were officially renamed in his honour as the "Henry Wood Promenade Concerts", although they continued to be generally referred to as "the Proms".
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