The Show Must Go On
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The Show Must Go On

On Tour with the LSO in 1912 & 2012

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eBook - ePub
Available until 10 Dec |Learn more

The Show Must Go On

On Tour with the LSO in 1912 & 2012

About this book

A memoir of the London Symphony Orchestra on tour in the U.S. and beyond, focusing on their historical first visit to America in 1912 when they were due to sail on the Titanic, and their most recent travels

Gareth Davies, principal flautist at the London Symphont Orchestra (LSO), tells the remarkable story of a groundbreaking expeditionwith the use ofrecently discovered diaries, archive material from London and New York, and newspaper reports from the time.A behind-the-scenes account of the LSO's currentworldwide touring schedule finds that a surprising number of the same challenges remain. Readers join Gareth and his colleagues as they contend with airports, volcanoes, travel strikes, illness, and even life-and-death situations. As well as vivid descriptions of sitting center stage surrounded by music and working with Haitink, Gergiev, and Sir Colin Davis, readers get to glimpse into the backstage goings on and see inside the mind of a professional musician as never before. Written by someone at the center of the action, this bookfollows the travels of two musicians, a century apart in the same orchestra.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. 1. 1912: Upbeat Before the Downbeat
  7. 2. 2012: International Commuters
  8. 3. 1912: Travel Arrangements
  9. 4. 2012: A Long Way From Home
  10. 5. 1912: The Men and Woman of the London Symphony Orchestra
  11. 6. 2012: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (and Bicycles, and Running)
  12. 7. 1912: The First Concerts
  13. 8. 1912: First Impressions
  14. 9. 2012: America
  15. 10. 1912: A Party in Boston?
  16. 11. 2012: The Universal Language of Mankind
  17. 12. 1912: Arthur Nikisch: 12 October 1855 – 23 January 1922
  18. 13. 2012: Conducting a Conversation
  19. 14. 1912: A Plague of Locusts
  20. 15. 2012: FAME
  21. 16. 1912: Bad News
  22. 17. 2012: The Show Must Go On
  23. 18. 1912: Almost There
  24. 1912 London Symphony Orchestra
  25. 2012 London Symphony Orchestra
  26. London Symphony Orchestra, Conducted by Arthur Nikisch, Tour to USA and Canada 1912
  27. Acknowledgements
  28. Index
  29. About the Author
  30. London Symphony Orchestra