Signed Conductor Programs

Program for a performance of Mozart's Symphony No.41 and Mass in C minor by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by the Italian maestro at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on January 27th, 1980; signed by him and soloists Margaret Price, Frederica von Stade, Dennis O'Neill, and John Shirley-Quirk in their corresponding biographies. Full program with all pages and covers, size is 7.25 x 9.6 inches, ink-marking on the cover, stains, otherwise in very good condition.

Playbill announcement for a symphonic concert at Teatro La Scala, Milan, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of liberation of Italy during the WWII, with the star pianist Maurizio Pollini as guest soloist, signed by the Italian conductor.  Size is 11 x 15 inches, in excellent condition.

Program for a series of performances of The New York Philharmonic Orchestra between  March 5-9, 1970, New York, with Jacqueline du Pré as a soloist, under the baton of the famous Italian conductor, signed by him on the advertisement page over his photograph. Size is 8 x 10.9 inches, some loose pages, in very good condition.

Program for a performance of orchestral works under the baton of Gerd Albrecht in Cologne, 1987, signed by him on his bio page.  Size is 6.4 x 9.4 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance conducting the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra at Munich, 1963, signed on page 2 with a short sentiment.  Size is 5.75 x 8.2 inches, 4 pages, folds, in very good condition.

American conductor (1915-1998), and also composer and music historian, conductor of the National Gallery Orchestra (Washington) for many years. Set of 13 programs for concerts from 1946 through 1959 with the National Gallery Orchestra, each one is signed on the front cover, 6 x 9 inches in size, some have staples on the corner, otherwise in very good condition.

Program in Kassel, Germany, November 1966, conducting the Halle Orchestra from Manchester, signature in on the cover of this 6-page program, 5.75 x 8.25 inches. Storage holes, otherwise in excellent condition.

Program for a performance of the London Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on September 25th and 28th, 1969, conducted by Sir John Barbirolli, and signed by him on his bio page. Size is 8.5 x 7.2 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance of the Orchestre de Paris conducted by the Argentine-Israeli pianist and conductor at the Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London, on September 10th, 1981, signed by him. Full program with all pages and covers, size is 8.25 x 7.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Program for a concert of works by Mozart and Shostakovich performed by hornist Hermann Baumann under the baton of Neeme Jarvi in Cologne, 1987, signed by both artists opposite to program page.  Size is 4.7 x 7.8 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance of the Concertgebouw Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on March 26th, 1957, under the baton of the Dutch conductor, signed by him on his photo page, plus one unidentified signature on top of the orchestra bio page. Size is 5.4 x 8.4 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance of the violinist under the baton of Vladimir Ashkenazy at the Royal Festival Hall in London, 1987, signed by both artists in their respective bio pages.  Size is 8 x 7.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Program for a concert in Berlin, 1968 with Berlin Chamber Orchestra. Full program with all pages and covers, signed by von Benda and all vocal soloists on program page. Size is 7.75 x 7.75 inches, in excellent condition. ALSO INCLUDED is a page of a program (from 1938) signed on photo page by von Benda. Size is 5.6 x 8.25 inches, in excellent condition

Program for a performance of the Orquestra Sinfonica Nacional under the baton of the French conductor in Lisbon, 1953, signed by him on the front cover.  Size is 6 x 8.1 inches, 4 pages plus covers, folds, in very good condition.

Program for a performance of the pianist Bernard d'Ascoli with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra at Leeds in 1984, signed by the conductor Paavo Berglund in his bio page. Size is 8.3 x 11.75 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra on tour at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on February 14th, 1963, under the baton of the star American conductor, signed by him on his bio page. Size is 7.2 x 9.75 inches, full program with all pages and covers, vertical crease, otherwise in very good condition.

Program for a performance of the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by the celebrated American conductor at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on April 14th, 1982, signed by him on his photo page. Size is 5.4 x 8.5 inches, 36 pages plus covers, in excellent condition.

Program for a concert with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, in Haifa, season 1958-59. Signed by pianists Genia Nemenoff and Pierre Luboshutz in their shared bio page, and by conductor Garry (or Gary) Bertini in his bio page. Nemenoff and Luboshutz perform Bach´s concerto for 2 pianos in C minor and Martinu´s concerto for 2 pianos. Full program, 6.5 x 9.5 inches

Program for a performance of Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex and Beethoven's 7th Symphony under the baton of Gary Bertini, signed by him and other 4 performers (Langridge, Schwarz, Lansemann, Schöne).  Size is 4.6 x 7.8 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance of the Italian-born British violinist with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer Arthur Bliss at The Royal Festival Hall, London, on June 13th, 1954, signed by the violinist, the composer and conductor, and the tuba player Philip Catelinet on the back of the front cover. Size is 5 x 8 inches, full program with all pages and covers, golden covers, in very good condition.

Program for a performance of the Dresden Staatskapelle at Leeds, United Kingdom, on October 4th, 1981, signed by the celebrated American conductor on his bio page. Size is 8.25 x 7.8 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance of the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of the celebrated Austrian conductor at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on June 29th, 1975, signed by him on his photo page. Full program with all pages and covers, size is 5.5 x 9 inches, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by the celebrated Austrian conductor at the Musikvereinsaal, Vienna, on November 15th, 1970, signed by him on the front cover. Full program with all pages and covers, size is 5.75 x 7.7 inches, minor stains, in very good condition.

Signature under picture (portrait) 9 x 6.5 cm on page with curriculum in Program for 'New Years Concert', Nurenberg January 5-6th, 1968. Signed under his picture, size is 6.5 x 9 cm, in excellent condition. Storage holes not affecting signature nor picture, otherwise in very good condition.

Signature on program cover Residence Orchestra The Hague. Webern, Beethoven, Bartok. 18. March 1968. 21 x 15 cm, 8 pages. Storage holes, not affecting signatures.

Program for an all-Beethoven concert by The New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Pierre Boulez and pianist Rudolf Firkusny as a soloist, at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on September 27th, 1966, signed by the conductor on his photo page. Size is 7.2 x 9.4 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in very good condition.

Program for a performance of Strauss' Die Fliedermaus. Full program with all  pages and covers, signed on bio page by Busch and also signed by some of the singers in their photos (Editha Fleischer, Marcel Wittrisch). Size is 6.25 x 9 inches, cracks on some pages, otherwise in very good condition.

Cover of a printed score of Meyerbeer's L'Africana, signed in pencil with a short sentiment by Campanini, Paris, 1914. Size is 6.25 x 10.6 inches, mounting traces over left border, in good condition.

Program for a performance of The Philharmonia Orchestra under the baton of Mr. Cantelli at The Royal Festival Hall, London, on October 21st, 1952, signed by the young conductor on his photo page, dated in 1952. Size is 5.5 x 8.5 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance of The Philharmonia Orchestra under the baton of Guido Cantelli at The Royal Festival Hall, London, on May 29th, 1954, signed by the Italian conductor on his bio page, dated by him in 1954. Size is 7.2 x 9.6 inches, full program with all pages and covers, some wear, in very good condition.

Program for a performance with Teatro La Scala Orchestra in Vienna, 1955. Full program with all pages and covers, signed on program page by conductor Cantelli. Size is 6.75 x 8.75 inches, in excellent condition. Watch maestro Cantelli rehearsing Rossini's Semiramide overture:

Page from a program for a concert with The Philharmonia Hungarica at Carnegie Hall, New York, 1964. Signed on program page by conductor Caridis. Size is 8.25 x 11.25 inches, storage holes, in good condition.

Program for a performance of Carter's Partita in 1994 and other pieces of Debussy, Stravinsky and others with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Baremboim who also signed the program. Size is 8.4 x 8.2 inches, folds, in very good condition.

Program for a concert of works by Haydn and Shostakovich in 1994, performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of the celebrated conductor, signed by him.  Size is 5.3 x 8.75 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Program for a concert of Bartok`s Piano concerto No. 3, Beethoven, Ravel, Mussorgsky in Kassel, Germany April 16th, 1967, signed on the cover by both artists. Size is 21 x 15 cm, 6 pages, storage holes, not affecting signatures.

Signatures are on photo pages, size is 21 x 14.5 cm, performance with the Residenz-Orchester, The Hague, November 6th, 1969, in excellent condition.

Signed program for a concert of works by Bach and Mozart performed by the Buenos Aries Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of the Swiss conductor at Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1983.  Size is 6.75 x 9.3 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Clip from a program of a performance of Cyrano by Damrosch at the Metropolitan Opera, 1913. Clip was signed by composer and star tenor Martin. Clip is attached to an album page and on verso there is a clip for a performance of Le Ranz des Vaches by Wilhelm Krenzl, signed by mezzo soprano Helen Stanley. Page is 8 x 10.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Program for a concert with the Phildelphia Orchestra and cellist Stephen Kates in 1975. Full program with all pages and covers, signed on program page by conductor De Waart. Size is 6 x 9 inches, in excellent condition.

Program for an All-Strauss concert by the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain at Leeds, United Kingdom, on April 19th, 1984, conducted by Norman Del Mar, and signed by the conductor on his bio page. Size is 8.25 x 7.8 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Dean Dixon and Andor Foldes signed program, Symphony Orchestra of Kassel, January 17, 1964. Artists perform Mozart, Bartok, Berlioz. Size is 5.75 x 8.25 inches, 6 folded pages, storage holes, otherwise in excellent condition.

Program for a concert with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra at the War Memorial Opera House in 1933. 4 pages program, signed by conductor Dobrowen on front cover and soloist inside program. Size is 6 x 8.9 inches, back cover glued to a cardboard, otherwise in good condition.

Program for a performance of music by Brahms and Bartok at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on December 10th (no year), by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of the Hungarian conductor, signed by him and soloists Klara Takacs and Kolos Kovacs. Full program with all pages and covers, size is 8.25 x 7.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Program with the London Symphony Orchestra as a guest orchestra in Israel, season 1960-61, Antal Dorati conducted music by Walton, Beethoven and Bartok. Signed by Dorati in his bio page, and also by orchestra leader Hugh Maguire in the last page. Full program, size is 6.5 x 9.5 inches

Program for a concert with the Stockholm Philharmonic, Nurenberg, March 23rd, 1973. Signed under his photo, size is 14.5 x 21 cm, in excellent condition.

Full program for the Strasbourg International Festival, June 13th through 24th, 1962, signed by the 2 composers and the 2 conductors! A total of 120 pages plus covers, and 4-fold insert with the schedule, signatures are on the corresponding bio pages with photo.  Size is 6.1 x 9.25 inches, in excellent condition. 

Full page from a program signed by the conductor and pianist, shown young.  Size is 9.6 x 12.5 inches, single page only, in very good condition.

Program for a concert with the Orchestra of Nurenberg, February 17th, 1967. Mueller Duerer Symphony (world premiere), Mozart piano concerto KV 543, R. Strauss Sinfonia Domestica. Size is 21 x 15 cm, 8 pages in excellent condition. Storage holes not affecting signatures, otherwise in very good condition.