THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

1/2/21

Dear Sir

Thank you very much for your kind letter which has been forwarded to me by Mr Albert Coates.¹
I was indeed lucky to be presented to the New York public for the first time by such a great artist as Mr Coates.
Yrs sincerely

R. Vaughan Williams

1. Envelope addressed to recipient at 32 Park Avenue, New York. Coates had conducted the first performances of VW’s revised London Symphony in1920, and was guest conductor of the New York Symphony orchestra, performing the symphony for its American premiere on 20 December 1920.