Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to W.W. Thompson (BBC)
Letter No. VWL671
Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to W.W. Thompson (BBC)
Letter No.: VWL671
13 Cheyne Walk
SW3
[4 June 1929]
Dear Sir
If Miss d’Aranyi1 accepts your invitation to play my concerto2 I shall be happy to conduct it on September 26th.
The concerto plays about 20 minutes – but I am not certain – probably Miss d’Aranyi would know
Yrs faithfully
R Vaughan Williams
1. Jelly d’Arányi, Hungarian violinist.
2. Concerto Accademico (Catalogue of Works 1925/7)
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W.W. Thompson was Concerts Manager at the BBC from 1920, a position that he held for many years.
The letter is undated, but was written in response to a letter dated 3 June 1929. -
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Shelfmark:File 910, VW composer
