Proms Collection

Mrs Henry J. Wood
MRS HENRY J. WOOD - Princess Olga Ourousoff, the first wife of Sir Henry Joseph Wood, the English conductor, forever associated with the Proms Concerts

Sir Henry Joseph Wood - English Conductor
Sir Henry Joseph Wood (1869 - 1944) - English conductor and composer, associated with the Promenade Concerts (Proms). 1926

Photo Portrait, Parry
CHARLES HUBERT PARRY English composer, born in Bournemouth. Became Director of the Royal College of Music in 1895. Date: 1848 - 1918

For the Honour of London, Punch cartoon
For the Honour of London. Shade of Beethoven (Father of Modern Symphonic Music) to Sir Henry Wood: This is indeed tragic, but I cannot believe that this rich city

Ruins of Queens Hall, Langham Place, London, WW2
Ruins of the Queens Hall, a concert hall in Langham Place, London, following a WW2 air raid. 1941

Musical impresario Robert Newman
Robert Newman (1858 - 1926), English businessman and musical impresario, celebrated as the founder of the classical music concerts that are now known as The Proms. Date: 1920s

Ground floor plan, Queens Hall, Langham Place, London
Ground floor plan for the Queens Hall, a concert hall in Langham Place, London. It opened in 1893, and was burnt down in 1941, following a WW2 air raid. Date: 1890s

Sir Henry Wood, English musician
Sir Henry Wood (1869-1944), English musician and conductor, associated with the Promenade Concerts in the Royal Albert Hall. circa 1900s

Henry Wood
Henry Joseph Wood (1869-1944), musician, associated with Promenade Concerts

The Last Night of the Proms. Stanford Robinson conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall. The television camera can be seen on the right

Henry Wood, English conductor, and his first wife
Henry Wood (1869-1944), English conductor, and his first wife, Olga Michailoff (Ouroussoff, Urusova), a singer. Date: early 20th century

The Proms, 1912
A joy of the dog-days: the promenade concerts, which benefit the sandwich man as well as the music lover. Date: 1912

An early cover for The Proms, now better known as The BBC Proms, or The Henry Wood Promenade Concerts presented by the BBC. 10th August, 1895. 1895

Proms at Covent Garden, London, 1887
The promenade concerts, Covent Garden. An orchestra and a selection of musicians in rustic costumes adorn the stage. Date: 1887

Proms concert programme, 1895
Programme from the first promenade concert at the Queens Hall, 10th August 1895. Date: 1895

Fairie Voices C1860
Fairies dance by the light of the full moon, bats fly overhead, owls perch, frogs croak - and the waltz was performed (with the greatest success) at the Proms ! Date: circa 1860

Sir Henry Joseph Wood, (1869 1944), English conductor

Tom Titt / Sir Edgar Speyer
Sir Edgar Speyer, 1st Baronet. American born financier and philanthropist, chairman of the Underground Electric Railways Company of London from 1906 to 1915 and a friend of several leading composers

Henry Wood Photograph
SIR HENRY JOSEPH WOOD English conductor and composer, associated with Promenade Concerts

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