Manchester: Musical Metropolis

A new exhibition is now on display at the RNCM as part of Archives Awareness Campaign 2011. 'Manchester: musical metropolis' celebrates the rich musical heritage of Manchester and the contribution made to the city’s culture and community by musicians who emigrated here from continental Europe in the mid to late 1800s. In particular there was a strong German community in the city whose cultural influence was felt in orchestras and ensembles, musical clubs and societies. 

This distinctive musical life is revealed through photographs, programmes, letters and musical scores spanning the 1840s to the 1930s, chosen from the papers of Sir Charles Hallé, Carl Fuchs, Adolph Brodsky, Hans Richter and Simon Speelman. The exhibition is a collaboration between the RNCM Archives, the Hallé Concerts Society Archives and the Henry Watson Music Library.  It can be found on the lower concourse at the RNCM, outside the concert hall.

Catalogues for all of these archives are available to search online. For Brodsky and Fuchs, visit www.archives.rncm.ac.uk For Hallé, Richter and Speelman, visit www.halle.co.uk/archives.aspx If you would like to use these archives, please contact either the RNCM College Archivist and Records Manager, E This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or the Hallé's Archivist, E This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it