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Sir Malcolm Sargent (1895–1967) was the pre-eminent choral conductor of his day. Son of a coal merchant, Sargent was born in Stamford, Lincolnshire, and his early musical education was that of a church musician. It was as a result of the encouragement of Sir Henry Wood that in the early 1920s he moved to London and focussed his attention on conducting. Sargent held the chief conductorship of the Liverpool Philharmonic, Hallé, and BBC Symphony orchestras, but was probably most widely known as the chief conductor of the Promenade Concerts from 1948 until his death. Sargent was much admired for his control of large choral forces, and gave the first performance of Walton's 'Belshazzar's Feast' at the Leeds Festival in 1931. Always meticulously well-groomed, Sargent was a popular figure both at home and abroad, becoming known as 'Britain's Ambassador of Music' as a result of his numerous overseas tours.

Royal College of Music

London

Title

Sir Malcolm Sargent (1895–1967)

Date

1948

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 123.5 x W 90 cm

Accession number

PPHC000019

Acquisition method

gift from the artist, 1968

Work type

Painting

Royal College of Music

Prince Consort Road, London, Greater London SW7 2BS England

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Artist or maker

Gerald Festus Kelly

1879–1972

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