Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
concert hall
|
| gptkbp:address |
gptkb:Langham_Place,_Westminster,_London
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| gptkbp:architect |
gptkb:Thomas_Edward_Knightley
|
| gptkbp:capacity |
about 2,500
|
| gptkbp:commissionedBy |
gptkb:Francis_Ravenscroft
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:demolished |
1953
|
| gptkbp:destroyedBy |
gptkb:German_bombing_(The_Blitz)
1941 |
| gptkbp:famousFor |
gptkb:Promenade_Concerts_(The_Proms)
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Queen’s Hall (concert hall)
|
| gptkbp:location |
Langham Place, London, England
|
| gptkbp:notableConductor |
gptkb:Sir_Henry_Wood
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Destroyed during World War II
First BBC Proms held here |
| gptkbp:notablePerformance |
First performance of Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro
First performance of Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance Marches First performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 in the UK First performance of Vaughan Williams’ A London Symphony First performance of Elgar’s The Spirit of England First performance of Elgar’s Une voix dans le désert First performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in the UK First performance of Elgar’s In the South (Alassio) First performance of Delius’s A Mass of Life First performance of Elgar’s Caractacus First performance of Elgar’s Cello Concerto First performance of Elgar’s Coronation Ode First performance of Elgar’s Enigma Variations First performance of Elgar’s Falstaff First performance of Elgar’s Nursery Suite First performance of Elgar’s Piano Quintet First performance of Elgar’s Polonia First performance of Elgar’s Sea Pictures First performance of Elgar’s Sospiri First performance of Elgar’s String Quartet First performance of Elgar’s Symphony No. 1 First performance of Elgar’s Symphony No. 2 First performance of Elgar’s The Apostles First performance of Elgar’s The Black Knight First performance of Elgar’s The Kingdom First performance of Elgar’s The Light of Life First performance of Elgar’s The Music Makers First performance of Elgar’s The Sanguine Fan First performance of Elgar’s The Severn Suite First performance of Elgar’s Violin Concerto First performance of Elgar’s Violin Sonata First performance of Holst’s The Planets First performance of Elgar’s The Starlight Express First performance of Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast First performance of Elgar’s The Fringes of the Fleet First performance of Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem First performance of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring in the UK First performance of Elgar’s The Wand of Youth Suites First performance of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius in London First performance of Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2 in the UK First performance of Elgar’s The Banner of St. George |
| gptkbp:opened |
1893
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| gptkbp:primaryOrchestra |
BBC Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
Royal Albert Hall (for the Proms)
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| gptkbp:seatingCapacity |
stalls, balcony, gallery
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| gptkbp:style |
Victorian architecture
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| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:BBC
gptkb:Royal_Philharmonic_Society |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Black_Diamond_(Royal_Danish_Library_extension)
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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