Norman Del Mar British Conductor Strauss Hand Signed 1954 Letter

CHA0206  A vintage very early 1954 hand signed letter from Norman Del Marr, famous British Conductor - this is dated October 8th 1954 making it extremely collectible and is personally hand signed by Norman Del Mar sent on his official home headed paper from approx 75 years ago and is in mint condition.

Norman René Del Mar CBE was a British conductor, horn player, and biographer. As a conductor, he specialised in the music of late romantic composers; including Edward Elgar, Gustav Mahler, and Richard Strauss Del Mar began his career as a horn player with the Royal Philharmonic and became an assistant to conductor Sir Thomas Beecham. He made his debut as a conductor in 1947. He led many foreign tours for the philharmonic, the English Chamber Orchestra and Northern Sinfonia and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Del Mar taught conducting at Londons Royal College of Music, made more than 70 recordings and wrote extensively, including a three-volume work on the life and music of Richard Strauss.