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Which individual commissioned Wood to conduct a series of promenade concerts at the Queen's Hall?

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  • Robert Newman

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Robert Newman was an English impresario who commissioned Henry Wood to conduct a series of promenade concerts at the Queen's Hall. Newman was the owner of the Queen's Hall and had been impressed by Wood's work at the Crystal Palace. He believed that Wood was the right person to lead the promenade concerts, which were intended to provide affordable and accessible classical music to the general public.
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