Who did Beecham co-found the London Philharmonic with?
Gustav Holst
Malcolm Sargent
Edward Elgar
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Answer
Beecham and Malcolm Sargent co-founded the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 1932. The orchestra was founded as a reaction to the perceived elitism of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and was intended to be more accessible to the general public. Beecham and Sargent were both renowned conductors, and their collaboration on the London Philharmonic Orchestra was a major event in the musical world.
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