Sir Henry Joseph Wood CH (3 March 1869 – 19 August 1944) was an English conductor best known for his association with London's annual series of promenade concerts, known as the Proms. He conducted them for nearly half a century, introducing hundreds of new works to British audiences. After his death, the concerts were officially renamed in his honour as the "Henry Wood Promenade Concerts", although they continued to be generally referred to as "the Proms". More about Henry Wood
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Born in modest circumstances to parents who encouraged his musical talent, Wood started his career as an organist. During his studies at the Royal Academy of Music, he came under the influence of the voice teacher Manuel García and became his accompanist. After similar work for Richard D'Oyly Carte's opera companies on the works of Arthur Sullivan and others, Wood became the conductor of a small operatic touring company. He was soon engaged by the larger Carl Rosa Opera Company. One notable event in his operatic career was conducting the British premiere of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin in 1892.The most expensive item with a signature of Henry Wood (Sir Henry Wood Proms Conductor Autograph Signed Letter Mrs Linton Langham Hotel) was sold in September 2014 for £77.00 while the cheapest item (EARLY BBC PROMS MEMORABILIA SIGNED - HENRY WOOD AUTOGRAPHS - 1930's - VERY RARE) found a new owner for £0.99 in September 2012. The month with the most items sold (2) was June 2022 with an average selling price of £40.50 for an autographed item of Henry Wood. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2014 with £77.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was September 2012. In average, an autographed item from Henry Wood is worth £17.05.
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Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1930 Sir Henry Wood Conductor signed Letter | £19.00 | ||
Henry Wood, Conductor, Proms, SIGNED letter, 1931 | £20.00 | ||
Sir Henry Wood (1869-1944), conductor, Autograph Postcard 1931 | £75.00 | ||
Sir Henry Wood Autograph And Compliment Slip - Classical Conductor - The Proms | £32.00 | ||
Sir Henry Wood Signed Beethoven Score - Classical Conductor - The Proms | £67.00 | ||
SIR HENRY WOOD Signed Langham Hotel London (1934) | £20.00 | ||
Sir Henry Wood Signed Photo - English Conductor - 'The Proms' | £20.00 | ||
Sir HENRY WOOD-Promenade Concerts-Signed 10x8+ COA from Collard & Collard | £6.00 | ||
Sir HENRY WOOD-Promenade Concerts-Signed pages-LESLIE HEWARD †45 & BOYD NEEL | £6.00 | ||
Sir HENRY WOOD-Promenade Concerts-Signed Receipt in 1942 & Author PAMELA FRANKAU | £7.05 |