Autographs of John Barbirolli

Sir John Barbirolli CH (né Giovanni Battista Barbirolli; 2 December 1899 – 29 July 1970) was a British conductor and cellist. He is remembered above all as conductor of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, which he helped save from dissolution in 1943 and conducted for the rest of his life. Earlier in his career he was Arturo Toscanini's successor as music director of the New York Philharmonic, serving from 1936 to 1943. He was also chief conductor of the Houston Symphony from 1961 to 1967, and was a guest conductor of many other orchestras, including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia, the Berlin Philharmonic and the Vienna Philharmonic, with all of which he made recordings. More about John Barbirolli

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Current items with a signature of John Barbirolli

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thumbnailElgar Enigma Variations - LP Vinyl - Sir John Barbirolli Signed Sleeve -HMV ASD£9.99logo
thumbnailSir John Barbirolli (1899-1970) - Original signature£5.00logo
Born in London of Italian and French parentage, Barbirolli grew up in a family of professional musicians. After starting out as a cellist, he was given the chance to conduct, from 1926 with the British National Opera Company, and then with Covent Garden's touring company. On taking up the conductorship of the Hallé he had less opportunity to work in the opera house, but in the 1950s he conducted productions of works by Verdi, Wagner, Gluck, and Puccini at Covent Garden with such success that he was invited to become the company's permanent musical director, an invitation he declined. Late in his career he made several recordings of operas, of which his 1967 set of Puccini's Madama Butterfly for EMI is probably the best known.

Both in the concert hall and on record, Barbirolli was particularly associated with the music of English composers such as Elgar, Delius and Vaughan Williams. His interpretations of other late Romantic composers, such as Mahler and Sibelius, as well as of earlier classical composers, including Schubert, are also still admired. Read even more about John Barbirolli at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of John Barbirolli

In total, we tracked 73 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of John Barbirolli (SIR JOHN BARBIROLLI (Handwritten letters) SIGNED AUTOGRAPH) was sold in December 2012 for £188.00 while the cheapest item (PROGRAMME, SIGNED BY SIR JOHN BARBIROLLI, CONDUCTOR, WOLVERHAMPTON, 1956) found a new owner for £2.99 in January 2016. The month with the most items sold (3) was October 2015 with an average selling price of £6.37 for an autographed item of John Barbirolli. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2012 with £188.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £3.19 was March 2013. In average, an autographed item from John Barbirolli is worth £12.00.

Most recently, these items with a signature of John Barbirolli were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

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thumbnail1946 SIGNED John Barbirolli & Laurance Turner Concert Programme Halle Orchestra£14.95logo
thumbnailASD 610-11 Elgar Symphony no. 2 Sir John Barbirolli 2xLP SIGNED BY BARBIROLLI£30.00logo
thumbnailAUTOGRAPHED ON CARD OF CLASSICAL MUSICIAN Sir John Barbirolli conductor£19.91logo
thumbnailCovent Garden Aida signed by John Barbirolli and Gre Brouwenstyn, plus review.£9.50logo
thumbnailJohn Barbirolli (Conductor) Signed Buxton Festival Of Music 1961 Programme£24.99logo
thumbnailJOHN BARBIROLLI / LAURENCE TURNER - HALLE ORCHESTRA - SIGNED£17.00logo
thumbnailORIGINAL. BRITISH. CONDUCTOR. SIR JOHN BARBIROLLI. 1956. HALLE ORCHESTRA. SIGNED£8.00logo
thumbnailSir JOHN BARBIROLLI (1899-1970) Conductor - Halle Orchestra Signed 6x4+ pic 1959£13.00logo
thumbnailSir John Barbirolli *SIGNED* Tchaikovsky Serenade Arensky ASD646 1st S/Circle NM£65.00logo
thumbnailSir John Barbirolli/Hallé concert programme Autographed by Barbirolli£10.00logo