Autographs of John Barbirolli

Sir John Barbirolli (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.
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.
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Current items with a signature of John Barbirolli

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Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	1970s VG+ HAND SIGNED BY JOHN BARBIROLLI Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14 LP33	£192.24
	composer autograph signed John Barbirolli 1899 to 1970 British Conductor card	£26.70

Traded items with a signature of John Barbirolli

The most expensive item with a signature of John Barbirolli (John Barbirolli Autographed portrait) was sold in February 2026 for £719.58 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 (4) was November 2015 with an average selling price of £13.25 for an autographed item of John Barbirolli. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2026 with £447.06 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £3.19 was March 2013. In average, an autographed item from John Barbirolli is worth £16.13.

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Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	1970s VG+ HAND SIGNED BY JOHN BARBIROLLI Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14 LP33	£245.36
	1970s VG+ HAND SIGNED BY JOHN BARBIROLLI Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14 LP33	£242.62
	1970s VG+ HAND SIGNED BY JOHN BARBIROLLI Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14 LP33	£174.53
	1970s VG+ HAND SIGNED BY JOHN BARBIROLLI Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14 LP33	£245.73
	Autograph letter, 1944, signed by the conductor, John Barbirolli	£16.26
	composer autograph signed John Barbirolli 1899 to 1970 British Conductor card	£37.10
	Halle Orchestra Messiah Autographed By Sir John Barbirolli, programme from 1954	£13.74
	Janet Baker, Sir John Barbirolli, LP. Signed?	£52.68
	John Barbirolli - signed concert programme 1960	£34.58
	John Barbirolli Autographed portrait	£719.58
	John Barbirolli Autographed Portrait	£463.22
	John Barbirolli British conductor and cellist Signed Album Page Autographed	£7.00
	John Barbirolli Signed Leaflet Autograph Town Hall Middlesbrough	£160.12
	John Barbirolli, Cellist, Conductor, SIGNED letter, 1937	£44.50
	Sir JOHN BARBIROLLI (1899-1970) British Conductor "Halle Orchestra" Signed page	£11.00