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 |
 | Sir John Barbirolli - Signed Photograph | £29.44 |  |
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 April 2025 for £486.90 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 May 2025 with £440.81 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £3.19 was March 2013. In average, an autographed item from John Barbirolli is worth £13.93.
Most recently, these items with a signature of John Barbirolli were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1949 SIGNED Claudio Arrau John Barbirolli Halle Orchestra Programme Sheffield | £46.40 |  |
 | 1949 SIGNED John Barbirolli Halle Orchestra Programme Ida Haendel Sheffield | £34.40 | |
 | 1964 HALLE ORCHESTRA Concert Programme SIGNED by SIR JOHN BARBIROLLI. V Good | £8.45 | |
| Elgar Enigma Variations - LP Vinyl - Sir John Barbirolli Signed Sleeve -HMV ASD | £9.99 | |
| JOHN BARBIROLLI (SIR) CONDUCTOR & CELLIST CLEAR AUTOGRAPH GLASGOW 1934 | £21.00 | |
| JOHN BARBIROLLI autograph on 1955 Hallé programme | £54.50 | |
 | John Barbirolli Autographed Portrait | £440.81 | |
| John Barbirolli Autographed Portrait | £486.90 | |
| John Barbirolli, Cellist & Conductor, SIGNED letter, 1937 | £20.00 | |
| John Barbirolli, Cellist & Conductor, SIGNED postcard photograph, 1927 | £50.00 | |
| Sir John Barbirolli (1899-1970) - Original signature | £5.00 | |
| Sir John Barbirolli (d1970) Vintage Conductor "The Halle Orchestra" Signed Prog | £16.00 | |
| Sir John Barbirolli English Conductor 1899 - 1970 ,Signed approx. 5 x 4 Photo | £14.75 | |
 | Sir John Barbirolli music authentic genuine signed autograph signature COA UACC | £29.95 | |
 | SIR JOHN BARBIROLLI signed letter | £45.70 | |
