Autographs of Thomas Beecham
Sir Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet (29 April 1879 – 8 March 1961) was an English conductor and impresario best known for his association with the London Philharmonic and the Royal Philharmonic orchestras. He was also closely associated with the Liverpool Philharmonic and Hallé orchestras. From the early 20th century until his death, Beecham was a major influence on the musical life of Britain and, according to the BBC, was Britain's first international conductor.
Born to a rich industrial family, Beecham began his career as a conductor in 1899. He used his access to the family fortune to finance opera from the 1910s until the start of the Second World War, staging seasons at Covent Garden, Drury Lane and His Majesty's Theatre with international stars, his own orchestra and a wide repertoire. Among the works he introduced to England were Richard Strauss's Elektra, Salome and Der Rosenkavalier and three operas by Frederick Delius.
Together with his younger colleague Malcolm Sargent, Beecham founded the London Philharmonic, and he conducted its first performance at the Queen's Hall in 1932. In the 1940s he worked for three years in the United States, where he was music director of the Seattle Symphony and conducted at the Metropolitan Opera. After his return to Britain, he founded the Royal Philharmonic in 1946 and conducted it until his death in 1961.
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Traded items with a signature of Thomas Beecham
The most expensive item with a signature of Thomas Beecham (Sir Thomas Beecham Signed Signature Autograph London Philharmonic Programme) was sold in October 2020 for £468.00 while the cheapest item (THOMAS BEECHAM(1879-1961)CONDUCTOR/COMPOSER AUTOGRAPH/SIGNED(1938) PHILHARMONIC) found a new owner for £1.20 in September 2015. The month with the most items sold (5) was April 2013 with an average selling price of £16.00 for an autographed item of Thomas Beecham. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2020 with £468.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £3.00 was December 2023. In average, an autographed item from Thomas Beecham is worth £18.45.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Thomas Beecham were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1947 SIGNED Paolo Silveri RPO Concert Programme Sir Thomas Beecham Verdi Opera | £3.00 |  |
| 1961 SIGNED Programme By KEMPE/SARGENT/PRETRE. Concert For Thomas BEECHAM @ RAH. | £17.00 | |
| 1961 SIGNED Programme By KEMPE/SARGENT/PRETRE. Concert For Thomas BEECHAM @ RAH. | £17.00 | |
| London Philharmonic 1944 Programme Signed By Sir Thomas Beecham & Jean Pougnet | £50.00 | |
| London Philharmonic 1944 Programme Signed By Sir Thomas Beecham & Jean Pougnet | £50.00 | |
 | Sir Thomas Beecham English Conductor 1879-1961 Original 10 x 8 Signature Piece | £18.90 | |
| Sir Thomas Beecham English Conductor 1879-1961 Original 10 x 8 Signature Piece | £18.90 | |
| THOMAS BEECHAM (SIR) 1879 - 1961 THE FAMOUS CONDUCTOR AUTOGRAPH | £15.40 | |
| THOMAS BEECHAM (SIR) 1879 - 1961 THE FAMOUS CONDUCTOR AUTOGRAPH | £15.40 | |
 | Thomas Beecham, Conductor, SIGNED letter to composer, Stanford Robinson, 1946 | £30.00 | |
| Thomas Beecham, Conductor, SIGNED letter to composer, Stanford Robinson, 1946 | £30.00 | |
| Thomas Beecham, Conductor, SIGNED letter to composer, Stanford Robinson, 1946 | £44.00 | |
| Thomas Beecham, Conductor, SIGNED letter to composer, Stanford Robinson, 1946 | £44.00 | |
| Thomas Beecham, Opera, Conductor, SIGNED letter, 1945 | £25.00 | |
| Thomas Beecham, Opera, Conductor, SIGNED letter, 1945 | £25.00 | |
