For the greater part of the twentieth century, Ibbs and Tillett's
concert agency was to the British music industry what Marks and
Spencer is to the world of the department store. The roll-call of
famous musicians on its books was unmatched, and included such
international stars as Clara Butt, Fritz Kreisler, Pablo Casals,
Sergei Rachmaninov, Andr Segovia, Kathleen Ferrier, Myra Hess,
Jacqueline du Pr Clifford Curzon and Vladimir Ashkenazy, to name
but a handful. From 1906, the success of the company was due to the
dedication of its founders, Robert Leigh Ibbs and John Tillett.
After their deaths, the agency was run by the latter's wife, Emmie,
who, dubbed the 'Duchess of Wigmore Street', became one of the most
formidable yet respected women in British music. The history of
this unique institution and its owners is told here for the first
time, often through the fascinating letters that were exchanged
between the artists themselves and the agency. It begins in the
latter years of the 19th century with the concert and theatrical
manager Narciso Vert, for whom both Ibbs and Tillett worked until
his death in 1905. The story then becomes a history of musical life
in twentieth-century Britain, illuminating aspects of the
day-to-day management of concerts and festivals, the lives and
livelihoods of professional musicians, as well as those who strove
to join their ranks through audition or recommendation. The
changing profile, and particularly the onset and development of
personal management of artists represented by Ibbs and Tillett and
their reception in the press, can be viewed as a barometer of
musical taste. The demise of the agency in 1990 was indicative of
just how much the world of British music had changed by the end of
the century, but despite its loss to the profession, the legacy and
influence of Ibbs and Tillett has remained a benchmark in today's
highly competitive world of artist management and concert
promotion, many of whose principal operators began
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