On Radio 3 on Saturday 23-1-99, Humphrey Burton asked if anyone knew of the
whereabouts of the enormous six-foot high tuba that Gerard Hoffnung played
in the Variations on a theme of Annie Laurie at the first music Festival in
the Royal Festival Hall in 1958. The tuba was built originally for Sousa.
A photograph can be seen at:
http://www.musicweb.force9.co.uk/music/hoffnung/biog6.htm
Annetta Hoffnung is unaware of its present location. Can anybody help?
Len Mullenger
Official Gerard Hoffnung website
http://www.musicweb.force9.co.uk/music/hoffnung/index.htm