Leonard Salzedo 24th September 1921 to 6th May 2000 It’s wonderful that in the month of my father’s birth, his 5th String Quartet was brilliantly played by the Halcyon Quartet at the first concert of the Thames Concert series 26/27. Artistic director of Thames Concerts, Ben Costello, is a champion of Leonard’s music. String Quartet…
80 years ago on Monday June 24th, Ballet Negres, Europe’s first Black ballet company, performed live on BBC Television. This ground-breaking and innovative company was formed in London in 1946 by Jamaicans Berto Pasuka and Richie Riley, with dancers from the Caribbean, Africa and Britain. There were some non-black members of the company including my…
Eleven Caprices for Two Violins The video of violinists Ryo Koyama and Maho Harada playing Leonard Salzedo’s Eleven Caprices for Two Violins is now live on YouTube and also features on the Leonard Salzedo website and and on Leonard Salzedo Society’s Instagram It is a wonderful piece, written in 1951, showcasing many different styles, and…
On this, the 26th anniversary of my father Leonard Salzedo’s death, I am again celebrating friendship. As I said in the New Year post, along with the quality of my father’s music, it is friendship that keeps the Leonard Salzedo Society going. For more information, you can go to this website which includes a catalogue…
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