It was never intended to delve into local classical performances, but here is a list of some that were performed at the Portsmouth Guildhall 
 
 
1931 May 1st Special Orchestral Night 
1934 25 November 
THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH ORCHESTRA
Conductor, Lieut. F. VIVIAN DUNN  
  
1959 June 8th Guildhall is re-opened by the Queen after the rebuild with a sell-out Inaugural concert with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, guest conductor Sir Arthur Bliss and George Thalben-Ball at the organ. 
1959 June 10th The BBC Symphony Orchestra play at the Guildhall.  
1959 June 10th The BBC Symphony Orchestra   
1959 June 22nd The London Symphony Orchestra   
1959 October 11th The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra  
1959 October 28th The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra  
1959 December 2nd The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra  
1959 December 27th Vic Oliver conducts the British Concert Orchestra   
1960 8th November Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra.  
1961 24 March 
FRIDAY NIGHT IS MUSIC NIGHT
BBC Concert Orchestra   
1962 7 November 
BBC SYMPHONY CONCERT  
1964 3 April 
FRIDAY NIGHT IS MUSIC NIGHT
BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA 
1964 14 October 
BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 
1964 21 August BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA  
1964 24 November 
Carlo Maria Giulini conducting the NEW PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA 
1964 8 December 
INTERNATIONAL CONCERT HALL 
John Ogdon playing
BRAHMS'S
Piano Concerto No. 1, in D minor with the BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 
1965 21 July
MIDDAY CONCERT 
Given before an Invited audience in the Guildhall, Portsmouth, and broadcast on December 30
Hall& Orchestra 
1965 6 August
FRIDAY NIGHT IS SEASIDE NIGHT
Musical Entertainment for a Summer Evening by the BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA 
1965 Towards Christmas, the Guildhall offered the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Max Jaffa Trio appeared at the Guildhall 
1965 June, Guildhall had the BBC Concert Orchestra in a Light Programme radio broadcast of Friday Night is Seaside Night. 
 
1967 10th January Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Silvestri, Sylvie Mercier 
 
1968   January 10th ..	..	Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. 
1968 February 17th ..	.. Northern Sinfonia Orchestra Conductor: Rudolph Schwarz. 
1968 18 February
HAYDN IN LONDON
Colin Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra  
1968  22 March 
FRIDAY NIGHT IS MUSIC NIGHT 
SIDNEY TORCH conducts the BBC Concert ORCHESTRA  
1968 April 3rd	..	.. Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. 
1968 April 22nd	..	.. Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra-Conductor: John Pritchard. 
1968 October 9th ..	.. Northern Sinfonia Orchestra. 
1968 November 6th	..	.. Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. 
1968 December 4th	..	.. Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. 
1969   21st February Royal Marines Symphony Orchestra. 
1969  26th February Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. 
1969  18 July
FRIDAY NIGHT IS MUSIC NIGHT 
SIDNEY TORCH conducts the BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA 
1969  13 November
BBC Training Orchestra 
1969   6th Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. 
1970   13th Gala Cocert BBC Training Orchestra 
1970  8 May
Friday Night is Music Night 
Sidney Torch conducts the BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA 
1970   6 November
Friday Night is Music Night 
Sidney Torch conducts the BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA 
1971 19 March
Friday Night is Music Night  BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA 
1971 29 October
Friday Night is Music Night  Sidney Torch conducts the BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA  
1972  17 March
Friday Night is Music Night  Sidney Torch conducts the BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA 
1972  7 July  
Friday Night is Music Night Sidney Torch conducts the BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA 
1972  18 October Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra George Hurst Iona Brown  
1972  18 October Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra George Hurst Iona Brown  
1972  3 November
 Friday Night is Music Night  BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA  
1972  19 December  Lunchtime recital Brian Burdett cello, Peter Craddock piano 
1972  December 22 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra  
1973  Januay 17th Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra  
1973  January 30th Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 
1973  February 21st Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra  
1973  February 23rd Bournemouth Synfonietta 
1973  March 8th The Halle Orchestra 
1973  March 28th Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 
1973  October 3rd Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 
1973  October 13th Jean Graystion, Orchestra of HM Royal Marines, Milton Glee Club 
1973  2 November 
Friday Night is Music Night   BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA  
1973  November 6th Prague Symphony Orchestra 
1973  November 14th BBC Symphony Orchestra 
1973  14 November 
STUIKA MILANOVA (violin) BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 
1973  November 21st Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 
1974  27 April  ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA 
1974  3 May 
Friday Night is Music Night BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA  
1974  24 May 
Concert  Bartok
Concerto for Orchestra 
1974  13 December 
Friday Night is Music Night BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA 
1976  December 11th/12th Carols and Festive Music, Orchestra of HM Royal Marines(Naval Home Command), Rostal & Schaefer 
1977  15 April 
Friday Night is Music Night   BBC Concert Orchestra 
1977 June 29th Merrie England Milton Glee Club, Orchestra of the Royal Marines 
1979 20 April 
BBC Symphony Orchestra 
Yehudi Menuhin (violin) 
1982 26 March 
BBC Symphony Orchestra 
1984 8 November 
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 
1986 9 November 
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra 
1987 15 January 
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 
1987 19 February 
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 
1988 26 February 
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 
1989 26 January 
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 
1996 4 October 
Friday Night Is Music Night  BBC
Concert Orchestra, 
1996 December 9th Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 
1997 January 17th Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 
1997 February 21st Bournemouth Symphone Orchestra 
1997 April 11th Philharmonia Orchestra 
1997 May 8th Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 
1997 October 30th Orchestra of St John's Smith Square 
1997 November 14thh Bournemouth Synphony Orchestra 
1997 November 28th Bournemouth Synphony Orchestra 
1999 November 5th Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra  
1999 November 19th Philharmionia Orchestra 
1999 November 25th Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 
1999 December 9th Symphony Orchestra  
2001 13 December 
Performance on 3 Frederick Kempf (piano),
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, 
2005 7 February 
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 
14 April 2016 BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - IMPERIAL CONCERTO  
28 April 2016 BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - VIOLIN ALCHEMY 
2017 March 9th Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 7:00pm 
2017 March 9th Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 7:00pm 
October 5th 2017 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 
October 27th 2017 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 
November 10th 2017 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 
November 24th 2017 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 
December 8th 2017 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 
December 22, 2017 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: Last Night of the Christmas Proms    
December 22, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: The Snowman & Paddington Bear’s First Concert     
February 16, 2018 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: Heroes & Monsters    
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