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1984

Jerzy Maksymiuk & first tour of Poland

With the appointment of Jerzy Maksymiuk as principal conductor (1983-1993), the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra made the first of three tours of Poland.

The programme in 1984 included Mozart’s Symphony No.40 and Mass in C minor (with vocal soloists and the Scottish Philharmonic Singers); John Ogdon was soloist in Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto.

Jerzy Maksymiuk, BBC SSO Principal Conductor 1983-1993 © Alastair Beattie
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra travelling to Shetland in 1984