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Thomas Beecham
Once described by the BBC as 'Britain's first international conductor', Sir
Thomas Beecham's legend stands high in the annals of classical music. He came
from a wealthy family, his father Sir Joseph Beecham had made his fortune from
manufacturing Beecham pills and the young Thomas was spared no expense in his
early life growing up in St Helens, Lancashire in the 1890s. He had his first
music lessons from a local organist and went on to attend the Rossall School in
Lancashire before going to Oxford, continuing his studies in London and Paris.
In 1899 he conducted a performance ...
