Conductor Laureate, Hallé Orchestra, and cellist. Born Southampton Row, as Giovanni Battista Barbirolli, of a musical Italian family.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir John Barbirolli, C. H.
Commemorated ati
Sir John Barbirolli - Marchmont Street
Sir John (Giovanni Battista) Barbirolli C. H. (1899 - 1970) conductor & c...
Sir John Barbirolli - Southampton Row
Conductor Laureate, Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, C. H., 1899 - 1970,...
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