Three Autograph books with over 170 Musicians' memories of their South African Tours


            H.A kept memories of all Touring Artists and Groups in these Autograph Books





 Regretfully the first Autograph book was lost and never recovered

This Autograph book contained the dedications from most of his early engagements:
Kathleen Long British pianist  2 tours 1949 and 1953
Gunter Weinert German pianist 1952
Andor Foldes American pianist 1957
Kendal Taylor English pianist, 2 tours 1953 and 1964
Garpar Cassado spanish cellist 3 tours  1953 -57
Dennis Mathews British pianist 1954 and frequent return visits
Lelia Gousseau French pianist 2 tours1954 and 1957
Nikita Magalof Georgian/Russian pianist 1954
Loewenguth  French Quartet 3 tours 1955 1956 1964
I Musici Italian mini Orchestra  3 tours 1956 1962 1967
Isabel Nef Swiss harpsichordist toured 1956 and also radio presentation with HA  Switzerland
Quintetto Chigiano Italy 1957
Vegh Budapest Quartet 1958
Luboshutz and Nemenoff American piano Duo 1957
Herman Salomon Italian violinist with Elsie Hall numerous visits 1949 -1963
Hungarian Quartet many tours 1958 1960 1963 1966 1970
PhilippeEntremont French pianist 3 tours 1958 and 1974
Carl Seemann German pianist 1958
Gerard Souzay French baritone with Dalton Baldwin accompanist frequent 3 tours 1958 -1975
Jean-Pierre Rampal with accompanist  Robert Veyron-Lacroix 3 tours 1959 1961 1973
Italian Quintetto Boccherini 3 tours  from 1959 later as Quartetti Carmirelli and quartetto di Roma 
French Pasquier Trio 1959
Koekert German Quartet 3 tours 1961 on 
Vienna Octet 1962
Maurice Gendron French cellist with accompanist Peter Gallion  1961
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra 1962

                                                               Trio di Trieste 2 tours
                 Ernst Wallfisch,  German/American violinist
           Alain Motard accompanist for Ernst Wallfisch
                                                                                    
Quartetto Carmirelli di Roma 1960 also toured 1958 as Quintetto Boccherini
                                              Ruth Slenczynska American pianist 2 tours
                                                                Hungarian Quartet
                                                            French Wind Quintet
                                                                        
                      Shura Cherkassky Russia/American/British pianist 3 tours
                                                         Maria Stader German Soprano
                                                                                         
                                                                                        
                       Discussions with Elsie Hall between 1949 and 1963
     Elsie Hall South African pianist frequent tours 1949 - 63
                                                                                        
                Gerard Souzay French Baritone 3 tours
                         Presti and Lagoya French classical Guitar Duo
            Edith Peinemann  German Violinist 5 tours
              Jorge Bolet Cuban/American Pianist
       Sergio Varella-Cid Portuguese Pianist
                            Christian Ferras French Violinist
                                                                         
             Alfredo Campoli Italian/British Violinist
     Jean-Claude Ambrosini accompanist to Christian Ferras 

            Andre Navarra French cellist  3 tours 1965 - 73                                                              
                                   Loewenguth French Quartet third visit
                 Abbey Simon American Pianist    2 tours from 1965                                                                       
                                    Festival Strings Lucerne mini orchestra                                                       
                        Endres Quartet 2 tours
                      Alicia de Larrocha Spanish Pianist 4 tours 1966 - 79
         Richard Syracuse accompanist of Michael Rabin
                 Michael Rabin American Violinist                                                                                               
                 John Browning American pianist
                 Hans Richter-Haaser German Pianist 4 tours from 1966
                   Gerard Souzay  French Baritone return visit
              Kehr German String Trio and Hans Moering
                      Grant Johanssen Pianist
                  Shura Cherkassky  pianist return visit 
                                                                              
Isabel Nef Swiss Harpsichordist toured SA 1956 and also played duo with HA in Switzerland 1967
           I Musici return visit Italian  Mini Orchestra 
      Kontarsky Brothers Alfons and Aloys German piano duo 2 visits
        Kontarsky Brothers German Piano duo
           Aaron Rosand American Violinist
               Endres Quartet return visit                                                                      
                Tibor di Muchula Hungarian/Dutch cellist
       Friedrich Willem Schnurr German pianist
               Agustin Anievas American Pianist
         Ruggiero Ricci violinist 3 visits
                         John Ogden British Pianist 4 visits 1968 - 76
          Irmgard Seefried Austrian Soprano 2 visits 1968 - 70
      Erik Werba Irmgard Seefried's Pianist
      Salvatore Accardo Italian Violinist 3 visits

Andre Navarra  and Werner Genuit German Cellist and Piano duo 3 visits
     Ingrid Haebler Austrian Pianist
           Koekert Quartet return visit
     Edith Picht-Axenfeld accompanist for Heinz Holliger
        Heinz Holliger Swiss Oboist
  Edith Peinemann return Visit German Violinist
     Helmut Barth accompanist Salvatore Accardo
                                                                                        
                                                               
      Orchestra Paul Kuentz Paris 2 visits 1969 - 72

     Hungarian Quartet return visit
                Quartetto Italiano
       Erik Werba accompanist to Kim Borg
         Kim Borg Finnish Baritone Singer                                                             
      Wolfgang Schneiderhan and Irmgard Seefried Austrian Soprano and pianist                                  
       Elly Richter-Haaser wife of Hans Richter-Haaser                                                  

     Franco Gulli and Enrica Cavallo Italian violin/piano duo 2 tours                                                                                                                                                         
        Jean-Rudolphe Kars Austrian/French pianist
       Jeanne-Marie Darre French pianist 2 tours
     Karlheinz Stockhausen German modern composer
      Siegfried Palm German avant-garde cellist 2 tours
     Aloys Kontarsky German pianist one of many tours
     Heutling Quartet  German Quintet
     Raymond Lewenthal American pianist 
                                                                                    
     Virtuosi di Roma with Renato Fasano and Radu Aldulescu mini orchestra
                                                                                  
      Les Percussions de Strasbourg
                                                                        
     Malcolm Binns British pianist 2 tours 1972 1nd 1977
                                                                                Robert Gerle Hungarian/American violinist         
      Regie Benoit accompanist Robert Gerle
        Michel Beroff  French pianist  2 tours 1972 - 75                                                                                  Alberto Guttman accompanist of Radu Aldulescu

       Melos Quartet
                                                                         
     Radu Aldulescu cellist yet another visit
      Alirio Diaz Venezuelan guitarist
       John Lill British pianist 2 visits 1972 and 1975
    Christiane Endiger German violinist

     Dinorah Varsi Uruguayan pianist

       Helmut Barth the favourite accompanist
   Joerg Demus Austrian pianist
                                                                      
      Abbey Simon American pianist return visit
                                                                            
   Aaron Rosand return visit violinist
                                                                 
            Detleff Kraus German pianist                                 
      Pascal Roge French pianist
    Elly Ameling German soprano 2 visits 1973 - 76                                                                         
      Hans Richter-Haaser German pianist  frequent tours
    John Ogden British pianist return visit piano
        Andre Navarra French cellist
       Werner Genuit accompanist Andre Navarra
     Charles Rosen American pianist
   Gerard Souzay with Dalton Baldwin French  Baritone and accompanist
           Paris Octet mini orchestra
  Sergio and Eduardo Abreu Brazilian guitar brothers duo
      Jean-Pierre Rampal French flautist return visit
    Ludwig Streicher Austrian double Bass and Angel Soler accompanist
       Michael Roll British pianist
 Edith Peinemann another return visit German violinist
   Helmut Barth accompanist
  Michael Ponti American pianist
      Aloys Kontarsky accompanist
    Philippe Entremont return visit French pianist

   Ruggiero Ricci  3 visits 1973 - 76
      Endres Quartet return visit                                 
 Alirio Diaz Venezualian classical guitarist return visit
         Theodore Lettvin American pianist
       Muenchner Blaeseroctet
     
        Deutche Bachsolisten
   Radu Aldulescu return visit Rumanian Cellist
        Eva Badura-Skoda musicologist wife
          Paul and Eva Badura-Skoda  Austrian pianist with musicologist wife
    Pascal Roge accompanist
     Satchko Gawriloff Bulgarian/German violinist
     Claude Helffer French pianist
     Edmund Battersby accompanist for Leslie Parnas
  Leslie Parnas American cellist
            Heutling Quartet
   Turibio Santos  Brazilian classical Guitarist
     Aloys Kontarsky pianist multiple visits
   Siegfried Palm  German avant-garde cellist return visit
         Alicia de Larrochia Spanish pianist multiple visits
      Kreuzberger Quartet
    John Lill British pianist 
 Elly Ameling German soprano and Dalton Baldwin accompanist return visit
    Neville Dove pianist
      Michel Beroff French pianist return visit
           Jean-jaques Kanterow French violinist and accompanist Jaques Rouvier
     Joseph Kalichstein Israeli pianist return visit
        Salvatore Accardo Italian violinist return visit                                                                   
      Pascal Roge another visit accompanist of pierre Amoyal

      Malcolm Frager American Pianist 2 visits  1976 - 78
      James Galway British flautist
     Phillip Moll accompanist James Galway
           Lina Maiskaya-Yakobson accompanist and Misha Maisky Russian/Belgian cellist
    Craig Sheppard American pianist
      Oscar Cacerez classical guitarist
      Koekert Quartet return visit
 Hans Richter-Haaser German pianist numerous return visits
        Julian Dawson-Lyell British pianist                                                                                                                                                      
      Isidor Lateiner Cuban/Dutch/American Violinist
    John Ogden British pianist numerous visits
      Charles Vanderzand orchestra conductor 1976
     Pierre Amoyal French violinist multiple visits
     Malcolm Binns British pianist return visit
         Leon Spierer German violinist
      Ms Darre return visit
 Franco Gulli and Enrica Cavallo violin/piano duo return visit
   Bernadette and Ives Roblet Co-operating concert organizers from Mauritius
         Walter Klein Viennese pianist
     Julian Lloyd-Webber British Cellist
      Louis Lane American conductor
      Karl-Bernhard Sebon German Flautist
       Trio di Trieste Italian trio
        Stutgart Piano Trio
      Sylvia Carduff German conductor
      Roberto Szidon Brazilian pianist
    Jean-Philippe Collard French Pianist
  Teiko Maehashi Japanese violinist
       Helmut Barth accompanist to Ms Maehashi
   Anton Hartman resident  South African Broadcasting Co Chief Conductor and University Professor                       
      Jean-Phillipe Collard French pianist                                                  
     Joseph Kalichstein Israeli pianist return visit       
                                                                                       Helmut Barth accompanist numerous visits       
                              
  Daniel Chorzempa American Organist and pianist
         Edith Peinemann German violinist numerous visits
Malcolm Frager numerous return visits 
   
Manuel Corinna cellist

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