Ibbs and Tillett was a London-based

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artist and

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agency that flourished between 1906 and 1990 in the United Kingdom. It was described as "one of the legendary duos in classical music artist management".

Founding

Ibbs and Tillett was founded by Robert Leigh Ibbs and John Tillett, who trained under

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Nathaniel Vert (Narciso Vertigliano). It was Vert who, as

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's concert manager, sent Elgar's ''

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'' to another of his concert management clients,

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Hans Richter, who premiered the work in London in 1899.

Management

John Tillett's widow, Emmie Tillett, managed the agency after the deaths of the founders, and became one of the world's best-known managers; she was nicknamed the "Duchess of

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" because Ibbs and Tillett's offices were at 124 Wigmore Street..

References

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Founding

Management

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