Letters: the Earl of Harewood obituary

John Calder writes: Like two other great directors of the Edinburgh International Festival, Rudolf Bing and John Drummond, the Earl of Harewood (obituary, 12 July) followed his personal taste by bringing in new ideas, even those unpopular with the general public. When Harewood introduced Arnold Schoenberg as featured composer in 1961, and then Leos Janacek the next year, he did so over enormous objections, but triumphed.When I suggested introducing a literary element into the festival, he agreed...

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