1943 in British music

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This is a summary of 1943 in music in the United Kingdom.

Events[]

January
- The Committee for the Promotion of New Music (later renamed Society for the Promotion of New Music) is founded by Francis Chagrin in London with the intention of promoting the creation, performance and appreciation of new music by young and unestablished composers. Ralph Vaughan Williams agrees to be president, with Arthur Bliss the committee's vice-president.^[1]^[2]
- Arthur Bliss's Piano Concerto and William Walton's Belshazzar's Feast are recorded under the auspices of the British Council.^[3]
27 March – Michael Tippett's String Quartet No. 2 is first performed in London.^[4]
24 June – Ralph Vaughan Williams conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in the premiere of his Fifth Symphony at a Proms Concert in the Royal Albert Hall.^[4]
15 October – first performance of Benjamin Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings with soloists Peter Pears and Dennis Brain at the Wigmore Hall.^[5]

Benjamin Britten
- Rejoice in the Lamb, festival cantata
- Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Ralph Vaughan Williams
- The Story of a Flemish Farm
- Symphony No. 5 in D Major
William Walton
- The Quest (ballet)
- Violin Concerto (reorchestrated)

17 April – Show Boat (Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II) – London revival opens at the Stoll Theatre and runs for 264 performances.
10 June – Sweet And Low London revue opens at the Ambassadors Theatre and runs for 264 performances.
17 June – The Lisbon Story opens at the Hippodrome Theatre and runs for 492 performances.

7 January – Richard Armstrong, organist and conductor
16 January
- Brian Ferneyhough, composer
- Gavin Bryars, composer
28 January – Dick Taylor, bass player, songwriter, and producer (The Rolling Stones, The Pretty Things, and The Mekons)
29 January
- Tony Blackburn, DJ
- Mark Wynter, singer
16 February – Howard Riley, English pianist and composer
25 February – George Harrison, guitarist, singer and songwriter (died 2001)
9 March – David Matthews, composer
29 March – Eric Idle, actor, writer, and songwriter
16 April – Ruth Madoc, actress and singer
17 April – Elinor Bennett, harpist
20 April – Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
25 April – Tony Christie, singer
8 May
- Jon Mark, English-New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sweet Thursday and Mark-Almond)
- Paul Samwell-Smith, bass player and producer (The Yardbirds and Box of Frogs)
11 May – Les Chadwick, bass player (Gerry and the Pacemakers) (died 2019)
14 May – Jack Bruce, vocalist, guitarist and composer (died 2014)
15 June – Muff Winwood, record producer, songwriter, and bass player
26 July – Mick Jagger, singer and actor (The Rolling Stones)
28 July – Richard Wright, keyboardist (Pink Floyd) (died 2008)
24 August – Dafydd Iwan, musician and politician
6 September – Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)
30 September – Philip Moore, organist and composer
3 November – Bert Jansch, folk musician (died 2011)
30 November – Leo Lyons, bassist
17 December – Dave Dee, singer (died 2009)

^ Carner, Mosco (October 1945), "The Committee for the Promotion of New Music", The Musical Times, 86 (1232): 297–299, doi:10.2307/934638, JSTOR 934638
^ Payne, Anthony. "Society for the Promotion of New Music", Grove Music Online, Oxford University Press, retrieved 15 June 2014. (subscription required)
^ Morris, John Vincent (May 2011), Battle for Music: Music and British Wartime Propaganda 1935–1945 (PDF), University of Exeter, p. 87
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Kendall, Alan. The Chronicle of Classical Music. Thames & Hudson, 2000: p. 234
^ Mitchell, Donald (ed) (1991). Letters From A Life: Selected Letters of Benjamin Britten, Vol. 2 1939–45. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 0-571-16058-1. p. 1030
^ The Guardian, Friday 12 April 2002 "Leaders of the banned" Retrieved on 2008-12-16
^ Foreman, Lewis (2008). Benjamin Dale—Music for Viola Archived March 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine [sleeve notes]. Dutton Epoch. Retrieved 2011-07-13.