It's taken archivists two years and a lottery grant to get to grips with the Philharmonic's 167 years of archives.
Seeing what my junk room/study is like after only five years in Liverpool, I don't envy them.
But what they have now marshalled seems to be a treasure trove of information, images....and a little bit of artistic sniping to boot.
An ageing Elgar turning down the presidency of the Rodewald Concert Society led to the great composer being described as "stupid" and "impertinent" by the man chosen as second best!
Crotchety or what?!
The archive was unveiled yesterday at Central Library by Warren Bradley and Vasily Petrenko, the latter of whom took time off from rehearsing the Phil and choir through John Tavener's new requiem due to get its world premiere at the Metropolitan Cathedral on Thursday.
It will also go on tour around the city's libraries later this spring.
