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Richard Wagner himself conducted the first half of each of the eight concerts which made up the Grand Wagner Festival.
After his turn with the baton, he handed it over to conductor Gerhard Richter and sat in a large armchair on the corner of the stage for the rest of each concert.
Image is a reproduction of a programme cover from 1877.