Conducting Les Ballets Russes
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Sir Malcolm Sargent: 15 facts about the great conductor

4. Conducting Les Ballets Russes
In 1927, Sergei Diaghilev engaged Sargent to conduct for the Ballets Russes, sharing the podium duties with Igor Stravinsky and Sir Thomas Beecham. Sargent also conducted for the final Ballets Russes season in 1928.