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[MUSIC AUTOGRAPHS] - PETER MAXWELL DAVIES (1934–2016) - Autograph Letter Signed to Adriana Panni - PETER MAXWELL DAVIES (1934–2016). Autograph Letter Signed to Adriana Panni, Rackwick, 19 February 1981. Autograph letter in ink, 210 × 150 mm.?An elegant refusal of an invitation owing to an important prior commitment with the Boston Symphony Orchestra for the première of his Symphony No. 2: “Mi rincresce di non partecipare all’Accademia al 1 marzo – sarò in quel tempo negli Stati Uniti per un “primo” [sic] con l’orchestra di Boston.” (“I am sorry not to be able to take part in the Academy’s event on 1 March — at that time I shall be in the United States for a ‘première’ with the Boston Orchestra.”)