Editing Pierre Monteux (section)

===Last years===
Although Monteux retained his vitality to the end of his life, in his last years he suffered occasional collapses. In 1962 he fainted during a performance of Beethoven's [[Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven)|Fifth Symphony]].<ref>"M. Monteux Continues after Collapse on Rostrum", ''The Times'', 14 December 1962, p. 15</ref> In 1963 he collapsed again after being presented with the [[Royal Philharmonic Society#The Gold Medal|Gold Medal]] of the Royal Philharmonic Society, Britain's highest musical honour. The presentation was made by [[Adrian Boult|Sir Adrian Boult]], who recalled that as they left the platform, "Monteux gave two little groans as we walked down the passage, and I suddenly found my arms full of violins and bows. The orchestra had recognized the signs. Their beloved chief was fainting."<ref>Boult (1973), p. 169</ref> Monteux suffered another collapse the following year, and David Zinman and Lorin Maazel deputised for him at the Festival Hall.<ref>"Monteux Pupil Unperturbed", ''The Times'', 22 April 1964, p. 10; and "Mr. Maazel instead of M. Monteux", ''The Times'', 27 April 1964, p. 6</ref>

In April 1964 Monteux conducted his last concert, which was in [[Milan]] with the orchestra of [[RAI|Radiotelevisione italiana]]. The programme consisted of the overture to ''[[The Flying Dutchman (opera)|The Flying Dutchman]]'', Brahms's [[Double Concerto (Brahms)|Double Concerto]] and Berlioz's ''Symphonie fantastique''.<ref>Canarina, p. 311</ref> Unrealised plans included his debut at [[The Proms]],<ref>"Proms to Get a Larger Audience", ''The Times'', 11 June 1964, p. 17</ref> and his 90th birthday concert, at which he intended to announce his retirement.<ref name=tribute>"Musical Tribute to Monteux", ''The Times'', 5 April 1965, p. 6</ref>{{refn|group=n|The two scheduled Prom concerts were conducted as a tribute to Monteux by [[Rudolf Kempe]].<ref>"Rudolf Kempe at the Proms", ''The Times'', 15 September 1964, p. 14</ref> The planned 90th birthday concert became a memorial concert conducted by Monteux's successor as chief conductor of the LSO, [[István Kertész (conductor)|István Kertész]]. It comprised Bach's [[Brandenburg concertos#Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048|Third Brandenburg Concerto]], Brahms's [[Violin Concerto (Brahms)|Violin Concerto]] with Isaac Stern, and Beethoven's [[Symphony No. 7 (Beethoven)|Seventh Symphony]].<ref name=tribute/>}} In June 1964 Monteux suffered three strokes and a cerebral thrombosis at his home in Maine, where he died on 1 July at the age of 89.<ref>Canarina, p. 313</ref>