Editing Edward Heath (section)

===Classical music===
Heath maintained an interest in classical music as a pianist, organist and orchestral conductor, famously installing a [[Steinway]] grand in [[10 Downing Street|10&nbsp;Downing Street]] – bought with his £450 [[Charlemagne Prize]] money, awarded for his unsuccessful efforts to bring Britain into the EEC in 1963, and chosen on the advice of his friend, the pianist [[Moura Lympany]] – and conducting Christmas carol concerts in Broadstairs every year from his teens until old age.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a29894927/prime-minister-edward-heath-the-crown-facts/ | title=The True Story of Queen Elizabeth's Sixth Prime Minister, Edward Heath | date=8 December 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/sir-edward-heath%27s-steinway-grand-piano-manhandled-1382179a | title=Sir Edward Heaths Steinway Grand Piano Editorial Stock Photo – Stock Image }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://arundells.org/sir-edwardheath/ | title=Sir Edward Heath &#124; Arundells }}</ref>

Heath conducted the [[London Symphony Orchestra]], notably at a gala concert at the [[Royal Festival Hall]] in November 1971, at which he conducted [[Sir Edward Elgar]]'s overture ''[[Cockaigne (In London Town)]]''. He also conducted the [[Royal Liverpool Philharmonic]] and the [[English Chamber Orchestra]], as well as orchestras in Germany and the United States. During his premiership, Heath invited musician friends, such as [[Isaac Stern]], [[Yehudi Menuhin]], [[Clifford Curzon]] and the [[Amadeus Quartet]], to perform either at [[Chequers]] or 10 Downing Street. Heath was the founding President of the European Community Youth Orchestra (in 1976), now the [[European Union Youth Orchestra]].

In 1988, Heath recorded [[Beethoven]]'s [[Triple Concerto (Beethoven)|Triple Concerto, Op.&nbsp;56]] (with members of the Trio Zingara as soloists) and [[Luigi Boccherini|Boccherini's]] Cello Concerto in G major, G480.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.juneclassic.net/EN/album/albumdetail.jsp?albumno=gxzht8ra |title=Beethoven: Triple Concerto/Boccherini: Cello Concerto No. 3 |access-date=23 April 2021 |website=June Classic |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130901020240/http://www.juneclassic.net/EN/album/albumdetail.jsp?albumno=gxzht8ra |archive-date=1 September 2013}}</ref>