Editing John Barbirolli (section)

==Honours, awards and memorials==
[[File:Barbirolli-bust.jpg|right|thumb|upright|alt=modern style bust representing a human face|Bust of Barbirolli in Barbirolli Square]]
Among Barbirolli's state awards were a British [[knighthood]] in 1949 and appointment as a [[Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour]] in 1969; the Finnish Grand Star and Collar of Commander 1st Class of the [[Order of the White Rose]] in 1963; from Italy the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Order of Merit]] in 1964; and from France, Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, 1966, and Officier de l'[[Ordre national du Mérite]], 1968.<ref name=who>[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U52290 "Barbirolli, Sir John (Giovanni Battista)"], ''Who Was Who'', A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007, accessed 7 February 2010 {{subscription required}}</ref> Awards from musical institutions included the Freedom of the [[Worshipful Company of Musicians]], 1966; Honorary Academician of the [[Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia]], 1960; Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society, 1950; Bruckner Medal, Bruckner Society of America, 1959; and the Mahler Medal, Mahler-Bruckner Society of America, 1965.<ref name=who/> He was also awarded the title of Doctor of Music ''honoris causa'' (DMus h.c.) from the [[National University of Ireland]] in 1952.<ref>See http://www.nui.ie/college/Honorary_Degree_Recipients.asp; retrieved 20 November 2020.</ref>

There are memorials to Barbirolli in Manchester and London. Barbirolli Square in Manchester is named in his honour and features a sculpture of him by Byron Howard (2000).<ref>[http://www.manchestergalleries.org/the-collections/public-art/john-barbirolli/ "John Barbirolli"], Manchester Art Gallery, accessed 26 January 2011</ref> The square includes the present base of the Hallé Orchestra, the [[Bridgewater Hall]], in which the Barbirolli Room commemorates the conductor.<ref>[http://www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/conferences-events/spaces-to-hire/barbirolli-room/ "The Barbirolli Room"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904131223/http://www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/conferences-events/spaces-to-hire/barbirolli-room/ |date=4 September 2015 }}, Bridgewater Hall, accessed 12 October 2014</ref> At his old school, St Clement Danes, now relocated in Chorleywood, the main hall is named in his honour.<ref>[http://www.stclementdanes.org.uk/alumni/memories "School History"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429075929/http://www.stclementdanes.org.uk/alumni/memories |date=29 April 2014 }}, St. Clement Danes School, accessed 27 January 2011</ref> A commemorative [[blue plaque]] was placed on the wall of the Bloomsbury Park Hotel in Southampton Row in May 1993 to mark Barbirolli's birthplace.<ref>Rennison, p. xxvii, entry number 231</ref> The Sir John Barbirolli Memorial Foundation of the Royal Philharmonic Society was instituted after his death to assist young musicians with the purchase of instruments.<ref>[http://www.royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/?page=youngArtists/barbirolli "Sir John Barbirolli Memorial Foundation"], Royal Philharmonic Society, accessed 12 January 2011</ref> In 1972 the Barbirolli Society was set up with the principal aim of promoting the continued release of Barbirolli's recorded performances.  Its honorary officers have included Evelyn Barbirolli, [[Daniel Barenboim]] and [[Michael Kennedy (music critic)|Michael Kennedy]].<ref>[http://www.barbirolli.co.uk/index.html The Barbirolli Society], accessed 1 February 2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725185252/http://www.barbirolli.co.uk/index.html |date=25 July 2011 }}</ref> In April 2012, he was voted into the inaugural ''Gramophone'' "Hall of Fame".<ref>[http://www.gramophone.co.uk/HallofFame/ArtistPage/Barbirolli "Sir John Barbirolli"] ''Gramophone'', accessed 10 April 2012</ref>