Fact file
| Year of birth | 1874 |
| Year of death | 1934 |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Period | Romantic |
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LondonLGT Young Soloists make London Debut
Atterberg, Holst, Ravel, Bruch, Piazzolla, Sollima, Bottesini
Alexander Gilman; LGT Young Soloists
LondonThe Planets
Verdi, Rachmaninov, Holst
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Damian Iorio; Joseph Moog; The Bach Choir
BerlinSymphony concert 1: Ainārs Rubiķis and Martin Grubinger
Ravel, Corigliano, Holst
Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin; Ainārs Rubiķis; Martin Grubinger; Berliner Singakademie
OxfordAn English Songbook: Dame Sarah Connolly & Eugene Asti
Stanford, Moeran, Vaughan Williams, Gurney, Somervell, Howells, Holst, Gibbs, Britten, Bridge, Tippett, Herbert, Clarke, Beamish
Dame Sarah Connolly; Eugene Asti
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Choral classics and a new commission from BBC Singers
English choral classics from 100 years ago, contrasted with a confident and effective new piece by Laura Mvula, all given strong performances by the BBC Singers and Sakari Oramo.
Lullabies and dreams from Connolly and Middleton
The perfect invitation to daydream on a hot afternoon.
Purity and passion in first class British music
Even if Hubert Parry was overshadowed by Holst and Vaughan Williams, this was a splendid concert of British music.
Prom 1: Five Telegrams and a Harbinger of War
Marking the centenary of the end of the First World War, Anna Meredith and 59 Productions' work proves a powerful, often surprisingly upbeat, commission.
The Earth and other planets from the Belgrade Philharmonic
A fine Planets from Eiji Oue and the Belgrade Philharmonic crowned a splendid concert despite a flawed “Neptune” after Simone Rubino had explored the music of the Earth.
List of works
A Dirge for Two Veterans, H.121A Moorside SuiteA Somerset Rhapsody, Op.21 no.2Ballet Music from The Perfect FoolChoral Hymns from the Rig VedaChristmas DayClouds o´er the summer skyI Love my LoveIn the Bleak MidwinterInvocationLet all mortal flesh keep silenceNunc dimittisPersonent Hodie Short Festival Te DeumSongs: selectionSt Paul's Suite, Op.29 no.2Swansea TownSymphony in F major "The Cotswolds", Op.8The Planets Op.32: no.1 "Mars"The Planets Op.32: no.2 "Venus"The Planets Op.32: no.3 “Mercury”The Planets, Op.32The Planets, Op.32: no. 4 "Jupiter"The heart worshipsTurn back, O man