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Composer: Holst, Gustav (1874-1934)

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© Andy Staples

Gloucester Cathedral

Sat 25 Jul at 12:45

Holst, Whitacre, McFerrin, Shaw, Dove, Walker, Lauridsen, Davis, Howells, Vaughan Williams, Traditional, Cole, Simon, Berlin, Ferdinand

BBC Proms

Royal Albert Hall

Jul 25 mat, eve

Borodin, Holst, Williams

Ní Bhroin, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Caine, McNicholas, Ransom, Tomlinson

Festival de la Vézère

Abbaye d'Aubazine

Tue 11 Aug at 20:00

von Bingen, Holst, Schubert, Rheinberger, Caplet, Schumann, Chausson, Brahms, Duruflé, Fauré

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Marin Alsop conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra © Jordan August Photography, Courtesy of Highmark Mann

Marin Alsop brings unexpected pleasures to the Philadelphia Orchestra

By Kurt Gottschalk

Kahchun Wong conducts The Hallé © Sharyn Bellemakers | The Hallé

Celestial journeys with Kahchun Wong and the Hallé

By Rohan Shotton

Kazuki Yamada conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO

A galactic adventure at Tanglewood: Kazuki Yamada and The Planets

By Cameron Kelsall

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Maison de la Radio et de la Musique

Until 18 Jun 23:59

Saint-Saëns PC5, Holst, Pépin, Strauss R.

Franck, Thibaudet, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Chœur de Radio France

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Gustav Holst © Public domain

Bachtrack top ten: Gustav Holst

By Mark Pullinger

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Year of birth	1874
Year of death	1934
Nationality	United Kingdom
Period	Romantic

Top works

Nunc dimittis St Paul's Suite, Op.29 no.2 The Planets, Op.32 Two Eastern Pictures: Summer Wind Quintet in A flat major, Op.14 See all...

List of works

Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op.24: Funeral Hymn Egdon Heath, homage to Hardy, Op.47 Nunc dimittis St Paul's Suite, Op.29 no.2 The Planets, Op.32 Two Eastern Pictures: Summer Wind Quintet in A flat major, Op.14