Fact file
| Year of birth | 1905 |
| Year of death | 1998 |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Period | 20th century |
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ManchesterGala Piano Faculty Recital 1
Tchaikovsky, Scriabin, Rosenblatt, Tippett, Chopin, Bizet
Graham Caskie; Unknown; Philip Fowke
Chamalières-sur-LoireVoix sacrées en bords de Loire
Morales, Buxtehude, Lotti, Mompou, Tippett, MacMillan, Connesson, Looten
Catherine Simonpietri; Ensemble vocal Sequenza 9.3
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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Musical endgames with Rattle and the LSO
An unusual pairing of Tippett and Mahler’s final musical statements in a concert of extraordinary conviction presented by the LSO and their Music Director.
Questioning the quintessence of Britain
Peter Nardone directs the Three Choirs Festival Chorus and Philharmonia Orchestra in a problematic yet thought-provoking opening concert at Worcester Cathedral.
Power (and Padmore) to the ECO in Britten, Tippett and Woolrich
An evening of English repertoire at King's Place where the pleasures were flecked with disappointments.
Bostridge's Shakespeare Songs at Wigmore Hall
Shakespeare songs turned out to be more of a Shakespeare feast starring Antonio Pappano, Ian Bostridge and the exceptional Eve Best.
Prom 11: Wagner and Tippett
Wagner's Die Walküre and Tippett's A Child of Our Time both attempt to capture the essence of humanity. Despite making for an unusual pairing, the programme was an effective one.
List of works
A Child of Our TimeA Child of our Time: Five negro spiritualsConcerto for Double String OrchestraPiano ConcertoPiano Sonata no. 4Piano Sonata no.3Praeludium, for brass and percussionSonata for Four HornsSongs for ArielString Quartet no. 5String quartet no. 2Symphony no. 4The Rose LakeVariations on an Elizabethan Theme "Sellinger's Round": Variation 2 "Lament"