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Work: Symphony no. 5 in D major

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ComposerVaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Work typeOrchestral
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LondonSibelius Violin Concerto

© Ben Ealovega & Simon Fowler
Bacewicz, Sibelius, Vaughan Williams
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Adam Hickox; Liya Petrova
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Aspects of Englishness: Manze and the Hallé explore Vaughan Williams

Andrew Manze conducts the Hallé © Sharyn Bellemakers | The Hallé

An evening of Vaughan Williams’ greatest hits? There’s always an appetite for that, as Andrew Manze and the Hallé prove at Sheffield City Hall. 

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Lucid and magical: Rattle and the LSO surpass themselves

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra © LSO | Mark Allan
A deeply satisfying performance of Vaughan Williams' Fifth Symphony crowns an excellent evening of English repertoire at the Barbican. 
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The Belgrade Philharmonic: a fine English orchestra

Nikola Ćirić, Howard Griffiths, Ian Bostridge and the Belgrade Philharmonic © Belgrade Philharmonic | Marko Djokovic
Howard Griffiths conducts English music in Belgrade. Ian Bostridge and Nikola Ćirić star and Britten's Serenade and Vaughan Williams' Fifth Symphony wow the Serbian audience.
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Vaughan Williams on a 1972 stamp, issued for the composer's centenary © Vaughan Williams Charitable Trust
Mark Pullinger celebrates this quintessentially English composer with a list of RVW's most inspiring works.

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Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1952, photographed by Ursula Wood © Vaughan Williams Charitable Trust
Ralph Vaughan Williams' nine symphonies represent one of the peaks of creative achievement in British culture. Enthusiast Chris Garlick takes us on a musical journey through the cycle.