The Phoenix Symphony season opens with Holst's The Planets and so much more. With Drum Circles, Three Latin-American Dances, Piazzolla’s Tango Apasionado Suite, and Holst’s The Planets, this opening ...
‘The Planets,” the 2018 work which propelled English composer Gustav Holst to “rock star” status, has been a powerful influence on music of all genres ever since — and film composer John Williams in ...
Before he gave his first downbeat, guest conductor Edward Gardner had caught the Davies Symphony Hall audience's attention. In brief remarks from the podium on Thursday, Jan. 15, Gardner framedGustav ...
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra has premiered Lucas van Woerkum’s Symphonic Cinema: The Planets, pairing Holst’s iconic suite with a silent film starring Emma Thompson and Greg Wise. Conducted by ...