Music, on its own, can't really enhance your understanding of science. But if you want music to inspire and educate, then concerts like this – which matched the Houston Symphony's performance of Holst ...

Our solar system is the subject of composer Gustav Holst's The Planets, which premiered 100 years ago on Sept. 29, 1918. To mark the anniversary, we've enlisted two experts to guide us on an ...

One hundred years ago Holst’s Planets suite was premiered, with the composer drawing on metaphors and myths to animate his planets. Today’s scientific realities are just as rich and powerful, writes ...

Picnics on Mars, sunsets on Uranus, sculptures on Venus … 100 years after Holst unveiled his epic masterpiece, musicians are reimagining it using the latest scientific discoveries Composers have long ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Music Review | Houston Symphony By Anthony Tommasini The British composer Gustav Holst was an astrology buff when he composed his most famous work, ...

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Gustav Holst’s The Planets (1914–16) has inspired countless sci-fi film scores and has long been a favourite of audiences at the BBC Proms. Ahead of its return this year, here’s a quick orbit around ...

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