Part of the BBC Proms.The Planets: Holst’s colourful character portraits of our Solar System’s seven planets (excluding Earth) is by turns powerfully visceral and captivatingly luminous, opening with ...

Part of the BBC Proms. A concert of 20th-century classics from Kirill Karabits and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra continues a weekend marking the 50th anniversary of the first manned mission to ...

With themes such as life, death, reflection and the nature of humanity, there's a risk that a Prom could end up feeling a touch on the heavy side - or overly gloomy - however, the pieces combine to ...

There was a distinctly mystical feel to this Prom. The intelligently structured programme was bookended by two works that delved into their respective composers’ spiritual beliefs – Holst’s The ...

“The enormity of the universe revealed by science cannot readily be grasped by the human brain, but the music of ‘The Planets’ enables the mind to acquire some comprehension of the vastness of space ...

From Nessun Dorma to Holst’s Planets, relive highlights from a year of classical music on the BBC with treats from the Proms, Cardiff Singer of the World and archive performances. Show more From ...

The Colorado Symphony is set to illuminate Boettcher Concert Hall this weekend for a three-night performance of Gustav Holst’s existentially gripping masterpiece, The Planets, with principal conductor ...

It was an all-British programme, with Vaughan Williams and Holst in the first half, both excellent choices given conductor Sakari Oramo’s track record with this repertoire, and a second half devoted ...

You must have been living under a rock or watching too much Love Island if you have missed the 50th anniversary of the first manned mission to land on the Moon. The BBC Proms continues this ...