Heirs and Rebels: Vaughan Williams and Holst

Ralph Vaughan Williams — Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Ralph Vaughan Williams — Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Gustav Holst — The Planets, Op. 32

Cristina Valdes, piano

Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Vaughan Williams – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Holst – The Planets

Musical BFFs Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst are united in an exciting season finale. Acknowledged as his first true masterpiece, Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis is an homage to the English church music that the composer so deeply loved. Holst's The Planets, a work of stunning brilliance and immense imagination, never fails to move, intrigue and delight audiences. The concert also features a rare U.S. performance of Vaughan Williams' Piano Concerto.

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