One hundred years ago, a symphonic blockbuster was born in London. The Planets, by Gustav Holst, premiered on this date in 1918. The seven-movement suite, depicting planets from our solar system ...

Gustav Holst was a British composer best known for his orchestral suite ‘The Planets’. A suite is a group of individual pieces. There are seven pieces in 'The Planets' and 'Mars, the Bringer ...

Not only do we underestimate Holst’s signature work, Sir Andrew Davis tells John von Rhein, but there’s so much more to discover... Read the article Gustav von Holst’s paternal great-grandfather ...

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 ...

As the electric guitarist of the world’s most successful band after The Beatles, Sir Brian May has contributed plenty through Queen’s music back catalogue. In fact, when he took part in BBC Radio 4’s ...

[Kevin] is one such hacker who now has an Arduino orchestra capable of playing all seven movements of Gustav Holst’s Planets Suite. The performers are not human beings with expensive instruments ...

To the strains of composer Gustav Holst, the Mad Hatter and cronies stomp in rigid, horse-riding stances and teeter off-kilter to the brink of falling. Alice feuds and makes up with a preening ...

The former home of a renowned composer and conductor has been protected with Grade II listed status. Imogen Holst lived at 9 ...

blasts off for "The Planets-An HD Odyssey," a concert-length program with Gustav Holst's popular "The Planets" as its centerpiece, enhanced by some appropriate NASA images projected onto a giant ...