THE MONTH IN NUMBERS

116

… years since last being played in the UK, Holst’s Folk Songs from Somerset and Two Songs Without Words have been performed at Cheltenham’s Pittville Pump Room (below).

3

… more years in Sweden for Barbara Hannigan, whose contract as principal guest conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony is extended until 2025.

2

… days exploring Vaughan Williams’s use of folk song at a conference at Cecil Sharp House, 12-13 November.

4

… strings in safe hands, as the 1714 ‘Dolphin’ Stradivari, once owned by Jascha Heifetz, is loaned to top Australian violinist Ray Chen.