Kate Molleson, Kate Romano and Gillian Moore explore 100 key musical moments that have shaped our culture from 1918 to the present day.
The first woman to conduct the London Philharmonic Orchestra
First performed at the coronation of King George VI in May 1937
The premiere was in 1937, but to tell the story properly we must rewind nearly two years.
The sound of mourning since 1945
How German music found a home in a remarkable wartime concert series in London.
The music that many will forever associate with Mickey Mouse... and dancing broomsticks.
A haunting piece that was first performed in a prisoner-of-war camp during World War II.
The destruction of the first home of the Proms
A Soviet symphony so powerful that it stopped time in wartime London
The children's opera staged in a concentration camp.
A piece written in wartime with pacifism at its heart.
A serious, intimate piece born of terrible tragedy
A luminous post-war masterpiece that became the talk of London town.
A new post-war adventure in opera
A new body awarded a Royal Charter to champion art and culture across the country
A piece that would become the bedrock of early-years classical music education in the UK.
A platform for the flowering of the human spirit
A tradition that has nurtured more than 5, 000 musicians since its inception
A new home for the music of Benjamin Britten
Written at a time of enormous change, these songs speak not of beginnings but of endings.
"You may recognise the passage of those who are making Civil Rights demands."
Making the ordinary seem extraordinary in a tired and still rationed Britain
The musical thought experiment that questions what music is - and who gets to decide.
Music that evokes the bitter chill and sacrifice of Captain Scott's fated expedition.
