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Thought to be Wales’ leading author of the past due twentieth century, Alun Hoddinott obtained a global audience through performances of his Clarinet Concerto (1949), premiered from the celebrated Gervase de Peyer in the 1954 Cheltenham Festival. Subsequently, he published works for several important performers, including Barry Tuckwell, John Ogdon, …

Richard Hickox was probably one of the most energetic and well-known conductors in Britain, with a solid international reputation, specifically for performing music of his indigenous country. He started conducting at age 16 and, after research in the Royal University of Music and Queen’s University, where he was an body …