Ralph Vaughan Williams' majestic A Sea Symphony was given a stunning showcase by Tarmo Peltokoski and the Hong Kong ...

Today marks the 150th birthday of one of England's most revered composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams, who is also widely beloved beyond Britain. A folksong expert who logged long trips collecting ...

Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1, In the Fen Country, Overture to the Wasps, Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus, Serenade to Music. Vaughan Williams himself went to Norfolk and gathered folk tunes that he ...

So, next time you hear the rapt, silken poetry of The Lark Ascending, give a thought not only to Vaughan Williams the composer, but to the humanist who opposed the Nazis. ‘We wish to record our solemn ...

The composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, born 150 years ago on Oct. 12, is one of those rare artists who are more often loved than deeply known. A few of his pieces—the lush setting of “Greensleeves” and ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook This year’s Bard Music Festival explores the work and context of a composer who strove to make art “an expression of the whole life ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The English composer deserves a fresh assessment as the world does (and doesn’t) observe the 150th anniversary of his birth. By David Allen Ralph ...

Writers and artists not normally associated with classical music, discuss a specific example of Williams' work to which they have a personal connection, and why it speaks to them. Personal essays on ...

February 20, 2026 • On his new album, the violinist completely rethinks The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and leans into old folk songs with the help of Sam Amidon.

Fifty years after his death, this musical and psychological portrait of Ralph Vaughan Williams explores the passions that drove a giant of 20th-century English music.

Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) isn’t just one of the most important 20th-century British composers; he is one of the supreme figures of 20th-century music. Yet, though he ...