This is a summary of 1910 in music in the United Kingdom.
Events
- 22 February â Frederick Delius's latest opera, A Village Romeo and Juliet is premièred at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, with Thomas Beecham conducting.
- 6 April â A Somerset Rhapsody by Gustav Holst is performed for the first time at Queen's Hall, London by the New Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Edward Mason.
- 30 August â In the Faëry Hills, an early tone poem by Arnold Bax, is performed for the first time at the Henry Wood Proms at QueenâÂÂs Hall.
- 6 September â Ralph Vaughan Williams conducts the first performance of his Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis in Gloucester Cathedral.
- 20 September â The Veil, an oratorio by Sir Frederic Hymen Cowen, is performed for the first time at the Cardiff Festival.
- 12 October â The first performance of Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1) by Vaughan Williams takes place at the Leeds Festival, conducted by the composer.
- 10 November â Fritz Kreisler is the soloist and Edward Elgar the conductor at the première of his Violin Concerto in B Minor, in London.
Popular music
Classical music: new works
Opera
Musical theatre
Births
- 10 February â Joyce Grenfell, actress, comedian and singer-songwriter (died 1979)
- 15 February â Stanley Vann, composer, conductor and choirmaster (died 2010)
- 10 June â Robert Still, composer of tonal music (died 1971)
- 15 June â Alf Pearson, singer and variety performer with his brother as half of Bob and Alf Pearson (died 2012)
- 17 June â Sam Costa, crooner, radio actor and disc jockey (died 1981)
- 22 June â Peter Pears, tenor (died 1986)
- 15 July â Ronald Binge, composer of light music (died 1973)
- 16 October â William Reed, composer (died 2002)
- 1 December â Alicia Markova, ballerina (died 2004)
- date unknown â Val Rosing, dance band singer, later an opera singer under the name Gilbert Russell (died 1969)
Deaths
See also
References