This Friday, Malta’s premier classical music ensemble, the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO), will perform Holst’s famous suite, The Planets, at the Hilton Hotel in St Julian’s

Composed between 1914 and 1917, British composer Gustav Holst’s immortal orchestral suite, The Planets, has delighted audiences ever since its debut performance in London on 29 September 1918. Now, the same month over one hundred years later, the MPO will perform this iconic work in a concert at the Hilton’s Grandmaster Suite in St Julian’s.

The seven-movement suite — described as “a series of mood pictures” by the composer — depicts the various planets of the system (excluding the Earth), the character of each inspired by a blend of astrology and ancient mythology.

The concert will be led by the orchestra’s Principal Conductor Sergey Smbatyan, and is presented with the support of MeDirect, MAPFRE MSV Life and Hilton Malta.