To mark the centenary of the birth of the late composer Sir William Walton the BBC World Service spoke to his widow about his life and work. From his stirring Coronation march the Crown Imperial, ...

On the weekend of October 18-19, events celebrating the hundredth anniversary of the birth of English composer William Walton will take place at several venues at Yale University. The celebration ...

Lord Berners’ legendary ‘teases’ also included dying doves pink and dressing his dogs in pearl collars, which helped to make his home — with contents offered in our Interiors sale on 12 April — a ...

The widow of famous Oldham composer William Walton has died. Lady Susana Walton died peacefully at her home, La Mortella, on the Italian island of Ischia on March 21, aged 83. According to her wishes ...

Assimilation was not always easy: musicians’ unions campaigned against the employment of non-British artists ...