"Who composed the ""Antarctic Symphony""?"
Symphony No. 8 (Davies) January 1998 (; ; ; ). The composer published his diary of the trip as an illustrated book, "Notes from a Cold Climate" . The composer also revealed that the symphony reflects his experience of having heard Vaughan Williams's Seventh at its first performance in Manchester in 1953 (; ). In the end, Davies decided that his new work would also be a symphony. Davies conducted the Philharmonia Orchestra in the premiere of his "Antarctic" Symphony at the Royal Festival Hall in London, on 6 May 2001 . At this time, Davies once more announced that this would be absolutely
Symphony No. 9 (Davies) Symphony No. 9 (Davies) The Symphony No. 9, Op. 315, is an orchestral composition by Peter Maxwell Davies, composed December 2011 – March 2012, and dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of her diamond jubilee . It was premiered on 9 June 2012 by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vasily Petrenko (; ). At the time of the premiere of his Eighth, "Antarctic" Symphony in 2001, Davies stated it would be his last symphony (; ). By May 2010, he had changed his mind and announced he would compose a Ninth Symphony in honour of the