L-R: Boult with Michael Tippett, Ralph Vaughan Williams & his wife Ursula, and the left leg of somebody unknown. RVW died on August 26, 1958, which helps date when this photo may have been taken. Tippett is probably discussing his Second Symphony with Boult, who conducted its premiere on February 5, 1958 The soprano soloist … Continue reading Sir Adrian Boult’s final concert appearance – Vaughan Williams’s Sinfonia antartica (Symphony No.7). BBCSO at Royal Festival Hall, October 12, 1977.