john tavener

It was the appearance of 'The Whale' in 1968 that catapulted the mop-haired prodigy to fame.

1968 was a year of discovery and innovation in the pop as well as the classical world.
Tavener was the boy wonder of the year.

The Guardian called him 'the musical discovery of the year, the Times... 'among the very best creative talents of his generation'.