Joseph Haydn, Austrian composer Finish:Single St James's Palace

St James's Palace

Southern Independent Television held a reception at the Nightingale restaurant in Berkeley Square this morning at which they showed a preview of their new series 'Ladybirds' in which 7 singers tell all about their lives to interviewers Shaw Taylor and Terence Carroll

Men sit and stand beside a pool smoking and fishing

The top and bottom images show an observatory erected over the cross of the cathedral

Joseph Haydn, Austrian composer Finish:Single St James's PalaceJoseph Haydn, Austrian composer. Haydn (1732 1809) was a leading figure in the development of classical music during the 18th century. He established the form of the string quartet, and was the first great composer of symphonies, of which he produced a total of 108. He was a major influence on the work of Mozart and Beethoven.