 His daughter Imogen recalled, "He hated incomplete performances of "The Planets", though on several occasions he had to agree to conduct three or four movements at Queen's Hall concerts.He particularly disliked having to finish with Jupiter, to make a 'happy ending', for, as he himself said, 'in the real world the end is not happy at all'".The first complete performance of the suite at a public concert did not occur until 15 November 1920; the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) was conducted by Albert Coates.