Earlier, Granville Bantock had championed Sibelius (the esteem was mutual: Sibelius dedicated his Third Symphony to the English composer, and in 1946 he became the first President of the Bantock Society).
Antes, Granville Bantock defendera a Sibelius (o aprecio era mutuo: Sibelius dedicoulle a súa Terceira Sinfonía ao compositor inglés, e en 1946 converteuse no primeiro presidente da Bantock Society).