He became noted for championing the operas of PERSON@1 , giving the premieres of his works The Knot Garden -LRB- NUMBER@1 -RRB- , and The Ice Break -LRB- NUMBER@2 -RRB- .

He particularly liked conducting the operas of PERSON@1 , giving the first performances of The Knot Garden -LRB- NUMBER@1 -RRB- , and The Ice Break -LRB- NUMBER@2 -RRB- .
