Harold Rutland (August 21, 1900 – July 23, 1977) was a British pianist, music critic and composer.
[2] From 1941 until 1956 he worked at the BBC and was a frequent contributor to the Radio Times, a broadcaster of talks on music and an accompanist.
Kaikhosru Sorabji was also a friend of Rutland's and dedicated some of his works to him, including the Fourth Symphony for Piano Alone.
"[6] He gave the first performance of Sorabji's Fragment for Harold Rutland at the Aeolian Hall in London on 12 October 1927.
[7] Eric Blom in the Manchester Guardian reported that it was "received with a mixture of derision, indignation, and bewilderment".