▁last ▁Wed nes day ". ▁Se vent y - five ▁years ▁later , ▁Sir ▁Ad rian ▁Bou lt ▁ranked ▁Wood ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁greatest ▁T cha ik ov sky ▁conduct ors ▁in ▁his ▁long ▁experience . ▁Wood ▁also ▁successfully ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁w ides p read ▁belief ▁that ▁English men ▁were ▁not ▁capable ▁of ▁conduct ing ▁Wagner . ▁When ▁Wood ▁and ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Hall ▁Orchestra ▁performed ▁at ▁W inds or ▁Castle ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁chose ▁T cha ik ov sky ▁and ▁Wagner ▁for ▁the ▁programme . ▁Wood , ▁who ▁model led ▁his ▁appearance ▁on ▁Nik isch , ▁took ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁compl iment ▁that ▁the ▁queen ▁said ▁to ▁him , ▁" T ell ▁me , ▁Mr ▁Wood , ▁are ▁you ▁quite ▁English ?" ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁Wood ▁married ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁singing ▁pup ils , ▁Ol ga ▁Mich ail off , ▁a ▁divor c ée ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁his ▁senior . ▁Jacob s ▁describes ▁it ▁as ▁" a ▁marriage ▁of ▁perfect ▁professional ▁and ▁private ▁harm ony ". ▁As ▁a ▁singer , ▁with ▁Wood ▁as ▁her ▁accompan ist , ▁she ▁won ▁pra ise ▁from ▁the ▁critics . ▁ ▁Early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁ ▁The ▁prom en ade ▁concert s ▁fl our ished ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁New man , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁invest ing ▁unw is ely ▁in ▁the atr ical ▁present ations ,