▁the ▁conduct or ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁oper atic ▁tour ing ▁company . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁soon ▁engaged ▁by ▁the ▁larger ▁Carl ▁Rosa ▁Opera ▁Company . ▁One ▁notable ▁event ▁in ▁his ▁oper atic ▁career ▁was ▁conduct ing ▁the ▁British ▁premi ere ▁of ▁T cha ik ov sky ' s ▁Eug ene ▁On egin ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 9 0 s ▁until ▁his ▁death , ▁Wood ▁focused ▁on ▁concert ▁conduct ing . ▁He ▁was ▁engaged ▁by ▁the ▁im pres ario ▁Robert ▁New man ▁to ▁conduct ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁prom en ade ▁concert s ▁at ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Hall , ▁offering ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁classical ▁and ▁popular ▁music ▁at ▁low ▁prices . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁successful , ▁and ▁Wood ▁conducted ▁annual ▁prom en ade ▁series ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁Wood ▁had ▁ste ered ▁the ▁re per toire ▁entirely ▁to ▁classical ▁music . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Hall ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁bomb ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁the ▁Prom s ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁Albert ▁Hall . ▁ ▁Wood ▁decl ined ▁the ▁chief ▁conduct or ships ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Phil harm onic ▁and ▁Boston ▁Sym phony ▁Or ch est ras , ▁bel ieving ▁it ▁his ▁duty ▁to ▁serve ▁music ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁Prom s , ▁he ▁conducted ▁concert s ▁and ▁festiv als ▁throughout ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁also ▁trained ▁the