Who is kids' favourite classical composer - and why?

John Williams' Harry Potter theme has been voted the most popular classical music for children. But don't panic: Prokofiev isn't far behindLucky old Prokofiev: he seems to be the man with the tunes closest to the bosom of the nation's youth. In a line-up of mostly hyper-romantic pictorialism, melodies that tell a story are the winners in this poll by Classic FM to find the classical music most popular with children. Tunes from Peter and the Wolf are placed twice, and Tchaikovsky's the Dance of...

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