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Composer: Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934)

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Wed 10 Sep at 19:00

Gibbons, Runestad, Rachmaninov, Cole, Blackwell, Mendelssohn, Shaw, Elgar, Rusby, Weelkes, de Lassus, Simon, McLean, Hamlisch, Gershwin

Voces8, Swedish Radio Choir

BBC Proms

Royal Albert Hall

Sat 13 Sep at 19:00

Mussorgsky, Hummel, Benjamin, Lehár, Gounod, Pépin, Dukas, Shostakovich, Portman, Wood, Arne, Elgar, Parry, Britten, Traditional

Chan, Alder, Balsom, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus

Primo Artists

Romanian Radio Hall

Sun 14 Sep at 13:00

Lacy, Enescu, Elgar

Collon, Tomescu, Danish National Symphony Orchestra

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From Elgar to didgeridoo, the Melbourne Symphony play the Elbphilharmonie

By Mengguang Huang

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Yehudi Menuhin celebrated at the Edinburgh International Festival

By David Smythe

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Williams and Cargill shine in The Dream of Gerontius with Canellakis and the Netherlands RPO

By Clare Varney

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Wed 25 Feb at 19:30, From 25 Feb 19:30
to 28 Mar 23:59

Beethoven VC, Elgar 2

Wigglesworth, Kang, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

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Concertgebouw: Main Hall

Gardner, Mørk, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

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Konserthuset Stockholm: Stora Salen

MacMillan CC, Elgar

Bancroft, Macleod, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

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Making waves at the Hallé: Euan Shields

By Lawrence Dunn

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Symphonic metamorphoses: Tokyo Philharmonic in 2025

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About a work: Kazuki Yamada on Elgar’s Enigma Variations

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Elgar, Sir Edward

Fact file

Year of birth	1857
Year of death	1934
Nationality	United Kingdom
Period	Romantic

Top works

Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85 Enigma Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra, Op.36 Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op.20 The Dream of Gerontius, Oratorio for soloists chorus and orchestra, Op.38 Violin Concerto in B minor, Op.61 See all...

List of works

Andante and Allegro for oboe and string trio Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85 Chanson de Matin Chanson de Nuit Elegy for string orchestra, Op.58 Enigma Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra, Op.36 Enigma Variations, Op.36, arr. composer for piano solo Enigma Variations, Op.36: Nimrod Falstaff Symphonic Study for orchestra, Op.68 Great is the Lord (Psalm 48) for choir and orchestra In the South (Alassio) - Concert Overture for orchestra, Op.50 Introduction and Allegro for strings, Op.47 Lux Aeterna Organ Sonata no. 1 in G major, Op.28 Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1 in D Major, Op.39 Romance for bassoon and orchestra, Op.62 Salut d'Amour (Liebesgruss) for violin and piano, Op.12 Sea Pictures, Op.37 Sea Pictures, Op.37: Where corals lie Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op.20 Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op.20: Allegro piacevole Sevillana for small orchestra Sospiri for string orchestra and harp, Op.70 String Quartet in E minor, Op.83 Symphony no. 1 in A flat major, Op.55 Symphony no. 2 in E flat major, Op.63 The Apostles, Op.49: The Spirit of the Lord The Dream of Gerontius, Oratorio for soloists chorus and orchestra, Op.38 The Kingdom - oratorio for soloists chorus and orchestra, Op.51 They are at rest Violin Concerto in B minor, Op.61 Violin Sonata in E minor, Op.82