BBC Philharmonic

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Bridgewater Hall Manchester, North-West, M2 3WS, United Kingdom

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Programme

Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934)	Introduction and Allegro for strings, Op.47
Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934)	Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85
Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934)	Elegy for string orchestra, Op.58
Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934)	Enigma Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra, Op.36

Performers

BBC Philharmonic
Sir Andrew Davis	Conductor
Nicolas Altstaedt	Cello

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At the emotional centre - Nicolas Altstaedt

Richard Wilcocks, 9th October

Young German cellist Nicolas Altstaedt was at the emotional centre of the BBC Philharmonic’s all-Elgar concert in Manchester. An award-winner with a fast-developing global reputation, he made the opening four chords of the Cello Concerto exceptionally dramatic, more immediate than usual, as we were plunged into the composer’s agonised responses to the Great War.

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