BBC Philharmonic

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

Dates/times in London time zone

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 Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis	Conductor
Nicolas Altstaedt	Cello

Tickets £10 - £33.50.

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Music of life: Kazuki Yamada on Elgar’s Enigma Variations

Bachtrack, 15th January

The chief conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra discusses his love and fascination for Elgar’s deeply personal work – and his experiences performing it for the first time.

A personal take: Elgar’s Cello Concerto at 100

Bachtrack, 25th October

To celebrate the centenary of Sir Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto we have asked some acclaimed cellists to share with us some of their personal memories connected to this masterpiece.

At the emotional centre - Nicolas Altstaedt

Richard Wilcocks, 6th 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.