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Edward Gardner conducts Elgar

Eastbourne Congress TheatreCarlisle Rd, Eastbourne, Eastbourne, South-East, BN21 4BP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Sunday 08 February 202615:00

There’s only one Edward Elgar – or is there? For the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Principal Conductor Edward Gardner, Elgar is more than just a national institution with a walrus moustache. He’s the haunted, autumnal poet of the Cello Concerto (composed among the Sussex Downs); he’s a wit, a statesman, a romantic and – above all – he’s the composer who poured out his soul in ‘Nimrod’, the unforgettable centrepiece of the Enigma Variations. You’ll hear all this and much more when we play both of these much-loved classics, with the great Jan Vogler – a legend among cellists – making a rare Eastbourne appearance.

© Jason Bell
© Jason Bell
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