| Sunday 08 February 2026 | 16:00 |
Join the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra & Brighton Festival Chorus for an evening of Elgar’s most personal and deeply moving music.
Written in the aftermath of the First World War, Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E Minor is an intimate and elegiac work, widely regarded as one of the greatest pieces in the cello repertoire.
Its searching melodies and poignant silences speak of loss, reflection, and quiet resilience. Since its premiere in 1919, the concerto has become a touchstone for audiences worldwide, admired for its raw honesty and emotional depth.
Paired with this is Elgar’s large-scale choral masterpiece The Music Makers, a work that celebrates the power of art and imagination.
Setting lines from Arthur O’Shaughnessy’s famous ‘Ode’, Elgar weaves in echoes of his own earlier compositions, creating a sweeping self-portrait that is both personal and universal.
Majestic and lyrical, it is a hymn to the role of artists and dreamers in shaping the world.
Together, these works form a concert of profound beauty and emotional resonance, showcasing Elgar at his most introspective and most visionary.
A cornerstone of sacred music and royal occasion across the ages, Charles Hubert Hastings Parry’s Anthem, I Was Glad completes the programme with some memorable depth and splendour.
