Elgar’s Enigma Variations

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Cadogan Hall5 Sloane Terrace, London, Greater London, SW1X 9DQ, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Programme

Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)	Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, Op.46
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893)	Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor, Op.23
Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934)	Enigma Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra, Op.36

Performers

Jamie Phillips	Conductor
Vanessa Benelli Mosell	Piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Find inspiration and indulge your senses in this programme of enduring orchestral favourites, beginning with sounds of sunrise, birdsong and a spring-like optimism in Grieg’s Peer Gynt. Recognised for her ‘dazzling display of assured technique’ (The Guardian), Italian pianist Vanessa Benelli Mosell will make her debut at Cadogan Hall performing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1.

Regarded as one of the greatest orchestral works of the twentieth century, Elgar’s Enigma Variations continues to intrigue audiences, with its main theme hidden amongst a characterful set of musical dedications to the composer’s friends and loved ones.

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