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Work: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85

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ComposerElgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934)
PeriodRomantic
Year1919
Work typeOrchestral
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SheffieldSheffield International Concert Season 2025/26 - The Hallé

Sheffield City Hall
Shostakovich, Elgar, Rachmaninov
The Hallé; Kahchun Wong; Rachel Helleur-Simcock

BarcelonaConcierto para violonchelo de Elgar

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Elgar, Shostakovich
Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya; Jakub Przybycień; Kian Soltani

BambergJakub Hrůša, Sol Gabetta

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Smetana, Elgar, Dvořák
Bamberg Symphony; Jakub Hrůša; Sol Gabetta
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Resplendent Elgar, over-indulgent Rachmaninov in Hallé season opener

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Kahchun Wong opens The Hallé season with an unexpected, but memorable debut by new Principal Cello, Rachel Helleur-Simcock. 
***11
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Dancing down south: Hindoyan and the RLPO at the Barbican

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Hindoyan, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Pablo Ferrández prompt musings on life, death, dance and the pursuit of beauty in London’s Barbican.
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Go West! Pappano and the LSO head towards the Cornish coast

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From Stonehenge in Vaughan Williams’ Tess of the d’Urbervilles-inspired Ninth Symphony to Arnold Bax’s Tintagel, the LSO heads on a musical tour of western England. 
*****
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AmsterdamSunday Morning Concerts: Elgar

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Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Gardner; Truls Mørk
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Bachtrack top ten: Edward Elgar

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Quintessentially English or establishment outsider? Elgar was seen as provincial – and was never more at home than in his beloved Malvern Hills – but he had a European outlook.

A personal take: Elgar’s Cello Concerto at 100

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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.