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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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LondonElgar’s Cello Concerto

BBC Proms
Webern, Elgar, Walton
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vasily Petrenko; Pablo Ferrández

AmsterdamElgar's Cello Concerto with Anastasia Kobekina

© Lusine Pepanyan
Weber, Elgar, Tchaikovsky
Residentie Orkest The Hague; Kerem Hasan; Anastasia Kobekina

LondonSeason Opening Concert: Santtu and Sol Gabetta

© Kaupo Kikkas
Brahms, Elgar, Dvořák
Philharmonia Orchestra; Santtu-Matias Rouvali; Sol Gabetta
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Sol Gabetta bares her soul in Elgar on Czech Phil tour

Sol Gabetta and Semyon Bychkov with the Czech Philharmonic © Petr Chodura
Semyon Bychkov conducts the Czech Phil on their latest European tour with the music of Elgar and Stravinsky. 
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A heartfelt reunion with the Czech Philharmonic in Prague

Stefanie Irányi, Eric Finbarr Carey and Jongmin Park with the Czech Philharmonic © Jan Kantor
A stellar soloist and deft work by Semyon Bychkov put a fresh spin on familiar fare in the Rudolfinum. 
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The spirit of music-making: Elgar at The Anvil

Sir Edward Elgar © Public domain
An afternoon that belongs to the exuberant partnership of the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, the Brighton Festival Chorus and the spirit of music-making everywhere. 
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StockholmTchaikovsky’s Pathétique

© Benjamin Ealovega
Tarkiainen, Elgar, Tchaikovsky
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Jukka-Pekka Saraste; Alban Gerhardt

AmsterdamSunday Morning Concerts: Elgar

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

HelsinkiAndrew Manze & Senja Rummukainen

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Moberg, Elgar, Brahms
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Manze; Senja Rummukainen
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Sir Edward Elgar (1931) © Public domain
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.