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Join us for an unforgettable evening with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) at the Nottingham Royal Concert Hall. This special performance, part of the Classic FM Hall of Fame, is scheduled for Sunday, 21 April 2024, at 3:00 pm. It's an event where your favorite classical pieces come to life, featuring Britain’s most beloved classical music as voted by you. From the dramatic swells of Swan Lake to the serene beauty of The Lark Ascending, prepare to be moved by a repertoire that has captured hearts across the nation.

The evening will be introduced by renowned broadcaster John Suchet, with the CBSO under the baton of Michael Seal, promising a performance filled with stirring melodies that will touch your heart and soothe your soul. The concert will take place at the prestigious Nottingham Royal Concert Hall, located at Theatre Square, Nottingham, NG1 5ND, offering a perfect setting for an experience of exquisite musicality.

The program includes timeless pieces from composers such as Elgar, with the stirring "Nimrod" from Enigma Variations, to the magical scores of John Williams for "Jurassic Park" and "Harry Potter." Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake," Debussy's "Claire de Lune," Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King," and Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" will also grace the evening, showcasing the diverse beauty of classical music.

Michael Seal will lead the orchestra, with Tessa Lark on violin, bringing these masterpieces to life. John Suchet will guide the audience through the evening, making it an accessible and enriching experience for all.

Tickets are priced between £15.50 and £39.50, offering a range of seating options to accommodate every preference. The performance is expected to last approximately 2 hours, making it a perfect Sunday afternoon outing.

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the power and beauty of classical music performed by the talented musicians of the CBSO at Nottingham Royal Concert Hall. Book your tickets now for an evening that promises to be both heart-stirring and soul-soothing.

The Cbso At Nottingham Royal Concert Hall

Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

A work dazzling in its ingenuity, technical skill and range of expression Enigma Variations was an immediate popular success and catapulted Elgar into national and international fame. The original theme is remarkable in that it has the same rhythm whether it is played forwards or backwards, and the two halves of the phrase suggest two different keys that create drama into the melody. Sibelius’ last symphony shines with a unique radiance. It is the culmination of a lifetime of work in the direction of concision and organic unity within symphonic form; themes and ideas mingling together in a seamless tapestry of motifs. Schumann’s Cello Concerto is a thoughtful work, at times contemplative and questioning, at others stormy and tumultuous, even playful. Ives referred to The Unanswered Question as a “cosmic landscape” in which the strings portray “the silences of the Druids.” Over that quiet background the solo trumpet phrase asks “the perennial question of existence.”

Elgar’s Enigma

Lighthouse, Poole's Centre for the Arts

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Elgar Cello Concerto

Orpheum Theatre, Galesburg

ISO Artistic Advisor Jun Märkl invites you to join us as we explore music of the sea featuring Debussy’s La Mer. American mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges stars in Elgar’s song cycle Sea Pictures. 

The Sea: Elgar, Mendelssohn & Debussy

Hilbert Circle Theatre

Bach in the Barn is an intimate listening experience in a countryside setting. Audiences will be seated at candlelit tables, with wine and desserts included in the ticket price.

Bach in the Barn

Joseph Decuis

In his grand finale concert as music director, Alasdair Neale pairs two pieces emblematic of his tenure with the NHSO: Quinn Mason’s brand-new piano concerto and a cherished classic by British composer Edward Elgar.

Every New Day

Yale University

Any appearance by Yo-Yo Ma is an extraordinary event. Edward Elgar’s popular concerto is the perfect vehicle for Ma’s blend of keen intelligence and a firmly beating heart. And Stéphane Denève is on home soil for the delicate, multi-layered textures of Claude Debussy’s portrait of the ocean, La Mer. Subscribers have first access to tickets for this concert.

An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma

Stifel Theatre

Multi-GRAMMY® Award-winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma returns to perform Elgar’s renowned Cello Concerto with your Colorado Symphony. Yo-Yo Ma’s multifaceted career is a testament to his continual search for new ways to communicate with audiences, and to his personal desire for artistic growth and renewal. Whether performing new or familiar works from the cello repertoire, coming together with colleagues for chamber music, or exploring cultures and musical forms outside the Western classical tradition, Mr. Ma strives to find connections that stimulate the imagination.

Yo-Yo Ma with the Colorado Symphony

Denver Performing Arts Complex

Yo-Yo Ma joins Rafael Payare and the San Diego Symphony Orchestra in a one-night-only evening featuring the Elgar Cello Concerto, one of the most widely-loved pieces of music written for the cello. Wagner’s Prelude to Act 3 of Die Meistersinger opens the concert, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5, beloved for its melodies and drama, closes out the evening.

San Diego Civic Theatre

Debuting conductor Marta Gardolińska leads the San Francisco Symphony in Felix Mendelssohn's evocative travelogue, inspired by a visit to the ruins of Holyrood Chapel in Edinburgh. Grażyna Bacewic wrote her Overture in 1943, during the German occupation of her native Poland. The premiere was delayed until her homeland was liberated from the Nazis two years later. Written in the aftermath of World War I, Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto is an urgent elegy, a late-life affirmation of Englishness.

Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony

Davies Symphony Hall

Collaboration with the next generation of classical artists has been a keystone of music director Esa-Pekka Salonen’s San Francisco Symphony tenure. For this return engagement, the Symphony is led by young Polish conductor Marta Gardolińksa, a Dudamel fellow who has twice led the LA Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. The program features a little-heard but delightfully energetic overture by Polish composer Bacewicz, Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” symphony inspired by the composers first visit to Britain and “new cello genius” (Le Figaro) Pablo Ferrández performing Elgar’s contemplative cello concerto.

San Francisco Symphony

Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

Music Director candidate Chelsea Tipton, currently Music Director of the Symphony of Southeast Texas, opens this Masterworks Season FInale with Carlos Simon’s joyful, spontaneous, and soulful Amen! American violinist Andrew Sords then takes center stage for Max Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy. Edward Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 is a perfect match for the local graduation season, and to bring the concert to a resplendent close, Richard Strauss’s suite from his opera Der Rosenkavalier—a lush and emotive masterpiece that carries you through the heart of Vienna’s romantic operatic tradition.

Chelsea Tipton Music Director Candidate

Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s classical compositions were influenced by traditional African music, reflecting his “Anglo-African” heritage. Bartok’s Second Violin Concerto is infused with the spirit of his native Hungarian folk music. Elgar wrote odes to the people in his life by inscribing movements in his compositions with initials that hint of their identities.

Classics VI: Portraits

Broadway in Hollywood

Mayuko Kamio had made her concerto debut in Tokyo at the age of ten under the baton of Charles Dutoit, in a concert broadcast on NHK television. Since then, she has appeared as soloist with the Tonhalle Orchestra in Zurich with Mstislav Rostropovich, NHK Symphony Orchestra under Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Israel Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta.

Mayuko Kamio, violin & Noreen Polera, piano

Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life

War Memorial and Performing Arts Center

Lesher Center for the Arts

UNLEASHING THE PASSION OF POSSIBILITY: The mission of the Tampa Bay Symphony is to promote interest in symphonic music while enhancing and enriching the cultural life and educational experiences of our community. The Tampa Bay Symphony consists of over 80 musicians and has been described as “one of Tampa Bay’s hidden jewels.” Come and experience the excitement of live classical music!

Tampa Bay Symphony: A British Fantasia

Palladium Theater St. Petersburg

Classical music loves a prodigy. Fresh off his multi-album deal with Decca Records Randall Goosby makes his NSO debut performing Mendelssohn’s masterpiece. Thomas Wilkins also conducts a new work by Anna Clyne and Elgar’s Enigma Variations, which features the ever-popular “Nimrod.”

Randall Goosby plays Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto Thomas Wilkins conducts Elgar’s Enigma Variations

California Center for the Arts

Concertmaster Adelya Nartadjieva takes center stage for Vaughan Williams’ soaring The Lark Ascending. Elgar’s love letter to Italy and its musical traditions opens the program with its sunny, Mediterranean-inspired themes. In a powerful conclusion, the bold and innovative use of orchestral color in Walton’s First Symphony draws this dynamic program to a sonorous, thrilling close.

Adelya Plays The Lark Ascending

Jacoby Symphony Hall

Elgar’s Enigma Variations

Duke Energy Center for the Arts

Straz Center for the Performing Arts

Don’t miss our last season’s concert, Spring Virtuosi, featuring Maestro George Stelluto and guest artist Richard Hirschl, cello. Enjoy an evening of live music featuring Edward Elgar, Antonín Dvorák, and Johannes Brahms. It will be a fantastic way to end the 2023-24 Season.

Spring Virtuosi Concert

Peoria Civic Center Theater

Michael Francis leads a program connected by friendship. In Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin, each movement aims to capture the essence of a friend he lost in World War I. Concertmaster Jeffrey Multer on violin and Principal Cello Yoni Draiblate team up for Brahms’ Double Concerto, composed as a peace offering to a longtime friend. It was Brahms’ final work. In Enigma Variations – including the emotional Nimrod movement — Elgar adapts an original tune into 14 musical caricatures of his friends.

With his characteristic humor, swagger, and irreverence, Geoff Nuttall transformed Spoleto’s Bank of America Chamber Music series into something akin to rock-and-roll rather than buttoned-down classical. To honor Nuttall’s curatorial genius and infectious enthusiasm, some of his closest musical colleagues and special guest stars perform a concert of virtuosic debauchery—a brilliant tribute to a singular artist.

Celebrating Geoff Nuttall

Gaillard Center

Our concerts are open to our community! Please pay whatever you think is fair, considering the value of the concert to you, as well as your own ability to pay. Scroll down to learn more and purchase tickets.

Season Finale Concert

The Gamm Theatre

RPYO Concert: Climb Every Mountain

Eastman Theatre

Join us at the Grant Park Music Festival for a captivating evening as acclaimed violinist Christian Tetzlaff takes the stage at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. This special performance, "Tetzlaff Plays Elgar," is set to enchant audiences on Friday, June 14, 2024, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, and again on Saturday, June 15, 2024, from 7:30 to 9:30 pm.

Christian Tetzlaff, a longtime friend of the Festival, will showcase his exceptional talent with a rendition of Sir Edward Elgar's poignant and technically challenging Violin Concerto. This masterpiece is renowned for its emotional depth and virtuosic demands, promising a performance of breathtaking intensity and beauty.

The evening will also feature "The Cloud Messenger" by Gustav Holst, performed by the Grant Park Chorus under the baton of Carlos Kalmar. This rarely performed work is celebrated for its ravishing beauty, offering a perfect complement to Elgar's concerto.

The concert will be under the musical direction of Carlos Kalmar, with Christopher Bell leading the Grant Park Chorus. The event will also highlight performances by mezzo-soprano Lauren Decker, alongside the talented musicians of the Grant Park Orchestra.

Don't miss this extraordinary opportunity to experience the brilliance of Christian Tetzlaff and the combined forces of the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus in a stunning setting. Learn more about free seating options at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion and make plans to immerse yourself in a night of unforgettable music.

Tetzlaff Plays Elgar

Millennium Park

Join the ISO and conductor Gemma New for a program that celebrates love and friendship. Tchaikovsky’s only Violin Concerto, one of the most popular concertos of all time, was a collaborative labor of love between the composer and his student, the violinist Iosif Kotek. In Elgar’s Enigma Variations, the composer depicts his closest friends and loved ones in each of its 14 variations. The program begins with Alissa Firsova’s Bride of the Wind, inspired by Oskar Kokoschka’s tempestuous affair with Alma Mahler following the death of her husband, Gustav.

Love And Friendship: Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto

Be ready to be moved! Elgar’s hauntingly beautiful Enigma Variations, a series of fourteen musical portraits of the composer’s friends, comes to life under the baton of guest conductor Christian Vásquez. TSO percussionists Trevor Barroero and Fred Morgan take center stage in Laura Vega’s Angel de Luz, a double percussion concerto. Like Sibelius’ evocative tribute to his homeland of Finland, Venezuelan-born Inocente Carreño’s Margariteña is also a love letter to his home island, Margarita.

Tucson Convention Center

What is the enigma in Elgar’s Enigma Variations? Many have speculated over the past 125 years, but the power and allure of this piece is no mystery.

Sydney Opera House

Mixing ceremonial pomp with pastoral splendor, this survey of British classics features Haydn’s last and grandest symphonic statement, the London Symphony; exquisite gems by Elgar and Britten, and the soaring beauty of Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending with soloist CSO Concertmaster Robert Chen. Marking the 150th anniversary of Ravel’s birth, the program crosses the English Channel for the composer’s beguiling Tzigane.

Glover Conducts English Classics

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Edward Elgar’s Enigma, Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 are a set of fourteen musical portraits, each derived from and dedicated to different friends or acquaintances of Elgar, including his wife, musical colleagues, and even a dog named Dan. What makes these variations truly unique is the mysterious “enigma” that Elgar embedded within the music. Though he never revealed the true nature of this puzzle, it has sparked endless speculation and interpretation among scholars and listeners alike. From the majestic opening theme to the tender intimacy of the Nimrod variation, Elgar’s work takes us on a journey through a kaleidoscope of emotions. In the stirring crescendos and gentle whispers of the music, we glimpse the complexities of human relationships – the joy of friendship, the sorrow of loss, and the excitement of new beginnings. 

Stars of the Future: Elgar & More

Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts and Corporate Presentations

Concertmaster Rimma Bergeron-Langlois takes the stage to perform Dvořák’s Violin Concerto blending artistry and musical excellence. Dvořák’s work demands technical mastery and emotional depth from the violin with its soaring melodies and tender lyricism that will display Rimma’s profound musical talents and heroism. Guest Conductor Alejandro Gómez Guillén will conduct Elgar’s stirring Enigma Variations, Montgomery’s “Strum,” and Akiho’s “Petroglyphs.” The musicians of the Philharmonic are sure to leave you inspired and under a captive spell.

Rimma Plays Dvořák

Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Daniel Harding leads The Cleveland Orchestra from the Miami seaside to the farthest reaches of the solar system! Elgar’s sublime song cycle "Sea Pictures" provides open water for Avery Amereau to demonstrate her rich, velvety contralto. Later, Holst’s orchestral suite "The Planets" conjures a galaxy’s worth of emotions — from the bellicose dissonance of “Mars, the Bringer of War” to the electrifying “Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity.”

Edward Elgar

Composer

Events

Apr 21, 2024

The Cbso At Nottingham Royal Concert Hall · City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Apr 24, 2024

Elgar’s Enigma · Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Apr 25, 2024

Elgar Cello Concerto · Knox-Galesburg Symphony

26 - 27 Apr, 2024

The Sea: Elgar, Mendelssohn & Debussy · Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

Apr 27, 2024

Bach in the Barn · Fort Wayne Philharmonic

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