Name: Elgar Festival 2025 - Elgar’s Strings in Malvern
Start: 2025-05-30T19:00:00
Location: Great Malvern Priory

Kenneth Woods

Rosalind Ventris

English Symphony Orchestra

Perhaps no other orchestra has done so much to champion the incredible tradition of British music for strings as the legendary English String Orchestra, whose recordings carry the music of England from Elgar to today to listeners worldwide. William Walton was perhaps the true heir of Elgar’s legacy, and his Sonata for Strings is one of the highest peaks in the string orchestra literature. The programme opens with a set of short pieces which showcase Elgar’s genius for the miniature and continues with works showcasing two of today’s most engaging and exciting composers, Peter Fribbins and Ian Venables. Rosalind Ventris is the featured soloist.

Elgar Festival 2025 - Elgar’s Strings in Malvern

Great Malvern Priory

Sospiri

Soliloquy for Viola and Strings

A portrait of Janis

Folk Songs for Viola and Chamber Orchestra

Sonata for Strings

Miniatures for Strings