The Hallé’s Opening Night – Elgar’s Cello Concerto

Launching his second season as Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Kahchun Wong is joined by acclaimed cellist Truls Mørk in this emotive opening to the 2025/26 season. Written in the aftermath of World War One, Elgar’s Cello Concerto, a cornerstone of the instrument’s repertoire and, famously, the composer’s last completed work, is deeply emotional – never more so than in the heart-rending Adagio third movement. Despite this, there are sti...