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Prom 19: Elgar’s Cello Concerto

Name: Prom 19: Elgar’s Cello Concerto
Start: 2024-08-03T19:30:00
Location: Royal Albert Hall

BBC Symphony Orchestra

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Deeply in love and enlightened by Sanskrit literature, Gustav Holst embarked upon what many consider his true masterpiece. The Cloud Messenger recounts an ancient tale in which a man sends a message of love to his distant wife via a passing cloud. It drew from the composer a rich and passionate work charting love’s trials and rewards. This performance, marking 150 years since Holst’s birth, comes after Elgar’s ever-popular, bittersweet Cello Conc...

Program

Edward Elgar - Cello Concerto in E minor

Gustav Holst - The Cloud Messenger

Jonathan Harvey - Tranquil Abiding

Participants

Sakari Oramo

Conductor

Senja Rummukainen

Cello

Jess Dandy

Singer

BBC Symphony Orchestra