Edward Elgar was an English composer, born in 1857, renowned for his orchestral works. His compositions, including the "Enigma Variations" and "Pomp and Circumstance Marches," embody the transition from the Romantic era to the 20th-century music. Elgar's contribution significantly shaped British classical music, ensuring his legacy endures.
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A Russian in exile, an Englishman in despair, and a Puerto Rican take on fantastical fandangoes: a welcome visit from the RLPO under its charismatic Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan.
Concerts in season 2024/25 or later where works by Edward Elgar is performed
Midday music with the WDR Rundfunkchor: Switch off from everyday life, whether during your lunch break or as an island of peace while strolling through the city, and enjoy blissful choral music!
The legendary maestro Pinchas Zukerman returns to the Elbphilharmonie! He will be joined by the Sinfonia Varsovia, one of the most important symphony orchestras in Europe. Works by Mozart, Elgar and Mendelssohn Bartholdy will be performed in a festive concert. The violinist, violist and conductor Pinchas Zukerman was born in Tel Aviv in 1948. In 1961, at the age of 13, he met Pablo Casals and Isaac Stern at the first Israel Festival. A year later, he went to New York to study with Ivan Galamian at the Juilliard School of Music and made his concert debut just a short time later. As an internationally sought-after soloist and conductor, Pinchas Zukerman performs with major orchestras including the English Chamber Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. In addition to numerous awards and prizes, Pinchas Zukerman has received two GRAMMY Awards for his more than 100 CD recordings in the categories »Best Classical Performance« and »Best Chamber Music Performance«. His musical partners include Daniel Barenboim, Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, Zubin Mehta, Yefim Bronfman and Amanda Forsyth, with whom he is also close friends. The Sinfonia Varsovia is one of the most important symphony orchestras in Europe. When the legendary violinist, violist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin came to Warsaw in 1984 to work with the Polish Chamber Orchestra, it was expanded and became Sinfonia Varsovia. Shortly afterwards, Yehudi Menuhin became the orchestra’s first guest conductor. Since then, the orchestra has performed worldwide and recorded more than 300 albums.
Brahms' Third Symphony, premiered in 1884, is his shortest and focuses on depth. Hans von Bülow liked it so much he played it twice in one concert. Elgar's Violin Concerto, inspired by Fritz Kreisler's praise, took four years to compose. Its premiere shook Queen's Hall, and a year later, Arthur Nikisch led another impactful performance at the Gewandhaus.
Brahms' Third Symphony, premiered in 1884, is his shortest and focuses on depth. Hans von Bülow liked it so much he played it twice in one concert. Elgar's Violin Concerto, inspired by Fritz Kreisler's praise, took four years to compose. Its premiere shook Queen's Hall, and a year later, Arthur Nikisch led another impactful performance at the Gewandhaus.
"The Dream of Gerontius" by Edward Elgar is one of the most popular oratorios in England. The libretto comes from the pen of the English cardinal John Henry Newman, who describes the finiteness of human existence as a journey of the soul into the hereafter. A sacred Everyman, so to speak, and an unusual story for an oratorio full of moving choral moments. Why Edward Elgar himself gave this composition the highest priority in his work to date and why it is worth putting "The Dream of Gerontius" on the program more often here: You will find out both practically and theoretically in this event. Part 1 Host Christoph Vratz (WDR 3, Deutschlandfunk) talks to Cristian Măcelaru (conductor), Simon Halsey (choir director) and Markus Roentgen (theologian and musicologist) about Edward Elgar's "The Dream of Gerontius" Part 2 Singing with Simon Halsey - The renowned British choir director and Elgar expert sings excerpts from the oratorio with interested choral singers at the piano/organ: George Warren We would be delighted if you attended both parts of the event, but you can also only attend the first or second part (from 8 p.m.), just as you like.
A Russian in exile, an Englishman in despair, and a Puerto Rican take on fantastical fandangoes: a welcome visit from the RLPO under its charismatic Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan.
A Russian in exile, an Englishman in despair, and a Puerto Rican take on fantastical fandangoes: a welcome visit from the RLPO under its charismatic Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan.
While rarely performed in Germany, Edward Elgar's oratorio "The Dream of Gerontius" follows Handel's "Messiah" and Mendelssohn's "Elijah" in popularity in England. This masterpiece reveals the true essence of the English romanticist, known in Germany for the "Pomp and Circumstance" marches. The oratorio follows a soul's journey to Heaven, from death to angelic encounters, culminating in a vision of God's glory.
“Music is the expression of emotions and feelings. I hold as my ideal a piece in which poetic content is combined with excellence of musical craftmanship. Poetry alone does not determine the musical value of a piece, just as craftmanship alone risks falling into a pitfall of using worn-out formulas. Enduring beauty is only born from a balance of both” Andrzej Panufnik (1952) Silesian String Quartet – 45 years of experience, more than 150 first performances of chamber works, thousands of concerts in the world's most famous concert halls, more than 60 albums, more than 20 nominations, 10 ‘Fryderyk’ statuettes and the most important – the ‘musical Oscar’, i.e., the Gramophone Classical Music Award. The ensemble specialises in the discovery, promotion and recording of Polish music and is famous for its first performances under the guidance of composers. Ditching the traditional hierarchical model of performing music, the ensemble emphasises exchange and collaboration with other musicians. This season, the artists will introduce the work of Sir Andrzej Panufnik on the 110th anniversary of the birth of the only Polish composer to be awarded a title of nobility by Queen Elizabeth II. The programme will be complemented by works by native British composers Ralph Vaughan Williams and Edward Elgar, whose String Quartet in E minor, op. 83 is an example of late Romantic aesthetics, demonstrating the composer's ability to combine deep lyricism with expressive formal structure. Hommage à Chopin is one of Andrzej Panufnik's most treasured pieces, demonstrating his deep fascination with the work of the great Polish composer. The original version of this musical homage was for solo piano. Later, Panufnik made arrangements for various instrumental ensembles, including flute and string quintet. The piece contains nuanced references to Chopin's style, both in harmony and melody. Panufnik employs variation techniques, developing the theme to draw on the Romantic tradition while introducing modern rhythmic and harmonic elements. [Alexandra Kozowicz]Concert duration (intermission included): approximately 110 minutes
While rarely performed in Germany, Edward Elgar's oratorio "The Dream of Gerontius" follows Handel's "Messiah" and Mendelssohn's "Elijah" in popularity in England. This masterpiece reveals the true essence of the English romanticist, known in Germany for the "Pomp and Circumstance" marches. The oratorio follows a soul's journey to Heaven, from death to angelic encounters, culminating in a vision of God's glory.
Once per season, the Essen Philharmonic Orchestra Academy scholarship holders showcase their skills in a chamber concert. This year's program includes pieces by Edward Elgar and Antonín Dvořák, contemporary rarities like McCarty's 1962 Sonata for Bass Trombone and Strings and Akiho's "Aluminous", and French chamber music works by Étienne Perruchon, Eugène Brozza, and Jean Françaix. A world premiere by Spanish composer Miguel Ángel Gris Peñas completes the program.
VOCES8, renowned for their perfect blend of flawless execution and lively stage presence, return to Heidelberg. Their unique appeal stems from their captivating sound and innovative fusion of old and new, sacred and secular music. Artistic director Barnaby Smith aims for concerts that evoke both laughter and tears. This performance explores love, loss, and eternity, promising an emotional journey.
How about making music together with orchestra professionals? How about experiencing the euphoria that flows through you when hundreds of people get together to make music for everyone as a joint endeavour? Anyone who’d like to can become part of the ›Symphonic Mob‹. Anyone who plays an instrument or likes to sing can participate in Berlin’s largest spontaneous orchestra – no matter whether in everyday life you play in an amateur orchestra or a big band, in a brass band, or you sing in a choir or just at home. So that as many people as possible can take part, there will be – as in the past – simplified parts you can download, in addition to the original sheet music; joint rehearsals with DSO musicians ensure optimum preparation for the big day. The conductor Catherine Larsen-Maguire will head up the eleventh ›Symphonic Mob‹. The German Youth Choir will also join in for the very first time.
Founded in 2010, Démos promotes cultural democratisation through the performance of orchestra music. It trains the future citizens of the 21st century by putting music at the heart of their personal development, and by giving a central place to social work. As part of an overall educational and artistic program, Démos teaches classical music to children who, for economic, social or geographical reasons, would normally not have access to this genre. The project is aimed at children aged 7 to 12 living in designated urban (“QPV”) or rural (“ZRR”) areas. Every child is given a musical instrument for three years. The different groups of children who make up an orchestra take weekly classes (lasting three and a half hours on average) divided by instrument families and given by music professionals and staff working in the social sector. They regularly come together for an orchestral rehearsal (tutti). The success of the program is, in no small part, attributable to the customised educational framework, cooperation between cultural and social players, the development of a specific collective teaching approach and the ongoing training of all parties involved. Since 2010, over 11,000 children, from all over France, have taken part in Démos. The project, initially focused on the greater Paris area, was rolled out nationally from 2015 and now has around 50 orchestras across France, including overseas territories.
Founded in 2010, Démos promotes cultural democratisation through the performance of orchestra music. It trains the future citizens of the 21st century by putting music at the heart of their personal development, and by giving a central place to social work. As part of an overall educational and artistic program, Démos teaches classical music to children who, for economic, social or geographical reasons, would normally not have access to this genre. The project is aimed at children aged 7 to 12 living in designated urban (“QPV”) or rural (“ZRR”) areas. Every child is given a musical instrument for three years. The different groups of children who make up an orchestra take weekly classes (lasting three and a half hours on average) divided by instrument families and given by music professionals and staff working in the social sector. They regularly come together for an orchestral rehearsal (tutti). The success of the program is, in no small part, attributable to the customised educational framework, cooperation between cultural and social players, the development of a specific collective teaching approach and the ongoing training of all parties involved. Since 2010, over 11,000 children, from all over France, have taken part in Démos. The project, initially focused on the greater Paris area, was rolled out nationally from 2015 and now has around 50 orchestras across France, including overseas territories.
The SummerConcerts powered by VriendenLoterij presents two months of wonderful concerts, from classical to jazz and from pop to film music. Top musicians from the Netherlands and around the world bring you all your favourite classical pieces, as well as video game music and hits from Broadway musicals.We also present a host of young talent in our summer concerts, including youth orchestras from Greece, Australia and Cuba, and top young classical soloists. After many of the concerts, we offer a meet-and-greet with the artists in an informal setting, or an afterparty with DJ in the Entrance Hall. In one of the world’s finest concert halls, there’s something for everyone this summer at The Concertgebouw!
In 2022, the Hamburger Abendblatt called the Concertgebouworkest Young a »five-star orchestra for young talent« after their successful debut in the Elbphilharmonie. Every summer, young talents from all over Europe form the youth orchestra and work together with top stars. This year they will play Edward Elgar’s famous cello concerto with the celebrated cellist Julia Hagen. Conducting is shooting star Elim Chan, who opened the BBC Proms in 2024 and is winning over more and more orchestras around the world with her irrepressible vigour. Elgar composed his cello concerto in the picturesque Sussex countryside. The Briton, who often represented his country with pomp and splendour, reveals his state of mind in the melancholy melodies of the cello, characterised by his wife’s serious illness and his grief for the victims of the First World War. At the same time, his last orchestral work is a grandiose farewell to the great composer’s stage. The orchestra has also selected Shostakovich’s energetic Fifth Symphony. It is an emotional work, as Shostakovich wrote it in constant fear of repression by the Stalin regime in the Soviet Union. At first glance – or first hearing – the music is stirring, the slow movement incredibly beautiful. But its double bottom made the work famous: anger and despair seethe beneath the final triumphal march, while sarcasm resonates in the ballet-like third movement.
For the first time ever in the Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall, this concert is set to feature the unique combination of didgeridoo and orchestra. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, one of Australia’s finest ensembles, joins forces with renowned didgeridoo soloist William Barton to bring this extraordinary performance to Hamburg. Alongside this groundbreaking work, the programme also includes Mussorgsky’s »Pictures at an Exhibition«, a timeless classic that invites the audience on a musical journey through a museum. In the languages of the First Nations, the indigenous population of Australia, the didgeridoo is also called the yidaki. For William Barton, himself a member of the Kalkatungu people of northern Australia, it is far more than just an instrument: »The yidaki embodies everything of the land, because it’s from the tree, it’s the breath of life and the land, of sustenance to us as human beings. It embodies the history of those old trees. The yidaki has memories, it’s the breath of our ancestors.« Both Barton and the composer Deborah Cheetham Fraillon have set themselves the goal of blending the music of their ancestors with Western traditions and making it accessible to many more people in the process. Modest Mussorgsky created a musical monument to his friend, the painter Viktor Hartmann, with his cycle »Pictures at an Exhibition«. Inspired by an exhibition of Hartmann’s works, Mussorgsky transformed a stroll through the gallery into a vivid musical experience – capturing scenes like an ancient castle, children playing in the Tuileries Gardens in Paris, the bustling market square in Limoges, and the famous Great Gate of Kiev. Close your eyes and let the music paint the pictures!
Whether the rousing and energetic Boléro by Maurice Ravel, the Suite from the opera »Carmen« or the Fire Dance by Manuel de Falla: the Sinfonia Leipzig under the direction of Knut Andreas travels to spain with wonderful music.
The Concertgebouw’s famous Main Hall is one of the best concert halls in the world, well-known for its exceptional acoustics and special atmosphere. In the Main Hall, you will feel history. Here, Gustav Mahler conducted his own compositions, as did Richard Strauss and Igor Stravinsky. Sergei Rachmaninoff played his own piano concertos in the Main Hall. This is also where musicians such as Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Yehudi Menuhin gave legendary performances. Right up to now, the Main Hall offers a stage to the world’s best orchestras and musicians. Buy your tickets now and experience the magic of the Main Hall for yourself!
Der britische Shooting-Star Sheku Kanneh-Mason präsentiert sich mit Saint-Saëns’ elegantem Cellokonzert an der Seite des London Philharmonic Orchestra mit Chefdirigent Edward Gardner.Seine beispiellose Karriere nahm ihren Lauf, als er erst als Überraschungssieger aus der Fernsehshow »Britain’s Got Talent« hervorging und schließlich bei der royalen Hochzeit von Prinz Harry und Meghan Markle ein Millionenpublikum begeisterte. Nicht unbedingt der übliche Weg für einen jungen Absolventen der Royal Academy of Music ... Dabei ist der sympathische Musiker und Fußballliebhaber bodenständig und nahbar geblieben, musiziert ebenso gern mit seinen sechs Geschwistern wie mit den weltbesten Orchestern. Dem London Philharmonic Orchestra zum Beispiel, das in diesem Konzert das romantische Programm um Rachmaninows dritte Sinfonie ergänzt.
Demut vor dem Komponisten und die Erfahrung eines ganzen Pianistinnenlebens machen Elisabeth Leonskaja zu einer idealen Mozart-Interpretin. Besonders in einem Konzert, das im an Höhepunkten reichen Schaffen des Salzburger Genies einen besonderen Stellenwert einnimmt: das berühmte »Jenamy«-Konzert.Es ist ein Quantensprung in der Geschichte der Gattung, noch während Mozarts Zeit in Salzburg entstanden, und der Ausgangspunkt für die späteren Meisterkonzerte der Wiener Jahre. Nicht nur die Aufwertung des Klavierparts, auch der typische Mozart-Ton in den Bläserstimmen des Orchesters hebt das Konzert auf ein völlig neues Niveau. Gestalten Pianistin und Orchester die erste Konzerthälfte gemeinsam, gehört die zweite ganz dem Concertgebouw kamerorkest. Nach dem Klassiker Mozart wird es darin romantisch mit Tschaikowskys »Souvenir de Florence«, in dem sich der Komponist voller Glücksgefühle an seinen überaus erfüllten Sommeraufenthalt in der Toskana erinnert. Gefördert vom Kuratorium KölnMusik e.V.
»Es nimmt und nimmt und nimmt!« Igor Levit weiß, wie sehr das monumentale erste Klavierkonzert von Johannes Brahms zehrt und herausfordert. Aber welcher musikalischen Herausforderung wäre dieser Ausnahmepianist nicht gewachsen?Levit hat Brahms zu einem Gravitationszentrum seines Lebens gemacht. Ganz ohne Umwege treffe dessen Musik immer direkt ins Herz, ist er überzeugt. Und besonders in einem musikalischen Schwergewicht wie dem d-Moll-Konzert lasse Brahms auch in sein eigenes Inneres blicken. »Wir schauen ihm bei der Arbeit zu«, sagt Levit. Für derart monumentale Werke gibt es derzeit keine bessere Wahl als diesen tieflotenden Pianisten. Ins Innerste seiner engsten Freunde wiederum blickte Edward Elgar. Was er dort entdeckte, hielt er in den bildreichen Tönen seiner »Enigma-Variationen« fest und gab nicht nur seinen Zeitgenossen so einige Rätsel auf ...
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