Sun, 09 Mar
|London
‘An Elgar Journey through his Life and Music’: Elgar Sinfonia of London
Compositions from the earliest works to those of his final years, including: ‘The Characteristic Pieces’, ‘Prelude’ and ‘The Sun Goeth Down’ from ‘The Kingdom’, ‘Romance’ for Bassoon, ‘Severn Suite’, ‘Mina’, selections from ‘Enigma’ Variations and other works.
Time & Location
09 Mar 2025, 16:30 – 20:30
London, 5 St Andrew St, City of London, London EC4A 3AF, UK
About the event
Compositions from the earliest works to those of his final years, including: ‘The Characteristic Pieces’, ‘Prelude’ and ‘The Sun Goeth Down’ from ‘The Kingdom’, ‘Romance’ for Bassoon, ‘Severn Suite’, ‘Mina’, selections from ‘Enigma’ Variations and other works.
Narrated and conducted by Adrian Brown
With Soloists: Nicola Ihnatowicz (SOP.) Ben Hoadley (BSN.)
This unique concert will take you in 'musical time' through the life of Edward Elgar, England's Greatest Composer. It is a story of lowly upbringing to the very heights of National fame. A tale of early struggle for recognition through triumph resigning to a long 'sunset' as a composer following the passing of his dear wife, Alice. The story will be told in an informal and informative way as usual by an experienced communicator, the conductor, Adrian Brown
The Elgar sinfonia was formed in 2018 to expressly give live, invigorating concerts of not only the well-known works…