Name: Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham - Discovering Elgar
Start: 2022-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Royal Concert Hall

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Conductor

Mark Wigglesworth

Mezzo-soprano

Emily Hodkinson

BBC Philharmonic

Orchestra

Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham - Discovering Elgar

Nottingham

United Kingdom

Royal Concert Hall

Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham - Discovering Elgar: Concert

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The BBC Philharmonic take to the stage at Royal Concert Hall Nottingham for Elgar's Symphony No.1, conducted by Mark Wigglesworth. Don't miss a free pre-concert performance by Emily Hodkinson (mezzo-soprano) who performs Elgar’s Sea Pictures.
It was the fallen Victorian military hero, Major-General Gordon, who provided the inspiration for Elgar’s First Symphony, although by the time it was completed the composer had abandoned the idea in favour of a piece of absolute music that stood on its own terms. Its premiere in 1908 attracted huge public interest and it didn’t disappoint: the conductor, Hans Richter, proclaimed it ‘the greatest symphony of modern times’ and it received over a hundred performances worldwide in the following year. As is often the case with Elgar, there’s a strong sense of poignancy throughout, not least in its glorious central adagio, but its majestic sweep also proclaims the confidence of the Edwardian age and of a composer at the height of his powers. Leading British conductor Mark Wigglesworth is joined by broadcaster Stephen Johnson, who’ll be shedding light on the origins and form of the First Symphony, with live extracts from the BBC Philharmonic, before a performance of the complete work.

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Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham - Discovering Elgar by Various, From (2022/2022), Conductor Mark Wigglesworth, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, United Kingdom

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