Notable for its charged musical energy, Introduction and Allegro mirrors In the South in its florid, dramatic string writing, ...

Elgar’s father was at the centre of Worcester’s musical life, on friendly terms with the local gentry and clergy connected with the Anglican Cathedral. By the age of 12 his son was deputising for him ...

Davis was one of the supreme interpreters of Elgar’s heart-rending masterpiece ... BBC SO Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo to celebrate the life of a much-missed artist, colleague and friend.

Elgar from the Abbey—what could be more fitting? From the regal opulence of Great is the Lord, first performed in Westminster Abbey in 1912, to the quiet devotion of the opus 2 Ave verum and Ave Maria ...

The festival, which will run from Saturday, May 24 to Sunday, June 1, is an annual event celebrating the life and music of Worcestershire's most renowned composer, Sir Edward Elgar. Read more ...

Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934) wrote very little solo music for the organ, despite the fact that he was for a short time a professional organist. Given this ambiguous nature of Elgar’s relationship with ...

Naomi Wilkinson explores Elgar's musical portraits using facts, insight and animation. Elgar's variations show how music can convey personality, an event, a memory or a moment in time - but also ...