The Cello Concerto was the last important work that Elgar wrote. Its first performance ... opened the first post-war season of the London Symphony Orchestra at the Queen’s Hall.

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Now living in London, his religious faith receding, Elgar turned his attention to what he considered to be the pinnacle of the composer’s art – the writing of a symphony. He achieved his ambition in ...

Slated for Saturday, May 17, it will welcome amateur musicians from across the UK for a day of rehearsals, culminating in a performance of Elgar’s 1st Symphony. The event is being jointly ...