Elgar 'Miniatures' with Raphael Wallfisch and the English String Orchestra: Festival Opening Concert at Worcester Guildhall, Worcester on Friday 29th October 2021

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Elgar 'Miniatures' with Raphael Wallfisch and the English String Orchestra

Festival Opening Concert

Part of the Elgar Festival 2021

Add to my Calendar 29-10-2021 19:00 29-10-2021 21:00 36 Elgar 'Miniatures' with Raphael Wallfisch and the English String Orchestra Cellist Raphael Wallfisch, whose deeply-moving 100th anniversary performance of the Elgar Cello Concerto was the undoubted highlight of the 2019 Elgar Festival, returns with a sequence of engaging miniatures for cello and strings arranged by Donald Fraser (Composition Nos 3 - 9 listed above). Embodying the ethos ‘Elgar for Everyone’, the Festival engages with those of all ages and backgrounds in music and legacy at a number of integral venues of both historic interest and personal significance to the composer, including Worcester Cathedral and the Guildhall. Since its inauguration in 2018 – lauded as ‘Critic’s Pick’ in both The Guardian and The Times – the Festival has doubled in size and scale through an innovative development programme of broad appeal. “A festival should be a celebration,” says Artistic Director, Kenneth Woods, “now, more than ever. The Elgar Festival is a celebration of the life and music of Britain’s greatest composer that seeks to involve everyone in the community – people of all ages, backgrounds and interests, all coming together to celebrate our common heritage. This year, our special focus is on coming back together as a community following this long and difficult time of separation and isolation.” Worcester Guildhall, Worcester DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Worcester Guildhall
High Street
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR1 2EY
England

Friday 29th October 2021
7:00 PM

Programme

Edward Elgar – Serenade for String Orchestra in E Minor, Op.20
Edward Elgar – Sospiri, Op.70
Edward Elgar – Nimrod for Cello and Strings (arr. Donald Fraser)
Edward Elgar – Salut d'amour, Op.12
Evan Chambers – The Tall-Eared Fox and the Wild-Eyed Man
Michael Tippett – Little Music for Strings
Harold Truscott – Elegy for Strings
Edward Elgar – Seven Miniatures for Cello and Strings (arr. Donald Fraser)

Performers

Raphael Wallfisch – Cello
Kenneth Woods – Conductor

English String Orchestra

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Programme Note

Cellist Raphael Wallfisch, whose deeply-moving 100th anniversary performance of the Elgar Cello Concerto was the undoubted highlight of the 2019 Elgar Festival, returns with a sequence of engaging miniatures for cello and strings arranged by Donald Fraser (Composition Nos 3 - 9 listed above).

Embodying the ethos ‘Elgar for Everyone’, the Festival engages with those of all ages and backgrounds in music and legacy at a number of integral venues of both historic interest and personal significance to the composer, including Worcester Cathedral and the Guildhall.

Since its inauguration in 2018 – lauded as ‘Critic’s Pick’ in both The Guardian and The Times – the Festival has doubled in size and scale through an innovative development programme of broad appeal. “A festival should be a celebration,” says Artistic Director, Kenneth Woods, “now, more than ever. The Elgar Festival is a celebration of the life and music of Britain’s greatest composer that seeks to involve everyone in the community – people of all ages, backgrounds and interests, all coming together to celebrate our common heritage. This year, our special focus is on coming back together as a community following this long and difficult time of separation and isolation.”

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