Elgar's Enigma Variations
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This event took place on Thursday 23 March 2023.
- Thursday 23 March 2023
- Cadogan Hall
Elgar's Enigma Variations
Thu 23 Mar 2023
Need to know
Repertoire
- Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4
- Elgar Enigma Variations
Features
- Adam Hickox Conductor
- Shunta Morimoto Piano
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Tonight’s concert opens with Mendelssohn’s magical Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, followed by a performance by accomplished pianist Shunta Morimoto – winner of the prestigious Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition.
Beethoven’s five piano concertos chart the composer’s dramatic career: from young composer-performer, to his painful descent into deafness and the cruel end of his performing career. Each concerto is, in itself, a sublime masterpiece; his Fourth is no exception.
A timeless bastion of English Romanticism, Elgar’s set of musical dedications to his friends is widely regarded as one of the greatest orchestral works of the twentieth century. The mysterious main theme – the ‘Enigma’ – remains hidden amongst the characterful set of variations, which include the rousing Nimrod, and continues to intrigue audiences to this day.
Kindly supported by Fairlight Arts Trust.