Simon Rattle takes the concerto back to the 19th century and Renaud Capuçon’s partnership with Stephen Hough for the sonata is a meeting of equals The Violin Concerto is not only one of Elgar’s ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The appeal of a major romantic concerto to international violinists has lifted Elgar’s concerto out of the ...

Known for her highly praised interpretation of Elgar's composition, The Guardian commended Benedetti’s approach for its "a ...

The Music Elgar’s Violin Concerto was one of the great triumphs of his career. ‘For a quarter of an hour they recalled the man who had achieved a triumph not only for himself, but also for England,’ ...

About Elgar’s Violin Concerto, Diana McVeagh once commented: ‘To listen to the Violin Concerto is at times like eavesdropping on a private conversation – or even a confessional – so inward is its ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. With his great clarity, experimental courage, and diligence, Maurice Ravel ...

Through no fault of its own, this performance of Elgar’s Violin Concerto emerges at a very unfortunate time. It was recorded in October 2021 but is now belatedly issued in the immediate aftermath of ...

Sir Edward Elgar, the Englishman who put English music back on the the international map early in the 20th century with his Enigma Variations, wrote his grand Violin Concerto in B-Minor in 1910. It ...

Elgar Violin Concerto Decca, streaming now; CD out July 10 Nicola Benedetti has been such a feature on the classical music scene for almost two decades, it’s hard to remember she’s still only 32.

Steven Moeckel likens his preparation for the taxing Elgar Violin Concerto to a marathon runner's workouts. He wakes up, practices, eats, then practices some more. Sometime in the afternoon, he ...