Throughout the week Classic FM’s presenters bring you the best new recordings, including world exclusives and premiere broadcasts of latest releases. This week: ‘Elgar Violin Concerto’ by Nicola ...

Edward Elgar’s monumental Violin Concerto is one of those classical works that once enjoyed tremendous acclaim but is rarely heard these days. American violinist Elena Urioste believes the 1910 ...

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.

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Next On Air 17:30 Opera on 3 View full schedule 1 Allegro The violin was Elgar’s own instrument and his Violin Concerto is ...

A number of French cellists have recorded Elgar’s Cello Concerto, led by André Navarra, whose recording for Elgar’s centenary year with Sir John Barbirolli can be mentioned in the same breath as ...

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 ...

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 ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Symphony is set to captivate audiences with its second Florida Blue Classical concert of the 2024/25 Season, titled Sibelius’ Violin & Elgar’s Enigma. The event ...

English violinist Tasmin Little continued her residence with the Seattle Symphony this week with a weighty slab of English beef, the Elgar Violin Concerto. One could hardly find more contrast to her ...

Tackling Elgar’s Violin Concerto, a mighty peak of the repertoire, takes courage. Rival versions include recordings by Nigel Kennedy and the youthful Yehudi Menuhin. But Nicola Benedetti is undaunted ...

Canadian James Ehnes, who appears this week with the San Francisco Symphony playing Bruch's "Scottish Fantasy," is a splendid violinist, with a sweet, lyrical string tone and a zippy rhythmic sense.