Elgar’s Cello Concerto, which was premiered 100 years ago today, is the subject of a two-hour programme on Classic FM

Julian Lloyd Webber

Julian Lloyd Webber

Elgar’s Cello Concerto premiered at the Queen’s Hall, London exactly one hundred years ago. To commemorate the centenary RBC Principal, Julian Lloyd Webber, will present a special two hour programme Music in the Air today at 5.00pm on Classic FM. The documentary traces the origins of the concerto from its beginnings to its present-day status as one of the world’s most loved pieces of classical music. It ends with Julian’s recording of the concerto conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin.

Read our feature, from the October 2019 issue, on the birth of Elgar’s Cello Concerto.

Watch Sheku Kanneh-Mason performing the piece here:

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