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Elgar Symphony No. 1
Osmo Vänskä conductor
Hyeyoon Park violin
London Philharmonic Orchestra
When Elgar’s First Symphony received its premiere in 1908, Britain was languishing in a severe economic depression. Further afield, the once resplendent uniform of the British Empire seemed faded and tattered. Some believed ‘the symphony’ as a concept had had its day; Elgar thought passionately otherwise, but clearly doubted
19:30
£9-£39 (£65 premium)
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London SE1 8XX
Fri 12 Feb 2016