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Concert

Elgar's Cello Concerto

Orchestra Concert at the Grosses Festspielhaus

Works by Elgar and Dvořák

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra · Olari Elts (Conductor) · István Várdai (Cello)
date
Friday, 18. December 2026
time
15:00
location
Großes Festspielhaus
Hofstallgasse 1 , 5020 Salzburg
price from
32 €*

Elgar's Cello Concerto

EDWARD ELGAR
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, E minor

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK
Symphony No. 9, E minor „From the New World“

ESTONIAN NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
OLARI ELTS - Conductor
ISTVÁN VÁRDAI - Cello

Antonín Dvořák’s final symphony was composed in the “New World” and blends the fascination of North America - where the Czech composer was particularly inspired by the songs of Indigenous peoples and African Americans - with Bohemian dance rhythms and a Slavic spirit; a combination that has ensured its enduring global success. This time, the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra will perform it under the baton of its young principal conductor, Olari Elts. István Várdai hails from Hungary and is considered one of the most significant cellists of our time. His exquisite Stradivarius cello was once played by Jacqueline du Pré and has, so to speak, experience with one of the greatest cello concertos of the Romantic era, that of Edward Elgar. 


Tickets: € 32 – € 115


Concert introduction (in German language): 2.30 pm, Patrons’ Lounge

 

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