Elgar’s Enigma Variations
Expressive brilliance
What is the enigma in Elgar’s Enigma Variations? Many have speculated over the past 125 years, but the power and allure of this piece is no mystery.
Duration
The concert will end at approximately 9pm. Latecomers might be admitted during a suitable break in the performance and will be guided to first available seats.
Pre-Concert
Join us for the pre-concert talk 45 minutes before the performance in the Northern Foyer by Alastair McKean.
Concert Guide
Behind every great piece is a great story. Have a read through the concert guide to get all the details.
The rich orchestration, the expressive range, those stirring, swelling chords in the Nimrod movement raise every goosebump.
There are few moments like it.
Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto fuses the best elements of his music, from lyrical melodies to ferocious and powerful passages that radiate brilliant musical colour. Superstar Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii performs Rachmaninov’s most famous concerto with supreme virtuosity, revealing a beautiful and wistful world.
Please note, these performances were originally advertised as being conducted by Sir Andrew Davis, who sadly passed away in April 2024. We are grateful to Canadian conductor Nicolas Ellis, who will lead these performances in his Sydney Symphony Orchestra debut.
In celebration and memory of Sir Andrew Davis, Haydn’s Symphony No.104 will now be replaced by a tribute to Sir Andrew, with his own arrangement of JS Bach’s Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor.
Program
JS BACH arr. Sir Andrew Davis Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor
RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No.3
ELGAR
Enigma Variations
Artists
NICOLAS ELLIS conductor
NOBUYUKI TSUJII piano
Series Presenting Partner
