What’s On 2024

In association with Malvern Hills District Council, the Elgar Festival is delighted to be the finishing point host for the 2024 Morgan Sports Car Club rally and looks forward to welcoming rally members to a short informal recital at 12.30pm given by distinguished pianist Marcel Zidani. Morgan photo opportunity 12pm, free ...

An exhibition of Elgar artefacts and manuscripts, ’10 Things You Didn’t Know About Elgar’ plus an enchanting half hour film on repeat discovering Elgar’s Worcestershire. Free entry. […] Read More ...

Always a firm festival favourite, the annual Elgar for Everyone family concert brings over 100 young musicians from across Elgar Country together to perform a vividly varied programme alongside their teachers and mentors from English Symphony Orchestra, following 2 days of rehearsals and  workshops. We’re delighted to welcome our Festival ...

An exhibition of Elgar artefacts and manuscripts, ’10 Things You Didn’t Know About Elgar’ plus an enchanting half hour film on repeat discovering Elgar’s Worcestershire. Free entry. […] Read More ...

Elgar for Everyone really does mean Elgar for EVERYONE. Join us for a Relaxed Concert given by members of the ESO wind section for people living with disabilities, dementia and other challenges. Free entry. Advance booking advised. […] Read More ...

Featured composer Steve Elcock Join Elgar Festival’s Featured Composer for 2024, Steve Elcock, for an informal ‘in conversation’ session exploring his experiences as a British self-taught composer now living in France, hosted by festival director Kenneth Woods. Free entry but tickets should be pre-booked. […] Read More ...

April Fredrick and Michèle Lammas lead an interactive talk and workshop about Swedish soprano and international phenomenon Jenny Lind to uncover the woman behind the legend. April Fredrick will also perform ‘Qui la voce’, a favourite Bellini aria of Lind’s, with violinist Grace Shepherd. Free entry but tickets should be ...

Elgar for Everyone really does mean Elgar for EVERYONE. Join us for a very Relaxed Concert given by members of the ESO wind section for people living with disabilities, dementia and other challenges. Free admission. Advance booking advised. […] Read More ...

An exhibition of Elgar artefacts and manuscripts, ’10 Things You Didn’t Know About Elgar’ plus an enchanting half hour film on repeat discovering Elgar’s Worcestershire. Free entry. […] Read More ...

Enjoy a well-earned lunchtime break in the company of inspirational violinist Esther Abrami, one of the most exciting young rising stars currently in the classical music world and the festival’s Artist in Residence for 2024. With a programme including Vaughan Williams’ ‘The Lark Ascending’ and a selection of Elgar Miniatures, ...

Our annual celebration of the unique and glorious tradition of British music for string orchestra, heard in the magnificent acoustic of Worcester Guildhall. Elgar’s lone String Quartet is a powerful example of Elgar’s mastery of the chamber music idiom, and his deep reverence for this most revered genre, particularly the ...

Esther’s new album, Cinéma, was released in September 2023 on Sony Classical. With a captivating collection of lush new arrangements for violin and orchestra of film and TV scores, classical music from the movies, anime hits and new compositions by Oscar-winning composers, Cinéma showcases Esther Abrami’s versatility, musical sensitivity and ...

An exhibition of Elgar artefacts and manuscripts, ’10 Things You Didn’t Know About Elgar’ plus an enchanting half hour film on repeat discovering Elgar’s Worcestershire. Free entry. […] Read More ...

Returning to this year’s festival, this ever-popular local choir named after Sir Edward present a varied programme of works exploring the subject of the sea, under the baton of their charismatic director, Piers Maxim. Tickets £10. […] Read More ...

In 1905 Elgar helped found the Worcestershire Symphony Orchestra which still has a thriving membership and concert diary to this day. In this free event, all are invited to enjoy a diverse range of works by Elgar, Bach and Vivaldi. Free entry, booking not required. […] Read More ...

An all-female choir named after the ‘Swedish Nightingale’ and benefactor of education and the arts, the Jenny Lind Singers specialise in performing and promoting works by both female and local composers, as well as championing new music. This concert includes works by Sarah Quartel, Elizabeth Poston, Hildegard of Bingen, Elgar, ...

Worcester Cathedral’s daily Evensong service sung by the Cathedral Chamber Choir, with a particular emphasis on Elgar’s sacred choral music. Free entry, booking not required. […] Read More ...

Elgar’s Violin Concerto is a work both intimate and grandiose, universal and personal, confessional yet private. Festival composer Steve Elcock’s epic tone poem, Wreck, has been described as “some of the best orchestral music by a British composer in the last fifty years.” And to bring this year’s gala concert ...

Elgar Festival Director Kenneth Woods swaps his baton for his other great musical love, blues guitar! Joined by his regular bandmates Joe and Steve, and the UK’s blues rising star Alex Voysey, come and hear Elgar’s themes reimagined and threaded into a journey through blues history including music by Robert ...

Internationally renowned cellist, educator and Festival Patron, Julian Lloyd Webber, shares a lifetime of insights and memories about the Elgar Cello Concerto, the profound and intimate work with which he has had a close personal connection for the entirety of his professional career. Free Entry, Refreshments available from 10:30am. […] ...

The Elgar Society hosts its annual festival lunch, open to all, in the beautiful setting of the Museum of Royal Worcester surrounded by treasures of the past. Tickets £31 only available from: chairman@elgarsociety.org […] Read More ...

The world-class principal string players of the English Symphony Orchestra perform Elgar’s 20th century masterpiece alongside the world premiere of Steve Elcock’s lyrical and powerful quintet, unusually scored to include double bass. Tickets £10. […] Read More ...

Worcester Cathedral’s daily Evensong service sung by the Cathedral Chamber Choir, with a particular emphasis on Elgar’s sacred choral music. Free entry, booking not required. […] Read More ...