Cellist Qin Li-Wei’s witty, elegant Shostakovich; OMM shines in Mahler’s Seventh Symphony

Guest French conductor Alexandre Bloch conducted the concerto without a baton, sculpting the orchestra’s sound with his hands.  Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Classic FM

What’s the history of Elgar’s Cello Concerto – the work with a disastrous premiere?

Arguably the most instantly recognisable and dramatic pieces of music ever written for the instrument, Elgar’s Cello Concerto is one of the greatest pieces of music written in the early 20th century.

Cellist Weilerstein praises new Mexican concerto set for San Diego premiere

Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz’ brilliant and demanding "Dzonot" cello concerto was composed with San Diego-based cellist ...
TAPinto

ICYMI: Princeton Symphony and Serbian Cellist Maja Bogdanovic Present Captivating Camille Saint-Saens Concerto

The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) wound up a vibrant, innovative concert season on May 10 with the spectacularly talented performance of Serbian cellist Maja Bogdanovic, ...
Classic FM

Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor

Somebody once said that the way Elgar chooses to open his Cello Concerto, with those tortured chords sounding as if they have to be excavated from the cello face, is as if Shakespeare had started ...
BBC

Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 (1919)

The Cello Concerto was the last important work that Elgar wrote. Its first performance, in October 1919, with the composer himself conducting, opened the first post-war season of the London Symphony ...