Elgar Cello Concerto
Classics V
Elgar Cello Concerto
For our season finale, we welcome the return of Amit Peled to perform Elgar’s sublime Cello Concerto in E minor, a work considered to be the greatest cello concerto of the twentieth century.
Saturday May 10, 2025, 7:30pm
San Luis Obispo Performing Arts Center
Soloist sponsor: Cricket Handler and Jerry Boots
Program Details
Felix Mendelssohn
Overture to The Hebrides, Op. 26
- Composed 1830
- Revised 1832
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Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85
- Composed 1919
- Featuring Amit Peled
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Stefan Podell
New work
- World premiere
- Commissioned by Ingrid and Carol Siegel to benefit the SLO Symphony
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 8, Op. 88
- Composed 1889
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Enhance Your Experience
Symphonic Foray
- Go behind the scenes with Maestro Sewell, soloist Amit Peled and other special guests
- Learn more about the history of the music
- Begins at 6:30pm
- Free with your ticket
No Ties Allowed
- See how the orchestra prepares for a concert
- Perfect for “symphony curious” and those with younger children
- Begins at 11:00am
- Free to all
More Information
Additional details coming soon.