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

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

Enhance Your Experience

Symphonic Foray

  • Go behind the scenes with Maestro Sewell, soloist Felix Hell, 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.