Elgar News

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma will perform Edward Elgar's soaringly emotional cello concerto with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra on Oct.

Ask Emilie Autumn where she is on any given day of her tour, and her answer is abrupt: "I'm in the Asylum," she says, quite matter-of-factly. It's tempting to raise an eyebrow at these initial responses, but go a little deeper into Autumn's unique aesthetic and the puzzle pieces begin to come together.

Born in the aftermath of Moscow's momentous events of August 1991, Chamber Orchestra Kremlin has earned national and international recognition as one of Russia's leading classical ensembles.

It tells a brutal truth about Frederick Delius 's lack of box-office clout - and perhaps even about his music, too - that this concert, marking the exact 150th anniversary of the composer's birth , consisted of only two of Delius's own works, bracketed by a pair of the most bankable pieces ever written by Vaughan Williams and Elgar, respectively.

It was one of the earliest BBC traditions; each year in May the corporation broadcast the birdsong from a Surrey back garden live on the radio.

Classical There are easier things in the world than making a career as a solo violist, but the skilled and imaginative young American David Aaron Carpenter would seem to have what it takes to succeed.