Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra - Thomas Adès conducts

An evening of music framed by Elgar, the composer who has captured the essence of England in music more resonantly than any other. Elgar’s Sospiri is a love-sick Adagio while his Symphony No. 1 appears to carry the hopes of a troubled nation in music of deep longing and optimism. As the composer who has inherited Elgar’s mantle in England, Thomas Adès also conducts his own Dawn – an intense meditation on cycles of time, light and renewal and a masterpiece in miniature. In this concert, it forms the missing link before Kurtág’s Movement for Viola and Orchestra – a grippingly physical opening to a full concerto, the rest of which was scrapped.  

Elgar Sospiri, Op. 70 

Thomas Adès Dawn  

Kurtág Movement for Viola and Orchestra 

Elgar Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55  

Sascha Bota viola 

Thomas Adès conductor 

Ticket Information

• General Admission: £50, £40, £30, £15
• Concessions: £5 tickets for students/under-18s in the Upper Galleries and £5 off any other price band, 50% off for Disabled/Carer tickets (phone only) 
• Suitable for ages 6+
• Doors 6:30pm
• Running time of 2 hours with interval halfway
• Latecomers permitted at appropriate pause in the music
• For ticketing queries, email boxoffice@oxfordphil.com