One hundred years ago this summer, Edward Elgar completed a concerto that became one of the linchpins of classical cello repertoire. The piece was thrust into popular consciousness more than four ...

A century after the premiere of Sir Edward Elgar’s monumental Cello Concerto in E minor, British cellistSheku Kanneh-Mason released a performance of the work under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle in his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As soloist in Elgar's Cello Concerto, young British cello star Sheku Kanneh-Mason joins Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles ...

Before World War I, Edward Elgar’s music often sounded confident and grand. But the war changed him. Facing illness, the loss of friends, and an uncertain world, Elgar turned inward when he wrote his ...

What is it with Elgar and young musicians? The Violin Concerto found Yehudi Menuhin and Nigel Kennedy caught in the throes of infatuation, while with Jacqueline du Pré and now Sheku Kanneh-Mason ...

Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s passion for the cello began with a piece of music: Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor. “I listened to a recording of it by Jacqueline du Pré, who’s my all-time favorite cellist.