Dress Rehearsal: A2 Moser Plays Elgar
A striking contrast of emotion, energy, and colour brought to life by outstanding artists. Elgar’s iconic Cello Concerto will be performed by Johannes Moser, while the second half of the evening will culminate in Beethoven’s exhilarating Symphony No. 2.
All dates
Štvrtok
26.11.2026
10:00
Sál Vesmír
Ostrava
100 Kč
Description
PROGRAMME
Ludwig van Beethoven
Egmont, Overture
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
PERFORMERS
Johannes Moser – cello
Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava
Clelia Cafiero – conductor
The English composer Edward Elgar reached the height of his fame during the first decades of the twentieth century. When he composed his Cello Concerto in 1918–19, he was burdened by fears of a creative crisis, despair over the devastation of war, and concerns about his declining health. Although the concerto is imbued with profound melancholy and personal nostalgia, Elgar succeeded in creating one of the greatest masterpieces of the cello repertoire—a work that continues to captivate audiences around the world to this day.
