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Variations and Virtuosity

Add to my Calendar 08-11-2026 19:30 08-11-2026 21:30 36 Variations and Virtuosity Serving as the grand finale of the National Symphony Orchestra’s 2026 season, the performance is led by esteemed conductor Rimma Sushanskaya and features acclaimed violinist Mathilde Milwidsky as the evening’s soloist. It seems fitting that on this Remembrance Sunday, 2026, the National Symphony Orchestra’s concert series at the Cadogan Hall should conclude with a great English work intimately connected with this annual act of memorial, when those who laid down their lives in service for this country are remembered. Nimrod, the ninth of the14 variations which comprise Sir Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations, became a feature of the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in Whitehall in 1920, the year of its inauguration, and one could scarcely imagine any other piece of music which complements the solemnity and dignity of the occasion so perfectly. The programme opens with the pastoral beauty of Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Greensleeves, an evocative arrangement that captures the essence of the English countryside. Cadogan Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Cadogan Hall
5 Sloane Terrace
Sloane Square, Belgravia
London
SW1X 9DQ
England

Tickets

Prices: £35, £25, £15 Senior Citizens and Students: 10% off
Booking line: 020 7730 4500
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Programme

Ralph Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
Felix Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64
~ Interval ~
Edward Elgar – Enigma Variations, Op.36

Performers

Rimma Sushanskaya – Conductor
Mathilde Milwidsky – violin

National Symphony Orchestra

Programme Note

Serving as the grand finale of the National Symphony Orchestra’s 2026 season, the performance is led by esteemed conductor Rimma Sushanskaya and features acclaimed violinist Mathilde Milwidsky as the evening’s soloist.

It seems fitting that on this Remembrance Sunday, 2026, the National Symphony Orchestra’s concert series at the Cadogan Hall should conclude with a great English work intimately connected with this annual act of memorial, when those who laid down their lives in service for this country are remembered.

Nimrod, the ninth of the14 variations which comprise Sir Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations, became a feature of the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in Whitehall in 1920, the year of its inauguration, and one could scarcely imagine any other piece of music which complements the solemnity and dignity of the occasion so perfectly.

The programme opens with the pastoral beauty of Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Greensleeves, an evocative arrangement that captures the essence of the English countryside.

NSO

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