Benjamin Northey conducts.

Listen to This: Discover Elgar Elgar's Cello Concerto

  • Classical Music
  • Sydney Symphony Orchestra
  • Concert Hall
  • Seating map

Part performance, part guided tour, this unique event offers a behind-the-scenes look at how Elgar’s music works

Listen to This is an evening of musical discovery like no other, hosted by Conductor in Residence Benjamin Northey.  

Part performance, part guided tour, this unique event offers a behind-the-scenes look at how Elgar’s music works.

Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto is a powerful, poignant work, written in the aftermath of the First World War. It grabs you right from its famous opening chords, which seem to cry out in search of compassion, understanding – any shred of human kindness – before taking you on a journey of extraordinary emotion.

Conductor in Residence Benjamin Northey explores what it is that makes this work so memorable, and why it pulls at our heartstrings. Learn more about Elgar and music at the dawn of the 20th century, and examine the influence this work has had on the century of music that has followed it.

Held at the Sydney Opera House, with no interval and a dynamic, engaging format, Listen to This is designed for curious minds – whether you’re discovering classical music for the very first time, or finding out what makes your favourite pieces tick. 

Presented by Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Event details

Program

With excerpts from: 
ELGAR Cello Concerto 

Artists

BENJAMIN NORTHEY conductor 

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Attending this event

Plan your visit

Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Concert Hall

The Concert Hall is located beneath the largest of Sydney Opera House’s roof sails, filling the upper levels of the west side of the building. Best accessed through the covered concourse. 

All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators).

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