BBC Concert Orchestra

Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Los Angeles

About the Show

Keith Lockhart, conductor
Sophie Shao, cello

England’s treasured BBC Concert Orchestra makes a rare journey across the Atlantic with a repertoire featuring works by central figures of 20th century British classical music: Britten, Elgar, and Butterworth. Young cellist Sophie Shao joins the orchestra for Elgar’s famous Cello Concerto.

BRITTEN: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a
ELGAR: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
BUTTERWORTH: The Banks of Green Willow
ELGAR: Enigma Variations