The Elgar Festival

The Elgar Festival is an annual live celebration of the life and music of Worcester’s most famous son and Britain’s great composer, Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934).

Set in and around the composer’s home city, the event comprises orchestral concerts given by the resident English Symphony Orchestra as well as guest artists, and features composers working today as well as household names.

Embodying the ethos ‘Elgar for Everyone’, the Festival engages with those of all ages and backgrounds in music and legacy at a number of integral venues of both historic interest and personal significance to the composer, including Worcester Cathedral and Guildhall and Malvern Priory.