Wed 29 Jul 2026

• 19:00

  Elgar’s First

  Royal Albert Hall

  Ryan Wigglesworth and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra pair Elgar’s sweeping First Symphony with two contemporary works: Judith Weir’s Moon and Star and the world premiere of Brett Dean’s The World’s Wife, setting words by Carol Ann Duffy

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  Ryan Wigglesworth and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra pair Elgar’s sweeping First Symphony with two contemporary works: Judith Weir’s Moon and Star and the world premiere of Brett Dean’s The World’s Wife, setting words by Carol Ann Duffy

  Programme

  • • • Judith Weir
      • Moon and Star(15 mins)
    • • Brett Dean
      • The World’s Wife(20 mins)BBC co-commission: world premiere
    • • interval
    • • Edward Elgar
      • Symphony No. 1 in A flat major(50 mins)

  Performers

  • Claire Booth

    soprano
    soprano
  • BBC Singers
  • BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  • Ryan Wigglesworth

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Judith Weir
  • Brett Dean
  • Edward Elgar

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