It's the warmest, tenderest and most stirring masterpiece in all of British music: who isn’t moved by the profound emotion of Nimrod? Martyn Brabbins conducts Elgar's collection of characterful orchestral portraits, the Enigma Variations, at Cadogan Hall on Wednesday 16 April. Find out more: www.rpo.co.uk/whats-on/eventdetail/2376/-/elgars-enigma-variations | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This week’s performances open with “Nimrod” from Elgar’s "Enigma" Variations, performed in memory of Sir André Previn. | Boston Symphony Orchestra

Listen to past CSO concerts from the 2022-23 season on-demand via our Replay CSO page with new performances available to stream on Mondays. Now available, our NOV 2022 program Rachmaninoff Third Concerto & Enigma Variations. Rachmaninoff's piece, an engine of lush melodies, churning energies and Russian romanticism, is performed by pianist Conrad Tao. Elgar's Enigma Variations are sketches of his dear friends, each containing, as Elgar noted, "a distinct idea founded on some particular personali