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Concerts · Fresno Philharmonic

Saturday, November 21, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Elgar Enigma Variations

Fresno Philharmonic · Paul Shaghoian Concert Hall · Fresno, California

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Program

  1. Eunike Tanzil Ascending Creatures
  2. Edward MacDowell Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 23
  3. Edward Elgar Enigma Variations, Op. 36

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Running time: about 59 min (estimate from the works' usual timings; not every piece has one)

Worth the drive: Elgar's set of orchestral variations portrays fourteen friends (and himself) through musical caricature, anchored by the beloved slow movement "Nimrod." The piece opens with a wistful, halting theme in G minor, quiet and searching, that will return transformed in each variation. More about Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations, Op. 36 →

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Guest conductor Rebecca Tong leads the Fresno Philharmonic in Elgar's Enigma Variations, with pianist Orion Weiss returning to perform MacDowell's Piano Concerto No. 2. The program opens with Ascending Creatures by Indonesian composer Eunike Tanzil.

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