Sterling Elliott

Sterling Elliott is an American cellist appearing as soloist with the Albany Symphony and Tucson Symphony Orchestra, both times performing Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor. He is part of a generation of young American string players building careers through concerto engagements with regional and major US orchestras.

In both of these appearances, Elliott plays Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor, a piece written in the composer's later years and often described as elegiac in mood. Listen for the opening, where the cello enters alone with a series of forceful, questioning chords before the orchestra answers. The first movement's main melody is quiet and searching, and the finale eventually returns to that opening mood, giving the whole piece a sense of looking backward. At Albany, the concerto is paired with a world premiere by Sam Wu and Brahms' Third Symphony; in Tucson, it shares a program with Ravel's shimmering ballet score Daphnis et Chloé. Audiences can expect a cellist trusted by two different orchestras with this same substantial, emotionally exposed concerto.