Listen to conductor Edward Gardner and CBSO Chief Executive Stephen Maddock in conversation about Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius.

“This is the best of me,” wrote Edward Elgar on the score of The Dream of Gerontius, and this story of a lonely soul’s journey towards eternity is told in music of startling passion and heartbreaking beauty. It’s one of the supreme masterpieces of British music – and it was created here in Birmingham. 

Edward Gardner was due to return to conduct this CBSO Centenary performance on 16 & 18 April 2020. Instead, Edward and Stephen join each other remotely to catch up and talk about this wonderful work.