Elgar Cello Concerto

I attended a concert by HKPO. Basically I was aiming at the second half, where the Elgar Cello Concerto was played by Truls M?rk, a Norwegian Cellist. He played Bach's unaccompanied Cello Suite No.3 in the first half of the concert. He gave us an encore after finishing the Elgar. I don't really know the piece, but it was good. His cello sounded different in the encore. His Elgar wasn't bad, but it was not passionate enough for me. Perhaps I was affected by Jacqueline Du Pre's version, which is still the best.

I also quite like Villa-Lobos - Bachianas brasileiras No.5 in the first half. Eight cellos were accompanying a soprano in this piece - which is quite rarely heard in concerts in HK.

I have also bought the tickets for the Mahler No.5 in July. Looking forward to it.