After Hours: Enigma

Tickets: £5

With just one theme, Sir Edward Elgar captured the legacies of his closest friends and family in fourteen characterful variations. 

Audiences have speculated for decades over the hidden theme at its core - the 'Enigma' - commonly quoted instead of its written title, Variations on an Original Theme. Perhaps it's a quote from Auld Lang Syne, or a reflection from a Mozart opera. Regardless, the enigma is so artfully woven into the score that it remains one of orchestral music's biggest and most exciting mysteries.

Over a century later, students from the University of Nottingham Music Department perform their own compositions, each a variation on Elgar’s original theme. Who knows what they'll find during their study, perhaps the hidden enigma itself…

This event follows an earlier concert with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. For more details visit the show page

Start time may vary depending on the finishing time of the earlier concert.

Already planning on coming to the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra concert? Ticket holders get into this After:Hours event for free.