Event Details

Martyn Brabbins, conductor
Bryan Cheng, cello

Wagner: Parsifal Vorspiel, WWV. 111
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107
Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma”

Martyn Brabbins continues the season with the SOI, opening the concert with Parsifal Vorspiel from Parsifal—a luminous gateway into Richard Wagner’s final music drama, introducing themes of the Holy Grail, faith, and compassion.

Queen Elisabeth Competition prize-winner Bryan Cheng returns to the SOI to perform Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1—a deeply personal and powerful work, charged with intensity and introspection. The concert concludes with Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar, a set of 14 characterful musical portraits that playfully and affectionately immortalise the composer’s friends.

Season Discount:
For the SOI Spring 2026 Season of the Symphony Orchestra of India, we are offering patrons who purchase tickets for three or more concerts a 20% discount on their purchase.
Available at the NCPA Box Office only.
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Student Discount:
A 50% student discount for the SOI Spring 2026 Season concerts. Please note that there will be a limit on the number of discounted transactions per concert. Only one discounted seat per transaction will be permitted.
Available at the NCPA Box Office only.
Promo Code: SOISTU50
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Box office on 23rd June for Friends of the SOI, 26th June for NCPA members and 29th June for public.