Mendelssohn 'Elijah' - oratorio

7:30pm, Sat, 2 May 2026

Type of event:	Performance
Start time:	7:30pm
Venue:	De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, Marina, TN40 1DP
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Ticket pricing/options:	Not yet available
Description:	Felix Mendelssohn’s famous and breathtaking oratorio brings to life the dramatic biblical story of the prophet Elijah. Written for the 1846 Birmingham Music Festival and hailed as a triumph, this masterpiece remains as popular today - for instance it was performed as the closing concert for the 2025 Edinburgh Festival. The score combines Baroque grandeur with lush Romantic orchestration, and is packed with rousing choruses, lyrical solos and dramatic orchestral passages, building to a fiery climax with Elijah’s ascent to heaven in a flaming chariot. With the Sussex Concert Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Roberts, and soloists Peter Grevatt (baritone), Kristian Thorkildsen (tenor), Louisa Hunter-Bradley (mezzo-soprano) & Kristy Swift (soprano).