http://standpointmag.co.uk Welcome to the Standpoint magazine, the culture and politics monthly en /node/3560 <!--paging_filter--><p>&quot;Herein is enshrined the soul of .....&quot; </p><p>Those five dots, placed by Elgar at the head of his Violin Concerto, have been causing everyone much fuss, bother and excitement ever since — as the composer no doubt intended. But the centenary of the concerto fell on Wednesday 10th, and the LSO — which Elgar used to conduct himself — celebrated in style with a hotly awaited performance by Nikolaj Znaider, Sir Colin Davis taking the helm. Elgar could have doubled the five dots, for in this performance was enshrined the soul of...C-O-L-I-N D-A-V-I-S. <p><a href="/node/3560"><span>read more</span></a></p> /node/3560#comments Elgar Violin Concerto LSO Nikolaj Znaider Sir Colin Davis Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:34:45 +0000 Jessica Duchen 3560 at http://standpointmag.co.uk