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12 February 2025 Guest lecturer on 'Music and Poetry' at the Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris for Atelier POEM. 17 February 2025 Duo-performance with Chu-Yu Yang (violin) as part of the 'Best of British Music Festival' at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. 4 April 2025 Duo-recital with Chu-Yu Yang (violin) for Bournville Lunchtime Concerts. 18 April 2025 Live-performance and interview on BBC Radio 3 In Tune with violinist Chu-Yu Yang, featuring music by Ivor Gurney and Ian Venables (detail here). 18 April 2025 International release of the CD An English Pastoral, featuring Eric alongside Chu-Yu Yang (violin), produced by SOMM Recordings. 9 May 2025 Duo-recital with Chu-Yu Yang (violin) at St. Chad's Church in Shrewsbury. 30 May 2025 Song-recital with April Fredrick (soprano) for the Elgar Festival in Worcester, featuring music by Edward Elgar, Eric McElroy, Lennox Berkeley, and Arthur Bliss. 18 June 2025 Duo-recital with Chu-Yu Yang (violin) at St. Peter's Church in St. Albans. 7 July 2025 Duo-recital with Chu-Yu Yang (violin) for the Luton Music Club. 30 July 2025 Duo-recital with Chu-Yu Yang (violin) for the Biennial International Music in 19th-Century Britain Conference at the University of York. 18 September 2025 Song-recital with April Fredrick (soprano) for the Sir Arthur Bliss Festival at the University of Cambridge. 30 September 2025 Recital at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. 12 October 2025 Duo-recital with Chu-Yu Yang (violin) for Lea Barn Music. 24-25 October 2025 Duo-recitals with Chu-Yu Yang (violin) for Tübinger Kammermusikfreunde. December 2025 Visiting Lecturer at the University of Toulouse. January 2026 Recording sessions with SOMM Recordings for Eric's fourth CD. March 2026 Publication by Boydell & Brewer of Weird Music, Eric's book on the composer John Ireland and the writer Arthur Machen. |
''...thrillingly effervescent...'' - Opera Today ''...eerily mesmeric...'' - The Robert Graves Review ''McElroy quickly proved himself to be a charming compère, guiding the evening in a manner both informative and witty.'' - Schwäbischer Tagblatt ''McElroy clearly has this music in his hands as well as in his heart.'' - Musical Opinion ''Eric McElroy's highly accomplished pianism is a constant pleasure...'' - British Music Society |