Faculty of Music
University of Oxford
Dr Roger Allen
Roger Allen is Emeritus Fellow in Music of St Peter’s College. He has published on Wagner and related matters in the UK, USA and Germany and lectures widely in the UK and abroad. He is a member of the editorial board of The Wagner Journal, to which he regularly contributes feature articles and reviews, and currently acts as Coordinator of the Elgar in Performance scheme for the Elgar Society. His most recent published book (2025) is a critical study of the Hungarian conductor Arthur Nikisch (1855-1922); his current project is an investigation of the Elgar’s music within the context of the wider European tradition.