sentences:  Hugh Bean performed concertos with many leading orchestras, both in the UK and abroad.As a soloist his playing was distinguished by lyrical feeling and warmth of expression in addition to technical command.He recorded Edward Elgar's Violin Concerto for EMI with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Sir Charles Groves, and with the Philharmonia Orchestra he recorded Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" with Leopold Stokowski, and Vaughan Williams' "The Lark Ascending" with Sir Adrian Boult.