This landmark year celebrates not only musical excellence and diversity but also its role in illuminating works of previously overlooked composers, reinforcing its commitment to an inclusive classical music world.

Southbank Centre: Chineke! Orchestra Celebrates a Decade

Southbank Centre

The orchestra begins a year of celebrations marking its tenth anniversary with a performance in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, which also hosted its 2015 debut.

Chineke! Orchestra Celebrates a Decade

A kaleidoscopic string trio that “fully inhabits the spirit of the works they are playing in the moment, with as ardent a flame as if they had written it themselves” (Fanfare), Black Oak Ensemble returns to Ravinia with the grand reveal of their latest laser-fine focus. “O Britannia”—also due to be released as their latest Cedille album—highlights works by living women composers in the United Kingdom, including new pieces by Shirley Thompson OBE and Errollyn Wallen CBE, who was recently named Master of the King’s Music to succeed Dame Judith Weir and become just the second woman to hold the honorary role.

Shirley Thompson

Events

Upcoming events

May 4, 2025

Black Oak Ensemble · Ravinia Festival

Past events

Jan 24, 2025

Southbank Centre: Chineke! Orchestra Celebrates a Decade · Chineke! Orchestra

Jan 24, 2025

Chineke! Orchestra Celebrates a Decade · Southbank Centre

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