Name: Chineke! Orchestra Celebrates a Decade: Part Two
Start: 2025-11-29T19:30:00
Location: Southbank Centre

Experience the enthralling performances by Chineke! Orchestra, Europe's pioneering minority Black and ethnically diverse ensemble. With Sir Simon Rattle's debut conducting Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10, and other captivating events, the orchestra showcases a rich tapestry of creativity and resilience. Featuring works from Coleridge-Taylor to Beethoven and contemporary composers, these events highlight the orchestra's commitment to cultural diversity and artistic excellence. Join us as we delve into the vibrant melodies, dynamic performances, and the powerful narratives that define these remarkable orchestral gatherings.

Diverse Harmonies: The Chineke! Orchestra's Musical Celebrations

Kalena Bovell

Chineke! Orchestra

In the centenary year of his death, the orchestra begins with Charlestonian Rhapsody by Edmund Thornton Jenkins, an American composer who emigrated to London and found success as both a performer and composer.

An American in Paris

Southbank Centre

The performance opens with a brand new piece by Liverpool-born composer, Nneka Cummins. Celebrating the ensemble in all its glory, Nneka creates electro-acoustic and acoustic music with a focus on colour, percussiveness and organic flowing melodies. His original sound worlds are formed of new sonic combinations and timbral blends.

Chineke! Orchestra Celebrates a Decade: Part Two

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