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Reviews of Spring 2025
Our Spring season has transported us from the courts of 15th-century Spain (courtesy of Jordi Savall) to scenes of industrial strife in 1930s USA (featured in the songs of Windborne). On the way, we felt the joy and pain of love with the Pavel Haas...
Meet Benjamin Grosvenor
We are looking forward to welcoming Benjamin Grosvenor to CMF on Monday 17 March. We asked him a few questions about the programme. What are your first musical memories? Music was always present in my home growing up. My mother was my first teacher, so from a...
Meet Jali Bakary Konteh
Ahead of his performance on 21 November, griot and kora player Jali Bakary Konteh told us about his musical beginnings, the role of the griot and what a kora sounds like. What are your links with Cambridge? Have you played here before? The first time I visited...
Meet Boris Giltburg
Ahead of his recital on 16 October, Russian-born Israeli pianist Boris Giltburg took a break form his busy schedule to answer a few questions. What are you looking forward to about coming to Cambridge? Have you played here before?I have played in Cambridge many times! Both recitals,...
Glassworks: the live experience
We asked Andrew Sterman, saxophonist and flautist with The Philip Glass Ensemble, what is so special about hearing Glassworks live. Composed in 1981 for the 'Walkman Generation', in easily digestible short tracks, the entire piece has only recently begun to been performed live in its...
“The power of the performance brought the audience to its feet. What an unforgettable experience we had shared.”
Read Cambridge Independent review of Tenebrae: Path of Miracles at King's College Chapel on 27 March. ...
Reviews of Spring 2024
Our spring season was a thrilling journey, taking us from 17th-century Leipzig and late Romantic-era Paris, to northern India and the Mexican desert, finally arriving, triumphant, at Santiago di Compostela. Artists included Stephen Hough, Arcangelo, 12 Ensemble, Jasdeep Singh Degun, Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo and Tenebrae. Read...
Meet Jasdeep Singh Degun
"One of the most imaginative musicians in the land" (The Independent), Jasdeep Singh Degun is known for award-winning collaborations across western and Indian music traditions. He's also a virtuoso sitar player, trained by some of north India's finest musicians. He plays in Cambridge on 7...
Meet Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo
Amy Williams and Helena Bugallo will perform music by Nancarrow, Reich and Ligeti on 11 March at Fitzwilliam College. We asked them why they chose the programme and what the audience can expect from the concert. It breathes, it dances and it even smiles. When did you...
Meet Jonathan Cohen of Arcangelo
Jonathan Cohen is the Founder and Director of Arcangelo, who perform at Trinity College Chapel on 16 February in an all-Bach programme. We asked him about the background of the ensemble and what to expect from the concert. What is the story behind Arcangelo and how/why...
