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“Ute Lemper wowed a full house… had the audience gripped… leaving the audience on a high.”
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Meet Colin Currie
As we look forward to Colin Currie's return to CMF with his Quartet on 27 March, we asked him about his early musical experiences and how if feels to play the music of Steve Reich. What music do you remember hearing as a small child? Big band...
Meet Danny Driver
Danny Driver is one of the UK's most respected pianists. He'll perform Ligeti's Piano Studies (Etudes) on 10 March at Fitzwilliam College Auditorium. We asked him about his early musical encounters and what to expect from his concert, among other things. What music do you remember...
Meet Ute Lemper
History wanted to be a good teacher but it could not find any students. On 5 March, singer and actor Ute Lemper, with 8-piece band, brings to life Berlin’s cabaret scene of the 1930s. She told us about her early musical influences and what resonance the songs...
Meet Marc Danel of Quatuor Danel
Quatour Danel will be in Cambridge over the weekend 28/29 November, as they perform three concerts - a cycle of Shostakovich Quartets. We asked their founder and first violin Marc Danel about his childhood musical experiences and who he'd most like to collaborate with. What are...
Meet Kaviraj Singh
Kaviraj Singh is a santoor-player and vocalist, specialising in improvised music in the north Indian classical style. He's playing at Pembroke Auditorium on Thursday 13 November - so to explain more about the santoor and the traditions that inspire him, we asked Kaviraj a few...
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...
