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Justin Lee interviewed on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Festival Director Justin Lee talks to Thordis Fridriksson about his early life and musical experiences on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. Aired in two parts, on 6 and 7 October, Justin describes his developing interest in music despite growing up in a non-musical household, his early days...

Meet Mahan Esfahani

As Mahan Esfahani prepares for his CMF recital on 20 October, he took the time to answer our questions about musical influences, favourite repertoire and childhood instruments. What’s your first musical memory? My father playing on our old Petrof piano in Tehran and playing his records of...

A spring festival first

Cambridge Music Festival will mark its 30th year with a special series of events, beginning March 2021. Featured artists through the year include the sibling cello/piano duo Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason, the wonderful pianist Stephen Hough playing Chopin, Schumann and more, and the Choir of King’s College. We have also...

Meet James Burke & Harvey de Souza from ASMF

As we approach the opening concert of the autumn - The Academy of St Martin in the Fields (30 Sept) - we took aside James Burke (soloist in Mozart's Clarinet Concerto and Principal Clarinet of ASMF) and Harvey De Souza (Leader) to quiz them about...

Meet pianist Stephen Hough

Ahead of his recital on 7 October, we asked pianist Stephen Hough some searching questions about his musical influences, his writing projects, and...

Autumn 2021 concerts on sale

The first four of seven autumn live events have gone on sale this week. The events, at West Road Concert Hall between 30 September and 10 November, include performances by pianist Stephen Hough, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, 12 Ensemble and the...

Sell-out concerts at June ‘pop up’ Festival

The first live concerts in over a year for many, CMF's pop-up June Festival events were a huge success. The emphasis was on incredibly talented young artists, and we were delighted that Sheku Kanneh-Mason made two appearances - with London Mozart Players and with sister Isata...

Meet players from 12 Ensemble

Ahead of their concert on 25 June we asked two members of 12 Ensemble about their musical influences, their listening tips for the concert, and of course, their favourite food. Eloisa-Fleur and Roberto tell us about listening to the Top 50, growing succulents and competitive...

Meet the players from Chineke!

We asked the players in Chineke! some searching questions about themselves and the music they will be performing on 21 June. From recorder practice in the back of the family car to recording film scores during lockdown, they tell us what makes them tick. We...

CMF on Film: Dunedin Consort plays Bach

We interviewed John Butt, Music Director of Dunedin Consort, Professor of Music at Glasgow University and former organ scholar at King’s College Cambridge, ahead of the 24 March premiere of CMF on Film: Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, with Dunedin Consort. What is your first musical memory? Well, plenty...