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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...

Meet Sheku & Isata Kanneh-Mason

Brother and sister cello/piano duo Sheku & Isata Kanneh-Mason are recognised individually for their astonishing talent and also as part of the family who impressed the judges on Britain's Got Talent. Sheku won BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2016 and shot to stardom...

Anniversary year continues with 6 live June concerts

Six June events with live audience go on sale today, heralding a welcome return to (almost) normality for audiences and performers. With only a few weeks to go, the line-up for the hour-long socially-distanced events at West Road Concert Hall has just been announced, and features the Festival's...

Women in music

As the Cambridge Music Festival begins, we examine some of the great, unsung women composers whose work is being performed this year. Glance at the programme for most classical concerts and you will find that half of the population is under-represented – if, in fact, it...

Festival starts this week!

This year's Cambridge Music Festival has arrived, with the first concert on Wednesday! If you haven't booked yet, there is still availability for some events - details below. Don't forget you can get up to 25% off if you book multiple events. Handel Coronation Anthems - a few...

Keyboard engineering

With a reputation for daring, boundary-pushing music, how does pianist/technologist Zubin Kanga fit with the more conventional classical sounds at this year’s Cambridge Music Festival? Never underestimate your audience’s appetite for something new, he tells the Cambridge Independent. Keyboard engineering For a moment, everything seems relatively normal,...