“I had a ball and the rest of the packed audience did too”
Jordi Savall and his trio performed a programme entitled East Meets West in Trinity College Chapel in February 2023. The Times review gave it five stars: "Savall shaded and sculpted the long, singing lines of Sephardic laments, Berber dances, Armenian niceties and Byzantine knees-ups with an awesomely...
Meet James Young of Piano Circus
Ahead of Piano Circus' concert on 9 March, pianist James Young talked to us about how the ensemble was founded, what's so special about Steve Reich and what to expect from the concert. What is the story behind Piano Circus and how/why it was founded? Piano Circus...
Meet Paul Cassidy of Brodsky Quartet
A interview with Paul Cassidy, viola player with Brodsky Quartet, introduces the music from their concert on 22 February. Paul is pictured second from the right with the Brodsky Quartet. On 22 February you’re playing three of Shostakovich’s string quartets (nos. 1, 8 and 15). Can...
Meet Nigel Short, director of Tenebrae
We managed to pin down Nigel Short, former King's Singer and founder/director of Tenebrae, a week ahead of the choir's performance at St John's College Chapel (27 April - more info and tickets). We asked him about his favourite moments from Tenebrae's 20 year existence,...
Justin Lee on Cambridge 105 Radio
Festival Director Justin Lee appeared on Cambridge 105 Radio on Sunday 6 March, talking about the current spring festival....
Spring concerts on sale
Three contrasting programmes form our spring 2022 series - a new venture for CMF as we continue to explore flexible date arrangements, with several mini-festivals popping up through the year. Already on sale is 12 Ensemble (7 March), much loved by CMF audiences, playing Schubert's iconic...
30th birthday year in the press
As the 2021 Festival draws to a close, here are some highlights of the press coverage we received Mahan Esfahani was interviewed on BBC Radio 3's In Tune, and BBC Music Magazine named CMF a major feature of Cambridge's music scene. There were profiles on Festival Director...
Meet Edward Dusinberre from Takacs Quartet
Edward Dusinberre (far right) is first violin in the Takacs Quartet. Now based in Colorado, Edward spent part of his childhood living in Cambridge. We asked him about growing up in a musical family, what he likes most about the music Takacs Quartet will perform...
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...