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An idiosyncratic outing at Chamberfest Cleveland recounts original sin in ragtime and finds redemption in a neglected wartime masterpiece.

Music is the ultimate universal language, here reflected in the latest Chineke! programme offering playing of richness and vitality.

Even if Hubert Parry was overshadowed by Holst and Vaughan Williams, this was a splendid concert of British music. 

In the first of two successive Proms appearances, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales gave solid performances of two popular scores from the central European repertoire. Malcolm Hayes’s new work, however, proved to be the highlight of the evening. 

La phalange qui fête ses dix ans d'existence a remporté un triomphe dans un programme original et ô combien enthousiasmant, en belle compagnie – avec Sheku et Isata Kanneh-Mason, Tai Murray et Roderick Cox.

Ein hinreißender Konzertabend, vom provokant-imaginativen Trio von Veress hin zu Enescus Oktett.