Vimbayi Kaziboni: Music to change your life

Vimbayi Kaziboni in rehearsal with the BBC Philharmonic

Vimbayi Kaziboni

Vimbayi Kaziboni conducts Robert Laidlow’s Silicon with the BBC Philharmonic

Vimbayi Kaziboni and Ensemble Modern at Donaueschingen 2022

By Lawrence Dunn, 02 November 2022

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Lawrence Dunn

Lawrence is commissioning editor at Bachtrack. He is a composer, improviser, pianist and writer. He has taught at Cambridge, Huddersfield and Sheffield universities. He has written music for, among others the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Modern, Slagwerk Den Haag, Philip Thomas, Juliet Fraser, Ilya Gringolts, Plus-Minus, Exaudi, Apartment House and Explore Ensemble.