REVIEWS: Chineke! Orchestra - Fate Now Conquers
Chineke! Orchestra made its return to Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall on 28th May 2021, performing for a live audience for the first time since the pandemic lockdown.
Conducted by Kevin John Edusei, the concert featured the European premiere of Carlos Simon’s Fate Now Conquers, alongside James B. Wilson’s Remnants, the Dvořák Cello Concerto, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Othello Suite.
We were honoured to be joined by poet Yomi Sode, performing Remnants, as well as Chineke! alumnus and superstar cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason.
Repertoire
Carlos Simon Fate Now Conquers
James B Wilson Remnants
Dvorak Cello Concerto in B minor
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Othello Suite
Read the 4-star reviews from this historic concert.
Photography by Mark Allan