Chineke! Goes Global
Chineke! works with artists and organisations around the world who share the same mission: to champion change and celebrate diversity in classical music
Chineke! Orchestra Inaugural Concert (2015-09-13) by Zen GrisdaleChineke!
An international orchestra
Chineke! Orchestra is a truly international orchestra, comprising Black, Asian and ethnically diverse musicians from all over Europe. It has performed in concert halls across the world and collaborates with international artists and organisations.
Chineke! European Tour November 2019 (2019-11-08) by Gert JochemsChineke!
European Tour 2019 with Elena Urioste
In 2019 Chineke! Orchestra embarked on a European tour with American violinist Elena Urioste, a BBC New Generation Artist. After an opening concert at London’s Southbank Centre, the orchestra travelled across Europe performing at leading concert halls in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.
Chineke! European Tour November 2019 (2019-11-08) by Gert JochemsChineke!
Bruges, Belgium
Chineke! rehearsing Coleridge-Taylor’s Violin Concerto No. 2 at the Bruges Concertgebouw with Elena Urioste.
Chineke! European Tour November 2019 (2019-11-08) by Gert JochemsChineke!
Backstage in Bruges
Musicians warm up backstage at the Bruges Concertgebouw
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Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
The next stop on Chineke! European Tour was Amsterdam's world-famous Concertgebouw. From Amsterdam they travelled to Germany for performances in Cologne, Antwerp and Aachen.
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Take a tour inside Amsterdam's breathtaking Concertgebouw
Chineke! Community Outreach in Rotterdam 2017 (2017) by Gaby Jongenelen FotografieChineke!
Global Outreach
Chineke! violinist Miles Brett and violist Lena Fankhauser Campregher working with students in Rotterdam at the SKVR Van Eijckschool
Chineke! Community Outreach in Rotterdam 2017 (2017) by Gaby Jongenelen FotografieChineke!
Global Outreach
Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE, Founder, Artistic and Executive Director of Chineke! Orchestra, and violinist Miles Brett working with students in Rotterdam.
Music Across The Ocean: A Transatlantic Lockdown Concert
During the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020 Chineke! joined forces with the Sphinx Organization based in Detroit. Uniting through music, they performed Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's Othello Suite, with 72 musicians and 9 conductors performing together from around the world.
Behind The Scenes - Music Across The Ocean
Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE and Afa S. Dworkin speak about the Chineke! Orchestra and the Sphinx Organization's lockdown collaboration.
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