Four star review for Chineke! Orchestra CD from The Guardian.
The Guardian
Dvořák: Symphony No 9; Sibelius: Finlandia review – tasteful restraint and explosive dynamism
4 / 5 stars
Chineke! Orchestra/Edusei
(Signum)
Kate Molleson
(Signum)
Kate Molleson
Chineke! Orchestra doesn’t hang about. Just two years old, the black and minority-ethnic ensemble debuts at the Proms
on 30 August – the youngest orchestra to make it into the programme –
and has just released its first recording. The choice of repertoire is
symbolic: themes in Dvořák’s symphony From the New World were inspired by African American and Sioux Indian music;
Sibelius’s Finlandia became an anthem of small-nation identity struggle
(including Biafra during its civil war). But the symbolism stops there,
because this playing stands for itself. Kevin John Edusei conducts – neat and direct, with a fine sense of when to push and when to linger.
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