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.

Erica Jeal for THE GUARDIAN

Neil Fisher for THE TIMES

Photography by Mark Allan