Chineke! on Google Arts & Culture

Chineke! Foundation is delighted to have joined the ranks of partners on the online educational platform Google Arts & Culture.

This content-rich resource will allow viewers to take a deeper dive into the work of the orchestra and learn about the musicians and repertoire that we programme.

To celebrate this launch, thanks to Google Arts & Culture we have been able to commission a wonderful new performance of Beethoven Violin Sonata no. 9 , Op. 47 - The 'Bridgetower' Sonata (more commonly known as the ‘Kreutzer’ Sonata).

It was originally dedicated to George Polgreen Bridgetower (1778-1860) a virtuoso violinist of Black descent, whose prodigious talent inspired Beethoven to create this celebrated piece.

Watch the commentary by Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE as she introduces the piece, performed by Randall Goosby and Zhu Wang (who appear by arrangement with Young Concert Arts, inc. www.yca.org).