Chineke! Aims to Broaden Your Mind About Classical Music

Chineke! was founded by the prominent bassist, educator, and activist Chi-chi Nwanoku , who aims to change the common perceptions about classical music.
Chineke! Aims to Broaden Your Mind About Classical Music
Members of the Chineke! Professional orchestra with Chi-chi Nwanoku third from the right. Eric Richmond
Kremena Krumova
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The Chineke! Foundation “could deepen and enrich classical music in the United Kingdom for generations,” said the illustrious British conductor Sir Simon Rattle. The project is backed by key cultural organizations such as the British Council and Conservatoires U.K., and its brainchild, Europe’s first professional black and minority ethnic orchestra, will debut in London on Sept. 13. 

Chineke! was founded earlier this year by the England-born prominent bassist, educator, and activist Chi-chi Nwanoku, who received the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for contributions to music in 2001. She aims to change the common perceptions about who can have access to, play, understand, and enjoy classical music.

Everything started a decade ago when Nwanoku, whose roots come from southeast Nigeria and southern Ireland, discovered Chevalier de Saint-Georges. 

Chi-chi Nwanoku. (Courtesy of Chi-chi Nwanoku)
Chi-chi Nwanoku. Courtesy of Chi-chi Nwanoku
Kremena Krumova
Kremena Krumova
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Kremena Krumova is a Sweden-based Foreign Correspondent of Epoch Times. She writes about African, Asian and European politics, as well as humanitarian, anti-terrorism and human rights issues.
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