Percy Grainger in Colombia - a first?
Yesterday evening, City of London Sinfonia performed a late night outdoor concert in Plaza San Pedro Claver to an audience of about 2000. It was also live on Colombian national television. The programme included music by Rossini, Couperin, Bach, Saint-Saens and Percy Grainger. In case this was some kind of world premiere of Grainger's orchestral music in Colombia, I made this short video. (Apologies for the quality of the video). We've played outdoor concerts in this square on our two previous visits to the Cartagena Festival, but last night was particularly humid (though a little less windy than I remember from before). Still, the audience reception was enthusiastic which made it all worth while.
