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A Century of Music by British Women review – densely packed celebration feels understated


Recorded at St John’s Smith Square, London, and available to stream
Madeleine Mitchell’s laudable programme marking International Women’s Day featured committed performances in a fascinating collection of works
Madeleine Mitchell. Photograph: Daniel Ross
Madeleine Mitchell. Photograph: Daniel Ross
FloraWillson
Tue 9 Mar 2021 07.20 EST
Last modified on Tue 9 Mar 2021 07.22 EST
International Women’s Day was first celebrated in 1911 – if celebrated is the word for an event calling for women’s rights to vote and work, and to end discrimination. Now, 110 years later, it remains an annual fixture: a spur to debate, awareness-raising, frustration and fury. The world has changed radically since 1911. But if the ever-energetic violinist and British music advocate Madeleine Mitchell had programmed a concert simply called A Century of Music by British Composers, would you have assumed you’d find women in the lineup? (And how ofte ....

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