Coldplay join pioneering orchestra of disabled musicians for closing ceremony

Classical maestro Charles Hazlewood's 'paraorchestra' is set to take centre stage at the ParalympicsA new orchestra created by popular classical conductor Charles Hazlewood composed of 17 musicians with disabilities – including a one-handed pianist and a woman with such severe cerebral palsy that she requires 24-hour care – is preparing to play in the closing ceremony of the Paralympics.Its performance alongside Coldplay has been kept secret, but last Thursday the musicians were gathered at ...

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