Concert Programs

Cello, Soloist

Sheku Kanneh-Mason

British · 1999

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, born in 1999, is one of the most celebrated cellists of his generation and among the best-known classical musicians in Britain. Raised in Nottingham, the third of seven extraordinarily musical siblings, he shot to national fame in 2016 when he won the BBC Young Musician competition (the first Black musician to do so) and to worldwide attention in 2018 when he performed at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, watched by an audience of millions. An exclusive Decca Classics artist, he made history in 2020 when his album Elgar made him the first cellist to reach the Top 10 of the UK album chart. Admired for the warmth, lyricism and unaffected sincerity of his playing, and a passionate advocate for music education and access, he has become a genuine ambassador for classical music, appearing with major orchestras around the world.

With

London Symphony OrchestraRoyal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Performs in

Upcoming

Sources 4

  1. Edmund Finnis and Bruckner, 25 Oct 26, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Sheku’s Finnis Concerto and Bruckner’s Ninth. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  2. Works, Edmund Finnis Cited in Sheku’s Finnis Concerto and Bruckner’s Ninth. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  3. Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason performs Saint-Saëns, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Cited in Sheku’s Saint-Saëns and ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  4. Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Wikipedia Cited in Sheku’s Saint-Saëns and ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’. Accessed 30 September 2026.