Search results
Sheku Kanneh-Mason MBE (born 4 April 1999) is a British cellist who won the 2016 BBC Young Musician award. He was the first Black musician to win the competition since its launch in 1978. He played at the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle on 19 May 2018 under the direction of Christopher Warren-Green.
Sheku initially garnered renown as the winner of the 2016 BBC Young Musician competition, and subsequently became a Decca Classics recording artist. His latest album, Song, showcases his lyrical playing with a wide selection of arrangements and collaborations.
Jan 22, 2024 · Sheku Kanneh-Mason. In 2016, Sheku won the BBC Young Musician of the Year award, becoming the first Black musician to win the award since its launch in 1978. The young cellist became a household name two years later when an audience of two billion fell in love with his cello-playing at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
The first black winner of the BBC Young Musician competition (2016), Sheku became one 2018’s biggest breakthrough artists following the success of his debut recording for Decca Classics ...
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, one of the brightest young stars on the classical music scene, became a household name worldwide in May 2018 after performing at the Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at Windsor Castle.
302K Followers, 454 Following, 926 Posts - Sheku (@shekukannehmason) on Instagram: "Cellist 🎵 Signed to @deccaclassics Managed by @enticottmusic The Triple Concerto recording is out now! You can stream and purchase below ⬇️".
22 hours ago · Guitarist Plínio Fernandes (pictured below by Ron Milsom with Sheku Kanneh-Mason at the Guiting Festival) forged bonds with his near-contemporaries a little later. “I wasn’t at the Junior Academy at quite the same time as Sheku, Braimah and Tom – I joined the Senior Academy years later. But I quickly became close with the Kanneh-Mason boys.
Jan 10, 2018 · Only a year and a half ago he was the first black winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year award. Now 18-year-old-cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason is on his way to becoming a household name.
Nov 11, 2021 · Pianist Isata and cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason are British sibling classical virtuosos. Still in their twenties, the star soloists have just released their first joint album.
May 21, 2018 · The British-born, 19-year-old prodigy Sheku Kanneh-Mason was a standout at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle this weekend. Kanneh-Mason performed three pieces during the ceremony,...
