Cellist

Elgar - Cello Concerto - Sheku Kanneh-Mason [BBC Proms 2019]

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, lauded as a “compelling musical storyteller” by The New York Times, joins the NY Phil in Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1, by turns energetic and elegiac. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Berlioz’s Romantic tale of a young artist’s heart and fantasies, complete with a harrowing, hallucinatory march to the scaffold and a chaotic witches’ sabbath.

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Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Salonen, and Symphonie fantastique

Lincoln Center

Celebrate 100 years of Young People’s Concerts™ with madcap sounds, humor, and surprises — and discover how composers throughout the ages have used these tools to comment on important issues of their day. Featuring cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason.

Young People’s Concert: Celebration

Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason has established himself as "nothing less than the future of classical music" (NPR). We celebrate the centennial of Julia Perry’s birth with a brilliant piece by the prolific Kentucky-born composer, and we end the 2023–2024 season with the fateful theme and inevitable glories of Beethoven's timeless Fifth Symphony.

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

Orchestra Hall

Sheku Kanneh-Mason makes his Orchestral Series debut with Dmitri Shostakovich’s subtly sinister Cello Concerto No. 1. Shostakovich once told Sofia Gubaidulina that his wish for her was always to continue along her “mistaken path”, turning a critical remark from her Soviet censors into a virtue. Her poignant Fairytale Poem portrays a small piece of chalk in the hand of a child who draws “castles, gardens with pavilions and the sea with the sun on the pavement.”

Esa-Pekka Salonen & Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Davies Symphony Hall

Experience the pinnacle of musical excellence at "The Grand Finale - PhilOrch," a breathtaking performance that marks the culmination of the Philadelphia Orchestra's season. This extraordinary event will take place at the newly rededicated Marian Anderson Hall, formerly known as Verizon Hall, at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. Join us for two unforgettable performances: Friday, June 6, 2025, at 2:00 PM, and Saturday, June 7, 2025, at 8:00 PM.

Under the baton of the esteemed conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and featuring the prodigious talent of cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, the orchestra will present a program that includes Saint-Georges' Symphony No. 2, Prokofiev's Symphony No. 1 "Classical," Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1, and Mozart's Symphony No. 35 "Haffner." Sheku Kanneh-Mason, celebrated for his technical brilliance and expressive virtuosity, will dazzle audiences with his performance of Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto, a piece renowned for its challenging virtuoso passages and emotional depth.

This performance is available as part of the 2024-25 Subscription Package, offering magnificent programming and exclusive subscriber benefits. Choose from packages that include this performance: Friday Matinee B, Saturday Evening D, or Create Your Own for a personalized concert experience.

Don't miss this opportunity to witness the Philadelphia Orchestra in all its glory, performing in the hall named in honor of the legendary Marian Anderson. It's an event that promises to be a highlight of the cultural calendar, celebrating the power of music to unite, inspire, and uplift.

For tickets and more information, please visit EnsembleArtsPhilly.org or contact the ticket sales and subscriber services. Join us for "The Grand Finale - PhilOrch" and be part of a musical celebration that will resonate long after the final note has been played.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Cellist

Events

1 - 4 May, 2024

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Salonen, and Symphonie fantastique · New York Philharmonic

May 4, 2024

Young People’s Concert: Celebration · New York Philharmonic

6 - 8 Jun, 2024

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony · Detroit Symphony Orchestra

13 - 15 Jun, 2024

Esa-Pekka Salonen & Sheku Kanneh-Mason · San Francisco Symphony

Jun 6, 2025

The Grand Finale · Philadelphia Orchestra

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