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Facebook photo album muse3/30/2024 ![]() He performed at the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May 2018 which was watched around the world by 2 billion people. Although Rachmaninov infrequently strayed into chamber music, in this selection of masterpieces Sheku imitates a great, rich Russian voice on his cello bringing out an array of textures in Rachmaninov’s work that would not be traditionally assumed.Īfter winning the BBC Young Musician competition in 2016 cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason signed to Decca Classics in 2017 and released his Classical BRIT award-winning debut album, Inspiration, in January 2018 which topped the Classical Album Chart and peaked at No.11 in the Official UK Album Chart. The result is a multi-dimensional work of art that is considered a joy to play for both instruments. Rachmaninov’s much-loved sonata is described by the composer as giving equal footing to the piano and cello. Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason revelled in the discovery of its intricacies and quickly became fond of the dramatic Barber pieces throughout the process. Barber’s Cello Sonata from the 1930’s is an early work and not one that is well known.
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