Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Inspiration
Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello)
Awards:
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2018, Winner - Newcomer (cello)
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
The playing here, disarmingly gentle yet tonally seductive, has a songful use of vibrato that recalls the expressive manners of Pierre Fournier and du Pré herself…A most rewarding CD then, sure...
Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Inspiration
Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello)
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Awards:
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2018, Winner - Newcomer (cello)
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
The playing here, disarmingly gentle yet tonally seductive, has a songful use of vibrato that recalls the expressive manners of Pierre Fournier and du Pré herself…A most rewarding CD then, sure...
About
‘Inspiration’ reflects Sheku’s own inspirations and influences, featuring a broad range of music from Bob Marley and Jacqueline du Pre to Shostakovich, including some of Sheku’s own arrangements.
The album includes Shostakovich Cello Concerto No.1, the concerto Sheku performed in the BBCYM final.
• Reflects Sheku’s musical taste and his inspirations. Includes a broad range of music from Bob Marley and Jacqueline du Pre to Shostakovich.
• Also featuring new arrangements including Sheku’s own.
• With Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla & CBSO – live recording in Birmingham and Nottingham.
Contents and tracklist
- Oliver Janes (clarinet), Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello)
- CBSO Cellos
- Recorded: 2017-09-11
- Recording Venue: CBSO Centre, Birmingham
- Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Katherine Thomas (harp)
- CBSO Cellos
- Recorded: 2017-09-11
- Recording Venue: CBSO Centre, Birmingham
- Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello)
- CBSO Cellos
- Recorded: 2017-09-11
- Recording Venue: CBSO Centre, Birmingham
- Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello)
- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
- Recorded: 2017-11-10
- Recording Venue: Symphony Hall, Birmingham
- Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello)
- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
- Recorded: 2017-11-10
- Recording Venue: Symphony Hall, Birmingham
- Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello)
- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
- Recorded: 2017-11-09
- Recording Venue: The Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
- Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Guy Johnston (cello)
- CBSO Cellos
- Recorded: 2017-09-11
- Recording Venue: CBSO Centre, Birmingham
- Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello)
- Recorded: 2017-09-11
- Recording Venue: CBSO Centre, Birmingham
- Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Alinka Rowe (viola), Yong Jun Lee (cello), Didier Osindero (violin)
- Recorded: 2017-01-06
- Recording Venue: Studio 2, Abbey Road, London
Spotlight on this release
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Sheku Kanneh-Mason on Inspiration
22nd Jan 2018
The award-winning teenage cellist talks to Katherine about his wide-ranging debut album on Decca, and his remarkable career to date.
Awards and reviews
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Opus Klassik Awards2018Winner - Newcomer (cello)
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Presto Recordings of the YearFinalist 2018
March 2018
The playing here, disarmingly gentle yet tonally seductive, has a songful use of vibrato that recalls the expressive manners of Pierre Fournier and du Pré herself…A most rewarding CD then, sure evidence that we should henceforth be on the lookout for any performances, recorded or live, that involve Sheku Kanneh-Mason.
2nd February 2018
The images shout urban cool, although there’s nothing cool or gritty about the sounds produced from his Amati cello of 1610. They’re always heartfelt, often as yielding as softened butter, and they shine out of every track...even at the start of his career, nothing masks the authority or technical finesse of his playing...Above all, Kanneh-Mason’s playing radiates love of life, commitment and hope.
