Isata Kanneh-Mason
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Isata Kanneh-Mason | |
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| Born | 27 May 1996 Nottingham, England |
| Genres | Classical |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
| Labels | Decca Classics |
Isata Kanneh-Mason /ˈaɪsətəˌkɑnɛˈmeɪsən/[1] (born May 1996) is a British pianist. She is the sister of and frequent collaborator with cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason. She has been described as "one of today's most in-demand classical musicians".[2]
Early life and education[edit]
Kanneh-Mason grew up in Nottingham, England. She is the first child of Stuart Mason, from London, a luxury hotel business manager of Antiguan descent,[3][4] and Dr. Kadiatu Kanneh, from Sierra Leone, a former lecturer at the University of Birmingham and author of the 2020 book House of Music: Raising the Kanneh-Masons.[5][6]
Isata attended the Purcell School, before earning a place to study at the Royal Academy of Music on the prestigious Sir Elton John Scholarship. She later performed with the rock star himself in Los Angeles in 2013.
Career[edit]
Isata was an ECHO Rising Star in 21/22 performing in many of Europe’s finest halls and she is also the recipient of the coveted Leonard Bernstein Award, an Opus Klassik award for best young artist and is one of the Konzerthaus Dortmund’s Junge Wilde artists.
Kanneh-Mason made her solo debut at the BBC Proms in 2023, playing Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Concerto #3 with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.[7]
Kanneh-Mason records for Decca Records.
- Romance: The Piano Music of Clara Schumann (2019), Classical Artist Albums Chart number one, 18 July 2019
- Summertime (2021)
- Muse (with Sheku Kanneh-Mason) (2021), Classical Artist Albums Chart number one,12 November 2021
- Childhood Tales (2023)
References[edit]
- ^ "An interview with Isata Kanneh-Mason". Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Who is Isata Kanneh-Mason? Star pianist's age, family, recordings and more facts". Classic FM. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason receives MBE honour at Windsor Castle". BBC News. 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Who is British royal wedding cellist Sheku's family? Meet the Kanneh-Masons".
- ^ Kanneh-Mason, Kadiatu (2020). House of Music: Raising the Kanneh-Masons. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781786078452.
- ^ Nepil, Hannah (10 January 2018). "Sibling harmony: how the Kanneh-Mason family became a musical force". Financial Times.
- ^ "Prom 22: Isata Kanneh-Mason plays Prokofiev". BBC. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
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