Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Two exciting soloists, British cello sensation Sheku Kanneh-Mason and South African soprano Pretty Yende, join The Philadelphia Orchestra in a program of Haydn and Mahler, alongside a world premiere by Xi Wang.

Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason speaks with NPR's Rachel Martin about growing up in a house filled with music, playing at Harry and Meghan's royal wedding and performing some of his favorite pieces.

December 28, 2020. You may know Sheku Kanneh-Mason, the young cellist who performed at the 2018 royal wedding, but did you know his six siblings also play…

April 6, 2020. It's spring, and time to celebrate new life in classical music. Sheku Kanneh-Mason, now famous for his performance in the May, 2018 Royal…

August 27, 2018. Nineteen-year old British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason has been riding a media wave since winning the BBC Young Musician competition in…

When Britain’s Prince Harry and American Meghan Markle took their wedding vows on May 19th, a 19-year-old cellist added to the musical pageantry of the…

Watch the moving performance from 19-year-old award-winner during the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.