Cellist wins BBC Young Musician

Cellist wins BBC Young Musician

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norman lebrecht

May 15, 2016

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, 17, from Nottingham, was named winner of BBC Young Musician 2016.

Bio: Sheku attends Trinity Catholic Comprehensive School in Nottingham. He began playing the cello aged 6 with Sarah Huson-Whyte of Southwell. At age 9 achieved the ABRSM Marguerite Swan Memorial Prize for Grade 8 cello, gaining the highest UK marks that year. He holds the ABRSM Junior Scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music, where he has been studying cello with Ben Davies since 2008. He also studied piano with Druvi de Saram.

The winner of BBC Young Musician 2016, 17-year-old cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason with his award at the Barbican, London on Sunday 15 May. Sheku performed ShostakovichÕs Cello Concerto no. 1 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mark Wigglesworth. The BBC Young Musician 2016 Final is broadcast on BBC Four at 7pm and BBC Radio 3 at 7:30pm on Sunday 15 May. Photo by Mark Allan/BBC

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