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06 April 2024

Devastating Weinberg from Sheku Kanneh-Mason

in Liverpool

By Rohan Shotton, 06 April 2024
A shrewd programme and choice of soloist made for a stirring performance to a near sell-
out audience for this Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Concert.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
© Gareth Jones

Sheku Kanneh-Mason has carved a niche as an audience favourite in many halls around
the UK – a handy superpower in attracting large and youthful audiences. Here this was
smartly used to ensure that a lesser-known corner of the repertoire, Mieczysław
Weinberg’s Cello Concerto in C minor, received its rightful attention. Though Weinberg’s
music has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years, the Cello Concerto remains a relative
obscurity, with just four reviews registered on this platform to date. Written in 1948, the