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The Sound Cafe

Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason’s Third

Album 'Childhood Tales' Set To Be

Released Worldwide

By Stevie Connor. Photo Credit David Venni.

Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason’s third album Childhood Tales will be released worldwide
on May 26, 2023. Continuing her developing legacy with Decca Classics that began in
2019, this album uses Dolby Atmos Technology to capture Isata’s signature virtuosic
flair. The first single, Mozart’s Variation 11: Adagio from Twelve Variations on “Ah
vous dirai-je, Maman”, is out now.

The eldest of the famous musical siblings, Isata’s first memory of playing the piano was
as a five-year-old on holiday in the Caribbean and sitting in front of her grandparents’
instrument. With a reputation for inventive programs, expressive performance and
accomplished technique, Isata is in increasing demand nationally and internationally
and was the only classical artist to appear in TIDAL’s 2023 Rising Artists to Watch.
Isata evokes the magic of childhood in this charming collection of nostalgic music. The
album is centred around Ernő Dohnányi’s rarely performed Variations on a Nursery
Song, expanding the well-known ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ into a truly virtuosic