Page 530 - Liverpool Philharmonic 22-23 Season Coverage Book

5 January 2023
FULL EPISODE
Isata Kanneh-Mason plays Gershwin

Broadcast Thu 5 Jan 2023 at 4:00amThursday 5 Jan 2023 at 4:00am
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Isata Kanneh-Mason. Photo: Robin Clewley, 2021

Isata Kanneh-Mason is the eldest sibling of the famed musical family, and is a pianist
committed to diversity and learning new repertoire.

Big sister to superstar cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, 26-year-old Isata is a graduate of
the Royal Academy of Music, receiving a Master of Arts in Performance and the
Diploma of the Royal Academy of Music. As an undergraduate, she held the
prestigious Elton John Scholarship, performing with Sir Elton John in Los Angeles in
2013. Isata reached the final of the Piano Category in the 2014 BBC Young Musician
competition, and has gone on to develop a substantial live career a solo artist, with
concerto appearances, recitals and chamber concerts throughout the UK and
internationally.