ABOUT THE KANNEH-MASONS

The Kanneh-Masons are seven brothers and sisters ranging in age from 29 to 15 years old, all of whom play either violin, piano or cello. They have won many prizes and awards and appeared in numerous television shows; the five eldest performed at the Bafta awards in 2018 and all seven appeared in the December 2019 Royal Variety Show. Other shows featuring all seven include Strictly Come Dancing (2020), and Sky Arts Awards (2024). In October 2020, they released their first album Carnival on Decca Classics to great critical acclaim and in May 2021 received the Global Award for Best Classical Artist.  Their second album, River of Music, will be released on Decca Classics in September 2025All the children attend or have attended London’s Royal Academy of Music and its Primary and Junior Academies, except pianist Jeneba who has progressed to London’s Royal College of Music for her undergraduate and postgraduate studies.

They were raised in Nottingham, England by parents Stuart Mason, a business executive and Dr Kadiatu Kanneh, a former university lecturer. Both parents played musical instruments to a high standard but never pursued professional careers. Born in Sierra Leone but moving to Wales as a young girl, Kadiatu lectured in English at the University of Birmingham, while Stuart, both of whose parents were born in Antigua, was born in London and works for a luxury experiential travel company. Oneworld published Dr Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason’s inspiring memoir entitled: House of  Music –  Raising the Kanneh-Masons in September 2020, and her recent book, To Be Young, Gifted and Black (May 2025).

Sheku and the family have been the subject of a number of documentaries, including CBS Sunday Morning, BBC FOUR’s Young, Gifted and Classical and, opening BBC One’s 2020 Imagine series with a uniquely produced lockdown film entitled This House is Full of Music. The family won two Royal Television Society Awards with, Christmas With the Kanneh-Masons (BBC One 2022) and The Hills Are Alive With The Kanneh-Masons (BBC Four 2023)

SEE THE KANNEH-MASONS LIVE

Monthly Weekly Daily List Grid Tile
October 2025

LINZ, AUSTRIA – ISATA, SHEKU – ORCHESTRAL

PERFORMERS Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano Tai Murray, violin Roderick Cox, conductor Chineke! Orchestra PROGRAMME COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Ballade in A Minor, Op.33 BEETHOVEN Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C Major, Op.56, No. 2 Interval WILLIAM DAWSON Negro Folk Symphony VENUE NOTE: Besetzungsänderung: Anstelle von Kevin John Edusei wird Andrew Grams dirigieren. Welche […]
07 Oct
7:30 pm
BRUCKNERHAUS LINZ
Untere Donaulände 7, 4010 Linz, Austria

METZ, FRANCE – JENEBA – RECITAL

PERFORMER Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano PROGRAMME Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita No. 5 Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 17 “Tempest” Frédéric Chopin: Ballad No. 3, Ballad No. 4 William Grant Still: Summerland Claude Debussy: The Girl with Linen, Hair Heather Florence Price: Fantaisie Nègre n°1 VENUE NOTE A rising star on the piano scene, Great Britain’s Jeneba […]
07 Oct
8:00 pm
ARSENAL DE METZ
3 Av. Ney, 57000 Metz, Franc

BERLIN, GERMANY- ISATA, SHEKU – ORCHESTRAL

PERFORMERS Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano Tai Murray, violin Roderick Cox, conductor Chineke! Orchestra PROGRAMME COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Ballade in A Minor, Op.33 BEETHOVEN Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C Major, Op.56, No. 2 Interval WILLIAM DAWSON Negro Folk Symphony
08 Oct
8:00 pm
BERLIN PHILHARMONIE
Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1, 10785 Berlin, Germany

LONDON, UK – KADIATU – DISCUSSION

SPEAKER Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason VENUE NOTE What does it mean – and how does it feel – to grow up as a Black artist today? Through conversations with her extraordinarily gifted family, Kadiatu explores what it’s like to come of age in these turbulent times, when Black artistic self-expression is so often met with disparagement and […]
09 Oct
6:25 pm
BRIXTON LIBRARY
Brixton Oval London SW2 1JQ United Kingdom

NOTTINGHAM, UK – JENEBA – ORCHESTRAL

PERFORMERS Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano Edwin Outwater, conductor BBC Concert Orchestra PROGRAMME Ravel: Piano Concerto in G VENUE NOTE Step into a night of musical magic as BBC Radio 3’s Friday Night is Music Night comes from Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall and this time, it’s something truly special. At the heart of the programme is Jeneba […]
10 Oct
7:00 pm
THEATRE ROYAL CONCERT HALL NOTTINGHAM
Theatre Square, Nottingham, NG1 5ND

MUNICH, GERMANY- ISATA, SHEKU – ORCHESTRAL

PERFORMERS Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano Tai Murray, violin Roderick Cox, conductor Chineke! Orchestra PROGRAMME COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Ballade in A Minor, Op.33 BEETHOVEN Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C Major, Op.56, No. 2 Interval WILLIAM DAWSON Negro Folk Symphony
10 Oct
8:00 pm
ISAR PHILHARMONIE
Hans-Preißinger-Straße 8, 81379 München, Germany

CHELTENHAM, UK – KADIATU, BRAIMAH, KONYA – DISCUSSION

SPEAKERS Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason Braimah Kanneh-Mason Konya Kanneh-Mason VENUE NOTE Join Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason and two of her extraordinary children, violinist Braimah and pianist Konya, as they explore the transformative power of music, the challenges faced by Black artists in a tradition-bound industry and what it means to raise a family of trailblazing musicians. A moving and […]
11 Oct
7:00 pm
The Parabola Arts Centre Cheltenham
Ladies' College, Bayshill Road, Sandford, Montpellier, Cheltenham, GL50 3EP, Gloucestershire

READING, UK – JENEBA – RECITAL

PERFORMER Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano PROGRAMME Bach: Partita No.5 Beethoven: Sonata No.17 ‘Tempest’ Chopin: Ballade No.3 & No.4 Still: Summerland Debussy: La Fille & Bruyers Price: Fantasie Nègre No.1 VENUE NOTE Already captivating audiences with the maturity of her performances, Jeneba’s debut at the 2024 BBC Proms was heralded by the press as “demonstrating musical insight, […]
14 Oct
7:30 pm
The Concert Hall
, Blagrave Street, Reading RG1 1QH

SCUNTHORPE, UK – JENEBA – RECITAL

PERFORMER Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano PROGRAMME Bach: Partita No.5 Beethoven: Sonata No.17 ‘Tempest’ Chopin: Ballade No.3 & No.4 Still: Summerland Debussy: La Fille & Bruyers Price: Fantasie Nègre No.1 VENUE NOTE Pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason is already captivating audiences with her “maturity in performance and interpretation […], the former an uncanny phenomenon” (Fraser). The third of the […]
17 Oct
7:30 pm
Scunthorpe and North Lincolnshire Concert Society
Outwood Academy, Foxhills Foxhills Road Scunthorpe DN15 8LJ

LONDON, UK – KADIATU – KEYNOTE

SPEAKERS Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason VENUE NOTE New Works: From Historical to Hip-Hop Black Lives in Music: Classically Black Explore the shifting boundaries of classical music in this dynamic session featuring bold new works and genre-defying performances. A part of Classically Black 2025. Now in its second year, Classically Black is more than a festival—it’s part of […]
18 Oct
2:30 pm
KING'S PLACE
Kings Place, 90 York Wy, London N1 9AG, UK
No event found!
Load More