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

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October 2025

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

WOLFS HILL, 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
18 Oct
7:30 pm
Oxted & Limpsfield Music Society
Hazelwood School’s Bawtree Concert Hall - Wolfs Hill, RH8 0QU

SANDON, UK – KADIATU – LECTURE

SPEAKER Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason VENUE NOTE Music is our family’s most fundamental mode of expression and the language we use to establish connections and to understand ourselves. Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason is a former university lecturer and mother of the seven musically gifted Kanneh-Mason siblings; including cellist Sheku who won BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2016 […]
19 Oct
2:00 pm
SANDON HALL
Sandon Hall, Sandon, Staffordshire. ST18 0BZ

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – ISATA AND SHEKU – RECITAL

PERFORMERS: Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano PROGRAMME Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847): Sonata para violoncelo e piano n. 1, op. 45, em si bemol maior Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979): Três peças para violoncelo e piano Robert Schumann (1810-1856): Cinco peças em estilo folclórico, op. 102 Francis Poulenc (1899-1963): Sonata para violoncelo e piano, FP 143 VENUE NOTE […]
19 - 20 Oct
5:30 pm
Teatro Cultura Artística
R. Nestor Pestana, 196 - Consolação, São Paulo - SP, 01301-010, Brazil

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – ISATA AND SHEKU – RECITAL

PERFORMERS: Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano PROGRAMME Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847): Sonata para violoncelo e piano n. 1, op. 45, em si bemol maior Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979): Três peças para violoncelo e piano Robert Schumann (1810-1856): Cinco peças em estilo folclórico, op. 102 Francis Poulenc (1899-1963): Sonata para violoncelo e piano, FP 143 VENUE NOTE […]
20 Oct
8:00 pm
Teatro Cultura Artística
R. Nestor Pestana, 196 - Consolação, São Paulo - SP, 01301-010, Brazil

CANTEBURY, 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 An exciting opportunity to see this incredibly talented young pianist showcase her wide-ranging curiosity for repertoire, performing works by Chopin, Bach and Debussy alongside William […]
20 Oct
8:00 pm
The Great Hall - Cantebury Festival
Kent College Whitstable Road Canterbury CT2 9DT

COVENTRY, UK – KADIATU – LECTURE

SPEAKER Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason VENUE NOTE From the mother of an extraordinary family, comes an extraordinary book, where author Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason asks what it means – and how it feels – to grow up as a Black artist today. When Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason’s eldest daughter, Isata, made her solo debut at the BBC Proms in 2023, she […]
21 Oct
7:45 pm
WARWICK ARTS CENTRE
University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL

BRISTOL, UK – KADIATU – LECTURE

SPEAKER Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason VENUE NOTE What does it mean – and how does it feel – to grow up as a Black artist today? ‘This exceptional book, written with a mother’s love for her seven creative children, sensitively offers profound and original insights and perspectives that enrich our culture. I feel so much wiser for […]
22 Oct
6:00 pm
BOOKHAUS BRISTOL
4 Rope Walk, Bristol BS1 6ZJ

MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY – ISATA AND SHEKU – RECITAL

PERFORMERS: Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano PROGRAMME Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847): Sonata para violoncelo e piano n. 1, op. 45, em si bemol maior Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979): Três peças para violoncelo e piano Robert Schumann (1810-1856): Cinco peças em estilo folclórico, op. 102 Francis Poulenc (1899-1963): Sonata para violoncelo e piano, FP 143 VENUE NOTE […]
22 Oct
Teatro Solís
Juan Carlos Gómez 1445 Of. 607 11100 Montevideo - Uruguay

ANTWERP, BELGIUM – 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 An exciting opportunity to see this incredibly talented young pianist showcase her wide-ranging curiosity for repertoire, performing works by Chopin, Bach and Debussy alongside William […]
23 Oct
8:00 pm
DE SINGEL
Desguinlei 25, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium

CHATHAM, UK – KADIATU – BOOK SIGNING

SPEAKER Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason VENUE NOTE Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason will be in store signing copies of her newest book, To Be Young, Gifted and Black. Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason’s first book, House of Music, is about raising a musical family in a Britain divided by class and race. To Be Young, Gifted and Black explores the backlash Isata faced […]
25 Oct
11:30 am
WATERSTONES CHATHAM
182 High Street, Chatham, ME4 4AS
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