Carnegie Hall presents: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
$20.50+
- Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Thomas Adès — The Exterminating Angel Symphony (NY premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
Claude Debussy — La Mer, L. 109, CD. 111
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra's distinctive program features an orchestral rendering drawn from Thomas Adès' acclaimed opera The Exterminating Angel, based on Luis Buñuel’s surreal 1962 classic. Debussy's La mer delights with its shimmering colors and dreamy harmonies, and Elgar's melancholic Cello Concerto – written after the tragedy of the First World War – highlights the musicality of prodigiously talented cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason.
The printed program will last approximately two hours, including one 20-minute intermission. Please note that there will be no late seating before intermission.
About Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason's mission is to make music accessible to all, whether performing for children in a school hall, at an underground club, or in the world's leading concert venues. After winning the 2016 BBC Young Musician competition, his 2018 performance at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex was watched by two billion people.
https://shekukannehmason.com/