Artists
- Sheku Kanneh-Masoncello
- Isata Kanneh-Masonpiano
Archived Event
Beethoven, Lutoslawski and Mendelssohn
Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello; Isata Kanneh-Mason piano
- Date
- Sun 26 May 2019, 11.30am
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Ludwig van Beethoven1770-1827
- 12 Variations in F on 'Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen' from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte Op. 66
- Witold Lutosławski1913-1994
- Grave (Metamorphoses)
- Felix Mendelssohn1809-1847
- Cello Sonata No. 2 in D Op. 58
Encore
- Frank Bridge1879-1941
- 4 Short Pieces:
- II. Spring Song
Overview
Two members of the illustriousKanneh-Mason family – cellistSheku and his pianist sister Isata– join forces for Beethoven’s earlybut entertaining variations onone of Papageno’s songs fromMozart’s The Magic Flute (1796),Lutoslawski’s short but intenseslow movement (1981), andMendelssohn’s Bach-influencedSecond Sonata of 1842-3.