![]() ![]() For Sheku, this marked the first time any artist had been invited to perform at the ceremony two years in a row, having played a cello arrangement of ‘Hallelujah’ at the 2017 ceremony. The Sheku phenomenon has since spread far and wide that same year, it was reported that more young people than ever before had signed up for cello lessons.Īt the 2018 BAFTAs ceremony, Sheku performed alongside siblings Isata, Braimah, Konya and Jeneba. With Elgar, he scored a groundbreaking moment for classical and pop music when he became the first cellist in chart history to score a hit in the UK Official Album Chart Top 10.Īt the tine, Sheku described the news as “lovely and unexpected”, saying, “I really hope this sparks a wider interest in this amazing genre of music”. ![]() Sheku has released two albums, Inspiration (2016) and Elgar (2020). The young cellist became a household name two years later when an audience of two billion fell in love with his cello-playing at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. In 2016, Sheku won the BBC Young Musician of the Year award, becoming the first Black musician to win the award since its launch in 1978. ![]() Classic FM Live: John Williams' Schindler's List theme by violinist Braimah Kanneh-Mason Sheku Kanneh-Mason ![]()
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