Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Jan 25, 2020•14 min
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Episode description
The young, black cellist from Nottingham making chart history.
Sheku Kanneh-Mason was the first ever black winner of the BBC’s Young Musician of the Year. He performed with the eyes of the world looking on at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding. And now he's become the first ever cellist to reach the UK’s top 10 album chart. Who is the 20-year-old making classical accessible? Mark Coles finds out from those who know him best.
Producers: Simon Maybin & Diane Richardson Editor: Penny Murphy
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