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Chineke! with Jeneba Kanneh-Mason

Pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason joins Kalena Bovell and the Chineke! Orchestra for a concert celebrating rarely heard composers of African heritage that features two Proms premieres.

Tom Service hosts a Prom bursting with premieres from around the world, performed by Britain’s foremost diverse ensemble, the Chineke! Orchestra.

Pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason gives the Proms premiere of Florence Price’s Piano Concerto in One Movement. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Overture to Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast and First Symphony in A Minor sit alongside the Proms premiere of African Suite for Strings by Nigerian composer Fela Sowande.

Conducted by Kalena Bovell, the Prom shines a light on rarely heard composers of African heritage who were huge stars in the first half of the 20th century but were subsequently written out of classical music performance history.

2 hours, 4 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Tom Service
Musician Jeneba Kanneh-Mason
Orchestra Chineke! Orchestra
Conductor Kalena Bovell
Producer Seren Irvine
Director Jonathan Haswell

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