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Star British cellist-of-the-moment Sheku Kanneh-Mason and his sister, pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason, perform sonatas by Beethoven, Barber and Rachmaninov.

Specially recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in August and presented by Martin Handley.

Beethoven: Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 102 No. 1
Barber: Cello Sonata
Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata in G minor

Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello)
Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano)

At only 21, Sheku Kanneh-Mason is already one of the most sought-after cellists, having won 麻豆社 Young Musician in 2016 and performed two years later to a worldwide audience of over 35 million at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

For this specially pre-recorded Proms recital he is joined by 24-year-old Isata Kanneh-Mason, the eldest of the family鈥檚 seven musical siblings, who released her first solo CD last year to great acclaim.

Continuing our 250th-anniversary celebrations of Beethoven鈥檚 birth, his C major Cello Sonata reflects the concentration of expression and form typical of his late period. By contrast, Barber鈥檚 Sonata, though written in 1932, looks backwards, its drama and lyricism rooted in the Romantic era.

Rachmaninov鈥檚 post-Romantic Sonata is a full-blooded cornerstone of the cello/piano repertoire whose macabre scherzo movement and joyously ebullient finale contrast with a slow movement of melting bittersweet indulgence.