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Proms 2017 Prom 62: Chineke!

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Prom 62: Chineke!
22:15 Wed 30 Aug 2017 Royal Albert Hall
The UK鈥檚 first majority BME orchestra, Chineke!, makes its Proms debut. 2016 91热爆 Young Musician winner, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, is the soloist, and the concert also includes works by composers George Walker and Hannah Kendall.
The UK鈥檚 first majority BME orchestra, Chineke!, makes its Proms debut. 2016 91热爆 Young Musician winner, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, is the soloist, and the concert also includes works by composers George Walker and Hannah Kendall.

Performances & Interviews

Dvo艡谩k 鈥� Rondo in G minor
02:08
Dvo艡谩k 鈥� Rondo in G minor
Sheku Kanneh-Mason performs Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 Rondo in G minor at the 2017 Proms
Oct '1791热爆 Four
Handel: Messiah 鈥� 'Rejoice greatly' (excerpt) (2017)
02:32
Handel: Messiah 鈥� 'Rejoice greatly' (excerpt) (2017)
Trinidadian soprano Jeanine De Bique joins Chineke! to perform Handel's 'Rejoice greatly'
Oct '1791热爆 Four
Chineke!: the best bits (2017)
03:30
Chineke!: the best bits (2017)
The UK鈥檚 first majority BME orchestra, Chineke!, makes its Proms debut.
Sep '1791热爆 Four
Hannah Kendall: The Spark Catchers (excerpt) (2017)
01:59
Hannah Kendall: The Spark Catchers (excerpt) (2017)
The Spark Catchers takes its inspiration and title from a Lemn Sissay poem.
Sep '1791热爆 Four
Naomi Alderman and Chi-chi Nwanoku
28:00
Naomi Alderman and Chi-chi Nwanoku
What's it like to make your art in the moment?
Apr '1791热爆 Radio 4
Chi-chi Nwanoku and Yinka Shonibare
28:00
Chi-chi Nwanoku and Yinka Shonibare
Double bass player Chi-chi Nwanoku meets the artist Yinka Shonibare in his studio.
Apr '1791热爆 Radio 4

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About This Event

Hailed by critics as 鈥榝resh鈥� and 鈥榖rilliant鈥�, the UK鈥檚 first majority BME orchestra Chineke! makes its Proms debut in a programme including works by Pulitzer Prize-winning George Walker and young British composer Hannah Kendall, whose The Spark Catchers takes inspiration from the urgent energy of Lemn Sissay鈥檚 poem of the same name.

Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, winner of the 2016 91热爆 Young Musician competition, soprano Jeanine De Bique and conductor Kevin John Edusei all make their Proms debut here.

There will be no interval

Please note that this event contains an update to the concert programme from that in 91热爆 Proms 2017 Festival Guide

Broadcast on 91热爆 Four, 8 September

Image: Kevin John Edusei 漏 Marco Borggreve

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