Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
JONATHAN LESHNOFF Starburst
BLOCH Schelomo: Hebraic Rhapsody
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, the young cellist who rose to stardom as the first Black musician to win the BBC Young Musician Award, joins Music Director Jonathon Heyward in Ernest Bloch's tuneful homage to Jewish music. Tchaikovsky’s powerful Symphony No. 5 resounds with sweeping melodies and the heartfelt drama of Russian Romanticism.
This event is not presented by Strathmore.