https://my.bsomusic.org/overview/19608
PROGRAM
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
JONATHAN LESHNOFF Starburst
BLOCH Schelomo: Hebraic Rhapsody
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
ABOUT
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.
One of the most promising young artists of his generation and the first Black musician to win the BBC Young Musician Award, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason rose to fame when he performed at the 2018 wedding of Prince Harry and Megan Markle.
Composed in 1888, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 epitomizes Russian Romantic music, with its sweeping melodies and heartfelt sentiment.
GRAMMY-nominated Jonathan Leshnoff is an internationally acclaimed composer distinguished by The New York Times as “a leader of contemporary American lyricism.” He is also a Baltimore native, serving as Professor of Music at Towson University.
Friday, April 24, 2026 8:00PM, Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall