Thank you for the kind comments!! I thought you might want to know I have recorded this concerto as part of my new album, out 10th Jan 2020. It's available to order here - lnk.to/ShekuElgarID
Off to see this incredible young chap tonight in London - playing this Elgar concerto. Sorry if it sounds like gloating ppl :-) am just very excited to experience this...
Brings back so many cello memories, yet I could only dream to play like this. Sheku is an absolutely brilliant old soul, universes ahead of our time and his highly talented siblings are right behind him.🎻✨
Somewhere in the hereafter Jacqueline du Pre must be shouting for joy!! Wow Sheku, you have music in your entire being! Your hard work, practice, and talent are incredible. At 64 I thought I would never hear the likes of du Pre again, thank you for touching our hearts.
Lady you are out of your mind. Must be senile! The likes of Dupre? She is rolling in her grave. Very little phrasing, playing the same tempo throughout the whole movement.
such a wonderful family all playing instruments and watching his parents in the audience last year was wonderful. You could hear his father clapping above everyone
The violinist's (behind Shehu's right shoulder) smile just after the last chord speaks volumes (at least for me) to the total commitment he exuded during this performance.
What a great young man this is. He is an inspiration to us all with his unflappable professionalism and modesty. Perhaps the greatest cellist performing today.
Stunningly beautiful performance. It is wonderful to see how utterly engrossed he is with the music. Such a lovely, lovely face this young man possesses !
Edward Elgar himself never dreamed that this concerto would rise above the mountain peaks! Thank you, Maestro Sheku Kanneh-Mason!!! And many more. You and your whole family deserve all the good things. From Lilian Duval in the U.S.
It's not enough to simply listen to the music, Sheku needs to be seen as well. There's so much passion in his face when he plays, that watching him play is a big part of the joy of his performances. He really, truly feels the music. It's beautiful. He's something so special!
Listening to the music has to be enough. If it's not, he's more an actor than a musician. Sorry if this is harsh, but I agree with you, and it's a little sad.
Bravo Sheku!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 I hope to hear you in Seattle and Atlanta, to be transported by the power of your gift, passion, dedication, authority and gentle spirit!!!!
I cannot wait to see him perform this on April 27th with the ASO. I have an extra ticket that I am willing to sell for his performance on April 26th in Atlanta if you are interested.
I just saw him play Tchaikovsky (Rococo Variations) with the Seattle Symphony last night. He was amazing. I met young cellists from high schools, universities and a symphony in another state who had come just to hear him. Can you imagine what he'll sound like in the next five or ten years?
He is playing the entire concerto this weekend with The Cleveland Orchestra, Nov. 5-7, 2021. The reviews were spectacular. The Cleveland audiences are sophisticated and they were completely overwhelmed by the profoundly glorious playing of this magnificent young man. Thank you Sheku, for gracing our city with your superb musical presence.
Love to hear you play “I loves you porgy from Gershwin Porgy and Bess! Beautiful, mesmerizing song how you played it. Keep inspiring the world and your gift is making room for you”
Such beautiful playing. I have never enjoyed listening to the cello so much in my life as I do these days, listening to Sheku's sweet and masterful rendition of compositions such as this stunning one. For me he is the greatest!
Great guy. With each year he only gets better and more mature in his playing. I wish Russia had the competition of the same level as this one for musicians up to 18 years old, not 14 like the Nutcracker or Blue Bird competition. This could change more lives of russian young musicians like it did to Sheku!
Absolutely fabulous! I am so proud of the entire family. Wonderful parents raising such talented children. When is the family coming to San Francisco symphony hall? I would love to see them live. Sheku, you are such a wonderful talent. Keep up the good work. :)
I love that there is such ballance with a smoothness to his playing. Others seam to attack this to give it drama. He doesn't yet he still gets all the passion the light and shade.
“Music expresses wordless odyssey’s.” This movement, in my humble opinion, is one of the greatest in music literature. King Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes “Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.” I was moved to tears. I said to a friend just earlier today how, as a child, when I listened to classical music my little soul would ring like a bell. What was I to do? I didn’t know then as a know now that this was just the beginning vibrations of what I now call my “musical grace.” Elgar struck a rich vein of gold with this concerto and the fourth movement is the diadem. This confirms why I often call classical music philosophical music. It is like that profound proverb, “the spirit of man is the candle of The Lord searching all the inward parts of the belly.” These pieces I have perceived over the years run quite parallel to powerful transformative experiences in my own life. That mournful theme brings to mind the dark and dank dungeon where I was imprisoned in my early youth. There were no words to describe the constant palling ache in my soul and spirit. Consequently, I was an exceptionally quiet child. But music was my fail safe refuge. Now at the age of sixty-nine I enjoy the most moving of studies in contrast chiefly because those potentially crushing events have become the genius of the gorgeous flower of my life. I have helped countless others with words of encouraging grace. I am a writer and vocalist. I sing regularly to souls who are crying out for sympathy and compassion. Many are also moved to tears as their souls bear witness to another who has triumphed through the “dark and cloudy” days of this “veil of tears.” This young musician is amazing and seems to have enjoyed the support of a loving family. I trust and pray he will learn humility of deportment and the wonderful grace it affords a life and any one who understands that the gifts we have we received from the hand of The Lord Jesus. PWG
This is my favorite Cello performance ever. Sheku is like a spiritual genius today me. That I how I respond to Sheku playing Elgar's Cello Concerto...,
I was truly moved to tears listening to this. Just a privilege to be able to share in his talent. I just learnt that he's a Type 1 diabetic like myself. Please, Sheku, don't do your finger sticks on your left, playing hand. Always do them on your right, bow hand. I am a Nurse and a fellow cellist. May God grant you good health and stamina in your career. Could you upload the complete Elgar Cello Concerto of yourself soon ?
No, I wasn't trying to 'throw shade' indirectly or anything, just merely giving him some advice. I know firsthand just how hard it is being a Type 1 diabetic and being a cellist as well. The constant, round the clockmonitoring of our blood glucose and insulin shots.
Hi Stuart, due to new CZcams copyright laws, the software will detect and remove any videos from BBC. You should try and shrink the video size and re-upload it again. This may then allow a pathway through the software detection. Thank you again for bringing up a son, that is beyond gifted and brings classical music to life; that I never heard before in a soulful eloquence.
Wow, did Elgar's song feel like this? To be honest, I don't like this song very much, but sheku's performance expresses the feeling he wants to hear based on his solid technique. The intricate melody did not lose concentration in the middle part, and the part returning to the first theme felt a great feeling. Incredible.
Check his website. October he played with the Seattle Symphony. My trip to Seattle from Raleigh was more than worth it. He has January dates in New Orleans and April dates in Atlanta.
I have been privileged to hear him play live in Nottingham his playing transports you We are very proud of him in Nottingham and his whole family THANKYOU
In a way, its a complement because his comment stemmed from the amazing playing of this guy and the fact that we will have more of that if soo many of black youth wasnt locked up, especially over small things.
Thank you for the kind comments!! I thought you might want to know I have recorded this concerto as part of my new album, out 10th Jan 2020. It's available to order here - lnk.to/ShekuElgarID
And may I add, his whole family is an inspiration! I am grateful for your parents! God bless all of you🤗
This is the piece that Jacqueline Du Pre used to play. I read that Ms. Du Pre was an inspiration to Sheku. Wonderful interpretation.
Yes, this was Jackie's signature piece. I loved her so much.
Sure was
I hope Sheku never tires of us admiring him. He's such a gift to humanity.
I agree. A gift from God
Off to see this incredible young chap tonight in London - playing this Elgar concerto. Sorry if it sounds like gloating ppl :-) am just very excited to experience this...
Brings back so many cello memories, yet I could only dream to play like this. Sheku is an absolutely brilliant old soul, universes ahead of our time and his highly talented siblings are right behind him.🎻✨
Somewhere in the hereafter Jacqueline du Pre must be shouting for joy!! Wow Sheku, you have music in your entire being! Your hard work, practice, and talent are incredible. At 64 I thought I would never hear the likes of du Pre again, thank you for touching our hearts.
Yes, absolutely beautiful. This should be on BBC1 NOT 4.
Lady you are out of your mind. Must be senile! The likes of Dupre? She is rolling in her grave. Very little phrasing, playing the same tempo throughout the whole movement.
Nstrumentalist1986, Hey I'm a grown man you twit ..have your ears checked by a doctor, you have a severe hearing problem.
Nstrumentalist1986, Hey I'm a grown man you twit ..have your ears checked by a doctor, you have a severe hearing problem.
@@Nstrumentalist1986 maybe you should post your performance and show everyone how it's done.
His vibrato is pleasing.. his face told a story. Good on ya young man. He made Elgars cello concerto come alive👌
such a wonderful family all playing instruments and watching his parents in the audience last year was wonderful. You could hear his father clapping above everyone
The depth of passion this gifted young man emits from his body and cello is just amazing. Bravo!
Masterfull and moving.
Great job Sheku, I just love you and your whole family, and proud of all of you. Here from America with pride.
I love how he plays the instrument. It is like he knows exactly what he wants from it--and he gets it!
The violinist's (behind Shehu's right shoulder) smile just after the last chord speaks volumes (at least for me) to the total commitment he exuded during this performance.
I'm so proud of Kanneh! He is amazing! And such an inspiration for young people all over the world..
Cynthia Robertson I
That's playing with soul. You see it on his face. It makes a difference in the music.
What a great young man this is. He is an inspiration to us all with his unflappable professionalism and modesty. Perhaps the greatest cellist performing today.
Stunningly beautiful performance.
It is wonderful to see how utterly engrossed he is with the music.
Such a lovely, lovely face this young man possesses !
Edward Elgar himself never dreamed that this concerto would rise above the mountain peaks!
Thank you, Maestro Sheku Kanneh-Mason!!! And many more. You and your whole family deserve all the good things.
From Lilian Duval in the U.S.
Absolutely Brilliant! Soothing to the soul. Young Black Butterfly...Soar....
It's not enough to simply listen to the music, Sheku needs to be seen as well. There's so much passion in his face when he plays, that watching him play is a big part of the joy of his performances. He really, truly feels the music. It's beautiful. He's something so special!
Listening to the music has to be enough. If it's not, he's more an actor than a musician. Sorry if this is harsh, but I agree with you, and it's a little sad.
I'd love to see him teamed up with violinist Ray Chen, another who is a very visual player.
He reached me right into my heart.
Truly riveting....
That’s what you call PASSION with a lot of feelings and great emotions, great guy👌🏽
It as Sheku has time and a Spirit with his Cello providing passage t another time and place. Such a musical genius Shéku. I hear you.
Such a talented young man as his whole family. So nice to see them so excited about their instruments and classical music!
Bravo Sheku!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 I hope to hear you in Seattle and Atlanta, to be transported by the power of your gift, passion, dedication, authority and gentle spirit!!!!
blackkguyga I agree to Atlanta. I would move mountains to see his performance.
I cannot wait to see him perform this on April 27th with the ASO. I have an extra ticket that I am willing to sell for his performance on April 26th in Atlanta if you are interested.
I could listen all day
I just saw him play Tchaikovsky (Rococo Variations) with the Seattle Symphony last night. He was amazing. I met young cellists from high schools, universities and a symphony in another state who had come just to hear him. Can you imagine what he'll sound like in the next five or ten years?
Brilliant, spectatular young musician!
I love Sheku!
He is playing the entire concerto this weekend with The Cleveland Orchestra,
Nov. 5-7, 2021.
The reviews were spectacular.
The Cleveland audiences
are sophisticated and they were completely
overwhelmed by the profoundly glorious
playing of this magnificent young man.
Thank you Sheku, for gracing our city with your superb musical presence.
I love it!!!
So, talent !!😚
Fingers crossed, I'll get to watch him perform this entire concerto in Atlanta next year! I hope the Lord makes a way!
Love to hear you play “I loves you porgy from Gershwin Porgy and Bess! Beautiful, mesmerizing song how you played it. Keep inspiring the world and your gift is making room for you”
Inspirebymikaeli OMG!!! Me too. Now that would truly bring me to tears if he ever plays it.
Brilliant.... at a loss for words.... beautiful music played beautifully.....
Can't wait to hear him perform the whole concerto! This was amazing!
Carlyn Pinkins he is performing whole concerto at The Proms on 22nd August
It was really beautiful.
Such beautiful playing. I have never enjoyed listening to the cello so much in my life as I do these days, listening to Sheku's sweet and masterful rendition of compositions such as this stunning one. For me he is the greatest!
Absolutely a delight to listen to your music & watch your passion while you play! You have brought new enjoyment to classical music. Truly amazing!!!
I recommend you to search here in CZcams, for the Kanneh.Mason Trio, playing Shostakovitch Trio. Is amazing!
ormuz ariman I Agree. I think I watched him play Shostakovich over and over and I never get tired of hearing him play that piece so masterfully.
Great guy. With each year he only gets better and more mature in his playing. I wish Russia had the competition of the same level as this one for musicians up to 18 years old, not 14 like the Nutcracker or Blue Bird competition. This could change more lives of russian young musicians like it did to Sheku!
Shhheeekkuuuuu 👌🏾❤🙆🏾 🎼🎻
Absolutely fabulous! I am so proud of the entire family. Wonderful parents raising such talented children. When is the family coming to San Francisco symphony hall? I would love to see them live. Sheku, you are such a wonderful talent. Keep up the good work. :)
Audrey Blackburn he’s doing LA! Check out www.shekukannehmason.com
I love that there is such ballance with a smoothness to his playing. Others seam to attack this to give it drama. He doesn't yet he still gets all the passion the light and shade.
This guy is incredible
“Music expresses wordless odyssey’s.” This movement, in my humble opinion, is one of the greatest in music literature. King Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes “Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.” I was moved to tears. I said to a friend just earlier today how, as a child, when I listened to classical music my little soul would ring like a bell. What was I to do? I didn’t know then as a know now that this was just the beginning vibrations of what I now call my “musical grace.” Elgar struck a rich vein of gold with this concerto and the fourth movement is the diadem. This confirms why I often call classical music philosophical music. It is like that profound proverb, “the spirit of man is the candle of The Lord searching all the inward parts of the belly.” These pieces I have perceived over the years run quite parallel to powerful transformative experiences in my own life. That mournful theme brings to mind the dark and dank dungeon where I was imprisoned in my early youth. There were no words to describe the constant palling ache in my soul and spirit. Consequently, I was an exceptionally quiet child. But music was my fail safe refuge. Now at the age of sixty-nine I enjoy the most moving of studies in contrast chiefly because those potentially crushing events have become the genius of the gorgeous flower of my life. I have helped countless others with words of encouraging grace. I am a writer and vocalist. I sing regularly to souls who are crying out for sympathy and compassion. Many are also moved to tears as their souls bear witness to another who has triumphed through the “dark and cloudy” days of this “veil of tears.” This young musician is amazing and seems to have enjoyed the support of a loving family. I trust and pray he will learn humility of deportment and the wonderful grace it affords a life and any one who understands that the gifts we have we received from the hand of The Lord Jesus. PWG
Beautifully played.
A superstar in the making, an incredibly talented, very modest young man. 😃👌👌👌👏👏👏👏
Amazing 👏👏👏👏
I can't stop watching this. Kudos, Sheku!
BRAVO !!👏👏👏🎆🎻🎻🎻🎵🎵
I hope someday to attend one of Sheku's performances.
@PurelyAfrican I got to his recital here in Philly! It must have been not much long after I made this comment! It was awesome!!!
@PurelyAfrican thank you 😁🎵
Now I see what perfection is. God bless him.
@11:20 when the opening comes back - BE STILL MY HEART!! please record the whole concerto so i can play it for foreeever!!!
This is my favorite Cello performance ever. Sheku is like a spiritual genius today me. That I how I respond to Sheku playing Elgar's Cello Concerto...,
Sheku is like a spiritual genius to me (correction)
Totally agree with the comment below.
Awesome sheku
I hope Ellen Degeneres will invite Sheku Kanneh-Mason on her show. world class talent.
I was truly moved to tears listening to this. Just a privilege to be able to share in his talent. I just learnt that he's a Type 1 diabetic
like myself. Please, Sheku, don't do your finger sticks on your left, playing hand. Always do them on your right, bow hand. I am a
Nurse and a fellow cellist. May God grant you good health and stamina in your career. Could you upload the complete Elgar
Cello Concerto of yourself soon ?
Patrick, that was such a sweet message to Sheku! You have such a connection in a way to this young man! :)
AveolarD are you talking to me? ☹
You didn't address anyone specifically; that's why I asked.
AveolarD lol
No, I wasn't trying to 'throw shade' indirectly or anything, just merely giving him some advice. I know firsthand just how hard it is being a Type 1 diabetic and being a cellist as well. The constant, round the clockmonitoring of our blood glucose and insulin shots.
😂I worried a few members of the orchestra wld missed their cues, watching Sheku so intently Just beautiful!
What beauty! The entire orchestra.
As absolutely beautiful as this is, I swear I heard this in an episode of Tom and Jerry or Bugs Bunny back in the day.
I named my cello after you 😘😂❤️
tricia's floral haberdashery ❤
The Tough Group 😂❤
Im a name my piano.after him as well
nice. my piano's named Laura, after Laura Nyro :)
LOVE IT..YOU GO YOUNG MAN. !!!
My one year old sat for the whole thing and started kissing the screen somewhere around the 10 minute mark. I guess she likes it. 😂
Hi Stuart, due to new CZcams copyright laws, the software will detect and remove any videos from BBC. You should try and shrink the video size and re-upload it again. This may then allow a pathway through the software detection.
Thank you again for bringing up a son, that is beyond gifted and brings classical music to life; that I never heard before in a soulful eloquence.
saxzphone thank you
they never told us , black is beautiful .
No need to, we already know that. 😉
Cheers🍸
I would love to hear what he hears.
Wow, did Elgar's song feel like this? To be honest, I don't like this song very much, but sheku's performance expresses the feeling he wants to hear based on his solid technique. The intricate melody did not lose concentration in the middle part, and the part returning to the first theme felt a great feeling. Incredible.
Wonderful.
Excellent
I can hope he has a tour in the US soon so that I may see him play in person!!
Check his website. October he played with the Seattle Symphony. My trip to Seattle from Raleigh was more than worth it. He has January dates in New Orleans and April dates in Atlanta.
Sharon Burrell keep check on his website, he and his equally talented sister Isata are touring USA next year: www.shekukannehmason.com
How can I buy this performance...!!!Amazing as always
He is only 19 years old!
Bravo.
wow
I have been privileged to hear him play live in Nottingham his playing transports you We are very proud of him in Nottingham and his whole family THANKYOU
Tallented
Alex Zirnoff (sp) that plays with Yanni is great.never heard him playing this kind of music though
His family is the new jackson family!!!! Without. Joe jackson of course
Or at least the British version lol!
Bravi...👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍🎻🎵🎵🎼📀
Can you imagine how much talent you would see if it wasn't so many black boys in prison being held captive
jenny david
great point!!!
How about complementing his playing ? Keep your racist innuendos to yourself.
That's why they lock them up. They fear the greatness that all black people innately posess.
How is that a racist innuendo? Its facts...
In a way, its a complement because his comment stemmed from the amazing playing of this guy and the fact that we will have more of that if soo many of black youth wasnt locked up, especially over small things.
So good, congrats ! How about doing some music together ?
Hold up this is not make since the video time is 13:48 and the thumbnail video time said is 2:29:15 long what
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I do so want his biiiiiig handss
Great gal.
1:49 the most impossible
dasd282 it was out of tune here unfortunately