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Sheku holds the cello in one hand and an outstretched bow in the other while facing to the right.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason plays Haydn

Programme

  • JAY CAPPERAULD

    Sinfonietta, for SCO & SCO Academy (World Premiere)*

  • HAYDN

    Cello Concerto No.1

  • BEETHOVEN

    Symphony No.3 ‘Eroica’

Andrew Manze conductor
Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello
SCO Academy

Expect bold ideas, youthful energy and unforgettable talent in a concert that bridges generations and celebrates the power of orchestral music. International cello sensation Sheku Kanneh-Mason makes his SCO debut to perform Haydn’s much-loved First Cello Concerto, a work that showcases his expressive brilliance.

Conducted by the SCO's charismatic Principal Guest Conductor, Andrew Manze, this thrilling programme opens with a world premiere by SCO Associate Composer Jay Capperauld, written especially with and for the inspirational young musicians of SCO Academy. The concert culminates in Beethoven’s monumental ‘Eroica’ Symphony, a revolutionary masterpiece that changed the course of classical music.

*Commissioned by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Kindly supported by Anne, Tom and Natalie Usher

Young cellists play with the SCO cellists

SCO Academy

SCO Academy brings together young string players of all abilities to create, rehearse and perform alongside the SCO in a full-scale concert.

From collaborative composition sessions to coaching and sectional rehearsals, participants gain mentorship from Principal Guest Conductor Andrew Manze, Associate Composer Jay Capperauld, conductor/ violinist Gordon Bragg and SCO musicians, experiencing the thrill of sharing the stage with a world-class orchestra.

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