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Sheku & Isata Kanneh-Mason: The sibling duo to play at Shriver Hall

Cellist Sheku (left) and pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason are siblings whose artistry has been praised at their solo and duet performances all around the world. They play together at Shriver Hall on Sunday afternoon. (photo © James Hole)
Cellist Sheku (left) and pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason are siblings whose artistry has been praised at their solo and duet performances all around the world. They play together at Shriver Hall on Sunday afternoon. (photo © James Hole)

As Midday on the Arts continues, Tom's next guests are a brother and sister classical music duo who are part of a large family of talented musicians. Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a cellist who shot to fame when he was invited to play at the wedding of Prince Harry and Megan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. His sister, Isata Kanneh-Mason is an award-winning pianist, who, like her brother, plays concerts all over the world.

They are currently touring together, and they’ll be playing in Baltimore Sunday night. Here’s a sample of their beautiful artistry from their first CD as a duo, Muse, performing Samuel Barber's Sure on This Shining Night.

Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason join Tom on Zoom from their tour venue in Kansas City, Missouri.

Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason are performing Sunday night at Shriver Hall, on the campus of Johns Hopkins University. The concert starts at 5:30. For program and ticketing information, click here.

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Malarie Pinkard-Pierre, Senior Producer of Pass The Mic, is a seasoned multimedia and communications executive with more than 30 years of service to the Maryland community. Her distinguished career spans broadcast journalism, public affairs and community engagement leadership with Hearst Broadcasting and The School of Global Journalism and Communication at Morgan State University.
Rob is Midday's interim senior producer.