BBC Proms 2017 Sheku Kanneh Mason plays Dvořák, Popper Walker

Prom 62: Chineke 22:15 Wed 30 Aug 2017 Royal Albert Hall The UKs first majority BME orchestra, Chineke , makes its Proms debut. 2016 BBC Young Musician winner, cellist Sheku KannehMason, is the soloist, and the concert also includes works by composers George Walker and Hannah Kendall. Programme Antonín Dvořák Rondo in G minor, Op 94 (7 mins) David Popper Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68 (10 mins) orch M. Schlegel George Walker Lyric for Strings (6 mins) Performers Sheku KannehMason cello Chineke Orchestra Kevin John Edusei conductor About This Event Hailed by critics as fresh and brilliant, the UKs first majority BME orchestra Chineke makes its Proms debut in a programme including works by Pulitzer Prizewinning George Walker and young British composer Hannah Kendall, whose The Spark Catchers takes inspiration from the urgent energy of Lemn Sissays poem of the same name. Cellist Sheku KannehMason, win