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Postponed / Cancelled: Chineke! Orchestra at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - with Sheku Kanneh-Mason

  • Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F Street Northwest Washington, DC, 20566 United States (map)
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Chineke! Orchestra head for their first East Coast engagement at the iconic Kennedy Center with the musician of the moment - Sheku Kanneh-Mason.

Repertoire

Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade for Orchestra in A minor

Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1

Fauré: Élégie

Brahms: Symphony No. 2

Championing change and diversity in the classical music world, the Chineke! Orchestra provides young black and minority ethnic artists performance opportunities around the world. The concert features Sheku Kanneh-Mason, the star cellist at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal wedding in 2018.

Earlier Event: 19 April
Postponed / Cancelled: Chineke! Orchestra at Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco - with Stewart Goodyear
Later Event: 23 April
Postponed / Cancelled: Chineke! Orchestra at Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - with Sheku Kanneh-Mason