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Chineke! with Jeneba Kanneh-Mason

Tom Service hosts a Prom bursting with premieres from around the world, performed by Britain’s foremost diverse ensemble, the Chineke! Orchestra. Pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason gives the Proms premiere of Florence Price’s Piano Concerto in One Movement. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Overture to Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast and First Symphony in A Minor sit alongside the Proms premiere of African Suite for Strings by Nigerian composer Fela Sowande. Conducted by Kalena Bovell, the Prom shines a light on rarely heard composers of African heritage who were huge stars in the first half of the 20th century but were subsequently written out of classical music performance history.

English
  • Originally Aired August 26, 2021
  • Runtime 124 minutes
  • Production Code m000z2f0
  • Network BBC Four
  • On Other Sites Official Website
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Name Type Role
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Writer Composer
Fela Sowande Writer Composer
Florence Price Writer Composer
Tom Service Writer Presenter
Seren Irvine Producer
Chineke! Orchestra Musical Guest Orchestra
Kalena Bovell Musical Guest Conductor
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason Musical Guest Piano
Tom Service Host Presenter
Jonathan Haswell Director