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We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason lives in Nottingham and is a former lecturer in English at The University of Birmingham. She completed a PhD and was Lecturer in English at The University of Sussex before moving to Birmingham University. As well as seven births Kadiatu has had to cope with the grief and trauma of four miscarriages. - 0&{d*5"-(R`1Qd1&=08p/o0vpFj> b#:V1Orl:22Dx |2d]1~Yp|; XFxS5W iPlfMX*X gu=N,zX:. Kadiatu and her husband Stuart were given a Lifetime Award for Contribution to Childrens Arts at the 2018 J.M. Other highlights of the season include recital performances at the Barbican, Queen Elizabeth, and Wigmore halls in London, the Philharmonie Berlin, National Concert Hall Dublin, Perth Concert Hall, Prinzregententheater Munich, and the Sala So Paulo. Sheku was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 12,and since 2020 has been a Global ambassador with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Six siblings playing violins, the cello and a piano wowed the audience and judges - including Simon Cowell and Alecia Dixon. . 'Catholicism is a huge part of family life': Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason Dr Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason is a former lecturer at Birmingham University and the mother of the seven extraordinarily talented Kanneh-Mason children. She receives original passport and second one within a week. recently made her long-awaited debut with the LA Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. They made it to the semi-finals of the show, when they played a musical medley of Tchaikovskys Swan Lake and 1812 Overture, Prokofievs Montagues and Capulets, and Rather Be by Clean Bandit. Isata and Sheku just released a duo album, Muse, featuring music by Barber and Rachmaninov. Screen time was not allowed. She has Grade 8 Distinction on the cello, which she studies with Ben Davies at the Primary Royal Academy of Music alongside piano teacher, Fiona Harris. She has recently published her memoir, House of Music: Raising the Kanneh-Masons for which, in November 2021, she won the Royal Philharmonic Society's Storytelling Award. Other highlights of the season include recital performances at the Barbican, Queen Elizabeth, and Wigmore halls in London, the Philharmonie Berlin, National Concert Hall Dublin, Perth Concert Hall, Prinzregententheater Munich, and the Sala So Paulo. Younger sister Jeneba, 20, is a student at The Royal College of Music, where she holds the Victoria Robey Scholarship and studies piano with Vanessa Latarche. The sheer hard work and determination needed to bring up a family of seven and somehow manage to give each child the means to succeed is mind-blowing: imagine the work involved in getting the five older children on the 6am train each Saturday to Londons Royal Academy Junior Department, with a packed lunch and the correct instrument and music no wonder it felt a miracle of achievement each week. A former lecturer in literature, she balances breastfeeding with teaching scales, confronting. Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason lives in Nottingham and is a former lecturer in English at The University of Birmingham. She was an ECHO Rising Star in 21/22, performing in many of Europes finest halls and is also the recipient of the coveted Leonard Bernstein Award and an Opus Klassik award for best young artist. Home Office cancels passport of acclaimed British cellist Sheku and the family have been the subject of a number of documentaries, including CBS Sunday Morning, BBC FOURsYoung, Gifted and Classicaland more recently, opening BBC Ones 2020Imagineseries with a uniquely produced lockdown film entitledThis House is Full of Music. The young pianist signed to Decca and debuted at the top of the UK Official Classical Artist Chart with her album of Clara Schumanns music, Romance. Mine comes back cancelled 10 June (expiry 2029). Orchestra. PDF Music Teachers' Association Conference: 12th - 14th May 2023 . Kadiatu, is in great demand internationally as a soloist and chamber musician. We converted when we had four children, and we were received into the Church in Nottingham. Today they have seven kids: Isata, 24; Braimah, 22; Sheku, 21; Konya, 20; Jeneba, 18; Aminata, 14 and Mariatu, 11. In 2019, Isata performed at the Royal Albert Hall for Classic FM Live. Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason lives in Nottingham and is a former lecturer in English at The University of Birmingham. Thinking of you and praying for you!, Alison Bowry, from Hertfordshire said: Outrageous and highlights the cruelty and utter absurdity of this government., She added: I hope you status as a well-known and respected musician will help. House of Music: Raising the Kanneh-Masonsdescribes the love, care and guidance the former University of Birmingham English lecturer Kadiatu and husband Stuart have put into nurturing the extraordinary talents of their seven children while bringing them up to be first and foremost thoughtful and grounded people. His father Stuart Mason worked as a hotel business manager; his mother Dr. Kadiatu Kanneh, a native of Sierra Leone, was a former literature lecturer at the University of Birmingham. 140th Anniversary Celebration Concert by the Kanneh-Masons He is also a member of The Royal Academy Symphony Orchestra and Chineke! The First Book of the Bible has everything, Dont miss a single story. The system is atrocious., Rachel Pearce from Bedfordshire said: The hostile environment strikes again. He'd initially been learning the violin with his mother, Dr Kadiatu Kanneh . Helen Brown For The Daily Mail, Dr Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason reveals how she raised a family of classical musicians, Scottish nurse, 25, is crowned Miss Hong Kong 2020 in 'shock' win after being persuaded to enter by her father, Loose Women's Jane Moore claims Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 'don't deserve' $150m Netflix deal because they have 'no experience' - and says they're taking opportunities away from 'young talent', Boys' night out! Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason is a former lecturer at Birmingham University and the mother of seven children. Margherita Taylor . Braimah plays violin with the band Clean Bandit, and has appeared with them on The X Factor and Top of the Pops. Konya (now 19) and Aminata (14) both play violin and piano while Jeneba (17) and Mariatu (ten) play cello and piano. English soprano Christina Johnston said: I had similar problems for my husband!! Who are the Kanneh-Masons? All you need to know about the exceptional You can watch the performance here, A wonderful interview between Kadiatu and the brilliant Samuel Etienne at the Bloomberg Equality Summit in London on October 18 2022 talking all things music, equality, inclusion, motherhood, identity and work you can watch it in full Here. It can get messy when everyone is at home, Kadiatu says. A Catholic mother of seven brilliant young musicians, Kadiatu tells a touching story, not just about music but about the life of a large family. Here are 12 things you may or may not know about this incredibly musical family. Born in Sierra Leone but moving to Wales as a young girl, Kadiatu lectured in English at the University of Birmingham, while Stuart, both of whose parents were born in Antigua, was born in London and works for a luxury experientialtravel company. She is Champion of Music Mark, on the Board of Trustees for ESTA String Teachers Association, The Nottingham Education Trust, Real Talk TV, Music Masters,the National Childrens Orchestra and MISST the Andrew Lloyd-Webber charity for music in secondary schools. We were attracted to Catholicism because we thought it was a great place to bring up a family. 23-year-old cellist Sheku is third in line; there's also pianist Isata (26), Braimah on the violin (24), Konya (22) and Aminata (16) who both play piano and violin, and pianist/cellists Jeneba (19) and Mariatu (13). The brilliant Kanneh-Mason siblings were raised by parents Stuart Mason, a business manager, and Dr Kadiatu Kanneh, a former university lecturer. So many others have no voice at all. Born in Sierra Leone, Kadiatu used to lecture in literature at the University of Birmingham, while Stuart - whose family is from Antigua - works for Belmond, a luxury hotel chain. Press Release: Kadiatu and Stuart Kanneh-Mason appointed trustees It captures whats sincerely human in classical music-making. It also appears on the 2022 Indie Book Awards shortlist (winner to be announced end of June). Their parents, Stuart Mason and Dr Kadiatu Kanneh, raised the children in Nottingham. Sheku, Konya and Jeneba are currently based at the Royal Academy of Music in London, while Isata is now at the Hochschule fr Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin, and Braimah studies at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. They were raised in Nottingham, England by parents Stuart Mason, a business executive and Dr Kadiatu Kanneh, a former university lecturer. Isata is a Decca Classics recording artist. If you can, please show your appreciation for our free content by donating whatever you think is fair to help keep TLE growing and support real, independent, investigative journalism. Carnival, recorded at Londons Abbey Road Studios and released in November 2020, features melodies by Saint-Sans, Tchaikovsky and Eric Whitacre, alongside the voice of leading actor Olivia Colman reading poems by Michael Morpurgo. With Elgar, he scored a groundbreaking moment for classical and pop music when he became the first cellist in chart history to score a hit in the UK Official Album Chart Top 10. Aminata and Mariatu are still in high school. Then in 2021, Isata told Classic FM presenter Julian Lloyd Webber about the importance of making music with her siblings during lockdown. Her memoir, House of Music: Raising the Kanneh-Masons, won the Royal Philharmonic Society's Storytelling Award in November 2021 where it was described as ' a fresh, moving account of raising children and nurturing their creativity. "When the first lockdown hit, we went through what many musicians went through and were very sad that concerts were cancelled," described Isata to Classic FM. "We'd watch documentaries of Muhammad Ali, Bob Marley and read about great Black heroes, and we were so inspired by the notion that as a Black person, you can do anything," Sheku told the UK's Classic FM.