| Main Performers | Aminata Kanneh-Mason,
Braimah Kanneh-Mason,
Ayla Sahin - violin,
Timothy Ridout - viola,
Mariatu Kanneh-Mason,
Sheku Kanneh-Mason - cello,
Toby Hughes - double bass,
Adam Walker - flute
Mark Simpson - clarinet
Isata Kanneh-Mason,
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason,
Konya Kanneh-Mason - pianos,
Alasdair Malloy - harmonica,
Adrian Spillett - percussion |
| Set List | 'New Work', D Kidane,
'The Carnival of the Animals', Saint-Saens (with new narration by Michael Morpurgo) |
| Performance Notes | In 2021, the BBC Proms returns to the Royal Albert Hall for a summer of live music, as it has done every year since 1941. With 52 concerts over 44 days, featuring 30 orchestras and ensembles and more than 2,000 musicians, this ambitious season promises a celebration of live music on a scale not seen since before the pandemic. From the power of a symphony orchestra to the sheer joy of a single performer on the Halls magnificent organ, this summer we look forward to coming together through music. Every Prom will be live on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds.
Author Michael Morpurgo joins the seven talented Kanneh-Mason siblings and starry musical friends for this special Family Prom. Saint-Saenss much loved suite The Carnival of the Animals a musical menagerie packed with braying donkeys, energetic kangaroos, a serene swan and an aquarium of glinting fish gets a fresh update in witty new poems by Morpurgo.
BBC commission and world premiere of 'New Work', Daniel Kidan.
British Sign Language-interpreted performance.
The season was shortened to six, rather than eight, weeks because of the financial risk to the BBC not knowing audience sizes due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. |
| Related Archival Material | Prospectus (RAHE/1/2021/5),
Programme (RAHE/1/2021/) |