African Heritage Culture Forum - Moonlight: Isata Kanneh-Mason

BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor Op.27 No.2, ‘Moonlight’ (18’)
RAVEL Gaspard de la nuit (23’)
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TABAKOVA Nocturne (3’)
TABAKOVA Halo (10’)
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No.21 in C Op.53, ‘Waldstein’ (24’)

Described as “a born musician with a virtuoso technique”, Isata Kanneh-Mason has been praised for “her ability to engage your emotions from first note to last – and to think outside the box” (Gramophone).

For this recital, Kanneh-Mason presents two of Beethoven’s best-loved works for solo piano: the ‘Moonlight’ Sonata, with its famous extraordinarily beautiful opening movement, and the dazzlingly virtuosic ‘Waldstein’ Sonata. Ravel’s expressionistic masterpiece Gaspard de la nuit and works by award-winning Bulgarian-British composer, Dobrinka Tabakova, complement this evening of glorious melodies.