Pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason was a finalist in the 2018 BBC Young Musician and made her London début in 2020 at the age of 18, performing Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto with the Philharmonia Orchestra. In the same year she gave the UK première of Florence Price’s Concerto in One Movement with Chineke! at the Royal Festival Hall, returning to the work for her first BBC Proms appearance in 2021. 

Early reviews encapsulate the young pianist’s talent: 

“Poised, polished, professional and full of the joy of music-making … It’s rare to find such a youthful pianist able to listen to and blend with an orchestra quite so expertly” – The Arts Desk. 

“Kanneh-Mason is perfectly attuned to Price’s world – her clarity is remarkable … Although still at music college, it is clear this is a name that will be one to watch” – Seen and Heard International. 

Now, three years later, as she completes her studies at the Royal College of Music, Jeneba is ready to embrace the future. Having recently returned from the United States, where she made her début with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, she is currently preparing for a recital tour that takes her across the UK and culminates at London’s Wigmore Hall in September. 

Highlights of the 2024/25 season include performances with the Philharmonia and Marin Alsop, as well as débuts with the Munich Symphony Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Lyon, Stockholm Philharmonic and Royal Philharmonic. This autumn Jeneba also tours with the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra performing Chopin’s and Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concertos in concert throughout the UK. 

Jeneba holds the Victoria Robey Scholarship at the Royal College of Music, where she has been studying piano with Vanessa Latarche. She is grateful to Lady Robey, to The Nottingham Soroptimist Trust and to The Nottingham Education Trust, who have all supported her studies and early career.