Klangzauber - Măcelaru & Kanneh-Mason by Al-Zand, Shostakovich, Rimsky-Korsakov, Ó (2024/2024), Seoltóir Cristian Măcelaru, Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany

At just 17 years old, Sheku Kanneh-Mason won the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in 2016 and has since become one of the rising stars of the international classical music world. Shostakovich's first cello concerto is tailor-made for the young Brit's virtuoso and sensual playing, with many moments of great emotional depth hidden behind its dancing joy. The gripping work with its dazzling timbres fits wonderfully with the musical fairy tales from One Thousand and One Nights by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, in which the adventures of Sinbad and other heroes pass by in a brilliant sound painting.