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Sheku Kanneh-Mason

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“Hope in the Shadows”: The Latest Work from a Young British Cello Maestro Who Offers Solace in Uncertain TimesBritish cellist Shek Kan-Masons eighth studio album, *Hope in the Shadows*, is set to be released by Decca. Marking a decade since signing with Decca Classics and winning the BBC Young Musicians competition, Shek has established himself as one of the worlds leading classical artists. The album features Saint-Sans Cello Concerto, Bruchs *Kol Nidrei*, Blochs *Shlomo*, and the theme from John Williams *Schindlers List*, performed in collaboration with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Edward Gardner of the UK.Hope takes many forms, and I have always sought out those sparkling moments that emerge from the shadows. Even in music that seems to be on the brink of despair, beauty, resolve, and pearl-like flashes of inspiration appear out of nowhere. For this album, I wanted