Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony

Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason has established himself as “nothing less than the future of classical music“ (NPR). We celebrate the centennial of Julia Perry’s birth with a brilliant piece by the prolific Kentucky-born composer, and we end the 2023–2024 season with the fateful theme and inevitable glories of Beethoven’s timeless Fifth Symphony. JULIA PERRY “A Short Piece for Orchestra“ MIECZYSŁAW WEINBERG Cello Concerto, Op. 43 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 in C minor Jader Bignamini, conductor Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello Sheku Kanneh-Mason appears by arrangement with Enticott Music Management Sheku Kanneh-Mason records exclusively for Decca Classics Sheku plays a Matteo Goffriller cello from 1700 which is on indefinite loan to him