House of Music – Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason in conversation with Julian Lloyd Webber

To mark the publication of the paperback edition House of Music. Seven brothers and sisters. All of them classically trained musicians. One was Young Musician of the Year and performed at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The eldest has released her first album, showcasing the works of Clara Schumann. These siblings don’t come from the rarefied environment of elite music schools, but from a state comprehensive in Nottingham. How did they do it? For the first time, Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason opens up about what it takes to raise a musical family in a Britain divided by class and race. In conversation with musician, conductor, and broadcaster Julian Lloyd Webber for this exclusive event, Kadiatu will share her story of a remarkable family succeeding when everything seemed stacked against them. It is a moving and inspirational account of determination, music, and love; it is a story about race, immigration, and education. It is the story of a mother and her family. And it is the story of her children, seven phenomenally talented musicians. Collectively, the Kanneh-Masons have performed at the 2018 BAFTA Ceremony and concert halls across the world and, during the lockdown months, garnered huge audiences for their popular Facebook live performances from their family home in Nottingham. These precious moments of family life and music were beautifully captured in the BBC’s recent Imagine documentary. Don’t miss this suitably unique and joyous celebration of the musical talents of the Kanneh-Mason family, which also serves as a window into issues of race and class in twenty-first century Britain.