BBC Proms: Season 2017, Episode 24

2017 - 24: Chineke!

Europe's first majority BME orchestra comes to the Proms for the first time. Chineke! was founded two years ago by double bassist Chi-chi Nwanoku, and is joined tonight by the brilliant young cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, soprano Jeanine De Bique and conductor Kevin John Edusei. Their captivating programme features music by legendary American composer George Walker and a world premiere by Hannah Kendall, alongside works by Dvorak, Handel and Rimsky-Korsakov.